Applied Sciences

Dental Biomaterials and Implants: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1006 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental biomaterials; dental implants; tissue engineering; 3D printing; osseointegration; FEA analysis; biomechanics

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

State-of-the-Art Digital Dentistry

edited by

Maarten Glibert

and Jeroen Van Dessel

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 835 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital dentistry; implantology; orthodontics; computer assisted surgery

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

Development of Catalytic Systems for Green Chemistry

edited by

Magdi El Fergani

and

Natalia Candu

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 802 | Submission Open

Keywords: green chemistry; heterogeneous catalysis; nano-catalysts; metal oxides catalysis; biomass valorization; biomolecules

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

Magnetic Nanoparticles in Theranostic and Health Applications

edited by Jesús A. Fuentes-García, J. A. Pescador-Rojas and

Jaime Santoyo-Salazar

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 756 | Submission Open

Keywords: process intensification; tailored surficial modification; and synergistic effects; biomedicine; magnetic materials; magnetic composites; multifunctional micro and nano systems; drug delivery systems; process intensification

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

New Technology for Road Surface Detection, 2nd Edition

edited by Difei Wu, Hongduo Zhao and Yishun Li

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 638 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-destructive testing; smart sensing in road surface monitoring; AI in road surface detection; ground-penetrating radar (GPR); satellite remote sensing in road surface detection; road maintenance; road surface performance evaluation; drone-based detection

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

Multimodal Learning Theory and Applications

edited by Xin Yu,

Kaihao Zhang

and Yanbin Liu

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 584 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal learning; information fusion; representation learning; multimodal data

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

Advanced Biotechnologies and Clinical Developments in Dentistry and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: 2nd Edition

edited by

Christian Ralf Gernhardt

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 548 | Submission Open

Keywords: adhesive omaterials; clinical outcome; endodontics oral; surgery prosthetics; implantology bone; regeneration pain; dentin hypersensitivity

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

Kinases and Phosphatases in Harmony: Phosphorylation at the Intersection of Signalling Pathways

edited by

Virag Vas

and

Anita Kurilla

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 410 | Submission Open

Keywords: kinases/phosphatases in human pathology; structural biology of protein phosphorylation; phosphatase and kinase inhibitors; novel phosphatase or kinase targeting approaches; substrate recognition of kinases and phosphatases; modulation of phosphorylation events; interaction network analysis; omics data integrations

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

New Trends and Innovations in Reliability and Resilience for Emerging Complex Systems

edited by

Dongming Fan

, Heng Zhang, Nan Zhang and Yixin Zhao

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 371 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging complex systems; reliability; resilience; PHM; AI technology

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

Advances in AI Platform Infrastructure: Databases, Knowledge Management and Hardware Acceleration

edited by

Gang Wu

and

Katarzyna Antosz

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 347 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI platform infrastructure; databases for AI; knowledge management; hardware acceleration; scalability and performance in AI systems

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

Advancements in Fuel Systems for Combustion Engine Development

edited by

Chiu-Fan Hsieh

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 332 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel system design; injection system; CFD analysis; combustion efficiency; fluid flow; engine leakage

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

Advanced Technology in Information Security, Cybersecurity and Privacy

edited by

Marisa Maximiano

and

Mario Antunes

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open

Keywords: information security; cybersecurity; data privacy; artificial intelligence; machine learning; risk analysis

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

Graph Neural Networks: Theory, Methods and Applications

edited by Ruonan Liu

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open

Keywords: graph neural networks; graph representation learning; GNN architectures; GNN applications

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

New Perspectives in Cell Biology and Disease Treatment

edited by Newton Soares da Silva

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: cell signaling; molecular mechanisms; disease pathogenesis; targeted therapy; cellular communication; gene regulation; cancer biology; regenerative medicine; organoids; translational research

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

Enhancing Manufacturing through Human–Collaborative Robot Integration

edited by Anne-Marie Oostveen and

Iveta Eimontaite

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– robot collaboration; human– machine interaction; smart manufacturing; industry 4.0; human factors; workforce skills and training; trust and safety in robotics; organizational change; socio-technical systems; regulation of ai and robotics; cultural acceptance of robotics; interdisciplinary robotics research; human-centered automation; cognitive skills in manufacturing; robot adoption and implementation; technological innovation and work; robotics in industrial settings

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

AI-Powered Acoustic Monitoring for Digital Health Applications

edited by

George P. Kafentzis

and

Manolis N. Tsiknaki

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: acoustics; healthcare; AI; machine learning; monitoring; disease classification; digital health; speech; signals; respiratory system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Explainable Machine Learning and Computer Vision

edited by

Vytautas Abromavičius

,

Artūras Serackis

and

Dalius Matuzevičius

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open

Keywords: saliency and feature attribution; counterfactual and concept explanation methods; model-agnostic approaches; metrics and benchmarks for explainability; human-centered evaluation of interpretability; explainability in video; 3D vision; and multimodal tasks; integration of explainable AI into visualization dashboards and reporting

