Applied Sciences

Advances in Structural Vibration Control

edited by

Linsheng Huo

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3822 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Sustainable Materials and Innovative Solutions for Green Construction

edited by

Cinthia Maia Pederneiras

,

Enrique Fernandez Ledesma

and Ruan L. S. Ferreira

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

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advanced Research in Foot and Ankle Kinematics

edited by Natalia Tovaruela-Carrión and Danilo Leonetti

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3495 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advanced Signal and Image Processing for Applied Engineering

edited by

Mouloud Adel

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3444 | Submission Open

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

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

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

edited by

Alexander Martín Garín

and

Daniel Ferrández Vega

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3405 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

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

edited by

Zengshun Chen

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3236 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Endodontics and Restorative Dentistry: Advanced Materials, Methods and Technologies

edited by Francine Benetti

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3188 | Submission Open

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

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

Development and Challenges in Marine Geology

edited by

Ioannis Vakalas

, Irene Zananiri and Henry Vallius

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3058 | Submission Open

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

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

Applied Deep Learning in Sensitive and Biometric Information Protection

edited by

Dario Allegra

and

Georgia Fargetta

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2718 | Submission Open

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

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

Novel Developments in Chemical Characterization and Evaluation of Bioactive Compounds

edited by

Cláudia Neves

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2401 | Submission Open

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

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

Artificial Intelligence Applications in Healthcare System, 2nd Edition

edited by Ayman Ibaida and

Khandakar Ahmed

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2355 | Submission Open

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

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

Recent Advances in Prospecting Geology

edited by

Jakub Ciążela

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2341 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Food Polysaccharides: Chemistry, Technology and Applications

edited by Małgorzata Kapelko-Żeberska and Artur Gryszkin

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2240 | Submission Open

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

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

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

edited by

Paweł Sitek

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1982 | Submission Open

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

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

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

edited by

Tomislav Stipančić

,

Katerina Kabassi

and

Yuchong Zhang

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

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

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

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

edited by

Bogdan Chirita

,

Maricel Agop

and Florin Nedeff

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1917 | Submission Open

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

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

Application of X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

edited by

Luciana Mirenghi

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1902 | Submission Open

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

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

Intelligent Control of Robotic System

edited by

Jian Chen

, Yi Zhang and

Pengfei Qian

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1762 | Submission Open

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

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

New Trends in Model-Based Systems Engineering

edited by

Bogdan Popa

and

Ion Marian Popescu

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 1720 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Advancements in Food Nutrition and Bioactive Compounds

edited by

Danila Cianciosi

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1717 | Submission Open

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

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

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

edited by Dionisios Sotiropoulos

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1461 | Submission Open

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

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

Building Information Modelling: From Theories to Practices

edited by

Alcinia Zita Sampaio

and

Augusto Martins Gomes

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1431 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Research and Application of Superconducting Magnets

edited by Peng Gao, Guanyu Xiao and Chengtao Wang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1388 | Submission Open

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

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

Recent Advances in Embedded System Design

edited by Tomislav Matic, Zeljko Hocenski and

Ivan Aleksi

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1307 | Submission Open

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

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

Recent Advances in Computational Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer

edited by Sean Malkeson and Mehdi Seddighi

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1239 | Submission Open

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

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

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

edited by

Iwona Rzeszutek

,

Roger Narayan

and

Chang Ming Charlie Ma

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 1200 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; drug delivery; nanocarriers; medicinal purposes

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

Vehicle Dynamics and Control: Advanced Mobility Technologies and Transportation Safety

edited by

Nadir Yilmaz

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1154 | Submission Open

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

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

Advanced Computer Vision and AI in Optomechatronic Systems

edited by

Francisco Cuevas de la Rosa

, Juan Martín Carpio Valadez and

Juan Humberto Sossa-Azuela

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 1050 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital image processing; computer vision; artificial intelligence; optomechatronic systems; smart manufacturing; medical technologies; autonomous robotics; metaheuristics; intelligent automation; technology integration

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

Non-Destructive Techniques for Heritage Conservation

edited by Amélia Dionísio and

Graça Vasconcelos

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1046 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-destructive techniques (NDT); heritage conservation; material diagnosis; structural diagnosis; materials and structures data; preservation strategies

Advances in Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Technology

edited by

Zhaoyu Wei

and

Liushuai Cao

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1029 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous underwater vehicles; bio-inspired design; control system; novel application; AI-enhanced autonomy; unmanned aerial underwater vehicle

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

Advances in Microbial Biotechnology

edited by

Carina Félix

, Ovidiu Vrancianu and

Robert Marian Ruginescu

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 969 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial biotechnology; biosynthesis; value-added chemicals; enzymes; antimicrobials; biodegradation; bioremediation; bioleaching; biotechnological potential; bioprospecting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Microbiology)

Innovations in Remote Sensing Technology for Resource and Environmental Monitoring

edited by

George Johannes Chirima

,

John Odindi

,

Cletah Shoko

and Paidamwoyo Mhangara

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 922 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; environmental changes; resource assessment; sensor technology; high-resolution imaging; LiDAR; hyperspectral imaging; artificial intelligence; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advances in Orthodontic Treatment, 2nd Edition

edited by

Alessandra Putrino

and

Angela Galeotti

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 870 | Submission Open

Keywords: orthodontics; 3D technologies; artificial intelligence; multidisciplinary approach; medico-legal; pediatric dentistry; adult orthodontics; tooth movement; skeletal development; malocclusion; relapse prevention; hybrid therapies; orthodontic retreatment; fixed appliances; removable appliances; clear aligners

