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Machine Learning in Multi-scale Modeling

edited by Yousef Heider and Nikolaos Napoleon Vlassis

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2028 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; multi-scale modeling; metamaterial design; constitutive modeling; inverse design; data-driven simulations; graph and manifold learning; artificial neural networks; generative AI; model-free approaches; causal discovery

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

Intelligent Computing for Sustainable Smart Cities

edited by

Junho Jeong

Jin-Woo Jung

and

Seungmin Oh

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1964 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart infrastructure; data analytics and predictive modeling; intelligent transportation systems; energy management; public safety and security; environmental monitoring and management; smart healthcare

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

Alzheimer's Disease and Other Neurological Diseases: Novel Treatment Strategies

edited by

Rocío Llamas-Ramos

and

Inés Llamas Ramos

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1930 | Submission Open

Keywords: Alzheimer; neurological diseases; diagnosis; prevention; treatment; novel approaches; physical therapy; diet; lifestyles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Performance Evaluation, Optimization and Algorithmic Enhancements for Concentrated Solar Technologies

edited by

Weidong Huang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1929 | Submission Open

Keywords: concentrated solar power; renewable energy technologies; solar energy applications; performance optimization

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

Optical Imaging and 3D Display Technologies

edited by Hanle Zhang,

Xiaowei Li

and

Yan Xing

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1916 | Submission Open

Keywords: integral imaging; holographic displays; autostereoscopic 3D displays; 3D security; 3D interaction techniques; 3D imaging and display systems; holographic microscopy; data storage

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

Soil–Water–Plant–Atmosphere Interactions and Processes: Bioengineering of Slopes

edited by

Muhammad Naveed

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1900 | Submission Open

Keywords: slope stabilisation; soil– water– plant– atmosphere interactions; soil mechanical characteristics; soil hydraulic characteristics; vegetation strategy; numerical analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Transportation and Infrastructures Under Extreme Weather Conditions

edited by E Deng

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1877 | Submission Open

Keywords: transportation; infrastructures; extreme weather conditions; disaster; turbulence; monitoring; early warning; railway infrastructure; vehicle aerodynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Human–Robot Collaboration and Its Applications

edited by

Angel Valera

and Marina Valles

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1853 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– robot collaboration; human– robot interaction; Industry 4.0; robot control; artificial intelligence; advanced robotics; industrial robotics

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

Recent Advances in Robotics and Intelligent Robots Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Qi Song

Fengwei Guan

and

Qinglei Zhao

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1841 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous navigation; machine learning in remote sensing; hyper-spectral imaging; 3D reconstruction and depth sensing; robotic manipulation and in-orbit servicing; swarm robotics and multi-robot systems; biomimetic and soft robotics

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

Computer Vision Methods for Motion Control and Analysis

edited by

Dalius Matuzevičius

Artūras Serackis

and Julius Griškevičius

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1760 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning approaches for understanding motion; motion detection and tracking algorithms; human motion analysis; gesture; and activity recognition; real-time motion analysis; vision-based control systems for robotics; multimodal data fusion for motion analysis; machine learning and deep learning techniques for motion interpretation; applications in robotics; autonomous systems; and human– machine interfaces; motion prediction and trajectory planning; applications in automation; healthcare; sports; and entertainment

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

Additive Manufacturing Technologies in Alloys Processing

edited by

Fabio Simões

, Artur Mateus and

Jon Iñaki Arrizubieta

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1696 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal additive manufacturing; hybrid manufacturing; alloy design; high entropy alloys; functionally graded materials; steels; aluminum; titanium and nickel based alloys; process optimization; microstructure; texture and thermal treatments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Applied Thermodynamics

edited by Pavlos George Mikellides

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1584 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy conversion and optimization; thermodynamics of renewable energy systems; ecosystem energy transfers; application of statistical thermodynamics; magnetohydrodynamic energy conversion; fuel-efficient transportation systems; efficient energy storage and discharge

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

Applications of Remote Sensing in Environmental Sciences

edited by

Hatef Dastour

and

Rui Sun

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1514 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; environmental monitoring; climate change; land use; biodiversity; water resources; disaster management; urban analysis; atmospheric studies; environmental science

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Insulation Monitoring and Diagnosis of Electrical Equipment

edited by

Germano Lambert-Torres

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1451 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrical insulation; monitoring insulation; diagnosis; measuerement strategies of insulation; sensors for insulation measurements; failure patterns; fault detection

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

Research and Design of Two-Dimensional Functional Materials

edited by Aleksandr Rodin

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1336 | Submission Open

Keywords: application-driven research; material discovery; 2D materials; applied materials science; 2D heterostructures; functional 2D materials

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

Technological Breakthroughs in Automation and Robotics

edited by

Tugui Alexandru

Dana Danciulescu

and Carlos Viegas

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1329 | Submission Open

Keywords: automation; robotics; artificial intelligence; machine learning; Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT); cyber-physical systems; blockchain; collaborative robots (cobots); smart factories; technological singularity

