Applied Sciences

Research on Renewable Energy Technologies

edited by

and

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 432 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy conversion technologies; conversion control and management; advanced and intelligent solution for renewable energies; integration and optimization for non-conventional renewable energy

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

Seismic Resistant Analysis and Design for Civil Structures: 2nd Edition

edited by

Virginio Quaglini

and

Eleonora Bruschi

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 426 | Submission Open

Keywords: earthquake-resistant structures; seismic performance; seismic risk mitigation; seismic design; base isolation; energy dissipation; local strengthening; seismic codes; nonlinear analyses; structural retrofitting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Sustainable Agricultural Practices and Air Quality: Advances in Pollution Control, Odor Removal and Waste Treatment Technology

edited by Alberto Moreno and

Jesus Vicente De Julián Ortiz

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 422 | Submission Open

Keywords: agri-food waste analysis; circular economy; lifecycle assessment (LCA); outdoor air studies; indoor air; carbonyls, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), aerosols, tropospheric ozone and particle matter (PM) levels’ monitoring; passive and active sampling and analysis; health and risk assessment; quantitative structure–activity relationship (QSAR) (eco)toxicology studies of air pollution’s impact on health; quantitative structure–toxicity relationship (QSTR).

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

Advanced Technologies in Nanoelectronics and Semiconductor Device Physics

edited by

Supriyo Bandyopadhyay

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 420 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoelectronics; semiconductor devices; beyond-CMOS; 2D materials; quantum transport; neuromorphic computing; device modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences)

Carbon-Neutral Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery

edited by

Jaecheul Yu

and

Kyung-Yup Hwang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 419 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon-neutral wastewater treatment; resource recovery; greenhouse gas mitigation; bioelectrochemical systems; electroactive biofilms; shortcut nitrogen removal; anammox processes; circular bioeconomy; omics-based microbial analysis; life cycle assessment (LCA)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Decision Support Systems and Data Analysis in Insect Pest E-Monitoring and Control, 2nd Edition

edited by

Theodore A. Tsiligiridis

,

Andrea Sciarretta

and

Dionysios Perdikis

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 417 | Submission Open

Keywords: decision support systems; precision agriculture; data analysis; data mining in agriculture

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

Emerging Technologies in Innovative Human–Computer Interactions: 2nd Edition

edited by

Shana Smith

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 415 | Submission Open

Keywords: human–computer interaction; extended reality; brain-computer interface; wearable technologies; conversational artificial intelligence

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

Bioactive Molecules in Foods and Plant-Based Materials: Chemistry, Functionality, and Applications in Health-Promoting Products

edited by

Rafael M. Sprea

and

Joana S. Amaral

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 411 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; functional foods; nutraceuticals; food chemistry; polyphenols; peptides; food by-products; green extraction; sustainability; health-promoting properties

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

Advances in Human–Machine Systems, Human–Machine Interfaces and Human Wearable Device Performance, 2nd Edition

edited by Kaiwei Li and

Lu Peng

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 396 | Submission Open

Keywords: human–machine system; human–machine interface; human–computer interactions; wearable devices; manned and unmanned system operation; augmented reality; virtual reality; control room and control panel design and assessment; transportation safety; human–robot interactions; extraskeletons; mental workload; vigilance

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

Unsaturated Soils: Theory, Measurements and Engineering Practice

edited by

Maria Mavroulidou

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 395 | Submission Open

Keywords: unsaturated soils; hydromechanical behaviour; experimental techniques; field monitoring and measurements; constitutive modelling; multiphysics processes; transport processes in the unsaturated zone; environmental geotechnics for unsaturated soils; numerical and computational modelling; engineering practice

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Artificial Intelligence in Object and Event Detection for Security Monitoring

edited by Marcin Iwanowski and

Bogusław Cyganek

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 391 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI; object detection; tracking; semantic and instance segmentation; anomaly detection; event recognition; deep learning; multi-camera; multi-sensor fusion; event interpretation; trajectory and crowd analysis; privacy-preserving monitoring

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

Recent Advances in Restorative Dentistry and Dental Biomaterials: Quality, Performance, and Sustainability Perspectives

edited by

Maria Antoniadou

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 369 | Submission Open

Keywords: restorative dentistry; dental biomaterials; material quality; clinical performance; longevity of restorations; digital dentistry; minimally invasive dentistry; sustainability; green dentistry; evidence-based practice

