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Kinematics, Motion Planning and Control of Robotics

edited by

Mihai Crenganiş

Sever-Gabriel Racz

and

Radu-Eugen Breaz

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 855 | Submission Open

Keywords: kinematics; motion planning; robotics control; anthropomorphic robots; redundant robots; AI in robotics; fuzzy logic; neural networks; autonomous systems; multi-robot coordination; human– robot interaction; dynamic environments; real-time control; medical robotics; agricultural automation; service robotics; advanced algorithms; machine learning; collaborative robotics; innovative kinematic models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Valorization of Agri-Food Waste Biomass

edited by Voltaire Sant'Anna and Lilian Raquel Hickert

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 799 | Submission Open

Keywords: upcycled foods; food residues; food byproducts; circular economy; food waste

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

Application of Data Processing in Earthquake Science

edited by

Konstantina Papadopoulou

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 789 | Submission Open

Keywords: time domain analysis; earthquake ground motion; next-generation earthquake monitoring; statistical methods in earthquake data analysis and interpretation; case studies from recent large seismic events; resilient and intelligent earthquake warning systems; big data management in earthquake monitoring; real-time magnitude estimation and localization; machine learning in earthquake early warning

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

Recent Advances in Foundry Engineering and Technology

edited by

Artur Bobrowski

and Adam Kurzawa

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 785 | Submission Open

Keywords: foundry and foundry composites; new materials and technologies; 3D printing; simulations of foundry processes; control systems and artificial intelligence; mechanization; automation; robotization of production; pro-ecological technologies; recycling of materials in foundry; Industry 4.0; improving the efficiency of material consumption

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

New Challenges in Vehicle Dynamics and Road Traffic Safety

edited by

Michał Opala

and

Piotr Gołębiowski

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 697 | Submission Open

Keywords: vehicle dynamics; road traffic safety; advanced train control systems; active and passive safety technologies; energy efficiency and comfort in vehicles; passenger and pedestrian safety innovation

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

Advanced Analytical Approaches for Environmental Toxicology and Ecosystem Health

edited by

José Belisario Leyva-Morales

and

Roberto Muñiz-Valencia

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 675 | Submission Open

Keywords: toxic agents; mathematical models; analytic techniques; one health; environmental risks; health risks; environmental toxicology

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

Advancing Sustainable Energy Through Quantum Material Innovation

edited by

Eduard Babulak

, Mark Hermann Rümmeli and Alicja Bachmatiuk

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 636 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum optics; quantum materials; quantum dots

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

Advances in Sustainable and Green Building Materials

edited by

Ebenezer Fanijo

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 617 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete and cementitious materials; sustainable materials; geopolymer concrete; pavement materials; green concrete technology; advanced sensing technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

AI and Data-Driven Methods for Fault Detection and Diagnosis

edited by

Yiwei Cheng

and

Zuoyi Chen

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 601 | Submission Open

Keywords: signal processing for fault detection; fault diagnosis; predictive maintenance; artificial intelligence in diagnostics; equipment reliability; condition monitoring; real-time diagnostic systems; prognostics and health management (PHM); data-driven fault detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Advances into Solar Energy Technologies and Applications

edited by

Marco Antonio Zamora Antuñano

and

Marco Francesconi

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 587 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar photovoltaic energy; solar thermal energy; next-generation solar cells; energy storage; smart grid integration; hybrid renewable systems; energy efficiency; advanced materials for solar energy

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

Recent Advances in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation and Treatment

edited by

Raffaello Pellegrino

and Rocco Aicale

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 584 | Submission Open

Keywords: education; exercise; rehabilitation; weight loss; telerehabilitation; pain; physical therapy; regenerative treatment

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

Advanced Rehabilitation in Complex Patients: Innovative Solutions to Enduring Challenges

edited by

Daniele Coraci

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 546 | Submission Open

Keywords: rehabilitation; neurology; orthopaedics; oncology; rheumathology; cardiopulmonary conditions; quantitative measurements; artificial intelligence; complex patient; big data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Applications of Vehicular Networks and Communications

edited by

Reiner Kriesten

Franck Gechter

and Frank Kargl

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 521 | Submission Open

Keywords: vehicle networks; vehicle communication; automotive security; resilient car networks; Car-2-X and mobility services; artificial intelligence in vehicle networks; algorithms; automated drivingdriving; and functional development

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

Advances in Ocean Acoustics

edited by Tongwei Zhang and

Huifang Chen

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 507 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater acoustic communication; underwater acoustic positioning; underwater PNT (positioning; navigation; and timing); underwater navigation systems; acoustic signal processing; autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) acoustics; underwater acoustic networks; oceanographic acoustic sensors; acoustic localization techniques; underwater acoustic imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Acoustics and Vibrations)