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

Prevention and Treatment of Medical Diseases in Vulnerable Populations: 2nd Edition

edited by

Gaspare Palaia

and

Daniele Pergolini

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1313 | Submission Open

Keywords: refugee; migrants; asylum seeker; children; women; vulnerable populations; disabled; homelessness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Challenges for Sustainable Building: Innovation, Development and Characterisation of New Material Products and Systems, 2nd Edition

edited by

Alexander Martín Garín

and

Daniel Ferrández Vega

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1237 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction and building materials; construction and demolition waste; energy efficiency; comfort; new measuring equipment in building

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Emerging Technologies of 3D Imaging and 3D Display

edited by Xin Shen and

Xiaowei Li

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1163 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D imaging; integral imaging; 3D display; 3D information processing

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

Exploring Semantic Technologies and Their Application

edited by María del Pilar Salas-Zárate,

Mario Paredes-Valverde

and

Giner Alor-Hernández

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1146 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent agents; cognitive applications; knowledge graphs and applications; natural language processing and semantic technologies; semantic web and linked data; ontology engineering; semantic technologies and education; semantic technologies in government and public sector; semantic technologies in finance and business applications; semantic technologies for scientific research; semantic technologies for IoT and smart environments

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

Signal and Image Processing: From Theory to Applications: 2nd Edition

edited by

Maria Pia Morigi

and

Marco Seracini

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1129 | Submission Open

Keywords: signal processing; image processing; mathematical models; inverse problems for signal and image processing; applications in signal theory; applications in image processing

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

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

edited by

David He

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1126 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; engineering applications; predictive analytics; optimization algorithms; deep learning; intelligent systems

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

Surface Metrology in Advanced and Precision Manufacturing

edited by

Katarzyna Peta

Felice Sfravara

and

Francesco Tamburrino

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1111 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision manufacturing; advanced manufacturing; surface engineering; surface metrology; functional characteristics of surfaces

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Emerging Technologies for Precision Agriculture

edited by

Miklós Neményi

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1108 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT (internet of things); WSN (wireless sensor network); F2F (from farm to fork); M2M (machine to machine); Lab2Field (from laboratory to field); small smart robots to reduce the soil compaction

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

Applied Wood Science

edited by

Alan Crivellaro

and

Flavio Ruffinatto

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 1024 | Submission Open

Keywords: interdisciplinary wood science; advanced wood materials; wood processing technologies; sustainability; cultural heritage conservation

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

Advancements in Natural Language Processing, Semantic Networks, and Sentiment Analysis: 2nd Edition

edited by Silvia García-Méndez, Enrique Costa-Montenegro and Francisco De Arriba-Pérez

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 982 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; emotion detection; large language models; machine learning; natural language processing; pre-trained language models; semantics and pragmatics; sentiment analysis

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

Remanufacturing, Reuse and Recycling Pathways for E-Waste and Used Batteries

edited by

Eleni Kastanaki

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 926 | Submission Open

Keywords: remanufacturing; reuse; recycling; e-waste; used batteries; circular economy

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

Corrosion and Protection with Hard Coatings

edited by José A. Cabral-Miramontes and

Facundo Almeraya-Calderón

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 908 | Submission Open

Keywords: hard coatings; hardness; wear; corrosion; friction; tribo-corrosion

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

Application of Intelligent Systems in Poultry Farming

edited by

Xiao Yang

Lilong Chai

and

Ramesh Bahadur Bist

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 906 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry industry; smart technologies; animal welfare; artificial intelligence; Internet of Things; sensor networks; big data analytics; automation; productivity; farm management

Innovations in Binder and Asphalt Mixture Rheology

edited by

Joao Victor Staub De Melo

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 895 | Submission Open

Keywords: rheology; asphalt binders; asphalt mixtures; viscoelastic properties; temperature effects; aging effects; modified binders; pavement performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Recent Advances and New Trends in Computer Vision and Image Processing

edited by

Pedro Couto

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 886 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; image processing; video processing; artificial intelligence; and machine learning

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

Advances in Petroleum Exploration and Application

edited by

Keyu Liu

, Mingming Tang and Jianhua Zhao

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 879 | Submission Open

Keywords: earth system science; AI-based modeling; deep petroleum system; unconventional hydrocarbons; CCUS

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

Application of Deep Learning for Cybersecurity

edited by Rushit Dave, Mounika Vanamala,

Mario Antunes

and

Ki-Hyun Jung

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 873 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep Learning; cybersecurity; intrusion detection & malware analysis; image and video classification; anomaly detection; threat intelligence; security analytics; cyber crime; adversarial machine learning; phishing emails and spams detection

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

Effects of the Soil Environment on Plant Growth

edited by

Kristina Lekavičienė

Vilma Naujokienė

and

Sidona Buragienė

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 865 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil– plant interactions; plant adaptation to soil; soil management; plant growth techniques; innovative farming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Security and Reliability Assessment for Blockchain

edited by Sheng Cao and

Liming Fang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 857 | Submission Open

