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Latest Developments in Food Safety and Food Contamination submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5587 | Submission Open
Keywords: food safety; risk assessment; food contaminants; food microbiology; sustainable food safety systems; food bionanomaterials; food packaging; food artisanal process; food biocontrol
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)
Modern Internal Combustion Engines: Design, Testing, and Application
edited by , Zbigniew Korczewski and
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4198 | Submission Open
Keywords: problems of internal combustion engine construction; internal combustion engine research; applications of internal combustion engines; the problem of quality of engine components; supply chains of engine components at the stage of manufacture and operation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Science and Technology)
Sports Injuries: Prevention and Rehabilitation submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3497 | Submission Open
Keywords: sports-related injuries; injury prevention; rehabilitation; treatment; athletes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
Emerging Trends in Affective Computing and Measuring Emotional Intelligence
edited by
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3364 | Submission Open
Keywords: affective computing; computational psychology; computational psychiatry; dynamic facial expression recognition; micro-expression recognition; action unit detection; dynamic facial expression recognition; speech emotional recognition; multi-modal emotion recognition; bio-signal emotion recognition (EEG/ECG/MEG; etc.)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Renewable Energy in Smart Cities
edited by , and Shyama Pada Daniel Chowdhury
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3346 | Submission Open
Keywords: hybrid energy storage system; power electronics; electric vehicles; renewable energy; battery energy management systems; energy storage systems; electric vehicle charging systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Science and Technology)
Cyberspace Security Technology in Computer Science
edited by , , and Jiachi Chen
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3247 | Submission Open
Keywords: cyberspace security technology; cyber threat detection; artificial intelligence in security; blockchain security; vulnerability assessment; incident response; privacy protection; human factors in cybersecurity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Applied Thermodynamics
edited by Pavlos George Mikellides
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2573 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy conversion and optimization; thermodynamics of renewable energy systems; ecosystem energy transfers; application of statistical thermodynamics; magnetohydrodynamic energy conversion; fuel-efficient transportation systems; efficient energy storage and discharge
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Thermal Engineering)
State-of-the-Art of Intelligent Decision Support Systems submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2270 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent decision-making; multi-agent systems; intelligent collaboration; machine learning; robust classification; information and knowledge engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Advances in Land, Rail and Maritime Transport and in City Logistics
edited by
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2021 | Submission Open
Keywords: land transport of freight and passengers; rail transport of freight and passengers; maritime transport of freight and passengers; intermodality and combined transport; city logistics digitalization in freight transport and logistics; intelligent transportation systems; simulation and optimization algorithms of transport systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Transportation and Future Mobility)
Advances in Intelligent Machine Tools and Precision Machining
edited by Jun Zha and
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1244 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent machine tools; precision machining; artificial intelligence; machine learning; sensing technologies; integrated testing; smart manufacturing; real-time monitoring; process optimization; CNC machining
(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing Technologies)
Digital Technologies in Smart Agriculture submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1192 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable agriculture; smart agriculture; data storage and processing; Internet of Things (IoT); big data analytics; artificial intelligence; machine learning; cloud computing; satellite technologies; predictive models; remote control of processes and works; automation and autonomy; field management; reduction in fertilizer and pesticide use; reduction in energy inputs; increased crop production; increase in production efficiency; reduction in climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Science and Technology)
Mechanics, Damage Properties and Impacts of Coal Mining, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1141 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep mining; rock mechanics; multi-field and multi-phase coupling; damage mechanics; dynamic disaster
(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)
Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Geoenvironmental Engineering submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1126 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; geotechnical engineering; physics-informed neural networks (PINNs); slope stability prediction; tunnel risk assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering: Implications and Sustainable Solutions for Infrastructures and the Environment
edited by Paulo A.L.F. Coelho, and
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 931 | Submission Open
Keywords: earthquake geotechnical engineering; liquefaction; environment; sustainability; performance-based design; unconventional geomaterials; circular economy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Underwater Acoustic Communications and Protocols: Challenges, Trends and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 864 | Submission Open
Keywords: underwater communication theory and technology; cross-media integrated communication and networking; architectures; methods and protocol stacks of cross-domain networking; collaborative resource management; allocation and scheduling; applications of intelligent technologies in underwater communication networks; application of underwater commnucation platforms and prototype
(This special issue belongs to the Section Acoustics and Vibrations)
