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Software and Systems Engineering in Astrophysics

edited by

Vito Conforti

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: astrophysical software systems; control software for telescopes; software architecture; open-source collaboration; systems integration; observatory control

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

Self-Healing Materials and Applications

edited by

Mark G. Kuzyk

and

Fariborz Tavangarian

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: self-healing materials; structures and systems; dye-doped polymers; optical properties; mechanical properties; actuators

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

Advanced Optical-Fiber-Related Technologies (2nd Edition)

edited by

Galina Nemova

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber optics; optical fibers; applied optics; radiation-balanced fiber lasers and amplifiers; Raman fiber lasers; nanophotonics; nonlinear optics; Brillouin fiber lasers and amplifiers; fiber materials; fiber Bragg gratings; LPG; fiber networks; fiber sensors; quantum electrodynamics

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

Technology for Automation and Intelligent Mining

edited by

Pingan Peng

and Liguan Wang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent mining; automation systems; unmanned mining equipment; real-time environment perception; artificial intelligence; Internet of Things; robotics; intelligent backfill; collaborative intelligent systems; mining safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Recent Developments in Electric Vehicles, Second Edition

edited by

Jingyang Fang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: power architectures of electric drivetrains; multilevel converters in electric vehicles; battery state-of-charge (SOC)/health (SOH) estimation; battery management systems; wireless power chargers; vehicle-to-grid (V2G) services; optimization and coordination of charging for multiple vehicles; autonomous driving systems and enabling components

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

Gamma and X-Ray Technologies for Medical Research: Image Analysis, Disease Discovered and Detection Techniques

edited by

Adam Konefał

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: X-rays; computed tomography; CT perfusion; coronary CT angiography; medical imaging; radiology; theranostics; deep learning; Monte Carlo modeling; gamma ray

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

Biopolymer for Agricultural and Environmental Applications

edited by

Ricardo I. Castro Cepeda

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: biopolymers; agriculture sustainable; remediation of the environment; systems of controlled release; control of pollution; bioremediation

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

Advances in Food Industry By-Product Recovery: Characterization, Processing, and End-Use Strategies

edited by

‪Attilio Matera

Francesco Genovese

and

Mauro Viccaro

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: by-products; food waste; food loss; sustainability; circular economy; LCA; re-use; formulation; expired food; feed; food; eco-friendly

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

Biomechanics and Performance Assessment in Paralympic Sports and Adapted Physical Activity

edited by

Vincenzo Bonaiuto

and

Delphine Chadefaux

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2203 | Submission Open

Keywords: kinematic analysis; biomechanical modeling; prosthesis and orthosis design; disability-specific training; sports injury prevention; sports simulation technology

Data Science and Medical Informatics

edited by

Junchang Xin

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 880 | Submission Open

Keywords: data science; machine learning; statistical modeling; predictive analytics; optimization; medical informatics; natural language processing; decision support; explainable AI

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

Cyber–Physical System: Security and Defense

edited by

Lu-Xing Yang

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 306 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyber– physical systems (CPSs); industrial control systems; IoT vulnerabilities; security and defense; intrusion detection and prevention; real-time threat monitoring; AI-driven cyber defense; risk assessment

Recent Advances in Enhanced Oil Recovery for Unconventional Oil and Gas

edited by

Wenhao Li

Saipeng Huang

and

Wenming Ji

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 292 | Submission Open

Keywords: shale oil and gas; tight oil and gas; unconventional reservoir; enhanced oil recovery; CO2 injection; carbon capture and storage; nanofluids

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

Future Human-Technology Interactions and Their Intelligent Applications

edited by

Diego R. Faria

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 32550 | Submission Open

Keywords: advancements in affective intelligence; applied machine learning; assistive technology; robotics for health; education; and smart cities

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

Advances in Structural Geology

edited by

Sotirios Kokkalas

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 29772 | Submission Open

Keywords: Strain analyses; Landslide; Active faulting; Fracture analysis; Fault sealing; Shear zones; Continental extension; Detachment faulting; Brittle deformation; Geomechanics; Subsurface storage; Microstructures; Deformation; Palaeostress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Advancements in Deep Learning and Its Applications

edited by Patrícia Ramos and Jose Manuel Oliveira

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 25422 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning applications; artificial intelligence; neural network architectures; transformers; generative models; real-world AI implementation

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

Advances in Sport Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism

edited by

Aleksandra Bojarczuk

and Monika Michałowska-Sawczyn

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 19003 | Submission Open

Keywords: sports physiology; nutrition; metabolism; athletic performance; training adaptations; dietary supplementation recovery; metabolism; training

