This issue of the Future Technology Journal highlights the transformative role of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and digital technologies across multiple sectors — from industrial upgrading and smart manufacturing to digital finance, education, cultural heritage, and urban innovation. The papers explore how AI-driven systems enhance decision-making, optimize resource management, and improve human–technology interaction in diverse applications such as autonomous robotics, sustainable power, virtual learning, and intelligent tourism. Together, these contributions reflect the journal’s commitment to advancing interdisciplinary technological research that bridges innovation with societal progress, shaping the future of intelligent systems and sustainable digital transformation.

Published: November 15, 2025

The impact of AI-driven industrial upgrading on economic development

1-11 Xiaofei Hao, Aotip Ratniyom, Sivalap Sukpaiboonwat
597

Multimodal data fusion for precision customer marketing based on deep learning: service quality perception and loyalty prediction

12-23 Xiaojing Nie, Fauziah Sh. Ahmad
436

Occupants’ satisfaction with STPV window design in private and open spaces by VR images

24-32 Zhan Chen, Nangkula Utaberta, Nadzirah Zainordin
218

Multi-agent reinforcement learning for Bai ethnic traditional dwelling protection in Dali: cultural identity-oriented community relationship optimization and urbanization adaptation algorithm

33-42 Xiaohua Qian, Neilson Ilan Mersat, Haslina Hashim, Bemen Wong Win Keong
249

AI-based tourist behavior analysis and cultural communication optimization strategies for Shanxi great wall heritage site

43-58 Xuehe Hou, Zulhilmi B Paidi
244

Autonomous mobile robotics in smart warehousing: a cyber-physical systems approach to inventory management

59-71 Yaqing Zhang, Julie U. Abellera
624

Digital media-enhanced cultural brand development: creative strategies for urban identity construction

72-84 Wei Zhang, Mastika b. Lamat
310

Intelligent optimization of double-helix oil cooling system for outer rotor in-wheel motors based on multi-physics coupling simulation

85-99 Bin Xu, Aldrin D. Calderon
180

POA-MLSP: a multi-dimensional learning analytics framework for predicting CET4 writing performance based on a production-oriented approach and student engagement patterns

100-116 Yu Li, Nur Ainil BT. Sulaiman, Halizah BT. Omar
457

Digital-enhanced talent cultivation mechanisms in entrepreneurial universities: an AI-integrated multi-level analysis of student entrepreneurial intentions

117-127 Zhiyuan Lyu, Yusri Kamin
180

Research on an intelligent decision support system for enterprise organizational change in the digital economy environment

128-137 Kexin Zhang
238

FNet-GPT: Fourier-based lightweight transformer for emotion-aware text generation using GPT

138-145 Atul Kachare, Chandrashekhar Goswami, Ashutosh Gupta, D.S. Chouhan
219

AI-driven marketing innovation in educational technology: a multi-dimensional analysis of virtual sales personnel and intelligent promotion strategies on user acceptance and engagement

146-158 Chuntie Chen, Nor Hidayati Binti Zakaria, Wei Deng, Xiaoli Xu, Youyu Xu
266

Research on a virtual teacher personalized interaction model integrating affective computing and multi-agent systems

159-172 Rili Dang, Noorazman Abd Samad
286

Optimizing blended learning through AI-powered analytics in digital education platforms: an empirical framework

173-184 Fengrui Zhang, I Wayan Subagia, Luh Putu Artini, Dessy Seri Wahyuni
299

AI-enhanced strategic management of foreign direct investment in China: decoding the mediating effects of labor productivity and infrastructure development on economic growth

185-204 Zhibin Jia, Oyyappan Duraipandi
242

Research on intelligent regulation mechanisms of learner cognitive load in digital learning environments

205-215 Jianxu Zhai, I Gusti Putu Sudiarta, Made Hery Santosa, I Wayan Puja Astawa
217

Toward sustainable power with floating solar at Near East University Lake, Northern Cyprus

216-227 Youssef Kassem, Hüseyin Çamur, MohamedAlmojtba Hamid Ali Abdalla
186

Personalized learning pathways in AI-powered dubbing applications for speaking proficiency enhancement: a systematic review

228-239 Ruilin Zhao, Hanita Hanim Ismail, Ahmad Zamri Mansor
297

Research on intelligent optimization mechanisms of financial process modules through Machine Learning-enhanced collaborative systems in digital finance platforms

240-254 Ting Wang, Grace R. Tobias
226

Intelligent collaboration and artistic co-creation: a study on the enhancement mechanism of social well-being through AI-enabled intergenerational integration

255-266 Wanyi He, Anuar Bin Ahmad, Nasruddin Yunos, Bingbing Chen
199

Research on risk control and sustainability strategies of AI-driven big data analytics in LEAN manufacturing equipment R&D

267-281 ChengHsien Tsai, Oyyappan Duraipandi, Dhakir Abbas Ali
228

Integrated scheduling of jobs, tools, and AGVs in FMS with non-identical machines using a recurrent neural network

282-295 Swapnil Janardan More, Naveen Kumar
166

Deep Learning-based anomaly detection in stock markets and business decision support

296-310 Changjiang Dai
298

Innovative applications of big data and simulation technologies in the optimization design of crash safety for autonomous vehicles: a systematic review from a biomechanical aspect

311-317 Lingxiao Sun
251