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Cloud Computing: New Network Technology and Information Security
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 330 | Submission Open
Keywords: cloud computing; security models; networks; information security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Cutting-Edge Methods in Thin Film Deposition and Characterization
edited by Carlos Luna
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 284 | Submission Open
Keywords: thin films; deposition techniques; semiconductors; photovoltaics; nanostructures; surface physics; thin film transistors; materials science; magnetic thin films; thin film solar cells
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)
Organic Semiconductors for Photovoltaic and Optoelectronic Devices: Synthesis and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 279 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic solar cells; bandgap; charge recombination; efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)
Current Trends, Opportunities, and Challenges for Biomaterials in Dental Applications
edited by , and Valentina Rajić
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open
Keywords: regenerative dentistry; tissue engineering; bioactive glass; dentin graft; osteointegration; polymeric biomaterials; dental implants; zirconia ceramics; adhesive systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Dentistry and Oral Sciences)
Application of Magnetic Nanoparticles
edited by and Guilherme Gomide
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanomagnetism; magnetic nanoparticles; magnetic nano(bio)hybrids
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences)
Novel Analysis and Detection Approaches in Food Microbiology
edited by , Trayana Nedeva and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open
Keywords: food microbiology; pathogen detection; microorganisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Microbiology)
10th Anniversary of Optics and Lasers Section—Recent Advances in Optical Applications
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open
Keywords: imaging and holography; lasers; laser applications; non-linear optics; optical materials; devices; and systems; fiber optics and integrated optics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optics and Lasers)
Application of Fuzzy Systems in Artificial Intelligence submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open
Keywords: fuzzy systems in AI; fuzzy inference and decision-making; hybrid fuzzy-AI models; fuzzy clustering and classification; fuzzy systems software; construction and risk prevention; fuzzy logic in IoT and edge computing; explainable fuzzy AI; type-2 and higher-order fuzzy systems; fuzzy optimization and control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Technical Advances in Enzyme Engineering and Biocatalysis
edited by Hugo Juarez Vieira Pereira and Francis Soares Gomes
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open
Keywords: enzyme design; immobilization techniques; enzyme stability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and Healthcare—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; medical image processing; data processing; Internet of Medical Things
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Artificial Intelligence in Medical Imaging: Driving Precision in Diagnosis
edited by , Fernando Corinto and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; medical imaging; deep learning; diagnostic accuracy; image analysis; clinical integration; healthcare innovation; digital Diagnostics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
Industrial System Reliability Modeling and Optimization
edited by and Junyu Guo
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open
Keywords: system reliability; reliability modeling; predictive maintenance; optimization algorithms; digital twin; fault detection and diagnosis; stochastic modeling; industrial systems engineering; risk assessment; machine learning in reliability
Phytochemicals in Food By-Products: From Bioactive Compounds to Sustainable Utilization
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open
Keywords: phytochemicals; food by-products; bioactive compounds; sustainable utilization; extraction techniques; health benefits
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)
New Surgical Techniques for Small Animal Surgery and Their Applications
edited by Nuno Alexandre and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open
Keywords: new surgical devices; techniques; vessel sealing devices; harmonic scalpel; soft tissue; orthopedic; surgery; surgical complications; less invasive surgery; minimal invasive surgery; small animal; surgery; dog; cat
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
Precision Measurement Technology
edited by , and Samanta Piano
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open
Keywords: precision measurement; metrology; measurement; measurement systems; optical measurement; coordinate measurement; surface measurement; accuracy; smart sensors; quality control; precision engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)
Advanced Materials and Structures: Mechanics, Design, and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open
Keywords: composites; metamaterials; hybrid systems; smart materials; mechanical properties; deformation mechanisms; fracture behaviour; manufacturing techniques; practical applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)