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

Kinematics, Motion Planning and Control of Robotics

edited by

Mihai Crenganiş

,

Sever-Gabriel Racz

and

Radu-Eugen Breaz

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 837 | Submission Open

Keywords: kinematics; motion planning; robotics control; anthropomorphic robots; redundant robots; AI in robotics; fuzzy logic; neural networks; autonomous systems; multi-robot coordination; human– robot interaction; dynamic environments; real-time control; medical robotics; agricultural automation; service robotics; advanced algorithms; machine learning; collaborative robotics; innovative kinematic models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Advances in Human–Computer Interaction and Collaboration

edited by

Mladen Bošnjaković

and Kristian Dokic

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 735 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– computer interaction; natural user interfaces; large language models; gesture recognition; adaptive interfaces; artificial intelligence; augmented reality; virtual reality

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

Recent Advances in Foundry Engineering and Technology

edited by

Artur Bobrowski

and Adam Kurzawa

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 723 | Submission Open

Keywords: foundry and foundry composites; new materials and technologies; 3D printing; simulations of foundry processes; control systems and artificial intelligence; mechanization; automation; robotization of production; pro-ecological technologies; recycling of materials in foundry; Industry 4.0; improving the efficiency of material consumption

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Application of Data Processing in Earthquake Science

edited by

Konstantina Papadopoulou

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 662 | Submission Open

Keywords: time domain analysis; earthquake ground motion; next-generation earthquake monitoring; statistical methods in earthquake data analysis and interpretation; case studies from recent large seismic events; resilient and intelligent earthquake warning systems; big data management in earthquake monitoring; real-time magnitude estimation and localization; machine learning in earthquake early warning

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

Advanced Analytical Approaches for Environmental Toxicology and Ecosystem Health

edited by

José Belisario Leyva-Morales

and

Roberto Muñiz-Valencia

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 631 | Submission Open

Keywords: toxic agents; mathematical models; analytic techniques; one health; environmental risks; health risks; environmental toxicology

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

Advancing Sustainable Energy Through Quantum Material Innovation

edited by

Eduard Babulak

, Mark Hermann Rümmeli and Alicja Bachmatiuk

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 626 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum optics; quantum materials; quantum dots

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

New Challenges in Vehicle Dynamics and Road Traffic Safety

edited by

Michal Opala

and

Piotr Gołębiowski

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 587 | Submission Open

Keywords: vehicle dynamics; road traffic safety; advanced train control systems; active and passive safety technologies; energy efficiency and comfort in vehicles; passenger and pedestrian safety innovation

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

Valorization of Agri-Food Waste Biomass

edited by Voltaire Sant'Anna and Lilian Raquel Hickert

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 525 | Submission Open

Keywords: upcycled foods; food residues; food byproducts; circular economy; food waste

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

Advanced Rehabilitation in Complex Patients: Innovative Solutions to Enduring Challenges

edited by

Daniele Coraci

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 513 | Submission Open

Keywords: rehabilitation; neurology; orthopaedics; oncology; rheumathology; cardiopulmonary conditions; quantitative measurements; artificial intelligence; complex patient; big data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

AI and Data-Driven Methods for Fault Detection and Diagnosis

edited by

Yiwei Cheng

and

Zuoyi Chen

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 513 | Submission Open

Keywords: signal processing for fault detection; fault diagnosis; predictive maintenance; artificial intelligence in diagnostics; equipment reliability; condition monitoring; real-time diagnostic systems; prognostics and health management (PHM); data-driven fault detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Applications of Vehicular Networks and Communications

edited by

Reiner Kriesten

,

Franck Gechter

and Frank Kargl

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 512 | Submission Open

Keywords: vehicle networks; vehicle communication; automotive security; resilient car networks; Car-2-X and mobility services; artificial intelligence in vehicle networks; algorithms; automated drivingdriving; and functional development

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

Advances into Solar Energy Technologies and Applications

edited by

Marco Antonio Zamora Antuñano

and

Marco Francesconi

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 506 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar photovoltaic energy; solar thermal energy; next-generation solar cells; energy storage; smart grid integration; hybrid renewable systems; energy efficiency; advanced materials for solar energy

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

Advances in Ocean Acoustics

edited by Tongwei Zhang and

Huifang Chen

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 499 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater acoustic communication; underwater acoustic positioning; underwater PNT (positioning; navigation; and timing); underwater navigation systems; acoustic signal processing; autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) acoustics; underwater acoustic networks; oceanographic acoustic sensors; acoustic localization techniques; underwater acoustic imaging

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

Applications of Antenna Arrays in Wireless Communications

edited by

Alberto Reyna Maldonado

and

Marco A. Panduro

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 456 | Submission Open

Keywords: antenna arrays; mutual coupling; RF devices; wireless communications

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

Advances in Sustainable and Green Building Materials

edited by

Ebenezer Fanijo

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 450 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete and cementitious materials; sustainable materials; geopolymer concrete; pavement materials; green concrete technology; advanced sensing technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Railway Vehicle Dynamics: Advances and Applications

edited by

Krzysztof Zboiński

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 448 | Submission Open

Keywords: railway vehicle dynamics; numerical simulation; railway vehicle stability; numerical tools; methods of railway vehicle dynamics; vehicle construction; vehicle– track interactions; vehicle– infrastructure interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Human-Centered Design in Wearable Technology

edited by

Hao Fan

, Dengkai Chen, Ao Jiang,

Mengcheng Wang

and

Jinlei Shi

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 437 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable design; human– computer interaction; health monitoring; human-centered design; human factors and ergonomics; AI-assisted design; occupational health

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

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