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Digital Design and Manufacturing: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

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submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1385 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital design; generative design; digital manufacturing; additive manufacturing; digital life-cycle; generative AI in design; digital design workflows; automated design tools; computational design; generative design; generative AI; digital design and manufacturing practice; design for additive manufacturing; design for digital manufacturing; digitalization of conventional manufacturing; sustainability

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

Assistive Technology for Rehabilitation

edited by

Camilla Pierella

and

Susanna Summa

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1378 | Submission Open

Keywords: assistive technology; rehabilitation engineering; wearable devices; robotic rehabilitation; virtual and augmented reality; AI in rehabilitation; human-machine interface; neurorehabilitation; prosthetics and orthotics; independent living

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

Biomedical Optics and Imaging: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Vladislav Toronov

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1306 | Submission Open

Keywords: dynamic light scattering imaging; quantum biophotonics; multiphoton and super-resolution microscopy; immunifluorescence; applications of tissue optical clearing; optical coherence tomography and elastography; molecular imaging; brain imaging; photoacoustics; applications of machine learning in spectroscopy

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

Environmental Pollution and Wastewater Treatment Strategies

edited by

Robert Kowalik

and Mária Kaňuchová

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1252 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced wastewater technology; natural wastewater treatment system; biological treatment and physicochemical treatment; wastewater quality; wastewater treatment and health; sewage sludge treatment and disposal; hormones in water and wastewater; water reuse; resource recovery; municipal wastewater; wastewater reuse

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Recent Advances and Emerging Technologies in Oil and Gas Production

edited by

Xingguang Xu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1019 | Submission Open

Keywords: oil and gas production; unconventional resources; MD; nanotechnology; big data analysis; artificial intelligence; digital oilfield solution; rotobic technology

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

EEG Recognition and Biomedical Signal Processing

edited by

Andrea Giorgi

and

Christoph Hintermüller

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 923 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosignal acquisition; signal processing; electroencephalography (EEG); physiological monitoring; biomedical analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advances in Optics, Photonics and Lasers

edited by

Aleksej Rodin

and

Sergey Y. Yurish

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 867 | Submission Open

Keywords: optics; photonics; lasers; MOEMS; optical sensors; quantum optics; optoelectronic

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

Technology and Organization Applied to Civil Engineering

edited by

Marzena Lendo-Siwicka

Roman Trach

and

Grzegorz Wrzesinski

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 780 | Submission Open

Keywords: civil engineering; technology in civil engineering; economics in civil engineering; management in civil engineering; construction works; construction projects; the operation of building facilities; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Biological Sample Analysis Techniques and Devices

edited by

Gerardo Perozziello

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 757 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensors; screening techniques; screening devices; microfluidics; lab on a chip; optofluidics; spectroscopy techniques

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

Research on Eutrophication and Algal Blooms for Environmental Engineering

edited by Milena Bruno and

Valentina Messineo

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 741 | Submission Open

Keywords: HABs (harmful algal blooms); cyanotoxins; eutrophication; restoration technologies; remote sensing detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advanced GNSS Technologies: Measurement, Analysis, and Applications

edited by

Qiuzhao Zhang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 703 | Submission Open

Keywords: GNSS; hybrid positioning; co-operative positioning; integrity monitoring; reliability enhancement; multi-sensor integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Recent Advances and Applications Related to Light-Emitting Diodes

edited by

Chun-An Cheng

, Lain-Chyr Hwang,

Hung-Liang Cheng

Chien-Hsuan Chang

and

Ching-Min Lee

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 681 | Submission Open

Keywords: light-emitting diodes; LED display and lighting; LED

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

Advancing Bioremediation Technologies for Emerging Micropollutants

edited by

Maria João Rodrigues

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 643 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental biotechnology; micropollutant bioaccumulation; bioremediation technologies; advanced water purification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Intelligent Information Retrieval and Context-Aware Computing

edited by Taha Osman and

Kichun Lee

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 628 | Submission Open

Keywords: context awareness; information retrieval; NLP; domain knowledge; large language models; generative AI

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

New Developments in Smart Farming Applied in Sustainable Agriculture, 2nd Edition

edited by

Katarzyna Pentoś

Tomasz Wojciechowski

and

Gniewko Niedbała

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 604 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart farming; precision agriculture; precision livestock; precision horticulture; digital agriculture; remote sensing; internet of things; data analysis; sustainable agriculture; traceability; supply chain; artificial neural networks; machine learning

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

Application of Nanomaterials in the Field of Photocatalysis

edited by

Alejandro Pérez-Larios

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 540 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysis; nanomaterials; semiconductor catalysts; environmental remediation; hydrogen generation; water splitting; CO₂ reduction; visible light photocatalysis; metal oxide nanoparticles; photocatalytic efficiency

