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Seismic Analysis and Design of Ocean and Underground Structures, 2nd Edition

edited by Xin Bao, Piguang Wang and

Jingqi Huang

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 15 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural seismic analysis; ocean engineering; underground structure; offshore engineering; geotechnical engineering; seismic resilience of structures

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

Advances in Animal Production and Meat Science

edited by Ioan Huțu and Viorel Herman

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal production; meat science; animal nutrition; livestock management; meat quality; animal welfare; sustainable agriculture; genetic improvement and food safety

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

Intelligent Technologies in Geotechnical Engineering and Geological Hazards

edited by Yongsheng Zhou

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11964 | Submission Open

Keywords: geotechnical engineering; geomechanics; geological hazards; intelligent and machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Selected Papers from the 14th International Multi-Conference on Engineering and Technology Innovation (IMETI 2025)

edited by

Wen-Hsiang Hsieh

Jia-Shing Sheu

and

Minvydas Ragulskis

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10930 | Submission Open

Keywords: IMETI; ICATI; ICBEI; ICECEI; ICSI; artificial intelligence; Industry 4.0; intelligent computing and systems; green technology; materials; mechatronic; new energy

Advances in Wireless Sensor Networks and Communication Technology

edited by

Michel Kulhandjian

and

Hovannes Kulhandjian

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6661 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless sensor networks; wireless communication technology; reconfigurable intelligent surfaces; data fusion algorithm; autonomous vehicles; cellular networks; cognitive radio networks

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

New Approaches to Water Treatment: Challenges and Trends, 2nd Edition

edited by Luz Marina Ruíz and Miguel Ángel Gómez

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6283 | Submission Open

Keywords: desalination; digitalization; drinking water; optimization; rainwater; reclaimed water; water treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advancements in Intelligent Transportation Systems and Traffic Analysis: 2nd Edition

edited by

Jian Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1554 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Vehicles; ITS; intelligent and connected vehicles; cooperative vehicle infrastructure system; traffic analysis

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

Advances in Blockchain and Smart Contracts with Diverse Domains Applications: Second Edition

edited by

Tomasz Górski

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1243 | Submission Open

Keywords: blockchain; smart contracts; distributed applications (dApps); interoperability; software development process; software architecture

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

Advanced Optical Fiber Sensors: Applications and Technology

edited by

Xiangge He

and Kunpeng Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 953 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber sensing; sensing technology; distributed sensing; sensor structure; applications

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

Tunnel Construction and Underground Engineering

edited by

Yuantian Sun

and

Haoyu Rong

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 931 | Submission Open

Keywords: tunnel boring machines (TBMs); smart monitoring systems; ground support innovations; digital twins in tunneling; geotechnical risk management; autonomous excavation; sustainable underground construction; artificial intelligence applications; underground space utilization; predictive maintenance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Recent Advances and Innovations in Microfluidics

edited by

Fariba Malekpour Galogahi

Haotian Cha

and

Jun Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 307 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro- and nanofluidics; micro- and nanofabrication; fluid dynamics; lab-on-a-chip; miniaturized systems

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

Food Toxicology and Food Safety

edited by

Yng-Tay Chen

and

Rossana Roila

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open

Keywords: food toxicology; food safety; gene expression; epigenetics; prediction

Advances in Human–Computer/Robot Interaction for Automation and Process Control

edited by

Paolo Di Giamberardino

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– computer interface; cooperative work; artificial intelligence; smart devices; human– robot interaction; safe process control; virtual interaction

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

AI-Driven Image and Signal Processing

edited by

Yi Zhao

and

Wang Yifeng

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); image and signal processing; deep learning; machine learning; computer vision

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

Big Data Driven Machine Learning and Deep Learning

edited by

Linzi Yin

and

Anca Udristoiu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data-driven machine learning; big data-driven decision modeling; big data and data mining; deep learning and applications; artificial intelligence and applications

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

Intelligent Health Monitoring: Advanced AI Technologies and Applications

edited by

Chenggeng Huang

and Jun Zhu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: equipment health monitoring; fault diagnosis and prognosis; graph learning; knowledge graphs; large language models; uncertainty quantification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Emerging Trends in Oil and Gas Reservoir Technology

edited by

Jiyuan Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; enhanced recovery techniques; advanced drilling and completions; reservoir surveillance; unconventional oil and gas resources

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

Applied Computer Vision and Deep Learning

edited by

Shangshu Yu

Peter Peer

and

Tsung-Jung Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; localization; reconstruction; object detection; semantic segmentation; depth estimation; tracking; recognition

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

Emerging Dental Materials

edited by

Guilherme Ferreira Silva

Marco Antonio Húngaro Duarte

and Murilo Priori Alcalde

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental materials; bioactive materials; nanotechnology; smart materials; dental composite; ceramics; additive manufacturing; biomaterials; biocompatibility; regenerative dentistry

