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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)

Advances in Big Data and Cloud/Edge Computing

edited by

Fahed Alkhabbas

Sadi Alawadi

and Addi Ait-Mlouk

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge and cloud computing; big data; knowledge-driven systems; internet of things; intelligent systems

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

Latest Research on Computer Vision and Its Application

edited by

Zhenshen Qu

and Guopu Zhu

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; deep learning; vision-language models; visual perception; autonomous systems; visual inspection; AI-driven edge computing

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

Innovative Food Technologies for Preservation and Enrichment of Bioactive Compounds

edited by

Luca Mazzoni

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative food technologies; non-thermal processing; bioactive compounds; preservation; enrichment; functional foods; bioavailability; nutrient retention

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

Processing and Quality Control of Cereal Foods

edited by Tao Yang and

Jinsong Bao

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 150 | 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)

Advances in Manufacturing Processes: Technologies and Applications

edited by

R. M. Chandima Ratnayake

and Vittaldas V Prabhu

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 145 | 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)

Innovative Approaches in Biomechanical Analysis of Human Movement

edited by Herbert Wagner and

Philip X. Fuchs

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven assessment; biomechanics; injury prevention; motion capture; movement analysis; musculoskeletal modeling; sports performance; sports prosthetics; training application; wearable sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical 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 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 142 | 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)

Machine Learning and AI for Security in Optical Communication Systems

edited by

Pantea Nadimi Goki

and

Giovanni Serafino

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical layer security; attacks; identification; authentication; optical communication networks; machine learning; artificial intelligence; trustworthiness; monitoring; privacy; integrity

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

Advanced Precision Machining of Hard and Brittle Materials

edited by

Hossein Ahmadian

, Qian Yu,

Tianfeng Zhou

and Zhoulong Li

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: hard and brittle materials; ultraprecision machining; hybrid machining technologies; tool wear mechanisms; material removal mechanisms; modeling and simulation in machining of hard materials; surface integrity; precision glass molding; plasma polishing; CMP polishing

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

Drying Technologies in Food Processing, 2nd Edition: Innovations in Pretreatments, Process Optimization, and Quality Enhancement

edited by

Malgorzata Nowacka

and

Katarzyna Rybak

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open

Keywords: food drying; non-thermal pretreatment; pulsed electric field (PEF); ultrasound-assisted drying; osmotic dehydration; hybrid drying technologies; edible coatings; functional food powders; quality retention; process optimization

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

Forging the Future of Resilient and Intelligent Manufacturing and Production

edited by

Yuval Cohen

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart manufacturing; Industry 5.0; predictive maintenance; material handling; digital twins; collaborative robotics; human-centric systems; intelligent manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Innovative, Hybrid Energy Solutions and Technologies

edited by

Alireza Dehghani-Sanij

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid energy systems; clean and renewable energy; conversion and storage; energy production; energy storage technologies; energy management and optimization; energy efficiency; innovative technologies; energy security; energy equity and access; exergy analysis; environmental risk assessment; energy policy frameworks; advanced energy conversion; rural and urban energy solutions

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

Recent Trends in Petri Net Research: Methods and Innovative Applications

edited by

Marcin Wojnakowski

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: Petri nets; concurrent control systems; model-driven development; reachability analysis; invariants; model checking; cyber-physical systems; biochemical networks; distributed systems

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

Sports Biomechanics and Sports Technology, Second Edition

edited by

Jose Manuel Jimenez-Olmedo

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open

Keywords: sports training; physical activity; performance; measurement; validity; reliability; sports biomechanics; sports technology

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

Advances in Control and Optimization of Renewable Energy in Industrial Systems

edited by

Górnicki Krzysztof

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; control systems; energy; energy systems; modeling; renewable energy; optimization; simulation

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

Advances in Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy

edited by

Anna-liisa Tamm

and Ülle Parm

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: rehabilitation; physiotherapy; telerehabilitation; digital health; robotics; wearable technology; neuromodulation; regenerative medicine; implementation science; patient-centered outcomes