Railway Vehicle Dynamics: Advances and Applications

edited by

Krzysztof Zboiński

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 506 | Submission Open

Keywords: railway vehicle dynamics; numerical simulation; railway vehicle stability; numerical tools; methods of railway vehicle dynamics; vehicle construction; vehicle– track interactions; vehicle– infrastructure interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Advances in Digital Health and Bioengineering: From Smart Sensors to AI-Driven Solutions

edited by Gladiola Petroiu,

Cristian Rotariu

and

Hariton-Nicolae Costin

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 497 | Submission Open

Keywords: healthcare; smart sensors; medical robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Applications of Antenna Arrays in Wireless Communications

edited by

Alberto Reyna Maldonado

and

Marco A. Panduro

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 475 | Submission Open

Keywords: antenna arrays; mutual coupling; RF devices; wireless communications

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

Human-Centered Design in Wearable Technology

edited by

Hao Fan

, Dengkai Chen, Ao Jiang,

Mengcheng Wang

and

Jinlei Shi

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 457 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable design; human– computer interaction; health monitoring; human-centered design; human factors and ergonomics; AI-assisted design; occupational health

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

Computational Mechanics for Solids and Structures: 2nd Edition

edited by

Elza Maria Morais Fonseca

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 440 | 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)

Advances in the Principles and Technologies for the Physical and Mechanical Behaviors of Deep Rock

edited by Cong Li,

Zhiqiang He

and Jianxing Liao

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 417 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent mine systems; deep coal mining; deep rock; deep earth engineering; rock mass

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Properties and Applications of Optical Materials

edited by Huimin Li and

José A. Jiménez

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 395 | Submission Open

Keywords: luminescence; luminescent materials; phosphor; optical materials; thermoluminescence; photoluminescence; thermochromic; color change; optics

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

Intelligent Transportation and Mobility Analytics

edited by Seoungbum Kim

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 389 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transportation systems (ITS); artificial intelligence in transportation; traffic flow theory; connected and autonomous vehicles; mobility as a service (MaaS); data-driven transportation; big data analytics in mobility; real-time traffic monitoring; traffic behavior analysis; image processing; transportation safety analytics; digital twin for mobility

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

Recent Advances in Geochronology and Thermochronology

edited by Peter Klint Jensen and

Andrea Di Capua

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 362 | Submission Open

Keywords: geochronology; thermochronology; geodynamics; geomorphology; mathematical models; simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Structural Dynamics and Health Monitoring in Aerospace Engineering

edited by Qicheng Zhang and Pingchao Yu

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 355 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural dynamics; vibration; rotordynamics; structural mechanics; health monitoring; fault diagnosis; signal processing; aerospace engineering

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

Advances in Geostatistical Information Analysis and Mapping

edited by

Grzegorz Janicki

and

Yosoon Choi

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 348 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental mapping; geographic information systems (GISs); geostatistics; spatial analysis; spatial distribution; autocorrelation; regression models; statistical maps; isopleth maps; hot spot analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Interdisciplinary Research for Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Engineering

edited by

Athanasios Sfetsos

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 323 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; adaptation; interdisciplinarity; climate risk; cities; infrastructure; engineering; human; governance; urban planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advances in Soil Analysis in Different Ecosystems

edited by

Joanna Podlasińska

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 323 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil analysis; soil composition; soil health; soil properties; soil fertility; ecosystem sustainability; environmental impact; land management; soil fertility; contaminants in soil; carbon storage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

AI-Enhanced Slope Stability and Landslide Risk in Transport Infrastructure

edited by

Joaquim Tinoco

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 314 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; slope stability; landslide risk assessment; transport infrastructure; remote sensing (InSAR; UAV; LiDAR); digital twins; geotechnical monitoring; predictive modeling; resilient infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Modern Trends and Applications in Thermal Energy Storage

edited by

Xiaolin Wang

and

Eric Hu

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 302 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal energy storage; heat transfer; renewable energy; thermal energy management; thermodynamics; power systems; cooling systems; ehancement technique

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

Recent Advances in Digital Technology and Digital Engineering

edited by

Wen Zheng

and

Pengfei Wang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 300 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital technology; digital engineering; digital twins; artificial intelligence; computer vision; real-time monitoring; industrial automation

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

Edge Computing and Cloud Computing: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by Javid Taheri

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 292 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge computing; fog computing; cloud computing; internet of things; edge-cloud integration; mobile edge computing; edge security

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

New Trends and Concepts in Probiotic Food Product Development

edited by

Aleksandra Szydłowska

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

Keywords: functional food product development; probiotics; prebiotics; synbiotics; postbiotics; quality; sources of probiotic microorganism isolation; novel technologies; food matrix; chemical composition; antioxidant activity

