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Advanced Control Systems and Control Engineering

edited by

Francisco Rego

,

Ricardo Simões Santos

and

Sylvain Bertrand

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5123 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced control systems; control engineering; reinforcement learning; physics-informed machine learning; path planning; autonomous vehicles; multi-agent systems; fault-tolerant control; intelligent control; robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Innovative Horizons: Exploring the Convergence of Gamification and Virtual Reality

edited by

André Sales Mendes

and

Héctor Sánchez San Blas

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4918 | Submission Open

Keywords: virtual reality; gamification; gamified VR

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

Polymer Nanocomposites: State of the Art and Future Prospects

edited by Michael Jones Silva,

Renivaldo José Dos Santos

and

Leonardo Paim

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2281 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer nanocomposites; synthesis and characterization; properties; applications; technological innovations; sustainability and environmental impact

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

Recent Progress and Applications of Infrared Thermography

edited by

Wontae Kim

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2202 | Submission Open

Keywords: infrared thermography; NDT/E (non-destrutive testing/evaluation); signal processing; thermal imaging; numerical modeling

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

Recent Developments in Exoskeletons

edited by

Carlo De Benedictis

, Carmen Visconte and Maria Paterna

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2190 | Submission Open

Keywords: exoskeleton; wearable devices; human augmentation; rehabilitation; biomechanics; human– robot interaction; assistive technology; ergonomics; human– machine interface; exosuit

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

Advanced Functional Materials and Their Applications

edited by

Xiao Li

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1544 | Submission Open

Keywords: new mechanisms; new structures; new materials

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

Research and Application of Neural Networks

edited by

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,

,

and Andrzej Obuchowicz

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1167 | Submission Open

Keywords: neural network; artificial intelligence; intelligent computing; deep learning; big data; IoT; cloud computing; modeling and predicting

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

Process Mining: Theory and Applications

edited by Kingsley Okoye and

Julius Nganji

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 793 | Submission Open

Keywords: process mining; event logs; process discovery; conformance checking; model enhancement; business process management; data science; predictive analytics; process optimization; artificial intelligence integration; scalability in process mining

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

Brain Functional Connectivity: Prediction, Dynamics, and Modeling—2nd Edition

edited by

Alexander N. Pisarchik

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 618 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuroimaging data analysis; neurophysiological signal processing; brain dynamics; brain networks; brain modeling; brain diseases; connectomics; neuronal synchronization; brain– machine interface; cognitive neuroscience; deep learning in neuroscience

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

New Advances in Electrocardiogram (ECG) Signal Processing

edited by

Elzbieta Olejarczyk

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 595 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrocardiogram; cardiovascular diseases; arrhythmia; signal processing; denoising; compression; feature extraction; classification; wavelet transform; adaptive techniques; empirical mode decomposition; variational mode decomposition; empirical wavelet transform; matching pursuit; machine learning; deep learning; convolutional and recurrent neural networks; explainable artificial intelligence; federated learning; multi-modal biosignal fusion; wearable and mobile platforms; telemedicine; personalized medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

New Advances in Information Retrieval

edited by Dan Wu

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 593 | Submission Open

Keywords: information retrieval; information systems; information seeking; artificial intelligence; machine learning; natural language processing; data mining; human– AI interaction; user behavior; cognitive computing; knowledge discovery

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

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Blockchain for Networking

edited by

Adriana Téllez-Anguiano

,

Juan Carlos Olivares-Rojas

and Juan Carlos Jáuregui-Correa

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 544 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; blockchain; networking; decentralized systems; network security; 6G networks; edge computing; federated learning; smart contracts; trust management

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

Intelligent Computing in Software Engineering

edited by

José Metrôlho

,

Fernando Reinaldo Ribeiro

and

Javier Berrocal

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 369 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent software engineering; AI in software development; machine learning for software engineering; software process automation; AI-assisted testing and validation

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

Innovative Approaches to Energy Efficiency in Building Design and Operation

edited by

Gabriele Battista

and

Emanuele De Lieto Vollaro

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 346 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; building lifecycle; sustainable design; advanced materials; renewable energy integration; smart building technologies; thermal load reduction; passive design strategies; artificial intelligence in building; zero-energy buildings (ZEBs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Multimedia Steganography and Watermarking in the AI Era: Methods, Robustness and Applications

edited by

Xin Zhong

and

Frank Y. Shih

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open

Keywords: watermarking; steganography; data hiding; deep learning-based; representation learning; multimodality; robustness and defense; generative model-based; multimedia security; multimedia coding and encryption; steganalysis; real-world applications; explainable AI; breakthroughs from traditional methods

Properties, Characterization and Applications of Thermoelectric Materials

edited by Bed R. Poudel and Shankar Kunwar

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermoelectric materials; energy efficiency; power generation; material discovery

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

Next-Generation Environmental Engineering: Sustainable Solutions for Water and Waste Challenges

edited by

Marco Carnevale Miino

,

Vincenzo Torretta

and

Francesco Romagnoli

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: water treatment; sustainability; waste management; material and energy recovery; environmental impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advancing Sustainable Energy Solutions with Micro/Nanofluidic Systems

edited by Wenhai Lei and

Chiyu Xie

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiphase reactive flow; porous media; sustainable energy; microfluidics; nanofluidics

