Applied Sciences

Biosystems Engineering: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Mihaela Begea

,

Sorin-Ștefan Biris

and

Mariana Ferdes

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3259 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosystems engineering; agro-industrial production chains; sustainability; mechanics and mechatronics of biotechnical systems; applied informatics in environmental engineering; machines and mechanization systems; food chains; bioproduction processes

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

Advanced Plant Biotechnology in Sustainable Agriculture—2nd Edition

edited by

Anzhen Qin

and

Dongfeng Ning

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2962 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic engineering; cropping systems; smart fertigation; remote sensing; climate change

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

Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Smart Energy Systems

edited by

Xueqian Fu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2947 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grids; control systems; smart energy systems; artificial intelligence; machine learning

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

Characterization of Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidants in Natural Products, 2nd Edition

edited by

Zbigniew Kobus

and

Monika Krzywicka

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2940 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; antioxidant activity; polyphenols; anthocyanins; flavonoids; carotenoids; lignans; plant sterols; health properties of food; extraction techniques

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

Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition for Biomedical Signals

edited by

Claudia Ferraris

and

Marco Ghislieri

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2936 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; pattern recognition; deep learning; and explainable AI for digital healthcare; biosignal analysis; medical imaging; and human motion analysis; biosensors; wearable devices; and multimodal data (images; videos) for healthcare applications; early diagnosis; personalized medicine; disease prevention and progression; and decision support systems; telemedicine; remote patient monitoring; and digital health solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

The Advanced Trends in Natural Language Processing

edited by

Minoru Sasaki

and

Francisco García-Sánchez

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2885 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural language processing; machine learning and deep learning; large-scale language models (LLMs); named-entity recognition; text classification

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

Advances and Technologies in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

edited by

Qiang Li

and

Quanqi Zhu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2844 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanical behaviors of rocks; multi-field coupling; advanced monitoring technologies; modeling of rock engineering; applications of machine learning; solutions in deep rock engineerings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Soil Organic Matter and Carbon Content Analysis Using Machine Learning and Classical Approaches

edited by

Yaping Xu

and

Rafael López Núñez

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2784 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil science; machine learning; remote sensing; soil mapping; organic analysis; drone technology; spectroscopic analysis; proximal soil-sensing techniques

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

Automatic Control of Multi-Agent Systems

edited by

Huaqing Li

and

Qingguo Lü

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2667 | Submission Open

Keywords: control theory and application; multi-agent systems; complex networks; industrial automation; intelligent fault detection; modelling and simulation; wireless sensor networks; multiobjective optimization; soft computing techniques; artificial intelligence; big data analytics; information processing; human interaction; computing approaches; communication mechanisms; machine learning

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

EEG Signal Processing in Medical Diagnosis Applications

edited by Agnieszka Duraj and

Piotr S. Szczepaniak

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2496 | Submission Open

Keywords: electroencephalography; EEG data acquisition; EEG signal analysis; medical diagnosis; neurological diseases; signal filtering techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Research and Applications of Artificial Neural Network

edited by

Youness El Hamzaoui

and José Alfredo Hernández Pérez

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2425 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial neural networks; machine learning; predictive modeling; backpropagation algorithms; environmental engineering; process optimization; statistical validation; computational intelligence; pattern recognition; real-time monitoring

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

Application of Artificial Intelligence in Dental and Craniofacial Research

edited by

Kathrin Becker

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2398 | Submission Open

Keywords: anatomic landmark detection and/or analyses; automated treatment planning; prediction of treatment success; treatment failure; and/or treatment duration; prognosis of growth and development; evaluation of treatment outcomes; image segmentation; object detection; and object classification; detection of pathologies; big data; artificial neural networks; deep learning; machine learning; convolutional neural networks; fuzzy logic

