Applied Sciences

Advanced Blockchain Technology and Its Applications

edited by Mikel Emaldi and

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10900 | Submission Open

Keywords: blockchain technology; supply chain management; digital transformation; consensus mechanisms; smart contracts; decentralized applications (dApps)

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

Natural Language Processing in the Era of Artificial Intelligence

edited by Daniela Gîfu and Kevin Bretonnel Cohen

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10372 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural language processing/text mining; data science/applied mathematics; knowledge integration; semantic web technologies; open linked data; crowdsourcing

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

Advances in Bridge Design and Structural Performance: 2nd Edition

edited by

Zhongxiang Liu

and

Tong Guo

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10061 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel and concrete bridges; structural performance; fatigue damage; corrosion; creep and shrinkage; accidental load; structural health monitoring; bridge design; reliability assessment; safety analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Intelligent Systems and Tools for Optimal Design in Mechanical Engineering and Their Practical Applications

edited by Mirosław Szczepanik and Arkadiusz Poteralski

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 9722 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational mechanics; solid mechanics; fluid mechanics; biomechanics; optimization; optimal design; computational intelligence; artificial intelligence methods; sensitivity and reliability analysis; inverse problems; soft computing; finite element method; finite volume method; boundary element method; discrete element method; meshless and related methods; parallel computing; exascale computing; multiscale computing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Research and Estimation of Traffic Flow Characteristics

edited by Ireneusz Celinski,

Renata Żochowska

and

Grzegorz Karoń

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9081 | Submission Open

Keywords: traffic flow; estimation of traffic flow; traffic measurement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Transportation and Future Mobility)

Emerging Processing Techniques and Their Impact on Physicochemical, Sensory, and Nutritional Properties of Foods

edited by

Oana Bianca Oprea

and

Ignat Tolstorebrov

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9009 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; nutritional value; minimal heat processing; consumer acceptance; long-term impact; food sustainability

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

Engineering Applications of Hybrid Artificial Intelligence Tools

edited by

Zbigniew Gomolka

,

Damian Kordos

and

Ewa Dudek-Dyduch

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8884 | Submission Open

Keywords: learning strategy; distributed optimization algorithms design and analysis; data-based modeling and control for optimization complex system; intelligent technologies for optimizing discrete processes; AI technologies for human– computer interaction; eyetracking technologies; multi-task and multi-objective optimization; AI applications for software engineering; neural networks and deep learning; hybrid and hierarchical intelligent systems; hybrid artificial intelligence tools; multi-agent systems; knowledge representation and management; preprocessing of industry processes data for DNN; AI for eyetracking technology; intelligent scheduling for discrete processes; intelligent technologies for UAV fleets including monitoring and management; AI applications in aviation systems

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

Data-Driven Insights: Intelligent Sensors and Technology in Sports Science

edited by

Nuno Mateus

and

Jose Luis Felipe Hernández

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8849 | Submission Open

Keywords: data science; intelligent sensors; multimodal sensor data in sports; technology in sports science; training and performance modeling

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

Sustainable Metal Forming Materials and Technologies

edited by

Jure Krolo

, Branimir Lela and Zoran Jurković

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8621 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable metal forming; environmentally friendly forming materials; energy-efficient metal forming; green manufacturing; waste reduction in metal forming; recycling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Advances in the Energy Efficiency and Thermal Comfort of Buildings

edited by

Magdalena Grudzińska

and

Jing Zhao

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8602 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; heating and cooling demand; thermal protection; thermal comfort; passive and active solar systems; overheating protection; building installation systems

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

Emerging Methods and Tools for Production Systems’ Design and Management in the Mass Customization Era, 2nd Edition

edited by

Marco Bortolini

and

Francesco Gabriele Galizia

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8114 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced production; manufacturing systems; mass customization; personalization; changeable manufacturing; reconfigurability; virtual manufacturing

