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Digital Twin and IoT

edited by Samuel D. Okegbile,

Fabrizio Marozzo

and

Dan García Carrillo

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14799 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twin; Internet of Things; data security; privacy; interoperability; scalability; machine learning; artificial intelligence; ethical concerns; optimization

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

Uncertainty and Reliability Analysis for Engineering Systems

edited by

Guijie Li

Feng Zhang

and Xiaobo Zhang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 14444 | Submission Open

Keywords: uncertainty quantification; reliability analysis; reliability-based design; reliability-based optimization; sensitivity analysis

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

Latest Research on Computer Vision and Image Processing

edited by

Manuel Jesús Rodríguez Valido

Fernando Perez Nava

and Gustavo Sutter Capristo

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13785 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; image and video processing; image and video understanding; computer vision applications; machine learning; artificial intelligence; ethics; deepfakes; sustainability

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

Machine Learning and Reasoning for Reliable and Explainable AI

edited by

Raheleh Jafari

Alexander Gegov

and Farzad Arabikhan

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13199 | Submission Open

Keywords: explainable AI; machine learning; artificial intelligence

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

Advanced Methods for Time Series Forecasting

edited by

Camelia Delcea

and Nora Monica Chirita

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11805 | Submission Open

Keywords: time series analysis; complex data; AI; hybrid models; data analysis

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

Advanced Analysis and Technology in Fire Science and Engineering - 2nd Edition

edited by

Cheol-Hong Hwang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11791 | Submission Open

Keywords: fire chemistry and physics; fire dynamics; measurement in fire environments; fire detection and suppression system; fire safety design and management; assessment of fire risk; fire investigation

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

Brain-Computer Interfaces: Development, Applications, and Challenges

edited by

Alexander N. Pisarchik

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11498 | Submission Open

Keywords: Brain– Computer Interface (BCI); neurotechnology; EEG signal processing; cognitive and affective state monitoring; neural control of robotics; biomedical applications of BCIs; real-time brain signal analysis; human– machine interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Neuroscience and Neural Engineering)

Advances in Security, Trust and Privacy in Internet of Things

edited by

Weidong Fang

Chunsheng Zhu

and

Andrew W. H. Ip

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11173 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things; cyber security; trust; privacy preservation

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

Digital Innovations in Healthcare

edited by

Jia-Lien Hsu

and

Rui Araújo

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10843 | Submission Open

Keywords: healthcare AI; machine learning; disease diagnosis; medical NLP; digital health solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Technologies and Techniques for the Enhancement of Agriculture 4.0

edited by

Roberto Romaniello

and

Claudio Perone

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10230 | Submission Open

Keywords: Agriculture 4.0; smart farming; agri-technologies; precision agriculture; information technologies; robotics; machine learning; big data; artificial intelligence (AI); Internet of Things (IoT); virtual and augmented reality

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

Intelligent Transportation Systems: Advanced Technologies and Future Prospects

edited by Lei Peng, Jia Liu and Kun Xu

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8791 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transportation system (ITS); vehicle– road– cloud integration; intelligent infrastructure-assisted ITS; edge computing; spatiotemporal multimodal fusion perception; spatiotemporal multimodal data processing; traffic management and control

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

Molecular Mechanisms, Diagnosis and Therapeutics of Neurodegenerative Diseases

edited by

Sarmistha Mitra

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8349 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurodegenerative diseases; ageing; neurodegeneration hallmarks; protein misfolding and aggregates; molecular diagnosis; therapeutic management; small molecule and drug design; complementary and alternative medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Chromatographic Methods for Functional Foods and Their Application to Food Quality, Safety, and Characterization

edited by

Jorge Custodio-Mendoza

Agata Antoniewska-Krzeska

and

Ilda Caldeira

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7993 | Submission Open

Keywords: amino acids; analytical validation; antioxidants; bioactive compounds; fatty acids; GC; GCxGC; green solvents; HILIC; HPLC; LCxLC; lipid oxidation; method development; minerals; MLC; nano-LC; phytochemicals; polyphenols; quality control; sample preparation; SFC; UHPLC; vitamins; volatile compounds

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

Natural Products: Biological Activities and Industrial Applications

edited by

Ana Carolina Gonçalves

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6259 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; biological activities; industrial applications; bioactive compounds

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

Advances in Machinery Fault Diagnosis and Condition Monitoring

edited by

Lang Xu

and

Steven Chatterton

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5045 | Submission Open

Keywords: machinery fault diagnosis; condition monitoring; signal processing; data-driven approaches; remaining useful life prognostics

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

Application of Deep Learning in Speech Enhancement Technology

edited by

Lin Wang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4848 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; explainable AI; microphone array; multi-modal speech processing; noise reduction; speech enhancement

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

Power Systems and Energy Systems: Technologies and Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Yingyi Liu

