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Battery management systems for vehicle electrification

Communications Engineering, Vol. 5 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

The use of electric vehicles contributes to sustainability efforts by reducing our reliance on fossil fuels and improving air quality. Communications Engineering is delighted to present its first complete Research Collection on the topic of Battery Management Systems for Vehicle Electrification…

Digital twin-driven swarm of autonomous underwater vehicles for marine exploration

Jing Yan; Tianyi Zhang; Xinping Guan et al.

Communications Engineering, Vol. 5 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Abstract Swarm control of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) has been recognized as the foundation for marine exploration. However, the implementation of this task faces two major constraints: excessive communication energy demands and limited environmental perception capabilities. This article…

Pilot full-scale demonstration of a prototype table-top neutron resonance transmission analysis system for nuclear material detection

Cebastien Joel GUEMBOU SHOUOP; Harufumi TSUCHIYA

Communications Engineering, Vol. 5 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Abstract Neutron Resonance Transmission Analysis (NRTA) is a highly sensitive, non-destructive technique for nuclear material characterisation, but its application has been limited by its reliance on large, fixed, and costly installations. Here, we present a compact mobile NRTA system utilising a…

Detecting faulty lithium-ion cells in large-scale parallel battery packs using current distributions

Pierre Lambert; Ross Drummond; Joseph P. Ross et al.

Communications Engineering, Vol. 5 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Abstract One of the main concerns affecting the uptake of battery packs is safety, particularly with respect to fires caused by cell faults. Mitigating possible risks from faults requires advances in battery management systems and an understanding of the dynamics of large packs. To address this, a…

Publisher Correction: Editors’ Choice 2025

Pengfei Liu; Philip Coatsworth; Pedro Neto et al.

Communications Engineering, Vol. 5 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Editors’ Choice 2025

Pengfei Liu; Philip Coatsworth; Pedro Neto et al.

Communications Engineering, Vol. 5 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

The editorial team present a selection of highlights of research published in Communications Engineering in 2025

Oxide semiconductor gain cell-embedded memory: materials and integration strategies for next generation on-chip memory

Sang Won Chung; Seong Hun Yoon; Jae Kyeong Jeong

Communications Engineering, Vol. 5 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Abstract The data processing demands of the digital era have exposed limitations in conventional memory architectures. Gain cell-embedded dynamic random-access memory based on oxide semiconductors is emerging as a solution, addressing scalability, power efficiency, and integration density…

Cyber metasurface system for electromagnetic field closed-loop sensing and manipulation

Xingqi Xuan; Bincai Wu; Yuqi Chen et al.

Communications Engineering, Vol. 5 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Abstract Intelligent metasurfaces, capable of shaping the electromagnetic field, have been extensively investigated in diverse scenarios, including beamforming, wireless communication, and electromagnetic imaging. Adaptable metasurface control is essential for their applications in practical…

Adaptive hierarchical learning for uncertainty-aware distributed energy resource planning

Yue Xiang; Lingtao Li; Yu Lu et al.

Communications Engineering, Vol. 5 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Abstract The proliferation of distributed energy resources introduces multi-source uncertainties, including implicit uncertainties arising from third-party operators’ partial observability of security constraints, challenging traditional distribution network planning methods dependent on model…

Photo-activated ultrasound localization imaging with laser-activated nanodroplets

Shensheng Zhao; Junxi Yi; Yueying Qiu et al.

Communications Engineering, Vol. 5 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Abstract Super-resolution ultrasound localization (UL) imaging enables microvascular visualization beyond the acoustic diffraction limit, but is limited by the short circulation time and uneven distribution of microbubbles. Here, we present photo-activated UL (PaUL) imaging using laser-triggered…

Harnessing synthetic biology for energy-efficient bioinspired electronics: applications for logarithmic data converters

Ilan Oren; Vishesh Gupta; Mouna Habib et al.