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

Advanced Analytical Techniques for Pigment and Binder Characterization

edited by

Giulia Germinario

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: pigment characterization; binder analysis; pigment– binder interactions; advanced analytical techniques; non-destructive methods; high-resolution techniques; chemometrics and machine learning

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

Advances in Marine Propulsion Systems and Hydrodynamic Performance

edited by Chen-Wei Chen, Chi Zhang,

Jinhua Chen

and Tianjiang Zheng

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: unconventional marine propulsor; energy efficiency; hydrodynamics optimal design; marine propulsion; hydrodynamic performance; artificial intelligence (AI); intelligent control; propulsion system optimization; machine learning

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

Geotechnical Engineering: Principles and Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Junjun Ni

and Haowen Guo

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational geotechnics; bio-inspired and ecological geotechnical engineering; geoenvironmental engineering; greenhouse gases and climate change; pavement engineering; renewable energy sources; risk assessment and management; sustainability in geotechnical engineering; underground engineering and construction; unsaturated soils

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Multimodal Emotion Recognition and Affective Computing

edited by

Athanasios Koutras

and

Ana Maria Barbancho

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: emotion recognition; affective computing; multimodal fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Neuroscience and Neural Engineering)

Design, Synthesis, Analysis and Application of Antiviral Agents

edited by

Jazmín García-Machorro

Marlet Martinez-Archundia

and

Marvin Antonio Soriano-Ursúa

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: antivirals; in silico; in vitro; in vivo; target; replication cycle; viral protein; viral entry; viral assembly and exit

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

Smart Sensing, Scalable Communication and Mobile Computing for AIOT

edited by

Han Ding

, Ge Wang and Cui Zhao

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensing; communication and signal processing; mobile computing; machine/deep learning; security and privacy

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

Food Technology, Innovation and Quality Management

edited by

Mariusz Szymczak

and

Joanna Trafiałek

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: food processing; changes in food composition; nutrition; sensory qualities

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

Advanced Research in Seismic Monitoring and Big Data Analytics

edited by

Felix Borleanu

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic monitoring; earthquake physics; seismic imaging; seismic ambient noise; induced seismicity; seismology; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Advances in Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation

edited by

Armin Huso Paravlić

and

Dražen Čular

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: exercise prescription; responders and non-responders; physical health; sport performance; training adaptations; injury; illness; precision medicine; rehabilitation; athletes; general population

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

Additive Manufacturing of Fiber Composite Structures

edited by

Pascal Mindermann

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; computational design; sustainable materials; lightweight structures; fiber composites; processing characteristics; structural testing; advanced manufacturing; process innovations; digital characterization

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

Advances in E-Learning and Digital Learning: Applications in Medical Education and Training

edited by

Johannes Matthias Weimer

and

Florian Recker

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: E-learning; digital learning; medical education; continuing professional development (CPD); simulation-based training; medical imaging; visualization technologies; virtual reality / augmented reality; digitalization in education; educational innovation

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

Automation and Control Systems Technology in Industry

edited by

Hugo Garces

and

Paweł Szcześniak

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive control; automation and control; smart manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Metamaterials and Nanophotonic Devices

edited by

Yin Liang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: metamaterials; metasurfaces; nanophotonics; light– matter interaction; photonic crystals

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

Current Updates on Porous Materials

edited by

Bhupendra Kumar Singh

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: MOFs/COFs; zeolites; clays; catalysis; sequestration of hazardous contaminants

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

Current Trends in Orthodontic Diagnosis and Treatment

edited by

Adriana De Stefano

and

Gabriella Galluccio

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: orthodontics; orthodontic appliances; malocclusion; cephalometry; diagnostic imaging; models; dental; artificial intelligence; dental materials; temporomandibular joint disorders; interdisciplinary communication; treatment outcome; quality of life

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

Advances in Geotechnical Engineering: Stability, Mechanics, and Modeling

edited by

Ammar Alnmr

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: geotechnical engineering; underground structures and tunnels; excavations and support systems; deep foundations; soil improvement and problematic soils; slope stability and embankments; dams and dikes; offshore geotechnics; mooring lines and anchoring systems; soil– structure interaction; cyclic and multidirectional loading; optimization in geotechnical engineering; numerical and data-driven modeling; artificial intelligence and machine learning; geotechnical monitoring; case studies and practical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Trends and Prospects in Applied Exercise Physiology and Adaptation

edited by

Samo Rauter

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: endurance; recovery; training load; physiology