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

Autonomous Systems in Cyber-Physical Systems and Smart Industry: Innovations and Challenges, 2nd Edition

edited by

Rui Pinto

Pedro M. B. Torres

and

Volker Lohweg

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 17549 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyber– physical systems; smart industry; autonomous systems; self-*; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning; real-time monitoring; predictive maintenance; security and privacy in industry; ethical considerations in autonomous systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Intelligent Computing and Remote Sensing—2nd Edition

edited by

Qizhi Xu

Jin Zheng

and

Feng Gao

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 17400 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; on-orbit/on-board real-time computing; advanced image processing; remote sensing big data; UAV information intelligent computing; radar information intelligent computing; information fusion; video imaging satellite intelligent computing

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

Development, Characterization, Application and Recycling of Novel Construction Materials, 2nd Edition

edited by

Mouhamadou Amar

and Nor Edine Abriak

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 17319 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials; cement; waste reuse; characterization techniques; formulation; durability; concrete; binders; SCMs; geopolymers; sediments; clays; treatment

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

Intelligent Data Processing and Management: Technologies and Applications

edited by

Wenjie Zhang

Zhengyi Yang

, Long Yuan and Peng Cheng

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13200 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven data processing; big data analytics; machine learning for data management; scalable machine learning algorithms; intelligent data stream systems; AI-enhanced data security; AI-powered database systems; large language models (LLMs) in data management; graph data processing; spatial and temporal data analysis

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

Digital Twin and IoT

edited by Samuel D. Okegbile,

Fabrizio Marozzo

and

Dan García Carrillo

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12789 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twin; Internet of Things; data security; privacy; interoperability; scalability; machine learning; artificial intelligence; ethical concerns; optimization

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

Holistic Approaches in Artificial Intelligence and Renewable Energy

edited by

Ionut Nica

, Nora Monica Chirita and

Camelia Delcea

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12110 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; renewable energy; cybernetics; energy portfolio optimization; smart grids; circular economy; sustainable development goals; energy forecasting; energy investment optimization

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

Uncertainty and Reliability Analysis for Engineering Systems

edited by

Guijie Li

Feng Zhang

and Xiaobo Zhang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 11722 | Submission Open

Keywords: uncertainty quantification; reliability analysis; reliability-based design; reliability-based optimization; sensitivity analysis

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

Latest Research on Computer Vision and Image Processing

edited by

Manuel Jesús Rodríguez Valido

Fernando Perez Nava

and Gustavo Sutter Capristo

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11021 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; image and video processing; image and video understanding; computer vision applications; machine learning; artificial intelligence; ethics; deepfakes; sustainability

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

Advanced Analysis and Technology in Fire Science and Engineering - 2nd Edition

edited by

Cheol-Hong Hwang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10622 | Submission Open

Keywords: fire chemistry and physics; fire dynamics; measurement in fire environments; fire detection and suppression system; fire safety design and management; assessment of fire risk; fire investigation

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

Machine Learning and Reasoning for Reliable and Explainable AI

edited by

Raheleh Jafari

Alexander Gegov

and Farzad Arabikhan

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10564 | Submission Open

Keywords: explainable AI; machine learning; artificial intelligence

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

Advanced Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality: Immersive Applications and Innovative Techniques: 2nd Edition

edited by

Chaman Sabharwal

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10379 | Submission Open

Keywords: virtual reality; augmented reality; digital; immersion; remote; AR and AI

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

Advances in Security, Trust and Privacy in Internet of Things

edited by

Weidong Fang

Chunsheng Zhu

and

Andrew W. H. Ip

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9971 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things; cyber security; trust; privacy preservation

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

Technologies and Techniques for the Enhancement of Agriculture 4.0

edited by

Roberto Romaniello

and

Claudio Perone

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8450 | Submission Open

Keywords: Agriculture 4.0; smart farming; agri-technologies; precision agriculture; information technologies; robotics; machine learning; big data; artificial intelligence (AI); Internet of Things (IoT); virtual and augmented reality

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

AI-Based Machinery Health Monitoring

edited by

Alexandru Stanciu

and

Rui Araújo

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 8044 | Submission Open

Keywords: predictive maintenance; fault diagnosis and prognostics; advanced sensing and monitoring techniques; digital twins; remaining useful life prediction; deep learning; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Digital Innovations in Healthcare

edited by

Jia-Lien Hsu

and

Rui Araújo

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7965 | Submission Open

Keywords: healthcare AI; machine learning; disease diagnosis; medical NLP; digital health solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

New Trends in the Development of Pharmaceutical Forms for Human and Veterinary Use

edited by

Daniel Hernandez-Patlan

and

Bruno Solís-Cruz

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7959 | Submission Open

Keywords: preformulation studies; physicochemical aspects of drug product development; drug delivery systems; biopharmaceutical aspects; nanotechnology; phytobiotics/natural compounds; therapeutic proteins; human and animal health

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

Advanced Methods for Time Series Forecasting

edited by

Camelia Delcea

and Nora Monica Chirita

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7699 | Submission Open

Keywords: time series analysis; complex data; AI; hybrid models; data analysis

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

Intelligent Transportation Systems: Advanced Technologies and Future Prospects

edited by Lei Peng, Jia Liu and Kun Xu

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7111 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transportation system (ITS); vehicle– road– cloud integration; intelligent infrastructure-assisted ITS; edge computing; spatiotemporal multimodal fusion perception; spatiotemporal multimodal data processing; traffic management and control

