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New Insights into the Physics of Digital Porous Media

edited by Hongyang Ni and Chengpeng Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 753 | Submission Open

Keywords: rock physics; reservoir characterization; image segmentation methods; multi-scale; pore structure; digital rock analysis; machine learning; macroscopic characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Next-Generation Battery Technologies

edited by

Chuang Peng

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 742 | Submission Open

Keywords: next-generation batteries; solid-state systems; electrode materials; energy storage; sustainability

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

Advancements in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Data Mining Technologies

edited by

Zdena Dobesova

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 735 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; data mining; GIS; spatial pattern; prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Bio-Based Building Materials for Environmental Applications

edited by

Paola Gallo Stampino

and Marco Caruso

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 675 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-based materials; sustainable construction; life cycle assessment; carbon footprint; green building; renewable resources; insulation; hybrid materials; environmental impact; energy efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Machine Learning and Reasoning for Reliable and Explainable AI—2nd Edition

edited by

Raheleh Jafari

Alexander Gegov

and Farzad Arabikhan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 657 | Submission Open

Keywords: explainable AI; machine learning; artificial intelligence

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

Advanced Alloys for Engineering Structures: Design and Performance

edited by Bernd Kuhn and

Yukinori Yamamoto

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 646 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced alloys; engineering structures; design methodologies; performance optimization; mechanical properties; computational materials science; additive manufacturing; sustainability; material selection; structural integrity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Multiagent Systems and Control

edited by Arman Dabiri

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 564 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-agent systems; autonomous vehicle optimization; sensing and fusion path and trajectory planning algorithms; perception algorithms and technologies; control strategies; robotics; swarm intelligence; machine learning

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

Advancements in Biomass-to-Biofuel Conversion Technologies: Process Optimization, Efficiency and Sustainability

edited by

Ernesto Hernandez

and

Wei Qiao

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 476 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy from biomass; green energy efficiency; biofuel production technologies; biomass-to-biofuel conversion; process optimization in biofuels; biofuel efficiency enhancement; biomass energy optimization; biomass conversion efficiency; sustainable biofuel technologies; efficient biofuel conversion

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

Application of Biosensors

edited by

Xuecheng He

and

Yi Xing

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 452 | 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)

Natural Antioxidants: Characterization, Synthesis and Applications

edited by

Aljaž Medič

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 427 | Submission Open

Keywords: polyphenols; antioxidant activity; functional foods; nutraceuticals; analytical chemistry; food preservation; bioactivity; oxidative stress; food quality; food composition

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

Recent Developments in 2D Materials: Growth, Characterization and Applications

edited by

Dae Joon Kang

and

Hyunje Park

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 410 | Submission Open

Keywords: 2D materials; wafer-scale growth; operando metrology; AI-guided synthesis; nanogenerators; surface functionalization; flexible/energy devices

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

New Technologies and Methods for Shale Oil Exploration and Evaluation

edited by

Juye Shi

Shaotao Xu

and Guoping Liu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 386 | Submission Open

Keywords: shale oil; sweet spot prediction; new exploration technologies; reservoir heterogeneity; fine-grained sedimentary rocks; integrated evaluation; lacustrine basins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Application of Artificial Intelligence in Oncology

edited by

Krzysztof Jeziorski

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 372 | Submission Open

Keywords: oncology; artificial intelligence; metaverse; clinical trials; intelligent oncology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Intelligent Photonic and Fiber Optic Sensing

edited by

Peng-Chun Peng

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 336 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence in photonics; fiber optic sensing; fiber bragg grating (FBG); photonic signal processing; machine learning for optical systems; smart sensing technologies; intelligent monitoring systems; optical communications and computing; explainable AI (XAI) for sensing measurement; metalearning for adaptive sensing; liquid neural networks (LNN) for dynamic sensing measurement

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

Innovative Wearable Sensors for Health Performance Evaluation

edited by

Manuel Mateo-March

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 320 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; health monitoring; performance evaluation; biosensors; AI integration; physiological tracking; sports medicine; preventive healthcare; IoT wearables; biomedical engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Smart Homes and Smart Spaces: From Connected Architectures to Autonomous Intelligence

edited by

Nuno Alexandre Ribeiro Costa

and

António Manuel De Jesus Pereira

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 310 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart homes; smart spaces; smart appliances; Internet of Things; interoperability; semantic interoperability; autonomous systems; service discovery; context awareness; embedded intelligence

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

Advances in Hardware Design for Intelligent Computing

edited by

Ioannis Kouretas

and

Paris Kitsos

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 307 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent computing hardware; AI accelerators; edge AI; FPGA/ASIC co-design; in-/near-memory computing; low precision and quantization; sparsity-aware computing; heterogeneous systems