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

Cancer Cell Biology, Radiation and Radiomimetic Therapy

edited by

John Patrick Alao

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 360 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer cell biology; radiotherapy; radiomimetic drugs; DNA damage response; DNA repair; DNA metabolism; oxidative stress; cellular stress response; cell death

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

Soil Resilience for Sustainable Agricultural Systems

edited by

Carolina Dos Santos Batista Bonini

and

Marlene Cristina Alves

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 348 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil resilience; sustainable agriculture; regenerative agriculture; soil health; climate adaptation; soil management; soil restoration; agroecology; agricultural sustainability

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

Emerging Technologies and Sustainable Innovations in Building Design and Construction for Future Cities

edited by

Aly-Mousaad Aly

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 333 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital construction; automated construction; building design; green building technologies; smart infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Research on Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare—2nd Edition

edited by Rodrigo Martínez Béjar

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning in healthcare; predictive analytics in healthcare; natural language processing in healthcare; knowledge representation and reasoning in healthcare; AI for management of fake news and disinformation in healthcare; AI and medical imaging; AI-enhanced clinical decision support systems; intelligent robotic surgery; AI applications in digital health; AI and electronic health records (EHRs); intelligent healthcare chatbots; AI for personalized medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advances in Bioinspired Photonics

edited by

Branko Kolaric

, Sébastien R. Mouchet and

Maria Antonietta Ferrara

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 311 | Submission Open

Keywords:

Nanoscale dynamics in biological systems; Coupling of optical and mechanical dynamics; Photonic crystals; Plasmonics and natural photonic architecture; Linear and nonlinear optics; Fluorescence; Holography; Thermal management and photonic architectures

Antioxidants in Food and Plants

edited by

Katarzyna Janda-Milczarek

and Jadwiga Grzeszczak

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 305 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidants; phytochemicals; food bioactivity; oxidative stress; plant-based compounds; natural preservatives; nutritional quality; free radical scavenging; functional foods; bioavailability; phenolic compounds; health-promoting molecules

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

Sun-Driven Solutions: Emerging Photocatalytic Strategies for Hydrogen Production and Pollutant Removal

edited by

Laroussi Chaabane

and Ivalina Trendafilova

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 289 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysis; hydrogen evolution; water splitting; environmental remediation; nanomaterials; semiconductor heterojunction; solar energy conversion; nanostructures; photodegradation; defect engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Digital Service Engineering and Platform Ecosystems: Data, IoT and Service Integration

edited by Ada Bagozi,

Sebastian Werner

and João Luiz Rebelo Moreira

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital service engineering; platform ecosystems; data and service integration; distributed ledger technologies; blockchain integration; conceptual modeling; internet of things and distributed computing; semantic interoperability and service orchestration; data governance; intelligent information systems

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

Fault Diagnosis and Control in Power Electronics, Motors, and Renewable Energy Systems

edited by

Mario Arturo González García

,

Ricardo Álvarez Salas

and

Alessandro Lo Schiavo

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open

Keywords: power electronics converters; fault diagnosis; fault tolerant control; reconfiguration; control of power converters; PV systems; wind turbines; electric machines; multilevel converters

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

Advances in Aerodynamics, Aeroelasticity and Optimization in Aerospace Engineering

edited by

Spyridon Kilimtzidis

,

Kostopoulos Vassilis

and

Pericles Panagiotou

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 255 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerodynamics; aeroelasticity; aerospace engineering; computational fluid dynamics; multidisciplinary design optimization; aircraft design; flutter analysis; UAVs; surrogate modelling; lightweight aerospace structures

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

Bridging Discovery and Therapy: Experimental and Translational Advances in Natural Products

edited by

Bogdan Sevastre

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; natural products; phytochemicals; preclinical studies; translational research; bioactivity; therapeutic potential; phytotherapy; experimental pharmacology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Autonomous Vehicles and Autonomous Systems

edited by

Ilse Cervantes

,

Juan Humberto Sossa-Azuela

and J. Pena-Ramirez

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous vehicles; autonomous systems; sensor fusion; artificial intelligence; advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS)

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

Sustainable and Intelligent Applications of Additive Manufacturing

edited by

Tosin S. Famakinwa

and Anil Ravindran

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 238 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI & data-driven manufacturing;; sustainable & circular manufacturing;; materials & process innovation;; biomedical & healthcare applications;; IoT & smart systems integration;; industrial & infrastructure applications;; standards, security & digital manufacturing

