Applied Sciences

Current Advances in Performance Analysis and Technologies for Sports

edited by

Adrian Escudero-Tena

,

Diego Muñoz Marín

and

Sergio José Ibáñez Godoy

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 37713 | Submission Open

Keywords: sports science; exercise performance; sports performance; real-time monitoring of sport performance; behavior analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Additive Manufacturing for Novel and Advanced Materials: Characteristics, Challenges, and Applications

edited by Edgar Moraru and

Manoj Gupta

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 21563 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; digital manufacturing; metal additive manufacturing; ceramic additive manufacturing; polymer additive manufacturing; composite additive manufacturing; 3D printing; 4D printing; rapid prototyping; fused deposition modelling; vat photopolymerisation; selective laser melting; selective laser sintering; selective electron-beam melting; powder bed fusion; binder jetting; material jetting; laminated object manufacturing; direct metal deposition; resin-based materials; powder-based materials; filament-based materials

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

Recent Advances and Emerging Trends in Computational Fluid Dynamics

edited by

Florin Bode

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 20417 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics (CFD); energy efficiency; indoor air quality; outdoor air quality; wind engineering; heat and mass transfer

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

Biosynthesis and Applications of Natural Products

edited by Shogo Mori and Sylvie Garneau-Tsodikova

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 19907 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioinformatics; biosynthesis; chemoenzyamtic synthesis; combinatorial biosynthesis; drug discovery; drug development; gene clusters; natural products; protein engineering; secondary metabolites

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

Human Geography in an Uncertain World: Challenges and Solutions

edited by

Jianbo Gao

, Mengmeng Zhang and Teqi Dai

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 19566 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; urban planning; social equity; supply chain restructuring; innovation geography; human-environment interactions; spatial impacts; cultural integration; geopolitics; big data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Advances in Robot Path Planning, 3rd Edition

edited by

Jonghoek Kim

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 18859 | Submission Open

Keywords: online and dynamic path planning; energy-efficient path planning; motion planning; SLAM; coverage problem; mobile robots; multiple robots; robot arms; underwater robots; UAVs

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

Structural Health Monitoring in Bridges and Infrastructure

edited by

Yang Yang

,

Yang Yang

and Lijun Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18455 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; structural damage identification; structural response reconstruction; structural load identification; structural diagnosis; machine learning; intelligent algorithms; bridge/ infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Industrial Safety and Occupational Health Engineering

edited by Ming Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16312 | Submission Open

Keywords: health engineering; industrial safety; dust prevention

Current Trends in Food Microbiology: Food Fermentation, Safety, and Production

edited by

Batrinou Anthimia

and Spyros Konteles

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 15791 | Submission Open

Keywords: food microbiology; food fermentation; microbiome; pathogen detection; food safety; food preservation

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

Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles: Development and Challenges

edited by Ronik Ketankumar Patel and Apurva Pamidimukkala

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 14747 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous vehicles; artificial intelligence; safety and reliability; technology advancements; regulatory frameworks; infrastructure requirements; economic and societal impacts

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

Design, Development, and Characterization of Advanced Materials for Modern Industry

edited by

Madalina Simona Baltatu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 13623 | Submission Open

Keywords: characterization and fabrication; innovations in composites; ceramics; metals; and polymers; material manufacturing and processing; physical; chemical; and mechanical properties; applications of automotive; aeronautics; biomedicine; and electronics; sustainability and the environmental impact

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

Emerging Trends in Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science for E-Learning

edited by

Sacha Gómez Moñivas

and Beatriz Narbona

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13485 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; e-learning; learning systems

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

Future Horizons in Multi-Agent Systems: Pioneering Trends and Breakthrough Innovations

edited by

Pilar Herrero-Martín

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10887 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-agent systems (MASs); agent architectures; collaboration and coordination; human– agent interaction; swarm intelligence; intelligent tutoring systems; security and privacy; hybrid and quantum-inspired agents

