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Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education

edited by

Igor Mekterović

Ivana Bosnić

and Ljiljana Brkić

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1780 | Submission Open

Keywords: generative AI; education; human–AI interaction; personalized learning; Artificial Intelligence in education

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

Recent Advances in Rock Mass Engineering: 2nd Edition

edited by

Qibin Lin

Rihong Cao

and Jingjing Meng

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1745 | Submission Open

Keywords: rock mechanics; laboratory test; numerical simulation; theoretical analysis; field investigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Computational Mechanics for Solids and Structures: 2nd Edition

edited by

Elza Maria Morais Fonseca

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1711 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid and structure analysis; structures; structural mechanics; computational modeling; experimental models

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

Advanced Nanomaterials and Electrochemical Technologies for Sustainable Energy Storage and Conversion

edited by Michael J. Wagner

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1665 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; nanostructured materials; energy storage; energy conversion; batteries; fuel cells; capacitors; energy harvesting; biomass; sustainable

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

Advancements in Sustainable Silicate Materials and Their Applications

edited by

Ziwei Chen

Ru Ji

and

Hao Wang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1621 | 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)

Medicinal Plants: From Health Benefits to Chemical Composition

edited by

Foluso Oluwagbemiga Osunsanmi

and

Karuppusamy Arunachalam

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1619 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytomedicine; secondary metabolites; herbal products; biotherapeutic; metabolic diseases; chemical composition; bioactive compounds; medicinal plants; botanical products

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

Advances in Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Characterization and Application

edited by Riccardo Scarfiello and

Armando Genco

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1610 | 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)

Novel Technologies and Applications for Internet of Things

edited by Marcelo Carvalho,

Damian Valles

and Semih Aslan

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1546 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; smart grids; smart farms; Industry 4.0; smart health; Internet of Things; 5G/6G networks; digital twins; machine learning; artificial intelligence

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

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

edited by

Eloy López Meneses

and

César Bernal-Bravo

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1417 | 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)

Advances in Manufacturing Processes: Technologies and Applications

edited by

R. M. Chandima Ratnayake

and Vittaldas V Prabhu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1347 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; additive manufacturing (AM); metal recycling; digital spare parts; textile waste recycling; artificial intelligence in manufacturing; digital product passport (DPP); life cycle assessment (LCA); sustainable supply chains

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

Data Statistics for Epidemiological Research—2nd Edition

edited by

Estela Vilhena

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1323 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data analytics; data analysis; data visualization; epidemiology; health outcomes; machine learning; public health; risk factors; spatial analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advanced Structural Analysis for Earthquake-Resistant Design of Buildings: 2nd Edition

edited by

Angelo Aloisio

and

Dag Pasquale Pasca

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1315 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic design; structural dynamics; structural analysis; seismic retrofitting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advances in Geophysical Methods for Deep Resource Exploration and Urban Underground Space Development

edited by Benyu Su and

Rujun Chen

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

Keywords: geophysical exploration; deep mineral exploration; urban underground space development; electromagnetic methods; high-resolution seismic imaging; multi-physics joint inversion; near-surface geophysics; 3D geological modeling; geohazard assessment; subsurface characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Advances in Materials and Structures for Underground and Transportation Engineering

edited by

Yixian Wang

Panpan Guo

and Hui Zhang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1200 | Submission Open

Keywords: underground engineering; metro tunnels; high-performance materials; structural optimization; deep excavations; sustainable materials; durability enhancement; smart monitoring technologies; disaster mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Automated Detection and NDT Diagnostics

edited by

Nico P. Avdelidis

and

Marc Genest

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1198 | Submission Open

Keywords: NDT&E; diagnostics; non-invasive imaging; UAV sensing and imaging; automated damage assessment

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

Design, Analysis, Control, and Optimization of Sustainable Industrial and Manufacturing Processes, 2nd Edition

edited by

Daynier Rolando Delgado Sobrino

and

Rafał Gołębski

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1195 | Submission Open

Keywords: manufacturing engineering; sustainable manufacturing; advanced manufacturing (smart and high-precision manufacturing); process design, analysis, control, and optimization of manufacturing and industrial processes; Industry 4.0, Logistics 4.0 (key technologies and trends); human-centric manufacturing; supply chain management; circular economy; additive manufacturing; advanced robotics; human–robot collaboration; artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML); Internet of Things (IoT); cyber-physical systems (CPS); simulation, emulation, digital twin and virtual commissioning of manufacturing and industrial processes; advanced materials