Smart Manufacturing and Materials: 3rd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart technology; smart materials; simulation; modeling; analysis; testing; big data; autonomous robots; system integration; industrial IoT; cybersecurity; cloud computing; additive manufacturing; reverse engineering; virtual and augmented reality; artificial intelligence; piezoelectric transducers; electrostatic materials; magnetostrictive materials; shape memory materials; variable viscosity liquids; thermoelectric materials; light-emitting materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)
Advances in Autonomous Driving: Detection and Tracking submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open
Keywords: autonomous driving; end-to-end learning; object detection and multi-object tracking; sensor fusion; 3D perception; adverse weather robustness; deep learning for perception; real-time systems; domain adaptation; cross-modal learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Transportation and Future Mobility)
Recent Applications of Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs)
edited by Miroslaw Chmiel and Paris Kitsos
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open
Keywords: field-programmable gate arrays; digital systems; control systems; reconfigurable control systems; embedded systems; systems-on-a-chip; logic synthesis; hardware-implemented algorithms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)
Adaptive Locomotion in Humans: From Development to Clinical Application submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open
Keywords: human locomotion; adaptive locomotion; neuromechanics; biomechanics; developmental systems; gait assessment and rehabilitation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
Smart Manufacturing and Industry 4.0: 3rd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart manufacturing; intelligent manufacturing; Industry 4.0; digital manufacturing; digital metrology; intelligent support systems; manufacturing process control; smart quality assurance; intelligent inspection; predictive and prescriptive maintenance; model-based prognostics; vision systems; collaborative robots; manufacturing health management; artificial intelligence for manufacturing processes; big data analytics; sensor information; digital twins; manufacturing virtualization and simulation; self-configuration and self-diagnosis; Internet of Things; self-optimization models; scheduling and sequencing; blockchain technology; resource efficiency; circular economy tracking; autonomy; autonomous vehicles; drones
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)
Recent Advances in Deep Learning and Machine Learning in Information Systems submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open
Keywords: enterprise neural networks; explainable AI; knowledge management AI; business NLP; corporate computer vision; decision support systems; federated learning; AI governance; responsible AI; IS model deployment; business predictive analytics; generative business AI; information anomaly detection; human– AI collaboration; multimodal information systems; customer sentiment analysis; big data analytics; knowledge discovery; intelligent information systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Nondestructive Testing and Metrology for Advanced Manufacturing submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open
Keywords: additive manufacturing (AM); powder bed fusion (PBF); directed energy deposition (DED); process monitoring; digital twins; nondestructive testing (NDT); metrology; artificial intelligence (AI); X-ray computed tomography (XCT); synchrotron; tomosynthesis; resonant ultrasound spectroscopy (RUS); swept sine; impulse excitation method (IEM); nonlinear RUS; phased array ultrasonic testing (PAUT); binder jetting (BJT)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing Technologies)
Recent Developments in Preventing and Managing Disasters
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural hazards; disasters; disaster management cycle; prevention; management; response; recovery; GIS; remote sensing; big data analytics; AI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)
Energy-Related Research on Electric Vehicles and Hybrid Electric Vehicles
edited by József Menyhárt and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open
Keywords: electric vehicles; hybrid electric vehicles; energy management; Battery Management System (BMS); regenerative braking; Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G); State-of-Charge (SoC) estimation; power electronics; sustainable mobility
(This special issue belongs to the Section Transportation and Future Mobility)
Morphing-Enabling Technologies for Aerospace Systems: 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open
Keywords: morphing aeroshells; space mechanisms; re-entry vehicles; mechanically deployable systems; inflatable systems; adaptive shape-changing mechanisms; design methodologies and optimization; rigid-body mechanisms for aerospace; compliant mechanisms for aerospace; multibody simulations; mechanism design and optimization; safety and reliability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aerospace Science and Engineering)
Sustainable Agricultural Practices and Air Quality: Advances in Pollution Control, Odor Removal and Waste Treatment Technology
edited by Alberto Moreno and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open
Keywords: agri-food waste analysis; circular economy; lifecycle assessment (LCA); outdoor air studies; indoor air; carbonyls; volatile organic compounds (VOCs); aerosols; tropospheric ozone and particle matter (PM) levels’ monitoring; passive and active sampling and analysis; health and risk assessment; quantitative structure– activity relationship (QSAR) (eco)toxicology studies of air pollution’ s impact on health; quantitative structure– toxicity relationship (QSTR).