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

Novel Biomaterials and Biotechnology for Wound Healing and Tissue Engineering

edited by

Daniel Komatsu

,

Eliana Aparecida de Rezende Duek

and Moema Hausen

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open

Keywords: tissue engineering; wound healing; biomaterials; smart wound dressings; stimuli-responsive systems; drug delivery; regenerative medicine; additive manufacturing

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

Learning Analytics, Educational Data Science, and Artificial Intelligence in Technology-Enhanced Education

edited by

Odiel Estrada Molina

, Alién García Hernández and

César A. Collazos

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 227 | Submission Open

Keywords: learning analytics; artificial intelligence in education; educational data mining; higher education; teacher education; digital competence; generative artificial intelligence; technology-enhanced learning; learning technologies; educational innovation

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

Modern Epidemiologic Approaches to Understanding and Analyzing Data

edited by David Shoultz

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: epidemiology; methods; Bayesian; causality; RWE; registries; global health; ML; AI; statistics; data; analytics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Sports Medicine and Physiology: Recent Advances and Applications

edited by

Christopher R. Harnish

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: exercise physiology; wearable sensors; VO2 max estimation; lactate threshold; performance monitoring; virtual training platforms; technology validation; field testing

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

Solid-State Transformers and 800 VDC Grid-to-Chip Power Conversion for Next-Generation AI Data Centres

edited by Gerardo Calderon-Lopez,

Christian A. Rojas

and

Przemysław Ptak

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open

Keywords: 800 VDC power distribution; grid-to-chip power conversion; intermediate-bus converters; point-of-load converters; GPU voltage regulation; multiphase converters; vertical power delivery; wide-bandgap semiconductors

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

Advances in Program Analysis and Verification for Reliable Software Systems

edited by

Jiaju Bai

and Zuming Jiang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open

Keywords: program analysis; formal verification; software testing; reliability and security; bug detection; vulnerability discovery

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

Cereal-Based Food Processing and Nutritional Quality: Latest Advances and Prospects, 2nd Edition

edited by

Dorota Teterycz

,

Anna Wirkijowska

and

Piotr Zarzycki

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereal-based food; food processing; nutritional quality; chemical composition of food; health properties of food; innovative technology; bioactive substances

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

Recent Advances in Quantum Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

edited by

Qingfeng Zhuge

,

Siwei Tan

and

Wenhui Ren

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum machine learning (QML); variational quantum circuits (VQCs); quantum neural networks (QNNs); hybrid quantum–classical algorithms; NISQ devices and applications; quantum reinforcement learning; quantum kernel methods; barren plateau phenomenon; quantum natural language processing; quantum advantage and benchmarking

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

Green Building Materials: Innovations and Applications

edited by

Antonio Telesca

and

Marroccoli Milena

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; sustainability; green materials; smart and functional construction materials; industrial waste and by-product valorization; recycled aggregates; raw materials and secondary raw materials; supplementary cementitious materials; innovative binders; low-carbon cementitious materials; high-performance and ultra-high-performance concrete (HPC/UHPC); self-sensing, self-adjusting, and self-healing materials; structural health monitoring; non-destructive characterization techniques; durability and service-life enhancement; protective systems for concrete structures; healthy and resilient buildings; energy consumption reduction; CO2 emissions reduction; life cycle assessment (LCA); resource efficiency and circular construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Innovative Horizons: Exploring the Synergy Between Gamification and Virtual Reality

edited by

André Sales Mendes

and

Héctor Sánchez San Blas

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open

Keywords: gamification; virtual reality; extended reality; LLMs; AI agents; serious games; immersive learning; human–computer interaction; adaptive systems; mixed reality

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

Emerging Technologies for Decision Support in Architecture and Urban Planning

edited by Jan Cudzik

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; urban planning; architectural design; decision support systems; computational design; generative design; digital twins; spatial analysis; GIS; smart cities; human–AI collaboration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Rock Mechanics in Deep Underground Oil and Gas Reserves

edited by

Zhizhen Zhang

and

Xiaoji Shang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: rock mechanics; deep underground reservoirs; oil and gas; high geo-stress; high temperature; hydraulic fracturing; multi-field coupling (THMC); wellbore stability; in situ stress; reservoir geomechanics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Beyond the Number: Measurement Semantics in Software and Data Systems

edited by

Steve McKeever

and

Blair Hall

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: measurement semantics; quantity systems; units of measure; quantity-aware computing; scientific computing; type systems; pluggable types; dimensional analysis; data quality; semantic interoperability; measurement metadata; programming languages

