Applied Sciences

Advances in User Experience for Human–Computer Interaction

edited by

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive; context-aware and cross-device interfaces; multimodal interaction (voice; gesture; gaze); extended reality (AR/VR/MR) & spatial computing; conversational and agentic systems; accessibility & inclusive design; human-centered AI and explainability; UX metrics; analytics & reproducibility; trust; privacy & ethics in UX

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

Deployment and Control of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs)

edited by Aohan Li and

Mikio Hasegawa

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless sensor networks (WSNs); energy-efficient communication; sensor deployment; real-time monitoring and control; IoT and edge computing integration; WSN security and privacy

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

Innovative Computer Vision and Deep Learning Applications

edited by Boeun Kim

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous driving and vehicle perception; industrial computer vision and quality inspection; medical image analysis and diagnosis; security and safety in vision systems; robotics vision and manipulation; remote sensing and satellite imagery analysis; sports analytics and player tracking; agricultural computer vision applications; face recognition and biometric systems; intelligent surveillance and security; augmented and virtual reality; object detection; recognition; and tracking; 3D vision and scene reconstruction; image and video segmentation; human pose estimation and action recognition; video understanding and temporal modeling; vision-language models and multimodal learning; generative models and image synthesis; real-time and edge computing for vision; explainable AI in computer vision; efficient neural network design and compression; low-level vision and computational imaging

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

New Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches in Food Allergy, 2nd Edition

edited by

José Antonio Canas

,

Blanca Cárdaba

and Rubén Fernández-Santamaría

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: food allergy; T2 response; IgE-mediated mechanisms; basophil activation test; immunotherapy

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

New Trends in Wine Analysis and Production

edited by

Panagiotis Tataridis

,

Alexandra Evangelou

,

Effimia Hatzidimitriou

and

Irini F. Strati

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: enzymes; online sensors; machine learning; non-Saccharomyces; bio-protection; NOLO wines; dealcoholisation; pulsed electric fields (PEF); high-pressure processing (HPP); high hydrostatic pressure (HHP); Fourier-Transform Infrared (FTIR); Near Infrared (NIR) spectroscopy; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR); Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS); sensory techniques

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

Modern Processing Routes for Metallic Alloys

edited by

Verona Biancardi Aguiar

,

Ana María Camacho

and

Álvaro Rodríguez-Prieto

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI and machine learning in metal processing; additive manufacturing (am) of metals; advanced thermal processing; severe plastic deformation (spd) techniques; green and sustainable metal processing; in situ characterization during processing; processing of high-entropy alloys (heas) and complex concentrated alloys (ccas); metallic coatings and surface treatments; digital twins and smart manufacturing; nano- and micro-scale metal forming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Innovative Technologies in Water Treatment

edited by

Juliane Cristina Forti

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: water treatment; wastewater treatment; innovative technologies; water sustainability; advanced oxidation processes; bioremediation; environmental monitoring; water reuse; water resources management; environmental engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advances in Cancers and Tumor Targeted Immunotherapy

edited by

Kaushlendra Tripathi

and

Kulbhushan Sharma

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer immunotherapy and DNA damage; cancer stem cell and chemoresistance; organoid and spheroid; combination drug therapy; cancer therapy; drug delivery systems; cocultures

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

Orthopedic Trauma and Fractures: From Pathophysiology to Novel Therapeutic Approaches, 2nd Edition

edited by

Giuseppe Rinonapoli

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: fracture; osteoporosis; osteosynthesis; surgery; bone; diagnosis

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

Biomechanics in Disability Sport: Injury Prevention, Trauma and Compensatory Training

edited by Anna Zwierzchowska and

Barbara Rosołek

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: parasport; athletes; injury prevention; disability; performance

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

Analysis and Application of Mechanical System Vibrations

edited by

Grzegorz Szymański

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibration; vibration measurements and analysis; modal analysis; vibration-based machine diagnostics; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Multifunctional Composites and Structures: Integrating Energy Storage, Sensing, and Load-Bearing Capabilities

edited by Yiwei Ma, Hanbin Yin and

Victor Franco Correia

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open

Keywords: multifunctional composites; fiber optic sensors; structural batteries; interfacial mechanics; mechano-electrochemical coupling; integrated sensing; smart structures; structural health monitoring (SHM); in-operando characterization; multi-physics modeling