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

Innovation in Sports and Exercise Performance

edited by Robin Pla

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

Keywords: sports performance; exercise physiology; athletic training; biomechanics; wearable technology; injury prevention; performance optimization; sports nutrition; exercise medicine

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

New Trends in Image Classification and Pattern Recognition

edited by

Héctor Alonso Guerrero-Osuna

, Luis Octavio Solís-Sánchez and

Krzysztof Koszela

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

Keywords: image classification; pattern recognition; deep learning; convolutional neural networks (CNN); generative adversarial networks (GANs); computer vision; machine learning; image processing; artificial intelligence (AI); data analysis

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

Human–Machine Interaction Applications

edited by

Antonio Fernández-Caballero

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– machine interaction; intelligent user interfaces; natural language processing; human– robot collaboration

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

Advanced Biomaterials for Sustainable Food Packaging: From Cellulose Derivatives to Shelf-Life Extension

edited by

Srinivas Janaswamy

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-based materials; cellulose derivatives; cellulose-based films; biodegradable packaging; green material engineering; eco-friendly coatings

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

Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Biomedical Science

edited by

Martynas Patašius

, Darius Jegelevičius and Tadas Kraujalis

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; biology; medicine; biomedical image analysis; biomedical signal analysis; bioinformatics; diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

AI-Based Machine Condition Monitoring and Maintenance

edited by

Alexandre Martins

Inácio Fonseca

and

Honor Powrie

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-based condition monitoring; predictive maintenance; intelligent sensor systems; AI-driven metrology; digital twins

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

Advanced Applications of Wireless Sensor Network (WSN), 2nd Edition

edited by

Pedro Miguel Sobral

José Manuel Torres

Rui S. Moreira

and

Gabriel Villarrubia González

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless sensor networks; IoT systems; artificial intelligence computing

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

Antioxidants in Food and Plants

edited by

Katarzyna Janda-Milczarek

and Jadwiga Grzeszczak

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidants; phytochemicals; food bioactivity; oxidative stress; plant-based compounds; natural preservatives; nutritional quality; free radical scavenging; functional foods; bioavailability; phenolic compounds; health-promoting molecules

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

Research on Renewable Energy Technologies

edited by

Cristian-Dragoș Dumitru

and

Adrian Gligor

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy conversion technologies; conversion control and management; advanced and intelligent solution for renewable energies; integration and optimization for non-conventional renewable energy

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

Trends and Prospects in Software Engineering

edited by

Samuel Sepulveda

César Jesús Pardo

and

Enrique Moguel

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open

Keywords: software engineering; artificial intelligence (AI); AI-intensive software systems; quantum software engineering; software architecture for intelligent systems; software product lines and variability management; DevOps and MLOps; software quality and trustworthiness; software engineering education and professional practice; disruptive software technologies and future trends

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

Latest Insights in Hydrology and Water Resources

edited by

Amithirigala Widhanelage Jayawardena

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; neural networks; deep learning; big data analysis; dynamical systems and chaos

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Recent Trends in the Valorization of Natural Products and Food Wastes

edited by

Andreia Ribeiro

and

Maria Filomena Barreiro

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3862 | Submission Open

Keywords: biovalorization; extraction; sustainable development; bioactive compounds; green technologies; microencapsulation; emulsions

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

New Challenges in Environmental Microbiology and Food and Nutrition Science

edited by

Xinyang Li

and Arjun Krishnan

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental microbiology; novel microbial technologies; food and nutrition science; gut microbiota and human health; functional foods; microbial fermentation and foods; probiotic products; plant-based food

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

Advances in Physiotherapy and Neurorehabilitation—Second Edition

edited by

Nyeonju Kang

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open

Keywords: rehabilitation; neuromodulation; movement; recovery; exercise

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

Occupational Well-Being: Enhancing Safety and Ergonomics in the Work Environment—Second Edition

edited by

Anna Dąbrowska

and

Małgorzata Okrasa

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 3 | Submission Open

Keywords: occupational safety and health; smart personal protective equipment; smart working environment; internet of things; cyber-physical system; Industry 4.0/Industry 5.0; wearables; smart materials; AR/MR/VR/XR

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

Exercise, Fitness, Human Performance and Health: 2nd Edition

edited by

Marios Hadjicharalambous

and

Nikolaos Zaras

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 21 articles | Viewed by 61499 | Submission Open

Keywords: strength and conditioning; fitness development; biological responses; sports performance; human health