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

Precision Actuators for Optical Imaging and Light Beam Pointing

edited by Dapeng Fan and

Guangbo Hao

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 269 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi degree of freedom precision actuators; fast steering mirror; micro scanning mirrors; magnetic and piezoelectric drive components; compliant mechanisms; mechatronic integrated design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Intelligent Robotics: Design, Control and Technical Applications

edited by Blas Salvador-Domínguez,

Anton Civit

Arturo Morgado-Estevez

and

Ignacio Díaz-Cano

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

Keywords: intelligent robotics; robotic design; robotic control; soft robotics; collaborative robotics/cobots; Internet of Robotic Things/IoRT; robotics applications; artificial intelligence

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

Defect and Fault Tolerance in Computing and Applications: Integrating Prognostic and Health Management (PHM) Approaches

edited by

Zisheng Wang

, Dun Li and Huan Wang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open

Keywords: prognostic health management (PHM); intelligent operation and maintenance; reliability engineering; large language model; data-driven PHM methods; digital twin for PHM

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

Artificial Intelligence for Learning and Education

edited by

Juan Luis Cabanillas-García

and María Cruz Sánchez-Gómez

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence in education; pedagogical integration of AI; intelligent tutoring systems; adaptive learning; learning analytics; teacher education and AI

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

Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics in Energy and Reaction Systems

edited by

Margarida Brito

and

Ricardo Santos

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics; chemical reactor design; energy systems optimization; multiphase flow simulation; mixing and reactive flows; renewable energy technologies

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

New Insights into Artificial Intelligence in Education

edited by Yupei Zhang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; education data mining; learning platforms; privacy protection; machine learning methods for education; cognitive diagnosis

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

Advances in Multiphase Flow: Theory, Research, and Applications

edited by

Jianzhong Lin

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 222 | 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)

Antioxidant Compounds in Food Processing: Second Edition

edited by Silvia Marzocchi and Maria Caboni

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidant compounds; health properties of food; food processing; oxidative stability; analytical chemistry

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

Emerging Trends in Additive Manufacturing Processing: Innovations in Materials, Methods and Applications

edited by

Dimitrios-Nikolaos Pagonis

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; 4D printing; advanced functional materials; stimuli-responsive components; continuous fiber integration; hybrid manufacturing designs; sensing capabilities/devices; advanced manufacturing techniques; process optimization; industrial applications

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

Time Series Forecasting and Soft Sensing for Climate Modeling and Applications

edited by

Ziyang Wang

Yifan Zhao

and Yongxiang Lei

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 204 | 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)

Advances and Challenges in Food Safety and Healthy Nutrition

edited by Elżbieta Górska-Horczyczak,

Magdalena Zalewska

and

Ewelina Pogorzelska

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 204 | 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)

Wood Biorefinery: New Applications and New Products

edited by

María Ángeles Cancela Carral

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive species; clean technology; bioproduct; biomaterial; bioenergy; biorefinery

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

Recent Research on Sustainable Concrete and Construction Materials: Structure, Durability and Mechanical Properties

edited by

Seung-Yup Jang

and

Seung-Jun Kwon

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; concrete; CO2 (carbon dioxide); GHG (greenhouse gas); supplementary cementitious materials; alkali-activated concrete; cement-free concrete; recycled aggregates; waste recycling; strucutral performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advanced Technologies for Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0, 2nd Edition

edited by

Maja Trstenjak

, Hrvoje Cajner,

Tihomir Opetuk

and

Paolo Renna

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 4.0; Industry 5.0; logistics; human factors and ergonomics; industrial Internet of Things; optimization; production planning; sustainability; human-centric manufacturing system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Research on Antimicrobial Strategies in Food Systems

edited by

Adem Gharsallaoui

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobials; encapsulation; active packaging; innovative strategies

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

Geotechnical Engineering and Infrastructure Construction, 2nd Edition

edited by

Xinzhuang Cui

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open

Keywords: traffic geotechnical engineering; intelligent construction; subgrade engineering; solid waste resource utilization; railway

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

The Architecture, Design and Optimization of the Software System

edited by

Gastón Márquez

and

Hernán Astudillo

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

Keywords: software architecture; software design; software optimization; DevOps; architecture design; architecture frameworks; architecture evaluation; architecture and generative AI; architectural decision making; architectural recovery

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

Information Retrieval: From Theory to Applications

edited by

Amit Kumar Jaiswal

and

Gianluca Lax

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

Keywords: information retrieval; large language models; retrieval augmented generation; reranking; semantic search; query understanding; recommender systems; personalisation

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

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