Communications Engineering, Vol. 5 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Abstract Neuronal networks have driven advances in artificial intelligence, while molecular networks can provide powerful frameworks for energy-efficient information processing. Inspired by biological principles, we present a computational framework for mapping synthetic gene circuits into…

Pilot and testbed facilities: when the lab scale may not be enough

Jakob Kjøbsted Huusom; Helena Junicke; Joanna Morgan et al.

Communications Engineering, Vol. 5 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Testbed and pilot facilities allow studies in real-world conditions—especially when scale matters. They often bring together universities and industry partners across borders, creating a space where collaboration thrives.

Human-led truck platooning with lane-changing capability for more efficient logistics: a framework and implementation

Jia Hu; Yongwei Feng; Mingyue Lei et al.

Communications Engineering, Vol. 5 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Abstract Truck platooning promises to enhance the efficiency of logistics, but commercial operation is hampered by safety and economic concerns. Human-lead truck platooning can mitigate these challenges by leveraging a human driver’s expertise. However, existing human-lead truck platooning is…

Memory-efficient full-volume inference for large-scale 3D dense prediction without performance degradation

Jintao Li; Xinming Wu

Communications Engineering, Vol. 5 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Abstract Large-volume 3D dense prediction is essential in industrial applications like energy exploration and medical image segmentation. However, existing deep learning models struggle to process full-size volumetric inputs at inference due to memory constraints and inefficient operator execution…

Reasoning-agent-driven process simulation, optimization, carbon accounting and decarbonization of distillation

Sihan Tan; Xiaochi Zhou; Hai Zhou et al.

Communications Engineering, Vol. 5 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Abstract Distillation is the most energy-consuming unit operation of the chemical industry, however, its decarbonization strategy necessitates laborious manual process simulation, optimization and carbon emission accounting. Here we established a reasoning agent consisting of a large language model…

Bridging modalities with AI: a review of AI advances in multimodal biomedical imaging

Le Minh Thao Doan; Kaveh Shahhosseini; Suraj Verma et al.

Communications Engineering, Vol. 5 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Abstract The rapid evolution of AI has facilitated innovative solutions in analysing different biomedical imaging modalities. By leveraging the complementary information from each modality, multimodal AI solutions have shown a huge potential to go beyond human capabilities and offer advances in…

Thermal management of 3-D heterogeneously integrated microelectronics: challenges and future research directions

Manoj Kumar Sharma; Bladimir Ramos-Alvarado

Communications Engineering, Vol. 5 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Abstract The increasing demand for high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, and advanced communication technologies has accelerated the development of compact, energy-efficient, and multifunctional three-dimensional heterogeneously integrated (3-DHI) microelectronics. While such…

Microengineering of the capillary interface of midbrain dopaminergic neurons to study Parkinson’s disease vascular alterations

Anika Alim; Yoongyeong Baek; Myungwoon Lee et al.

Communications Engineering, Vol. 5 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Abstract Parkinson’s Disease (PD) involves not only α-synuclein pathology in dopaminergic neurons but also vascular impairments that remain underexplored due to limitations of traditional in vitro models. Here we present a microengineered 3D neurovascular midbrain model that reconstructs the…

Accelerating CEST MRI through complementary undersampling and multi-offset transformer reconstruction

Huabing Liu; Zilin Chen; Lok Hin Law et al.

Communications Engineering, Vol. 5 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Abstract Chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) is a promising magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique that provides molecular-level information in vivo. To obtain this unique contrast, repeated acquisition at multiple frequency offsets is needed, resulting a long scanning time. In this…

DeBCR: a sparsity-efficient framework for image enhancement through a deep-learning-based solution to inverse problems

Rui Li; Artsemi Yushkevich; Xiaofeng Chu et al.

Communications Engineering, Vol. 5 No. 1 · 2026 · English · DOAJ Scopus

Abstract Computational image enhancement for microscopy facilitates cutting-edge biological discovery. While promising, the commonly used deep learning methods are computationally expensive owing to the use of general-purpose architectures, which are inefficient for microscopy data. Here, we…