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

Safe Autonomy and Secure Operation in Cyber–Physical and Unmanned Systems: Attack‑Resilient Perception, Planning and Control

edited by

Anyang Lu

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyber– physical systems; unmanned aerial/ground/surface systems; safe autonomy; collision avoidance; reliable tracking; attack detection; secure state estimation; runtime assurance; adversarially robust perception; resilient planning and control

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

Multi-Scale Analysis and Computing of Materials and Structures

edited by

Qiang Ma

and

Maria Amélia Ramos Loja

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite materials; multiscale asymptotic analysis; multi-physics modelling; fracture simulation; homogenization; data-driven multiscale modeling; engineering application

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

Multi-Band/Broadband Antenna Design, Optimization and Measurement—2nd Edition

edited by

Keum Cheol Hwang

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open

Keywords: broadband antenna; antenna design and optimization; antenna measurement; multi-band antenna

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

Environmental Health: Innovation and Application

edited by

Ana Monteiro

and

Marina Almeida-Silva

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: environment; health; innovation; application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Sports Biomechanics and Injury Prevention

edited by

Jorge Sánchez-Infante

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12904 | Submission Open

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

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

New Challenges in Urban Underground Engineering

edited by

Pengfei Li

and

Qian Fang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8499 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Novel Advances in High Voltage Insulation

edited by Rahmat Ullah and

David Clark

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7667 | Submission Open

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

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

Human Activity Recognition (HAR) in Healthcare, 3rd Edition

edited by

Luigi Bibbò

and J. Artur Serrano

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5044 | Submission Open

Keywords: human activity recognition; machine learning; wearable sensor; Internet of Things; ambient assisted living; ambient intelligent

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

Security and Privacy in Complicated Computing Environments

edited by Yingwen Chen, Xiao Bin and Chunqiang Hu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4917 | Submission Open

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

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

Recent Progress of Information Security and Cryptography

edited by

Juan Antonio López Ramos

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4754 | Submission Open

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

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

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

edited by

Jacek Polechoński

and Agnieszka Nawrocka

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4497 | Submission Open

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

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

Application of Deep Neural Network in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

edited by

Vincenzo Gallo

and

Piotr A. Kowalski

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3619 | Submission Open

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

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

Safety and Risk Assessment in Industrial Systems

edited by

Gabriele Baldissone

and Salvina Murè

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2517 | Submission Open

Keywords: safety; risk assessment; cyber security; resilience; Natech; human factor; risk machinery; risk process safety

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

Application of Finite Element Analysis in Fracture Mechanics

edited by

Elad Priel

,

Brigit Mittelman

and

Alberto Campagnolo

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1608 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Exploring Semantic Technologies and Their Application

edited by María del Pilar Salas-Zárate,

Mario Paredes-Valverde

and

Giner Alor-Hernández

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1406 | Submission Open

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

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

Advanced Studies in Power Electronics for Renewable Energy Systems

edited by

Francisco J. Perez-Pinal

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1357 | Submission Open

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

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

Unmanned Systems: Intelligent Perception, Autonomous Navigation, and Positioning

edited by

Haoqian Huang

and Di Wang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 569 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned system; environment perception; navigation and positioning; mapping

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

Artificial Intelligence for Industrial Informatics

edited by

Olivér Hornyák

and

Károly Nehéz

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 473 | Submission Open

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

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

Simulations and Experiments in the Design of Transport Vehicles: 2nd Edition

edited by

Ján Dižo

,

Alyona Lovska

and

Miroslav Blatnický

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced methods in the design of transport vehicles; new trends in computational methods; simulation computations; experiments— laboratory vs. real operation; transport vehicles; dynamics of transport vehicles; track irregularities; multibody dynamics; finite element methods; artificial intelligence; virtual reality; neural networks in transport vehicles; digital twins in transport means analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Smart Disaster Prevention, Risk Reduction and Post-Disaster Rescue in Civil Engineering

edited by Jun Dai,

Wenxi Wang

and

Xinghuai Huang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: disaster scenario modeling; disaster evolution simulation; disaster mitigation; structural resilience enhancement; post-disaster assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Security and Communication Technologies in Internet of Things, 5G and Beyond 5G: Applications and Future Directions: 2nd Edition

edited by

Piotr Borylo

,

Marek Natkaniec

and Andrzej Bęben

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: core and wireless network security; secure virtualized deployments; network slicing; network function virtualization; IoT; 5G and beyond 5G technologies; integration of heterogeneous technologies

