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New Insights into Plant Physiological Ecology

edited by

Sorin Daniel Vatca

Andrei B. Utkin

and

Valentina Ancuța Stoian

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 391 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; phenological and physiological traits; adaptation features; germination; growth and development; climate change; ecophysiology; physiological modeling; priming techniques; biostimulators

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

Advances in Virtual Reality Applications

edited by György Wersényi

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 368 | Submission Open

Keywords: virtual reality; virtual and augmented realities; cognitive infocommunication; 3D immersion; human factors

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

Human-Computer Interaction: Advances, Challenges and Opportunities

edited by Yong Min Kim

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 348 | Submission Open

Keywords: user-centered design; intelligent systems; VR/AR/MR interaction; AI-driven personalization; adaptive user interfaces; collaboration with AI agents; autonomous systems; human– robot interaction

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

Efficacy of Specific Plant Extracts in Pathology

edited by

Bogdan Sevastre

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 341 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytotherapy; phytopharmacology; biomolecules; natural compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Recent Advances in Biodegradable Polymers and Biocomposites

edited by

André Ferreira Costa Vieira

and

Joana Costa Vieira

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 337 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocomposites; biodegradable polymers; biodegradation; chemical properties; compostability; ecotoxicity; LCA; mechanical properties; simulation

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

IoT for Solar Monitoring and Photovoltaic Sensing

edited by Radu Etz and

George Dan Mois

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 326 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar energy; IoT in PV systems; PV systems monitoring; irradiance measurements; environmental parameters measurements; prediction; machine learning; artificial intelligence; energy management; microgrids

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

Nanoscale Electronic Devices: Modeling and Applications

edited by

Monica La Mura

Enver Faella

and

Patrizia Lamberti

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 310 | Submission Open

Keywords: electron devices; nanomaterials; graphene; field effect transistors; nanoscale electronics; modeling; finite element method; circuit simulation; high-frequency electronics; advanced sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences)

Recent Research and New Challenges in Underwater Communications and Wireless Sensor Networks

edited by

Miguel-Angel Luque-Nieto

Pablo Otero

and

Alfonso Ariza Quintana

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open

Keywords: UWSNs; wireless protocols; IoUT; AUVs; underwater security

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

Piezoelectric Sensors: Design and Application

edited by Yahui Tian and

Michel Darmon

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: bulk acoustic wave sensors; surface acoustic wave sensors; resonant sensors; Lamb acoustic wave sensors; piezoelctric thin-film sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Acoustics and Vibrations)

Internet of Things in the Smart City

edited by Lea Dujić Rodić,

Ivo Stančić

and

Paolo Visconti

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 250 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart infrastructure; environmental monitoring; smart mobility; IoT and healthcare; smart education; machine learning in IoT; perception layer technologies; network layer protocols; application layer solutions; data analytics in smart cities; sustainable urban development; embedded devices

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

Mechatronic Systems Design and Optimization

edited by

Stijn Derammelaere

and Amélie Chevalier

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 221 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotics; automation; mechatronics; manufacturing; healthcare; agriculture; sensing; control; computational technologies; optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Advanced Technology and Data Analysis in Seismology

edited by

Carlos Alberto Vargas-Jiménez

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open

Keywords: networks; seismic signals; instrumentation; sensors; early warning systems; geophysical variables; AI in seismology

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

Sustainable Research on Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering

edited by Yang Zou, Zongze Li and Marion Fourmeau

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: rock mechanics; geotechnical engineering; underground energy storage; sustainable mining; numerical modeling; rockburst and stability analysis; tunneling and excavation; fatigue and creep behavior; acoustic emission monitoring; carbon capture and storage (CCS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue of Metals

edited by

Marcin Graba

and

Martin Fusek

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: fracture mechanics; fatigue strength; constraints effects in fracture; Finite Element Method analysis; true relationship stress– strain; constitutive equations; fracture toughness; stress– strain analysis; mechanical properties; mechanical field near crack tip; numerical method in fracture and fatigue

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Innovative Approaches to Optimize Future Multi-Energy Systems

edited by Gabriele Volpato and

Martina Capone

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-energy systems; optimization; uncertainty; machine learning; forecasting

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

Novel Insights into Medical Images Processing

edited by Irazú Hernández Farías and Hayde Peregrina-Barreto

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: image processing; image analysis; medical image devices; image classification; image segmentation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Explainable Artificial Intelligence Technology and Its Applications

edited by

Guoyang Liu

Weidong Zhou

and

Lan Tian

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: explainable artificial intelligence (XAI); post hoc explainability; ante‑hoc (intrinsic) interpretability; causal and counterfactual explanations; cognitive science‑inspired XAI; biologically inspired XAI; interpretable deep learning; trustworthy and responsible AI; human– AI interaction and usability studies; explainable biomedical signal processing; explainable computer vision; explainable natural language processing; edge and hardware‑efficient XAI

