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Modern Epidemiologic Approaches to Understanding and Analyzing Data
edited by David Shoultz
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open
Keywords: epidemiology; methods; Bayesian; causality; RWE; registries; global health; ML; AI; statistics; data; analytics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)
Fault Diagnosis and Control in Power Electronics, Motors, and Renewable Energy Systems submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open
Keywords: power electronics converters; fault diagnosis; fault tolerant control; reconfiguration; control of power converters; PV systems; wind turbines; electric machines; multilevel converters
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)
Autonomous Vehicles and Autonomous Systems
edited by , and J. Pena-Ramirez
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open
Keywords: autonomous vehicles; autonomous systems; sensor fusion; artificial intelligence; advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Transportation and Future Mobility)
Sports Medicine and Physiology: Recent Advances and Applications submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open
Keywords: exercise physiology; wearable sensors; VO2 max estimation; lactate threshold; performance monitoring; virtual training platforms; technology validation; field testing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
Digital Service Engineering and Platform Ecosystems: Data, IoT and Service Integration
edited by Ada Bagozi
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital service engineering; platform ecosystems; data and service integration; distributed ledger technologies; blockchain integration; conceptual modeling; internet of things and distributed computing; semantic interoperability and service orchestration; data governance; intelligent information systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Green Building Materials: Innovations and Applications submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open
Keywords: circular economy; sustainability; green materials; smart and functional construction materials; industrial waste and by-product valorization; recycled aggregates; raw materials and secondary raw materials; supplementary cementitious materials; innovative binders; low-carbon cementitious materials; high-performance and ultra-high-performance concrete (HPC/UHPC); self-sensing, self-adjusting, and self-healing materials; structural health monitoring; non-destructive characterization techniques; durability and service-life enhancement; protective systems for concrete structures; healthy and resilient buildings; energy consumption reduction; CO2 emissions reduction; life cycle assessment (LCA); resource efficiency and circular construction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Cereal-Based Food Processing and Nutritional Quality: Latest Advances and Prospects, 2nd Edition submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open
Keywords: cereal-based food; food processing; nutritional quality; chemical composition of food; health properties of food; innovative technology; bioactive substances
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)
Recent Advances in Quantum Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open
Keywords: quantum machine learning (QML); variational quantum circuits (VQCs); quantum neural networks (QNNs); hybrid quantum–classical algorithms; NISQ devices and applications; quantum reinforcement learning; quantum kernel methods; barren plateau phenomenon; quantum natural language processing; quantum advantage and benchmarking
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Learning Analytics, Educational Data Science, and Artificial Intelligence in Technology-Enhanced Education
edited by , Alién García Hernández and
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open
Keywords: learning analytics; artificial intelligence in education; educational data mining; higher education; teacher education; digital competence; generative artificial intelligence; technology-enhanced learning; learning technologies; educational innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Beyond the Number: Measurement Semantics in Software and Data Systems
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open
Keywords: measurement semantics; quantity systems; units of measure; quantity-aware computing; scientific computing; type systems; pluggable types; dimensional analysis; data quality; semantic interoperability; measurement metadata; programming languages
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Technology-Enhanced and Mobile Learning: Innovations and Application, 2nd Edition
edited by Tomislav Jagušt, Peter Seow Sen Kee and
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open
Keywords: technology-enhanced learning; mobile learning; seamless learning; blended learning; educational technology; learning sciences; collaborative learning; computational thinking; personalization; adaptive learning; gamification; game-based learning; mixed reality; metaverse in education; immersive learning; AI in education
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Emerging Technologies for Decision Support in Architecture and Urban Planning
edited by Jan Cudzik
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; urban planning; architectural design; decision support systems; computational design; generative design; digital twins; spatial analysis; GIS; smart cities; human–AI collaboration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
AI-Driven Sports and Exercise: Multi-Modal Sensing, Data Analysis, Smart Devices and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI-driven sports; biomechanics; motion analysis; multi-modal sensing; data analysis; smart devices; wearable sensors; real-time monitoring; EMG; ECG; fitness tracking; injury prevention; personalized training
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
Solid-State Transformers and 800 VDC Grid-to-Chip Power Conversion for Next-Generation AI Data Centres
edited by Gerardo Calderon-Lopez, and
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open
Keywords: 800 VDC power distribution; grid-to-chip power conversion; intermediate-bus converters; point-of-load converters; GPU voltage regulation; multiphase converters; vertical power delivery; wide-bandgap semiconductors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)
Precision Sports Performance: From Molecular Biomarkers to Emerging Technologies
edited by Manuel Fernández-Sanjurjo and
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-omics integration; wearable biosensing; predictive analytics; exercise genomics and epigenetics; personalized training strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
Advanced Detector Technologies and Imaging Systems for Medical Physics
