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Advancements in Sustainable Silicate Materials and Their Applications

edited by

Ziwei Chen

Ru Ji

and

Hao Wang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicate materials; green products; cleaner technology; waste treatment; upcycling; solid waste utilization; resource recovery; sustainability assessment

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

Advances in Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Characterization and Application

edited by Riccardo Scarfiello and

Armando Genco

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

Keywords: nanomaterial synthesis and characterization; nanomaterial devices and applications; colloidal nanocrystals; nanowires; functional nanomaterials; nanomanipulation; nanofabrication; electronic devices

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

Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation

edited by

Zhengwei Long

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

Keywords: indoor air quality; indoor ventilation; CFD; sensing technologies; data science

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

Advances in Functional Properties of Probiotics

edited by

Blanca Rosa Aguilar Uscanga

Josué Raymundo Solis Pacheco

and

Angélica Villarruel-López

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

Keywords: probiotics; prebiotics; functional foods; lactic acid bacteria; yeasts; human milk; dairy products; biological activity; functional properties

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

Artificial Ground Freezing Technology—2nd Edition

edited by

Jie Zhou

Kai-Qi Li

and

Jun Hu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open

Keywords: tunnel; artificial ground freezing; porous media; coupling THM analysis; numerical simulation; model test; risk assessment; uncertainty quantification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Artificial Intelligence in Aerospace Engineering

edited by

Luís Santos

André Silva

and

Rui Melicio

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; neural networks; AI vision; aerospace

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

Digital Technologies and Intelligent Systems for Advanced Communication Networks

edited by

Alessandro Vizzarri

Romeo Giuliano

and Franco Mazzenga

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced communication networks; digital technologies; AI for networks; ML for networks; drone networks; 5G/6G communication; edge computing; network security; software-defined networking; blockchain for networks; IoT communication; network optimization

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

Recent Advances in the Digitalization of Infrastructure

edited by

Laura Inzerillo

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; BIM; civil engineering; maintenance design; sustainability; smart infrastructures; smart monitoring

Pollution Control Chemistry II

edited by

Carmen Zaharia

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 18639 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental analysis and control; environmental chemistry; environment characteristic; environmental remediation/depollution; monitoring; quality; treatment

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

Multidisciplinary Artificial Intelligence for Knowledge Graphs, Databases, and Hardware Acceleration

edited by

Gang Wu

and

Katarzyna Antosz

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI platform infrastructure; databases for AI; knowledge management; hardware acceleration; scalability and performance in AI systems

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

Advances in Audio/Image Signals Processing

edited by Karolina Nurzynska and

Sebastian Iwaszenko

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2805 | Submission Open

Keywords: image processing and understanding; image recognition; computer vision; multimodal image understanding; multispectral image understanding; visual attention; image denoising; knowledge discovery; image-understanding applications; audio processing and understanding; frequency analysis; wavelet analysis; speech recognition; signal denoising; signal decomposition; timeseries analysis; feature discovery; pattern recognition; pattern identification

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

Advances in Modern Control Interfaces Based on Brain–Computer Interfaces, Vision Systems, and Voice Systems

edited by

Arkadiusz Kubacki

and Michael Döllinger

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 326 | Submission Open

Keywords: brain– computer interfaces; vision system; voice system; neurorehabilitation; future trends

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Applied Biomechanics for Sport Sciences

edited by

Alfredo Bravo-Sánchez

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: cycling; running; swimming; sport performance; injury prevention

Water Resilience in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas Through a Green Innovation Approach

edited by

Liliana Lizárraga-Mendiola

and

Gabriela A. Vázquez-Rodríguez

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate adaptation; integrated water management; urban ecosystem services; low-impact technologies; hybrid infrastructure (gray– green– blue); sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Energy Storage Systems and Bidirectional Converters: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Julio Cesar Rosas Caro

Avelina Alejo-Reyes

and

Jesús Elias Valdez Resendiz

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: bidirectional DC-DC converters; energy storage systems; switching ripple reduction; optimization algorithms; converter design and control; fuel cell and battery integration; high-efficiency power conversion; smart grids and electrified mobility

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

Intelligent Designs and Processes in Additive Manufacturing

edited by

Dimitrios-Nikolaos Pagonis

, Nicholas Sgouros and

Sotiria Dimitrellou

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; artificial intelligence; machine learning; design optimization; decision-making; DfAM; process planning; AM data analytics; real-time monitoring; defect detection; quality inspection; AI/ML algorithms

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

Data Processing in Biomedical Devices and Sensors

edited by

Emi Yuda

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

Keywords: biomedical signal processing; wearable sensors; noise reduction; feature extraction; machine learning; real-time monitoring; physiological signal analysis; healthcare technologies; sensor fusion; biomedical devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Design and Optimization of Manufacturing Systems, 3rd Edition

edited by

Zoran Jurković

David Ištoković

and

Janez Gotlih

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 2 | Submission Open

Keywords: manufacturing systems; layout design; Industry 4.0; smart factory; production planning; scheduling; optimization; simulation

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

Recent Advances in Geospatial Big Data Mining

edited by

Qiliang Liu

, Yan Shi and Zhanjun He

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 29132 | Submission Open

Keywords: geospatial big data; spatio-temporal clustering; spatio-temporal outlier detection; spatio-temporal association; spatio-temporal prediction; GIS-based Applications; human mobility; urban computing; LiDAR Data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Intelligent Prediction and Performance Optimization for Deep Underground Resource Excavation Process

edited by Tao Meng,

Gan Feng

, Reza Taherdangkoo, Guanghui Zhao and Tingzhuang Han

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2696 | Submission Open

Keywords: rocks; materials; mining

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Modernly Designed Materials and Their Processing

edited by

Lubos Kascak

and

Emil Spišák

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 15342 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced materials; new trends in materials processing; progressive technology; additive manufacturing; numerical simulation