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

Artificial Intelligence for Automation

edited by Teng-Fei Ding and Xiang-Yu Yao

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; autonomous systems; human– robot collaboration; reinforcement learning

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

Applied Biomechanics and Sports Sciences: 2nd Edition

edited by Filipe Conceicao,

Ricardo Fernandes

and

Pedro Jimenez-Reyes

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomechanics analysis; numerical modelling in sport; neuromuscular activation; muscle skeletal properties; joint biomechanics; hamstrings strain; strength training; injury studies; motor control; EMG; MUAPs; spatial location systems; miniaturized force transducers; inertial sensors; bipphysics; team or individual sports; sprint mechanics; motorized running systems

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

Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Diagnosis: 2nd Edition

edited by

Maximilian Deußing

and

Daniela Hartmann

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; dermatology; non-invasive imaging; machine learning; virtual biopsy; teledermatology; histopathological images; image analysis algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Research on Process Analytics in Natural, Pharmaceutical and Food Products

edited by

Jan Sawicki

, Agnieszka Skalska-Kamińska and

Kamila Kasprzak-Drozd

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: sample preparation; sample pretreatment; analysis of plant/food/environment and biomedical samples; analysis of pharmaceuticals; miniaturization; green analytical chemistry; bioavailability; biological activity; functional foods; degradation products

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

Biotechnology and Materials for Wastewater Treatment

edited by Ulises Durán-Hinojosa and

Mike O. Ojemaye

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; environmental biotechnology; functional materials; anaerobic digestion; hybrid bioreactors; emerging contaminants; microbial processes; biochar and nanomaterials; resource recovery; circular economy

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

Advances in Innovative Construction and Building Materials

edited by

Milda Jucienė

and

Vaida Dobilaite

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: building materials; construction products; durability; composite materials; waste; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Developments in Electronics for High-Energy Physics Experiments

edited by Albert Comerma-Montells

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: ASIC; FPGA; VLSI; COTS; SiPM; MCP; PMT

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

Feature Review Papers in Additive Manufacturing Technologies

edited by

Zhonghua Sun

and

Mauro Vaccarezza

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 38491 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; 3D printing; medicine; applications; diagnosis; surgery; education; guidance

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

Current Progress in Fermentation Technology and Microbial Biotechnology: A Comprehensive Overview of Recent Developments and Innovations

edited by Nataša Hulak,

Gianluigi Mauriello

and

Katleen Raes

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 36890 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermentation technology; microbial biotechnology; advances; innovation

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

Machine Learning and Soft Computing: Current Trends and Applications

edited by

Ansel Yoan Rodríguez González

and Miguel Ángel Álvarez Carmona

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 28956 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced machine learning algorithms; deep learning architectures; reinforcement learning; ensemble methods; transfer learning soft computing paradigms; fuzzy systems; genetic algorithms; neural networks; swarm intelligence natural language processing; sentiment analysis; topic modeling; named entity recognition interdisciplinary applications; healthcare informatics; financial prediction and analysis; image and speech recognition explainability and interpretability; interpretable machine learning models; explainable AI approaches ethical considerations in machine learning; bias and fairness; transparency and accountability

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

Data-Driven Mobile Networks and Education

edited by

Agostino Marengo

, Panos Fitsilis and

Alessandro Pagano

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 20990 | Submission Open

Keywords: data-driven learning; mobile networks in education; e-learning technologies; higher-education innovation; big data in education; adaptive learning systems; mobile learning applications; educational data analytics; network infrastructure in education; privacy and security in e-learning

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

Ecosystems and Landscape Ecology

edited by

Dinca Lucian

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 18106 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem services; landscape resilience; biodiversity; environment; conservation

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

Sustainability in the Mechanism and Prevention of Coal-Rock Dynamic Disaster and Rock Engineering

edited by

Yubing Liu

,

Dongming Zhang

and Shan Yin

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 14180 | Submission Open

Keywords: coal and rock dynamic disaster; coal and rock disaster prevention and control; coal and rock instability mechanism; coal and rock fluid& ndash; solid interaction; coal and rock fluid flow characteristics; experimental coal and rock testing; disaster evolution process and mechanism; risk identification and evaluation; monitoring and early warning

Artificial Intelligence Technologies and Applications for Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing

edited by Chih-Hung Li and

Antonella Petrillo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 13981 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven manufacturing; Industry 4.0 innovation; smart factory solutions; automation and AI integration; intelligent process optimization

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

Artificial Intelligence in Software Engineering

edited by Linda Vickovic and

Maja Braović

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13598 | Submission Open

Keywords: software engineering; artificial intelligence; AI in requirement analysis; smart testing and quality assurance; predictive analytics and decision making; AI for continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD); autonomous software maintenance

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

Human Geography in an Uncertain World: Challenges and Solutions

edited by

Jianbo Gao

, Mengmeng Zhang and Teqi Dai

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13053 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; urban planning; social equity; supply chain restructuring; innovation geography; human-environment interactions; spatial impacts; cultural integration; geopolitics; big data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Its Sustainable Development

edited by Javier M. Rey Hernández, Juan Pablo Jimenez Navarro,

Andrea Rocchetti

and

Charles Yousif

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12242 | Submission Open

Keywords: zero-energy buildings; HVAC systems; energy efficiency; sustainable development; renewable energy; passive building design; zero-carbon building; smart energy management; climate change mitigation; LCA