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

AI-Enhanced 4D Geospatial Monitoring for Healthy and Resilient Cities

edited by

Ram C. Sharma

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10530 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban sustainability; remote sensing and geospatial technology; urban geomorphology; vegetation and public health; urban ecosystem analysis; AI; machine learning; and deep learning; urban design and micro-climatic conditions; green infrastructures and water management systems; lidar and photogrammetry; extreme weather events and heat stroke; air quality and public health; spectral analysis and biodiversity indices; social issues and urban resilience strategies; optical; radar; and lidar sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advanced Security and Privacy Mechanisms for Cyber–Physical Systems and Industrial Networks

edited by

Jiuxin Cao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10440 | Submission Open

Keywords: anomaly detection; privacy– utility trade-offs; chaos-based encryption; federated learning; network resilience; unknown threat detection; generative content forensics

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

Transportation and Infrastructures Under Extreme Weather Conditions

edited by E Deng

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9690 | Submission Open

Keywords: transportation; infrastructures; extreme weather conditions; disaster; turbulence; monitoring; early warning; railway infrastructure; vehicle aerodynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Data Science and Machine Learning in Logistics and Transport, 2nd Edition

edited by

Marta Campos Ferreira

,

João Manuel R. S. Tavares

and

Teresa Galvão Dias

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9385 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data; data mining; data analytics; artificial intelligence; deep learning; pattern recognition; classification; simulation

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

Advanced Robotics, Mechatronics, and Automation

edited by

Yan Shi

and Shuai Ren

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9379 | Submission Open

Keywords: surgery robotics; rehabilitation medical; advanced intelligent; healthcare application; digital diagnosis and treatment

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

Sustainability in Functional Textiles: Materials, Technology and Design

edited by Isabel Cabral and

Jorge Padrão

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7934 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-performance textiles; smart textiles and wearable technology; medical textiles; multifunctional textiles; eco-design; circular economy; biomimicry and bio-inspired; advanced manufacturing and nanotechnology; textile coloration

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

Advanced Technology in Geotechnical Engineering

edited by Qingrong Xiong

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6453 | Submission Open

Keywords: micromechanics; multiscale modeling; particle interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Smart Manufacturing and Materials: 3rd Edition

edited by

Marek Placzek

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6400 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart technology; smart materials; simulation; modeling; analysis; testing; big data; autonomous robots; system integration; industrial IoT; cybersecurity; cloud computing; additive manufacturing; reverse engineering; virtual and augmented reality; artificial intelligence; piezoelectric transducers; electrostatic materials; magnetostrictive materials; shape memory materials; variable viscosity liquids; thermoelectric materials; light-emitting materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Advanced Research and Analysis of Environmental Microbiomes

edited by

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,

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submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5967 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental microbiology; microbial communities; bioremediation; pollutant degradation; metagenomics; microbial adaptation; biogeochemical cycles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Application and Development of New Materials and Intelligent Technologies in Civil Engineering Construction

edited by Ke Sheng,

Xin Liu

, Shengtao Zhou and Dongxing Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5706 | Submission Open

Keywords: civil engineering construction; new materials; intelligent technologies; sustainable construction; tunnel engineering; slope stabilization; intelligent monitoring systems; numerical simulation; green construction materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Sustainability and Challenges of Underground Gas Storage Engineering

edited by

Xuerui Wang

, Jianbo Zhang, Yang Zhao and Fengyuan Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5420 | Submission Open

Keywords: underground gas storage; geomechanics; wellbore integrity; hydrogen storage; reservoir integrity; CO2 geo-storage; risk assessment; intelligent UGS

Progress in Information Security and Privacy

edited by Hiroaki Kikuchi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5049 | Submission Open

Keywords: differential privacy; data anonymization; privacy policy; membership inference; attribute inference; serveylance camera

