Applied Sciences

Sports Biomechanics and Injury Prevention

edited by

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 21206

Keywords: sports biomechanics; injury prevention; motion analysis; preventive interventions; sports technology; sports rehabilitation; risk factors; biomechanical assessment; sports performance; sports education and training; physiotherapy; rehabilitation; sports medicine; muscle injury; prevention and treatment of injuries

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

New Challenges in Urban Underground Engineering

edited by

Pengfei Li

and

Qian Fang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13604

Keywords: underground engineering; urban tunnels; laboratory test; monitoring; theoretical analysis; numerical modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Novel Advances in High Voltage Insulation

edited by Rahmat Ullah and

David Clark

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12411

Keywords: condition monitoring; modern insulation system; insulation aging; life expectancy; machine learning in insulation system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Science and Technology)

Virtual Reality and Emerging Technologies in Physical Activity, Sports and Healthcare

edited by

Jacek Polechoński

and Agnieszka Nawrocka

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8034

Keywords: virtual reality; wearable technology; mobile health; mHealth; AI in health; physical activity; sport; healthcare; exergames; fitness; serious games; telemedicine; health monitoring; rehabilitation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Security and Privacy in Complicated Computing Environments

edited by Yingwen Chen, Xiao Bin and Chunqiang Hu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7731

Keywords: access control; encryption; threat detection; incident response; trust and reputation management; and so on; privacy issues not limited to data protection; privacy-preserving data mining and analytics; anonymization and de-identification; data minimization security and privacy in hardware or software heterogeneous systems; security and privacy in distributed computing environment; security and privacy in software stacks and microservices; security and privacy in frequent updated; scalable and elastic systems; security and privacy in system monitoring and troubleshooting; security and privacy in system resource management and optimization; security and privacy in system interoperability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Recent Progress of Information Security and Cryptography

edited by

Juan Antonio López Ramos

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7601

Keywords: public key cryptography; cryptographic protocols; cryptanalysis; post-quantum cryptography; coded-based cryptography; chaos theory; steganography; lattice-based cryptography; hash-based cryptography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Application of Deep Neural Network in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

edited by

Vincenzo Gallo

and

Piotr A. Kowalski

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6039

Keywords: deep neural networks; electronic measurements; computer vision; circuit design; microelectronics; nanoelectronics; explainability; signal processing; control systems and robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)

Application of Finite Element Analysis in Fracture Mechanics

edited by

Elad Priel

,

Brigit Mittelman

and

Alberto Campagnolo

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3462

Keywords: computational fracture mechanics; classical fracture mechanics; generalized fracture mechanics; crack initiation; crack propagation; stress intensity factor; energy release rate; J-integral; cohesive zone modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Artificial Intelligence for Industrial Informatics

edited by

Olivér Hornyák

and

Károly Nehéz

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3093

Keywords: artificial intelligence; industrial informatics; fault detection; smart manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Exploring Semantic Technologies and Their Application

edited by María del Pilar Salas-Zárate,

Mario Paredes-Valverde

and

Giner Alor-Hernández

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3059

Keywords: intelligent agents; cognitive applications; knowledge graphs and applications; natural language processing and semantic technologies; semantic web and linked data; ontology engineering; semantic technologies and education; semantic technologies in government and public sector; semantic technologies in finance and business applications; semantic technologies for scientific research; semantic technologies for IoT and smart environments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Advanced Studies in Power Electronics for Renewable Energy Systems

edited by

Francisco J. Perez-Pinal

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2348

Keywords: renewable energy sources; harvest energy; energy storage; diversification of energy supply; sustainable energy conversion; power electronics converters; modeling and control of power electronic converters; (smart) pico- and microgrids; transportation electrification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)

