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Prof. Dr. Luis M. Fernández-Ramírez received his M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Seville, Seville, Spain, in 1997, and his Ph.D. degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Cadiz, Cadiz, in 2004.

From 1997 to 2000, he worked in a company dedicated to the design, manufacture, installation, maintenance, and operation of wind turbines and wind farms. In 2000, he joined the University of Cadiz, Spain, where he is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering.

He has been Academic Secretary of the Higher Polytechnic School of Algeciras, Academic Director of the Chair of Generation Endesa/Spain E.ON, and is currently Coordinator of the Ph.D. Program in Sustainable and Energy Engineering and Head of the Research Group in Sustainable and Renewable Electrical Technologies (SURET) at the University of Cadiz.

He has more than 20 years of research experience in the development of electrical, electronic, and control technologies in the field of smart grids, renewable energies (wind and photovoltaic energy), energy storage systems, hydrogen (fuel cell and electrolyzer), battery and fuel cell electric vehicles and charging stations, power converters, and intelligent energy control/management systems.

He has published more than 130 scientific papers in peer-reviewed international journals and conferences, and 5 book chapters in prestigious publishers. He has been involved in national and international research projects.

He serves as an Editorial Board Member and Guest Editor of several international journals, a Scientific Committee Member of several international conferences, a reviewer for international journals and conferences, and an evaluator of national and international research projects.

He is a Senior Member of several societies of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE Education Society, IEEE Power & Energy Society, and IEEE Industrial Electronics Society), where he serves as a member of several IEEE Committees.

“Microelectronics and Optoelectronics” is focused on the fabrication of electronic, photonic, bioelectronic, electromechanics, and fluidic devices and systems, and their applications in the broad areas of electronics, photonics, energy, and the environment. This section will also cover the expanding interdisciplinary field of integrated nanoelectronics and photonics and micro- and nano-biosystems. The purpose of this section is to bring together researchers and engineers, from both researchers in academia and professionals in industry, to present the novel ideas and new research.

Subject areas of interest include, without being limited to the following:

• Microelectronics processing and materials;
• Micro- and nanoengineering, fabrication, technology, and manufacturing;
• Nanoelectronic and photonic devices and their fabrication;
• Microsystems, microdevices (e.g., sensors and nanoenergy devices) and their fabrication;
• Microfluidics, sensors, as well as integrated chip and their fabrication.

You are welcome to join our section Editorial Board Members and contribute to this section.

For more information, please visit
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/electronics/sections/microelectronics_and_optoelectronics.

If you have any questions, please contact electronics@mdpi.com.

The “Networks” section provides full coverage of all topics of interest involved in the networking area. The purpose of this section is to bring together researchers, engineers, and students from academia and industry to present novel ideas and solid research about the theoretical and practical aspects in the application domains of computer communications and networks.

The primary focus of the section is on the analysis, modeling, design, simulation, and implementation of computer networks, from wired systems to wireless systems. The section will also serve to attract research concerning the application of networking architectures and scenarios to emerging research topics, such as IoT, smart cities, edge computing, ITS, and unmanned aerial vehicles, among others.

If you are an active researcher in the field and are passionate about participating in cutting-edge research publications, please do not hesitate to contact us about joining the Board and contributing to this section.

For more information, please visit https://www.mdpi.com/journal/electronics/sections/networks.

If you have any questions, please contact electronics@mdpi.com.

“Organic Electronics” has been receiving increasing attention on both an academic and industrial level as a new branch of electronics that enables various innovative fields of application. The aim of this section is to provide researchers with a highly multidisciplinary platform in which they can report and read about:

(i) The chemical and physical properties of materials, from small molecules to solution-processable polymers;

(ii) The design and fabrication of novel devices based on organic materials, such as organic field effect transistors, organic solar cells or light emitting diodes, memory elements, thermoelectric generators, and others;

(iii) The development and optimization of novel fabrication procedures, from the vapor or liquid phase, with particular attention being paid to high-throughput and cost-effective approaches;

(iv) Employment of the aforementioned devices in the realization of novel applications, from flexible circuits and displays to smart tags, flexible lab-on-a-chip, artificial skin, etc.

