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Recent Advances in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation and Treatment

edited by

Raffaello Pellegrino

and Rocco Aicale

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 388 | Submission Open

Keywords: education; exercise; rehabilitation; weight loss; telerehabilitation; pain; physical therapy; regenerative treatment

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

Properties and Applications of Optical Materials

edited by Huimin Li and

José A. Jiménez

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 383 | Submission Open

Keywords: luminescence; luminescent materials; phosphor; optical materials; thermoluminescence; photoluminescence; thermochromic; color change; optics

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

Computational Mechanics for Solids and Structures: 2nd Edition

edited by

Elza Maria Morais Fonseca

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 366 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid and structure analysis; structures; structural mechanics; computational modeling; experimental models

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

Structural Dynamics and Health Monitoring in Aerospace Engineering

edited by Qicheng Zhang and Pingchao Yu

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 345 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural dynamics; vibration; rotordynamics; structural mechanics; health monitoring; fault diagnosis; signal processing; aerospace engineering

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

Recent Advances in Geochronology and Thermochronology

edited by Peter Klint Jensen and

Andrea Di Capua

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 345 | Submission Open

Keywords: geochronology; thermochronology; geodynamics; geomorphology; mathematical models; simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Advances in Geostatistical Information Analysis and Mapping

edited by

Grzegorz Janicki

and

Yosoon Choi

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 326 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental mapping; geographic information systems (GISs); geostatistics; spatial analysis; spatial distribution; autocorrelation; regression models; statistical maps; isopleth maps; hot spot analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Advances in the Principles and Technologies for the Physical and Mechanical Behaviors of Deep Rock

edited by Cong Li,

Zhiqiang He

and Jianxing Liao

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 309 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent mine systems; deep coal mining; deep rock; deep earth engineering; rock mass

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advances in Soil Analysis in Different Ecosystems

edited by

Joanna Podlasińska

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 309 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil analysis; soil composition; soil health; soil properties; soil fertility; ecosystem sustainability; environmental impact; land management; soil fertility; contaminants in soil; carbon storage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Interdisciplinary Research for Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Engineering

edited by

Athanasios Sfetsos

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 297 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; adaptation; interdisciplinarity; climate risk; cities; infrastructure; engineering; human; governance; urban planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Recent Advances in Digital Technology and Digital Engineering

edited by

Wen Zheng

and

Pengfei Wang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital technology; digital engineering; digital twins; artificial intelligence; computer vision; real-time monitoring; industrial automation

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

Modern Trends and Applications in Thermal Energy Storage

edited by

Xiaolin Wang

and

Eric Hu

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 282 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal energy storage; heat transfer; renewable energy; thermal energy management; thermodynamics; power systems; cooling systems; ehancement technique

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

New Trends and Concepts in Probiotic Food Product Development

edited by

Aleksandra Szydłowska

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional food product development; probiotics; prebiotics; synbiotics; postbiotics; quality; sources of probiotic microorganism isolation; novel technologies; food matrix; chemical composition; antioxidant activity

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

Edge Computing and Cloud Computing: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by Javid Taheri

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge computing; fog computing; cloud computing; internet of things; edge-cloud integration; mobile edge computing; edge security

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

Precision Actuators for Optical Imaging and Light Beam Pointing

edited by Dapeng Fan and

Guangbo Hao

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 255 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi degree of freedom precision actuators; fast steering mirror; micro scanning mirrors; magnetic and piezoelectric drive components; compliant mechanisms; mechatronic integrated design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Intelligent Robotics: Design, Control and Technical Applications

edited by Blas Salvador-Domínguez,

Anton Civit

Arturo Morgado-Estevez

and

Ignacio Díaz-Cano

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent robotics; robotic design; robotic control; soft robotics; collaborative robotics/cobots; Internet of Robotic Things/IoRT; robotics applications; artificial intelligence

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

Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics in Energy and Reaction Systems

edited by

Margarida Brito

and

Ricardo Santos

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics; chemical reactor design; energy systems optimization; multiphase flow simulation; mixing and reactive flows; renewable energy technologies

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

Advances in Multiphase Flow: Theory, Research, and Applications

edited by

Jianzhong Lin

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas– solid two-phase flow; liquid– solid two-phase flow; gas– liquid two-phase flow; droplets; bubbles

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

Emerging Trends in Additive Manufacturing Processing: Innovations in Materials, Methods and Applications

edited by

Dimitrios-Nikolaos Pagonis

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; 4D printing; advanced functional materials; stimuli-responsive components; continuous fiber integration; hybrid manufacturing designs; sensing capabilities/devices; advanced manufacturing techniques; process optimization; industrial applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing Technologies)