Medical Image Processing, Reconstruction, and Visualization

edited by Farid García-Lamont, Jair Cervantes,

Asdrúbal López Chau

and

Arturo Yee-Rendon

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1840

Keywords: image processing; computer graphics; artificial intelligence; medical imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Advanced Technologies in Image Processing, Analysis, and Machine Vision

edited by Romuere Rodrigues Silva

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 801

Keywords: image processing; image analysis; machine vision; computational imaging; computer vision; pattern recognition; deep learning; transformers (e.g.; vision transformers); model-driven methods; data-driven methods; knowledge-driven methods; hyperspectral imaging; infrared imaging; event-based vision sensors; biomedical imaging; aerial imaging; autonomous systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

New Advances in Quantum Optics and Optomechanics

edited by Paolo Vezio and

Jesús Liñares Beiras

submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 378 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum optics; optomechanics; cavity quantum electrodynamics; squeezed light; quantum sensing; quantum state control; photon– phonon interaction; hybrid quantum systems; quantum information; macroscopic quantum phenomena

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optics and Lasers)

Advanced Technologies Applied for Object Detection and Tracking

edited by Seongha Park and

Xavier Baró

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5199 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge computing; AI at the edge; edge– cloud computing continuum; machine learning; AI for science; object detection; object tracking

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Advanced Studies in Molecular and Metabolic Mechanisms of Diabetes

edited by

Karima Zitouni

and David Gillott

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2899 | Submission Open

Keywords: B-cell dysfunction; B-cell regeneration; type 2 diabetes pathogenesis; diabetes therapies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

New Advances in Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals: 2nd Edition

edited by Ana L. Fontes and

Lígia Pimentel

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1610 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional foods; nutraceuticals; bioactive compounds; health benefits; delivery systems; bioavailability; bioaccessibility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)

Ammonia and Hydrogen as Energy Carriers: Challenges and Applications

edited by

Janusz Lasek

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1454 | Submission Open

Keywords: ammonia— NH3; hydrogen— H2; combustion; transportation and storage; green H2 and NH3; NH3 cracking

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Science and Technology)

Sustainable Application of Ecosystem Services and Landscape Ecology

edited by

Ana Maria Antão Geraldes

and Maria Cristina Crispim

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 999 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem services; landscape ecology; nature-based solutions; ecological restoration; landscape management; blue-green infrastructure; biodiversity conservation; sustainable landscapes; terrestrial; freshwater; marine; and riparian ecosystems; urban landscapes and water efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ecology Science and Engineering)

Solar Energy Collection, Conversion and Utilization, 2nd Edition

edited by

Diogo Canhão de Sousa Canavarro

and

Manuel Collares-Pereira

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 613 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar energy; solar collectors; thermal energy storage; solar energy conversion; cost-competitiveness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Science and Technology)

Deep Learning for Human Activity Recognition: Advances and Applications

edited by

Ioannis Vernikos

and

Evaggelos Spyrou

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 504 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; human activity recognition; multimodal fusion; graph neural network; transformer; self-supervised learning; few-shot learning; edge AI; federated learning; privacy-preserving HAR; interpretable AI; smart healthcare; human– robot interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Metals Materials

edited by

Gilmar Ferreira Batalha

and

Demetrio Jackson Dos Santos

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 355 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; laser; metal; LPBF; mechanical properties; electronic materials; sensors; biomaterials; modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing Technologies)

Wine Technology and Sensory Analysis: 2nd Edition

edited by

Ivana Ivic

and

Anita Pichler

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open

Keywords: wine technology; chemical composition; phenolic compounds; aroma compounds; vinification techniques; sensory analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)

Research on Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

edited by Rodrigo Martínez Béjar

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 47255 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning in healthcare; predictive analytics in healthcare; natural language processing in healthcare; knowledge representation and reasoning in healthcare; AI for management of fake news and disinformation in healthcare; AI and medical imaging; AI-enhanced clinical decision support systems; intelligent robotic surgery; AI applications in digital health; AI and electronic health records (EHRs); intelligent healthcare chatbots; AI for personalized medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advanced Physical Therapy for Rehabilitation

edited by

Seong-Gil Kim

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 38618 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical therapy; rehabilitation; telehealth; wearable technology; biomechanics; motor control; manual therapy; exercise science; patient recovery; functional mobility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

