Applied Sciences

Advanced Plant Biotechnology in Sustainable Agriculture—2nd Edition

edited by

Anzhen Qin

and

Dongfeng Ning

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3471 | Submission Open

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

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

Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Smart Energy Systems

edited by

Xueqian Fu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3338 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grids; control systems; smart energy systems; artificial intelligence; machine learning

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

Soil Organic Matter and Carbon Content Analysis Using Machine Learning and Classical Approaches

edited by

Yaping Xu

and

Rafael López Núñez

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3029 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil science; machine learning; remote sensing; soil mapping; organic analysis; drone technology; spectroscopic analysis; proximal soil-sensing techniques

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

Building-Energy Simulation in Building Design

edited by

Jaewook Lee

and

Jong-Won Lee

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3008 | Submission Open

Keywords: building-energy simulation; building information modeling (BIM); energy-efficient building design; machine learning in energy modeling; sustainable building design; design automation for energy efficiency

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

Application of Artificial Intelligence in Dental and Craniofacial Research

edited by

Kathrin Becker

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2919 | Submission Open

Keywords: anatomic landmark detection and/or analyses; automated treatment planning; prediction of treatment success; treatment failure; and/or treatment duration; prognosis of growth and development; evaluation of treatment outcomes; image segmentation; object detection; and object classification; detection of pathologies; big data; artificial neural networks; deep learning; machine learning; convolutional neural networks; fuzzy logic

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

Applications of Genetic and Evolutionary Computation

edited by Jun Zhang and Weijie Yu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2880 | Submission Open

Keywords: genetic algorithms; evolutionary computation; optimization; artificial intelligence; real-world applications

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

Automatic Control of Multi-Agent Systems

edited by

Huaqing Li

and

Qingguo Lü

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2860 | Submission Open

Keywords: control theory and application; multi-agent systems; complex networks; industrial automation; intelligent fault detection; modelling and simulation; wireless sensor networks; multiobjective optimization; soft computing techniques; artificial intelligence; big data analytics; information processing; human interaction; computing approaches; communication mechanisms; machine learning

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

Research and Applications of Artificial Neural Network

edited by

Youness El Hamzaoui

and José Alfredo Hernández Pérez

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2833 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial neural networks; machine learning; predictive modeling; backpropagation algorithms; environmental engineering; process optimization; statistical validation; computational intelligence; pattern recognition; real-time monitoring

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

Antenna Technology for 5G Communication

edited by

Ming-An Chung

and

Meng-Shiuan Pan

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2799 | Submission Open

Keywords: antenna technology; 5G communication; millimeter-wave; MIMO; beamforming; IoT; smart antennas; wireless networks; antenna design; advanced materials

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

Health-Related Physical Activity for People with Parkinson’s Disease

edited by

Jarosław Cholewa

and Joanna Cholewa

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2628 | Submission Open

Keywords: Parkinson’ s disease; health-related physical activity; therapeutic tourism; quality of life; well-being; physical activity interventions; accessible travel; case studies; best practices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Vehicles Challenges

edited by

Domenico Mazzeo

and

Aleš Dittrich

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2575 | Submission Open

Keywords: vehicle challenges; automotive industry; autonomous driving; electrification; electric vehicles; intelligent transportation systems; safety; cybersecurity; sustainability; legislation; powertrains; internal combustion engines; alternative fuels; hydrogen; biofuels; synthetic fuels

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

Microelectronic Engineering: Devices, Materials, and Technologies

edited by

Hu He

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2563 | Submission Open

Keywords: microelectronic engineering; transistor technologies; lithography; optoelectronics; process technologies; advanced packaging; semiconductor equipment; microelectronic reliability; artificial intelligence for microelectronics

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

Application and Extraction of Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidants in Food and Plants

edited by

Agnieszka Nawirska-Olszańska

and

Maciej Oziembłowski

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2497 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; antioxidant activity; polyphenols; carotenoids; organic acids; vitamins