Novel Timber Structures and Materials in Building Engineering submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 809 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable material; engineered timber; experimental investigation; mechanical properties; novel material; timber structures; timber composites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Artificial Intelligence in Mental Health: Advances in Predictive Modeling, Intervention Strategies and Outcome Analysis
edited by , Chin-Hsuan Liu and
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 564 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; mental health; predictive modeling; personalized interventions; outcome analysis; machine learning; natural language processing; psychiatric diagnosis; therapeutic innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Advances in the Detection and Diagnosis of Cancer and Their Clinical Applications
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 420 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer detection; cancer diagnosis; clinical applications; liquid biopsy; multiparametric biomarkers; artificial intelligence; digital pathology; nanotechnology; quantum dots; CRISPR; molecular diagnostics; precision oncology; non-invasive techniques; personalized medicine; emerging technologies in oncology
Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR): Theory, Methods and Applications: Second Edition
edited by Deshan Feng, and Bin Zhang
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open
Keywords: ground-penetrating radar; ground-penetrating radar theory; numerical simulation; data processing and interpretation; inversion and imaging; ground-penetrating radar application
(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)
Radiation Detection and Dosimetry
edited by
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 266 | Submission Open
Keywords: radiation; dose measurement; medical imaging; nuclear power; sensors; monte carlo simulations; environmental monitoring; high-energy physics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Science and Technology)
Sport Biomechanics and Sport Medicine
edited by
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open
Keywords: performance; health; bioengineering; digital technology; AI; sensor; simulation; injury risk; rehabilitation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)
Bioremediation of Persistent Organic Pollutants and Heavy Metals in Contaminated Soil and Water Media
edited by Fisseha A Bezza and
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioremediation; persistent organic pollutants; nitroaromatics; azo compounds; pesticides; pharmaceuticals; rubber chemicals; herbicide redox mediators; electrons-accepting pollutants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical and Molecular Sciences)
Designing Indoor and Outdoor Acoustic Environments: Implications on Humans’ Comfort and Wellbeing submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open
Keywords: acoustic comfort; soundscape design; environmental noise; human wellbeing; indoor environmental quality; cognitive performance; noise control; inclusive design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Application of Signal Processing and Computational Intelligence in High-Energy Calorimeter Systems submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open
Keywords: data acquisition strategies; signal conditioning circuits; noise estimation methods; signal estimation and detection; optimal filtering methods; nonlinear strategies for signal estimation; linear and nonlinear computational modeling; statistical signal processing; optimization methods; neural network systems; artificial intelligence applications; FPGA solutions for signal processing; real-time applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Advanced Integrated Circuit Design and Applications submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open
Keywords: integrated circuit design; ASIC design methodologies; community-driven design platforms; system on chip; chip manufacturing; IC test; electronic design automation (EDA); Efabless/ChipFoundry; custom ICs; RTL-to-GDSII flow; design verification; semiconductor ecosystems; open-source hardware; layout optimization; machine learning for EDA; open-source PDKs (SkyWater 130; GF180; IHP130); AI in IC design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)
Advancements in Low-Voltage Networks and Microgrids: Technologies, Challenges, and Future Directions submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open
Keywords: low-voltage networks; microgrids; distribution networks; rural electrification; power sharing; energy management systems; optimization; bidirectional power flows; islanded operation; renewable integration; photovoltaic systems; battery energy storage; hosting capacity; power electronic converters; distribution system modeling; digital twins; power flow optimization; network reconfiguration; smart meters; resistive droop control; hierarchical control; primary; secondary; and tertiary control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Science and Technology)
Applications of Fuzzy Systems and Fuzzy Decision Making, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open
Keywords: fuzzy sets; fuzzy systems; decision making
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Novel Developments in Fluid Flow and Energy Transfer
edited by , and Andreas Oechsner
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open
Keywords: fluid flow; energy transfer; CFD; analytical methods; computational modeling; experimental methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Thermal Engineering)
Seating Comfort and Biomechanical Application, 2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open
Keywords: seating comfort; sitting posture; pressure distribution; human model for comfort; comfort measurement; prolonged sitting; fatigue; posture monitoring; sedentary work; dynamic comfort
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
Advancing Disaster Resilience Through Geographic Information Systems
edited by
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open
Keywords: disaster resilience; geographic information systems (GIS); spatial data; risk reduction; multi-hazard modeling; hazard assessment; early warning systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)
Digital Control of Power Electronics Converters in Renewable Energy Systemtems
edited by and Víctor Cardenas
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital control techniques and real-time implementation; controller design and discretization methods; digital filtering and delay compensation; advanced modulation strategies; signal processing for power converters: experimental validation and digital twin modeling; modularity and scalability in converter architectures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Science and Technology)
Emerging Trends in Geological and Mineral Exploration
edited by Keyan Xiao and
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 18 | Submission Open
Keywords: big data; 3D geological modeling; mineral exploration; predictive modeling; machine learning; sustainable mining; resource discovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)
