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Application of Machine Learning and Computer Methods for Advancing Forest Sciences

edited by

Alexandre Dos Santos

and

Szymon Bijak

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; artificial intelligence; remote sensing; forest pest detection; precision forestry; UAV; LiDAR; SAR; computer vision; geospatial analytics

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

Applied Technologies in Animal Physiology and Welfare Monitoring

edited by

Mariana Almeida

and

Severiano R. Silva

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal welfare; animal health; physiological monitoring; wearable sensors; real-time data; stress assessment; behavioral analysis; artificial intelligence; non-invasive techniques

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

Deep Learning-Based Computer Vision Technology and Its Applications

edited by Carlos Lima

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: semantic/instance segmentation; automatic brain segmentation; wireless capsule endoscopy; cystoscopic image analysis; surgical-tool detection and segmentation; object recognition and scene segmentation; defect detection; facial recognition; pest detection and/or prediction; automatic inventory management

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

Exercise Physiology and Rheology—New Experience

edited by

Aneta Teległów

and Piotr Mika

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: exercise physiology; sport physiology; rheology blood; exercise hemorheology; hemorheological responses to exercise physiology; erythrocyte deformability and aggregation; viscosity; effects of exercise on blood rheology

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

Convergence of Big Data Technologies and Machine Learning: Integrated Applications

edited by

Chung-Hao Chen

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: scalable machine learning; computer vision; cybersecurity; bioinformatics; natural language processing; big data

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

Novel Approaches and Challenges in Nuclear Fusion Engineering, 2nd Edition

edited by

Simone Minucci

and

Alessandro Lampasi

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: nuclear fusion; high-current and high-voltage power supplies; pulsed loads; energy storage; electromechanical and thermomechanical analysis; power conversion system in nuclear fusion facilities; nuclear and real-time diagnostics; neutronics; cooling systems; manufacturing processes for nuclear fusion; multiphysics analyses; superconductivity; artificial intelligence and machine learning; power exhaust

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

Sliding Mode and Robust Control: Theory and Applications

edited by

Xiaolei Li

, Yi Zeng, Chengwei Wu and Xiangyu Shao

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: sliding mode control; robust control; adaptive control; disturbance rejection; fault-tolerant control; secure control

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

Digital Technologies Enabling Modern Industries, 2nd Edition

edited by Janis Arents,

Vytautas Bucinskas

and

Andrius Dzedzickis

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: perception; navigation; robotics; automation; robotic grasping; sensors; IoT; simulation; synthetic data; multiagent systems; smart manufacturing; artificial intelligence; virtual and augmented reality; digital twins

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

Advanced Human–AI Interaction: Speech and Natural Language Processing

edited by

Carlos Delgado

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 50 | 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)

Bioorganic Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry

edited by Anna Waszkielewicz

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: design; synthesis; biological evaluation; pharmacological activity; new derivatives; novel mechanism; biological system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Validation and Measurement in Analytical Chemistry: Practical Aspects, 2nd Edition

edited by

Andriana Surleva

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: analytical chemistry; analytical methods; chemical sensors; methods development; methods improvement; methods validation; quality control of analytical measurements; quality control samples; reference materials; chemical sensors; statistical treatment; comparative study

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

Multimodal Emotion Recognition and Affective Computing

edited by

Athanasios Koutras

and

Ana Maria Barbancho

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: emotion recognition; affective computing; multimodal fusion

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

Defect and Fault Tolerance in Computing and Applications: Integrating Prognostic and Health Management (PHM) Approaches

edited by

Zisheng Wang

, Dun Li and Huan Wang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: prognostic health management (PHM); intelligent operation and maintenance; reliability engineering; large language model; data-driven PHM methods; digital twin for PHM

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

Underground Space Monitoring

edited by Shaohui Tang, Weiqiang Xie, Qi Zhang and Yucong Pan

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: underground engineering; complex ground; extreme environments; monitoring instrument; monitoring technologies; intelligent monitoring; accurate monitoring; real-time perception; disaster warning; risk prevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advanced Sensors Integrated for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Allon Guez

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical sensors; wearable sensors; implantable sensors; biosensors; medical devices; point-of-care diagnostics; continuous monitoring; chronic disease management; micro/nanofabrication; Internet of Medical Things (IoMT); personalized medicine; biomarkers; smart textiles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Microwave and Antenna System for Biological and Medical Applications

edited by Sandra Costanzo

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: microwave sensors; antennas; medical and biomedical appplications; signal processing algorithms for biomedicine; machine learning methods for biomedicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advanced Polymer Composites: Design, Functionalization and Emerging Applications

edited by

Bolesław Szadkowski

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer composites; fillers; functionalization; additives; multifunctionality; sustainability; molecular design