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

Applications of Electromagnetic Functional Materials

edited by

George Kliros

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1194 | Submission Open

Keywords: EM wave shielding and absorption; electromagnetic compatibility applications; graphene-based EM functional materials; EMI shielding polymer composites; tunable and reconfigurable metasurfaces; radar cross-section (RCS) reduction; energy harvesting; equivalent circuit-analysis methods; multiscale design strategies of EM functional materials

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

Advances in Multiphase Flow: Theory, Research, and Applications

edited by

Jianzhong Lin

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1190 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas–solid two-phase flow; liquid–solid two-phase flow; gas–liquid two-phase flow; droplets; bubbles

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

Graph Neural Networks: Theory, Methods and Applications

edited by Ruonan Liu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1173 | Submission Open

Keywords: graph neural networks; graph representation learning; GNN architectures; GNN applications

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

Applications of Wireless and Mobile Communications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Mario Marques Da Silva

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1136 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable wireless technology; latency mitigation; interference mitigation; diversity; internet of things; privacy; AI in communications

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

Advances in Assessment of Physical Performance, 2nd Edition

edited by

Elena Constanta Amaricai

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1114 | Submission Open

Keywords: gait; running; jumping; muscular strength; cardiopulmonary exercise testing; technologies; equipment; software

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Rapid Diagnosis of Bacterial Pathogens

edited by Jayasimha Rao

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1112 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Microbiology)

Time Series Forecasting and Soft Sensing for Climate Modeling and Applications

edited by

Ziyang Wang

Yifan Zhao

and Yongxiang Lei

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1089 | Submission Open

Keywords: time series prediction; deep learning; climate prediction; embodied intelligence-based applications; soft sensing; explainable AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Convolutional Neural Networks and Computer Vision, 2nd Edition

edited by

Miguel Ángel Patricio Guisado

, Luis Usero Aragonés and

Juan Pedro Llerena Caña

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1060 | Submission Open

Keywords: CNN; image segmentation; video segmentation; object tracking; multi-object tracking; vision-based navigation; visual-SLAM foundation vision models

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

Orthodontics: Mechanistic Insights in the Laboratory and Clinic

edited by Andrew Jheon

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1060 | Submission Open

Keywords: orthodontics; mechanism; tooth; development; lab-to-clinic

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

Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Control

edited by

Gita Revalde

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1054 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental pollution; pollution control and monitoring technologies; emerging contaminants; air quality management; water treatment; soil and peat remediation; sustainable remediation; clean energy; environmental risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Performance Testing, Evaluation and Innovation in Physical Protection Systems

edited by

Andrej Velas

and

Martin Hromada

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1036 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical protection systems; performance testing; security evaluation; critical infrastructure; soft targets; security technologies; resilience; risk assessment; cyber–physical security; standards compliance

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

Advances in Medical Physics and Quantitative Imaging

edited by

Oleksandra V. Ivashchenko

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1034 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical physics; quantitative imaging; hybrid imaging; image reconstruction; dosimetry and radiation dose optimization; imaging biomarkers; functional and molecular imaging; machine learning in medical imaging; multi-parametric imaging; translational imaging studies

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

Digital Advancements in Civil Engineering and Construction

edited by

Daguang Han

and Ashraf El-Hamalawi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1032 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twins; AI agents; autonomous construction systems; autonomous decision-making; construction in extreme environments; extraterrestrial construction technologies; environmentally adaptive construction; construction robotics; digital transformation; AI for BIM; 3D-printing; autonomous decision-making; artificial intelligence in construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advanced Polymer Composites: Design, Functionalization and Emerging Applications

edited by

Bolesław Szadkowski

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1023 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer composites; fillers; functionalization; additives; multifunctionality; sustainability; molecular design

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

Advances and Challenges in Food Safety and Healthy Nutrition

edited by Elżbieta Górska-Horczyczak,

Magdalena Zalewska

and

Ewelina Pogorzelska

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 999 | Submission Open

Keywords: food; nutritional value; functional food; food production quality systems; food safety and quality

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

Application of Big Data Technology Based on Machine Learning

edited by

W. David Pan

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 991 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data; machine learning; deep learning; data analytics; scalable algorithms; cloud computing; data mining; real-time analytics

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

Advances in Multimodal Data Fusion and Its Applications

edited by Xiaoming Zhang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 979 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal learning; data fusion; cross-modal alignment; heterogeneous data; multimodal applications; cross-modal analysis

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

Urban Thermal Comfort and Microclimate: From Research to Sustainable Design

edited by

Eduardo Diz-Mellado

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 948 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban thermal comfort; microclimate; urban heat island; climate adaptation; urban planning; outdoor comfort; resilient cities