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4243 | Submission Open

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

Novel Applications of Machine Learning and Bayesian Optimization, 2nd Edition

edited by Glenn Hawe and Aidan D. Meade

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3486 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; deep learning; large language models; Bayesian optimization; applied sciences; healthcare; materials science; environmental science; predictive modelling; data-driven design; anomaly detection; classification; regression

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

Collective Dynamics, Decision-Making and Self-Organization in Complex Systems

edited by

Polinpapilinho Katina

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3062 | Submission Open

Keywords: collective dynamics; decision making; self-organization; complex systems

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

Wearable Devices: Design and Performance Evaluation

edited by

Ricardo Augusto Rabelo Oliveira

Mateus Coelho Silva

and

Giuseppe Andreoni

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2973 | Submission Open

Keywords: rehabilitation robotics and assistive devices; physical therapy and training interventions; sports performance enhancement; user experience and comfort in wearable technology

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

Machine Learning Applications in Earthquake Engineering

edited by

Konstantinos G. Megalooikonomou

and

Leonidas Alexandros S. Kouris

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2914 | Submission Open

Keywords: earthquake engineering; structural dynamics; seismic risk assessment; seismic hazard analysis; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Quality, Safety, and Functional Properties of Meat and Meat Products

edited by

Marta Chmiel

and

Lech Adamczak

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2597 | Submission Open

Keywords: meat quality; functional properties; food safety; meat processing; shelf-life extension; bioactive compounds in meat and meat products; sensory evaluation

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

Recent Advances in Control Strategies and Applications for Mechatronic Systems

edited by

Jesús Sandoval

Eusebio Bugarin Carlos

and Jose Gudalupe Romero

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2043 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced control algorithms; nonlinear control strategies; real-time control applications; control of autonomous systems; modeling; real-time embedded system; practical challenges in implementation; intelligent control; simulation

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

Advances in Artificial Intelligence for Image Processing: Insights and Applications

edited by

Danila Germanese

and

Andrea Loddo

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2008 | Submission Open

Keywords: image processing; artificial intelligence; image segmentation; medical image analysis; object recognition; feature extraction; emotion recognition; deep learning; machine learning; image generation

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

Technical Advances in Recycled Construction Materials

edited by

Sandra Espuelas Zuazu

and Eduardo Prieto Cobo

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1972 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste management; sustainable construction; raw material; recycled materials; circular economy; sustainability; environmental impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advanced Technologies in Medical/Health Informatics

edited by Ourania Petropoulou and

Ioannis Kakkos

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1837 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital/medical informatics; artificial intelligence in healthcare; electronic health records; clinical decision support systems; biomedical data processing; medical imaging analysis; biomedical signal processing; data privacy/cybersecurity in healthcare; wearable devices; telemedicine; cloud computing in healthcare; mobile health applications

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

New Technologies and Applications of Visual-Based Human-Computer Interactions

edited by

Kai Essig

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1818 | Submission Open

Keywords: visual-based HCI; AI; camera stream processing; multi-modal interfaces; movement; intention; emotion and face recognition; activity; intention and gesture recognition; presentation of visual data; interactive data visualizations; multi-modal databases

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

Advanced Studies in Land Cover Change and Geographic Data Fusion

edited by

Jingxiong Zhang

and

Ludovit Kovanic

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1672 | Submission Open

Keywords: land cover change; applied Bayesian statistics; spatio-temporal data fusion; remote sensing; geoinformatics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Embodied Intelligence and Its Application in Robotics

edited by

Xiaojie Su

, Tao Jiang, Tao Song, Yufeng Tian and

Jiangshuai Huang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1664 | Submission Open

Keywords: embodied intelligence; autonomous navigation; vision language mode; robotic control systems; human– robot collaboration; intelligence control; decision making; reinforcement meta-learning; field robotics

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

Recent Development and Emerging Trends in Dental Implants

edited by

SeongYong Moon

and

Jung-Woo Lee

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1338 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental implants; oral cancer; reconstruction

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

Acoustics Analysis and Noise Control for Buildings

edited by Maria Cairoli and Fabio Antonacci

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1254 | Submission Open

Keywords: room acoustic modeling and analysis; room acoustic prediction; acoustic design process; acoustic– technological details in buildings; architectural acoustics; opera theaters; concert halls; acoustic shells; variable acoustics; multipurpose spaces

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Application of Natural Components in Food Production, 2nd Edition

edited by

Barbara Borczak

and

Joanna Kapusta-Duch

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1110 | Submission Open

Keywords: planetary diet; nutritional patterns; plants; human nutrition; diet-related diseases; food packaging; green chemistry; biopolymers

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

Light-Emitting Materials and Devices: Design, Characterization, and Applications of Optoelectronics and Sensing

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1075 | Submission Open

Keywords: light-emitting materials; optoelectronic devices; quantum dots; carbon dots; perovskites; LEDs; optical sensors; photoluminescence

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

IoT in Smart Cities and Homes, 3rd Edition

edited by

Ryan Gibson

and

Hadi Larijani

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1022 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things; intelligent systems; smart sensing; wearable devices; low-power communications; edge computing; fog computing; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; algorithmic implementation; optimization methods; data science