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

Machine Learning Applications in Earthquake Engineering

edited by

Konstantinos G. Megalooikonomou

and

Leonidas Alexandros S. Kouris

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4448 | Submission Open

Keywords: earthquake engineering; structural dynamics; seismic risk assessment; seismic hazard analysis; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Future Information & Communication Engineering 2025

edited by

Yun Seop Yu

,

Daesung Lee

,

Jun-Ho Huh

and Dae-hwan Kim

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4340 | Submission Open

Keywords: communication systems; networking; smart security; intelligent information systems; artificial intelligence; machine learning; biomedical imaging; multimedia and digital convergence; semiconductors; ubiquitous sensor networks; database; internet application; big data; Internet of Things (IoT); Information Technology (IT) convergence; Augmented Reality (AR)/Virtual Reality (VR); metaverse

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

AI-Enhanced Metal/Alloy Forming

edited by

Zili Wang

and

Yong Xu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4337 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal/alloy forming; deep learning algorithms; optimization algorithms; digital twin technology; large language models; rolling; forging; extrusion; drawing; stamping; hydroforming

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

Effects of Climate Change on Hydrology

edited by

Wei-Che Huang

,

Wen Cheng Liu

and Fong Zuo Lee

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4166 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; hydrology; river; glacier; evaporation; evapotranspiration; groundwater; ocean; water quality; water resource management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

AI-Empowered Wireless Power Transfer Technology and Electromagnetic Metamaterials

edited by Chunfang Wang,

Cancan Rong

and Hongbo Ma

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3657 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless power transfer; energy efficiency; metasurfaces and metamaterials; artificial intelligence; Internet of Things; EM wave manipulation; electromagnetic compatibility; flexible wireless energy harvesting

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

Monitoring and Conservation of Freshwater Biodiversity

edited by

Olga Petriki

and

Dimitra Bobori

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3421 | Submission Open

Keywords: freshwater biodiversity; ecological monitoring; conservation strategies; habitat restoration; environmental impact; policy and management; community engagement; molecular tools; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Applications of Deep Learning and Machine Learning in Medicine and Biology

edited by

Byung-Gyu Kim

and Ediz Polat

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3411 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; medical imaging; medical AI applications; healthcare AI; biomedical informatics

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

Sustainable Reliability, Maintenance, and Fault Diagnosis Strategies for Mechanical and Manufacturing Systems

edited by

Jérémie Schutz

and

Christophe Sauvey

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3388 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable maintenance; reliability engineering; fault diagnosis; predictive maintenance; condition monitoring; life cycle assessment; digital twin; industry 5.0; smart manufacturing; mechanical systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

New Challenges in Dentistry and Oral Health

edited by Anahid Ahmadi Birjandi and Maja Sabalić

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3242 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral health; integration of technology; antibiotic resistance; novel therapeutics; regenerative dentistry; patient education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advancements and Future Trends in Vehicle Electrification and Intelligent Control Systems

edited by

Luis M. Castellanos Molina

and

Nicola Amati

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3170 | Submission Open

Keywords: vehicle electrification; electric powertrains; battery technologies; energy management systems; charging infrastructure; hybrid and electric vehicles (HEVs/EVs); autonomous vehicles; virtual sensing; advanced driver assistance systems (ADASs); intelligent control systems; artificial intelligence in transportation; machine learning for vehicle control; vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication; cybersecurity in smart vehicles; smart grid integration; sustainable transportation

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

Application of Spectroscopy in Chemistry

edited by

Samuel P. Hernandez

,

Leonardo C. Pacheco-Londoñ

and

Jose A. Centeno

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2745 | Submission Open

Keywords: spectroscopy in chemistry; near-infrared spectroscopy; Raman scattering

