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Contemporary Concepts in Implant Biomechanics and Peri-Implant Tissue Stability

edited by Valdir Muglia

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: implant biomechanics; peri-implant tissue stability; conical implant-abutment connection; Morse taper implants; crestal bone preservation; inter-implant distance; implant depth; finite element analysis; implant-supported prostheses; peri-implant bone remodeling

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

Artificial Intelligence for Information System Development

edited by Małgorzata B Pankowska and Dominik Spinczyk

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: conceptual model; artificial intelligence; large language models; practice of modeling; prompt engineering; software engineering; enterprise architecture; model driven engineering

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

The Interdisciplinary Application of Artificial Intelligence: From Models to Explainability

edited by Stefan Bosse

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning (ML); explainable artificial intelligence (XAI); explainability and interpretability; interdisciplinary research; AI-assisted analysis; intelligent algorithms; AI application in science; physics-informed ML; model-based ML

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

Robust Control of Uncertain Nonlinear Systems: Theory, Design, and Applications

edited by Suiyang Khoo and

Xin Yu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: robust control; nonlinear systems; stability analysis; uncertain nonlinear systems

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

Advancing Mining Through Natural Language Processing: Global Perspectives and Stages of Adoption

edited by

Rajive Ganguli

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: mining industry; artisanal mining; large language models (LLMs); safety analytics; unstructured data; digital transformation; text mining; multilingual processing; low-resource languages

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Digital Twins, Artificial Intelligence and Structural Health Monitoring for Resilient Infrastructure Systems

edited by

Suzana Ereiz

Ivan Duvnjak

and

Javier Fernando Jimenez-Alonso

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; damage detection; civil infrastructure; bridges; sensor technologies; vibration-based monitoring; computer vision; machine learning; digital twins; predictive maintenance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Applications of Analytical Chemistry in Food Science: 2nd Edition

edited by Rosalia Zianni, Ines Della Rovere, Maria Campaniello and

Marco Iammarino

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: chromatography; chemometrics; food quality and safety; IR; lipidomics; mass spectrometry; NIR; novel food; omics; proteomics; spectroscopy; spectrophotometry; raman; traceability; volatolomics

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

Innovative Applications of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

edited by

Xinwei Wang

and Lei Wang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned aerial vehicle; motion control; mission planning; environment perception; artificial intelligence; autonomous flight; intelligent navigation; collaborative UAV systems; UAV autonomy; innovative UAV applications

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

Reinforcement Learning for Intelligent Agents

edited by Wanyuan Wang, Vincent Chau and Weiwei Wu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: reinforcement learning; multi-agent systems; LLM agent; symbolic agent; planning

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

Data Analysis and Decision Support Based on Machine Learning

edited by Andreas Gregoriades

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: explainable AI (XAI); trustworthy decision support; scalability in decision support systems; distribution shift in real-time ML decision support

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

Recent Advances in Thermal Engineering and Sustainable Energy Systems

edited by Tryfon C. Roumpedakis

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy systems; heat transfer; thermal energy storage; energy efficiency; exergy analysis; optimization; waste heat recovery; LCA

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Thermal Engineering)

Biotransformation by Microbes: Mechanisms, Optimization, and Applications

edited by

Luis V. Rodríguez-Durán

and

Miguel A. Medina Morales

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial biotransformation; bioprocess engineering; agroindustrial by-products valorization; circular economy; biorefinery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Microbiology)

Innovative Materials and Methods for Cultural Heritage Preservation

edited by

Ion Sandu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage; nanomaterials for preservation and restoration; sustainable biomaterials; non-destructive methods; 3D scanning and imaging; preventive preservation (climatization); active preservation (insectofungicization, fireproofing, hydrophobicization, hydrothermal stabilization, dimensional stabilization, etc.); structural monitoring; deterioration of the physical condition of structural-functional elements; degradation of historical materials

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

Novel Approaches and Applications in Particle Therapy

edited by

Diango M. Montalvan Olivares

, Maria Giuseppina Bisogni and Roberto Sacchi

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: hadrontherapy; innovative beam delivery techniques; FLASH radiotherapy; spatially fractionated radiotherapy (minibeam); very high-energy electron (VHEE) therapy; clinical implementation of novel radiotherapy techniques; advanced beam monitoring, dosimetry and quality assurance

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

Sustainable Mining: Resource Extraction and Environmental Management

edited by

Dongdong Chen

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable mining; resource extraction; green mining; rock mechanics; surrounding rock stability; mine safety; disaster prevention and control; numerical simulation; environmental management; ecological restoration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Technical Advances in Cybersecurity for Next-Generation Networks

edited by

Pablo Garaizar

and

Unai Zulaika

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open

Keywords: cybersecurity; computer networks; next-generation networks; network security; secure communications; zero trust architecture; intrusion detection; cyber defense; intelligent networking

