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Challenges, Opportunities and Future Directions in Smart Manufacturing

edited by

Vicente Rodríguez Montequín

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

Keywords: GenAI; deep learning; recurrent neural networks; graph neural networks; natural language AI; heterogeneous manufacturing ecosystems

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

Selected Papers from the 14th International Multi-Conference on Engineering and Technology Innovation (IMETI 2025)

edited by

Wen-Hsiang Hsieh

Jia-Shing Sheu

and

Minvydas Ragulskis

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 259 | Submission Open

Keywords: IMETI; ICATI; ICBEI; ICECEI; ICSI; artificial intelligence; Industry 4.0; intelligent computing and systems; green technology; materials; mechatronic; new energy

Designing Indoor and Outdoor Acoustic Environments: Implications on Humans’ Comfort and Wellbeing

edited by

Marco Caniato

and

Arianna Marzi

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open

Keywords: acoustic comfort; soundscape design; environmental noise; human wellbeing; indoor environmental quality; cognitive performance; noise control; inclusive design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Multi-Scale Risk Assessment and Geological Characterization of Underground Engineering: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Xiang Wu

Fenghua An

and

Peng Wu

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: risk assessment; underground engineering; safety management; human factors; technological innovation; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Interdisciplinary Approaches and Applications of Optics & Photonics, 2nd Edition

edited by

Manuel Filipe P. C. M. Costa

and

Sandra Franco

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: optics; photonics; and nano-photonics; plasmonics; theoretical optics and quantum and nonlinear optics; optical communications and sensors; optical fibers and applications; biophotonics and biomedical and medical applications of optics and photonics; ultrafast lasers and ultrafast optics; power lasers; optical metrology; image processing; and industrial applications; optometry; ophthalmic optics; and color and visual sciences; optoelectronics; microwave photonics; photonics and optical instrumentation for space and astronomy; optics and photonics for smart mobility and smart cities

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

Current Approaches in Applied Geochemistry

edited by

Qingjie Gong

and Jiayong Pan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral exploration; environmental quality assessment; geohealth; elemental and isotopic behaviors; source tracing and provenance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

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