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open
Keywords: next-generation digital radiography and computed tomography (CT); emerging imaging modalities and instrumentation in medical physics; artificial intelligence and digital health in medical physics; patient dose monitoring and real-time dosimetry systems; radiation dose tracking and management frameworks (ALARA); radiation safety standards and workload optimization; deep learning-based image reconstruction and denoising; automated image segmentation and radiomics in medical physics; multi-energy and multi-modal imaging systems; performance evaluation metrics and image quality optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)
Recent Advances in Sports Injuries and Physical Rehabilitation: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open
Keywords: sports injuries; sports rehabilitation; injury prevention; return-to-play; return-to-performance; sports nutrition; recovery intervention; sports conditioning; neuromuscular training; musculoskeletal rehabilitation; functional recovery; performance optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
Pattern Recognition and Outlier Detection in Data Science: Robust Methods and Real-World Applications
edited by Agnieszka Duraj, and
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open
Keywords: pattern recognition; outlier detection; anomaly detection; data science; machine learning; classification; similarity learning; feature engineering; dimensionality reduction; ensemble learning; hybrid models; decision-level fusion; pseudolabeling; robust machine learning; data-centric AI; big data analytics; streaming data; intelligent decision systems; predictive analytics; biomedical data analysis; sensor data analytics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Smart Grids and Their Communication Systems
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart grids; communication; cybersecurity; resilience; critical infrastructure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)
CMOS RF Integrated Circuits: Design, Analysis, and Applications
edited by Jee-Youl Ryu
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open
Keywords: CMOS RF integrated circuits; millimeter-wave circuits; low-power RF systems; wireless communication; RF front-end; frequency synthesizers; 5G/6G applications; power amplifiers; system-on-chip (SoC)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)
Structural Safety Under Urban Renewal and Climate Change Impacts: Building Materials, Structural Systems, and Infrastructure Networks
edited by , Xiaodi Dai and Jixing Cao
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open
Keywords: structural safety; urban renewal; climate change resilience; advanced building materials; structural health monitoring; new energy infrastructure; life cycle performance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Recent Advances in Environmental Geotechnics
edited by , and
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental geotechnics; contaminant transport; soil and groundwater remediation; sustainable geotechnics; solid waste resource utilization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Advances in Program Analysis and Verification for Reliable Software Systems
edited by and Zuming Jiang
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open
Keywords: program analysis; formal verification; software testing; reliability and security; bug detection; vulnerability discovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Research on Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare—2nd Edition
edited by Rodrigo Martínez Béjar
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 112 | 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)
Mining Engineering: Present and Future Prospectives: 2nd Edition submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open
Keywords: mining engineering; mine exploitation; rock mechanics and tunneling; explosives and blasting; mine safety; mining automation and integration; artificial intelligence in mining; sustainable mining; life cycle assessment; post-mining management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)
Molecular Genetics, Genomic Diversity, and Breeding Innovations for Sustainable Crop Improvement submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular genetics; genomic diversity; plant breeding; genetic improvement of crops; quantitative genetics; genomic selection; molecular markers; genotype × environment interaction; abiotic stress tolerance; sustainable agriculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Science and Technology)
Advances in Aerodynamics, Aeroelasticity and Optimization in Aerospace Engineering submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open
Keywords: aerodynamics; aeroelasticity; aerospace engineering; computational fluid dynamics; multidisciplinary design optimization; aircraft design; flutter analysis; UAVs; surrogate modelling; lightweight aerospace structures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aerospace Science and Engineering)
Durability and Mechanical Properties of Concrete
edited by Dingqiang Fan, and
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open
Keywords: concrete durability; mechanical properties; cement-based composites; supplementary cementitious materials; microstructure and degradation mechanisms; fiber-reinforced concrete; durability modeling and prediction; sustainable and high-performance concrete; advanced concrete technology; sustainable concrete
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)
AI-Based Methods for Object Detection and Path Planning, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; multi-agent systems; path planning; graph neural networks; large language models; real-time object detection; multi-modal object detection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
AI for Safe and Resilient Networked Autonomous Systems
edited by Teng-Fei Ding and Changduo Liang
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open
Keywords: networked autonomous systems; artificial intelligence; system resilience; safety-critical control; multi-agent systems; cyber-physical security; safe reinforcement learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)
Advanced Sonoprocessing Technologies: Bridging Fundamental Mechanisms and Industrial Applications
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomedical and industrial applications; ultrasonic imaging; ultrasound-assisted processing; sonochemical processes; cavitation; advanced manufacturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Acoustics and Vibrations)
Bioactive Compounds and Human Health submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open
Keywords: functional foods: foods for special dietary needs; bioactive compounds; human health; disease prevention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