AI-Enhanced Slope Stability and Landslide Risk in Transport Infrastructure

edited by

Joaquim Tinoco

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; slope stability; landslide risk assessment; transport infrastructure; remote sensing (InSAR; UAV; LiDAR); digital twins; geotechnical monitoring; predictive modeling; resilient infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

New Insights into Artificial Intelligence in Education

edited by Yupei Zhang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; education data mining; learning platforms; privacy protection; machine learning methods for education; cognitive diagnosis

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

Advances and Challenges in Food Safety and Healthy Nutrition

edited by Elżbieta Górska-Horczyczak,

Magdalena Zalewska

and

Ewelina Pogorzelska

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open

Keywords: food; nutritional value; functional food; food production quality systems; food safety and quality

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

Time Series Forecasting and Soft Sensing for Climate Modeling and Applications

edited by

Ziyang Wang

Yifan Zhao

and Yongxiang Lei

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: time series prediction; deep learning; climate prediction; embodied intelligence-based applications; soft sensing; explainable AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Artificial Intelligence for Learning and Education

edited by

Juan Luis Cabanillas-García

and María Cruz Sánchez-Gómez

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence in education; pedagogical integration of AI; intelligent tutoring systems; adaptive learning; learning analytics; teacher education and AI

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

Wood Biorefinery: New Applications and New Products

edited by

María Ángeles Cancela Carral

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive species; clean technology; bioproduct; biomaterial; bioenergy; biorefinery

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

Research on Antimicrobial Strategies in Food Systems

edited by

Adem Gharsallaoui

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

Keywords: antimicrobials; encapsulation; active packaging; innovative strategies

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

Recent Research on Sustainable Concrete and Construction Materials: Structure, Durability and Mechanical Properties

edited by

Seung-Yup Jang

and

Seung-Jun Kwon

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; concrete; CO2 (carbon dioxide); GHG (greenhouse gas); supplementary cementitious materials; alkali-activated concrete; cement-free concrete; recycled aggregates; waste recycling; strucutral performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Signal Processing and Communication for Wireless Sensor Network—2nd Edition

edited by

Gyueyol Kong

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

Keywords: distributed signal processing; sensing; detection; and estimation in sensor networks; communication and networking technologies; cross-layer optimization for sensor networks; machine learning techniques for sensor networks; energy-efficient implementation for sensor networks

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

The Architecture, Design and Optimization of the Software System

edited by

Gastón Márquez

and

Hernán Astudillo

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open

Keywords: software architecture; software design; software optimization; DevOps; architecture design; architecture frameworks; architecture evaluation; architecture and generative AI; architectural decision making; architectural recovery

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

Information Retrieval: From Theory to Applications

edited by

Amit Kumar Jaiswal

and

Gianluca Lax

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open

Keywords: information retrieval; large language models; retrieval augmented generation; reranking; semantic search; query understanding; recommender systems; personalisation

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

Advanced Technologies for Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0, 2nd Edition

edited by

Maja Trstenjak

, Hrvoje Cajner,

Tihomir Opetuk

and

Paolo Renna

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 4.0; Industry 5.0; logistics; human factors and ergonomics; industrial Internet of Things; optimization; production planning; sustainability; human-centric manufacturing system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Geotechnical Engineering and Infrastructure Construction, 2nd Edition

edited by

Xinzhuang Cui

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: traffic geotechnical engineering; intelligent construction; subgrade engineering; solid waste resource utilization; railway

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advances in Big Data and Cloud/Edge Computing

edited by

Fahed Alkhabbas

Sadi Alawadi

and Addi Ait-Mlouk

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

Keywords: edge and cloud computing; big data; knowledge-driven systems; internet of things; intelligent systems

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

Latest Research on Computer Vision and Its Application

edited by

Zhenshen Qu

and Guopu Zhu

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

Keywords: computer vision; deep learning; vision-language models; visual perception; autonomous systems; visual inspection; AI-driven edge computing

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

Innovative Approaches in Biomechanical Analysis of Human Movement

edited by Herbert Wagner and

Philip X. Fuchs

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

Keywords: AI-driven assessment; biomechanics; injury prevention; motion capture; movement analysis; musculoskeletal modeling; sports performance; sports prosthetics; training application; wearable sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advances in Manufacturing Processes: Technologies and Applications

edited by

R. M. Chandima Ratnayake

and Vittaldas V Prabhu

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; additive manufacturing (AM); metal recycling; digital spare parts; textile waste recycling; artificial intelligence in manufacturing; digital product passport (DPP); life cycle assessment (LCA); sustainable supply chains

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing Technologies)

