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🚀 Join Us at Drones 2026 – Barcelona

We are excited to announce the upcoming Drones 2026 International Conference, taking place 11–13 November 2026 in Barcelona, Spain. https://shorturl.at/C4yB6

This event will bring together leading experts, researchers, and innovators to explore the latest advancements in drone technologies, applications, and future challenges.

🎤 Invited Speakers

Prof. Dr. Carlos Miguel Tavares Calafate
Department of Computer Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Spain

Dr. Ricardo Díaz-Delgado
Spanish Space Agency (Agencia Espacial Española, AEE), Spain

Prof. Dr. Francesco Nex
Earth Observation Science (EOS) Department, University of Twente, Netherlands

Dr. Fabio Remondino
3D Optical Metrology Research Unit, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Italy

Prof. Dr. Belén Riveiro Rodríguez
Department of Materials Engineering, Applied Mechanics and Construction, Universidade de Vigo, Spain

🎯 Why attend?
• Discover cutting-edge drone research
• Network with global experts
• Explore innovations shaping the future of UAV technologies

📅 Important deadline:
📝 Abstract submission: 14 July 2026

👉 Submit your abstract and register now: https://shorturl.at/C4yB6

Meet Us at the 2026 American Control Conference (ACC 2026), 26–29 May 2026, New Orleans, USA
https://bit.ly/4ce2JjE

🛸 Drones 2026: Partnership & Sponsorship Opportunities https://shorturl.at/qE1Yn

A big thank you to our partners ASITA and AIT, and our media partner Journals, for supporting Drones 2026: Mapping the Knowledge! 🙌 Join us (11–13 Nov 2026, Barcelona) and engage with a global audience of drone researchers and professionals.

Society Collaboration

👥 Members enjoy 20% off registration
📧 Contact: [email protected] to discuss media partnerships

Sponsoring Opportunities

🌟 Showcase your brand in conference materials and events
🎤 Access exclusive presentation slots
🤝 Connect with top experts and maximize your visibility

Connect with us today and help shape the future of drone research and innovation! https://shorturl.at/qE1Yn

MDPI Books: Publishing Open Access Books & Reprints MDPI Books publishes peer-reviewed academic open access books. Monographs and edited books, stand alone or as book series & reprints of journal collections.

60 Books published~

📚 60 Open Access Books published

MDPI Books has made another step forward with 60 Open Access books published.

This milestone reflects the continued development of MDPI’s Open Access book publishing activities and the growing role of MDPI Books within the wider MDPI publishing ecosystem.

Through peer-reviewed monographs, edited volumes and textbooks across a broad range of disciplines, MDPI Books extends MDPI’s established Open Access model to long-form academic scholarship, with all titles freely available online.

Thank you to the editors, authors and teams who have contributed to building and shaping MDPI Books.

🔗 Read the full article: https://brnw.ch/21wZ4MW

Vehicles Best PhD Thesis Award is open for applications!

– The candidate must be a PhD student or recently qualified PhD who has produced an outstanding PhD thesis;
– The PhD thesis must be their original work;
– The PhD thesis must be defended in 2025.

More details can be found at: https://bit.ly/4rmWf8E

📢Vehicles Best PhD Thesis Award—Winner Announced
http://bit.ly/470PtNZ

This award has been granted to the following paper: “Artificial Drivers for Online Time-Optimal Trajectory Planning and Control”
by Dr. Mattia Piccinini (Technical University of Munich, Germany)

Our journal has been indexed in Ei Compendex.🎆🎉

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas & a happy, prosperous New Year from the Editorial team!

I appreciate your support – we look forward to 2025!

Welcome to read the article by João Pedro Sampaio Saloio, et al.

Solar-powered : 7h 34min flight time achieved in ground tests!

🚗 Experimental Study to Increase the Autonomy of a UAV by Incorporating
https://bit.ly/49D51ag