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Geomaterials: Latest Advances in Materials for Construction and Engineering Applications (3rd Edition)

edited by

José Manuel Moreno-Maroto

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: geomaterial; aggregate and lightweight aggregate; concrete; cement and mortar; ceramics and glass; alkali-activated material; gypsum; mineral wool; natural stone; metallic materials; insulating materials; wood; zeolite; asphalt binders and mixtures; road and geotechnical materials; clay and soil; geosynthetics; bentonite barrier; fiber reinforcement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering: Current Progress and the Road Ahead, Second Edition

edited by

Jian Song

and

Bin Ruan

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismology and geology relevant to earthquake engineering; dynamic properties and constitutive behaviour of soils and rocks; wave propagation and scattering in soils and rocks; ground motions and site effects; seismic slope stability and reinforcement; soil liquefaction; seismic analysis and design of tunnels; dams; bridges; and buildings; foundation and soil– structure interactions; seismic performance and seismic damage; ground vibrations; pile dynamics; probabilistic methods in earthquake engineering; earthquake reconnaissance and database

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Maintenance and Safety Strategies for Existing Tunnels: Challenges and Innovations

edited by Andrea Carigi and

Carmine Todaro

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open

Keywords: tunnel maintenance; tunnel inspection; tunnel refurbishment; tunnel monitoring; tunnel asset management; regulatory frameworks for tunnel maintenance; risk assessment in tunnels; structural diagnosis in tunnels; case studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation

edited by

Zhengwei Long

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor air quality; indoor ventilation; CFD; sensing technologies; data science

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Thermal Engineering)

Free Radical, Oxidative Stress, and Antioxidant Impact on Human Health

edited by

Cheol-Su Kim

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: oxidative stress; free radicals; antioxidants; redox homeostasis; ROS; inflammation; mitochondrial dysfunction; lipid peroxidation; redox signaling; therapeutic interventions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

Molecular Insights into Allicin: From Antimicrobial Action to Cellular Signaling

edited by

Martin C. Gruhlke

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

Keywords: allicin; redox signaling; antimicrobial activity; sulfur compounds; cellular mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical and Molecular Sciences)

Advancements in Sustainable Silicate Materials and Their Applications

edited by

Ziwei Chen

Ru Ji

and

Hao Wang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicate materials; green products; cleaner technology; waste treatment; upcycling; solid waste utilization; resource recovery; sustainability assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)

Sustainable Composite Materials: Multiscale Mechanical Analysis and Finite Element Optimization

edited by

Daniele Gaetano

and

Lorenzo Leonetti

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiscale modeling; sustainable composite materials; fracture mechanics; finite element optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)

Deep Learning Techniques for Object Detection and Tracking

edited by

Byung-Gyu Kim

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: object detection; multi-object tracking; deep learning; transformer-based models; large language models (LLMs); vision– language models (VLMs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Intelligent Fault Diagnosis and Predictive Process Monitoring

edited by

Miguel Angelo De Carvalho Michalski

and Gilberto Francisco Martha de Souza

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault diagnosis; predictive monitoring; remaining useful life (RUL); health indicator construction; anomaly detection; condition-based maintenance; digital twins; hybrid modeling; machine learning; industrial prognostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Power System Security Assessment and Risk Analysis

edited by Qin Wang and

Siqi Bu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: power system security; risk analysis; grid stability; renewable integration; cyber threats

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)

Advances and Perspectives in Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics and Nuclear Safety

edited by

Antonio Cervone

Sandro Manservisi

and Giorgio Bornia

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: CFD; uncertainty quantification; artificial intelligence; system thermal hydraulics; nuclear safety; IV-gen nuclear reactors; fusion reactors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Thermal Engineering)

Innovative Methods for Paper Conservation and Preservation

edited by

Antonella Casoli

Laura Bergamonti

and

Claudia Graiff

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: paper conservation; innovative methods; biodeterioration; aging; UV stability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)

Recent Advancements in X-Ray Imaging

edited by Nicolas Burdet and

Christian Spielmann

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: X-ray imaging; materials science; X-ray technology; X-ray Free Electron Lasers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optics and Lasers)

Veterinary Pathology and Food Safety

edited by Viorel Cezar Floristean and

Gheorghe Solcan

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: veterinary pathology; food safety; foodborne pathogens; one health; public health; zoonotic diseases; animal welfare; risk assessment; antimicrobial resistance; food contaminats

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

Smart Technologies for Enhancing Urban Resilience

edited by Hao Sheng and Wensheng Zhang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban resilience; Internet of Things (IoT); artificial intelligence (AI); smart cities; human mobility; dynamic interactions; nonlinear systems; adaptive systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Sustainable Science and Technology)