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

Processing and Quality Control of Cereal Foods

edited by Tao Yang and

Jinsong Bao

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 884 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereal food processing; quality control; thermal or non-thermal processing; starch retrogradation; protein aggregation; texture formation; process optimization

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

Application of Machine Vision in Biomechanical Engineering

edited by Ying Yi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 877 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine vision; biomechanical engineering; motion capture; medical image analysis; surgical robotics; biomechanics; computer vision; deep learning; human movement analysis; tissue mechanics

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

Microbiology and Antibiotic Resistance in Environment

edited by

Lorenzo Pace

and

Valeria Rondinone

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 876 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic resistance; One Health; environment; foods; WGS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advances and Perspectives in Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics and Nuclear Safety

edited by

Antonio Cervone

Sandro Manservisi

and Giorgio Bornia

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 870 | Submission Open

Keywords: CFD; uncertainty quantification; artificial intelligence; system thermal hydraulics; nuclear safety; IV-gen nuclear reactors; fusion reactors

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

Recent Advances in Grain Processing, By-Product Valorization and New Food-Product Development

edited by

Georgiana Gabriela Codină

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 850 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereals; pseudocereals; oilseeds; legumes; by-product valorization; rheological properties; technological process; nutritional value; new products development; consumer acceptance; circular economy; sustainability

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

Challenges and Future Trends of Human–Computer Interaction

edited by

Hyun K. Kim

and

Jaehyun Park

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 824 | Submission Open

Keywords: human-AI interaction; multimodal interaction; data-driven HCI; VR/AR/XR; human-robot interaction; autonomous vehicle; inclusive design; accessibility

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

Advancements in Food Nutrition and Bioactive Compounds—2nd Edition

edited by

Danila Cianciosi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 820 | Submission Open

Keywords: food nutrition; bioactive compounds; nutrigenomics; nutrigenetics; functional foods; biofortification; gut microbiota; protein sources; food processing; artificial intelligence; machine learning; non-communicable diseases; health prevention; nutritional quality; bioavailability

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

Applied Reconfigurable Computing (ARC): Developments and Practical Applications

edited by Christopher C. Doss, Daniel Brian Limbrick and

Juan A. Gómez-Pulido

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 802 | Submission Open

Keywords: reconfigurable computing; field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs); configurable architectures; adaptive hardware; partial reconfiguration; high-level synthesis (HLS)

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

Advanced Machine Learning for Photovoltaic Power Forecasting and Scenario Generation

edited by

Xueqian Fu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 782 | Submission Open

Keywords: photovoltaic power forecasting; scenario generation; machine learning; grid integration

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

Aerodynamic Design and Analysis of Turbomachinery

edited by Mingmin Zhu and

Zhaosheng Yu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 766 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerodynamic design; turbomachinery; CFD; unstable flow; AI optimization; machine learning; sustainability; wind energy; noise suppression; flow control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Welding and Joining of Dissimilar Materials: Microstructure, Properties, and Performance

edited by Yanyu Song

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 691 | Submission Open

Keywords: brazing; diffusion bonding; laser welding; microstructure; mechanical properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Decision-Making and Decision Support Systems: Methods and Applications: 2nd Edition

edited by Georgia Dede and Thomas Kamalakis

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 686 | Submission Open

Keywords: decision-making; decision support systems; artificial intelligence; uncertain decisions; DSS evaluation; operational research; management science; risk management; cognitive science

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

Emerging Technologies in Earth Observations

edited by

Henry Montecino

and

Ludovit Kovanic

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

Keywords: GNSS; InSAR; GRACE; geospatial technologies; altimetry; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Advances in Sport, Physical Activity, and Health

edited by

Ferenc Ihász

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 672 | Submission Open

Keywords: recreational or competitive sports; specific intensity zones; optimal performance; algorithm; biomechanical efficiency

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

Advances in the Intersection of Computer Graphics, Image Processing, and Artificial Intelligence

edited by Simon Kolmanič,

Štefan Kohek

and

Damjan Strnad

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 671 | Submission Open

Keywords: procedural content generation; real-time cloth dynamics; AI-augmented VR/AR interfaces; semantic segmentation; physics-informed simulation; GAN-based synthesis

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

Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Intelligent Systems

edited by

George Hatzivasilis

and Ioannidis Sotirios

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 667 | Submission Open

Keywords: secure and federated machine learning; privacy-preserving AI and data analytics; adversarial attack detection and defense; cryptographic techniques for intelligent systems; threat modeling in cyber-physical and IoT systems; blockchain for trust and data integrity; secure lifecycle management of AI models; trust in autonomous and AI-enabled IoT environments

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

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