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

Multi-Scale Modeling of Material Behavior in Engineering Environments

edited by Kazimierz Drozd and

Shengtai Zhou

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

Keywords: fractal structure; self-organization; heat and mass exchange; macroscopic research; FEM analysis; phase transformations; additive manufacturing

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

Fuzzy Logic and Artificial Intelligence: Emerging Techniques and Their Applications

edited by

José Luis López Ruiz

and

Jose-Maria Serrano Chica

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuzzy logic; interpretability in artificial intelligence; hybrid fuzzy– AI models; decision making under uncertainty; human-centric intelligent systems; theoretical and methodological advances

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

Advances in Coal Mining Technologies

edited by

Xiangyu Wang

and Feiteng Zhang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: coal mining; intelligent technology; green mining; disaster prevention and control; deep resource exploitation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Application of Machine Vision in Biomechanical Engineering

edited by Ying Yi

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine vision; biomechanical engineering; motion capture; medical image analysis; surgical robotics; biomechanics; computer vision; deep learning; human movement analysis; tissue mechanics

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

Advanced Nanomaterials and Electrochemical Technologies for Sustainable Energy Storage and Conversion

edited by Michael J. Wagner

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 42 | 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)

Objective Recognition and Detection in Marine Engineering

edited by

Shigang Wang

and

Yang Ke

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine remote sensing; deep learning; target detection and recognition; feature extraction and fusion; noise interference suppression; image and signal processing

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

Application of Decision Support Systems in Biomedical Engineering: 2nd Edition

edited by

Maria Rizzi

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced healthcare methods; biomedical image analysis; computer-aided detection systems; computer-aided diagnosis systems; monitoring systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Diffractive, Metasurface and Membrane Optics for Sensing and Imaging

edited by

John P. Leckey

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: diffractive optics; meta-optics; metasurface optics; membrane optics; remote sensing; imaging; space

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

Advances in Control and Optimization of Renewable Energy in Industrial Systems

edited by

Górnicki Krzysztof

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; control systems; energy; energy systems; modeling; renewable energy; optimization; simulation

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

Recent Advances in Rock Mass Engineering: 2nd Edition

edited by

Qibin Lin

Rihong Cao

and Jingjing Meng

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advances in Sustainable and Green Building Materials

edited by

Ebenezer Fanijo

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete and cementitious materials; sustainable materials; geopolymer concrete; pavement materials; green concrete technology; advanced sensing technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Current Updates of Environmental Monitoring and Analysis

edited by Marco Casazza

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental monitoring; data analysis; sensing technologies; remote sensing; artificial intelligence; big data; emerging contaminants; climate change; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Coordination Chemistry with Nitrogen-Donor Ligands: Advances and Applications

edited by

Maria I. Pilo

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: coordination compounds; organometallic complexes; spectroscopic characterization; photochemistry; homogeneous catalysis; heterogeneous catalysis; electrochemistry; sensors; biological activity; synthesis; monodentate ligands; polydentate ligands; mononuclear complexes; polynuclear complexes; N-donor ligands; substituted N-ligands; polypyridines

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

Applications of Nonlinear Optical Devices and Materials

edited by Chongqing Wu

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: nonlinear optics; optical materials/devices; nonlinear phenomena; fiber-optics; integrated optics; optical frequency conversion; nonlinear imaging techniques; photonic devices

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

Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy and Its Applications

edited by

Stefano Legnaioli

and Montserrat Hidalgo

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open

Keywords: in situ measurement; on line monitoring; remote sensing; unassisted spectra analysis; mapping

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

New Horizons and Applications for Big Data Analysis and Smart Computing

edited by

Xiaobo Zhou

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2605 | Submission Open

Keywords: cloud/edge computing; mobile computing; Internet of Things

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

Applied Artificial Intelligence and Software Engineering

edited by

Krzysztof Wnuk

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open

Keywords: applied artificial intelligence; software engineering; AI-driven software development; reliable AI systems; software testing and optimization