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

Optimized Design and Analysis of Mechanical Structure

edited by

Hyun-Bum Park

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 338 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite material; structural design and analysis; optimal design; solid mechanics; FEM analysis; impact damage; failure criteria; manufacturing; structural test

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

Challenges and Future Trends in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Control, Sensor Integration, Networks, Systems and Applications

edited by

Lidia Belmonte Moreno

and

Rafael Morales

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 306 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned aerial vehicles; drones; control; sensor integration; networks; systems and applications

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

Computational Fluid Dynamics for Aerospace and Aeronautical Applications

edited by Elisabeth Lacazedieu and Wei Kang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 305 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics; numerical simulations; optimization; fluid– structure interactions; aeroelasticity; flow control; AI-based computational fluid dynamics

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

Current Updates on Optical Scattering

edited by Zhipeng Yu and

Puxiang Lai

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 285 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical scattering; optical wavefront shaping; optical modulation; optical phase conjugation; intelligent algorithms; transmission matrix; artificial intelligence; machine learning; and deep learning; optical encryption; optical holography

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

Computational Approaches to the Discovery and Design of Pharmaceutical Drugs

edited by

Jose Ignacio Bueso-Bordils

and Pedro A. Alemán-López

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 284 | Submission Open

Keywords: cheminformatics; data mining; drug discovery; drug design; graph theory; molecular descriptors; QSAR/QSPR modelling; biological activity; physicochemical property; pharmacokinetic property

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Applied Biomechanics for Sport Performance and Injury Rehabilitation

edited by

Francisco García-Muro San José

and Ángel Luis Rodríguez-Fernández

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open

Keywords: sport physiotherapy; sport biomechanics; injury; performance; rehabilitation

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

Deep Learning and Machine Learning in Biomedical Data: 2nd Edition

edited by

Do-Young Kang

Sangjin Kim

and

Hyuntae Park

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open

Keywords: imaging: X-ray; US; CT; MRI; fMRI; PET; SPECT; molecular imaging; pathologic slice; cell imaging; etc.; text: EMR data; descriptive data; etc.; waveform: EEG; MEG; ECoG; ECG; voice; electrophisiologic data; etc.; genetic data; CNN; RNN; transformer; large language model; generative AI; multimodal data

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

Information Security: Threats and Attacks

edited by

Yue Zhang

and

Bogdan Ghita

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 264 | Submission Open

Keywords: attack exploiting; threats evaluation; attack and defense; attack and detection; vulnerability and attacks

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

Design and Applications of Real-Time Embedded Systems

edited by Jalil Boudjadar

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 248 | Submission Open

Keywords: embedded systems; real-time systems; intelligent and smart architectures; design and analysis methods and tools; networked embedded systems; machine learning

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

Innovative Materials and Technologies in Orthodontics

edited by

Nunzio Cirulli

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 245 | Submission Open

Keywords: orthodontics; technology in orthodontics; 3D printing in orthodontics; clear aligners; customized orthodontics; artificial Intelligence in orthodontics; biomechanics; early treatment; miniscrews

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

Advanced Techniques and Applications in Magnetic Resonance Imaging

edited by Krzysztof Malczewski and Ryszard Kozera

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: MRI; fMRI; DTI; magnetic resonance spectroscopy; nuclear magnetic resonance; medical physics; nuclear; AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Control and Security of Industrial Cyber–Physical Systems

edited by

Meng Zhang

and Meng Li

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyber-physical systems; fault detection; collaborative control of multi-agent systems

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

Advancements in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Data Mining Technologies

edited by

Zdena Dobesova

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; data mining; GIS; spatial pattern; prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Application of Plant-Based Biomaterials

edited by

Antonio Ruiz-Gonzalez

and

Mingqing Wang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic electronics; paper-based biosensors; energy storage; energy harvesting; flexible electronics

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

Application of Optomechatronic Technologies in Ocean Observation

edited by Hangzhou Wang and Hui Huang

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

Keywords: optomechatronics; ocean observation; sea ice observation; optical sensing; oceanographic instrumentation; real-time data analytics; environmental sustainability

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

Advances in Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Spintronics, and Optoelectronics

edited by José Holanda Da Silva Júnior

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetism; spintronics; optoelectronics; spin– optotronic phenomena; magneto-optical effects; spin phenomena

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

Applied Superconductivity: Material, Design, and Application

edited by Andrea Musso and Antonello Tebano

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: superconductivity; high-temperature superconductors; superconducting magnets; ferromagnetic materials; piezoelectric materials

