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The Evolving Role of AI in Software Engineering: Trends, Techniques, and Impact

edited by Mariana Falco and

Antonio Pagliaro

submission deadline 5 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1880 | Submission Open

Keywords: software engineering; artificial intelligence; AI in requirements engineering; AI in testing; AI in software development; AI in software maintenance; AI in project management; security; ethics

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

Fuzzy Control Systems: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Yiming Tang

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 26979 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuzzy control; fuzzy reasoning; fuzzy sets; collaborative computing; machine learning; affective computing; image processing; granular computing

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

Structural Optimization Methods and Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Qi Xia

Hui Liu

and

Kai Long

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9363 | Submission Open

Keywords: topology optimization; material design; multiscale structure optimization; composite structure; computational mechanics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Data Science and Machine Learning in Logistics and Transport, 2nd Edition

edited by

Marta Campos Ferreira

João Manuel R. S. Tavares

and

Teresa Galvão Dias

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3707 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data; data mining; data analytics; artificial intelligence; deep learning; pattern recognition; classification; simulation

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

Advanced Microwave Technology for Processing

edited by

Sorin Vasile Savu

and

Tarnita Daniela

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1150 | Submission Open

Keywords: microwave sintering; thermal field; microwave soldering; waste treatment

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

Research on the Movement Dynamics of Ships and Underwater Vehicles

edited by

Yao Shi

, Qiaogao Huang,

Tiezhi Sun

and Yiwei Wang

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1064 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater vehicles; ship; trans-media; multiphase flow; impact loading and structural response; multi-vehicle interference; hydrodynamics

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

Digital Twins and Geospatial Technologies: Trends and Developments

edited by

Konstantinos Evangelidis

and

Stella Sylaiou

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 944 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; smart mobility; and smart heritage; GPS and location-based services; AI and ML for data analytics; prediction; and optimization; Internet of Things and real-time data integration; mapping techniques; photogrammetry; and LiDAR; eXtended Realities; AR/VR; and immersive visualization; metaverse; three-dimensional geovisualizations and photorealistic maps; spatial awareness; spatial web; and geospatial web

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Radiation Physics: Advances in DNA and Cellular Technologies

edited by

Konstantinos Chatzipapas

, Serena Fattori,

Ioanna Kyriakou

, Dousatsu Sakata and Milos Dordevic

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 331 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiation transport; Monte Carlo simulations; DNA damage; Monte Carlo simulation; radiation interaction; track structure modeling; radioprotection; radiotherapy; space radiation; chemical reactions; biological repair mechanisms; radiobiology

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

Text Mining with Information Extraction: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Loukas Ilias

, Dimitrios Askounis and

Spiros Mouzakitis

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 274 | Submission Open

Keywords: text mining; information extraction; natural language processing (NLP); named entity recognition (NER); relation extraction; large language models (LLMs); knowledge discovery; unstructured data analysis; domain-specific IE applications; multilingual text processing

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

Feature Review Papers in Section ‘Food Science and Technology'

edited by

Wojciech Kolanowski

and

Joanna Trafiałek

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 54394 | Submission Open

Keywords: food science; food technology; food processing; functional foods; food microbiology; food analysis

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

Exercise, Fitness, Human Performance and Health: 2nd Edition

edited by

Marios Hadjicharalambous

and

Nikolaos Zaras

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 19 articles | Viewed by 44804 | Submission Open

Keywords: strength and conditioning; fitness development; biological responses; sports performance; human health

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

Applied Biomechanics in Sports Performance, Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation, 2nd Edition

edited by

Alfonso Penichet-Tomás

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 33518 | Submission Open

Keywords: sport performance; biomechanical analysis; sports technology; clinical biomechanics; kinematic; kinetic; motor rehabilitation; movement training; prevention; rehabilitation

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

Neural Network Technologies in Natural Language Processing and Data Mining

edited by

Marija Brkić Bakarić

and

Maja Matetic

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 27257 | Submission Open

Keywords: neural network technologies; natural language processing (NLP); data mining; classification; regression; clustering; anomaly detection; association rule extraction; transformer; language understanding; generation; summarization; question answering; translation; self-attention mechanisms

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

Advancements in Intelligent Systems: The Confluence of AI, Machine Learning, and Robotics

edited by

Juan Ernesto Solanes Galbis

and

Luis Gracia

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 23349 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; robotics; autonomous systems; intelligent systems; decision making; perception algorithms; system optimization; human– robot interaction; environmental adaptation

