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Development and Application of Intelligent Drilling Technology: 2nd Edition

edited by

Jingbin Li

and Mengmeng Zhou

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

Keywords: machine learning; drilling technology; intelligent well trajectory optimization; intelligent optimization of the drilling rate; intelligent guided drilling; downhole closed-loop control; intelligent monitoring and decision-making; intelligent rig; intelligent drilling pipe; intelligent bit; intelligent controlled pressure drilling; intelligent drilling fluid

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

Artificial Intelligence Applied to Power Systems and Lightning Protection

edited by

Martino Nicora

Rodolfo Antônio Ribeiro De Moura

and

Daniele Mestriner

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; power systems; smart grids; lightning protection; lightning detection; lighting prediction; fault detection; risk assessment

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

Methods, Techniques and Tools for Microalgae-Based Process and Product Development

edited by

Nuno Costa

and

Carla Amarelo Santos

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: microalgae-based bioprocesses; microalgae-based products; photosynthetic microorganisms; bioremediation and environmental applications; analytical methods for microalgae research; microalgae– organism integration; microalgae culture

Sensor for Physiological Monitoring

edited by Jose Luis Bermejo Ruiz and Bruno Ribeiro Do-Couto

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open

Keywords: physiological monitoring; wearable sensors; digital health; sport science; personalized healthcare

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

Just Transition in Mining: Methane Mitigation, Energy Recovery, and Smart Ventilation Systems

edited by Marek Borowski and

Klaudia Zwolińska

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: green mining; methane emissions; smart ventilation; energy efficiency; digital twin; mine environmental control; emission mitigation; underground mining; modeling and simulation; ventilation systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Intelligent Drilling Technology: Modeling and Application

edited by Dan Sui

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; drilling technology; automation; real-time monitoring; decision support; efficiency; safety

Fluid Transport in Fractured Rocks: Safe, Green and Efficient Development of Coal

edited by

Shun Liang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 19 | Submission Open

Keywords: groundwater migration; gas transport; fractured coal/rock; coalbed methane drainage; hydraulic fracturing; green mining

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Advancements in Organic Aquaculture: Productivity, Sustainability, and Food Security

edited by

Styliani Minoudi

, Elisavet Kaitetzidou and

Efthimia Antonopoulou

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 15 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic aquaculture; sustainable production; aquaculture technology; food security; feed optimization; water quality; disease management; environmental impact; life cycle assessment; animal welfare

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

Monitoring of Human Physiological Signals—2nd Edition

edited by

Miran Lee

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open

Keywords: healthcare; health management; Internet of Things healthcare; sensor fusion in biomedical imaging; remote sensing in healthcare; diagnostics; health monitoring; biosignal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advances in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radiology—3rd Edition

edited by

Miguel Alcaraz

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiography; computed tomography; positron emission tomography; magnetic resonance imaging; ultrasonography; digital subtraction angiography; image-guided interventions; fluoroscopy; mammography; radiotherapy; nuclear medicine; radiation protection; radiation effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Physics General)

Research on Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, Second Edition

edited by Alessandro Bonardi and Niccolò Paoletti Paoletti

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 12 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal chemistry; organic chemistry; drug design; biocatalysts; catalysis

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

Application of New Technology and New Ideas in Intelligent Transportation System—2nd Edition

edited by

Weitiao Wu

and Shidong Liang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 12 | Submission Open

Keywords: connected automatic vehicles; safe driving assistance; vehicle control system; advanced public transportation system; rail transit system; the key technologies of intelligent transportation; operating vehicle management system; traffic big data analysis; information acquisition system

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

Large Reasoning Modelling for Scientific Computing

edited by

Nicholas Christakis

Dimitris Drikakis

and William J. Rider

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: large language models (LLMs); scientific computing; artificial intelligence; human-computer interaction; computational efficiency

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

Environmental Monitoring and Analysis: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Goncalo Jesus

and

Alberto Carlos Azevedo

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental monitoring systems; data quality and uncertainty; smart sensing and real-time observation; AI and machine learning in environmental analysis; digital twins and decision support; sensor networks and interoperability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Sports Performance, Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Health Improvement

edited by Sergio González-Espinosa

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open

Keywords: sports performance; injury prevention; rehabilitation; biomechanics; multidisciplinary approach; health

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

Advances in Electrical Insulation Systems

edited by

Zhikang Yuan

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9305 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrical insulation materials; insulation system design; high voltage insulation; insulation properties; insulation failure mechanisms; safety and reliability of electrical systems; insulation testing and evaluation; advanced insulation technologies