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

Hydrocolloids: Characteristics and Applications

edited by

Anton Huber

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2673 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrocolloidal systems; nano-structured systems; continuous aqueous phase (c); dispersed/emulsified phase (d); charged and/or neutral modifier (small molecules or polymers) (m); mix of homogenous and heterogeneous partitions (binary systems c-d; c-m; d-m); status of dissolution in binary systems; distribution of dimension and geometry of super-molecular d-objects; interface properties of d-objects; adsorption characteristics on d-objects; diffusive and electrokinetic mobilities; synthesis/establishing and modification of colloidal systems; stabilization/destabilization mechanisms; response capabilities upon applied stress; analytical separation techniques; analytical detection techniques; application of hydrocolloidal systems in food processing; pharmaceutical applications of hydrocolloidal systems

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

Risk Models, Analysis, and Assessment of Complex Systems

edited by

Shenghan Zhou

and

Linchao Yang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2644 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial systems; aerospace engineering; transportation science and engineering; energy systems; artificial intelligence; risk modeling; risk assessment

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

Reservoir Stimulation in Deep Geothermal Reservoir

edited by

Bing Chen

and Jiwen Bai

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2596 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep geothermal energy; reservoir stimulation theory; reservoir stimulation mechanisms; thermal cracking behavior; thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) coupling; effectiveness evaluation; numerical model development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Advancing Predictive Analytics: Innovations in AI and Machine Learning for Real-World Applications

edited by

Long Wang

and

Chao Huang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2334 | Submission Open

Keywords: predictive analytics; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning (ML); explainable AI (XAI); time-series forecasting

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

Current Trends and Applications of Polymer Composites

edited by

Fang Wang

and

Yadong Wu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1983 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer composite materials; performance characterization; applications

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

Research on Tunnel Construction and Underground Engineering

edited by

Zhenyu Sun

and

Liqiang Cao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1859 | Submission Open

Keywords: tunnel construction; underground engineering; construction safety; support design; surrounding rock stability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Computer Vision and Deep Learning for Activity Recognition

edited by

Yang Li

and

Hui Yuan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1773 | Submission Open

Keywords: human activity recognition; deep learning; computer vision; multimodal fusion; edge AI; privacy-preserving learning; self-supervised learning; federated learning; generative AI; explainable AI

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

Advanced Pattern Recognition & Computer Vision, 2nd Edition

edited by

Hancheng Zhu

and Rui Yao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1773 | Submission Open

Keywords: pattern recognition; computer vision; deep learning; image processing; object detection

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

Recent Advances and Applications of Electromagnetic Metamaterials

edited by

Guoyan Dong

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1565 | Submission Open

Keywords: electromagnetic metamaterials; metasurfaces; topological photonics; metamaterial cloaking; nonlinear metamaterials; quantum metamaterials; energy harvesting; wireless communications; advanced sensing; reconfigurable optics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

New Insights in Artificial Intelligence and E-Learning

edited by

Woochun Jun

and

Pilar García-Díaz

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1548 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; E-learning; artificial intelligence applications; artificial intelligence literarcy; artifical intelligence ethics; data science education; AI-based tutoring

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

Today's Trends in Biomedical Technology and Regenerative Medicine

edited by

Charles C Lee

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1502 | Submission Open

Keywords: stem cells; tissue engineering; tissue repair; tissue regeneration; scaffold; regenerative medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Novel Approaches for Machine Learning in Healthcare Applications: 2nd Edition

edited by

Kwang-Sig Lee

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1494 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; deep learning; explainable artificial intelligence; SHAP; generative artificial intelligence; BERT; GPT; reinforcement learning

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

Renewable Energy and Electrical Power System

edited by Dario Assante

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1448 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; electrical power system; smart grid; energy storage; grid integration; distributed generation; energy transition; sustainability; decarbonization

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

Technologies and Modern Techniques for Advancing Sustainable Aquaculture: 2nd Edition

edited by

Panagiotis Berillis

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1447 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquaculture; aquaponics; sustainable aquaculture; multi-trophic aquaculture; organic aquaculture; new species; new aquaculture technologies; recirculation aquaculture systems; engineering and technology of aquatic environments

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

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