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Fatigue Damage Behavior and Mechanisms: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Robert Owsiński

and

Adam Niesłony

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5476 | Submission Open

Keywords: fatigue behavior; FEM modelling; damage of materials; multi-axial fatigue; fatigue in AM materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Novel Technologies in Radiology: Diagnosis, Prediction and Treatment

edited by

Youfang Lai

and Yuting Peng

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3692 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; imaging guidance; PET; molecular imaging; imaging-based biomarkers

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

Feature Papers in Robotics and Automation

edited by

Paolo Tripicchio

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1798 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotics; automation; mechatronics; control theory; artificial intelligence; sensor technologies; actuators; material science; Internet of Things; computer vision

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

Advanced Biomaterials and Dynamic Scaffolding in Regenerative Medicine

edited by

Md Mohosin Rana

and

Tiago H. Silva

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 667 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; dynamic scaffolds; bioactive materials; 3D bioprinting; biocompatibility; cellular regeneration; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine

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

Application of Diamond Burnishing to Improve the Performance of Materials

edited by

Jordan Todorov Maximov

and

Galya Velikova Duncheva

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17154 | Submission Open

Keywords: slide burnishing; diamond burnishing; surface integrity; microhardness; surface topography; residual stresses; microstructure; fatigue behaviour; wear resistance; corrosion resistance

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

Trends and Prospects in Rehabilitation Robotics

edited by Francesco Scotto di Luzio and

Marco Germanotta

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: rehabilitation robotics; assistive technologies; exoskeletons and wearable robots; neurorehabilitation; human– robot interaction; ai in rehabilitation; soft robotics; sensor-based feedback; robotic therapy systems; motor function recovery

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

Multimedia Smart Security

edited by

Jinwei Wang

Chuan Qin

and Xiangyang Luo

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 25587 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimedia steganography; multimedia watermark; multimedia forensics; multimedia data encryption; multimedia data privacy protection; deepfake generation and defense; adversarial example

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

Surgical Robotics Design and Clinical Applications

edited by

and

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 22297 | Submission Open

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

The Effects of Exercise on Physical Characteristics

edited by

Javier Gene-Morales

Andrés Gené-Sampedro

and Jorge Jorge

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 16066 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical exercise; health; performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Recent Advances in Applied Biomechanics and Sports Sciences

edited by

Ángela Rodríguez-Perea

and

Daniel Jerez-Mayorga

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10381 | Submission Open

Keywords: muscle strength; biomechanics; sports science; sport performance; rehabilitation; motor control; injury prevention; validity; reliability; performance assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Sports Performance: Data Measurement, Analysis, and Improvement

edited by

Javier García-Rubio

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9289 | Submission Open

Keywords: data adquisition; practical cases; competition; training

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Educational Data Mining and Learning Analytics

edited by

Eloy López Meneses

and

César Bernal-Bravo

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8680 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence in education; educational data mining (EDM); interactive machine learning (IML)

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

Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Advanced Polymeric and Amorphous Materials

edited by

Nektarios Nasikas

and

Dionysis E. Mouzakis

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7400 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymeric materials; amorphous materials; mechanical properties; thermal properties; extreme environments; novel polymeric material synthesis; polymeric and amorphous material applications

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

Mapping and Localization for Intelligent Vehicles in Urban Canyons

edited by Xiwei Bai

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5238 | Submission Open

Keywords: GNSS positioning; high-definition map; urban canyons

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

Machine Learning for Object Detection and Scene Description in Images and Videos

edited by Marcin Iwanowski,

Sungho Kim

and

Zhaoqing Pan

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4537 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; scene description; object detection; image segmentation; semantic segmentation; image captioning; video summarizing; robot vision; action recognition

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

Application of Polymer Materials in Optical Fiber Technology and Photonics

edited by

Malgorzta Gil-Kowalczyk

and Paweł Mergo

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4015 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fibers; photonics; polymer materials; thermal and spectroscopic analysis; optical analysis

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

Data Science for Human Health Monitoring with Smart Sensors

edited by

Lisbeth Rodríguez Mazahua

and

Asdrúbal López Chau

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2999 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data; deep learning; machine learning; data science; smart sensors; wearable sensors; human health monitoring

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

Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Medical Data Analytics

edited by Rui Fonseca-Pinto

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2282 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical data analysis; radiomics; predictive models; telemedicine

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

Application of Biomechanics in Sports Science

edited by

Fábio Juner Lanferdini

, Leonardo Alexandre Peyré-Tartaruga and

Cosme Franklim Buzzachera

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2160 | Submission Open

Keywords: sports; athletes; biomechanics; adaptation; performance; injury; kinematic; kinetic; dynamometry; electromyography; ultrasonography