If you are an active researcher in the field and are passionate about participating in cutting-edge research publications, please do not hesitate to contact us about joining the Editorial Board and contribute to this section.

For more information, please visit https://www.mdpi.com/journal/electronics/sections/organic_electronics.

If you have any questions, please contact electronics@mdpi.com.

Industrial electronics play a vital role in improving the efficiency and productivity of industries like energy, transportation, petroleum, chemical, semiconductor, mining, agriculture, and others. As a branch of electronics dealing with power electronic switches, sensors, actuators, meters, intelligent electronic devices (IEDs), automation equipment, semiconductors, nanotechnology, etc., emphasis is currently placed on power conditioning using power semiconductor devices in modernizing industry technology.

This section is devoted to presenting the emerging technologies and trends in the industrial electronics sector and includes original research and state-of-the-art review articles. The main research area includes applications of industrial electronics and its control, computation, and communication to enrich industrial systems and processes. All submissions are subject to a peer-review process. We encourage the submission of original contributions derived from theoretical- and/or application-oriented research studies.

The subject areas of interest include but are not limited to:

• Industrial electronics and controls;
• Industrial drives;
• Industrial electronics for renewable energy grid interfacing;
• Automotive industry electronics and associated controls.

You are welcome to join our section Editorial Board Members and contribute to this section.

For more information, please visit https://www.mdpi.com/journal/electronics/sections/Industrial_Electronics

If you have any questions, please contact electronics@mdpi.com.

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Electronics 2020 Outstanding Reviewer Awards. The Electronics Editorial Board and Editorial Team would like to gratefully acknowledge the time and energy dedicated by reviewers in checking the manuscripts submitted to Electronics. It is due to their efforts that the high quality of the journal and quick turnaround are maintained.

Prof. Dr. Byeong Yong Kong
Affiliation: Division of Electrical, Electronic, and Control Engineering, Kongju National University, Cheonan, Korea
Research Interests: VLSI signal processing; digital systems; system on chip (SoC); wireless communications

Prof. Emilio Matricciani
Affiliation: Department of Electronics, Information, and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
Research Interests: satellite communication; deep-space communication; orbits; propagation; fade countermeasures; mobile and fixed users

Prof. Dr. Paolo Mercorelli
Affiliation: Institute of Product and Process Innovation, Leuphana University of Lueneburg, Lueneburg, Germany
Research Interests: control systems; mechatronics; actuators; engine control; signal processing; wavelets; Kalman filter; energy control

For more information about Electronics awards, please see the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/electronics/awards.

Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the winners of the Electronics 2020 Best Paper Awards. All papers published in 2019 in Electronics were considered for the award. After a thorough evaluation of the originality and significance of the papers, citations, and downloads, the two winning papers, which were nominated by the journal’s Award Committee, have been selected and they are the following:

Article

Assessment of Dual Frequency GNSS Observations from a Xiaomi Mi 8 Android Smartphone and Positioning Performance Analysis
By Umberto Robustelli, Valerio Baiocchi, and Giovanni Pugliano
Electronics 2019, 8(1), 91.

Review

A State-of-the-Art Survey on Deep Learning Theory and Architectures
By Md Zahangir Alom, Tarek M. Taha, Chris Yakopcic, Stefan Westberg, Paheding Sidike, Mst Shamima Nasrin, Mahmudul Hasan, Brian C. Van Essen, Abdul A. S. Awwal, and Vijayan K. Asari
Electronics 2019, 8(3), 292.

The authors will receive an award of 400 CHF, a certificate, and an opportunity to publish one paper free of charge before 31 December 2021, after the normal peer review procedure.

We believe the above papers represent valuable contributions to Electronics and the scientific literature. Please join us in congratulating the winners of Electronics 2020 Best Paper Awards. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all our authors for their continued support.