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

Technology-Enhanced and Mobile Learning: Innovations and Application, 2nd Edition

edited by Tomislav Jagušt, Peter Seow Sen Kee and

Martina Holenko Dlab

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open

Keywords: technology-enhanced learning; mobile learning; seamless learning; blended learning; educational technology; learning sciences; collaborative learning; computational thinking; personalization; adaptive learning; gamification; game-based learning; mixed reality; metaverse in education; immersive learning; AI in education

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

Recent Advances in Environmental Geotechnics

edited by

Xianghong Ding

,

Yong He

and

Zi Ye

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental geotechnics; contaminant transport; soil and groundwater remediation; sustainable geotechnics; solid waste resource utilization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Pattern Recognition and Outlier Detection in Data Science: Robust Methods and Real-World Applications

edited by Agnieszka Duraj,

Dariusz Puchala

and

Piotr S. Szczepaniak

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: pattern recognition; outlier detection; anomaly detection; data science; machine learning; classification; similarity learning; feature engineering; dimensionality reduction; ensemble learning; hybrid models; decision-level fusion; pseudolabeling; robust machine learning; data-centric AI; big data analytics; streaming data; intelligent decision systems; predictive analytics; biomedical data analysis; sensor data analytics

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

Precision Sports Performance: From Molecular Biomarkers to Emerging Technologies

edited by Manuel Fernández-Sanjurjo and

Eduardo Iglesias-Gutiérrez

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-omics integration; wearable biosensing; predictive analytics; exercise genomics and epigenetics; personalized training strategies

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

Recent Advances in Sports Injuries and Physical Rehabilitation: 2nd Edition

edited by

Jooyoung Kim

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: sports injuries; sports rehabilitation; injury prevention; return-to-play; return-to-performance; sports nutrition; recovery intervention; sports conditioning; neuromuscular training; musculoskeletal rehabilitation; functional recovery; performance optimization

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

Renewables Integration and Demand-Side Flexibility in Modern Power Systems

edited by

Olufemi Olayiwola

and

Gaetano Zizzo

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewables integration; demand-side flexibility; smart grids and local energy systems; energy management; power system operation

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

CMOS RF Integrated Circuits: Design, Analysis, and Applications

edited by Jee-Youl Ryu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: CMOS RF integrated circuits; millimeter-wave circuits; low-power RF systems; wireless communication; RF front-end; frequency synthesizers; 5G/6G applications; power amplifiers; system-on-chip (SoC)

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

Smart Grids and Their Communication Systems

edited by

Filip Holik

and

Tahira Mahboob

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grids; communication; cybersecurity; resilience; critical infrastructure

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

Advanced Sonoprocessing Technologies: Bridging Fundamental Mechanisms and Industrial Applications

edited by

Ling Qin

and

Yang Qin

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical and industrial applications; ultrasonic imaging; ultrasound-assisted processing; sonochemical processes; cavitation; advanced manufacturing

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

Advanced Detector Technologies and Imaging Systems for Medical Physics

edited by

Yongsu Yoon

and

Youngjin Lee

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: next-generation digital radiography and computed tomography (CT); emerging imaging modalities and instrumentation in medical physics; artificial intelligence and digital health in medical physics; patient dose monitoring and real-time dosimetry systems; radiation dose tracking and management frameworks (ALARA); radiation safety standards and workload optimization; deep learning-based image reconstruction and denoising; automated image segmentation and radiomics in medical physics; multi-energy and multi-modal imaging systems; performance evaluation metrics and image quality optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Molecular Genetics, Genomic Diversity, and Breeding Innovations for Sustainable Crop Improvement

edited by

Vasileios Greveniotis

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular genetics; genomic diversity; plant breeding; genetic improvement of crops; quantitative genetics; genomic selection; molecular markers; genotype × environment interaction; abiotic stress tolerance; sustainable agriculture

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

Durability and Mechanical Properties of Concrete

edited by Dingqiang Fan,

Xue-Sen Lyu

and

Wenxiang Cao

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete durability; mechanical properties; cement-based composites; supplementary cementitious materials; microstructure and degradation mechanisms; fiber-reinforced concrete; durability modeling and prediction; sustainable and high-performance concrete; advanced concrete technology; sustainable concrete

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

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