Applied Sciences

Machine Learning in Space Weather Prediction

edited by

and Yang Wang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 447 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; space weather prediction; solar flare forecasting; coronal mass ejection (CME) detection; geomagnetic storm modeling; deep learning (e.g., CNN, LSTM, Transformer); radiation belt dynamics; space plasma data analysis; multi-source space data fusion; transfer learning in space physics; uncertainty quantification (UQ) for space weather; reinforcement learning for space weather mitigation; solar–terrestrial physics; satellite anomaly prediction; power grid space weather resilience

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

Oral Microbiology

edited by

Violet I. Haraszthy

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 428 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral microbiome; oral biofilms; microbial dysbiosis; dental caries; periodontal disease; host–microbe interactions; antimicrobial strategies; diagnostic technologies; bioactive materials; translational dentistry

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

Tools for Implementing and Monitoring Circularity in the Built Environment—2nd Edition

edited by

Luís Bragança

and Rand Askar

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 395 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy in the built environment; existing and new stock; assessment and monitoring; CE integration into sustainability frameworks; design support tools; circularity indicators; management models; barriers and opportunities; digitalisation and automation; BIM

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

The Development of Materials by Electrospinning for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Antonio Laezza

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 391 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrospinning; polymers; fibres; composites; tissue regeneration; drug delivery

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

Coastal Environments Under Climate Change: Dynamics, Monitoring, and Adaptation

edited by

Claudio Valdovinos

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 374 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; marine communities; biodivesrity shifts; monitoring technologies and modeling tools; nature-based solutions and ecological restoration; adaptive management under climate change; ecological resilience; coastal and marine ecosystems

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

Advances in Aircraft Design and Bioenergy

edited by

Ziyu Liu

and Xiaobin Shen

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 372 | Submission Open

Keywords: bionic aircraft; biofuels; aerospace vehicles; bionic robotics; sustainable aviation; combustion and emissions; aerospace engineering; renewable energy; environmental impact assessment; life cycle assessment; flight dynamics

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

Recent Advances in Post-Tensioning Systems: Degradation Assessment, Residual Stress, and Life Prediction

edited by

Sara Cattaneo

and

Carlo Pettorruso

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 356 | Submission Open

Keywords: post-tensioning systems; prestress loss evaluation; residual stress assessment; durability and degradation mechanisms; corrosion and grout defects; non-destructive testing (NDT); structural health monitoring (SHM); service life prediction; numerical and analytical modeling; infrastructure maintenance and assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Development and Application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Control Technology, 2nd Edition

edited by Xiaoping Xu,

Rui Wang

and

Rosario Pecora

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 348 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced control algorithms; autonomous navigation; multi-sensor integration; swarm intelligence; artificial intelligence; human–UAV interaction; practical applications

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

Environmental Health: Innovation and Application

edited by

Ana Monteiro

and

Marina Almeida-Silva

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 342 | Submission Open

Keywords: environment; health; innovation; application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

New Trends in the Structure Characterization of Food: 2nd Edition

edited by

María de Jesús Perea-Flores

and

Ma de la Paz Salgado-Cruz

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open

Keywords: food materials and emerging technologies; ultrasound, microwave and infrared technologies; nutrients and components (biopolymers and secondary metabolites); dietary supplements and functional foods; agroindustrial waste; spectroscopy—Raman, IR, X-ray diffraction (XRD); microscopy techniques light microscopy (LM); confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM); scanning electron microscopy (SEM); transmission electron microscopy (TEM); atomic force microscopy (AFM) super-resolution microscopy saturated structured illumination microscopy (SSIM); stimulated emission depletion microscopy (STED); photoactivated localization microscopy (PALM); fluorescence photoactivation localization microscopy (FPALM); stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy (STORM)

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

Application of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Human-Computer Interaction: 2nd Edition

edited by

Pingping Zhu

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 248 | Submission Open

Keywords: human–computer interaction; machine learning; human-robot interaction; human–swarm interaction; human-centered computing

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

Nanostructured Adsorbents for Environmental Remediation: 2nd Edition

edited by

Norma-Aurea Rangel-Vàzquez

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; nanohydrogels; adsorbents; water; remediation; simulation; modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Sustainable and Intelligent Additive Manufacturing of Polymers and Composites

edited by

Elvis Hozdić

, Lidija Rihar, Zoran Jurković and Budimir Mijović

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; sustainable manufacturing; polymer composites; bio-based materials; circular economy; life cycle assessment; artificial intelligence; digital manufacturing; material characterization; process optimization