Recent Methodological Advances, Challenges, and Perspectives in Soil Hydrology

edited by

Luigi Alessandrino

, Vassilis Aschonitis and

Gianluigi Busico

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil hydrodynamics; hydrological modeling; groundwater vulnerability; soil water budget; groundwater management; impact of hydraulic properties on hydrological processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Bio-Based Building Materials for Environmental Applications

edited by

Paola Gallo Stampino

and Marco Caruso

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-based materials; sustainable construction; life cycle assessment; carbon footprint; green building; renewable resources; insulation; hybrid materials; environmental impact; energy efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Climate Change on Geomaterials

edited by

Masrur Mahedi

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: geomaterials; climate change; climate resilient materials; freeze– thaw cycles; wet– dry cycles; infrastructure resilience; environmental geotechnics; carbon sequestration; soil– structure interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Machine Learning in Computer Vision and Image Processing

edited by Shaobing Gao

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; computer vision; image processing; deep learning; object detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Recent Advances in Hydraulic Engineering for Water Infrastructure

edited by

Dariusz Młyński

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydraulic engineering; water infrastructure; climate change adaptation; sustainable water management; hydrologic and hydraulic modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Research on Semiconductor Materials and Devices

edited by Kuiwei Geng

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: 2D materials; wide bandgap semiconductors; organic semiconductors; optoelectronic device; RF and power devices; sensors and neuromorphic devices; quantum devices; materials preparation and characterization; ultimate CMOS silicon devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)

Recent Advances in Fatigue Strength of Metallic Materials

edited by

Ramūnas Česnavičius

and

Antanas Ciuplys

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: fatigue strength; metallic materials; additive manufacturing; low-cycle fatigue; high-cycle fatigue; corrosion fatigue; crack initiation; crack propagation; life prediction; FE fatigue analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Smart Technologies Applied in Metal Forming

edited by

Viorel Paunoiu

and

Adinel Gavrus

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydroforming; deep drawing of body parts; incremental deformation; multipoint deformation; dimensional control; digitization techniques; FEM; numerical simulation; optimization; control strategies; inverse analysis; bulk metal forming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Progress in Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation (NDT&E): 2nd Edition

edited by

Shiwei Liu

and

Bo Feng

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-destructive testing and evaluation (NDT& E); advanced numerical modeling and simulation method; electromagnetic testing; sensor and actuator; intelligent perception; signal processing; imaging technique; machine learning and deep learning; NDT& E applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Industrial Technologies)

Novel Outlook in Environmental Microbial Ecology

edited by Tamara Martin-Pozas and

Paola Grenni

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial ecology; microscopy; FISH; geochemistry; metagenomics; metaproteomics; stable isotope probing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Deep Learning Applications in Image Analysis

edited by

Chao Yao

and

Nektarios A. Valous

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; deep learning; image analysis; convolutional neural networks (CNNs); video encoding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

AI-Driven Personalized Dental Design

edited by

Jae-Hong Kim

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital dentistry; dental CAD/CAM; intraoral scanner; 3D printer; CAD software

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Dentistry and Oral Sciences)

Disaster Prevention, Control, and Resilience Enhancement in Geotechnical and Underground Engineering

edited by Bo Liu and Dingwen Zhang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: geotechnical engineering; underground engineering; disaster prevention; resilience enhancement; risk assessment; intelligent monitoring; extreme events; multi-hazard coupling; post-disaster recovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advances in Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Characterization and Application

edited by Riccardo Scarfiello and

Armando Genco

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterial synthesis and characterization; nanomaterial devices and applications; colloidal nanocrystals; nanowires; functional nanomaterials; nanomanipulation; nanofabrication; electronic devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences)

Advances in Resource Regeneration and Circular Systems

edited by

Tomohiro Tabata

and Peii Tsai

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; material cycles; waste management; waste collection and sorting technologies; waste treatment and recycling; product design; IoT (Internet of Things) and AI (Artificial Intelligence); environmental; economic and social perspectives; life cycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology Science and Engineering)

New Dental Materials, Applications, and Integrations

edited by Sabina Wuersching and

Adolfo Di Fiore

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive dental materials; 3D-printed materials; biocompatibility; biofilm; surface properties; mechanical properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Dentistry and Oral Sciences)

Integrated Approaches to Rockfall Assessment: Bridging Geology and Engineering Perspectives

edited by

Pavlos Asteriou

and

George Papathanassiou

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: rockfall hazard assessment; susceptibility and risk modelling; trajectory simulation; rockfall mitigation measures; remote sensing; AI applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Nanomaterials in Cancers Therapy

edited by

Komal Vig

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterial; cancer; drug; therapeutics; therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