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

Risk and Safety of Maritime Transportation

edited by Andrea Maternová, Andrej Dávid,

Nermin Hasanspahic

, Lucia Švábová,

Ayeley Tchangani

and

Grzegorz Karoń

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 23335 | Submission Open

Keywords: maritime; risks; hazards; safety; challenges

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

Application of IoT and Cybersecurity Technologies

edited by Masoud Barati and Nafiseh Kahani

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 21869 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT security; cybersecurity; IoT networks; IoT devices; intrusion detection

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

Application of Artificial Intelligence in Image Processing

edited by Qian Jiang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 21362 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; image processing; computer vision; machine learning; image recognition; image classification; medical imaging; object detection; image generation; application of AI-driven image processing

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

Machine Learning in Biomedical Sciences

edited by

Matteo Bodini

Giovanni Cugliari

and

Andrea Loddo

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 19306 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; biomedical sciences; medical imaging; predictive analytics; genomics; personalized medicine; natural language processing (NLP); electronic health records (EHRs); drug discovery; explainable AI

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

Advanced Physical Therapy for Rehabilitation

edited by

Seong-Gil Kim

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 19211 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical therapy; rehabilitation; telehealth; wearable technology; biomechanics; motor control; manual therapy; exercise science; patient recovery; functional mobility

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

Biological Activities of Medicinal Plants and Their Potential Applications

edited by

Georgiana Duta-Cornescu

and

Petros Tarantilis

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17120 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; pharmacology; primary metabolites; secondary metabolites; biological activities; bioactive compounds

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

Feature Papers in 'Surface Sciences and Technology' Section, 3rd Edition

edited by

Eiji Tokunaga

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 16074 | Submission Open

Keywords: coatings; thin and thick films; functional surfaces; surface electrochemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Sciences and Technology)

Machine Learning Applications in Seismology: 2nd Edition

edited by

Ke Jia

, Wenhuan Kuang,

Kai Deng

and Shiyong Zhou

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 15494 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; processing of seismic data; phase picking; denoising of seismic data; earthquake location; earthquake detection; focal mechanism; earthquake early warning; earthquake forecast and prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Artificial Intelligence in Complex Networks (2nd Edition)

edited by

and

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15386 | Submission Open

Keywords: maximum likelihood; artificial intelligence methods in complex networks; artificial intelligence methods in criminal networks; community detection; network mining; methods for the analysis of network structures

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

Emerging Technologies for Assistive Robotics

edited by

Andrea Zanela

and

Alessandro Di Nuovo

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14987 | Submission Open

Keywords: assistive robotics; personalized healthcare; aging population; cognitive support; human– robot interactions; machine learning; adaptive control algorithms; smart sensors; multimodal interfaces

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

Novel Approaches of Physical Therapy-Based Rehabilitation

edited by

Andreia Noites

and Andreia S. P. Sousa

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 14054 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical therapy; rehabilitation; integumentary physical therapy; electrotherapy; biomechanics; rehabilitation; human movement; postural control

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

Advancements and Updates in Digital Dentistry

edited by

Arthur R. G. Cortes

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13938 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; digital dentistry; virtual patient; augmented reality; CAD-CAM

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

Synthesis, Application, and Biological Evaluation of Inorganic and Organic Compounds

edited by

Petja Marinova

and

Denica Blazheva

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13408 | Submission Open

Keywords: inorganic chemistry; organic chemistry; chemical compounds; synthesis; metal complexes; biological activity; medicinal chemistry; active compounds; biological applications; pharmaceutical biotechnology; drug discovery and development; pharmacology; anticancer research; cytotoxicity; apoptosis; antibacterial assays

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

Resource Management for Emerging Computing Systems

edited by

Hyokyung Bahn

Kyungwoon Cho

and

Sungyong Ahn

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13383 | Submission Open

Keywords: resource management; dynamic voltage/frequency scaling; task offloading; storage management; memory management; cloud resource management; real-time embedded systems; caching; scheduling; energy-saving technique

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

Adversarial Attacks and Cyber Security: Trends and Challenges

edited by Weina Niu, Song Li and Xin Liu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12944 | Submission Open

Keywords: adversarial attacks; network security; system security; data security; AI security

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

AI in Wastewater Treatment

edited by

George Besseris

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12800 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Current Approaches to Sport Performance Analysis

edited by Vasileios Armatas and

Sotirios Drikos

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12403 | Submission Open

Keywords: performance analysis; sport analytics; training and recovery strategies

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

Novel Technologies in Intelligent Coal Mining

edited by

and

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 11189 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent coal mining; intelligent excavation; intelligent perception; disaster warning; roadway support; safety management; mining equipment