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

Recent Advances in Postharvest Handling, Storage, Processing and Packaging, and Management of Fruits and Vegetables

edited by

Sandra Horvitz

and

Hosahalli S. Ramaswamy

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open

Keywords: fresh produce; fruits & vegetables; postharvest management; food loss and waste; cooling and cold storage; shelf-life extension; cold chain; modified atmosphere packaging; food quality

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

Feature Review Papers in ‘Transportation and Future Mobility’ Section

edited by David Fernández-Llorca,

Suchao Xie

and

Nadia Giuffrida

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 31426 | Submission Open

Keywords: transportation; traffic; future mobility

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

Selected Papers from the 14th International Multi-Conference on Engineering and Technology Innovation (IMETI 2025)

edited by

Wen-Hsiang Hsieh

,

Jia-Shing Sheu

and

Minvydas Ragulskis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 15 articles | Viewed by 21151 | Submission Open

Keywords: IMETI, ICATI, ICBEI, ICECEI, ICSI; artificial intelligence; Industry 4.0; intelligent computing and systems; green technology; materials; mechatronic; new energy

Advances in Computer Vision and Digital Image Processing

edited by

Panayiotis Vlamos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 19 articles | Viewed by 20596 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; digital image processing; deep learning; object detection; image segmentation; generative AI; medical imaging; scene understanding; multimodal data fusion; embedded vision systems; human–computer interaction; real-time image analysis

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

International Conference Wood Science and Engineering in the Third Millennium–ICWSE 2025

edited by

Lidia Gurau

,

Mihaela Câmpean

and

Emilia-Adela Salca

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 20579 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood structure and properties; wood drying and heat treatments; mechanical wood processing and quality; wood-based materials; wood preservation, modification, gluing, and coating; conservation–restoration of wooden objects; furniture design; wood constructions

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

Machine Learning and Its Application for Anomaly Detection

edited by

Naeem Ayoub

and Amira Mouakher

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16850 | Submission Open

Keywords: anomaly detection; explainable AI (XAI); time-series analysis; generative AI; predictive maintenance; cybersecurity; industrial monitoring; healthcare analytics; real-time systems; federated learning; privacy-preserving machine learning; image anomaly detection; edge computing; cloud-based detection; outlier detection; adaptive detection systems and industrial IoTs

(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 Dec 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14481 | 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)

Advanced Signal and Image Processing for Applied Engineering

edited by

Mouloud Adel

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 10083 | 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)

Deep Learning and Data Mining: Latest Advances and Applications

edited by Mehmed M. Kantardzic,

Mehmet Akif Gulum

and Hanqing Hu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9782 | Submission Open

Keywords: data mining; deep learning; learning algorithms; multimodal data

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

Green Technologies and Applications

edited by

Sergio Correia

and

João Pedro Matos-Carvalho

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 9741 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy and green technology; green smart cities; green technologies and applications; green communication systems and networks; artificial intelligence for green IoT; applied mathematical modeling in renewable energy; ai application to sustainable technologies

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

Electromagnetic Waves: Applications and Challenges

edited by

Gabriela Atanasova

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9370 | Submission Open

Keywords: electromagnetic waves; antenna; wireless communication; microwave imaging; metamaterials; metasurfaces; biomedical applications; biological effect; energy harvesting; wireless power transmission; computational electrodynamics

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

Advancing Building Information Modeling Through Artificial Intelligence: Methods, Applications, and Challenges

edited by

Eric Fabián Forcael Durán

and

Felipe Muñoz-La Rivera

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8907 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); building information modeling (BIM); machine learning; generative design; computer vision in construction; digital twins; smart construction; automation in AEC; predictive maintenance; data-driven design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

The Rome Technopole Project: Energy Transition and Digital Transition in Urban Regeneration and Construction

edited by Luca Gugliermetti, Fabrizio Tucci and Giovenale Anna Maria

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8472 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy transition; urban regeneration; digital transition; built environment; sustainability; green economy; hydrogen; waste management; smart mobility; national recovery and resilience plan; Rome technopole