Integration of AI in Signal and Image Processing

edited by

Abdussalam Elhanashi

and

Pierpaolo Dini

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 34541 | Submission Open

Keywords: signal processing; image processing; algorithms; machine learning; artificial intelligence; deep learning; neural networks; noise reduction; signal reconstruction; filtering techniques; medical imaging; image segmentation; diagnosis support; real-time processing; autonomous vehicles; surveillance systems; multidimensional data; 3D imaging; remote sensing; environmental monitoring; multimedia; pattern recognition; feature extraction; data enhancement; computational imaging; image analysis; signal enhancement; adaptive filtering; biomedical applications; data fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Advances in Cyber Security

edited by

Georgi R. Tsochev

, Maria Nenova,

Peican Zhu

and

Ki-Hyun Jung

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 34313 | Submission Open

Keywords: cybersecurity; threat detection; cryptography; digital forensics; cyber defense; artificial intelligence in security; Internet of Things (IoT) security; cloud security; cybercrime; data privacy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Deep Learning for Speech, Image and Language Processing

edited by

Dongsuk Yook

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 32350 | Submission Open

Keywords: speech processing; image processing; signal processing; language processing; applications and theories of deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Orofacial Pain: Diagnosis and Treatment

edited by

Yaron Haviv

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 30383 | Submission Open

Keywords: orofacial pain; temporomandibular disorder; neuropathic pain; trigeminal neuralgia; migraine; headache

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

Machine Learning Applications in Seismology: 2nd Edition

edited by

Ke Jia

, Wenhuan Kuang,

Kai Deng

and Shiyong Zhou

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 28193 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; processing of seismic data; phase picking; denoising of seismic data; earthquake location; earthquake detection; focal mechanism; earthquake early warning; earthquake forecast and prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Functional Bakery Products: Technological, Chemical and Nutritional Modification: 2nd Edition

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 25698 | Submission Open

Keywords: health properties; fortification cereal-based food; nutritional quality; food quality; bioactive substances; food processing; innovative technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)

Applied Machine Learning for Information Retrieval

edited by

Gianni Costa

and

Riccardo Ortale

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 25148 | Submission Open

Keywords: search and ranking algorithms; recommendation systems; natural language processing (NLP); image and video retrieval; user behavior modeling; information extraction; big data analytics; security and privacy; evaluation metrics and benchmarks; large language models (LLMs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Advanced Agricultural Technologies: Monitoring, Modeling, and Machine Learning Techniques

edited by

Soonho Hwang

and

Rabin Bhattarai

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 18 articles | Viewed by 24114 | Submission Open

Keywords: irrigation; drainage; nutrient; water quality; agricultural modeling; hydrological modeling; machine learning; remote sensing; uncertainty assessment; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agricultural Science and Technology)

Maintenance 4.0 Technologies for Sustainable Manufacturing: Second Edition

edited by

Jasiulewicz-Kaczmarek Małgorzata

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 19496 | Submission Open

Keywords: predictive maintenance; prescriptive maintenance; big data analytics; digital twin; internet of things; augmented/virtual reality; 3D printing; servitization; remaining useful life; maturity; resource efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Industrial Technologies)

Novel Technologies in Intelligent Coal Mining

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 18544 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent coal mining; intelligent excavation; intelligent perception; disaster warning; roadway support; safety management; mining equipment

Emerging Trends in Energy Management: Techniques, Applications and Future Directions

edited by

Roberto Romano

,

Alessandro Lampasi

and

Sabino Pipolo

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17395 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grids; smart home technologies; artificial intelligence; renewable energy sources; energy storage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)

International Conference Wood Science and Engineering in the Third Millennium–ICWSE 2025

edited by

Lidia Gurau

,

Mihaela Câmpean

and

Emilia-Adela Salca

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 16855 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood structure and properties; wood drying and heat treatments; mechanical wood processing and quality; wood-based materials; wood preservation; modification; gluing; and coating; conservation– restoration of wooden objects; furniture design; wood constructions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)

