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Advanced Human–AI Interaction: Speech and Natural Language Processing

edited by

Carlos Delgado

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2904 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; deep learning; artificial intelligence; natural language processing; speech recognition

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

Spectral Detection: Technologies and Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Xihui Bian

,

Jin Yu

and Qunbo Lv

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2825 | Submission Open

Keywords: multispectral detection; hyper-spectral detection; spectral analysis; spectral imaging; spectral sensing

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

Intelligent Transportation and Mobility Analytics

edited by Seoungbum Kim

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2814 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transportation systems (ITS); artificial intelligence in transportation; traffic flow theory; connected and autonomous vehicles; mobility as a service (MaaS); data-driven transportation; big data analytics in mobility; real-time traffic monitoring; traffic behavior analysis; image processing; transportation safety analytics; digital twin for mobility

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

Advances in Rock Mechanics: Theory, Method, and Application

edited by

Luyu Wang

, Qing Ma, Tuo Wang and

Jinpeng Zhao

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2748 | Submission Open

Keywords: geomechanics; numerical methods; constitutive models; geological hazard; deep energy storage; reservoir engineering; underground engineering; coupled multi-physics processes; artificial intelligence; data-driven models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Information Retrieval: From Theory to Applications

edited by

Amit Kumar Jaiswal

and

Gianluca Lax

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2668 | Submission Open

Keywords: information retrieval; large language models; retrieval augmented generation; reranking; semantic search; query understanding; recommender systems; personalisation

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

Applications of Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Education

edited by Solange Denervaud and Anaelle Camarda

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2614 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; curiosity; human-centered education; neurocognitive development; adaptive learning systems; epistemic agency

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

Groundwater Geochemistry with Applications for Water Resources and Water Quality Problems

edited by Yaakov Anker

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2514 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogeochemistry; aquifer contamination; water– rock interactions; quantitative modeling; biogeochemical processes; groundwater remediation; contaminant transport; isotope hydrology; aquifer vulnerability; geochemical modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

New Perspectives on Human–Robot Interactions in Rehabilitation and Assistance

edited by Yaxin Liu, Bo Huang and Ming Zhong

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2462 | 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)

Alkali- and Acid-Activated Materials: Advances and Novel Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Guilherme Ascensão

,

Victor M. Ferreira

and

Enrico Bernardo

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2425 | Submission Open

Keywords: alkali-activated materials; acid-activated materials; circular construction; eco-efficient binders; sustainable building materials; novel manufacturing processes; life cycle and life cost

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Health Promotion Through Physical Activity and Diet

edited by

Raul Bartolomeu

,

Márcio Carocho

and

Jorge Morais

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2364 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical activity; diet; health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Managing Sustainable Energy Systems: Challenges, Models and Opportunities for the Long-Term Energy Transition

edited by

Francesco Gabriele Galizia

,

Marco Bortolini

, Mauro Gamberi and

Cristian Cafarella

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2353 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy systems; renewable energy; sustainability; energy planning; optimization; decarbonization; modeling

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

Advances in AI Platform Infrastructure: Databases, Knowledge Management and Hardware Acceleration

edited by

Gang Wu

and

Katarzyna Antosz

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2326 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI platform infrastructure; databases for AI; knowledge management; hardware acceleration; scalability and performance in AI systems

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

Development of Novel Techniques in Information Systems Architecture

edited by

Bálint Molnár

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2297 | Submission Open

Keywords: information systems architecture; enterprise architecture; software architecture; artificial intelligence (AI); large language models (LLMs); business process model and notation (BPMN); robotic process automation (RPA); blockchain technologies; hypergraph models; type theory

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

Development and Research of Novel Food Products

edited by

Zhivka Goranova

,

Todorka Petrova

and

Hristo Kalaydzhiev

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 2250 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel food products; food technologies; plant proteins; functional foods; advanced food processing techniques; extrusion; by-product valorization; bioactive compounds; food safety and quality

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

Recent Trends in Petri Net Research: Methods and Innovative Applications

edited by

Marcin Wojnakowski

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2218 | Submission Open

Keywords: Petri nets; concurrent control systems; model-driven development; reachability analysis; invariants; model checking; cyber-physical systems; biochemical networks; distributed systems

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

Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation

edited by

Zhengwei Long

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 2202 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor air quality; indoor ventilation; CFD; sensing technologies; data science

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

Ophthalmic Optics and Visual Perception

edited by

Esther Perales

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2166 | Submission Open

Keywords: visual perception; visual appearance; ophthalmic optics; visual system

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

Advances in Climate-Associated Impact on Infectious Diseases

edited by

Martin Heinrich Richter

, Ynes Rosa Ortega and

Jens André Hammerl

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2132 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogen emergence; climate-associated pathogens; vector emergence; pathogen ecology; One Health; global health