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

Digital, Resilient and Sustainable Supply Chains: Research Trends and Future Challenges

edited by

Vittorio Solina

Antonio Cimino

, Eugénio Miguel Rocha and

Radu Godina

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 14 articles | Viewed by 47157 | Submission Open

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

Research on Biomechanics, Equipment Development, Motor Control and Learning of Human Movements

edited by Mingjiu Yu and

Gongbing Shan

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 22363 | Submission Open

Keywords: motion analysis; complicated human movements; everyday and vocational tasks; equipment design and development; ergonomics; biomechanical modeling; motor control; motor learning; biomechanical feedback training

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

Assistive Technologies for Rehabilitation: Challenges and Applications

edited by

Thais Pousada García

and

Gabriella Facchinetti

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 16236 | Submission Open

Keywords: assistive technologies; health behavior; health promotion; rehabilitation

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

Application of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Human-Computer Interaction

edited by

Pingping Zhu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12519 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– computer interaction; machine learning; human– swarm interaction; human-centered computing

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

New Advances in Antioxidant Properties of Bee Products

edited by

Claudia Pașca

Otilia Bobis

and

Daniel Severus Dezmirean

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10402 | Submission Open

Keywords: apitherapy; hive products; apilarnil; modern extraction techniques; analytical methods; antioxidant potential of bee products; plants; quality products

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

Road Safety in Sustainable Urban Transport

edited by Monica Meocci, Francesca La Torre,

Alessandro Marradi

and

Francesco Pinna

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10266 | Submission Open

Keywords: vulnerable road users; traffic calming; urban roads; accident prediction model; urban road design; automated vehicles in urban roads; inclusive and sustainable urban design

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

Multiobjective Optimization: Theory, Methods and Applications

edited by

Mengchu Zhou

and Qi Kang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9759 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent optimization; multiobjective optimization; engineering optimization problems; expensive optimization problems; machine leaning

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

Applications of Analytical Chemistry in Food Science

edited by

Marco Iammarino

, Rosalia Zianni,

Igor Tomasevic

and Annalisa Mentana

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9594 | 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)

Big Data Analysis and Management Based on Deep Learning: 2nd Edition

edited by

Min Xia

Kai Hu

and

Yoonsik Choe

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8802 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning methods for analysis of big data; deep learning methods for the analysis of multisource time-series data; deep learning methods for semantic information extraction from complex image and video data; model acceleration for deep learning of big data; theory and novel application scenarios of cross media big data analysis; investigation of the latest progress in this field

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

Advances in AI and Optimization for Scheduling Problems in Industry

edited by

Ran Ji

Jose Machado

and

Zhengyang Fan

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7078 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); optimization techniques; smart scheduling; machine learning (ML); predictive maintenance; decision-focused learning; integrated learning-and-optimization

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

Vibroacoustic Monitoring: Theory, Methods and Applications

edited by

Fabrizio Barone

and

Marco Casazza

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6614 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibro-acoustics; vibro-acoustic modelling; vibro-acoustics applications; mechanical vibrations; acoustics; sensors; systems; metrology; standardization

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

Advances in Honeybee and Their Biological and Environmental Threats

edited by

Franco Mutinelli

and

Michela Bertola

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6574 | Submission Open

Keywords: honey bee health; disease; invasive species; predators; parasites; diagnosis; control; prevention; bioindicators; environmental monitoring; management practices

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

Privacy-Preserving and System Security Control Based on Machine Learning

edited by

Emil Pricop

Jaouhar Fattahi

and

Grigore Stamatescu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6458 | Submission Open

Keywords: privacy preserving; system security; machine learning; differential privacy; adversarial machine learning; secure federated learning; machine learning based attack detection

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

Emerging Technologies of Sustainable Building Materials

edited by

Yi Han

and

Xiaoyong Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6218 | Submission Open

Keywords: cement concrete materials; alkali-activated materials; supplementary cementitious materials; waste reusing; low-carbon concrete; carbon capture concrete; durability and sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Mechatronics, Automation and Robotics Systems: Design, Development and Optimization

edited by

Victor Constantin

and

Jose Machado

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5933 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; automation and control systems; autonomous systems; collaborative robots; control technology; cyber– physical systems; Industry 4.0 and 5.0; intelligent automation; machine learning; mechatronic systems; medical applications of mechatronics; modelling/simulation/design/optimization; nanorobots; neural network control; robotics; unmanned ground and aerial vehicles; drones; virtual reality

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

New Trends in Grid-Forming Inverters for the Power Grid

edited by