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Recent Advances in Underwater Vehicles, 2nd Edition
edited by Seongyeol Yoo
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open
Keywords: underwater robots; underwater sensors; navigation; machine learning for underwater robots
(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics and Automation)
Seismic Resistant Analysis and Design for Civil Structures: 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open
Keywords: earthquake-resistant structures; seismic performance; seismic risk mitigation; seismic design; base isolation; energy dissipation; local strengthening; seismic codes; nonlinear analyses; structural retrofitting
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Smart Design and Advanced Manufacturing with Emphasis on Integrating Emerging Technologies and Production Process Sustainability: Second Edition
edited by Kouroush Jenab
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart design; smart manufacturing; Industry 4.0; automation; robotics; process sustainability; integration of technologies; computational methods; artificial intelligence; 3D printing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Industrial Technologies)
Biorefineries: From Biomass to Bio-Based Products
edited by Telma Franco
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomass valorization; bio-based building blocks; lignocellulosic biomass; agro-industrial residues; algal and microbial biomass; sustainable processing; food and organic waste; life cycle assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Science and Technology)
Control Methods and Applications of Advanced Robotics submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 21 | 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)
Applications and Research Progress in Thin Film Solar Cells
edited by Ana Fabíola Leite Almeida
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open
Keywords: thin-film solar cells; perovskite photovoltaics; CIGS and CdTe technologies; deposition techniques; interface engineering; device stability and lifetime; flexible solar devices; photovoltaic simulation and modeling; sustainable energy materials; building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Science and Technology)
Fuel Cell Technologies in Power Generation and Energy Recovery
edited by Zhihua Deng, , and Shengqiu Zhao
submission deadline 1 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open
Keywords: fuel cells; power generation; energy recovery; hydrogen energy; PEMFC; SOFC; DMFC; hybrid energy systems; thermal management; fuel cell control and optimization; waste heat utilization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Science and Technology)
Applications in Neural and Symbolic Artificial Intelligence submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8526 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; artificial neural networks; deep learning; symbolic computing; knowledge representation; formal logic; trustworthy AI; large language models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Air Quality in Indoor Environments, 3rd Edition submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3499 | Submission Open
Keywords: indoor air quality; indoor air pollution; health care facilities; occupational health; public health; schools; dwellings
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)
Advanced Vibrational Spectroscopy Technology: Emerging Trends in Biomedical Applications
edited by
submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2586 | Submission Open
Keywords: vibrational spectroscopy; infrared spectroscopy; Raman spectroscopy; biomedical applications; machine learning; and deep learning; multivariate statistics methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)
Oxidative Stress in Human Disease and Ageing: Insights and Innovations
edited by Catia Branco
submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1587 | Submission Open
Keywords: mitochondrial dysfunction; inflammation; elderly; chronic diseases; therapeutic antioxidants; redox metabolism; reactive nitrogen species; reactive oxygen species
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)
Trends and Prospects in Retinal and Corneal Diseases
edited by
submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1218 | Submission Open
Keywords: retinal diseases; corneal diseases; gene therapy; bioengineering; regeneration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)
Thermal Imaging Techniques in Biomedical Applications
edited by Oshrit A. Hoffer and
submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal imaging; biomedical applications; disease diagnostics; AI in thermal imaging; non-invasive monitoring; thermal sensors; multimodal imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)
Emerging Topics in Molecular Biology and Plant Biotechnology: Innovations and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open
Keywords: genome editing; CRISPR/Cas systems; omics technologies (transcriptomics; metabolomics; proteomics); machine learning in biology; biotic and abiotic stress tolerance in plants; synthetic biology; crop improvement; biofortification; biotechnology applications; tissue culture; plant transformation; systems biology; high-throughput sequencing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
Smart Microfluidic Technologies: Bridging Design, Discovery, and Deployment
edited by Xi Luo and
submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open
Keywords: lab-on-a-chip; microfluidics; on-chip bioreactors; point-of-care testing (POCT) devices; biosensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
Advanced Studies in Structural Mechanics and Vibration
edited by Runchao Zhao, Zhitong Li, Yinghou Jiao and Xiang Zhang
submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open
Keywords: structure dynamics; nonlinear vibration; modelling of dynamic system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)
Applications of 3D Bioprinting Technologies in Tissues and Organs Regeneration Engineering
edited by Vasudev Vivekanand Nayak
submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open