Advanced Technologies in Construction and Infrastructure: Theory, Methods and Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Joo-Sung Lee

and

Sungkon Moon

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8013 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation in buildings; civil and infrastructure engineering; virtual technologies; including BIM; AR; VR and the Metaverse; artificial intelligence (AI) and construction robotics; offsite construction and design for manufacture and assembly; renewable energy and power plant construction; smart database and cloud communication in supply chains; blockchain and information security; unmanned aerial vehicles; additive technology and 3DP construction; data-driven analysis in construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Diet, Nutrition and Human Health

edited by

Te-Chih Wong

and Yi-Ping Yu

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7613 | Submission Open

Keywords: diet; nutrition; human health; dietary patterns; food science; food technology; functional foods; nutraceuticals; human studies; animal research

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

Applications of Algae and Their Metabolites in Industry and Agriculture

edited by Monica Almeida Vieira

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7393 | Submission Open

Keywords: algae applications; pharmaceutical products; food products; industrial products

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

Application of Advanced Therapies in Oral Health

edited by

Saverio Cosola

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7059 | Submission Open

Keywords: ozone therapy; probiotics; proactive therapy; peri-implant maintenance; electrolytic cleaning; special needs patients; diabetes; systemic diseases; implant health; periodontal health

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

Fatigue and Fracture Behavior of Engineering Materials

edited by

Joel de Jesus

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6604 | Submission Open

Keywords: fatigue; fracture; fatigue crack growth; corrosion fatigue; low-cycle fatigue; high-cycle fatigue; numerical fatigue analysis; fatigue crack initiation; variable amplitude fatigue; fatigue damage accumulation; failure analysis; stress-based; strain-based; and energy-based criteria; linear elastic fracture mechanics; elasto-plastic fracture mechanics; computational fracture mechanics

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

Graph Mining: Theories, Algorithms and Applications

edited by

Tao Zhou

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5625 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex networks; link prediction; influential node identification; communication detection; graph embedding; frequent subgraph mining; graph neural networks; graph generative models

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

Exercise Physiology and Biomechanics in Human Health: 2nd Edition

edited by

Dana Badau

and

Adela Badau

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5569 | Submission Open

Keywords: exercise physiology; sports performance; sports training; physical activity; biomechanics of movement; kinematics and human motion; exercises and public health; individual sports; team sports; physical fitness; kinematic assessments; assessment of physiological effects in sports and physical activity

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

Radioactive Waste Treatment and Environment Recovery

edited by Maria Letizia Cozzella and G. A. Marzo

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5109 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiological characterization; radioactive waste treatment; decommissioning; environmental remediation; long-term stabilization; radionuclides quantifications; matrix treatments; radiochemical characterization

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

Advances in Digital Health: IoT, AI-Driven Diagnosis, and Data Security

edited by

Nico Surantha

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4665 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital health; IoT; AI-driven medical diagnosis; health monitoring; health data security; data privacy; edge computing

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

Numerical Modeling and Mechanical Properties Analysis for Metallic and Composite Materials and Structures: 2nd Edition submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4529 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite structures; metallic structures; hybrid material structures; numerical modelling; properties estimation; homogeneization techniques; performance of materials and structures; parametric analyses

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

Computer Vision of Edge AI on Automobile

edited by

Yi-Zeng Hsieh

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4376 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge artificial intelligence (Edge AI); computer vision; intelligent vehicles; autonomous driving; real-time data processing; multi-sensor fusion; object detection; scene understanding; driver monitoring; vehicle-to-everything (V2X)

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

Applications of Image Processing Technology in Agriculture

edited by

José Miguel Molina Martínez

and

Antonio Madueño Luna

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4361 | Submission Open

Keywords: image processing in agriculture; computer vision; smart agriculture; agricultural automation; big data in agriculture; neural networks; Internet of Things (IoT); industrial design in agriculture; water resource management; irrigation technology; energy efficiency

