This special issue will bring together diverse stakeholders to respond to a call for action in the areas of research and technology, views on gaps, challenges, opportunities and disruptive technologies in the transition of research towards technology, product and market. First of all, the advent of computer technology is accelerating development and spread of technology including advanced technology, metamaterials, nanotechnology, robotics, three-dimensional measurement. This allows to introduce advanced neural network systems into each phase in these areas. Over the last decade, the application of artificial neural networks to solving engineering problems has grown enormously. Recently, the synergy achieved by combining the two techniques has become increasingly apparent. Although many studies are available to present potential users of artificial neural networks, there are few that deal with combinations of this subject and few are those that present to the reader with the practical aspects of implementation. Indeed, we have considered treating these aspects in this special issue in order to properly circumvent these problems and present an appropriate solution through specific scientific papers.

Aims and Scope:

1. Dimensional metrology
2. Geometric surface treatment
3. Measurement and advanced artificial intelligence
4. Computer aided design and edge computing for sensors
5. CNC machine tools and machinery artificial intelligence
6. Applied biomechanics