Innovative Horizons: Exploring the Synergy Between Gamification and Virtual Reality submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open
Keywords: gamification; virtual reality; extended reality; LLMs; AI agents; serious games; immersive learning; human–computer interaction; adaptive systems; mixed reality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Food Technology Strategies for Functional Food Development: Nutrition, Quality, Processing, and Applications submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open
Keywords: functional foods; food technology; food matrix design; nutritional improvement; bioactive compounds; bioaccessibility; in vitro digestion; advanced food analysis; sustainable processing; by-products
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)
Renewables Integration and Demand-Side Flexibility in Modern Power Systems submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewables integration; demand-side flexibility; smart grids and local energy systems; energy management; power system operation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Science and Technology)
Advances in Fluid Mechanics for Agricultural Systems
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open
Keywords: computational fluid dynamics; agricultural engineering; controlled environment agriculture; porous media flow; mass-energy transfer; wind tunnel testing; irrigation modelling; digital twins
(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Science and Technology)
Applied Sciences in Orthodontics
edited by Gustavo Gameiro
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital treatment planning; clear aligner and attachments; FEA; orthodontic biomechanics; AI in orthodontics; advanced materials and 3D printing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Dentistry and Oral Sciences)
Advances in Lean Manufacturing, Quality Management and Sustainable Operations
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open
Keywords: lean manufacturing; quality management; lean six sigma; Industry 4.0; sustainable manufacturing; operational excellence; statistical quality control; process improvement; smart manufacturing; continuous improvement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Industrial Technologies)
Advances in Dental Resin Materials and Performance submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open
Keywords: composite; fibre-reinforced resin; resin-based luting material; CAD/CAM; 3D-printing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Dentistry and Oral Sciences)
Technologies for Efficient and Sustainable Development of Geothermal Energy
edited by Khosro Jarrahian
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open
Keywords: scaling in geothermal systems; geothermal corrosion; microbial-induced corrosion (MIC) in geothermal systems; silicate scaling in geothermal systems; production chemistry challenges in geothermal systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Science and Technology)
Pollution and Remediation in Mining Engineering
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open
Keywords: mining environmental pollution; heavy metal remediation; acid mine drainage; sustainable mining; solid waste management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)
Characterization of Nanomaterials: Insights from Surface and Bulk Spectroscopy
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanomaterials characterization; surface and bulk spectroscopy; electron/ion/optical spectroscopy; imaging detection techniques; warm and ultracold nanoclusters; molecular and atomistic simulations.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)
Perspectives on Cognitive Neuroscience: Toward Multimodal Cognitive Phenotyping
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open
Keywords: neuropsychological assessment; digital biomarkers; biological biomarkers; cognitive phenotyping; electroencephalography; magnetic resonance imaging; gait analysis; speech biomarkers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Neuroscience and Neural Engineering)
Advanced Nondestructive Testing and Monitoring for Geotechnical Engineering submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open
Keywords: nondestructive testing; geotechnical engineering; structural health monitoring; borehole imaging; geophysical exploration; rock mass characterization; intelligent sensing; disaster early warning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Rock Mechanics in Deep Underground Oil and Gas Reserves
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open
Keywords: rock mechanics; deep underground reservoirs; oil and gas; high geo-stress; high temperature; hydraulic fracturing; multi-field coupling (THMC); wellbore stability; in situ stress; reservoir geomechanics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Next Generation Assistive Sensor Technologies: From the Quantified Self to the Agentic Self
edited by
submission deadline 21 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 374 | Submission Open
Keywords: agentic AI; voice agents; neuromorphic computing; liquid neural networks; embedded systems and wearables for elders; digital twins; synthetic data generation; energy harvesting; retrieval-augmented generation; ambient assisted living
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Knowledge Graphs and Semantic Understanding in Natural Language Processing
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | 7 articles | Viewed by 25050 | Submission Open
Keywords: knowledge graphs; NLP; semantics; embeddings; LLMs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Hydrogeology and Regional Groundwater Flow submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | 14 articles | Viewed by 13931 | Submission Open
Keywords: groundwater flow dynamics; aquifer characterization; hydrogeochemical modeling; climate–groundwater interactions; regional water security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Novel Approaches for Cybersecurity and Cyber Defense
edited by and Ion Bica
submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9952 | Submission Open
Keywords: cybersecurity; cyber defense; threat detection; secure architectures; privacy-preserving technologies; blockchain security; AI in cybersecurity; zero trust; post-quantum cryptography; critical infrastructure protection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Advances in Fuzzy Optimization for Transportation Planning Under Uncertainty
edited by Yan Sun and Maoxiang Lang
submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8887 | Submission Open
Keywords: transportation planning; transportation optimization; uncertainty modeling; fuzzy set theory; fuzzy optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Transportation and Future Mobility)
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