15th Anniversary of Applied Sciences—Emerging Applications in the Recent 2 Years

edited by

Giulio Nicola Cerullo

,

Andrea Prati

,

Roger Narayan

and

José Manuel Moreno-Rojas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 8128 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical sciences; photonic technologies; applied biosciences and bioengineering; chemical and molecular sciences; food science and technology; computing and artificial intelligence

Chemical and Functional Properties of Food and Natural Products: 3rd Edition

edited by

Teresa Leszczyńska

,

Ewa Piątkowska

and

Joanna Kapusta-Duch

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8004 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical properties of food; health properties of food; modern methods of functional food production; animal research; human studies

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

Advances in Geopolymers and Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Composites

edited by

Zhiyun Deng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7985 | Submission Open

Keywords: geopolymers; fiber-reinforced concrete; sustainable construction materials; mechanical properties; durability; concrete composites; structural applications; recycling; environmental impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advanced Plant Biotechnology in Sustainable Agriculture—2nd Edition

edited by

Anzhen Qin

and

Dongfeng Ning

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6769 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic engineering; cropping systems; smart fertigation; remote sensing; climate change

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

Sustainable Railway Infrastructures: Health Monitoring, Assessment and Maintenance: 2nd Edition

edited by

Jie Geng

, Yuntai Zhang and Zhipeng Lai

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6699 | Submission Open

Keywords: railway infrastructure; health monitoring; artificial intelligence; digital twins; big data analytics; IOT-based systems; risk assessment; sustainable railway operations

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

10th Anniversary of Materials Section—Recent Advances in "Materials Sciences and Engineering"

edited by

Sebastiano Candamano

and

Luca Spiridigliozzi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 6690 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; nanotechnology; nanocomposites; nanoparticles; microfibers; nanofibers; carbon nanotubes; graphene; polymers; composites; metallic alloys; ceramics; semiconductors; quantum dots; thin films; coatings; polymer composites; ceramic composites; metal matrix composites; carbon fibers; glass fibers; shape memory alloys; porous materials; polymer blends; magnetic materials; smart materials; responsive materials; self-healing materials; biomaterials; biodegradable materials; tissue engineering; drug delivery; scaffolds; biosensors; biomimetic materials; catalysis; photocatalysis; electrochemistry; surface modification; corrosion resistance; energy storage; batteries; supercapacitors; fuel cells; solar cells; hydrogen production; hydrogels; aerogels; flexible electronics; wearable devices; 3D printing; additive manufacturing; mechanical properties; strength; toughness; hardness; elasticity; thermal conductivity; electrical conductivity; optical properties; luminescence; photoluminescence; sustainable materials; green synthesis; recycling; degradation; characterization; microscopy; X-ray diffraction; spectroscopy; rheology; mechanical testing; electrochemical testing; thermal analysis; computational materials science; machine learning; molecular dynamics composites for the built environment; green composites; advanced and sustainable binders; FRCM; fiber-reinforced composites; mortar/concrete with phase change materials (PCMs) or nanomaterials; durability; LCA; recycled aggregate; characterization

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

Advances in Biomechanics and Sports Medicine

edited by

Zbigniew Waśkiewicz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5625 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomechanical analysis; injury prevention; sports rehabilitation; wearable technology; human movement science; athletic performance optimization; musculoskeletal modeling; sports medicine applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advances and Applications of Food Industry By-Products

edited by

Djurdjica Ačkar

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5381 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; fibre; extraction; food processing; nutritive value; safety; biofuel; water purification; incapsualtion

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

Current Trends, Opportunities, and Challenges for Biomaterials in Dental Applications

edited by

Marko Vuletić

,

Dragana Gabrić

and Valentina Rajić

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4782 | Submission Open

Keywords: regenerative dentistry; tissue engineering; bioactive glass; dentin graft; osteointegration; polymeric biomaterials; dental implants; zirconia ceramics; adhesive systems

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

Geological Disasters: Mechanisms, Detection, and Prevention

edited by

Qinglu Deng

and

Xingwei Ren

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4778 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic geological hazards; landslide; landslide susceptibility; slope stability; geotechnics; pipeline; frozen soil mechanics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