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology Science and Engineering)
Cutting-Edge Technologies in Orthodontics submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open
Keywords: orthodontics; dental materials; mechanical properties
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Dentistry and Oral Sciences)
New Challenges in Soft Robotics submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open
Keywords: soft robotics; bioinspired robotics; soft actuators; soft sensors; compliant mechanisms; robotic materials; adaptive control; intelligent soft systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics and Automation)
Advances in Soil Reinforcement and Remediation Technologies
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open
Keywords: consolidation; remediation; contaminated soil; ion transport; coupled model; ground improvement; sustainable soil treatment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Control Methods and Applications of Advanced Robotics submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open
Keywords: robotic systems; motion control; nonlinear control; modeling; remote sensing; estimation; real-time control; embedded systems; artificial intelligence; intelligent control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics and Automation)
Advanced Applications of Electromagnetic Loading System submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open
Keywords: electromagnetic riveting; electromagnetic interference bolt installation; electromagnetic forming; electromagnetic loading test methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)
Chemical and Functional Properties of Food and Natural Products: 3rd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open
Keywords: chemical properties of food; health properties of food; modern methods of functional food production; animal research; human studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)
Physical Therapy Treatments for Musculoskeletal Pain
edited by Yongwoo Lee and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical therapy; musculoskeletal pain; manual therapy; rehabilitation; biomechanics chronic pain; therapeutic exercise; neuromuscular reeducation; spinal manipulation electrophysical agents
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
New Trends in Functional and Multifunctional Advanced Materials, Second Edition
edited by , and Cretu Carmen
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open
Keywords: stimuli-responsive materials; porous and composite materials; supramolecular and self-assembled structures; nanomaterials and nanostructures; molecular modeling; chemical; electrochemical; and biological sensors; imaging; clean technologies; biotechnologies and environmental protection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)
Recent Advances in Shape Memory Polymer Composites: Methods, Properties and Applications submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open
Keywords: shape memory polymers; stimuli-responsive materials; energy conversion; thermoelastic effects; photothermal effects; electroactive polymers; caloric effects; soft actuators; smart materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)
Wool Fibers: Properties, Applications and Renewability
edited by Katarzyna Kobiela-Mendrek and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open
Keywords: undervalued wool; zero-waste management; eco-friendly process; small-scale production; wool-collection management; pre-consumer waste wool; post-consumer wool
(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Sustainable Science and Technology)
Microbial Pathogens’ Resistance Mechanisms and Application of Novel Antimicrobial Agents
edited by Jamil Jubrail and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; innate immunity; adaptive immunity; antimicrobial agents; natural compounds; synthetic compounds; antimicrobial peptides; protein targets; gene targets; bacteria; viruses; fungi; parasites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Microbiology)
Natural Product Pharmacology and Functional Applications: Bioactivities, Toxicology, and Nutraceutical Potential
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural products; pharmacological activity; functional foods; nutraceuticals; toxicological evaluation; bioactive compounds
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical and Molecular Sciences)
Advances in Communication, Sensing and Control Technologies for Distributed Systems: Formation Flying, Clusters and Constellations
edited by Xiangtian Zhao and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open
Keywords: distributed systems; cooperative sensing; networked control; integrated sensing and communication; integrated communication and navigation; integrated communication and remote sensing; satellite– terrestrial networks; advanced filtering and control theory; AI-driven data processing and fusion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aerospace Science and Engineering)
New Challenges in Aquatic Ecosystems and Their Biodiversity
edited by Janeide De Assis Padilha
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquatic ecosystems; biodiversity; climate change; emerging pollutants; invasive species; conservation; ecosystem services; monitoring tools; ecological resilience; freshwater and marine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology Science and Engineering)
Biomechanics and Bioengineering in Dental Sleep Medicine
edited by and Alberto De Stefani
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open
Keywords: dental sleep medicine; biomechanics; oral appliance therapy; bioengineering; sleep-disordered breathing; digital workflow; CAD-CAM
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Dentistry and Oral Sciences)
Advancing Building Information Modeling Through Artificial Intelligence: Methods, Applications, and Challenges submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); building information modeling (BIM); machine learning; generative design; computer vision in construction; digital twins; smart construction; automation in AEC; predictive maintenance; data-driven design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Structural Health Monitoring for Bridge Structures, 2nd Edition
edited by Yi Zhou, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open
Keywords: bridge structures; structural health monitoring; sensor technology; condition assessment; damage detection; non-destructive testing data analytics; life-cycle management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting: Materials, Methods, and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy harvesting; green energy; modeling and simulation techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Science and Technology)
Application of Power Electronics Converters in Electrical Power Systems submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open
Keywords: system charge; renewable energy; microgrids; energy storage; electric power supply systems; power management; machine learning; second-life batteries
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)
The Smart Carbon Footprint Revolution—Examining Interdisciplinary Progress
edited by Shaohua Liu and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open
Keywords: carbon footprint measurement; dynamics analysis; digital governance; AI-driven modeling; green computing; next-generation communications; energy-saving technology; smart cities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Enhancing the Thermal Properties of Lightweight Composite Materials
edited by and Ning Zhou
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open
Keywords: lightweight composite materials; thermal insulation; thermal conductivity; thermal management; collaborative optimization
Processing and Microstructural Evolution of Alloys
edited by Alfredo Flores-Valdés, Juan Carlos Fuentes-Aceituno, and J. López-Cuevas
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open
Keywords: melting process control; alloy characterization; high-performance structural materials; mechanical behavior of alloys; modeling of equilibria; multicomponent systems
Applications of Nanomaterial in Photocatalysis
edited by André Luis Lopes Moriyama and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open
Keywords: photocatalysis; nanomaterials; sustainable development; photocatalytic systems; reactors; environment; energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences)
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