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

Advances in Technology and Research in Smart Manufacturing Systems

edited by

Yung-Chou Kao

and

Guo-Hua Feng

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart manufacturing; Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs); Intelligent Reality; Trustworthy Large Language Models (Trust LLMs); Agentic AI; quality control; human-centric manufacturing; 3D twin; smart robots; green manufacturing; Industry 5.0

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

MR-Based Neuroimaging, 2nd Edition

edited by

Valeria Sacca

and

Fabiana Novellino

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: MRI; functional MRI; structural MRI; DTI; machine learning; deep learning; brain biomarkers; functional connectivity

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

Advanced Information Science and Distributed Systems

edited by

Sheng-Tzong Cheng

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: cutting-edge technologies and applications; information security; artificial intelligence; quantum computing; digital life tech; machine learning; wireless communication; cloud computing; data dismission; information engineering; mathematical models; scientific computing; big data

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

Raman Spectroscopy: Theory, Methods and Applications

edited by

Fanfan Lu

and Wending Zhang

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS); tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS); plasmonic substrate; nano-spectroscopy/nanoscale imaging; single-molecule detection; plasmonics

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

Human Biomechanics and EMG Signal Processing

edited by

Andrea Tigrini

, Francesca Lunardini, Jesús Tornero,

Alessandro Mengarelli

and

Federica Verdini

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 16 articles | Viewed by 37689 | Submission Open

Keywords: human biomechanics; electromyography (EMG); musculoskeletal modeling; gait analysis

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

Applications of Ultrasonic Technology in Biomedical Sciences

edited by

Constanza Rubio Michavila

,

Sergio Castiñeira-Ibáñez

and

Daniel Tarrazó-Serrano

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14698 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrasound; biomedicine; medical diagnosis; biosensor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advances in Sport and Exercise Biomechanics

edited by Chris Mills and

Timothy A. Exell

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13329 | Submission Open

Keywords: simulation; machine learning; artificial intelligence; wearable technology; ecological based research; medicine; accessible technology; sport performance; injury rehabilitation; health

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

Effects of Temperature on Geotechnical Engineering

edited by

Jiliang Pan

,

Jun Lu

and Zhennan Zhu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12957 | Submission Open

Keywords: rock and soil mechanics; temperature effect; thermal damage; freeze-thaw cycle; rock breaking; geothermal energy; geological disposal; deep mining; multi-field coupling; numerical simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Sustainable and Smart Agriculture

edited by Wei Ma and Xiu Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11000 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural robots; agricultural technology; smart agriculture

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

AI-Assisted Building Design and Environment Control

edited by

Teng Shao

and

David Hou Chi Chow

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6306 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence technology; smart building design; building performance optimization; indoor environment control and optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Numerical Simulation in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering-3rd Edition

edited by

Mauro Malvè

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5595 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational biomechanics; numerical modeling of medical devices; computational biofluid mechanics; patient-specific-based numerical models; finite element method; diffusion models in the tissue engineering; constitutive models; numerical methods in the biomedical engineering; numerical algorithms and imaging technique

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Processing and Application of Functional Food Ingredients

edited by

Monika Gibis

and

Lisa M. Berger

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4546 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional food; bioactive compounds; food processing; alternative proteins; food ingredient functionality

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

Advances in Sustainable Pavement and Road Construction: Innovations with Asphalt and Recycled Materials

edited by Rudi van Staden

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3310 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable pavement materials; asphalt innovation; recycled construction materials; road infrastructure sustainability; life cycle assessment (LCA); circular economy in construction; low-carbon road technologies

Novel Insights into Optical Networks, Including Their Role in the 6G Era

edited by

Gerasimos Pagiatakis

and

Dimitris Uzunidis

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2813 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical communications; optical networks; 6G

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

Structural Health Monitoring: Advances in Monitoring, Sensing, Control, Diagnostics and Prevention

edited by

Jorge Luis Camas-Anzueto

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2741 | Submission Open

Keywords: cracking and deformation monitoring; steel corrosion assessment; ultrasonic and acoustic emission sensors; fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors; fiber optic interferometers; Raman; Brillouin; and Rayleigh scattering sensors; fluorescence and chemiluminescence sensors; structural monitoring; massive structural data analysis; crack detection; structural signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Research Progress in Medical Image Analysis

edited by

Giada Bianchetti

and

Roberto Gatta

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2268 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical image analysis; image segmentation; feature extraction; disease diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Education: Advancements, Challenges, and Impacts, 2nd Edition

edited by

Yu Liang

, Wenjun Wu and Ying Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1711 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; educational data mining; educational technology; pedagogical strategies and instructional support; intelligent learning environments; student modeling and cognitive modeling; learning analytics and personalized learning; automated assistants and intelligent tutoring; adaptive assessment; human– computer interaction