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

Advances and Application of Construction Materials

edited by

Francisco J. Rescalvo

and

Rafael Pareja

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2084 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural design; structural healt monitoring; timber; composites; bonding; mechanical performance; new applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Technical Advances in Vibration Analysis: Modeling, Simulation, and Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Mihai Bugaru

and

Ovidiu Vasile

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2068 | Submission Open

Keywords: linear vibrations; nonlinear vibrations; vibrations of continuum media; multi-body systems vibration; methods for computing the amplitude and phase angle of stationary and nonstationary vibrations; stability analysis; monitoring and vibrations testing; vibration insulators; mechanical and biomechanical vibration systems analysis; chaotic manifestations of vibrating systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Design and Optimization of Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Machining Technology

edited by

Vladimír Šimna

,

Marcel Kuruc

and

Peter Pokorny

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1857 | Submission Open

Keywords: CNC machining; process optimization; advanced machining strategies; cutting parameters; dimensional accuracy; additive manufacturing; artificial intelligence in machining; progressive machining technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Advanced Technologies for Enhancing Quality of Experience (QoE)

edited by Ricky K. P. Mok and

Rocky K. C. Chang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1791 | Submission Open

Keywords: auality of experience (QoE); video streaming; AR/VR; immersive media; measurements; internet performance

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

Current Techniques for Bone Regeneration

edited by

Anja Nohe

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1685 | Submission Open

Keywords: bone regeneration; biomimetic peptides; tissue engineering; stem cell therapy; biomaterials; growth factor delivery; 3D-printed scaffolds; osteoinduction; immunomodulation; bone repair strategies

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

Innovations in Remote Sensing Technology for Resource and Environmental Monitoring

edited by

George Johannes Chirima

,

John Odindi

,

Cletah Shoko

and Paidamwoyo Mhangara

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1647 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; environmental changes; resource assessment; sensor technology; high-resolution imaging; LiDAR; hyperspectral imaging; artificial intelligence; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Recent Advances in Foundry Engineering and Technology

edited by

Artur Bobrowski

and Adam Kurzawa

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1541 | Submission Open

Keywords: foundry and foundry composites; new materials and technologies; 3D printing; simulations of foundry processes; control systems and artificial intelligence; mechanization; automation; robotization of production; pro-ecological technologies; recycling of materials in foundry; Industry 4.0; improving the efficiency of material consumption

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Nanomaterials and Surface Science

edited by

Sylwia Sowa

,

Joanna Kacprzyńska-Gołacka

and

Smolik Jerzy

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1506 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials and nanostructures; surface engineering; functional materials; advanced materials; nanomaterials characterization; modification of surface; thin coatings; thin films

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

Machine Tools, Advanced Manufacturing and Precision Manufacturing, 2nd Edition

edited by

Abhilash Puthanveettil Madathil

and

Xichun Luo

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1504 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine tools; advanced manufacturing; precision manufacturing; intelligent automation; digital twin technologies

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

Advances in Hydrogen Production Technologies for Green Energy

edited by

Francisco Heras

and Jéssica Justicia

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1492 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen; green hydrogen; renewable hydrogen; green energy; energy transition

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

Advances in Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation

edited by

Armin Huso Paravlić

and

Dražen Čular

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1402 | Submission Open

Keywords: exercise prescription; responders and non-responders; physical health; sport performance; training adaptations; injury; illness; precision medicine; rehabilitation; athletes; general population

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

Bioactive Compounds in Plant-Based Foods

edited by

Dorota Derewiaka

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1389 | Submission Open

Keywords: plants; bioactive food substances; chromatography; mass spectrometry

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

Advances into Solar Energy Technologies and Applications

edited by

Marco Antonio Zamora Antuñano

and

Marco Francesconi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1369 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar photovoltaic energy; solar thermal energy; next-generation solar cells; energy storage; smart grid integration; hybrid renewable systems; energy efficiency; advanced materials for solar energy

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

Advanced Analytical Approaches for Environmental Toxicology and Ecosystem Health

edited by

José Belisario Leyva-Morales

and

Roberto Muñiz-Valencia

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1313 | Submission Open

Keywords: toxic agents; mathematical models; analytic techniques; one health; environmental risks; health risks; environmental toxicology

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

Innovative Computer Vision and Deep Learning Applications

edited by Boeun Kim

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1309 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous driving and vehicle perception; industrial computer vision and quality inspection; medical image analysis and diagnosis; security and safety in vision systems; robotics vision and manipulation; remote sensing and satellite imagery analysis; sports analytics and player tracking; agricultural computer vision applications; face recognition and biometric systems; intelligent surveillance and security; augmented and virtual reality; object detection; recognition; and tracking; 3D vision and scene reconstruction; image and video segmentation; human pose estimation and action recognition; video understanding and temporal modeling; vision-language models and multimodal learning; generative models and image synthesis; real-time and edge computing for vision; explainable AI in computer vision; efficient neural network design and compression; low-level vision and computational imaging