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

Ecotoxicology of Trace Elements on Ecosystems

edited by

Joanna Podlasińska

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1006 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological toxicology; environmental biochemistry; trace elements (Hg; Se); ecosystem resilience; aquatic and terrestrial pollution; biochemical responses to toxins; conservation biology

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

The Age of Transformers: Emerging Trends and Applications

edited by

Athanasios Nikolaidis

, Charalampos Strouthopoulos and

George Pavlidis

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 998 | Submission Open

Keywords: transformer models; cultural heritage; educational technologies; artificial intelligence; natural language processing; digital humanities; personalized learning; adaptive learning; computational linguistics; machine learning; deep learning; content generation

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

Innovative Remote Sensing Technologies in Precision Agriculture

edited by

Weiping Kong

and

Pantelis E. Barouchas

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 952 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence algorithms; yield estimation; biochemical and biophysical parameters estimation; soil condition monitoring; vegetation remote sensing product validation; commercial crops; grass; and other crops

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

Mechanical Behaviour of Unsaturated Soil

edited by Wei Xiong, Zhuang Cheng and Mengmeng Wu

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 785 | Submission Open

Keywords: granular soils; soil mechanics; mechanical behaviour; micro-structures and micro-morphologies; computational geomechanics; modelling and simulation of geomaterials; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

New Challenges in Metamaterials: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by Ke Wu and

Xiaoguang Zhao

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 764 | Submission Open

Keywords: programmable and tunable metamaterials; adaptive and non-linear metamaterials; machine learning algorithms for metamaterial optimization; advanced metamaterial fabrication techniques; durability and performance of metamaterials in extreme environments; applications of metamaterials in energy harvesting and sensing; metamaterials in medical imaging and diagnostics; metamaterial-based antennas for 5G and beyond

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

Switched Systems: Modeling, Analysis, and Applications

edited by Elisa Mostacciuolo and

Andrea Ballo

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 422 | Submission Open

Keywords: switched system; stability; control; hybrid system; switched capacitor

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

Application of Molecular Biology in Parasitology

edited by

Roland Wesołowski

Karolina Kot

and

Dawid Jańczak

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 352 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular diagnostics; parasitic infections; genotyping; molecular epidemiology; parasite detection; environmental parasitology; food safety; host– parasite interactions; genomics and transcriptomics; molecular techniques in parasitology

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

Terahertz Imaging Technologies and Applications

edited by Yuping Yang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 335 | Submission Open

Keywords: terahertz imaging; continuous wave imaging; pulsed wave imaging; near-field imaging; computed-tomographic imaging; real-time imaging; biomedicine; agriculture; artworks; security inspection; non-destructive testing

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

Natural Products in Cancer: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Applications

edited by

Camelia Munteanu

Danny N. Dhanasekaran

and

Ciro Isidoro

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 312 | Submission Open

Keywords: lncRNAs; autophagy; cancer; natural compounds; vitamins; antioxidants

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

Sustainable Recovery of Bioactive Compounds from Food Industry By-Products

edited by Gloria Domínguez-Rodríguez,

José Ignacio Alonso-Esteban

and Stefania Pagliari

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced extractions; green chemistry; food by-products; sustainability; bioactive compounds; green solvents; human health

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

New Insights into Construction Materials: Greener, Smarter and Stronger

edited by

Stamatia Gavela

, Afroditi Ntziouni and

Nikolaos Nikoloutsopoulos

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional properties; durability of building materials; (ultra) high-performance concrete materials and structures; multifunctional/smart concrete; green concrete; incorporation of recycled materials; nanotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advanced Manufacturing Technology and Their Applications

edited by Jianquan Wang,

Haiyong Luo

, Zhangchao Ma and Qu Wang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: data driven; real-time reliable networks; AI empowerment; digital twin; green manufacturing; low-carbon technologies

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

Biomechanics in Human and Animal Movement

edited by

Wanda Górniak

and

René Schwesig

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open

Keywords: human biomechanics; animal biomechanics; locomotion; gait analysis; motion capture; sports performance; injury prevention; rehabilitation; sensors

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

Perspectives in Dynamic Modeling and Control: Applications to Structural Engineering

edited by

Yves Gourinat

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-performance structures; dynamic modeling; structural control; non-linear models; structural thermodynamic control; active dynamic control

Advanced Design and Control Methods for Magnetic Levitation Systems

edited by Zhizhou Zhang and

Chao Zhai

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 216 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic bearings; maglev train; magnetic levitation motor; magnetic levitation vibration isolation platform; magnetic levitation flywheel

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Advanced Dielectric Materials for Multifunctional Energy Storage Applications

edited by

Agnieszka Cizman

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: structure– property relationships; multifunctionality; interface engineering; scalable processing methods for next-generation energy storage technologies and their practical integration into devices

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

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