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

Design, Optimization and Control Strategy of Smart Grids

edited by Santiago Bogarra and

Juan Antonio Ortega-Redondo

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15433 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy integration; energy storage systems integration; grid optimization techniques; real-time control strategies; cybersecurity for smart grids; digital twins in smart grids; virtual power plants; fault detection and restoration

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

New Trends in the Development of Pharmaceutical Forms for Human and Veterinary Use

edited by

Daniel Hernandez-Patlan

and

Bruno Solís-Cruz

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10456 | Submission Open

Keywords: preformulation studies; physicochemical aspects of drug product development; drug delivery systems; biopharmaceutical aspects; nanotechnology; phytobiotics/natural compounds; therapeutic proteins; human and animal health

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

Virtual Reality-Based Training System for Autonomous Learning

edited by

Pablo Fernández-Arias

and

Diego Vergara

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7994 | Submission Open

Keywords: virtual realty; training; autonomous learning; self-learning; inmersive learning; autonomous exploration; efficient learning; engagement and motivation

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

Latest Developments in Food Safety and Food Contamination

edited by

Mayra Díaz-Ramírez

Alejandro De Jesus Cortes-Sanchez

, Alitzel Belem Garcia-Hernandez and

Ma de la Paz Salgado-Cruz

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6524 | Submission Open

Keywords: food safety; risk assessment; food contaminants; food microbiology; sustainable food safety systems; food bionanomaterials; food packaging; food artisanal process; food biocontrol

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

Advanced Remote Sensing Technologies and Their Applications

edited by

Ke Wu

Tao Chen

and Yuanjin Xu

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5187 | Submission Open

Keywords: lithological mapping; deep learning; remote sensing imagery processing; image classification; image fusion and sharpening; artificial neural network; geological remote sensing applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

GIS-Based Spatial Analysis for Environmental Applications

edited by

Raffaella Brigante

and

Valerio Baiocchi

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5117 | Submission Open

Keywords: GIS; geomatics; remote sensing; UAV; emergency management; spatial analysis; environmental monitoring; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Modern Internal Combustion Engines: Design, Testing, and Application

edited by

Zbigniew Matuszak

, Zbigniew Korczewski and

Marek Jaśkiewicz

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4694 | Submission Open

Keywords: problems of internal combustion engine construction; internal combustion engine research; applications of internal combustion engines; the problem of quality of engine components; supply chains of engine components at the stage of manufacture and operation

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

State-of-the-Art in Computational Analysis of Machines, Mechanisms, Structures and Materials

edited by

Kristina Marković

, Zeljko Vrcan, Sanjin Troha and

Dragan Marinkovic

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4407 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational analysis; structural analysis; smart structures; additively manufactured materials; machines and mechanisms; mechanical and fluid power transmissions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Sports Injuries: Prevention and Rehabilitation

edited by

Iwona Sulowska-Daszyk

and

Anna Mika

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3870 | Submission Open

Keywords: sports-related injuries; injury prevention; rehabilitation; treatment; athletes

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

Emerging Trends in Affective Computing and Measuring Emotional Intelligence

edited by

Feng Liu

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3870 | Submission Open

Keywords: affective computing; computational psychology; computational psychiatry; dynamic facial expression recognition; micro-expression recognition; action unit detection; dynamic facial expression recognition; speech emotional recognition; multi-modal emotion recognition; bio-signal emotion recognition (EEG/ECG/MEG; etc.)

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

Renewable Energy in Smart Cities

edited by

Mpho J. Lencwe

Thomas O. Olwal

and Shyama Pada Daniel Chowdhury

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3613 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid energy storage system; power electronics; electric vehicles; renewable energy; battery energy management systems; energy storage systems; electric vehicle charging systems

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

Cyberspace Security Technology in Computer Science

edited by

Cheng Huang

Xiaoqi Li

Le Yu

and Jiachi Chen

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3550 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyberspace security technology; cyber threat detection; artificial intelligence in security; blockchain security; vulnerability assessment; incident response; privacy protection; human factors in cybersecurity

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

Recent Advances in Additive Manufacturing Technology of Smart Materials

edited by

Gennaro Salvatore Ponticelli

and

Stefano Guarino

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3528 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; advanced materials; characterization; design for additive manufacturing; finishing; life cycle assessment; numerical modeling; process optimization; surface treatment

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

Applied Thermodynamics

edited by Pavlos George Mikellides

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2784 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy conversion and optimization; thermodynamics of renewable energy systems; ecosystem energy transfers; application of statistical thermodynamics; magnetohydrodynamic energy conversion; fuel-efficient transportation systems; efficient energy storage and discharge

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

State-of-the-Art of Intelligent Decision Support Systems

edited by

Libo Zhang

and

Grigorios Beligiannis

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2591 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent decision-making; multi-agent systems; intelligent collaboration; machine learning; robust classification; information and knowledge engineering

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

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