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

Biomechanics and Ergonomics for Injury Prevention and Human Performance Enhancement

edited by

Jarosław Jaszczur-Nowicki

and

Tadeusz Ambrozy

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomechanics; ergonomics; injury prevention; human performance; musculoskeletal loading; motor control; wearable sensors; movement analysis; fatigue; rehabilitation

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

Geotechnical Hazards, Soil Dynamics, and Earthquake Engineering: Fundamental Principles and AI-Based Approaches

edited by

Jae-Kwang Ahn

and

Suwon Son

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil; slope; earthquake; AI; geo-hazard; underground structure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Technical Applications of Soft Magnetic Materials

edited by

Xiao Li

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft magnetic materials; soft magnetic composites; amorphous alloy; nanocrystalline alloy; high-frequency loss; electromagnetic shielding; power electronics; magnetic core; engineering application

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

Fluid Thermal Management: Recent Developments and Perspectives

edited by

Mingrui Sun

Hongyang Li

and

Fan Wang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluid thermal management; heat transfer enhancement; thermal–fluid coupling; compact heat exchangers; energy systems

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

New Trends in Noise and Vibration for Next-Generation Aircraft

edited by

Mattia Barbarino

Giovanni Fasulo

and

Francesco Petrosino

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open

Keywords: aeroacoustics; vibroacoustics; cabin noise; electric and hydrogen propulsion; metamaterials; vibration immunity; propeller noise; jet noise; sonic boom; reusable aerospace vehicles

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

Next-Generation Intelligent Transportation Systems: AI-Driven Traffic Monitoring, Autonomous Control and Data-Driven Management for Smart Cities

edited by

Lucanos Strambini

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transportation systems (ITSs); artificial intelligence for intelligent mobility; autonomous traffic monitoring and control; digital twins for smart cities; connected, cooperative and autonomous mobility (CCAM); edge AI and distributed sensing; multi-source sensor fusion; real-time decision support systems; cyber–physical transportation systems; field validation and living labs

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

Sustainable Development in Food, Energy and Water System

edited by

Christiana M. Papapostolou

and

Georgios Tzanes

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: food–energy–water nexus; sustainable agriculture; water–energy systems; techno-economic assessment; life cycle assessment; resource efficiency; circular economy; optimisation; sustainability indicators; climate-resilient systems

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

Innovative Water Treatment and Resource Recovery from Brine for Sustainable Water Management

edited by Yuhe Cao

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: brine treatment; desalination concentrate; resource recovery; water reuse; electrocoagulation; membrane processes; electrodialysis; membrane distillation; crystallization; selective adsorption; electrochemical separation; advanced oxidation processes; critical mineral recovery; nutrient recovery; zero liquid discharge (ZLD); life cycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Application of Medicinal Plant in Neurodegenerative Disorders

edited by

Nádia Rei

and

Liliana Machado-Carvalho

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; neurodegenerative disorders; neuroprotection; phytochemicals; plant-based therapeutics; bioactive compounds

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

Advances in HPLC for Analytical Chemistry

edited by

Olivera Galovic

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: HPLC/UPLC; separation; method development; analytical chemistry; environmentally sustainable

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

Breaking the Limits: Next-Generation Drilling Technologies for Extreme Conditions

edited by

Shaotao Xu

, Bing Li and Qilong Xue

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: extreme-condition drilling; high-temperature high-pressure (HPHT); deep/ultra-deep strata; wellbore heat transfer; rock-breaking mechanisms; high-temperature drilling fluids; drill string mechanics; intelligent drilling systems; non-mechanical penetration technologies; polar drilling technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Advances in Sustainable Meat Products: Innovations in Processing, Quality, Safety and Preservation

edited by

Marta Chmiel

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable meat products; meat-processing technologies; food safety; preservation technologies; quality assessment; shelf-life extension; novel processing methods; meat quality; by-product utilization; digital technologies

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

Extraction, Treatment, Characterization, and Applications of Alternative Proteins

edited by

Anthia Matsakidou

and

Fotini Plati

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative proteins; extraction; bioprocessing; technofunctional properties; protein structure; sustainable feed; food formulations; digestibility; food safety; physicochemical characterization

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

Advanced Sensing Technologies for Optoelectronic Devices: Principles, Integration and Applications

edited by

Manuel Gutiérrez Ramirez

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: optoelectronic sensors; photodetectors; spatial sensing; optical fiber sensing; optoelectronic materials; biosensors

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

Food Innovation and Nutrition: Emerging Trends and Technologies

edited by

Antonios E. Koutelidakis

and

Nikolaos D. Andritsos

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: food consumer behavior; food innovation; food quality; food product development; food science; functional foods; novel foods; nutraceuticals; nutrition

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

Advanced Semiconductor Materials and Flexible Electronic Devices for Next-Generation Sensing Technologies

edited by

Miguel Angel Dominguez-Jimenez

, Abdu Orduña-Diaz and

Keekeun Lee

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

Keywords: flexible electronics; wide-bandgap semiconductors; two-dimensional materials; nitride semiconductors; printed electronics; wearable technologies; biosensors; photodetectors