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

Unconventional Raw Materials for Food Products, 2nd Edition

edited by

Ovidiu Tita

Adriana Dabija

and

Georgiana Gabriela Codină

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 821 | Submission Open

Keywords: unconventional raw materials for food; trend in food; new food product development; food processing; valorization of by-products; trend in nutrition; functional food; foods for particular nutritional uses

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

The Application of Digital Technology in Education

edited by

Linda Daniela

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 35683 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital technology; technology-enhanced learning; digital learning solutions; smart pedagogy

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

Recent Advances in Halophytes Plants

edited by

Helena Silva

and

Diana Cláudia Pinto

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 24767 | Submission Open

Keywords: saline crops; salinized crops; rhizosphere microbiome; biological activities; phytochemistry; plant metabolites

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

Motion Control for Robots and Automation

edited by Yi Fang, Yuxin Sun and Dongfang Liu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 19121 | Submission Open

Keywords: motion control; motion planning; trajectory planning; kinematic and dynamic modeling; servomotor; AI in motion control; vibration suppression; precision manufacturing; motion profile design; feedforward control; feedback control; intelligent robots and machines; advanced control

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

Sustainability and Green Supply Chain Management in Industrial Fields

edited by

Giorgia Casella

Letizia Tebaldi

and

Eleonora Bottani

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14425 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; supply chain management; industry; green management; operations management and optimization; sustainable production; environmental impact; sustainable development; case study; manufacturing; life cycle assessment; emissions reduction; green innovation

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

Holistic Approaches in Sensory Research on Food and Non-food Products Using New Techniques and Digital Tools

edited by

Eliza Kostyra

, Anna Piotrowska and

Sylwia Żakowska-Biemans

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13695 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensory research; consumer behaviour; food and non-food products; descriptive analysis test; qualitative techniques; immersive technique; virtual reality; eye tracking; novel techniques in sensory profiling; digital solutions; e-nose; e-tongue and e-eye

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

Artificial Intelligence in Civil Engineering: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Georgios N. Aretoulis

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5740 | Submission Open

Keywords: civil engineering; artificial intelligence; artificial neural networks; expert systems; digital twins; blockchain; machine learning; optimization; decision support automation; quality control; road infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Wastewater Treatment and Purification Technologies

edited by Zhan Wei and

Ning Li

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2672 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; resources recovery; carbon reduction; machine learning; emerging contaminants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Ophthalmic Optics and Visual Perception

edited by

Esther Perales

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 772 | Submission Open

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

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

State-of-the-Art 3D Imaging, Processing and Display Technologies

edited by Rafiq Swash, Anil Fernando and

Hongying Meng

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 312 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D display; 3D camera; 3D imaging; 3D acquisition; 3D processing; 3D perception; 3D sensing; 3D compression; 3D computer graphics; 3D video communication

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

Sustainable Strategies in Waste Recycling and Metal Recovery

edited by Bin Ji and

Mostafa Khodakarami

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste utilization; metal recovery; sustainable recycling; green extraction processes; hydrometallurgy; pyrometallurgy

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

Smart Nanomaterials for Sustainable Energy Conversion

edited by Runtian Zheng

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; nanocrystallinity effects; surface effects; nano energy system; sustainable energy; energy storage; reaction mechanism; battery; catalytic

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

Advanced Communication and Networking Technology for Smart Grid

edited by Wenjiang Feng and

Weiheng Jiang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: MIMO PLC; full-duplex PLC; wireless and power line dual-mode integrated; satellite communication; quantum communication; integrated sensing; communication and computing

Advanced Technology in Wireless Communication Networks

edited by

Weiheng Jiang

and Weiyang Xu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

Keywords: reconfigurable; movable; and fluid antenna system; THz or mmWave communication; space– air– ground– sea integration networks; integrated sensing; communication; and computation; digital twins in wireless systems; intelligent endogeneity

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

Biomedical Imaging Technologies for Cardiovascular Disease, 4th Edition

edited by

Julio Garcia Flores

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiac echocardiography; cardiac computed tomography; cardiac magnetic resonance; cardiovascular imaging; image-guided interventions; positron emission tomography; personalized cardiac imaging

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

Control Systems for Next Generation Electric Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Juan P. Torreglosa

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: control systems; microgrids; transportation electrification; charging infrastructures