Keywords: security and reliability assessment tools or frameworks for blockchain; attacks and vulnerabilities of blockchain; blockchain privacy; blockchain scalability; cross-chain and off-chain security; security of smart contracts and chain codes; blockchain-powered application security; blockchain consensus and fault tolerance mechanisms; forensic in blockchain; new blockchain diagram

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

Geospatial AI and Informatics for Urban and Ecosystems Analytics

edited by

Henry Bulley

Wenwen Li

and

Monika Kuffer

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 817 | Submission Open

Keywords: Geospatial AI; GeoAI; data mining; urban ecosystem services; spatiotemporal pattern analysis; urban resilience; sustainability; Sustainable Development Goal 11; landscape change; climate change; disaster risk reduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

New Perspectives on Human–Robot Interactions in Rehabilitation and Assistance

edited by Yaxin Liu, Bo Huang and Ming Zhong

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 786 | Submission Open

Keywords: rehabilitation and assistance robots; assistive technologies for people with verbal communication difficulties; novel human– robot interaction (HRI) methods; intention recognition; object affordance detection; artificial intelligence; robotic assistance; rehabilitation; human-in-the-loop; care robotics

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

Mechanics, Damage Properties and Impacts of Coal Mining, 2nd Edition

edited by

Hai Pu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 771 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep mining; rock mechanics; multi-field and multi-phase coupling; damage mechanics; dynamic disaster

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Dynamical System Design for Precision System

edited by

Yunlang Xu

Yu Sun

and

Tao Huang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 737 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision equipment design; precision motion system; precision measurement and metrology; precision actuation and drive systems; precision transmission systems; dynamic modeling and analysis of precision systems; precision vibration control; model identification; overcontrol of precision systems; AI/ML in precision system design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Recent Advances in Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs)

edited by

Marcin Kubica

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 700 | Submission Open

Keywords: FPGA; logic synthesis; PLC controllers; low power; cyber– physical systems

Inertial Navigation Technology and Its Applications

edited by Songlai Han,

Kedong Wang

and

Xiang Xu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 678 | Submission Open

Keywords: inertial navigation; integrated navigation; multi-sensor fusion; inertial sensors; optical gyro; mems gyro; atomic gyro; hemispherical resonator gyro; error modelling; initial alignment

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

Advances in Few-Shot Learning with Multimodal Large Models

edited by

Yirui Wu

and Shaohua Wan

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 634 | Submission Open

Keywords: few-shot learning; multimodal large models; cross-modal learning; low-data learning; deep learning; machine learning

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

Smart Sensor Networks for Environmental Monitoring

edited by Pau Ferrer-Cid,

Alessandro Lo Schiavo

and

Luigi Fortuna

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 615 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence of things; environmental monitoring; internet of things; sensor data processing; sensor network deployment; sensor networks; smart sensing; smart sensors

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

Waveguide Technology: Developments and Applications

edited by Dror Malka

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 560 | Submission Open

Keywords: slotwaveguide; multi-slot-waveguide; FV-BPM; FDTD; SOI; silicon; sensor; combiner; splitter; polarization; amplifier; laser; filter; modulator

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

Millimeter-Wave Antenna Arrays: From Design to Applications

edited by Yuefeng Hou, Changjiang Deng and

Yan Wang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 549 | Submission Open

Keywords: antenna array; beamforming; millimeter-wave; metamaterial-based designs; MIMO; reconfigurable antennas

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

Intelligent Techniques in E-Learning

edited by

Hao-En Chueh

, Duen-Huang Huang,

Fuyuan Chiu

and

Jenny Pange

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 533 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; virtual assistants; adaptive learning; personalized learning; intelligent tutoring systems; intelligent assessment techniques

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

Technology and Application of Microwave Communication and Antenna Design: Second Edition

edited by

Walter Fuscaldo

and

Giovanni Maria Sardi

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 517 | Submission Open

Keywords: antenna design; antenna technologies; numerical methods; metamaterial antennas; meta-surface antennas; communication systems; remote sensing; automotive assistance

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

Recent Trends in Multi-Field Coupling Theory and Technology for Deep Coal Mining and Rock Mechanics

edited by Hongwei Zhang and Qian Yin

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 499 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep coal mining; rock mechanics; multiphysics; new theory and technology; disaster control; mining method

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advances in Wearable Sensors for Human Health Monitoring

edited by

Xinqi Bao

and

Ernest N. Kamavuako

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 496 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; health monitoring; biomedical engineering; machine learning; chronic disease management; cardiovascular health; biomechanical sensing; sensor networks; data privacy; user experience

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

Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Applications for Innovative, Collaborative and Sustainable Development

edited by

Paweł Weichbroth

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 495 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; big data; digital landscape

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

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