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

Sustainable and Automated Design Strategies for Advanced Bridge Engineering

edited by

David Martínez-Muñoz

,

José Antonio García

and Andrés Ruiz-Vélez

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable bridge engineering; structural health monitoring; resilient infrastructure; artificial intelligence in civil engineering; lifecycle assessment; smart materials and structures; bridge maintenance and management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advances in Radiation Chemistry: Mechanisms, Modeling, and Applications

edited by

Jean Paul Jay-Gerin

and Jintana Meesungnoen

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: ionizing radiation; radiolysis; pulse radiolysis; radiation-induced chemistry; free radicals; reactive oxygen species (ROS); Monte Carlo track-chemistry simulations; kinetic simulations; supercritical water radiolysis; nuclear reactors; corrosion mitigation; FLASH radiotherapy; radiation-induced DNA damage; radioprotectors

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

Advances in Expert Systems for Natural Language Processing

edited by Miguel Ángel Álvarez Carmona

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: expert systems; natural language processing; knowledge representation; rule-based reasoning; explainability in NLP; interpretable AI; ontology-based NLP; neuro-symbolic learning; generative AI; knowledge-grounded generation; evaluation frameworks; healthcare applications; educational systems; decision support; general real-world applications of NLP

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

Current Advances in Nuclear Fusion Technology

edited by Alejandro Soba

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy and particle transport; multi-physics modelling; plasma turbulence and related transport processes; plasma hydrodynamics including linear; nonlinear and/or extended MHD; plasma instabilities; edge and plasma– material interactions; heating; fueling and current drive; laser– plasma interactions; target design and fabrication; driver technologies; hydrodynamic instabilities and implosion physics; fast particle physics and burning plasma issues; scenario development and control; fusion reactor materials; fusion reactor technology

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

Medical Image Processing, Reconstruction, and Visualization

edited by Farid García-Lamont, Jair Cervantes,

Asdrúbal López Chau

and

Arturo Yee-Rendon

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

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

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

Advanced Technologies in Image Processing, Analysis, and Machine Vision

edited by Romuere Rodrigues Silva

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open

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

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

Visual Object Detection in Intelligent Transport System

edited by Andreas Specker

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: visual object detection; intelligent transport systems; multi-modal sensor fusion; real-time edge inference; adverse weather robustness; domain adaptation and generalization; multi-object tracking; 3D detection; datasets; benchmarks; and evaluation metrics

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

New Advances in Quantum Optics and Optomechanics

edited by Paolo Vezio and

Jesús Liñares Beiras

submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

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

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

Advances in Bridge Design and Construction: Sustainable Innovations and Emerging Technologies

edited by Khaled Sennah and

Munzer Hassan

submission deadline 2 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: bridge design; construction; rehabilitation; sustainability; innovative materials; digital technologies; artificial intelligence; climate change; circular economy; life-cycle cost

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advanced Studies in Molecular and Metabolic Mechanisms of Diabetes

edited by

Karima Zitouni

and David Gillott

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

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

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

Solar Energy Collection, Conversion and Utilization, 2nd Edition

edited by

Diogo Canavarro

and

Manuel Collares-Pereira

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

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

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

Sustainable Application of Ecosystem Services and Landscape Ecology

edited by

Ana Maria Antão Geraldes

and Maria Cristina Crispim

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

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

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

Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Metals Materials

edited by

Gilmar Ferreira Batalha

and

Demetrio Jackson Dos Santos

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

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

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

New Advances in Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals: 2nd Edition

edited by Ana L. Fontes and

Lígia Pimentel

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

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

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

Advances in Mobile Applications Related to Human–Computer Interaction (HCI)

edited by

Nobert Rangarirai Jere

and

Jorge Martin Gutierrez

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– computer interaction; mobile applications; citizen participation; inclusive design; Africa; explainable AI; user experience

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

Wine Technology and Sensory Analysis: 2nd Edition

edited by

Ivana Ivic

and

Anita Pichler

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open

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

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

Deep Learning for Speech, Image and Language Processing

edited by

Dongsuk Yook

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 24273 | Submission Open

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

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

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