Biomass-Based Materials and Systems for a Sustainable Bioeconomy and Carbon Management

edited by

Shule Wang

, Kang Sun and Mengmeng Fan

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; circular bioeconomy; biomass carbon removal and storage (BiCRS); techno-economic analysis (TEA); lifecycle assessment (LCA)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Sustainable Science and Technology)

Artificial Intelligence in Aerospace Engineering

edited by

Luís Santos

André Silva

and

Rui Melicio

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1610 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; neural networks; AI vision; aerospace

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aerospace Science and Engineering)

Recent Advances in the Digitalization of Infrastructure

edited by

Laura Inzerillo

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 289 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; BIM; civil engineering; maintenance design; sustainability; smart infrastructures; smart monitoring

Digital Technologies and Intelligent Systems for Advanced Communication Networks

edited by

Alessandro Vizzarri

Romeo Giuliano

and Franco Mazzenga

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced communication networks; digital technologies; AI for networks; ML for networks; drone networks; 5G/6G communication; edge computing; network security; software-defined networking; blockchain for networks; IoT communication; network optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)

Pollution Control Chemistry II

edited by

Carmen Zaharia

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 37733 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental analysis and control; environmental chemistry; environment characteristic; environmental remediation/depollution; monitoring; quality; treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical and Molecular Sciences)

Dental Implants: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by Bianca D’Orto and Raffaele Vinci

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 16925 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental implants; biomaterials; dental implant therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Dentistry and Oral Sciences)

Applications of Remote Sensing for Natural Hazard and Environment Monitoring

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16084 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural hazards; environmental monitoring; deformation monitoring; change detection; SAR; multispectral data; GIS; time series analysis; big data; data fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Fault Diagnosis for Electrical Machines, Power Electronics, and Drives

edited by

Jose M. Guerrero

, Araitz Iturregi Aio and

Sergio Toscani

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15428 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault diagnosis; electrical machines; power converters; power electronics; fault detection; fault location; fault classification; electric drives; power converters

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)

Nano/Micro Plastic and Emerging Plastic in the Environment: Monitoring, Analysis, and Remediation

edited by Serena Ducoli and

Marcelino Miguel Guedes de Jesus Oliveira

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15193 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoplastics; microplastics; emerging plastics; analytical challenge; risk assessment; monitoring; standardization; ecological impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences)

Leveraging Digital Transformation for Enhanced Occupational Health and Safety in Manufacturing

edited by

Francesco Costantino

, Silvia Colabianchi and Margherita Bernabei

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14470 | Submission Open

Keywords: training; safety management; smart manufacturing; sustainable digitization; virtual reality; augmented reality; generative artificial intelligence

Advances in Sports Science and Novel Technologies

edited by Ewa Malchrowicz-Mośko,

Wiktoria Staśkiewicz-Bartecka

Patxi León-Guereño

and

Mateusz Rozmiarek

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11758 | Submission Open

Keywords: sports science; novel technologies; athlete performance; sports nutrition; body composition analysis; mental well-being; cognitive behavioral techniques; data analytics; psychological resilience; injury prevention; personalized training; sports technology innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

Phytochemical Compounds and Antioxidant Activity

edited by

Maja Bival Štefan

and Jasna Jablan

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11482 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemicals; antioxidant; polyphenols; minerals; metabolic diseases; chromatographic analysis of antioxidants; spectroscopic analysis of antioxidants; analysis of mineral content

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)

Advances in Machine Vision for Industry and Agriculture

edited by

Dimitris Ziouzios

Michalis Vrigkas

and

Minas Dasygenis

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10423 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine vision; precision agriculture; recycling; agrobots; industry 4.0l; smart systems; vision algorithms; robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Improving Healthcare with Artificial Intelligence

edited by

Ariel Soares Teles

and Silmar Teixeira

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10261 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-enabled healthcare innovations; AI-powered clinical decision support systems; predictive analytics for healthcare outcomes; AI-driven patient monitoring and telehealth; explainable AI in healthcare applications; virtual healthcare assistants and chatbots; AI-driven personalized patient care pathways; wearable/mobile devices and IoT integration with AI in healthcare; AI for mental health diagnosis and treatment; AI-driven medical education and training

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Complex Concentrated Alloys for Thin Films: Applications and Properties

edited by

Dumitru Mitrica

and

Ana Maria Julieta Popescu

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8519 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex concentrated alloys; high-entropy alloys; thin film deposition; surface coatings; alloy design; deposition process modelling; film microstructure; surface characterization; surface properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)

Feature Review Papers in “Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering” Section

edited by

Mohamed Benbouzid

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7759 | Submission Open

Keywords: tidal and wave power; wind power; microgrids; energy management; fault detection and diagnosis; fault-tolerant control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)

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