Special Issue - Results in Engineering (ELS)

Advanced Manufacturing, Materials and Intelligent Engineering Systems for Sustainable Industrial Applications

Submission deadline open: 15 August 2026

This Special Issue accepts research on sustainable and advanced manufacturing, low-carbon materials, intelligent engineering systems, and AI-enabled solutions supporting long-term industrial and societal resilience.

Guest editors:
Prof. Sergej Hloch - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic, sergej.hloch@vsb.cz
Dr. Akash Nag - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
akash.nag@vsb.cz 

Special issue information

ICMEM 2027 — the International Conference on Manufacturing, Engineering & Materials — represents more than a biennial scientific gathering. It is an evolving European platform dedicated to advancing the understanding of manufacturing systems, materials performance, and intelligent engineering practice in a world undergoing rapid and fundamental transformation.As artificial intelligence reshapes production environments, sustainability imperatives redefine design constraints, and industrial resilience emerges as a strategic priority, the engineering community faces challenges that transcend individual disciplines. This Special Issue responds to that reality. It brings together high-quality, application-oriented contributions spanning advanced manufacturing technologies, functional and low-carbon materials, energy-aware engineering systems, and AI-enabled solutions for intelligent production — with a clear emphasis on engineering relevance and industrial applicability.
The collection reflects a deliberate commitment to interdisciplinary thinking. Contributions are expected to demonstrate not only technical rigour, but also clear links to broader societal and industrial outcomes — including sustainable production, digital transformation of engineering practice, long-term material performance, and circular economy principles. In this sense, the Special Issue positions engineering not merely as a technical discipline, but as a domain of responsibility.
At its core, this collection is guided by the conviction that durability, maintainability, and resource stewardship are not optional engineering attributes — they are ethical imperatives. By integrating the perspectives of academic researchers, industrial practitioners, and emerging scholars, ICMEM 2027 and this Special Issue aspire to contribute to a new engineering culture: one in which we design not only for performance, but for the generations that will inherit what we build.

This Special Issue is linked to ICMEM 2027 — the International Conference on Manufacturing, Engineering & Materials — hosted at VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic (8–11 February 2027). The issue brings together selected, substantially extended conference manuscripts alongside invited contributions from leading international researchers.

BACKGROUND
Engineering practice is undergoing a fundamental transformation. The convergence of artificial intelligence, digital manufacturing, sustainability imperatives, and the global push for industrial decarbonisation is redefining what it means to engineer responsibly. At the same time, the longevity of engineered systems — their durability, maintainability, and resource efficiency across their full lifecycle — is emerging as both an economic priority and an ethical obligation.
A defining principle of this Special Issue is Generation Integrity: the recognition that engineering decisions made today carry consequences for those who will inherit the systems, materials, and environments we create. This framing places engineering ethics at the centre of the research agenda — not as a peripheral concern, but as a foundational criterion by which contributions are evaluated and valued. 

THEMES AND TOPICS
— Advanced and sustainable manufacturing: additive and subtractive processes, hybrid technologies, green machining, surface engineering, micro/nano manufacturing, tribology.
— Materials engineering: functional, low-carbon and bio-inspired materials, fatigue life and wear, surface integrity, secondary raw materials, materials characterisation.
— Intelligent and AI-enabled engineering systems: digital twins, physics-informed modelling, cyber-physical systems, industrial IoT, smart robotics, machine learning for engineering applications.
— Energy-aware and sustainable systems: industrial decarbonisation, renewable energy integration, energy-efficient production, CCUS technologies, lifecycle assessment.
— Interdisciplinary engineering and engineering ethics: mechatronics, human-centric design, circular economy, Generation Integrity, responsible engineering practice, cross-domain innovation.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
All manuscripts must present original, unpublished research not under consideration elsewhere. As a condition of submission, the corresponding author must have presented the work at ICMEM 2027. Submitted manuscripts must represent a substantial extension of the conference contribution. For AI/ML-related contributions, the core scientific value must reside in the engineering innovation rather than in the routine application of existing methods. Authors are expected to comply with the standard author guidelines of Results in Engineering.

Manuscript submission information:

The journal's submission platform (Editorial Manager®) is available for receiving submissions to this Special Issue from August 15, 2026. Please refer to the Guide for Authors to prepare your manuscript, and select the article type of "VSI: Sustainable Engineering" when submitting your manuscript online. Both the Guide for Authors and the submission portal could be found on the Journal Homepage.

Important dates: Submission Open Date: 15/08/2026,  Final Date For Submission: 15/01/2027

Keywords:

advanced manufacturing; materials engineering; sustainable engineering; intelligent engineering systems; energy-aware industrial systems; low-carbon engineering

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THEMES AND TOPICS

  • Advanced and sustainable manufacturing: additive and subtractive processes, hybrid technologies, green machining, surface engineering, micro/nano manufacturing, tribology.
  • Materials engineering: functional, low-carbon and bio-inspired materials, fatigue life and wear, surface integrity, secondary raw materials, materials characterisation.
  • Intelligent and AI-enabled engineering systems: digital twins, physics-informed modelling, cyber-physical systems, industrial IoT, smart robotics, machine learning for engineering applications.
  • Energy-aware and sustainable systems: industrial decarbonisation, renewable energy integration, energy-efficient production, CCUS technologies, lifecycle assessment.
  • Interdisciplinary engineering and engineering ethics: mechatronics, human-centric design, circular economy, Generation Integrity, responsible engineering practice, cross-domain innovation.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

All manuscripts must present original, unpublished research not under consideration elsewhere. As a condition of submission, the corresponding author must have presented the work at ICMEM 2027. Submitted manuscripts must represent a substantial extension of the conference contribution. For AI/ML-related contributions, the core scientific value must reside in the engineering innovation rather than in the routine application of existing methods. Authors are expected to comply with the standard author guidelines of Results in Engineering.

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