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

Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Games: 3rd Edition

edited by

Mozgovoy Maxim

and

Paolo Burelli

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: game AI; machine learning; multi-agent systems; player modeling; serious games; gamification; procedural content generation; behavior construction; automated playtesting

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

Current Advances in Performance Analysis and Technologies for Sports, Second Edition

edited by

Adrian Escudero-Tena

Diego Muñoz Marín

and

Sergio José Ibáñez Godoy

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: sports science; exercise performance; sports performance; real-time monitoring of sport performance; behavior analysis

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

Innovations in Oral Rehabilitation: Emerging Technologies, Advanced Materials and Clinical Outcomes

edited by

Cristina Bettencourt Neves

and

Jaime Portugal

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral rehabilitation; oral bioactive systems; smart dentistry; CAD-CAM technology; digital dentistry; dental imaging; 3D printing; artificial intelligence; oral biomaterials

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

Nutritional Interventions, Functional and Fermented Foods in Disease Prevention and Healthy Aging

edited by

Maria Luisa Savo Sardaro

and Dolores Limongi

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional foods; fermented foods; probiotics; prebiotics; bioactive compounds; nutritional interventions; gut microbiome; precision nutrition; chronic disease prevention; healthy aging

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

Creative Human–Robot Collaboration for Smart Manufacturing

edited by Sanaz Nikghadam-Hojjati,

José Antonió Barata de Oliveira

, Filipa Ferrada,

Ana Ines de Silva Oliveira

and

Anikó Costa

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: human–robot collaboration; human–robot co-creation; smart manufacturing; collaborative robots; human–robot interaction; digital twin; artificial intelligence; ergonomics and human factors; cybersecure and trustworthy robotics; creative robotics; affective robotics

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

Insulation Assessment and Diagnostic Technologies for Power Cables

edited by Seung Jin Chang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: cable diagnostics; reflectometry; insulation assessment; fault localization

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

Microbiome Diagnostics: Early Detection

edited by

Theo Portlock

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiome; AI; diagnostics

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

Advanced Studies of Geo-Energy Drilling and Development

edited by

Gang Lei

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: geo-energy drilling and development; reservoir pore structure; multiscale modeling; multiphase flow; multi-field coupling; CCUS; reservoir stimulation; enhanced oil recovery (EOR)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Injury Prevention, Athlete Monitoring and Performance Optimization in Team Sports

edited by

Enrique Alonso-Perez-Chao

and

Adrián López-García

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: prehabilitation; sports performance; sports medicine; return to sport; wearable technology; artificial intelligence; injury prevention; athlete monitoring; performance optimization; team sports; training load

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

Challenges and Approaches in Oral and Maxillofacial Rehabilitation

edited by Luciano Maria Catalfamo

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral rehabilitation; maxillofacial rehabilitation; dental implants; digital dentistry; regenerative medicine

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

Recent Advances in Polyphenol Compounds and Their Effects

edited by

Małgorzata Olszowy-Tomczyk

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: dietary polyphenols; antioxidant properties; anticancer action; antimicrobial properties; anti-inflammatory actions; isolation of polyphenolic compounds (assisted extraction methods or conventional extraction methods)

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

Advanced Technologies and Applications of Image Processing

edited by Jongnam Kim and Yeh-Chan Ahn

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: filtering; enhancement; reconstruction; segmentation; classification; computer vision; object detection; machine learning; pattern recognition; feature extraction; real-time image processing

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

Novel Research on Food Composition and Nutrition

edited by

Jung-Heun Ha

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: food composition; bioactive compounds; nutrient bioavailability; functional foods; dietary assessment

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

GeoAI and Big Earth Data for Rainfall-Induced Geohazard Prevention and Risk Reduction

edited by

Gang Mei

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: GeoAI; Big Earth Data mining; rainfall-induced geohazards; landslide early warning; geohazard prevention; remote sensing; risk reduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Optimization, Navigation and Automatic Control of Intelligent Systems—2nd Edition

edited by

Carlos E. Castañeda

and

Antonio Valderrabano-Gonzalez

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent control systems; optimization algorithms; autonomous navigation; adaptive and nonlinear control; machine learning in control systems

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

Membrane Technology in Food Processing: Advances and Applications

edited by Juliana Steffens

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane technology; food processing; microfiltration; ultrafiltration; nanofiltration; reverse osmosis; water reuse; membrane fouling

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

Fluid Dynamics in Medicine

edited by

Gionata Fragomeni

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-physics models; computational fluid dynamics; numerical methods; bioengineering; fluid flow; blood

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

The Techniques and Applications of Anomaly Detection

edited by

Yixin Liu

and Kaize Ding

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

Keywords: anomaly detection; outlier detection; machine learning; deep learning; time-series analysis; multimodal data; streaming data; industrial applications

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

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