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

Advances in E-Learning and Digital Learning: Applications in Medical Education and Training

edited by

Johannes Matthias Weimer

and

Florian Recker

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1285 | Submission Open

Keywords: E-learning; digital learning; medical education; continuing professional development (CPD); simulation-based training; medical imaging; visualization technologies; virtual reality / augmented reality; digitalization in education; educational innovation

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

The Architecture, Design and Optimization of the Software Systems

edited by

Gastón Márquez

and

Hernán Astudillo

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1268 | Submission Open

Keywords: software architecture; software design; software optimization; DevOps; architecture design; architecture frameworks; architecture evaluation; architecture and generative AI; architectural decision making; architectural recovery

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

Medicinal Plants: From Health Benefits to Chemical Composition

edited by

Foluso Oluwagbemiga Osunsanmi

and

Karuppusamy Arunachalam

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1187 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytomedicine; secondary metabolites; herbal products; biotherapeutic; metabolic diseases; chemical composition; bioactive compounds; medicinal plants; botanical products

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

Machine Learning for Civil Engineering: Recent Advances and Applications

edited by

Virginia Mato-Abad

,

Alberto José Alvarellos González

and

Daniel Carreres Prieto

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1124 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; civil engineering; data-driven modeling; infrastructure systems; structural engineering; environmental engineering; smart cities; monitoring and prediction; engineering applications; artificial intelligence in engineering

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

Computational Mechanics for Solids and Structures: 2nd Edition

edited by

Elza Maria Morais Fonseca

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1089 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid and structure analysis; structures; structural mechanics; computational modeling; experimental models

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

Advances in Dynamics and Vibrations Analysis in Turbomachinery

edited by

Yuefang Wang

and

Marco Troncossi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1077 | Submission Open

Keywords: rotordynamics analysis; vibration; bearing; seal; fault diagnosis; data-driven techniques; machine learning and AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Advancements in Sustainable Silicate Materials and Their Applications

edited by

Ziwei Chen

,

Ru Ji

and

Hao Wang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1065 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicate materials; green products; cleaner technology; waste treatment; upcycling; solid waste utilization; resource recovery; sustainability assessment

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

Novel Technologies and Applications for Internet of Things

edited by Marcelo Carvalho,

Damian Valles

and Semih Aslan

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1057 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; smart grids; smart farms; Industry 4.0; smart health; Internet of Things; 5G/6G networks; digital twins; machine learning; artificial intelligence

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

Advances in Manufacturing Processes: Technologies and Applications

edited by

R. M. Chandima Ratnayake

and Vittaldas V Prabhu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1017 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; additive manufacturing (AM); metal recycling; digital spare parts; textile waste recycling; artificial intelligence in manufacturing; digital product passport (DPP); life cycle assessment (LCA); sustainable supply chains

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing Technologies)

Advanced Vibro-Acoustic Technology: Intelligent Algorithms, Smart Materials and Dynamics, 2nd Edition

edited by

Kai Yang

and

Junlei Wang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 904 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibro-acoustics control; intelligent algorithms; vibration/acoustics energy harvesting; functional and smart materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Acoustics and Vibrations)

Advanced Nanomaterials and Electrochemical Technologies for Sustainable Energy Storage and Conversion

edited by Michael J. Wagner

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 888 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; nanostructured materials; energy storage; energy conversion; batteries; fuel cells; capacitors; energy harvesting; biomass; sustainable

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

Advances in Assessment of Physical Performance, 2nd Edition

edited by

Elena Amaricai

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 884 | Submission Open

Keywords: gait; running; jumping; muscular strength; cardiopulmonary exercise testing; technologies; equipment; software

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advances in Multiphase Flow: Theory, Research, and Applications

edited by

Jianzhong Lin

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 857 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas– solid two-phase flow; liquid– solid two-phase flow; gas– liquid two-phase flow; droplets; bubbles

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

Advanced Rehabilitation in Complex Patients: Innovative Solutions to Enduring Challenges

edited by

Daniele Coraci

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 841 | Submission Open

Keywords: rehabilitation; neurology; orthopaedics; oncology; rheumathology; cardiopulmonary conditions; quantitative measurements; artificial intelligence; complex patient; big data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Recent Advances in Rock Mass Engineering: 2nd Edition

edited by

Qibin Lin

,

Rihong Cao

and Jingjing Meng

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 837 | Submission Open

Keywords: rock mechanics; laboratory test; numerical simulation; theoretical analysis; field investigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Rapid Diagnosis of Bacterial Pathogens

edited by Jayasimha Rao

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 834 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Microbiology)

Biomaterials: Recent Advances and Applications

edited by

Prateek Verma

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 833 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; computational modeling; machine learning; biosensors; bioimaging; molecular design; structure– property relationships; drug delivery; biomedical engineering; high-throughput screening; smart materials; medical diagnostics

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

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