New Horizons in Structural Health Monitoring of Railway Infrastructure

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4543 | Submission Open

Keywords: railway infrastructure; structural health monitoring; AI; monitoring technology; data mining; condition assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Unmanned Systems: Intelligent Perception, Autonomous Navigation, and Positioning

edited by

Haoqian Huang

and Di Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4518 | Submission Open

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

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

5th Anniversary of the Section "Applied Thermal Engineering"—Recent Advances in Sustainable Energy and Solid Waste Management

edited by

,

,

,

and Lili Ye

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4457 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste-to-energy; biomass conversion; green hydrogen; solid waste management; plastic pyrolysis; sludge treatment; tire recycling; circular economy; resource recovery; environmental sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Thermal Engineering)

10th Anniversary of the Energy Science and Technology Section—the Future of Energy

edited by

Rodolfo Dufo-López

and

Jesús Sergio Artal-Sevil

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4189 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; renewable energy generation; emerging energy technologies; energy storage (batteries, pumped hydro storage, hydrogen, thermal storage, CAES…); decarbonizing industrial processes; biofuels; hydrogen economy; advanced heating and cooling solutions; evolution of electric mobility; power-to-X; low-carbon technologies in energy systems; energy harvesting; grid integration and ancillary services; off-grid energy systems; analysis, simulation and optimization of energy systems; power electronics for energy systems; energy management; energy optimization; carbon capture, utilization, and storage

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

Physics-Informed Learning: Applications in Physics-Informed Neural Networks and Machine Learning

edited by

Rogerio De Carvalho

and Antônio J. Silva Neto

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4056 | Submission Open

Keywords: physics-informed neural networks (PINNs); physics-informed machine learning (PIML); physics-informed learning (PIL); machine learning; deep learning; partial differential equations (PDEs); computational physics; inverse problems; computational engineering

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

Recent Advances in Geotechnical Structures and Soil–Structure Interaction

edited by

Shengyi Cong

and Xudong Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3543 | Submission Open

Keywords: cold-region geotechnics; frozen soil mechanics; soil–structure interaction; hydro–thermo–mechanical coupling modeling; remote sensing and monitoring; field experiments and case studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Cloud Computing: New Network Technology and Information Security

edited by

Madhuri Siddula

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3446 | Submission Open

Keywords: cloud computing; security models; networks; information security

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

Digital Twin and AI in Construction and Urban Sustainability

edited by

Edyta Plebankiewicz

and

Jolanta Tamošaitienė

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3171 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twin (DT); AI-based management decision-making; construction management; lifecycle assessment (LCA); circular economy and project management; building information modeling (BIM); sustainable buildings and cities

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

Natural Additives for Enhancing the Quality and Shelf Life of Animal-Based Food Products

edited by Ana Guerrero Barrado, Ivanor Nunes Do Prado,

Grasiele Scaramal Madrona

and Ana Vital

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3084 | Submission Open

Keywords: active packaging; animal-based products; antimicrobial activity; antioxidant properties; consumers; food preservation; food safety; natural additives; sensory quality; shelf-life extension

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

Feature Review Papers in Section 'Food Science and Technology': 2nd Edition

edited by

Wojciech Kolanowski

and

Agata Urszula Fabiszewska

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3006 | Submission Open

Keywords: food science; food technology; food processing; functional foods; food microbiology; food analysis

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

Biomass Utilization and Bioenergy Production

edited by

Marco Buffi

and

Simone Bergonzoli

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2832 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; biofuels; logistics; thermochemical; biochemical; intermediates; bioeconomy; LCA; technoeconomic; BECCS

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

Applications of Deep and Machine Learning in Remote Sensing

edited by

Francesco Zirilli

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2779 | Submission Open

Keywords: earth observation; remote sensing; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning

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

Current Approaches in Applied Geochemistry

edited by

Qingjie Gong

and Jiayong Pan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2769 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral exploration; environmental quality assessment; geohealth; elemental and isotopic behaviors; source tracing and provenance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Fifth Anniversary of "Biomedical Engineering" Section—Recent Advances in Biomedical Engineering

edited by

Stefan H. Bossmann

and

Jennifer Davis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2756 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical imaging; biomaterials; functional implants; drug delivery and transfection; biomechanics; metabolism; epigenetics; biomedical sensors; liquid biopsy technologies; AI in healthcare; rehabilitation engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

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