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Intelligent Computing for Sustainable Smart Cities

edited by

Junho Jeong

Jin-Woo Jung

and

Seungmin Oh

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1814 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart infrastructure; data analytics and predictive modeling; intelligent transportation systems; energy management; public safety and security; environmental monitoring and management; smart healthcare

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

Recent Advances in Robotics and Intelligent Robots Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Qi Song

Fengwei Guan

and

Qinglei Zhao

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1798 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous navigation; machine learning in remote sensing; hyper-spectral imaging; 3D reconstruction and depth sensing; robotic manipulation and in-orbit servicing; swarm robotics and multi-robot systems; biomimetic and soft robotics

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

Human–Robot Collaboration and Its Applications

edited by

Angel Valera

and Marina Valles

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1797 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– robot collaboration; human– robot interaction; Industry 4.0; robot control; artificial intelligence; advanced robotics; industrial robotics

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

Transportation and Infrastructures Under Extreme Weather Conditions

edited by E Deng

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1760 | Submission Open

Keywords: transportation; infrastructures; extreme weather conditions; disaster; turbulence; monitoring; early warning; railway infrastructure; vehicle aerodynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Computer Vision Methods for Motion Control and Analysis

edited by

Dalius Matuzevičius

Artūras Serackis

and Julius Griškevičius

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1716 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning approaches for understanding motion; motion detection and tracking algorithms; human motion analysis; gesture; and activity recognition; real-time motion analysis; vision-based control systems for robotics; multimodal data fusion for motion analysis; machine learning and deep learning techniques for motion interpretation; applications in robotics; autonomous systems; and human– machine interfaces; motion prediction and trajectory planning; applications in automation; healthcare; sports; and entertainment

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

Additive Manufacturing Technologies in Alloys Processing

edited by

Fabio Simões

, Artur Mateus and

Jon Iñaki Arrizubieta

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1663 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal additive manufacturing; hybrid manufacturing; alloy design; high entropy alloys; functionally graded materials; steels; aluminum; titanium and nickel based alloys; process optimization; microstructure; texture and thermal treatments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Applied Thermodynamics

edited by Pavlos George Mikellides

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1543 | 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)

Applications of Remote Sensing in Environmental Sciences

edited by

Hatef Dastour

and

Rui Sun

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1406 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; environmental monitoring; climate change; land use; biodiversity; water resources; disaster management; urban analysis; atmospheric studies; environmental science

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Insulation Monitoring and Diagnosis of Electrical Equipment

edited by

Germano Lambert-Torres

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1365 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrical insulation; monitoring insulation; diagnosis; measuerement strategies of insulation; sensors for insulation measurements; failure patterns; fault detection

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

Prevention and Treatment of Medical Diseases in Vulnerable Populations: 2nd Edition

edited by

Gaspare Palaia

and

Daniele Pergolini

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1238 | Submission Open

Keywords: refugee; migrants; asylum seeker; children; women; vulnerable populations; disabled; homelessness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Research and Design of Two-Dimensional Functional Materials

edited by Aleksandr Rodin

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1220 | Submission Open

Keywords: application-driven research; material discovery; 2D materials; applied materials science; 2D heterostructures; functional 2D materials

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

Technological Breakthroughs in Automation and Robotics

edited by

Tugui Alexandru

Dana Danciulescu

and Carlos Viegas

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1208 | Submission Open

Keywords: automation; robotics; artificial intelligence; machine learning; Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT); cyber-physical systems; blockchain; collaborative robots (cobots); smart factories; technological singularity

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

Exploring Semantic Technologies and Their Application

edited by María del Pilar Salas-Zárate,

Mario Paredes-Valverde

and

Giner Alor-Hernández

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1117 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent agents; cognitive applications; knowledge graphs and applications; natural language processing and semantic technologies; semantic web and linked data; ontology engineering; semantic technologies and education; semantic technologies in government and public sector; semantic technologies in finance and business applications; semantic technologies for scientific research; semantic technologies for IoT and smart environments

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

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

edited by

David He

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1075 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; engineering applications; predictive analytics; optimization algorithms; deep learning; intelligent systems

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

Surface Metrology in Advanced and Precision Manufacturing

edited by

Katarzyna Peta

Felice Sfravara

and

Francesco Tamburrino

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1072 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision manufacturing; advanced manufacturing; surface engineering; surface metrology; functional characteristics of surfaces

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Challenges for Sustainable Building: Innovation, Development and Characterisation of New Material Products and Systems, 2nd Edition

edited by

Alexander Martín Garín

and

Daniel Ferrández Vega

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1066 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction and building materials; construction and demolition waste; energy efficiency; comfort; new measuring equipment in building

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Emerging Technologies for Precision Agriculture

edited by

Miklós Neményi

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1066 | 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)