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

Advances in Structural Vibration Control

edited by

Linsheng Huo

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3890 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural vibration control; dampers; multiple hazards; buildings; bridges; offshore structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Sustainable Materials and Innovative Solutions for Green Construction

edited by

Cinthia Maia Pederneiras

,

Enrique Fernandez Ledesma

and Ruan L. S. Ferreira

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3749 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction; building materials; eco-friendly approaches; renewable materials; building technologies; circular economy; energy efficiency earth-based mortars recycled aggregates natural fibers; supplementary cementitious materials; alkaline activation; green building techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advanced Research in Foot and Ankle Kinematics

edited by Natalia Tovaruela-Carrión and Danilo Leonetti

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3583 | Submission Open

Keywords: foot; biomechanical phenomena; physical activity; gait analysis; instability; diagnosis; treatment; physical therapy; quality of life

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advanced Signal and Image Processing for Applied Engineering

edited by

Mouloud Adel

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3567 | Submission Open

Keywords: signal processing; image processing; algorithmic approaches; computational frameworks; healthcare; communication; manufacturing; automotive; energy systems; biomedical image processing; machine learning; computer-aided diagnosis; pattern recognition

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

Challenges for Sustainable Building: Innovation, Development and Characterisation of New Material Products and Systems, 2nd Edition

edited by

Alexander Martín Garín

and

Daniel Ferrández Vega

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3531 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction and building materials; construction and demolition waste; energy efficiency; comfort; new measuring equipment in building

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Endodontics and Restorative Dentistry: Advanced Materials, Methods and Technologies

edited by Francine Benetti

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3343 | Submission Open

Keywords: endodontics; biomaterials; ceramics; bioglass; dental composites; antibacterial activity; tissue engineering; bone regeneration; bibliometrics; systematic review

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Dentistry and Oral Sciences)

Damage Monitoring and Defect Identification Based on Deep/Machine Learning (2nd Edition)

edited by

Zengshun Chen

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3303 | Submission Open

Keywords: structure safety; damage detection; artificial intelligence; health monitoring; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Development and Challenges in Marine Geology

edited by

Ioannis Vakalas

, Irene Zananiri and Henry Vallius

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3096 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine sediment mapping; marine minerals; sediment transport simulation; seafloor geology; seismic and multi beam survey data

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

Applied Deep Learning in Sensitive and Biometric Information Protection

edited by

Dario Allegra

and

Georgia Fargetta

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2794 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; segmentation feature extraction; generative adversarial networks; sensitive information; information security; convolutional neural networks; classification based on deep learning; biometric information

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

Novel Developments in Chemical Characterization and Evaluation of Bioactive Compounds

edited by

Cláudia Neves

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2476 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; natural sources; extraction techniques; structural elucidation; analytical methods; value-added products

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

Recent Advances in Prospecting Geology

edited by

Jakub Ciążela

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2428 | Submission Open

Keywords: ore deposits; remote sensing; geophysics; geochemistry; marine geology; machine learning; planetary geology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Artificial Intelligence Applications in Healthcare System, 2nd Edition

edited by Ayman Ibaida and

Khandakar Ahmed

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2395 | Submission Open

Keywords: clinical decision support; healthcare data analytics; medical imaging; telemedicine; drug discovery; medical diagnosis; healthcare automation

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

Food Polysaccharides: Chemistry, Technology and Applications

edited by Małgorzata Kapelko-Żeberska and Artur Gryszkin

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2294 | Submission Open

Keywords: food polysaccharides; food additives; food gums; dietary fiber; functional food; structure; properties; functions; application; bioactivity

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

From Human–Machine Interaction to Human–Machine Cooperation: Status and Progress, 2nd Edition

edited by

Tomislav Stipančić

,

Katerina Kabassi

and

Yuchong Zhang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2099 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– machine interaction; cyber– physical systems; AI-enabled robotics; behaviour-based systems; human– machine interfaces; multimodal perception; affective computing