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

Vehicles Challenges

edited by

Domenico Mazzeo

and

Aleš Dittrich

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2392 | Submission Open

Keywords: vehicle challenges; automotive industry; autonomous driving; electrification; electric vehicles; intelligent transportation systems; safety; cybersecurity; sustainability; legislation; powertrains; internal combustion engines; alternative fuels; hydrogen; biofuels; synthetic fuels

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

Advances in Sports Science for Training Practice: Diagnostics, Monitoring, Performance and Recovery

edited by

Dawid Koźlenia

and

Jakub Jarosz

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2390 | Submission Open

Keywords: sports performance; training monitoring; diagnostics; wearable technology; velocity-based training; post-activation performance enhancement; injury prevention; fatigue management; recovery; movement analysis; artificial intelligence; digital technologies for sport

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

Antenna Technology for 5G Communication

edited by

Ming-An Chung

and

Meng-Shiuan Pan

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2382 | Submission Open

Keywords: antenna technology; 5G communication; millimeter-wave; MIMO; beamforming; IoT; smart antennas; wireless networks; antenna design; advanced materials

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

Applications of Genetic and Evolutionary Computation

edited by Jun Zhang and Weijie Yu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2284 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic algorithms; evolutionary computation; optimization; artificial intelligence; real-world applications

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

Building-Energy Simulation in Building Design

edited by

Jaewook Lee

and

Jong-Won Lee

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2261 | Submission Open

Keywords: building-energy simulation; building information modeling (BIM); energy-efficient building design; machine learning in energy modeling; sustainable building design; design automation for energy efficiency

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

Advances in Milk and Dairy Technology

edited by

Aneta Brodziak

and

Jolanta Król

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2254 | Submission Open

Keywords: milk production; milk quality; bioactive compounds; milk processing; dairy products; innovative dairy technology; traditional products; whey

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

Microelectronic Engineering: Devices, Materials, and Technologies

edited by

Hu He

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2153 | Submission Open

Keywords: microelectronic engineering; transistor technologies; lithography; optoelectronics; process technologies; advanced packaging; semiconductor equipment; microelectronic reliability; artificial intelligence for microelectronics

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

Application of Acoustics as a Structural Health Monitoring Technology

edited by

Gbanaibolou Jombo

and

Yu (Eve) Zhang

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2139 | Submission Open

Keywords: sound; acoustic emission; ultrasonics; acousto-ultrasonics; guided waves; machine learning; artificial intelligence; sensor technologies

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

Natural and Artificial Fibers in Geoengineering Applications

edited by

Małgorzata Jastrzębska

,

Gabriele Chiaro

, Krystyna Kazimierowicz-Frankowska and

Amin Soltani

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2036 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft soil improvement; plant fibers; animal fibers; mineral fibers; artificial fibers; natural waste materials; biodegradability; biocomposites; recycling; sustainability in geotechnics; environmental geotechnics; modeling of soil/non-traditional additive mixtures; laboratory procedures; experimental testing; mechanical and physical parameters of soil– fiber mixtures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advances in Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers (CFRPs)

edited by Miguel Álvarez Alcón,

Fernández Zacarías Francisco

and

Pedro Francisco Mayuet Ares

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1981 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRPs); manufacturing processes; material development; renewable energy applications

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

Health-Related Physical Activity for People with Parkinson’s Disease

edited by

Jaroslaw Cholewa

and Joanna Cholewa

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1965 | Submission Open

Keywords: Parkinson’ s disease; health-related physical activity; therapeutic tourism; quality of life; well-being; physical activity interventions; accessible travel; case studies; best practices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Spectral Detection: Technologies and Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Xihui Bian

,

Jin Yu

and Qunbo Lv

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1931 | Submission Open

Keywords: multispectral detection; hyper-spectral detection; spectral analysis; spectral imaging; spectral sensing

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

Object Detection and Image Processing Based on Computer Vision

edited by Victor H. Diaz-Ramirez

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1891 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; image processing; object detection; image classification; target tracking; medical imaging; 3D imaging; deep learning methods