Signal and Image Processing: From Theory to Applications: 2nd Edition

edited by

Maria Pia Morigi

and

Marco Seracini

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1065 | Submission Open

Keywords: signal processing; image processing; mathematical models; inverse problems for signal and image processing; applications in signal theory; applications in image processing

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

Applied Wood Science

edited by

Alan Crivellaro

and

Flavio Ruffinatto

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 1012 | Submission Open

Keywords: interdisciplinary wood science; advanced wood materials; wood processing technologies; sustainability; cultural heritage conservation

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

Emerging Technologies of 3D Imaging and 3D Display

edited by Xin Shen and

Xiaowei Li

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 964 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D imaging; integral imaging; 3D display; 3D information processing

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

Advancements in Natural Language Processing, Semantic Networks, and Sentiment Analysis: 2nd Edition

edited by Silvia García-Méndez, Enrique Costa-Montenegro and Francisco De Arriba-Pérez

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 922 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; emotion detection; large language models; machine learning; natural language processing; pre-trained language models; semantics and pragmatics; sentiment analysis

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

Innovations in Binder and Asphalt Mixture Rheology

edited by

Joao Victor Staub De Melo

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 850 | Submission Open

Keywords: rheology; asphalt binders; asphalt mixtures; viscoelastic properties; temperature effects; aging effects; modified binders; pavement performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Remanufacturing, Reuse and Recycling Pathways for E-Waste and Used Batteries

edited by

Eleni Kastanaki

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 848 | Submission Open

Keywords: remanufacturing; reuse; recycling; e-waste; used batteries; circular economy

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

Application of Intelligent Systems in Poultry Farming

edited by

Xiao Yang

Lilong Chai

and

Ramesh Bahadur Bist

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 847 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry industry; smart technologies; animal welfare; artificial intelligence; Internet of Things; sensor networks; big data analytics; automation; productivity; farm management

Corrosion and Protection with Hard Coatings

edited by José A. Cabral-Miramontes and

Facundo Almeraya-Calderón

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 844 | Submission Open

Keywords: hard coatings; hardness; wear; corrosion; friction; tribo-corrosion

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

Recent Advances and New Trends in Computer Vision and Image Processing

edited by

Pedro Couto

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 819 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; image processing; video processing; artificial intelligence; and machine learning

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

Effects of the Soil Environment on Plant Growth

edited by

Kristina Lekavičienė

Vilma Naujokienė

and

Sidona Buragienė

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 818 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil– plant interactions; plant adaptation to soil; soil management; plant growth techniques; innovative farming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Application of Deep Learning for Cybersecurity

edited by Rushit Dave, Mounika Vanamala,

Mario Antunes

and

Ki-Hyun Jung

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 812 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep Learning; cybersecurity; intrusion detection & malware analysis; image and video classification; anomaly detection; threat intelligence; security analytics; cyber crime; adversarial machine learning; phishing emails and spams detection

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

Geospatial AI and Informatics for Urban and Ecosystems Analytics

edited by

Henry Bulley

Wenwen Li

and

Monika Kuffer

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 797 | Submission Open

Keywords: Geospatial AI; GeoAI; data mining; urban ecosystem services; spatiotemporal pattern analysis; urban resilience; sustainability; Sustainable Development Goal 11; landscape change; climate change; disaster risk reduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Security and Reliability Assessment for Blockchain

edited by Sheng Cao and

Liming Fang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 763 | Submission Open

Keywords: security and reliability assessment tools or frameworks for blockchain; attacks and vulnerabilities of blockchain; blockchain privacy; blockchain scalability; cross-chain and off-chain security; security of smart contracts and chain codes; blockchain-powered application security; blockchain consensus and fault tolerance mechanisms; forensic in blockchain; new blockchain diagram

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

Mechanics, Damage Properties and Impacts of Coal Mining, 2nd Edition

edited by

Hai Pu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 730 | 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)

Advances in Petroleum Exploration and Application

edited by

Keyu Liu

, Mingming Tang and Jianhua Zhao

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 714 | Submission Open

Keywords: earth system science; AI-based modeling; deep petroleum system; unconventional hydrocarbons; CCUS

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

Dynamical System Design for Precision System

edited by

Yunlang Xu

Yu Sun

and

Tao Huang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 704 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision equipment design; precision motion system; precision measurement and metrology; precision actuation and drive systems; precision transmission systems; dynamic modeling and analysis of precision systems; precision vibration control; model identification; overcontrol of precision systems; AI/ML in precision system design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