Design, Analysis, Control, and Optimization of Sustainable Industrial and Manufacturing Processes, 2nd Edition

edited by

Daynier Rolando Delgado Sobrino

and

Rafał Gołębski

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: manufacturing engineering; sustainable manufacturing; advanced manufacturing (smart and high-precision manufacturing); process design; analysis; control; and optimization of manufacturing and industrial processes; Industry 4.0; Logistics 4.0 (key technologies and trends); human-centric manufacturing; supply chain management; circular economy; additive manufacturing; advanced robotics; human– robot collaboration; artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML); Internet of Things (IoT); cyber-physical systems (CPS); simulation; emulation; digital twin and virtual commissioning of manufacturing and industrial processes; advanced materials

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

Processing and Quality Control of Cereal Foods

edited by Tao Yang and

Jinsong Bao

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereal food processing; quality control; thermal or non-thermal processing; starch retrogradation; protein aggregation; texture formation; process optimization

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

Intelligent Transportation and Mobility Analytics

edited by Seoungbum Kim

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

Keywords: intelligent transportation systems (ITS); artificial intelligence in transportation; traffic flow theory; connected and autonomous vehicles; mobility as a service (MaaS); data-driven transportation; big data analytics in mobility; real-time traffic monitoring; traffic behavior analysis; image processing; transportation safety analytics; digital twin for mobility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Transportation and Future Mobility)

Advanced Precision Machining of Hard and Brittle Materials

edited by

Hossein Ahmadian

, Qian Yu,

Tianfeng Zhou

and Zhoulong Li

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: hard and brittle materials; ultraprecision machining; hybrid machining technologies; tool wear mechanisms; material removal mechanisms; modeling and simulation in machining of hard materials; surface integrity; precision glass molding; plasma polishing; CMP polishing

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

Drying Technologies in Food Processing, 2nd Edition: Innovations in Pretreatments, Process Optimization, and Quality Enhancement

edited by

Malgorzata Nowacka

and

Katarzyna Rybak

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: food drying; non-thermal pretreatment; pulsed electric field (PEF); ultrasound-assisted drying; osmotic dehydration; hybrid drying technologies; edible coatings; functional food powders; quality retention; process optimization

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

Sports Biomechanics and Sports Technology, Second Edition

edited by

Jose Manuel Jimenez-Olmedo

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: sports training; physical activity; performance; measurement; validity; reliability; sports biomechanics; sports technology

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

Machine Learning and AI for Security in Optical Communication Systems

edited by

Pantea Nadimi Goki

and

Giovanni Serafino

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical layer security; attacks; identification; authentication; optical communication networks; machine learning; artificial intelligence; trustworthiness; monitoring; privacy; integrity

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

Forging the Future of Resilient and Intelligent Manufacturing and Production

edited by

Yuval Cohen

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart manufacturing; Industry 5.0; predictive maintenance; material handling; digital twins; collaborative robotics; human-centric systems; intelligent manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Advances in Marine Propulsion Systems and Hydrodynamic Performance

edited by Chen-Wei Chen, Chi Zhang,

Jinhua Chen

and Tianjiang Zheng

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

Keywords: unconventional marine propulsor; energy efficiency; hydrodynamics optimal design; marine propulsion; hydrodynamic performance; artificial intelligence (AI); intelligent control; propulsion system optimization; machine learning

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

Advances in Digital Health and Bioengineering: From Smart Sensors to AI-Driven Solutions

edited by Gladiola Petroiu,

Cristian Rotariu

and

Hariton-Nicolae Costin

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

Keywords: healthcare; smart sensors; medical robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Innovative Food Technologies for Preservation and Enrichment of Bioactive Compounds

edited by

Luca Mazzoni

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

Keywords: innovative food technologies; non-thermal processing; bioactive compounds; preservation; enrichment; functional foods; bioavailability; nutrient retention

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

Advanced Analytical Techniques for Pigment and Binder Characterization

edited by

Giulia Germinario

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

Keywords: pigment characterization; binder analysis; pigment– binder interactions; advanced analytical techniques; non-destructive methods; high-resolution techniques; chemometrics and machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Physics General)

Recent Trends in Petri Net Research: Methods and Innovative Applications

edited by

Marcin Wojnakowski

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

Keywords: Petri nets; concurrent control systems; model-driven development; reachability analysis; invariants; model checking; cyber-physical systems; biochemical networks; distributed systems

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

Innovative, Hybrid Energy Solutions and Technologies

edited by

Alireza Dehghani-Sanij

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid energy systems; clean and renewable energy; conversion and storage; energy production; energy storage technologies; energy management and optimization; energy efficiency; innovative technologies; energy security; energy equity and access; exergy analysis; environmental risk assessment; energy policy frameworks; advanced energy conversion; rural and urban energy solutions

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

Design, Synthesis, Analysis and Application of Antiviral Agents

edited by

Jazmín García-Machorro

Marlet Martinez-Archundia

and