Unlocking Scientific Insights: Data Mining, Large Models, and AI-Driven Discovery

edited by

Luoyi Fu

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 16569 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; deep learning; AI-driven data mining; AI for science; scientific discovery; large models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Luminescent Materials: Synthesis, Characterization and Application

edited by

Amalia Mesaros

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 14089 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optics and Lasers)

Advances in Combustion Science and Engineering

edited by Ariyan Zare Ghadi

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13610 | Submission Open

Keywords: combustion; computational fluid dynamics; kinetic study; alternative fuels; combustion diagnostics; emission abatement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Thermal Engineering)

Development of Advanced Models in Information Systems

edited by Małgorzata B Pankowska and Dominik Spinczyk

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13287 | Submission Open

Keywords: conceptual models; pragmatism of modeling; practice of modeling; digital ecosystem; cyber– physical systems; enterprise architecture; model-driven engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Industrial Technologies)

AI-Based Biomedical Signal and Image Processing

edited by Bhanu Prakash KN

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13055 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; medical imaging; biosignal processing; explainable AI; computer-aided diagnosis; edge computing; multimodal fusion; federated learning; clinical validation; precision medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Edge AI for Real-Time Object Recognition: Innovations, Applications, and Challenges

edited by

Nico Surantha

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 12924 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge devices; deep learning; model optimization; real-time object detection and tracking; hardware accelerator; privacy and security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Advances in Acoustic Emission Technique: Tests Interpretation and Numerical Simulations

edited by

Giuseppe Lacidogna

and

Ignacio Iturrioz

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12476 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; damage; nondestructive testing; wave propagations; acoustic emission; fracture mechanics; numerical simulations; mechanics theory and modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Acoustics and Vibrations)

Functional Foods: Product Development, Technological Trends and Safety

edited by

Débora Cerdá-Bernad

,

Jesús Clemente-Villalba

and

Jessica López Pastén

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11764 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional food; health; nutrition; innovation; sustainability; AI; novel technology; food safety; consumer; value-added compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)

Artificial Intelligence Applications in Earthquake Science

edited by

Sergio Baselga

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10415 | Submission Open

Keywords: earthquake mechanisms; disaster prevention; early warning and prediction; damage assessment; earthquake engineering; big data analysis; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; artificial neural networks (ANNs); random forests; support vector machines (SVMs); ionospheric anomalies; total electron content (TEC); geoacoustic signals; crustal strain variations; geomagnetic data; historical seismicity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Unlocking the Potential of Agri-Food Waste for Innovative Applications and Bio-Based Materials, 2nd Edition

edited by

Emanuela Calcio Gaudino

and

Silvia Tabasso

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10110 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-based polymers; agri-food residues; enabling technologies; bioactive compounds; active materials; circular economy; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical and Molecular Sciences)

Advances in Oral Rehabilitation: Materials, Techniques and Clinical Applications: 2nd Edition

edited by

Jaime Portugal

and

Cristina Bettencourt Neves

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9902 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral rehabilitation; oral bioactive systems; smart dentistry; CAD-CAM technology; digital dentistry; dental imaging; 3D printing; artificial intelligence; oral biomaterials

Advanced Drilling, Cementing, and Oil Recovery Technologies

edited by Adesina Fadairo

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9122 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced drilling technologies; cementing formulations; oil recovery methods; wellbore stability; enhanced oil recovery (EOR); drilling fluids; well cementing; formation evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Science and Technology)

Advanced Materials Machining—Recent Advances, Applications and Challenges

edited by Jin Wang,

Valentino Paolo Berardi

and

Paulo Jorge Da Silva Bartolo

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 8800 | Submission Open

Keywords: grinding; forging; welding; surface treatment; laser processing; electrical discharge machining; electron beam processing; metal; non-metal; composite material

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)

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