Applied Sciences

Human Performance and Health in Sport and Exercise—2nd Edition

edited by

and

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9827 | Submission Open

Keywords: sports performance; performance indicators; well-being; healthy lifestyle; health literacy; physical literacy; lifestyle medicine

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

Air Quality Monitoring, Analysis and Modeling

edited by

Hyo Choi

and Kuruvilla John

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9662 | Submission Open

Keywords: air pollution monitoring and analysis of particulate matters and gaseous (ratio matrix; importance; moving average technique); air pollution monitoring and mapping (Surfer; QGIS; etc.) and improvement of satellite images (SAR; MODIS; etc.) and geographical information system (GIS); AI (artificial neural network modeling; machine learning and deep learning) and multivariate statistical modeling; 3D-numerical modeling on air pollutant concentration and its dispersion; air quality variation affected by the atmospheric boundary layer and severe weather (cold front; internal gravity waves; etc.); emission and transport of air pollutants; nocturnal ozone increase due to transportation and ozone folding; air pollution impact on human health; desertification of land through climate change due to the increase in carbon dioxide; improvement method and policy of air pollution state; renewable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Feature Review Papers in Environmental Sciences

edited by

Francisco Javier Gutiérrez Ortiz

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9247 | Submission Open

Keywords: water quality; water pollution; air quality; air pollution; soil; urban environment; ecological environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Games: 2nd Edition

edited by

Maxim Mozgovoy

and

Paolo Burelli

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8528 | Submission Open

Keywords: game AI; machine learning; multi-agent systems; player modeling; serious games; gamification; procedural content generation; behavior construction; automated playtesting

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

Advances in Drying Technologies for Food Processing

edited by

João Renato de Jesus Junqueira

, Jefferson Luiz Gomes Corrêa and Javier Telis-Romero

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8188 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat and mass transfer; dehydration; kinetic modeling; food engineering; food quality; food processing; hybrid drying; innovative technologies

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

Advances in Foot Biomechanics and Gait Analysis, 2nd Edition

edited by

Rubén Sánchez-Gómez

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8164 | Submission Open

Keywords: foot biomechanics; gait analysis; sport sciences; musculoskeletal disorders; treatment pathologies

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

Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics (RAM): The Newest Technologies and Applications

edited by

Ionel Cristian Vladu

,

Costin Badica

,

Ionuţ Daniel Geonea

, Nicu Bîzdoacă and

Cristina Pană

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7502 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotics; automation; mechatronics; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning; autonomous systems; Industry 4.0; smart manufacturing; cyber-physical systems (CPS); robotic process automation (RPA); exoskeletons; humanoid robots; sensing and control systems; autonomous vehicles; intelligent systems

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

Image Processing: Technologies, Methods, Apparatus

edited by Benjamin Milgrom,

Andrei Doncescu

,

Cheonshik Kim

and

Ki-Hyun Jung

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6873 | Submission Open

Keywords: image processing; algorithms; machine learning

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

Rock Mechanics and Mining Engineering

edited by Yong Zhao and Tianhong Yang

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 6646 | Submission Open

Keywords: rock mechanics; mining engineering; disaster warning and prevention; multi-field coupling; surrounding rock stability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Cybersecurity: Advances in Security and Privacy Enhancing Technology

edited by

Young-Gab Kim

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6262 | Submission Open

Keywords: cybersecurity; interoperability; metaverse; privacy-enhancing technology (pet); security by design; security architecture

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

New Insights into Physical Therapy

edited by

Patsaki Irini

and

George A. Koumantakis

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6236 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical rehabilitation; new technologies; virtual reality; augmented reality; telerehabilitation; clinical pilates; blood flow restriction; manual therapy; motor imagery; electrophysical modalities; therapeutic exercises; neurology; musculoskeletal; geriatric; respiratory; acute illness; cardiovascular