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

Challenges and Trends in Technology-Enhanced Learning

edited by Valentina Terzieva,

Elena Paunova-Hubenova

and

Boyan Bontchev

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent education; technology-based teaching; e-learning; technologies for education; STEM education; educational games; gamification; educational methods

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

The Use of Evolutionary Algorithms in Robotics

edited by

Rui Araújo

and

Roland Szabó

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: evolutionary algorithms (EA); genetic algorithm (GA); memetic algorithms (MA); particle swarm optimization (PSO); ant colony optimization (ACO); differential evolution (DE); shuffled frog leaping algorithm (SFLA)

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

Recent Research on Biomechanics and Sports

edited by

Alejandro Sánchez-Pay

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomechanics; sports; sport biomechanics; performance analysis; sport training; strength; new technologies

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

Integrating Mathematical Modeling and Data Analysis in Personalized Medical Research

edited by

Dorota Bielińska-Wąż

and

Piotr Wąż

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: personalized medicine; health informatics; mathematical modeling; data analysis; bioinformatics; artificial intelligence; machine learning

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

Big Data Integration and Artificial Intelligence in Medical Systems

edited by Liaoyuan Zeng and Yiming Lei

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence in healthcare; big data analytics in medicine; clinical decision support systems (CDSS); multimodal data fusion; deep learning in medical imaging; federated learning in healthcare; explainable AI (XAI); predictive modeling in healthcare; health informatics; personalized and precision medicine; synthetic data generation in healthcare; privacy-preserving machine learning; wearable health technology; natural language processing in clinical data; cloud computing in health data management; real-time health monitoring systems; generative AI in medical applications; medical Internet of Things (IoT); electronic health record (EHR) integration; AI-driven drug discovery

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

Emerging Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Mechanical, Control, Geological, Sensing, and Intelligent Detection Engineering: Integration and Innovations

edited by

Changping Li

, Yang Yang and

Wenjian Yang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; emerging applications; optimizing complex systems; real-time monitoring; data-driven; innovative methods

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

Seismic Imaging and Inversion in Applied Geophysics: Novel Methods and Applications

edited by

Xinpeng Pan

and Dazhou Zhang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic full-waveform inversion (FWI); machine-learning-enhanced seismic imaging and inversion; joint seismic– electromagnetic inversion; high-resolution seismic attribute analysis; reservoir characterization; anisotropic seismic imaging and inversion; fiber-optic distributed acoustic sensing (DAS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Advances and Innovations in Unconventional Enhanced Oil Recovery

edited by Pavel Spirov

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: electromagnetic heating; supercritical carbon dioxide enhanced oil recovery; plasma pulse technology; nanotechnology-enhanced enhanced oil recovery; wettability alteration methods; foam-assisted gas injection; microbial enhanced oil recovery; enzyme-based enhanced oil recovery

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

Forage Systems and Sustainable Animal Production

edited by

Ricardo Loiola Edvan

, Alexandre Fernandes Perazzo and

Edson Mauro Santos

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; climate-smart practices; precision farming; agroecology; soil and water management; bio-based inputs; digital agriculture; circular economy; food security; renewable energy in agriculture

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

Structural Mechanics in Materials and Construction—2nd Edition

edited by

Simona Di Nino

and

Angelo Luongo

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: modeling; materials; structures; dynamics; control; monitoring; stability; stocastics; damage; analytical methods; computational methods; experimental methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advanced in Safety Detection and Quality Control of Food

edited by

Natalia Casado Navas

Isabel Sierra Alonso

and

Sonia Morante Zarcero

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open

Keywords: food contaminants; bioactive compounds; biomarkers; analytical procedures; functional foods; food sample preparation; green methodologies; microextraction; food control

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

Novel Advances in Fluid Mechanics

edited by

Josep Maria Bergadà

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: supersonic flow; boundary layer; active flow control; aerodynamics; optimization; machine learning; heat transfer; cavitation

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

Quantum Communication and Quantum Information

edited by Alice Meda and

Salvatore Virzì

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum communication; quantum information theory; quantum cryptography; quantum key distribution (QKD); quantum networks; quantum entanglement; quantum error correction; foundations of quantum mechanics; quantum computing and algorithms; quantum nonlocality and contextuality

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

Reservoir to Recovery: Advancing Sustainable Practices in Conventional Oil and Gas Exploration

edited by

Daigang Wang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: enhancing oil recovery; unconventional oil and gas resources; horizontal well volume fracturing; energy security; ultimate oil recovery

Technologies and Applications of Photogrammetric 3D Mapping

edited by Yizhen Lao,

Omar Ait Aider

and

Fashuai Li

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: photogrammetry; camera orientation; 3D mapping; structure from motion; simultaneous localization and mapping; neural radiance fields; 3D gaussian splatting

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

Advanced Devices, Biomedical Technologies and Their Applications in Dermatology

edited by

Foteini Biskanaki

and Dimitrios Chaniotis

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: ageing; acne scars; aesthetic procedures; aesthetic dermatology; biomedical science in aesthetics; cellulite; laser; ultrasound; non-invasive devices; mesotherapy