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

Application of Acoustics as a Structural Health Monitoring Technology

edited by

Gbanaibolou Jombo

and

Yu (Eve) Zhang

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2348 | Submission Open

Keywords: sound; acoustic emission; ultrasonics; acousto-ultrasonics; guided waves; machine learning; artificial intelligence; sensor technologies

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

Object Detection and Image Processing Based on Computer Vision

edited by Victor H. Diaz-Ramirez

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2319 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; image processing; object detection; image classification; target tracking; medical imaging; 3D imaging; deep learning methods

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

Advances in Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers (CFRPs)

edited by Miguel Álvarez Alcón,

Fernández Zacarías Francisco

and

Pedro Francisco Mayuet Ares

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2289 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRPs); manufacturing processes; material development; renewable energy applications

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

New Trends in Sustainable Energy Technology

edited by Maria Cristea, Radu Tirnovan and

Ciprian Cristea

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2263 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar power; wind power; hydropower; nuclear power; energy storage systems; fuel cells; power losses; grid disturbances; energy management; sustainable energy; techno-economic assessment; feasibility analysis; environmental impact; optimization operations; machine learning; deep learning; artificial intelligence

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

Natural and Artificial Fibers in Geoengineering Applications

edited by

Małgorzata Jastrzębska

,

Gabriele Chiaro

, Krystyna Kazimierowicz-Frankowska and

Amin Soltani

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2253 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft soil improvement; plant fibers; animal fibers; mineral fibers; artificial fibers; natural waste materials; biodegradability; biocomposites; recycling; sustainability in geotechnics; environmental geotechnics; modeling of soil/non-traditional additive mixtures; laboratory procedures; experimental testing; mechanical and physical parameters of soil– fiber mixtures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advances in Smart Manufacturing: Integrating AI, Digital Twins, and Edge Computing

edited by

Niko Herakovič

and

Marko Šimic

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2237 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart manufacturing; flexible and agile manufacturing; production logistics; artificial intelligence; digital twins; edge computing; 5G networks; real-time simulations and optimizations; sustainable manufacturing

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

Supercritical Fluid in Industrial Applications

edited by

Zhong Chen

and Kang Yang

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2164 | Submission Open

Keywords: supercritical CO2; supercritical water; fossil fuels; biomass; pollutant; materials; boiler; carbon neutral

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

Spectral Detection: Technologies and Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Xihui Bian

,

Jin Yu

and Qunbo Lv

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2161 | Submission Open

Keywords: multispectral detection; hyper-spectral detection; spectral analysis; spectral imaging; spectral sensing

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

Recent Developments in Endodontics and Dental Materials

edited by

Amjad Abu Hasna

and Luciane Dias De Oliveira

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2027 | Submission Open

Keywords: root canal instrumentation; biocompatibility; clinical endodontics; endodontic irrigants; intracanal medication; bioceramics; foramen transportation; foraminal morphology; obturating materials; biomaterials in endodontics; minimally invasive endodontics; regenerative endodontics; dental imaging

Advances in Solid Mechanics and Applications to Slender Structures

edited by

Giovanni Migliaccio

,

Giuseppe Ruta

and

Gianni A Royer Carfagni

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2019 | Submission Open

Keywords: beam; cable; nanotubes; composite; functionally graded materials; metamaterials; taper; pre-twist; dynamics; damping; resonance; stability; bifurcation; vibrations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Groundwater Geochemistry with Applications for Water Resources and Water Quality Problems

edited by Yaakov Anker

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1940 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogeochemistry; aquifer contamination; water– rock interactions; quantitative modeling; biogeochemical processes; groundwater remediation; contaminant transport; isotope hydrology; aquifer vulnerability; geochemical modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advances in Marine Geotechnics

edited by

Fei Sha

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1937 | Submission Open

Keywords: properties of seafloor sediments; soils or rocks; walking steadily and optimisation of vehicle track structure; efficient collection mechanism and equipment for deep-sea mining; formation; diffusion and flocculation mechanisms of plume; disaster control mechanism for subsea shield tunnel; disaster prevention and control techniques for subsea shield tunnel; detection and monitoring of scour for offshore wind foundation; scour impact and protection countermeasures for offshore foundation; utilization of marine resources and environmental protection