New Perspectives on Human–Robot Interactions in Rehabilitation and Assistance

edited by Yaxin Liu, Bo Huang and Ming Zhong

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 701 | Submission Open

Keywords: rehabilitation and assistance robots; assistive technologies for people with verbal communication difficulties; novel human– robot interaction (HRI) methods; intention recognition; object affordance detection; artificial intelligence; robotic assistance; rehabilitation; human-in-the-loop; care robotics

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

Inertial Navigation Technology and Its Applications

edited by Songlai Han,

Kedong Wang

and

Xiang Xu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 676 | Submission Open

Keywords: inertial navigation; integrated navigation; multi-sensor fusion; inertial sensors; optical gyro; mems gyro; atomic gyro; hemispherical resonator gyro; error modelling; initial alignment

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

Recent Advances in Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs)

edited by

Marcin Kubica

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 639 | Submission Open

Keywords: FPGA; logic synthesis; PLC controllers; low power; cyber– physical systems

Advances in Few-Shot Learning with Multimodal Large Models

edited by

Yirui Wu

and Shaohua Wan

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 626 | Submission Open

Keywords: few-shot learning; multimodal large models; cross-modal learning; low-data learning; deep learning; machine learning

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

Smart Sensor Networks for Environmental Monitoring

edited by Pau Ferrer-Cid,

Alessandro Lo Schiavo

and

Luigi Fortuna

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 602 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence of things; environmental monitoring; internet of things; sensor data processing; sensor network deployment; sensor networks; smart sensing; smart sensors

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

Waveguide Technology: Developments and Applications

edited by Dror Malka

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 549 | Submission Open

Keywords: slotwaveguide; multi-slot-waveguide; FV-BPM; FDTD; SOI; silicon; sensor; combiner; splitter; polarization; amplifier; laser; filter; modulator

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

Intelligent Techniques in E-Learning

edited by

Hao-En Chueh

, Duen-Huang Huang,

Fuyuan Chiu

and

Jenny Pange

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 523 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; virtual assistants; adaptive learning; personalized learning; intelligent tutoring systems; intelligent assessment techniques

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

Advances in Wearable Sensors for Human Health Monitoring

edited by

Xinqi Bao

and

Ernest N. Kamavuako

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 490 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; health monitoring; biomedical engineering; machine learning; chronic disease management; cardiovascular health; biomechanical sensing; sensor networks; data privacy; user experience

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

Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Applications for Innovative, Collaborative and Sustainable Development

edited by

Paweł Weichbroth

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 480 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; big data; digital landscape

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

Recent Trends in Multi-Field Coupling Theory and Technology for Deep Coal Mining and Rock Mechanics

edited by Hongwei Zhang and Qian Yin

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 477 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep coal mining; rock mechanics; multiphysics; new theory and technology; disaster control; mining method

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Optical Fiber Communication Technology: Emerging Trends and Applications

edited by

John Xiupu Zhang

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 475 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber communication; fiber optics; telecommunications; optical networking; digital signal processing

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

New Insights into Dental Restorations and Prosthodontics Amidst Digital Transformation

edited by

Keunbada Son

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 435 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital dentistry; dental CAD/CAM; 3D scanner; CAD software; prosthodontics

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

Human–Computer Interaction: Emerging Challenges and New Frontiers in the Era of AI

edited by

Carina Soledad González-González

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 428 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven user interfaces; explainable AI in UX design; personalization in human– computer interaction; gesture-based interaction design; usability and accessibility in AI-enhanced interfaces; adaptive multimodal interfaces; ethical considerations in AI– user interactions; inclusive design; adaptive interfaces; human– computer interaction; human– robot interaction

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

Federated Learning for Cybersecurity: Challenges and Future Directions

edited by Peng Sun,

Honglong Chen

and

Liantao Wu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 415 | Submission Open

Keywords: federated learning; cybersecurity; attacks and defenses

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

Technical Advances in Plasma Agriculture

edited by

Iuliana Motrescu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 412 | Submission Open

Keywords: green agriculture; environmentally friendly techniques; non-thermal discharges; non-thermal plasma (NTP); non-thermal plasma treatments; atmospheric pressure plasma; plasma-activated liquids; plasma-treated water (PTW); plasma-activated water (PAW); pre-sowing seed treatments; post-harvesting treatments; seed germination; growth enhancement; germination percentage; seedling growth; yield

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

Recent Advances in Quantum Machine Learning Technology

edited by

Sharu Jose

and

Nikos Konofaos

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 387 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum generative learning; quantum kernels; barren plateaus; adversarial robustness; quantum error mitigation

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

Advances in Particle and Powder Technology: Theory, Methods, and Applications

edited by

Dmitry Portnikov

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 384 | Submission Open

Keywords: particle technology; powder technology; granular materials; fluid– particle interactions; bulk solid handling; multiphase flows; numerical modeling of particulate systems; experimental characterization; industrial applications of powders

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

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