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

Automatic Control of Multi-Agent Systems

edited by

Huaqing Li

and

Qingguo Lü

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1897 | Submission Open

Keywords: control theory and application; multi-agent systems; complex networks; industrial automation; intelligent fault detection; modelling and simulation; wireless sensor networks; multiobjective optimization; soft computing techniques; artificial intelligence; big data analytics; information processing; human interaction; computing approaches; communication mechanisms; machine learning

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

Soil Organic Matter and Carbon Content Analysis Using Machine Learning and Classical Approaches

edited by

Yaping Xu

and

Rafael López Núñez

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1863 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil science; machine learning; remote sensing; soil mapping; organic analysis; drone technology; spectroscopic analysis; proximal soil-sensing techniques

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

Application of Electromagnetic Prospecting in Civil and Environmental Engineering

edited by

Haiyan Yang

and Shuanggui Hu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1731 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric and electromagnetic measurement methods; applications in civil and environmental engineering; artificial intelligence; machine learning; and deep learning; data processing; simulation; inversion; and interpretation

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

State-of-the-Art Structural Health Monitoring Application

edited by

Mario De Oliveira

Donato Perfetto

and Jozue Vieira Filho

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1241 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring (SHM); AI/machine learning; sensing technology; real-time SHM systems; embedded systems for SHM; digital twins; rotor systems; EOV/wind turbine; remaining useful life methods; IoT solutions for SHM

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Health-Related Physical Activity for People with Parkinson’s Disease

edited by

Jaroslaw Cholewa

and Joanna Cholewa

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1059 | Submission Open

Keywords: Parkinson’ s disease; health-related physical activity; therapeutic tourism; quality of life; well-being; physical activity interventions; accessible travel; case studies; best practices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Antenna Technology for 5G Communication

edited by

Ming-An Chung

and

Mengshiuan Pan

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 990 | Submission Open

Keywords: antenna technology; 5G communication; millimeter-wave; MIMO; beamforming; IoT; smart antennas; wireless networks; antenna design; advanced materials

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

Application of Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Blockchain for Smart Systems

edited by

Joao C Ferreira

and

Bjørn Jæger

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 973 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); data science; smart systems; federated learning; blockchain; explainable AI (XAI); decision-making systems; AI security and privacy; AI-driven healthcare; smart energy management; AI for logistics and transportation

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

Advances in Milk and Dairy Technology

edited by

Aneta Brodziak

and

Jolanta Król

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 626 | Submission Open

Keywords: milk production; milk quality; bioactive compounds; milk processing; dairy products; innovative dairy technology; traditional products; whey

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

Digitalization of Cultural Heritage with Artificial Intelligence: Machine Learning and Deep Learning Solutions

edited by

Marcello La Guardia

Valentina Bonora

and

Andrea Masiero

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 492 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage; TLS; photogrammetry; machine learning; deep learning

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

Application and Extraction of Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidants in Food and Plants

edited by

Agnieszka Nawirska-Olszańska

and

Maciej Oziembłowski

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 290 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; antioxidant activity; polyphenols; carotenoids; organic acids; vitamins

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

Pavement Construction: Material Characterization and Durability Analysis, 2nd Edition

edited by

Songtao Lv

Lingyun You

, Wujun Zhou and Wenyao Liu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 268 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced materials of pavements; characterization techniques; pavement design; pavement construction; safety and durability; strength and fatigue life

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advances in Marine Geotechnics

edited by

Fei Sha

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: properties of seafloor sediments; soils or rocks; walking steadily and optimisation of vehicle track structure; efficient collection mechanism and equipment for deep-sea mining; formation; diffusion and flocculation mechanisms of plume; disaster control mechanism for subsea shield tunnel; disaster prevention and control techniques for subsea shield tunnel; detection and monitoring of scour for offshore wind foundation; scour impact and protection countermeasures for offshore foundation; utilization of marine resources and environmental protection

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

Current Updates on Graphene's Electronic Properties

edited by

Sung Won Hwang

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open

Keywords: rGO; graphene composite; catalysis; oxides; ceramics

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

Life Cycle Assessment in Sustainable Materials Manufacturing

edited by

Daniele Landi

and

Christian Spreafico

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: life cycle assessment (LCA); sustainable manufacturing; sustainable materials; circular economy; eco-design; bio-based materials

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

Decision Support Systems and Data Analysis in Insect Pest E-Monitoring and Control, 2nd Edition

edited by

Theodore A. Tsiligiridis

Andrea Sciarretta

and

Dionysios Perdikis

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open

Keywords: decision support systems; precision agriculture; data analysis; data mining in agriculture