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

Supercritical Fluid in Industrial Applications

edited by

Zhong Chen

and Kang Yang

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1875 | Submission Open

Keywords: supercritical CO2; supercritical water; fossil fuels; biomass; pollutant; materials; boiler; carbon neutral

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

New Trends in Sustainable Energy Technology

edited by Maria Cristea, Radu Tirnovan and

Ciprian Cristea

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1846 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar power; wind power; hydropower; nuclear power; energy storage systems; fuel cells; power losses; grid disturbances; energy management; sustainable energy; techno-economic assessment; feasibility analysis; environmental impact; optimization operations; machine learning; deep learning; artificial intelligence

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

Recent Developments in Endodontics and Dental Materials

edited by

Amjad Abu Hasna

and Luciane Dias De Oliveira

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1811 | Submission Open

Keywords: root canal instrumentation; biocompatibility; clinical endodontics; endodontic irrigants; intracanal medication; bioceramics; foramen transportation; foraminal morphology; obturating materials; biomaterials in endodontics; minimally invasive endodontics; regenerative endodontics; dental imaging

Advances in Smart Manufacturing: Integrating AI, Digital Twins, and Edge Computing

edited by

Niko Herakovič

and

Marko Šimic

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1765 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart manufacturing; flexible and agile manufacturing; production logistics; artificial intelligence; digital twins; edge computing; 5G networks; real-time simulations and optimizations; sustainable manufacturing

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

Advances in Solid Mechanics and Applications to Slender Structures

edited by

Giovanni Migliaccio

,

Giuseppe Ruta

and

Gianni A Royer Carfagni

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1763 | Submission Open

Keywords: beam; cable; nanotubes; composite; functionally graded materials; metamaterials; taper; pre-twist; dynamics; damping; resonance; stability; bifurcation; vibrations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Groundwater Geochemistry with Applications for Water Resources and Water Quality Problems

edited by Yaakov Anker

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1697 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogeochemistry; aquifer contamination; water– rock interactions; quantitative modeling; biogeochemical processes; groundwater remediation; contaminant transport; isotope hydrology; aquifer vulnerability; geochemical modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advances in Marine Geotechnics

edited by

Fei Sha

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1650 | Submission Open

Keywords: properties of seafloor sediments; soils or rocks; walking steadily and optimisation of vehicle track structure; efficient collection mechanism and equipment for deep-sea mining; formation; diffusion and flocculation mechanisms of plume; disaster control mechanism for subsea shield tunnel; disaster prevention and control techniques for subsea shield tunnel; detection and monitoring of scour for offshore wind foundation; scour impact and protection countermeasures for offshore foundation; utilization of marine resources and environmental protection

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

Plasma Technology and Application

edited by Gemma Costa

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1642 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasma acceleration; laser fusion; plasma source technology; plasma source application

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

Technological Advances in Ocular Diseases and Oculomics

edited by

Zhihong (Jewel) Hu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1638 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocular diseases; oculomics; early detection; diagnosis; analysis; prevention; treatment; and advancements of ocular and systemic diseases; transformed ophthalmology; personalized patient care; precision-driven patient care

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

Application and Extraction of Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidants in Food and Plants

edited by

Agnieszka Nawirska-Olszańska

and

Maciej Oziembłowski

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1551 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; antioxidant activity; polyphenols; carotenoids; organic acids; vitamins

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

Advances in Geophysical Approaches in Volcanic and Geothermal Areas

edited by

Riccardo De Ritis

and

Salvatore Passaro

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1465 | Submission Open

Keywords: geophysical prospection; deep volcanic structures; joint inversion; physical properties spatial and time variation; holistic model