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

Advances in Intelligent Sensor Networks and Their Applications

edited by

Cosmina-Mihaela Rosca

Adrian Stancu

and

Catalin Popescu

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor networks; intelligent sensors; wearable sensors; smart sensors; electrochemical sensors; biosensors; IoT ; machine learning ; cities; homes; transportation ; healthcare ; agriculture ; medicine; energy ; industry

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

Emerging Spatial Analysis Methods in Geographic Information Systems

edited by

Andrea Nucita

and

Massimo Mucciardi

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: spatial analysis; geographic information systems (GIS); artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning (ML); deep learning (DL); large language models (LLMs); natural language processing (NLP); spatial clustering; urban planning; energy systems modelling; disaster management; remote sensing; GeoAI; data aggregation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Health Promotion Through Physical Activity and Diet

edited by

Raul Bartolomeu

Márcio Carocho

and

Jorge Morais

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical activity; diet; health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Soil Fertility and Nutrients in Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Patricia Poblete-Grant

Sofía Pontigo

Jonathan Suazo-Hernández

and

Claudio De Pasquale

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil fertility; nutrient cycling; biofertilizers; organic amendments; sustainable agriculture; soil health; climate change; phosphorus use efficiency; nitrogen management; soil– plant interactions

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

Urban Thermal Comfort and Microclimate: From Research to Sustainable Design

edited by

Eduardo Diz-Mellado

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 97 | 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)

Rapid Diagnosis of Bacterial Pathogens

edited by Jayasimha Rao

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: rapid diagnostics; bacterial pathogenesis; multidrug-resistant organisms; biofilm ablation; molecular diagnostic methods; antimicrobial resistance tracking; wastewater-based epidemiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Microbiology)

2D Nanomaterials for Next-Generation Electronic Devices: Design, Fabrication, and Applications

edited by Trilochan Bhatta

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: 2D nanomaterials; next-generation electronics; flexible and wearable devices; energy harvesting; high-performance sensors; scalable fabrication; heterostructures; device integration; sustainable electronics; intelligent systems

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

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

edited by

Angelo Aloisio

and

Dag Pasquale Pasca

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advanced Human–AI Interaction: Speech and Natural Language Processing

edited by

Carlos Delgado

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; deep learning; artificial intelligence; natural language processing; speech recognition

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

Machine Tools, Advanced Manufacturing and Precision Manufacturing, 2nd Edition

edited by

Abhilash Puthanveettil Madathil

and

Xichun Luo

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine tools; advanced manufacturing; precision manufacturing; intelligent automation; digital twin technologies

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

Current Updates of Environmental Monitoring and Analysis

edited by Marco Casazza

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental monitoring; data analysis; sensing technologies; remote sensing; artificial intelligence; big data; emerging contaminants; climate change; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advanced Vibro-Acoustic Technology: Intelligent Algorithms, Smart Materials and Dynamics, 2nd Edition

edited by

Kai Yang

and

Junlei Wang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibro-acoustics control; intelligent algorithms; vibration/acoustics energy harvesting; functional and smart materials

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

Biomaterials: Recent Advances and Applications

edited by

Prateek Verma

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; computational modeling; machine learning; biosensors; bioimaging; molecular design; structure– property relationships; drug delivery; biomedical engineering; high-throughput screening; smart materials; medical diagnostics

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

Applications of Hyperspectral Imaging and Chemometrics in Food Analysis

edited by Lorenzo Strani and

Nicola Cavallini

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral imaging; chemometrics; non-destructive detection; food adulteration detection; origin traceability; quality monitoring; spectral preprocessing; feature wavelength selection; deep learning; hyperspectral image reconstruction; spatial– spectral analysis; freshness assessment; grain drying monitoring; liquid food authentication; predictive modeling

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

Sliding Mode and Robust Control: Theory and Applications

edited by