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

Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits

edited by Yiqu Xiong, Yonghua Cao and Yongjun Shao

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5977 | Submission Open

Keywords: W-Sn deposit; Li-Be deposit; Nb-Ta deposit; granite; pegmatite; magmatic Ni-Cu-(PGE) deposit; mafic– ultramafic intrusion; cobalt mineralization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Innovations in Natural Products and Functional Foods

edited by

Giulia Grassi

and Annamaria Perna

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5505 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional and nutraceutical foods; chemical properties of food; health properties of food; modern methods for functional food production; animal research

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

Advances in Smart Construction and Intelligent Buildings

edited by

Na Xu

and

Wei Chen

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5347 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twins; IoT-enabled infrastructure; sustainable urban resilience; generative AI in architecture; autonomous construction robotics; self-healing building materials; blockchain for lifecycle management; cognitive building automation; energy-positive structures; big data analytics in BIM

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Sustainable Land Management Through Remote Sensing and Data Assimilation Technologies

edited by

Huaizhi Tang

and Yongzhong Tan

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5059 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; data assimilation; cultivated land protection; land use; land consolidation; well-facilitated farmland; precision agriculture; cultivated land reserve resources; multispectral imaging; hyperspectral data; satellite data integration; agricultural monitoring; sustainable land management; multisource data

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

Recent Advances and New Trends in Computer Vision and Image Processing

edited by

Pedro Couto

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4776 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; image processing; video processing; artificial intelligence; and machine learning

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

Intelligent Transportation Systems for Sustainable Mobility

edited by Nicholas E. Lownes

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4641 | Submission Open

Keywords: transportation safety; smart infrastructure; sustainability; automated vehicles; equitable design; multi-modal transportation

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

Intelligent Computing for Sustainable Smart Cities

edited by

Junho Jeong

,

Jin-Woo Jung

and

Seungmin Oh

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4434 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart infrastructure; data analytics and predictive modeling; intelligent transportation systems; energy management; public safety and security; environmental monitoring and management; smart healthcare

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

Advances in Medical Imaging: Techniques and Applications

edited by

Rui Pedro Pereira De Almeida

and

JungHwan Oh

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4381 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical imaging; diagnostic radiology; computed tomography; magnetic resonance imaging; image reconstruction; artificial intelligence; quantitative imaging; image-guided interventions; radiation dose optimization; image quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

New Trends in Robot-Assisted Surgery

edited by

Vlad-Laurentiu David

and

Giovanni Cochetti

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4214 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotic-assisted surgery; minimal invasive surgery; medical and technological advancements; innovation; challenges; and trends in robotic surgery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Innovative Building Materials: Design, Properties and Applications

edited by

Markssuel Teixeira Marvila

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4204 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; Portland cement; pozzolans; geopolymers; natural fibers; ceramic materials; wastes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Technical Advances in Hydraulic Structure

edited by Yonglai Zheng and Liquan Xie

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4093 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydraulic structures; marine geotechnical engineering; soil-structure interaction; structural damage detection; structural health monitoring; artificial intelligence applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Application of Artificial Intelligence in Fault Detection, Diagnosis, and Prediction

edited by Amelia Zafra and Bruno Miguel Veloso

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4092 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault detection; fault diagnosis; predictive maintenance; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; anomaly detection; industrial systems

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

Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare: Technologies, Applications, and Impact

edited by

Arnulfo Alanis

and

Teresa Guarda

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4021 | Submission Open

Keywords: data mining; quantum machine learning; wearable devices; Internet of Medical Things; natural language processing; generative artificial intelligence

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

Current Research and Future Trends in Power Electronics Applications

edited by

Nicola Toscani

and

Francesco Castelli-Dezza

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4011 | Submission Open

Keywords: AC/DC; DC/AC; and DC/DC converters; multilevel converters; modular multilevel converters; DAB converters; SiC; GaN semiconductors; monolithic bidirectional devices; wireless power transfer; HVDC converters; fast and ultra-fast recharging station; power converter control