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Advanced Research in Activated Carbon Adsorption—2nd Edition

edited by

Ewa Okoniewska

and

Małgorzata Worwa̧g

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1263 | Submission Open

Keywords: activated carbon; adsorption; wastewater; pollutants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advances in Building Energy Efficiency and Design

edited by Sergio J. Gómez Melgar, Miguel Hernández-Valencia and

José Manuel Andújar Márquez

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1242 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy-efficient buildings; sustainable architectural design; smart building technologies; renewable energy integration; green building materials; building energy performance optimization; urban energy planning; data-driven energy systems; energy modeling and simulation; climate-responsive architecture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Recent Advances in Exercise Physiology, Sports Nutrition, and Human Performance

edited by

Rónán Doherty

, Maria Faulkner and Lizzy Deery

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 1234 | Submission Open

Keywords: exercise; sport; physical activity; exercise physiology; sports nutrition; sports performance; nutrition in exercise performance

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

New Sciences and Technologies in Composite Materials

edited by

Xiaonan Hou

and

Zewen Gu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1225 | Submission Open

Keywords: material/mechanical properties; experimental analysis; numerical simulation; functional/smart material; joining; machine learning; manufacturing

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

Recent Progress in Current Natural and Bioinspired Sensors

edited by

Raquel Nunes da Silva

and

Luis Cruz

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 1155 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; natural dyes; bioimaging; food biosensors

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

Rail Transport Aerodynamics

edited by

Xiaodong Chen

and

Zhengwei Chen

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1135 | Submission Open

Keywords: train aerodynamics; drag reduction; crosswind stability; train-induced aerodynamic effects; aerodynamics of rail infrastructure; tunnel aerodynamics; aeroacoustics in railway transport; AI-driven aerodynamic optimization; cabin air quality and ventilation; active and passive flow controls

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

Advances in Anti-Inflammatory and Chemopreventive Effects of Phytochemicals

edited by Anna Ofrydopoulou,

Alexandros Tsoupras

and Eleni Evgenidou

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1116 | Submission Open

Keywords: inflammation; cancer prevention; signaling pathways; therapeutic targets; phytochemicals; clinical trials; natural bioactives; anti-tumor; anti-inflammatory; antioxidant; anti-metastatic; anti-neoplastic; in vitro; in vivo; synergistic effects; immune system

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

Alkali- and Acid-Activated Materials: Advances and Novel Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Guilherme Ascensão

,

Victor M. Ferreira

and

Enrico Bernardo

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1082 | Submission Open

Keywords: alkali-activated materials; acid-activated materials; circular construction; eco-efficient binders; sustainable building materials; novel manufacturing processes; life cycle and life cost

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Trends and Prospects in Tunnel and Underground Construction

edited by Xin Yin and Yucong Pan

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1056 | Submission Open

Keywords: tunnel and underground construction; construction mechanical behavior; artificial intelligence in underground engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advanced Studies in Ball Sports Performance

edited by

Bernardino Javier Sánchez-Alcaraz Martínez

and

Diego Muñoz Marín

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 933 | Submission Open

Keywords: racket sports; padel; biomechanics; physical condition; health

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

Robot Control in Human–Computer Interaction

edited by

Emilio Jorge González-Galván

and

Marco Mendoza

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 826 | Submission Open

Keywords: robot control; human– computer interaction; assistive robotics; collaborative robotics; shared and adaptive control; human-in-the-loop control; multimodal control interfaces; real-time feedback; user modeling; learning methods

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

Atoms of Representation in Natural Language Processing

edited by

Yuval Pinter

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 776 | Submission Open

Keywords: language modeling; representation learning; word embeddings; tokenization; computational morphology; information theory; text analysis

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

Research on Polymer Composite Materials

edited by Eulalia Gliścińska

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 763 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite material; composite technology; polymer matrix; recycling; structure; properties; application

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

Advances in Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors: Design, Development, and Applications

edited by

Alexandra Virginia Bounegru

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 756 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical sensors; biosensors design; nanomaterials; molecularly imprinted polymers; biorecognition elements; medical diagnostics; pharmaceutical contaminant detection

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

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