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

Brain-Computer Interfaces: Development, Applications, and Challenges

edited by

Alexander N. Pisarchik

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6440 | Submission Open

Keywords: Brain– Computer Interface (BCI); neurotechnology; EEG signal processing; cognitive and affective state monitoring; neural control of robotics; biomedical applications of BCIs; real-time brain signal analysis; human– machine interaction

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

Chromatographic Methods for Functional Foods and Their Application to Food Quality, Safety, and Characterization

edited by

Jorge Custodio-Mendoza

Agata Antoniewska-Krzeska

and

Ilda Caldeira

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6028 | Submission Open

Keywords: amino acids; analytical validation; antioxidants; bioactive compounds; fatty acids; GC; GCxGC; green solvents; HILIC; HPLC; LCxLC; lipid oxidation; method development; minerals; MLC; nano-LC; phytochemicals; polyphenols; quality control; sample preparation; SFC; UHPLC; vitamins; volatile compounds

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

Natural Products: Biological Activities and Industrial Applications

edited by

Ana Carolina Gonçalves

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5525 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; biological activities; industrial applications; bioactive compounds

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

Molecular Mechanisms, Diagnosis and Therapeutics of Neurodegenerative Diseases

edited by

Sarmistha Mitra

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5431 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurodegenerative diseases; ageing; neurodegeneration hallmarks; protein misfolding and aggregates; molecular diagnosis; therapeutic management; small molecule and drug design; complementary and alternative medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advanced Remote Sensing Technologies and Their Applications

edited by

Ke Wu

Tao Chen

and Yuanjin Xu

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4462 | Submission Open

Keywords: lithological mapping; deep learning; remote sensing imagery processing; image classification; image fusion and sharpening; artificial neural network; geological remote sensing applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Application of Deep Learning in Speech Enhancement Technology

edited by

Lin Wang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3867 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; explainable AI; microphone array; multi-modal speech processing; noise reduction; speech enhancement

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

Advances in Machinery Fault Diagnosis and Condition Monitoring

edited by

Lang Xu

and

Steven Chatterton

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3503 | Submission Open

Keywords: machinery fault diagnosis; condition monitoring; signal processing; data-driven approaches; remaining useful life prognostics

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

State-of-the-Art in Computational Analysis of Machines, Mechanisms, Structures and Materials

edited by

Kristina Marković

, Zeljko Vrcan, Sanjin Troha and

Dragan Marinkovic

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3458 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational analysis; structural analysis; smart structures; additively manufactured materials; machines and mechanisms; mechanical and fluid power transmissions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Power Systems and Energy Systems: Technologies and Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Yingyi Liu

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2900 | Submission Open

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

Collective Dynamics, Decision-Making and Self-Organization in Complex Systems

edited by

Polinpapilinho Katina

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2515 | Submission Open

Keywords: collective dynamics; decision making; self-organization; complex systems

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

Wearable Devices: Design and Performance Evaluation

edited by

Ricardo Augusto Rabelo Oliveira

Mateus Coelho Silva

and

Giuseppe Andreoni

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2375 | Submission Open

Keywords: rehabilitation robotics and assistive devices; physical therapy and training interventions; sports performance enhancement; user experience and comfort in wearable technology

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

Machine Learning Applications in Earthquake Engineering

edited by

Konstantinos G. Megalooikonomou

and

Leonidas Alexandros S. Kouris

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2344 | Submission Open

Keywords: earthquake engineering; structural dynamics; seismic risk assessment; seismic hazard analysis; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Technical Advances in Recycled Construction Materials

edited by

Sandra Espuelas Zuazu

and Eduardo Prieto Cobo

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1849 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste management; sustainable construction; raw material; recycled materials; circular economy; sustainability; environmental impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advances in Artificial Intelligence for Image Processing: Insights and Applications

edited by

Danila Germanese

and

Andrea Loddo

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1536 | Submission Open

Keywords: image processing; artificial intelligence; image segmentation; medical image analysis; object recognition; feature extraction; emotion recognition; deep learning; machine learning; image generation

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

Advanced Studies in Land Cover Change and Geographic Data Fusion

edited by

Jingxiong Zhang

and

Ludovit Kovanic

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1503 | Submission Open

Keywords: land cover change; applied Bayesian statistics; spatio-temporal data fusion; remote sensing; geoinformatics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

New Technologies and Applications of Visual-Based Human-Computer Interactions

edited by

Kai Essig

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1475 | Submission Open

Keywords: visual-based HCI; AI; camera stream processing; multi-modal interfaces; movement; intention; emotion and face recognition; activity; intention and gesture recognition; presentation of visual data; interactive data visualizations; multi-modal databases

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

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