Risk and Safety of Maritime Transportation: 2nd Edition
edited by Andrea Maternová, Andrej Dávid, and Lucia Švábová
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open
Keywords: maritime; risks; hazards; safety; challenges
(This special issue belongs to the Section Transportation and Future Mobility)
Feature Review Papers in the Section ‘Green Sustainable Science and Technology’, Second Edition
edited by
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open
Keywords: solid waste resource utilization; energization; resource recovery; reuse of water resources; pyrolysis; photocatalysis; electrocatalysis; adsorption; advanced redox; environmental functional materials; carbon capture and utilization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Sustainable Science and Technology)
AI in Audio Analysis: Spectrogram and Time-Frequency Features
edited by
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 4 | 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)
Advances in Intelligent Perception and Control: From Pattern Recognition to Multi-Robot Systems—2nd Edition
edited by Ting Zou
submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Submission Open
Keywords: control; machine learning; robot perception; pattern recognition; swarm robots
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Advances in Cell and Tissue Engineering: Biomechanical Modeling and Mechanobiology
edited by Scott Wood and
submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2092 | Submission Open
Keywords: mechanobiological therapy; mechanical analysis in biomedicine; cell culture; biomechanics; cell differentiation; mechanotransduction; numerical techniques in biomedicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
Multi-Scale Risk Assessment and Geological Characterization of Underground Engineering: Latest Advances and Prospects
edited by , and
submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1269 | Submission Open
Keywords: risk assessment; underground engineering; safety management; human factors; technological innovation; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Soil Hydraulic Properties Characterization for Improving Water Availability: Second Edition
edited by Vincenzo Alagna, and
submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil hydraulic properties; inverse modeling; PTF; soil physical quality; plant water availability; water use efficiency; vadose zone hydrology; urban soils; water saving
(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)
Advances in Rock Excavation and Underground Construction Technology
edited by
submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open
Keywords: tunnel boring machines (TBMs); controlled blasting; rock mechanics; ground support systems; geomechanical modeling; real-time monitoring; automation in tunneling; sustainable tunneling; urban tunneling; deep underground projects
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Emerging Medical Devices and Technologies, 2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open
Keywords: medical device; medical technologies; regulatory medical device engineering; EU certifications; clinical trials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
Current Advances in Underwater Acoustic Signal Processing
edited by Jie Tian and
submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 10 | Submission Open
Keywords: underwater acoustic communication; underwater acoustic imaging; underwater sensor networks; underwater detection; tracking and classification; underwater acoustic transducer; simulation of underwater environment and sonar systems; artificial intelligence in underwater acoustic engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Acoustics and Vibrations)
Advances in Natural Antimicrobial Compounds: Discovery, Synthesis, Characterization, and Application, 2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural products; bacteriocins; antibacterial compounds; antibiofilm activity; antibiotic resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
Emerging Technologies for Precision Agriculture, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open
Keywords: IoT (internet of things); WSN (wireless sensor network); F2F (from farm to fork); M2M (machine to machine); Lab2Field (from laboratory to field); small smart robots to reduce the soil compaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Science and Technology)
Current Advances in Electric Motors, Drives and Power Converters Technologies submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 6 | Submission Open
Keywords: inverters; DC/DC converters; motor drives; power efficiency; power converters modelling; control algorithms; modulation schemes; multilevel inverters; WBG switching transistors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)
Next-Generation Intelligent Memory and Storage Systems: Design, Optimization, and AI Integration
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 3 | Submission Open
Keywords: memory/storage for AI/ML; emerging memory/storage hierarchy design for AI/ML; processing in memory (PIM)/in-storage processing technologies for AI/ML; parallel processing for AI/ML; energy-efficient memory/storage management for AI/ML; file system design; key-value and NoSQL storage; CXL
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Novel Advances in Noise and Vibration Control
edited by , and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10291 | Submission Open
Keywords: vibration control; noise control; airborne noise; underwater noise; active/passive control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Acoustics and Vibrations)
Modelling and Simulation of Mechanical Properties for Additive Manufacturing Material submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1182 | Submission Open
Keywords: additive manufacturing; mechanical property; fatigue property; analytical model; numerical simulation; failure analysis; structural integrity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)
Advanced Materials and Technologies in Pavement Engineering
edited by , Yangming Gao and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 482 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable transport infrastructure; pavement engineering; advanced materials; nanomaterials; resilient road systems; structural health monitoring; self-sensing asphalt; self-healing asphalt; smart pavements; digital twins
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Petroleum Engineering: Production Forecasting, Process Design, and Implementation, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 404 | Submission Open
Keywords: production forecasting; field implementation; process design; optimization algorithms; machine learning; multiphase flows; CO2 utilization and storage; reservoir evaluation; reservoir characterization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Science and Technology)
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