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New Topics on System Learning and Control and Its Applications submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open
Keywords: learning; control systems; human factor; MEMS; IoT
Advanced Control and Sensing Technologies for Intelligent Underwater Systems
edited by , Yong Cao and
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent underwater systems; sensor fusion; swarm and distributed control; learning-based control; real-time signal processing; bio-inspired control and sensing; novel actuation and perception mechanisms; model predictive control; autonomous navigation and planning; underwater robotics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Science and Engineering)
Applied Biomechanics for Sport Sciences and Foot Orthopaedics submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomechanics; foot; orthopaedics; sport performance; injury prevention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)
Advances in Structural Integrity and Failure Analysis submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open
Keywords: structural integrity; failure analysis; structural monitoring; crash analysis; scientific reconstruction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)
Sensor for Physiological Monitoring
edited by Jose Luis Bermejo Ruiz and Bruno Ribeiro Do-Couto
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open
Keywords: physiological monitoring; wearable sensors; digital health; sport science; personalized healthcare
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
Innovative Finite Element Analysis Methods for Composite Materials
edited by
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open
Keywords: composite structures; numerical simulation; computational efficiency; advanced modeling techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)
Innovative Soil Amendments in Sustainable Soil Health Management
edited by , Jianying Shang and Xinliang Dong
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open
Keywords: new soil amendment; soil health; biological changes; experiment; crop yield; environmental impact
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)
Technique Advances in Tailings Treatment: Pollution, Disposal, Reprocessing and Reclamation submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open
Keywords: tailings management; tailings dams; mine tailings; tailings disposal; tailings reprocessing; tailings dewatering; tailings stabilization; acid mine drainage (AMD); tailings geochemistry; tailings environmental impact
(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)
Human–Robot Interaction: Recent Advances in Theory, Methods and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open
Keywords: human– robot collaboration (HRC); collaborative robotics (cobots); robot control architectures; adaptive and shared autonomy; sensor-driven interaction; adaptive robotic behaviour; human-in-the-loop control; multimodal interfaces; intention recognition; safety and trust in robotics; human factors in robotics; ethics and responsible robotics; HRC in smart manufacturing and Industry 5.0; HRC in assistive and healthcare robotics; HRC in social and service robotics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics and Automation)
Environmental Monitoring and Analysis: Latest Advances and Prospects submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental monitoring systems; data quality and uncertainty; smart sensing and real-time observation; AI and machine learning in environmental analysis; digital twins and decision support; sensor networks and interoperability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)
Smart Textiles: Materials, Fabrication Techniques and Applications
edited by Hayriye Gidik
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open
Keywords: functional textiles; e-textiles; smart materials; fabrication techniques; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)
Next-Generation Concrete: Innovations in Material Composition and Structural Performance submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open
Keywords: next-generation concrete; functional additives; binders; geopolymers; alkali activation; performance characteristics; strength; durability; modeling; optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)
Sports Performance, Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Health Improvement
edited by Sergio González-Espinosa
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open
Keywords: sports performance; injury prevention; rehabilitation; biomechanics; multidisciplinary approach; health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
Large Reasoning Modelling for Scientific Computing
edited by , and William J. Rider
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open
Keywords: large language models (LLMs); scientific computing; artificial intelligence; human-computer interaction; computational efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Composites, Meta and Nano Materials Modelling and Structural Application
edited by and Renato Zona
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanomaterials; meta-materials; composites; homogenization; interface model; optimization; material design; engineered materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)
Laminar and Turbulent Boundary Layers submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open
Keywords: transition mechanisms; stability theory; scale-resolved RANS models; experimental data; control mechanisms; roughness and surface polish
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)
Machine Learning in Astrophysical and Space Physics Applications
edited by and Marianna Korsós
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; artificial intelligence; astrophysics; space physics; simulations; computer algorithms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Physics General)
Advances in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radiology—3rd Edition submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open