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

Next-Generation Drug Delivery Technology and Drug Design

edited by

Marilena Vlachou

and

Angeliki Siamidi

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3928 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug discovery; small and non-small molecules; drug development; tailor-made drugs; future perspectives

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

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

edited by

Jae-Kwang Ahn

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3608 | Submission Open

Keywords: geology; seismic engineering; earthquakes; seismology; geotechnical investigation; geotechnical engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Signal and Image Processing: From Theory to Applications: 2nd Edition

edited by

Maria Pia Morigi

and

Marco Seracini

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3525 | Submission Open

Keywords: signal processing; image processing; mathematical models; inverse problems for signal and image processing; applications in signal theory; applications in image processing

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

Advances in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

edited by Yong-Il Kim

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3477 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital orthodontics; clear aligner therapy; TAD; AI; biomechanics; personalized orthodontics; interdisciplinary treatment

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

Advances in Natural Products: Extraction, Bioactivity, Biotransformation, and Applications

edited by

Ena Cegledi

, Ana Dobrinčić and

Antonios E. Koutelidakis

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3395 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; algae extracs; microorganisms; underutilized biomass; bioactive compounds; green extraction; biotransformation; phytochemical profiling; functional food

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

Physical and Biochemical Processes in Chemical and Environmental Engineering

edited by

Ioanna Vasiliadou

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3146 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical processes; biochemical processes; chemical engineering; environmental engineering; mass transfer operations; membrane filtration; biodegradation; carbon capture and storage (CCS); reactors design; separation of substances; renewable energy sources; sustainable development; biofuels; waste management

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

Science and Health Technology for Health Promotion with a Focus on Applied Health Research, Second Edition

edited by

Marius Baranauskas

and

Rimantas Stukas

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3061 | Submission Open

Keywords: health promotion; health technology; healthy life; lifestyle factors; public health; rural health; women’ s health; men’ s health; chronic disease; primary care; musculoskeletal health; exercise physiology; physical activity; nutrition and dietetics; cardiac rehabilitation; recreational therapy; applied nursing and health

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

Challenges and Current Applications of 3D Information Technologies for Cultural Heritage

edited by

Marek Milosz

,

Jacek Kęsik

and

Jerzy Montusiewicz

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3021 | Submission Open

Keywords: IT in cultural heritage; digital availability and accessibility of cultural heritage; 3D scanning and visualization; motion capture for cultural heritage; 3D modelling; cultural heritage dissemination; 3D models archiving; virtual reconstruction; virtual presence; modern exhibition techniques; haptic cognition; gamification in cultural heritage; 3D printing of cultural heritage artifacts; games for cultural heritage promotion and education; 3D techniques for research of cultural heritage; AI in cultural heritage research

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

New Challenges in Low-Power Electronics Design

edited by Gerardo Calderon-Lopez

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2898 | Submission Open

Keywords: power conversion for low power; battery management; supercapacitors; high power efficiency; energy harvesting; miniaturization; fast charging; power management integrated circuits

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

AI in Object Detection

edited by Fengping An,

Haitao Xu

and Chuyang Ye

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2725 | Submission Open

Keywords: object detection; object tracking; target identification; remote sensing; deep learning

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

Recent Advances in Robotics and Intelligent Robots Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Qi Song

,

Fengwei Guan

and

Qinglei Zhao

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2600 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous navigation; machine learning in remote sensing; hyper-spectral imaging; 3D reconstruction and depth sensing; robotic manipulation and in-orbit servicing; swarm robotics and multi-robot systems; biomimetic and soft robotics

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

Research and Design of Two-Dimensional Functional Materials

edited by Aleksandr Rodin

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2579 | Submission Open

Keywords: application-driven research; material discovery; 2D materials; applied materials science; 2D heterostructures; functional 2D materials