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

Advanced Planning, Scheduling and Routing Problems—Models, Methods, and Applications

edited by

Paweł Sitek

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2038 | Submission Open

Keywords: planning and scheduling; optimization and algorithms; supply chains; urban logistics; last-mile delivery; autonomous vehicles; UAV fleet routing and scheduling; drone delivery systems; computer network routing; dynamic routing and scheduling; manufacturing; E-commerce logistics; AI-driven approach to modeling and solving; data-driven and robust optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Transportation and Future Mobility)

Constructive Design and Technological Optimization in Machine Building: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Bogdan Chirita

,

Maricel Agop

and Florin Nedeff

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1977 | Submission Open

Keywords: manufacturing optimization and advanced techniques; industrial process optimization; sustainable engineering solutions; mechatronics innovations; intelligent robotics; resource management; chemical engineering; food processing technology; energy management; renewable energy technologies; fracture mechanics analysis; failure analysis

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

Application of X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

edited by

Luciana Mirenghi

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1911 | Submission Open

Keywords: thin films; doped oxide ceramics; new antimicrobic films (overcoming silver); hard coatings; quantitative depth profiling; recycled materials; XPS

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

Intelligent Control of Robotic System

edited by

Jian Chen

, Yi Zhang and

Pengfei Qian

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1803 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent control; robotic systems; robotic actions; human– robot collaboration; robot design and control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics and Automation)

Advancements in Food Nutrition and Bioactive Compounds

edited by

Danila Cianciosi

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1736 | Submission Open

Keywords: food nutrition; bioactive compounds; nutrigenomics; nutrigenetics; functional foods; biofortification; gut microbiota; protein sources; food processing; artificial intelligence; machine learning; non-communicable diseases; health prevention; nutritional quality; bioavailability

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

New Trends in Model-Based Systems Engineering

edited by

Bogdan Popa

and

Ion Marian Popescu

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 1731 | Submission Open

Keywords: image processing; artificial intelligence; FPGA logic; information systems; distributed computing; hybrid systems; smart technology; Industry 5.0; multidisciplinary applications; image processing; technology in education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Data Mining and Machine Learning in Social Network Analysis, 2nd Edition

edited by Dionisios Sotiropoulos

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1485 | Submission Open

Keywords: data mining; machine learning; recommendation systems; social networks

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

Building Information Modelling: From Theories to Practices

edited by

Alcinia Zita Sampaio

and

Augusto Martins Gomes

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1457 | Submission Open

Keywords: design; planning; risks; ifc objects; organization; classification; new applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Research and Application of Superconducting Magnets

edited by Peng Gao, Guanyu Xiao and Chengtao Wang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1414 | Submission Open

Keywords: superconducting magnets; magnet technology; nuclear fusion; particle physics; magnet design; material science; engineering applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Physics General)

Recent Advances in Embedded System Design

edited by Tomislav Matic, Zeljko Hocenski and

Ivan Aleksi

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1363 | Submission Open

Keywords: embedded system application; design optimization; microcontrollers; FPGA; power efficiency; IoT; edge computing; ML

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

Recent Advances in Computational Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer

edited by Sean Malkeson and Mehdi Seddighi

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1271 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural convection; mixed convection; radiation; conjugate heat transfer; laminar flow; turbulent flow; transitional flow; Newtonian fluids; non-Newtonian fluids; nanofluids

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

Trends and Prospects in Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery for Cancer Therapy

edited by

Iwona Rzeszutek

,

Roger Narayan

and

Chang Ming Charlie Ma

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 1221 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; drug delivery; nanocarriers; medicinal purposes

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

Vehicle Dynamics and Control: Advanced Mobility Technologies and Transportation Safety

edited by

Nadir Yilmaz

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1194 | Submission Open

Keywords: vehicle dynamics; control systems; autonomous vehicles; connected vehicles; advanced driver-assistance systems; electrification; digital twins; machine learning; sustainable mobility; transportation safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Transportation and Future Mobility)

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