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

Advanced Applications of Plasmas Technology in Materials and Diagnostics

edited by Sanda Pleslić and

Nadica Maltar-Strmečki

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 944 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasma technology; plasma spectroscopy; plasma-based diagnostic techniques; plasma source characterization; plasma instrumental parameters and setups; plasma theory and modeling

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

Selected Papers from the 6th International Electronic Conference on Applied Sciences

edited by

Nunzio Cennamo

and Stefano Toldo

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 880 | Submission Open

Keywords: applied biosciences and bioengineering nanosciences; chemistry and materials science computing and artificial intelligence electrical; electronics and communications engineering mechanical and aerospace engineering energy; environmental and earth science food science and technology applied physical science

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Autonomous Marine Vehicles (AMVs): Emerging Technologies and Applications

edited by

Meiqin Liu

and

Shanling Dong

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 742 | Submission Open

Keywords: path planning; localization; fault diagnosis; optimization; hardware design; navigation; security; control; intelligent learning; analysis and applications

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

Planetary Exploration and In-Situ Resource Utilization

edited by

Vassilis J. Inglezakis

and

Donald Rapp

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 593 | Submission Open

Keywords: in-situ resource utilization; life support systems; space engineering; planetary exploration; asteroids; astrochemical engineering; extraterrestrial resources; Mars; Moon; icy moons; Titan

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Autonomous Vehicles: Advances and Prospects

edited by

Erika E. Gallegos

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 557 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous vehicles; automated vehicles; connected vehicles; artificial intelligence; computer vision; human– machine interaction; intelligent transportation systems; safety; cybersecurity; human factors

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

Advances in Water Engineering: Integrating Hydrodynamics with Atmospheric, Environmental, and Ecological Sciences

edited by Yang Shi and

Jaan H. Pu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 428 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydraulics; hydrodynamics; atmospheric science; environmental science; ecology; open channel flow; sediment transport; scouring; vegetated flow; water quality; ecosystem health; river basin management; numerical modeling; laboratory experiments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Environmental Issues in Geotechnical Engineering

edited by Haowen Guo, Zhaofeng Li and Pui San So

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 379 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste recycling in geotechnical systems; climate-resilient geotechnical design; pollution remediation innovations; carbon-negative geotechnics; eco-geotechnics; renewable energy-geotechnics integration; AI-driven geoenvironmental solution; predictive modelling for environmental risk optimisation of low-carbon practices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Natural Therapeutic Alternatives for the Treatment of Neurological Diseases: From Preclinical to Clinical

edited by

Eduardo Rivadeneyra-Domínguez

,

Juan Francisco Rodríguez-Landa

and Isaac Zamora-Bello

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 373 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; polyphenols; flavonoids; antioxidants; Ginkgo biloba; Centella asiatica; resveratrol; curcumin; lycopene; kaempferol; astaxanthin; essential oils; neuroprotective agents; neurodegeneration; neuroinflammation; animal models; neurological diseases

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

Research on Mineralogical and Geochemical Characterization

edited by

Wenfeng Wang

and

Qingfeng Lu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 363 | Submission Open

Keywords: minerals; elemental geochemistry; isotope geochemistry; characterization technology; distribution; occurrence; exploration; coal

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Interdisciplinary Approaches in Intelligent Engineering and Industrial Processes

edited by

Marin B. Marinov

and Vladislav Ivanov

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechatronics; intelligent systems; automation and control; computer science applications; data-driven engineering; digitalization and Industry 4.0; industrial management; interdisciplinary research; applied sciences; engineering innovation

Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) as a Tool for Evaluating Sustainable Packaging Systems

edited by

Patrycja Bałdowska-Witos

and

Izabela Piasecka

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 227 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable packaging life cycle assessment (LCA) circular economy; eco-design packaging recycling biodegradable materials; environmental impact life cycle optimization

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

Deep Learning and Predictive Maintenance in Industrial Applications

edited by

Tobias Meisen

and

Hasan Tercan

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open

Keywords: predictive maintenance; industrial deep learning; transformer models in industry; remaining useful life estimation; fault detection; anomaly detection; condition monitoring; sensor fusion; time series analysis

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

Interdisciplinary Applications of Spectroscopic Techniques for Heritage Conservation

edited by Maria Luísa Carvalho,

Vanessa Henriques Antunes

and

Sofia Pessanha

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage; spectroscopic techniques; heritage conservation; non-invasive analysis; interdisciplinary research

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

Natural Language Processing: Recent Advances and Applications

edited by

Hiram Calvo

and Pablo Gervás

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

Keywords: knowledge representation and meaning construction; computational models of language and language acquisition; language variation; genre detection; semantic modeling; automated storytelling; interpretable NLP; cultural data modeling; computational stylistics

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

Emerging Technologies in Performance-Based Fire Design: Toward a Smarter, More Resilient and Sustainable Built Environment

edited by

Luis Laim

,

Aldina Santiago

and

Nicola Tondini

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: performance-based fire design; fire safety engineering; artificial intelligence; resilient buildings; real-time monitoring; advanced numerical modelling; predictive simulation; multi-hazard resilience; sustainability in built environment; digital twin

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

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