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

Plasma Technology and Application

edited by Gemma Costa

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1879 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasma acceleration; laser fusion; plasma source technology; plasma source application

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

Technological Advances in Ocular Diseases and Oculomics

edited by

Zhihong (Jewel) Hu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1839 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocular diseases; oculomics; early detection; diagnosis; analysis; prevention; treatment; and advancements of ocular and systemic diseases; transformed ophthalmology; personalized patient care; precision-driven patient care

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

Advances in Geophysical Approaches in Volcanic and Geothermal Areas

edited by

Riccardo De Ritis

and

Salvatore Passaro

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1663 | Submission Open

Keywords: geophysical prospection; deep volcanic structures; joint inversion; physical properties spatial and time variation; holistic model

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Advanced Studies in Ball Sports Performance

edited by

Bernardino Javier Sánchez-Alcaraz Martínez

and

Diego Muñoz Marín

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1647 | Submission Open

Keywords: racket sports; padel; biomechanics; physical condition; health

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

Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery: From Diagnosis to Treatment

edited by

Giorgio Barbera

,

Massimo Albanese

and Luca Sacchetto

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1530 | Submission Open

Keywords: head and neck surgery; oncology; microsurgery; robotic surgery; orthognatic surgery; skull base; ontology; ear surgery; rhinoplasty

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

Advances in Building Energy Efficiency and Design

edited by Sergio J. Gómez Melgar, Miguel Hernández-Valencia and

José Manuel Andújar Márquez

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1478 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy-efficient buildings; sustainable architectural design; smart building technologies; renewable energy integration; green building materials; building energy performance optimization; urban energy planning; data-driven energy systems; energy modeling and simulation; climate-responsive architecture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

New Sciences and Technologies in Composite Materials

edited by

Xiaonan Hou

and

Zewen Gu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1477 | Submission Open

Keywords: material/mechanical properties; experimental analysis; numerical simulation; functional/smart material; joining; machine learning; manufacturing

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

Alkali- and Acid-Activated Materials: Advances and Novel Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Guilherme Ascensão

,

Victor M. Ferreira

and

Enrico Bernardo

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1467 | Submission Open

Keywords: alkali-activated materials; acid-activated materials; circular construction; eco-efficient binders; sustainable building materials; novel manufacturing processes; life cycle and life cost

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advanced Research in Activated Carbon Adsorption—2nd Edition

edited by

Ewa Okoniewska

and

Małgorzata Worwa̧g

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1457 | Submission Open

Keywords: activated carbon; adsorption; wastewater; pollutants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advances in Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors: Design, Development, and Applications

edited by

Alexandra Virginia Bounegru

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1453 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical sensors; biosensors design; nanomaterials; molecularly imprinted polymers; biorecognition elements; medical diagnostics; pharmaceutical contaminant detection

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

Rail Transport Aerodynamics

edited by

Xiaodong Chen

and

Zhengwei Chen

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1432 | Submission Open

Keywords: train aerodynamics; drag reduction; crosswind stability; train-induced aerodynamic effects; aerodynamics of rail infrastructure; tunnel aerodynamics; aeroacoustics in railway transport; AI-driven aerodynamic optimization; cabin air quality and ventilation; active and passive flow controls

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

Recent Advances in Exercise Physiology, Sports Nutrition, and Human Performance

edited by

Rónán Doherty

, Maria Faulkner and Lizzy Deery

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 1364 | Submission Open

Keywords: exercise; sport; physical activity; exercise physiology; sports nutrition; sports performance; nutrition in exercise performance