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

Neural Networks for Circuit Design

edited by Sneha Banerjee and

Graziella Scandurra

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

Keywords: neural networks; circuit design; electronic design automation (EDA); reduced-order modeling; compact modeling; analog and digital circuits; RF and mixed-signal systems; neural network-based optimization; automated circuit design; circuit performance prediction models

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

Applied Research in Combustion Technology and Heat Transfer

edited by Joe Mmbaga and

Robert E. Hayes

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: combustion processes; combustion modeling; alternative fuels

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

Dental Implants and Restorations: Challenges and Prospects

edited by

Matthias Karl

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: implant design; biomaterials; CAD/CAM; peri-implantitis treatment; dental technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Artificial Intelligence Applications in Precision Agriculture

edited by

Marcelo Barbosa Júnior

and

Paulo Flores

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

Keywords: artificial intelligence; automation; computer vision; decision support systems; digital agriculture; field management; precision agriculture; predictive models; remote sensing; smart farm

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

Innovative Soil Amendments in Sustainable Soil Health Management

edited by

Guitong Li

, Jianying Shang and Xinliang Dong

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: new soil amendment; soil health; biological changes; experiment; crop yield; environmental impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Low-Dimensional Quantum Materials: Synthesis, Properties, and Potential Applications

edited by

Yi Zhang

and Can Wang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum dots; nanowires; 2D materials; atomically thin crystals; moiré superlattices; van der Waals heterostructures; topological quantum states; topological insulators; Dirac semimetal; Weyl semimetal; nodal-line semimetals; Majorana fermions; quantum spin Hall effect; charge density wave; excitons; valleytronics; quantum magnetism; superconducting interfaces; monolayer semiconductors; quantum confinement; quantum criticality; molecular beam epitaxy; chemical vapor deposition; scanning tunneling microscopy; scanning tunneling spectroscopy; angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy; scanning tunneling electron microscopy; quantum transport

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

Machine Learning Algorithms and Data Structures

edited by

Hongwei Dong

, Lingyu Si,

Wenwen Qiang

and

Mirka Saarela

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open

Keywords: data structure optimization; machine learning algorithm interpretability; learning process analysis; algorithm comprehension; data structure transformation

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

Technique Advances in Tailings Treatment: Pollution, Disposal, Reprocessing and Reclamation

edited by

Antonio Bernardo Sánchez

and

Laura Álvarez De Prado

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 64 | 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)

Advances and Challenges in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2nd Edition

edited by

Meng Li

and

Peng Huang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: rockmass instability; rockmass mechanics; fractured rockmass; constitutive models; energy evolution; strata control; backfill mining; rock engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Development and Application of Intelligent Drilling Technology: 2nd Edition

edited by

Jingbin Li

and Mengmeng Zhou

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; drilling technology; intelligent well trajectory optimization; intelligent optimization of the drilling rate; intelligent guided drilling; downhole closed-loop control; intelligent monitoring and decision-making; intelligent rig; intelligent drilling pipe; intelligent bit; intelligent controlled pressure drilling; intelligent drilling fluid

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

Sensor for Physiological Monitoring

edited by Jose Luis Bermejo Ruiz and Bruno Ribeiro Do-Couto

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: physiological monitoring; wearable sensors; digital health; sport science; personalized healthcare

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

Artificial Intelligence Applied to Power Systems and Lightning Protection

edited by

Martino Nicora

Rodolfo Antônio Ribeiro De Moura

and

Daniele Mestriner

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; power systems; smart grids; lightning protection; lightning detection; lighting prediction; fault detection; risk assessment

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

Just Transition in Mining: Methane Mitigation, Energy Recovery, and Smart Ventilation Systems

edited by Marek Borowski and

Klaudia Zwolińska

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open

Keywords: green mining; methane emissions; smart ventilation; energy efficiency; digital twin; mine environmental control; emission mitigation; underground mining; modeling and simulation; ventilation systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Methods, Techniques and Tools for Microalgae-Based Process and Product Development

edited by

Nuno Costa

and

Carla Amarelo Santos

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: microalgae-based bioprocesses; microalgae-based products; photosynthetic microorganisms; bioremediation and environmental applications; analytical methods for microalgae research; microalgae– organism integration; microalgae culture

Monitoring of Human Physiological Signals—2nd Edition

edited by

Miran Lee

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 28 | 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)

Intelligent Drilling Technology: Modeling and Application

edited by Dan Sui

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; drilling technology; automation; real-time monitoring; decision support; efficiency; safety

Fluid Transport in Fractured Rocks: Safe, Green and Efficient Development of Coal

edited by

Shun Liang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 26 | 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)

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