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Bio-Based Building Materials for Environmental Applications

edited by

Paola Gallo Stampino

and Marco Caruso

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 134 | 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)

Sustainable Composite Materials: Multiscale Mechanical Analysis and Finite Element Optimization

edited by

Daniele Gaetano

and

Lorenzo Leonetti

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

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

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

Reliability Assessments and Prediction Methods for Microelectronic Systems

edited by

Sabuj Mallik

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: microelectronic reliability; failure mechanisms; predictive maintenance; artificial intelligence in reliability; machine learning; physics-of-failure; reliability modeling and simulation; vibration and fatigue life analysis; die-level failure mechanisms; thin-film reliability; electromigration; solder joint fatigue; die-attach and wire bond failures; underfill delamination; package-on-package (PoP) reliability; warpage-induced stress; thermal cycling reliability; system-in-package (SiP) degradation; fault-tolerant architecture

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

Machine Learning in Computer Vision and Image Processing

edited by Shaobing Gao

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 125 | 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 125 | 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 120 | 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)

Smart Technologies Applied in Metal Forming

edited by

Viorel Paunoiu

and

Adinel Gavrus

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 115 | 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 111 | 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)

Recent Advances in Fatigue Strength of Metallic Materials

edited by

Ramūnas Česnavičius

and

Antanas Ciuplys

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 109 | 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)

Novel Outlook in Environmental Microbial Ecology

edited by Tamara Martin-Pozas and

Paola Grenni

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 106 | 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 106 | 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 105 | 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 100 | 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 98 | 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 96 | 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 93 | 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 92 | 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 80 | 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 74 | 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 1571 | 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 274 | 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 135 | 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 36864 | 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 16442 | 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 15473 | 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 15078 | 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 14610 | 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 13856 | 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 11332 | 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 11182 | 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 10236 | 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 9979 | 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 8274 | 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 7561 | 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)

Deep Learning for Image Processing and Computer Vision

edited by

Honggang Chen

and Yun Liu

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7416 | Submission Open

Keywords: image enhancement and restoration; visual recognition; image quality assessment; medical data processing; deep learning models; intelligent transportation systems

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

Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Engineering

edited by Liang Bao and

Chase Wu

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6242 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; intelligent manufacturing; intelligent transportation

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

Novel Research on By-Products and Treatment of Waste

edited by

Carlos Morales-Polo

and

Francisco Jesús Fernández Morales

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6170 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial by-products; waste-derived streams; digestate valorization; waste valorization; anaerobic digestion; circular economy; resource recovery; waste-to-resource strategies; environmental biotechnology; sustainable waste management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Nuclear Materials: Alloy Design, Processing, Microstructure, Properties, and Qualification

edited by Rongjie Song, Andrea M. Jokisaari and

Lingfeng He

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5214 | Submission Open

Keywords: nuclear materials; material design; processing; microstructural characterization; mechanical testing; qualification

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

Advanced Composite Materials and Structures: Innovations and Applications

edited by

Spyridon Psarras

and

Kostopoulos Vassilis

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4979 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced composites; multifunctional composites; enhanced properties; design of advanced structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Advances in Solid Waste Treatment and Recycling

edited by Jiaying Cui and Vincenzo Belgiorno

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4522 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid waste treatment and resourceization; waste management; urban mining; circular economy; zero-waste city

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

Data-Driven Control System: Methods and Applications

edited by

Wenfeng Hu

and M. (Meichen) Guo

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4233 | Submission Open

Keywords: data-driven control; machine learning in control systems; networked control systems; adaptive control systems; real-time systems analytics; big data in control applications; sustainable and energy-efficient controls; security and privacy in data-driven systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics and Automation)

Integration of Digital Simulation Models in Smart Manufacturing

edited by

Przemysław Zawadzki

and Paulina Rewers

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3694 | Submission Open

Keywords: simulation in production processes; smart manufacturing processes; digital twin applications; advanced CAD/CAE models in design; virtual and augmented reality systems in the production process; the use of ai in design and manufacturing processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Learning-Based Multiobjective Optimization: Theory, Methods and Applications

edited by Reza Moghdani

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3051 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiobjective optimization; learning-based optimization; optimization algorithms; theoretical foundations; real-world applications; machine learning integration; robustness and scalability; industrial applications; operations research; logistics and supply chain; manufacturing optimization

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

Deep Networks for Biosignals—2nd Edition

edited by

Sung Bum Pan

and

EunSang Bak

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2666 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep networks; human identification; emotion classification; movement analysis; human– computer interaction; biosignal processing; multimodal feature integration; healthcare system

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

Crop Yield and Quality Characteristics: Influence of Biostimulants and Fertilizers

edited by

Constantinos Ipsilandis

and

Vasileios Greveniotis

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2621 | Submission Open

Keywords: quality; plants biostimulants; yielding; nutrient use; sustainable agriculture; chemical fertilizer; abiotic stress; crop production; macronutrients and micronutrients; biofertilization; sustainability

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

Advances in Industrial Robotics and Control Systems

edited by

Ricardo Balcazar

Genaro Ochoa

and

Jaime Pacheco Martínez

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2611 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotics; automatic control; automation; mechatronics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics and Automation)

Diode Lasers: Materials, Devices and Application

edited by Jing Yang and Zhenfu Wang

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2609 | Submission Open

Keywords: diode; lasers; LiDAR; illumination; optoelectronic

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

Research on and Application of Power Systems

edited by Xu Zhang and Ying Zhan

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2219 | Submission Open

Keywords: power system resilience; renewable energy integration; smart grid technologies; energy storage systems; AI-driven power system optimization; dynamic stability analysis; voltage/frequency control; power electronics and high-voltage equipment; carbon neutrality policies; energy market design

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