Dear Colleagues,

In 2021, Electronics is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Since its first paper published in 2011, Electronics has received important support and excellent contributions from female scientists. They have served as our Editorial Board Members, Guest Editors, Topic Editors, authors, and reviewers.

To celebrate and highlight the achievements of women in the research area of electronics, Electronics is pleased to announce that the “Electronics 2021 Best Paper Award for Women” will be launched and granted to one best paper published in the “Women in Electronics” Special Issue. The paper will be selected after thorough evaluation by the Journal Award Committee.

Eligibility for the Award:

– Open to all career levels;

– ONLY submissions in “Women in Electronics” will be considered.

Selection Criteria:

The papers will be selected by the journal Award Committee according to the following criteria (data source: Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)):

– Scientific merit and broad impact;

– Relevance to the journal’s field;

– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;

– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;

– Clarity of presentation;

– Citation and download rates by 28 February 2022.

The award will consist of the following:

– 500 Swiss Francs;

– A certificate;

– An opportunity for the winner to publish her next submission in Electronics free of charge in 2022.

The winners will be announced on the journal website in March 2022.

If you want to know more about the Special Issue and submit your paper, please follow this link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/electronics/special_issues/women_electronics

Kind regards,
Electronics Editorial Office

We are pleased to announce that Electronics became a semimonthly publication on 1 January, 2021. A semimonthly publication allows papers to be indexed in Web of Science and other indexing databases on a semimonthly basis rather than every month, and they become searchable and are cited earlier. We also acknowledge the many valuable publications from our authors and the important contribution of our dedicated reviewers.

It has been almost ten years since the first paper was published in Electronics back in 2011. We are very proud to have reached this very important milestone of the 10th anniversary of the journal. To celebrate this momentous occasion, we launched a series of special content and events. Scholars, academic scientists, researchers, and professional groups are welcome to join us, whether by submiting original contributions and/or review papers, applying to join our Editorial board, and participating in the celebration events.

Anniversary Special Issues

10th Anniversary of Electronics: Advances in Microwave and Wireless Communications
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/electronics/special_issues/10th_microwave

10th Anniversary of Electronics: Advances in Networks
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/electronics/special_issues/10th_anniversary_advances_networks

10th Anniversary of Electronics: New Advances in Systems and Control Engineering
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/electronics/special_issues/10th_Anniversary_System_Control

10th Anniversary of Electronics: Recent Advances in Microelectronics and Optoelectronics
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/electronics/special_issues/10th_microelectronics_optoelectronics

10th Anniversary of Electronics: Advances in Circuit and Signal Processing
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/electronics/special_issues/10th_circuit_signal

10th Anniversary of Electronics: Hot topics in Bioelectronics
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/electronics/special_issues/anniversary_bioelectronics

10th Anniversary of Electronics: Recent Advances in Power Electronics
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/electronics/special_issues/10_power_electronics

10th Anniversary of Electronics—Hot Topic in Artificial Intelligence Circuits and Systems
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/electronics/special_issues/HTIAICAS_electronics

10th Anniversary of Electronics: Recent Advances in Computer Science & Engineering
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/electronics/special_issues/10th_Anniver_Computer_Engineering

10th Anniversary of Electronics: Related Researches in Electrical and Autonomous Vehicles
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/electronics/special_issues/EAV

10th Anniversary of Electronics: Recent Advances in Semiconductor Devices
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/electronics/special_issues/Semiconductor_Devices

Best Paper Awards for Anniversary Special Issues

Eligibility for the awards:

– Two papers published in the 10th Anniversary Special Issues;
– Both research articles and review articles will be considered.

Selection criteria:

The papers will be selected by the journal award committee according to the originality, novelty and scientific contributions in the field.

Prizes:

The award will consist of a certificate and 500 Swiss Francs. Each winner has the option to publish a paper free of charge in Electronics, after the normal peer-review procedure.

The winners will be announced 3 months after the submission deadline.