Keywords: 3D bioprinting; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; bioinks; biofabrication
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
Advances of Additively Manufactured Mechanical Metamaterials submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open
Keywords: mechanical metamaterials; additive manufacturing; cellular materials; lattice structures; 3D printing; architected materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing Technologies)
New Developments in Applied Superconductivity
edited by , , Elkin Ferney Rodriguez and Fernando Jorge Monteiro Dias
submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open
Keywords: superconducting fault current limiters; superconducting machines; superconducting cables; AC losses; superconducting wires; superconducting tapes; superconducting qubits; quantum-based circuits; Josephson junctions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)
New Techniques, Materials and Technologies in Dentistry: Second Edition submission deadline 18 Jan 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 19607 | Submission Open
Keywords: oral health; dentistry; dental materials; biomaterials; dental imaging; digital dentistry; artificial intelligence; new technologies; personalized medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Dentistry and Oral Sciences)
Wine Chemistry submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 36503 | Submission Open
Keywords: grapes; wine; viticultural practices; winemaking; chemical profile; analytical methods; authentication; traceability; origin; typicity; waste valorization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)
Advances in Autonomous Driving and Smart Transportation
edited by and Christopher T. Goodin
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 18718 | Submission Open
Keywords: automated driving; machine learning; perception and sensing; object detection; adverse weather models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Transportation and Future Mobility)
Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Industrial Engineering
edited by Ke Yan, and Liangliang Jiang
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15619 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI algorithms; machine learning; data analytics; industrial engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Industrial Technologies)
Applications of Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) Interactions with Biological Cells
edited by and Bucur Novac
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11661 | Submission Open
Keywords: pulsed electric field (PEF) generation; diagnostic and analytics; PEF applications in the medical; environmental; food; energy; and biotechnological fields; experimental techniques and effects from using PEFs in biological cells
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
Emerging Analytical Techniques in Food Industry and Agricultural Products submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 11318 | Submission Open
Keywords: chromatography; spectroscopy; thermal analysis; microbiology technics; analytical chemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)
Information Security and Privacy Protection in Networks and Communication
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10781 | Submission Open
Keywords: electronic security; information security; side channel analysis; physical and environmental security; electromagnetic radiation information security; security strategy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)
Physiological Monitoring and Performance Evaluation in Exercise and Sport
edited by , , Lucas Savassi Figueiredo and Henrique de Oliveira Castro
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9905 | Submission Open
Keywords: sports; performance; match analysis; game analysis; decision making; training; strength training; small-sided games; tactical analysis; health; exercise physiology; performance analysis; biomechanics; motor rehabilitation; leisure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)
The Wide Range Use of Innovative Technologies in Industry 4.0/5.0 and IoT
edited by Marcel Behún and
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8506 | Submission Open
Keywords: Industry 5.0; customization; circular economy; sustainable manufacturing
AI-Based Data Science and Database Systems
edited by Chengliang Chai and Yu Sun
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8250 | Submission Open
Keywords: data management in AI model lifecycle; AI-based functionality inside DBMS; AI-based data science; AI-based data discovery; AI-based data preparation; AI-based database systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Advanced Power Electronics Converters: Design, Control and Applications
edited by , and Ricardo Lizana Fuentes
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8183 | Submission Open
Keywords: power electronics; modulation technique; multilevel converters; multi-modular converters; industrial applications; model predictive control; semiconductors losses; digital control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)
Intelligent Techniques, Platforms and Applications of E-Learning
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7829 | Submission Open
Keywords: E-learning; innovative teaching methods; cognitive modeling; machine behavior
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Analysis, Characterization and Antioxidant Properties of Natural Products
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7682 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural products; analysis; characterization; application; reference material; antioxidant; health food; dietary supplements
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical and Molecular Sciences)
Advances in New Sources of Energy and Fuels
edited by Mengdi Pan, and
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7478 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy technologies; synthetic fuels and advanced fuel systems; energy storage solutions; gas hydrates and carbon capture; hydrogen production; reservoir simulation and heat flow models for geothermal reservoirs; machine learning and optimization in energy systems; quantum calculations and molecular simulations for energy and fuel systems; energy sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Science and Technology)