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

Emerging Applications of Advanced Thin Films

edited by

Anna Castaldo

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced thin films; materials and devices; thin films applications; multifunctional skins; foundational components; deposition; surface techniques; coatings; self-cleaning materials; auxetic films

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

Application of Biosensors

edited by

Xuecheng He

and

Yi Xing

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: point-of-care diagnostics; flexible bioelectronics; wearable biosensors; electrochemical detection; optical biosensors; biomedical engineering; AI-powered biosensors

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

Cybersecurity: Novel Technologies and Applications

edited by Karim Elish

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: cybersecurity; threat detection; privacy; secure systems; mobile security; IoT security; cyber resilience; artificial intelligence; machine learning

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

Geographic Information System (GIS) for Various Applications

edited by Huaqiao Xing and

Dongyang Hou

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13630 | Submission Open

Keywords: GIS; remote sensing applications; geographic information service; service-oriented architecture; web services; knowledge graph; high-performance computing; webGIS development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Emerging Research in Behavioral Neuroscience and in Rehabilitation

edited by Sofia Lampropoulou, Maria Kyriakidou,

Lucia Billeci

and

Ehud Ahissar

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2869 | Submission Open

Keywords: motor control; cognition; brain-imaging techniques; physical performance; therapeutic exercise; behavior; brain; neurorehabilitation; neuroscience; neonatology; transcranial magnetic stimulation; bioengineering; new rehabilitative technologies

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

Development and Application of Computational Chemistry Methods

edited by Mirko Vanzan,

Siddharth Gautam

and Marco Romanelli

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2307 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational chemistry; molecular modeling; theoretical chemistry; high-performance computing; machine learning; quantum computing; multiscale modeling; ab initio simulations; classical molecular dynamics

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

Advanced Functional Materials and Their Applications

edited by

Xiao Li

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 701 | Submission Open

Keywords: new mechanisms; new structures; new materials

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

Research and Application of Neural Networks

edited by

and Andrzej Obuchowicz

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 447 | Submission Open

Keywords: neural network; artificial intelligence; intelligent computing; deep learning; big data; IoT; cloud computing; modeling and predicting

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

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Blockchain for Networking

edited by

Adriana Téllez-Anguiano

Juan Carlos Olivares-Rojas

and Juan Carlos Jáuregui-Correa

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; blockchain; networking; decentralized systems; network security; 6G networks; edge computing; federated learning; smart contracts; trust management

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

Human Biomechanics and EMG Signal Processing

edited by

Andrea Tigrini

, Francesca Lunardini, Jesús Tornero,

Alessandro Mengarelli

and

Federica Verdini

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 15 articles | Viewed by 17880 | Submission Open

Keywords: human biomechanics; electromyography (EMG); musculoskeletal modeling; gait analysis

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

Sustainable and Smart Agriculture

edited by Wei Ma and Xiu Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7583 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural robots; agricultural technology; smart agriculture

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

Planetary Exploration and In-Situ Resource Utilization

edited by

Vassilis J. Inglezakis

and

Donald Rapp

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 422 | Submission Open

Keywords: in-situ resource utilization; life support systems; space engineering; planetary exploration; asteroids; astrochemical engineering; extraterrestrial resources; Mars; Moon; icy moons; Titan

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Structural Health Monitoring: Advances in Monitoring, Sensing, Control, Diagnostics and Prevention

edited by

Jorge Luis Camas-Anzueto

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 366 | Submission Open

Keywords: cracking and deformation monitoring; steel corrosion assessment; ultrasonic and acoustic emission sensors; fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors; fiber optic interferometers; Raman; Brillouin; and Rayleigh scattering sensors; fluorescence and chemiluminescence sensors; structural monitoring; massive structural data analysis; crack detection; structural signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Research on Mineralogical and Geochemical Characterization

edited by

Wenfeng Wang

and

Qingfeng Lu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: minerals; elemental geochemistry; isotope geochemistry; characterization technology; distribution; occurrence; exploration; coal

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Selected Papers from the 6th International Electronic Conference on Applied Sciences

edited by

Nunzio Cennamo

and Stefano Toldo

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open

Keywords: applied biosciences and bioengineering nanosciences; chemistry and materials science computing and artificial intelligence electrical; electronics and communications engineering mechanical and aerospace engineering energy; environmental and earth science food science and technology applied physical science

Interdisciplinary Applications of Spectroscopic Techniques for Heritage Conservation

edited by Maria Luísa Carvalho,

Vanessa Henriques Antunes

and

Sofia Pessanha

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

Keywords: cultural heritage; spectroscopic techniques; heritage conservation; non-invasive analysis; interdisciplinary research

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

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