12 March 2026
Welcoming New Editorial Board Members of Drones
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Drones (ISSN: 2504-446X) is honored to welcome 28 new Editorial Board Members to join its editorial team. On behalf of all colleagues, we extend our warmest welcome to each new member for their willingness to devote themselves to the academic development of the journal!
The following are the 28 new Editorial Board Members:
| Name | Affiliation | Country |
| Dr. Abdel F. Isakovic | Illinois Wesleyan University | USA |
| Prof. Dr. Anders Lyhne Christensen | University of Southern Denmark | Denmark |
| Prof. Dr. Ansar Yasar | Hasselt University | Belgium |
| Prof. Dr. Anthony Tzes | New York University Abu Dhabi | UAE |
| Dr. Eric Villeneuve | Université du Québec à Chicoutimi | Canada |
| Dr. Farzaneh Dadrass Javan | University of Twente | The Netherlands |
| Dr. Filipe Pereira | Universidade do Porto | Portugal |
| Dr. Gordon Dobie | University of Strathclyde | UK |
| Dr. Hongbo Zhang | Middle Tennessee State University | USA |
| Prof. Dr. Ioannis Koukouvelas | University of Patras | Greece |
| Prof. Dr. Jan Kelner | Military University of Technology | Poland |
| Prof. Dr. Jerome Jouffroy | Syddansk Universitet | Denmark |
| Dr. Jiwei Tian | Air Force Engineering University | China |
| Prof. Dr. Konstantinos G. Nikolakopoulos | University of Patras | Greece |
| Prof. Dr. Leonardo Conti | University of Florence | Italy |
| Prof. Dr. Mahmut Reyhanoglu | Wentworth Institute of Technology | USA |
| Prof. Dr. Nadia Nedjah | State University of Rio de Janeiro | Brazil |
| Dr. Nadjim Horri | Coventry University | UK |
| Prof. Dr. Nurul Sarkar | Auckland University of Technology | New Zealand |
| Dr. Octavio Garcia-Salazar | Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon | Mexico |
| Dr. Paraskevi Zacharia | University of West Attica | Greece |
| Dr. Parvathy Rajendran | United Arab Emirates University | UAE |
| Prof. Dr. Pedro Quintero | Universitat Politècnica de València | Spain |
| Prof. Dr. Rafael Morales | Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha | Spain |
| Dr. San Jiang | Shenzhen University | China |
| Dr. Thomas P Karnowski | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | USA |
| Prof. Dr. Ulrik Pagh Schultz | South Denmark University | Denmark |
| Prof. Dr. Valerio Baiocchi | Sapienza University of Rome | Italy |
The addition of these 28 outstanding scholars will further enrich the Editorial Board of Drones, optimize the academic structure, and inject new vitality into the manuscript review, academic exchange, and development planning of Drones. It will help us build a high-level academic exchange platform and promote innovative development in this field.
To further gather high-quality academic forces and expand the influence of the Editorial Board, the recruitment of Editorial Board Members for Drones is still in progress. We invite outstanding scholars and experts engaged in this field to join us and work together to deepen academic research and create a new future for the development of drone-related academic fields.
If you are interested in joining the Editorial Board of our journal, please feel free to contact us at drones@mdpi.com.