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

The Integration of BIM and Emerging Technologies: Present Status and Future Trends

edited by

Rodrigo Garcia Alvarado

, José Pinto Duarte, Carlos Alberto Graciano Gallego and Eder Martinez

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 19 | Submission Open

Keywords: building information modeling; artificial intelligence; big data; virtual reality; parametric design; digital fabrication; UAV; robotics; automation; additive construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

BIM in Building and Infrastructure Construction

edited by

Stephen Paul Coates

Mustapha Munir

and Eilif Hjelseth

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open

Keywords: BIM; BIM benefits; BIM application; BIM maturity; BIM utilization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Ultrasonic Transducers in Next-Generation Application

edited by

Inn-Yeal Oh

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor; communication; piezoelectric; MEMS; CMUT; PMUT; array; beam focusing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Acoustics and Vibrations)

Advances in Food Industry By-Product Recovery: Characterization, Processing, and End-Use Strategies

edited by

‪Attilio Matera

Francesco Genovese

and

Mauro Viccaro

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 15 | Submission Open

Keywords: by-products; food waste; food loss; sustainability; circular economy; LCA; re-use; formulation; expired food; feed; food; eco-friendly

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

Innovative Approaches in Animal Nutrition and Feed Additives: Enhancing Productivity and Product Quality

edited by

Gabriela Maria Cornescu

Anca Gheorghe

and

Tatiana Dumitra Panaite

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal; nutrition; productive performance; functional ingredient; feeding strategies; behaviour and welfare; innovative solutions

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

Dietary Supplements in Clinical and Translational Practice: Mechanisms, Applications and Future Directions

edited by

George Jitca

, Amelia Tero-Vescan and

Bianca-Eugenia Ősz

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open

Keywords: dietary supplements; nutrient– drug interactions; safety; phytonutrients; therapeutic efficacy

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

Advances in Eye Disease Diseases and Their Treatment

edited by Anthony Mukwaya, Nasir Uddin and

Petros Moustardas

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open

Keywords: gene therapy; molecular innovations; drug delivery; novel therapies; regenerative medicine; artificial Intelligence; imaging

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

Biopolymer for Agricultural and Environmental Applications

edited by

Ricardo I. Castro Cepeda

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 10 | Submission Open

Keywords: biopolymers; agriculture sustainable; remediation of the environment; systems of controlled release; control of pollution; bioremediation

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

Plasma Applications in Material Processing

edited by

Viktorija Grigaitienė

Liutauras Marcinauskas

and

Žydrūnas Kavaliauskas

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasma sources; plasma diagnostics; numerical simulations of plasmas and surfaces; plasma– liquid interactions; surface treatment; plasma spraying; plasma-processed thin films and coatings; nanotechnologies; plasma waste recycling

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

Translational Research in Dentistry: Latest Advancements and Prospects

edited by

Roberta Gasparro

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 5 | Submission Open

Keywords: translational dentistry; dental innovation; regenerative dentistry; stem Cell therapy; biomaterials; clinical applications; oral health research; precision dentistry

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

Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Rehabilitation: Technologies and Applications: 2nd Edition

edited by Tomasz Kocejko

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 3 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; computer vision; image processing; image analysis; signal processing; signal analysis; computer-aided diagnosis; human– computer interface and interaction; human– machine interface and interaction; personalized robotics; translational medicine; intelligent systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advances in Land, Rail and Maritime Transport and in City Logistics

edited by

Alessandro Farina

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open

Keywords: land transport of freight and passengers; rail transport of freight and passengers; maritime transport of freight and passengers; intermodality and combined transport; city logistics digitalization in freight transport and logistics; intelligent transportation systems; simulation and optimization algorithms of transport systems

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

Application of Computer Science in Mobile Robots, 3rd Edition

edited by

Mónica Ballesta Galdeano

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; machine learning; computer science; artificial intelligence; mobile robots; intelligent systems

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

Biomechanics and Performance Assessment in Paralympic Sports and Adapted Physical Activity

edited by

Vincenzo Bonaiuto

and

Delphine Chadefaux

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 401 | Submission Open

Keywords: kinematic analysis; biomechanical modeling; prosthesis and orthosis design; disability-specific training; sports injury prevention; sports simulation technology

Data Science and Medical Informatics

edited by

Junchang Xin

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: data science; machine learning; statistical modeling; predictive analytics; optimization; medical informatics; natural language processing; decision support; explainable AI

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

Cyber–Physical System: Security and Defense

edited by

Lu-Xing Yang

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyber– physical systems (CPSs); industrial control systems; IoT vulnerabilities; security and defense; intrusion detection and prevention; real-time threat monitoring; AI-driven cyber defense; risk assessment

Recent Advances in Enhanced Oil Recovery for Unconventional Oil and Gas

edited by

Wenhao Li

Saipeng Huang

and

Wenming Ji

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: shale oil and gas; tight oil and gas; unconventional reservoir; enhanced oil recovery; CO2 injection; carbon capture and storage; nanofluids

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

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