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

Bioinformatics, Computational Biology and Molecular Biology

edited by

Davide Frumento

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioinformatics; computational biology; molecular biology; cancer; immunotherapy

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

Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Civil Protection and Infrastructure

edited by

Maja Braović

, Ante Šiljeg and Marin Bugaric

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; civil protection; disaster response; evacuation routing; autonomous reconnaissance; early warning systems; terrain traversability; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Smart Energy Technologies for Low-Carbon, High-Performance Buildings

edited by

Robert Kowalik

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart energy technologies; low-carbon buildings; high-performance buildings; building energy efficiency; renewable energy integration; energy management systems; intelligent control; energy storage; sustainable buildings; digitalization

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

Advanced Research on Ceramic and Cement-Based Construction Materials

edited by

Paraskevi Lampropoulou

and Petros Petrounias

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon cement-ceramic and processes; alkali-activated materials; microstructural characterization; life cycle assessment (LCA); circular economy in construction; waste-to-resource upcycling; low-carbon binders; nanomaterials in construction; sustainable concrete

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Biomechanical Studies: Upper Limbs Trauma and Deformity

edited by

Jennifer Rowson

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional characterisation; biomechanics; biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advances and Applications of Fiber Bragg Grating

edited by

Shien-Kuei Liaw

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 221 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber Bragg gratings; fiber Bragg grating sensors; optical fiber sensing; structural health monitoring; multiplexed sensing; interrogation techniques; multi-parameter sensing; biomedical sensing

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

Next-Generation Studies on Exoplanet Atmospheres: Chemistry, Climate, and Habitability

edited by Christopher Boxe

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: exoplanet atmospheres; atmospheric chemistry; exoplanet climate; planetary habitability; atmospheric retrievals; photochemistry; atmospheric escape; hierarchical modeling; artificial intelligence; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Advanced Technologies and Applications in Metasurfaces and Meta-Devices

edited by Jingcheng Zhang and

Qiang Xiao

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: metasurfaces; meta-devices; dynamic and tunable nanophotonics; space-time coding; computational optical imaging; topological photonics; terahertz communications; subwavelength structures

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

Advances in Fluid Mechanics Analysis—2nd Edition

edited by Valente Hernández-Pérez

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluid flow; fluid dynamics; multiphase flow; computational fluid dynamics; rheology; fluid Structure interaction; aerospace; heat transfer; biofluids; microfluid; nanofluids; pipe flow; bubble dynamics; turbulence

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

Deep Learning for Image Processing and Computer Vision

edited by

Honggang Chen

and Yun Liu

submission deadline 10 Nov 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13830 | Submission Open

Keywords: image enhancement and restoration; visual recognition; image quality assessment; medical data processing; deep learning models; intelligent transportation systems

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

Nuclear Materials: Alloy Design, Processing, Microstructure, Properties, and Qualification

edited by Rongjie Song, Andrea M. Jokisaari and

Lingfeng He

submission deadline 10 Nov 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12172 | Submission Open

Keywords: nuclear materials; material design; processing; microstructural characterization; mechanical testing; qualification

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

Vehicle Dynamics and Control: Advanced Mobility Technologies and Transportation Safety

edited by

Nadir Yilmaz

submission deadline 10 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7231 | Submission Open

Keywords: vehicle dynamics; control systems; autonomous vehicles; connected vehicles; advanced driver-assistance systems; electrification; digital twins; machine learning; sustainable mobility; transportation safety

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

Novel Research on Geomechanics: Current Status and Future Challenges

edited by

Liang Wang

and

Chao Zhou

submission deadline 10 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3337 | Submission Open

Keywords: numerical methods; geotechnical stability analysis; early warning system; monitoring; experimental rock mechanics; natural hazards; offshore geotechnics; soil mechanics; energy geotechnics; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advances in Disaster Prevention and Resilience for Cold Regions Engineering

edited by

Yunhu Shang

Shengyi Cong

and Peiyong Qiu

submission deadline 10 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 751 | Submission Open

Keywords: cold regions engineering; disaster prevention; freeze–thaw cycles; frost heaving; thaw settlement; permafrost degradation; resilient design; engineering surveying and mapping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Real-Time Embedded Systems Simulations, Emulations and Analyses

edited by

Taeseok Kim

and

Hyokyung Bahn

submission deadline 10 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 428 | Submission Open

Keywords: real-time system; digital twins; embedded systems; simulation and emulation; cyber–physical systems

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

Wearable Technology and Its Applications

edited by

Lun Lou

Zhanxiao Kang

Qiuqiong Shi

and

Yadie Yang

submission deadline 10 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 384 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable technology; artificial intelligence; health monitoring; soft robotics; smart textiles; personal thermal management; energy harvesting; human–machine interfaces; ergonomics