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

Effects of Physical Training on Exercise Performance—2nd Edition

edited by

Marcin Maciejczyk

and

Przemysław Bujas

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13118 | Submission Open

Keywords: training; sport; health; fitness; aerobic performance; anaerobic performance; strength; endurance; power; intensity; speed; balance; physical capacity; co-ordination; hypoxia; plyometrics; interval training

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

Intelligent Interaction in Cultural Heritage

edited by

Tibor Szkaliczki

Desislava Paneva-Marinova

Detelin Luchev

, Nektarios Moumoutzis, János Demetrovics and Radoslav Pavlov

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10389 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage; user interactions; machine learning; multimedia; content presentation; human– computer interaction; augmented reality; virtual reality

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

The Future Is Blue: Exploring Safety, Sustainability, and Innovation in the Seafood and Aquaculture Industry

edited by

Giovanni Luca Russo

and

Antonio Luca Langellotti

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5371 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic products; aquaculture; innovative technologies; seafood quality; food security; food safety; biotechnology; nutraceuticals; food processing; feeds

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

City Resilience to Windstorm Hazard

edited by

Zhenru Shu

Yun-Cheng He

and

Xiao Li

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5120 | Submission Open

Keywords: hazard evaluation; hazard mitigation strategies; wind characteristics; urban aerodynamics; wind-excited structural dynamic responses; serviceability and occupant comfort; structural safety and reliability assessment; post-event damage analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Dynamics and Vibrations of Nonlinear Systems with Applications

edited by

Nicolae-Doru Stănescu

, Nicolae Pandrea, Polidor-Paul Bratu, Veturia Chiroiu and Ligia Munteanu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4797 | Submission Open

Keywords: nonlinearity; periodic solution; bounded solution; chaos; analytical and numerical solution; control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Advances in Digital Information System

edited by

Anabela Mesquita

, João Vidal Carvalho and António Abreu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2398 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital information systems; generative AI; technological advancements; industry applications; commerce innovation; educational technology; empirical research; systematic literature reviews

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

Recent Advances and Applications of Laser-Based Additive Manufacturing

edited by

Juan Ignacio Ahuir-Torres

Tahsin Öpöz

and Martin Sharp

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2016 | Submission Open

Keywords: powder bed fusion; selective laser sintering; selective laser melting; direct energy deposition; spatial light modulator; material jetting; stereolithography; super isotropic alloys; mechanical properties; biomaterial; corrosion

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

Aerosol Measurement, Properties and Its Impacts

edited by

Tymon Zielinski

and

Luca Ferrero

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1589 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerosol role in climate change; aerosol pathways/sources; aerosol chemical composition; transformation of aerosol optical properties; radiative balance/radiative forcing; remote sensing; impacts of aerosol loadings for sustainability of global changes; field and theoretical studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Enhanced Oil Recovery

edited by Yuliang Su and Guanglong Sheng

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1344 | Submission Open

Keywords: enhanced oil recovery; artificial intelligence; reservoir simulation; real-time monitoring and management; data-driven; optimization operations

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

Polymer Chemistry: Polymerization Reactions, Catalysts and Applications

edited by

Fábio Rodrigues

and

Rui Carrilho

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1288 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural polymers; synthetic polymers; polymer synthetic methods; catalytic polymerization approaches; polymerization catalysts; polymer functionalization and modification; polymer characterization; biopolymers; polymeric and biopolymeric composites; polymer applications

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

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 583 | 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)

EEG Recognition and Biomedical Signal Processing

edited by

Andrea Giorgi

and

Christoph Hintermüller

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 581 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Biological Sample Analysis Techniques and Devices

edited by

Gerardo Perozziello

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 501 | 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)

Current Updates on Optical Scattering

edited by Zhipeng Yu and

Puxiang Lai

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 267 | 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)

Optimized Design and Analysis of Mechanical Structure

edited by

Hyun-Bum Park

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 62 | 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)

Recent Advances in Halophytes Plants

edited by

Helena Silva

and

Diana Cláudia Pinto

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 23386 | Submission Open

Keywords: saline crops; salinized crops; rhizosphere microbiome; biological activities; phytochemistry; plant metabolites

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

State-of-the-Art 3D Imaging, Processing and Display Technologies

edited by Rafiq Swash, Anil Fernando and

Hongying Meng

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D display; 3D camera; 3D imaging; 3D acquisition; 3D processing; 3D perception; 3D sensing; 3D compression; 3D computer graphics; 3D video communication

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

Biomedical Imaging Technologies for Cardiovascular Disease, 4th Edition

edited by

Julio Garcia Flores

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiac echocardiography; cardiac computed tomography; cardiac magnetic resonance; cardiovascular imaging; image-guided interventions; positron emission tomography; personalized cardiac imaging

(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 1163 | 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)

Application of Diamond Burnishing to Improve the Performance of Materials

edited by

Jordan Todorov Maximov

and

Galya Velikova Duncheva

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15796 | 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)

Multimedia Smart Security

edited by

Jinwei Wang

Chuan Qin

and Xiangyang Luo

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 23253 | 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 19806 | 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 10259 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical exercise; health; performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

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 6552 | 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)

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 3904 | 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 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 1472 | 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)

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 967 | 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 864 | 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)

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 234 | 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)

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