Keywords: radiography; computed tomography; positron emission tomography; magnetic resonance imaging; ultrasonography; digital subtraction angiography; image-guided interventions; fluoroscopy; mammography; radiotherapy; nuclear medicine; radiation protection; radiation effects
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Physics General)
Biomechanics and Neural Control of Rhythmic Movement
edited by and Nikolaos Stergiou
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open
Keywords: rhythmic movements; biomechanics; neural control; motor control; movement generation; coordination; neurorehabilitation; neuroplasticity; locomotion; drug-free therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
Computational Tools for Drug Discovery in Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
edited by
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open
Keywords: computational drug discovery; veterinary pharmacology; molecular docking; One Health; virtual screening
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)
Advances in Dynamics and Vibrations Analysis in Turbomachinery submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open
Keywords: rotordynamics analysis; vibration; bearing; seal; fault diagnosis; data-driven techniques; machine learning and AI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)
Advances in Electric Propulsion Technology for Aerospace Engineering submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open
Keywords: electric propulsion; plasma thrusters; ion engines; Hall-effect thrusters; hydrogen fuel cells; aerospace propulsion; UAVs; CubeSats; CFD; artificial intelligence; autonomous systems; hybrid– electric aircraft; spacecraft mobility; advanced aerospace systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aerospace Science and Engineering)
Advances in Ultrasound Diagnosis and Treatment
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open
Keywords: ultrasound imaging; therapeutic ultrasound; quantitative ultrasound (QUS); super-resolution ultrasound; wearable ultrasound; elastography; Doppler imaging; focused ultrasound (FUS); contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS); AI in ultrasound imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
Application of New Technology and New Ideas in Intelligent Transportation System—2nd Edition
edited by and Shidong Liang
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open
Keywords: connected automatic vehicles; safe driving assistance; vehicle control system; advanced public transportation system; rail transit system; the key technologies of intelligent transportation; operating vehicle management system; traffic big data analysis; information acquisition system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Transportation and Future Mobility)
Next-Generation Engineering and Design Toolsets: Boosting Human Creativity by Mixed Reality and Artificial Intelligence
edited by
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open
Keywords: mixed reality; engineering and design applications; artificial intelligence; usability; smart manufacturing; digital twins; collaborative virtual environments
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Resistance Training and Sports Health
edited by , Daniel López-Plaza Palomo and
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open
Keywords: resistance training; sports performance; injury prevention; load management; strength and conditioning; neuromuscular adaptation; athlete health; sports rehabilitation; recovery; return to play; training technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)
Advances in Materials and Structures for Underground and Transportation Engineering
edited by , and Hui Zhang
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open
Keywords: underground engineering; metro tunnels; high-performance materials; structural optimization; deep excavations; sustainable materials; durability enhancement; smart monitoring technologies; disaster mitigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Advances in Optical Materials and Devices: From Fundamentals to Applications submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical materials; structures; devices; nanomaterials; sensors; materials science
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)
Advanced Digital Systems and Their Applications in Innovation, Emerging Technologies and Strategic Approaches submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced digital systems; emerging technologies; digital transformation; innovation management; strategic approaches; artificial intelligence (AI); internet of things (IoT); digital innovation; technology strategies; smart systems and applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Adsorption and Membrane Processes for Water Treatment submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open
Keywords: refractory pollutant; integrated technologies; environmental sustainability; surface modification; advanced processes; material rationalization; adsorptive membranes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical and Molecular Sciences)
Advanced Machining Technologies for High-Performance Materials submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open
Keywords: machining; high-performance materials; tool wear; sustainable machining; smart manufacturing; AI in machining; process optimisation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)
Data Privacy Preserving for Multimedia Systems
edited by and Mang Ye
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open
Keywords: privacy-preserving video analysis; multimodal learning; federated learning; cross-modal retrieval
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Functional Food Development and Nutritional Fortification
edited by Marta Pasławska and
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open
Keywords: functional food; osmotic dehydration; vacuum impregnation; cold plasma; drying; bioactivity; health-promoting compounds; sensory properties; food structure modification; 3D printing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)