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

The Rome Technopole Project: Energy Transition and Digital Transition in Urban Regeneration and Construction

edited by Luca Gugliermetti, Fabrizio Tucci and Giovenale Anna Maria

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy transition; urban regeneration; digital transition; built environment; sustainability; green economy; hydrogen; waste management; smart mobility; national recovery and resilience plan; Rome technopole

Generative AI and Robotics: Towards Intelligent and Adaptive Machines

edited by

Ayşegül Uçar

and

Sergiu Dan Stan

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open

Keywords: generative models; robotic; human-robot interaction; GenAI

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

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 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

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

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

Optical Metrology for Environmental Monitoring

edited by

Davood Khodadad

and

Vipin Tiwari

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical metrology; speckle metrology; digital holography; polarimetry; temperature measurement; microplastics; environmental optics; agricultural monitoring; non-destructive evaluation; optical sensing

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

Applications of Smart Technologies for Promotion of Energy Efficiency, Utilization of Sustainable Resources and Waste Management

edited by

Feiyu Chen

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart technologies; energy efficiency; sustainable resources; waste management; autonomous driving; artificial intelligence; low carbon; circular economy; smart grids; waste-to-energy

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

Machine Automation: System Design, Analysis and Control, 2nd Edition

edited by

Wei Li

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open

Keywords: modern mechanical design methods; digital design and advanced manufacturing technology; electromechanical system modeling; simulation and control methods; reliability analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Emergent RFID Technologies and Applications

edited by Jixuan Zhu and

Huan Liu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open

Keywords: RFID; localization; RF circuit; passive sensing; phase based ranging; smart sensing; antenna sensing; flexible tag; reader/tag antenna design; RFID systems and applications

Innovative Additives for Food Preservation

edited by

Henry I. Castro-Vargas

and

Menglei Xu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 18 | Submission Open

Keywords: food preservation; food additives; bioactive substances; natural ingredients; functional foods; shelf life extension; food safety; food and beverages development; agro-food waste valorization

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

Emerging Techniques in Wireless Network Analysis and Optimization

edited by

Adriana Lipovac

and

Gerald K. Ijemaru

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 15 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless networks; physical layer measurements; wireless performance analysis; radio network optimization; wireless communications; resource management; intelligent systems

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

Advances in Wood and Wood-Based Products

edited by

Victor Almeida De Araújo

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 18 | Submission Open

Keywords: timber; wood products; engineered wood products; wood industrialization; wood engineering; wood industry; wood products chain

Power Electronics and Energy Storages for Automotive Industry and Renewable Energy Networks

edited by

Levon Gevorkov

and

Olena Rubanenko

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6988 | Submission Open

Keywords: power electronics; energy storage; automotive industry; renewable energy networks; emerging technologies; disruptive technologies

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

Novel Technologies in Radiology: Diagnosis, Prediction and Treatment

edited by

Youfang Lai

and Yuting Peng

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3532 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; imaging guidance; PET; molecular imaging; imaging-based biomarkers

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

Feature Papers in Robotics and Automation

edited by

Paolo Tripicchio

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1702 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotics; automation; mechatronics; control theory; artificial intelligence; sensor technologies; actuators; material science; Internet of Things; computer vision

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

Advanced Biomaterials and Dynamic Scaffolding in Regenerative Medicine

edited by

Md Mohosin Rana

and

Tiago H. Silva

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 632 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; dynamic scaffolds; bioactive materials; 3D bioprinting; biocompatibility; cellular regeneration; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine

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

Application of Diamond Burnishing to Improve the Performance of Materials

edited by

Jordan Todorov Maximov

and

Galya Velikova Duncheva

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16864 | Submission Open

Keywords: slide burnishing; diamond burnishing; surface integrity; microhardness; surface topography; residual stresses; microstructure; fatigue behaviour; wear resistance; corrosion resistance

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

Trends and Prospects in Rehabilitation Robotics

edited by Francesco Scotto di Luzio and

Marco Germanotta

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open

Keywords: rehabilitation robotics; assistive technologies; exoskeletons and wearable robots; neurorehabilitation; human– robot interaction; ai in rehabilitation; soft robotics; sensor-based feedback; robotic therapy systems; motor function recovery

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

Multimedia Smart Security

edited by

Jinwei Wang

Chuan Qin

and Xiangyang Luo

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 25249 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimedia steganography; multimedia watermark; multimedia forensics; multimedia data encryption; multimedia data privacy protection; deepfake generation and defense; adversarial example

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

Surgical Robotics Design and Clinical Applications

edited by