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

Evolutionary Computation in Biomedical Signal Processing, 2nd Edition

edited by

Eva H. Dulf

submission deadline 10 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 245 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical signals; evolutionary computation; natural selection; genetic algorithms; machine learning; biomedical data analysis; personalized medicine; signal processing; real-time analysis; medical diagnosis

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

Intelligent Electromagnetic Nondestructive Testing for Steel Wire Ropes

edited by

Yanhua Sun

submission deadline 10 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open

Keywords: electromagnetic nondestructive testing; steel wire ropes; intelligent sensing; digital signal processing; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

The Effects of Exercise on Physical Characteristics

edited by

Javier Gene-Morales

Andrés Gené-Sampedro

and Jorge Jorge

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 73269 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical exercise; health; performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Blockchain-Based Networks: Security, Privacy, and Applications

edited by

Hui Li

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 45546 | Submission Open

Keywords: blockchain fundamental theory and technology; consensus mechanisms; smart contracts; security in blockchain; encryption algorithms; privacy-preserving techniques; blockchain vulnerability detection; quantum-resistant blockchains; scalable blockchain solutions; cross-chain solutions; blockchain governance; blockchain applications, services, and standards; decentralized finance; decentralized applications; blockchain in healthcare; blockchain in supply chains; authentication and authorization; blockchain and Internet of Things; blockchain and Artificial Intelligence

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

Advanced Internet of Things Ecosystems: Architectures, Intelligence, and Communication Innovations

edited by

David Sarabia-Jácome

and

Carlos Enrique Palau Salvador

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 33421 | Submission Open

Keywords: next-generation IoT; edge computing; GenIA; network; architecture; IoT applications; future networks; ambient intelligence

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

Advanced Research on Microplastics, Human Exposure and Food Safety

edited by

Kornelia Kadac-Czapska

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 24203 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastics contamination; food safety; human health; exposure routes; estimation of intake; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advances in Air Pollution Detection and Air Quality Research

edited by

Mihaela Tinca Udriștioiu

Silvia Puiu

and

Liliana Velea

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 23906 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; measurement techniques; sensor networks; air quality monitoring; community; air quality predictions; datasets

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Data-Driven Insights: Intelligent Sensors and Technology in Sports Science

edited by

Nuno Mateus

and

Jose Luis Felipe Hernández

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 17788 | Submission Open

Keywords: data science; intelligent sensors; multimodal sensor data in sports; technology in sports science; training and performance modeling

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

AI-Based Biomedical Signal Processing—2nd Edition

edited by

Agnese Sbrollini

and

Aurora Saibene

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16166 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; biomedical signal processing; filtering and denoising; machine and deep learning; clinical decision-support systems; cognitive computing; computer vision; interpretability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Novel Applications of Machine Learning and Bayesian Optimization, 2nd Edition

edited by Glenn Hawe and Aidan D. Meade

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16045 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; deep learning; large language models; Bayesian optimization; applied sciences; healthcare; materials science; environmental science; predictive modelling; data-driven design; anomaly detection; classification; regression

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

Vibroacoustic Monitoring: Theory, Methods and Applications

edited by

Fabrizio Barone

and

Marco Casazza

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14671 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibro-acoustics; vibro-acoustic modelling; vibro-acoustics applications; mechanical vibrations; acoustics; sensors; systems; metrology; standardization

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

Data Science for Human Health Monitoring with Smart Sensors

edited by

Lisbeth Rodríguez Mazahua

and

Asdrúbal López Chau

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 14036 | 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)

Information Security: Threats and Attacks

edited by

Yue Zhang

and

Bogdan Ghita

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13991 | Submission Open

Keywords: attack exploiting; threats evaluation; attack and defense; attack and detection; vulnerability and attacks

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

Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare: Technologies, Applications, and Impact

edited by

Arnulfo Alanis

and

Teresa Guarda

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 13640 | Submission Open

Keywords: data mining; quantum machine learning; wearable devices; Internet of Medical Things; natural language processing; generative artificial intelligence

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

Advanced Computer Vision Techniques: AI-Based Object Detection, Tracking, Surveillance and Security Applications

edited by

Deokwoo Lee

and

Yohan Park

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13016 | Submission Open

Keywords: detection; tracking; recognition; information security; computer networks; deep learning; lightweight model

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

Development of Innovative Cosmetics—2nd Edition

edited by Anna Waszkielewicz

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 12917 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial skin; synthesis; cosmetics ingredients

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Sustainable Materials and Innovative Solutions for Green Construction

edited by

Cinthia Maia Pederneiras

Enrique Fernandez Ledesma

and Ruan L. S. Ferreira

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12343 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; building materials; eco-friendly approaches; renewable materials; building technologies; circular economy; energy efficiency; earth-based mortars; recycled aggregates; natural fibers; supplementary cementitious materials; alkaline activation; green building techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

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