Current Techniques for Bone Regeneration
edited by
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open
Keywords: bone regeneration; biomimetic peptides; tissue engineering; stem cell therapy; biomaterials; growth factor delivery; 3D-printed scaffolds; osteoinduction; immunomodulation; bone repair strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
Falls: Risk, Prevention and Rehabilitation (3rd Edition) submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open
Keywords: falls prevention; tripping; slipping; rehabilitation; walking; gait; falls risk; sensor
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
Advancements in Organic Aquaculture: Productivity, Sustainability, and Food Security
edited by , Elisavet Kaitetzidou and
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic aquaculture; sustainable production; aquaculture technology; food security; feed optimization; water quality; disease management; environmental impact; life cycle assessment; animal welfare
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)
Display-Based Optical Wireless Communication for IoT and 6G submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open
Keywords: visible light communication (VLC); visual MIMO; screen– camera communication; optical camera communication (OCC); display-based optical wireless transmission; 6G; Internet of Things (IoT)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)
Monitoring of Human Physiological Signals—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open
Keywords: healthcare; health management; Internet of Things healthcare; sensor fusion in biomedical imaging; remote sensing in healthcare; diagnostics; health monitoring; biosignal processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)
Materials and Applications of Photonic and Optoelectronic Devices
edited by Lorenzo Arnal Vallés and
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open
Keywords: organometallic emiters; organic emiters; material science; imaging; sensing; photnics; optoelectronic devices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optics and Lasers)
RGB-IR Vision for 3D Scene Analysis and Thermal Assessment
edited by Władysław Skarbek
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open
Keywords: RGB; 3D analysis; multispectral vision; 3D reconstruction; thermal analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Research on Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, Second Edition
edited by Alessandro Bonardi and Niccolò Paoletti Paoletti
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open
Keywords: medicinal chemistry; organic chemistry; drug design; biocatalysts; catalysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical and Molecular Sciences)
Fluid Transport in Fractured Rocks: Safe, Green and Efficient Development of Coal
edited by
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open
Keywords: groundwater migration; gas transport; fractured coal/rock; coalbed methane drainage; hydraulic fracturing; green mining
(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)
Advances in Nanostructured Materials for Energy Storage
edited by Mkhulu Kenneth Mathe
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open
Keywords: lithium-ion batteries; supercapacitors; solar cells; solid-state batteries; sodium-ion batteries; graphene; electrodeposition; metal oxides; metal sulphides; MXenes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Science and Technology)
Advanced Statistical Methods in Environmental and Climate Sciences submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental and climate sciences; remote sensing; data handling; time series; multidimensional statistical methods; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)
Natural Antioxidants: Characterization, Synthesis and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open
Keywords: polyphenols; antioxidant activity; functional foods; nutraceuticals; analytical chemistry; food preservation; bioactivity; oxidative stress; food quality; food composition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical and Molecular Sciences)
Innovations in CFD for Agricultural Structures and Controlled Environments
edited by
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open
Keywords: computational fluid dynamics (CFD); agricultural structures; ventilation systems; environmental parameters simulation; crop and livestock environment; sustainable agriculture; cost-efficiency of agricultural practices; experimental data validation; environmental optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Science and Technology)
Agro-Industrial Waste Valorization: Advances in Functional Materials and Circular Technologies submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open
Keywords: agro-industrial waste; waste valorization; circular economy; bio-based materials; biopolymers; green extraction technologies; bioenergy production; sustainable packaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Science and Technology)
Oral Diseases and Clinical Dentistry—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open
Keywords: diagnostic methods; pediatric dentistry; dental materials; geriatric dentistry; operative dentistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Dentistry and Oral Sciences)
Recent Advances in Functional Materials for Dental Applications
edited by Vincenzo Tosco
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioactive dental materials; nanomaterials; tissue regeneration; dental restorative materials; antibacterial coatings; dental composites; functional polymers in dental prosthetics; ceramics in dentistry; dental implants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Dentistry and Oral Sciences)
Biomedical Applications of Bioactive Ingredients from Natural Products—2nd Edition submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural products; pure compounds; encapsulation; antioxidant; anti-inflammatory; nanoparticles; bioactive compounds; in vitro; in vivo
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)
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