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

Advances in Pollutant Removal from Water Environments

edited by

Shejiang Liu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11604 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollutant removal; water pollution control; organic pollutants; pollutant remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advances in Intelligent Road Design and Application

edited by

Bin Yu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10804 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous driving technologies; intelligent transportation systems (ITSs); road infrastructure design and innovation; infrastructure digitalization; maintenance and management of road infrastructure; effective traffic management strategies; road safety improvements; sustainable road design practices

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

Application and Research in Network Security Communication Systems

edited by

Xavier A. Larriva-Novo

and

Andres Marin Lopez

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8136 | Submission Open

Keywords: incident response; insider attack detection; applied post-quantum cryptography; cybersecurity taxonomies; cybersecurity awareness advance services; dynamic risk management; interoperable cybersecurity frameworks; AI applications to cybersecurity

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

Remote Sensing Image Processing and Application, 2nd Edition

edited by

Weitao Chen

,

Ailong Ma

and

Guohua Wu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8086 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; image processing; hyperspectral image

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Intelligent Control of Dynamical Processes and Systems

edited by

Francisco Jurado

and

Alma Y. Alanis

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7846 | Submission Open

Keywords: modeling; identification; decentralized control; nonlinear control; intelligent control; optimization; reinforcement learning; robotics; biological processes; industrial processes; applications

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

Advances in Audio/Image Signals Processing

edited by Karolina Nurzynska and

Sebastian Iwaszenko

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7483 | Submission Open

Keywords: image processing and understanding; image recognition; computer vision; multimodal image understanding; multispectral image understanding; visual attention; image denoising; knowledge discovery; image-understanding applications; audio processing and understanding; frequency analysis; wavelet analysis; speech recognition; signal denoising; signal decomposition; timeseries analysis; feature discovery; pattern recognition; pattern identification

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

Improving the Performance of Composite and Hybrid Material Structures: Exploration of Damage Behavior and Innovative Approaches

edited by

Angela Russo

and

Andrea Sellitto

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7020 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite materials; damage tolerant design; damage propagation; fatigue; lightweighting; computational methodologies; experimental tests

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

Applied Research on Modern Materials in Cultural Heritage: Characterisation, Decay, and Conservation Studies

edited by

Susana França De Sá

and

Eva Mariasole Angelin

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3565 | Submission Open

Keywords: plastics; foams; elastomers; films; ageing; identification; conservation

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

Advances in Deep Learning for Complex Combinatorial Optimization: Applications in Cybersecurity, Healthcare, and Intelligent Systems

edited by Ernest Mnkandla and

Zenghui Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3134 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; combinatorial optimization; healthcare systems optimization; cybersecurity applications; intelligent transportation systems; adaptive resource allocation; AI-driven decision-making; predictive scheduling; network optimization; data-driven optimization; optimization techniques; terrestrial laser scanning

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

Advanced Pharmaceutical Chemistry: Analysis, Synthesis and Application

edited by

Osmar Antonio Jaramillo-Morales

, Juan Ramón Zapata-Morales and

Josué V. Espinosa-Juárez

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2710 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmaceutical analysis; bioactive compounds; pharmacological properties; plants; synthetic compounds

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

Power Electronics: Control and Applications

edited by

Pavlos Nikolaidis

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2432 | Submission Open

Keywords: power electronics; electric vehicles; renewable energy systems; smart grids

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

Advances in Environmental and Applied Mycology

edited by

António Manuel Santos Carriço Portugal

and

Diana Sofia Coutinho Silva de Paiva

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2235 | Submission Open

Keywords: applied mycology; environmental mycology; fungal biodegradation and biodeterioration; fungal bioremediation; fungal biotechnology; fungal bioresources; fungi for food; bioeconomy; fungal metabolites and toxins; plant health

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

Intelligent Designs and Processes in Additive Manufacturing

edited by

Dimitrios-Nikolaos Pagonis

, Nicholas Sgouros and

Sotiria Dimitrellou

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2228 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; artificial intelligence; machine learning; design optimization; decision-making; DfAM; process planning; AM data analytics; real-time monitoring; defect detection; quality inspection; AI/ML algorithms

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

Next-Generation Battery Technologies: Advanced Materials and Interfaces

edited by

Chuang Peng

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1542 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; life cycle assessment; recycling; new electrolyte and battery chemistry; sustainability

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

Technical Diagnostics and Predictive Maintenance, 2nd Edition

edited by

Tibor Krenicky

,

Ján Piteľ

and

Kamil Židek

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1445 | Submission Open

Keywords: technical diagnostics; predictive maintenance; machine learning; operational states; technical system reliability

Applied Biomechanics for Sport Sciences

edited by

Alfredo Bravo-Sánchez

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1129 | Submission Open

Keywords: cycling; running; swimming; sport performance; injury prevention

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