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

AI Technologies for eHealth and mHealth, 2nd Edition

edited by

István Vassányi

,

István Kósa

and László Balkányi

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2560 | Submission Open

Keywords: eHealth; ambient assisted living; personalized care; machine learning; medical expert systems

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

Recent Advances in Transportation Machinery

edited by Daniel Miler,

Momir Sjerić

and

Matija Hoić

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2516 | Submission Open

Keywords: decarbonization; hybrid systems; transportation machinery; IC engines; powertrain optimization; power transmission; clutches; friction; tribology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Thermal and Thermomechanical Management in Electronic Systems

edited by

Yonghai Zhang

, Xiaoping Yang and

Jiaqi Li

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2514 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal management; electronics; energy storage; heat and mass transfer

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

Soil–Water–Plant–Atmosphere Interactions and Processes: Bioengineering of Slopes

edited by

Muhammad Naveed

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2464 | Submission Open

Keywords: slope stabilisation; soil– water– plant– atmosphere interactions; soil mechanical characteristics; soil hydraulic characteristics; vegetation strategy; numerical analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Insulation Monitoring and Diagnosis of Electrical Equipment

edited by

Germano Lambert-Torres

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2400 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrical insulation; monitoring insulation; diagnosis; measuerement strategies of insulation; sensors for insulation measurements; failure patterns; fault detection

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

Advances in Bone Metabolism, Remodeling and Regeneration

edited by

Marek Bienko

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2351 | Submission Open

Keywords: bone metabolism; bone regeneration; bone development; bone disorders; animal research; human studies

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

Applications of Sustainable Energy Technologies and Energy Saving Technologies in Buildings

edited by

Evangelos Bellos

and Georgios Mitsopoulos

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

Keywords: energy savings; dynamic simulation; positive buildings; sustainability; sustainable materials; renewable energy sources; solar thermal collectors; photovoltaics; heat pumps

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

Computer Vision Methods for Motion Control and Analysis

edited by

Dalius Matuzevičius

,

Artūras Serackis

and Julius Griškevičius

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2254 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning approaches for understanding motion; motion detection and tracking algorithms; human motion analysis; gesture; and activity recognition; real-time motion analysis; vision-based control systems for robotics; multimodal data fusion for motion analysis; machine learning and deep learning techniques for motion interpretation; applications in robotics; autonomous systems; and human– machine interfaces; motion prediction and trajectory planning; applications in automation; healthcare; sports; and entertainment

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

Virtual Reality in Physical Therapy

edited by

Seong-Gil Kim

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2245 | Submission Open

Keywords: virtual reality; physical therapy; rehabilitation; serious games; immersive therapy; human– computer interaction; wearable robotics; soft robotics; telerehabilitation; engagement

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

Advancements in Natural Language Processing, Semantic Networks, and Sentiment Analysis: 2nd Edition

edited by Silvia García-Méndez, Enrique Costa-Montenegro and Francisco De Arriba-Pérez

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1886 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; emotion detection; large language models; machine learning; natural language processing; pre-trained language models; semantics and pragmatics; sentiment analysis

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

Effects of the Soil Environment on Plant Growth

edited by

Kristina Lekavičienė

,

Vilma Naujokienė

and

Sidona Buragienė

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1843 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil– plant interactions; plant adaptation to soil; soil management; plant growth techniques; innovative farming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Application of Deep Learning for Cybersecurity

edited by Rushit Dave, Mounika Vanamala,

Mario Antunes

and

Ki-Hyun Jung

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1829 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep Learning; cybersecurity; intrusion detection & malware analysis; image and video classification; anomaly detection; threat intelligence; security analytics; cyber crime; adversarial machine learning; phishing emails and spams detection

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

Computational Fluid Dynamics in Mechanical Engineering

edited by

Paulo A. S. F. Silva

and Panagiotis Tsoutsanis

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1808 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics; turbulence modeling; fluid– structure interaction; heat transfer; numerical methods; high-performance computing; multiphase flow; mechanical engineering; simulation; aerodynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

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