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

Technical Advances in Railway Systems: Condition Monitoring, Smart Control and Optimization

edited by

Heinrich D. Foltz

and Brent Wilson

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1307 | Submission Open

Keywords: railway system; vibration analysis; railroad bearing performance; realistic routes; railway safety; onboard monitoring systems; condition monitoring; predictive maintenance; fault detection; structural health monitoring; sensor networks; internet of things (IoT); smart scheduling; intelligent control; autonomous train operation (ATO); communication-based train control (CBTC); traffic management; energy efficiency; resilience

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

Advances in Anti-Inflammatory and Chemopreventive Effects of Phytochemicals

edited by Anna Ofrydopoulou,

Alexandros Tsoupras

and Eleni Evgenidou

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1279 | Submission Open

Keywords: inflammation; cancer prevention; signaling pathways; therapeutic targets; phytochemicals; clinical trials; natural bioactives; anti-tumor; anti-inflammatory; antioxidant; anti-metastatic; anti-neoplastic; in vitro; in vivo; synergistic effects; immune system

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

Research on Polymer Composite Materials

edited by Eulalia Gliścińska

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1253 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite material; composite technology; polymer matrix; recycling; structure; properties; application

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

Green Composite Materials: Design, Application, and Recycling

edited by

Salvador García-Enriquez

,

José Guillermo Torres-Rendón

and

Joamin Gonzalez-Gutierrez

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

Keywords: sustainability; green composites; natural fibers; recycling; circular economy; biodegradability; waste recovery; eco-innovation

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

Trends and Prospects in Tunnel and Underground Construction

edited by Xin Yin and Yucong Pan

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1169 | Submission Open

Keywords: tunnel and underground construction; construction mechanical behavior; artificial intelligence in underground engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Recent Progress in Current Natural and Bioinspired Sensors

edited by

Raquel Nunes da Silva

and

Luis Cruz

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 1167 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; natural dyes; bioimaging; food biosensors

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

Machine Learning in Vibration and Acoustics (3rd Edition)

edited by

Chengjin Qin

and

Liang Yu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1161 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; vibration and acoustics; signal processing; PHM; acoustic measurements; condition monitoring; machine learning-based diagnosis and health assessment

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

Smart Construction and Operation for Infrastructure

edited by

Yan Liu

, Qian Zhang and

Zigeng Fang

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1122 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart construction technologies; intelligent infrastructure management; AI in construction; building information modeling (BIM); digital twin; predictive maintenance; servitization in construction; sustainable infrastructure; infrastructure lifecycle optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Robot Control in Human–Computer Interaction

edited by

Emilio Jorge González-Galván

and

Marco Mendoza

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1028 | Submission Open

Keywords: robot control; human– computer interaction; assistive robotics; collaborative robotics; shared and adaptive control; human-in-the-loop control; multimodal control interfaces; real-time feedback; user modeling; learning methods

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

Applications of Human–Computer Interaction-Based Decision Support Systems

edited by Koen Smit and

Raquel Sebastião

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 885 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– computer interaction; user-centered design; decision support systems; decision management; decision-making; value-sensitive design; generative artificial intelligence; large language models; multimodal interpretation

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

Advances, Challenges and Future Trends in Software-Defined Networks (SDN)

edited by Eirini Liotou and

George Dimitrakopoulos

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 882 | Submission Open

Keywords: SDN; SDV; virtualization; network programmability

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

Recent Advances in Mechatronic and Robotic Systems—2nd Edition

edited by

Ellips Masehian

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 867 | Submission Open

Keywords: robot motion planning; artificial intelligence; machine learning; mechatronics; Industry 4.0; intelligent manufacturing

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

Atoms of Representation in Natural Language Processing

edited by

Yuval Pinter

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 799 | Submission Open

Keywords: language modeling; representation learning; word embeddings; tokenization; computational morphology; information theory; text analysis

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

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