Future-Proof Solutions for Intelligent and Sustainable Machinery and Equipment
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6857 | Submission Open
Keywords: innovative solutions; 5.0 techniques; 4.0 sustainable food system; 4.0 industry; 4.0 agriculture; digital technology; simulation methods; artificial vision; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics and Automation)
Ground Penetrating Radar: Data, Imaging, and Signal Analysis submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6268 | Submission Open
Keywords: GPR; imaging; signal processing; modeling; inversion; application
(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)
Advances in Motion Monitoring System
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6204 | Submission Open
Keywords: motion monitoring system; data analysis; sports science; training optimization; triboelectric nanogenerator; self-powered; flexible; intelligent system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)
Advanced Materials for Photoelectrochemical Energy Conversion
edited by and Jorge Vazquez-Arenas
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5659 | Submission Open
Keywords: non-precious materials; nanomaterials; photoanode; synthesis route; HER; water splitting; strong interfacial interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)
Intelligent Construction: Advancements in Civil Engineering and Building Structures submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5626 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent construction; advanced information technologies; data fusion and decision-making; embodied AI; sustainable building structures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Data Structures for Graphics Processing Units (GPUs)
edited by Byunghyun Jang and
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5436 | Submission Open
Keywords: GPU computing; concurrent data structures; GPGPU; parallel computing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Advances in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Simulations and Their Applications in the Food Industry
edited by , and Adrian Stelmasiak
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5422 | Submission Open
Keywords: computational fluid dynamics (CFD); food industry; simulation; heat transfer; mass transfer; fluid flow; mixing processes; equipment design; quality control; food processing optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)
Data Visualization Techniques: Advances and Applications
edited by Javier Sevilla and
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5296 | Submission Open
Keywords: visualization literacy; data visualization; computer graphics; visual analytics; virtual reality; immersive visualization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Applications of Smart Learning in Education
edited by and Xiaoming Zhai
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5222 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart learning; pedagogical design; application of learning technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Advances and Techniques in Rock Fracture Mechanics
edited by , Zhi Zhao and Jian-Zhi Zhang
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5095 | Submission Open
Keywords: rock fracture mechanics; rock engineering; rock slope and tunnel; numerical method; experimental study
(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)
Mechanical Structures: Fatigue Behavior, FEM Modeling and Design Best Practices
edited by , Matteo Giacopini and
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4817 | Submission Open
Keywords: fatigue behavior; strain-rate properties; finite element modeling (FEM); multi-axial loading; functionally graded materials; metamaterials; smart materials; additive manufacturing design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)
Advanced Welding Technology and Its Applications submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4813 | Submission Open
Keywords: solid-state welding; laser welding; fusion welding; arc welding; dissimilar materials; mechanical properties; microstructure; FEA; optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Industrial Technologies)
Innovations in Artificial Neural Network Applications
edited by and Milan Terčelj
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 4802 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial neural networks; first principles; symbolic logic approaches; metals; engineering; physics; mathematics; applied sciences
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Chemistry, Quality, and Processing Technology of Different Cereals, Pseudocereals, Legumes and Oilseeds Grain Types submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4784 | Submission Open
Keywords: cereals; pseudocereals; oilseeds; legumes; variety; type; microstructure analysis; rheological properties; textural properties; technological process; nutritional value; new product development; consumer acceptance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)
Applications of Natural Language Processing to Data Science submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4453 | Submission Open
Keywords: Natural Language Processing (NLP); data science; sentiment analysis; opinion mining; information extraction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)
Advanced Services for the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Industry
edited by , Sorin Herban and
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4442 | Submission Open
Keywords: BIM; 3D scanning; parametric modelling; IoT; digital building permits; AR/VR/MR
(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Industrial Technologies)
Control of Power Systems, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3581 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)
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