AI in Audio Analysis: Spectrogram-Based Recognition

edited by

Ian McLoughlin

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10165 | Submission Open

Keywords: sound event detection and classification; sound scene detection; acoustic scene analysis; machine hearing; spectrograms; spectral estimation; audio spectrum transformer; acoustic feature maps; bioacoustics

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

Artificial Neural Network Applications in Healthcare and Biomedical Engineering

edited by

Hong Fu

and

Tse-Tin Chan

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10044 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial neural network; neural network; pattern recognition; machine learning; image processing

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

Graph-Based Methods in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, 2nd Edition

edited by

Barbara Strug

and

Grażyna Ślusarczyk

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 9990 | Submission Open

Keywords: graph representation; GNN; graph data mining; graph data management; graph databases; graph machine learning

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

Research on Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

edited by Rodrigo Martínez Béjar

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 9808 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning in healthcare; predictive analytics in healthcare; natural language processing in healthcare; knowledge representation and reasoning in healthcare; AI for management of fake news and disinformation in healthcare; AI and medical imaging; AI-enhanced clinical decision support systems; intelligent robotic surgery; AI applications in digital health; AI and electronic health records (EHRs); intelligent healthcare chatbots; AI for personalized medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Pavement Engineering: System, Rehabilitation, and Sustainable Strategies for Long-Term Management

edited by

Donghyuk Jung

, Jaejun Lee and

Cheolmin Baek

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9707 | Submission Open

Keywords: pavement engineering; pavement performance database; asphalt pavement; concrete pavement; pavement management system; rehabilitation; prediction; sustainable strategies; environment; life cycle analysis; life cycle asset management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Intelligent Technologies in Geotechnical Engineering and Geological Hazards

edited by Yongsheng Zhou

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9654 | Submission Open

Keywords: geotechnical engineering; geomechanics; geological hazards; intelligent and machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Advances and Challenges in Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage

edited by Antonio Fabozzi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9572 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials for CO2 capture; utilization; storage; adsorption/desorption enhanced; CO2 emission reduction

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

Recent Advances in Internet of Things and System Design

edited by Ian D. Wilson and ‪Reza Montasari‬

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9420 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things (IoT); system design; smart applications; embedded systems; data analytics; IoT security and privacy

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

AI-Driven Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition: Challenges and Applications

edited by Heinz Dieter Fill and

Arianna D'Ulizia

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9330 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; pattern recognition algorithms; smart environments; intelligent surveillance; medical image analysis; autonomous systems; advanced robotics; decision interpretability; model robustness

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

Advanced Technologies in SHM, Performance Evaluation, and Reliabilty Analysis

edited by

Qi-Ang Wang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8404 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; performance evaluation; reliability analysis; machine learning; sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Novel Research and Applications on Optimization Algorithms

edited by

Stylianos Pappas

Georgios Fotis

and

Vasiliki Vita

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8166 | Submission Open

Keywords: advances in optimization; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; neural networks; swarm optimization; genetic algorithms; processing engineering application data

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

Deep Learning in Medical Image Processing and Analysis

edited by

Jiann-Der Lee

and

Jong-Chih Chien

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7860 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning techniques for medical image analysis; AI-based detection and diagnosis of medical images using deep learning; AI-based approaches for image reconstruction and enhancement; AI-assisted decision making in medical imaging; medical image registration using deep learning; deep learning for multimodal medical image fusion

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

Advanced Technologies for User-Centered Design and User Experience: 2nd Edition

edited by

Ilsun Rhiu

and

Myung Hwan Yun

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7301 | Submission Open

Keywords: user-centered design; user experience; usability; human– computer interaction; smart products/applications

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

Advances in Additive Manufacturing: Horizons of Novel Processes and Applications

edited by

Alexander Katz-Demyanetz

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7080 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; powdered raw materials; process parametrization; as-built product; post-treatment; product’ s final density; mechanical properties; process simulation; machine learning

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

Advances in Metal Materials: Electrochemical Characterization and Applications

edited by Lorena Freire

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6918 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical techniques; EIS; voltammetry; corrosion; oxidation

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

Advances and Applications of Nondestructive Testing

edited by

Jacek Salach

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6273 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-destructive testing electromagnetic testing; magnetic testing; dye penetrant inspection; ultrasonic testing; radiographic testing; visual inspection

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

Recent Advances in Smart Microgrids

edited by

Salman Mohagheghi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6218 | Submission Open

Keywords: ad hoc microgrids; control of distributed energy resources; demand forecasting; demand response and demand side management; electric vehicles; electric microgrids; mobile energy resources; power grid resilience

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

Advanced Technologies in Intelligent Green Vehicles and Robots

edited by