Applied Sciences

Fatigue and Fracture Behavior of Engineering Materials: 2nd Edition

edited by

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open

Keywords: fatigue; fracture; fatigue crack growth; corrosion fatigue; low-cycle fatigue; high-cycle fatigue; numerical fatigue analysis; fatigue crack initiation; variable amplitude fatigue; fatigue damage accumulation; failure analysis; stress-based, strain-based, and energy-based criteria; linear elastic fracture mechanics; elasto-plastic fracture mechanics; computational fracture mechanics

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

Advances and Innovations in Ultrasonic Non-Destructive Testing

edited by Weilei Mu, Mingfang Zheng and Feifei Long

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrasonic non-destructive testing; acoustic emission testing; ultrasonic transducer; acoustic emission sensor; signal processing; imaging method; deep learning; structural health monitoring; industrial application

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

Advances in Seismic Resilient Structures

edited by

Dante Tolentino

and Jorge Luis Alamilla

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

Keywords: earthquake-vulnerable structures; resilience-based seismic design; seismic retrofitting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Thermal Management and Thermal Effects in Railway Systems

edited by

Won-Hee Park

,

Sébastien Poncet

and

Peng Zhao

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal management; thermal effects; railway vehicles; continuous welded rail (CWR) buckling; HVAC optimization; battery thermal runaway; fire safety; heat release rate (HRR); tunnel smoke and ventilation; CFD fire modeling; predictive maintenance; extreme heat resilience

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

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: AI, IoT and Smart Mobility

edited by Manoj K. Jha and Corey Harper

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open

Keywords: connected and autonomous vehicles; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; intelligent transportation systems; smart mobility; Internet of Things

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

Industrial OT-Security and Intelligent Manufacturing Development

edited by John Lindström and

Karl Andersson

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); cybersecurity; intelligent manufacturing; legal and regulatory impact on OT-security and safety; OT-security

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

Advanced Functional Organic Molecules: From Molecular Design and Synthesis to Biological and Biomedical Applications

edited by

Francesca Mangiavacchi

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

Keywords: functional organic molecules; organic synthesis; rational molecular design; bioactive compounds; drug discovery; chemical biology; biomedical applications

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

Innovative Applications of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

edited by

Xinwei Wang

and Lei Wang

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

Keywords: unmanned aerial vehicle; motion control; mission planning; environment perception; artificial intelligence; autonomous flight; intelligent navigation; collaborative UAV systems; UAV autonomy; innovative UAV applications

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

The Interdisciplinary Application of Artificial Intelligence: From Models to Explainability

edited by Stefan Bosse

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning (ML); explainable artificial intelligence (XAI); explainability and interpretability; interdisciplinary research; AI-assisted analysis; intelligent algorithms; AI application in science; physics-informed ML; model-based ML

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

Hybrid Sports Performance: Physiology, Biomechanics and Training

edited by

Jorge Gutiérrez-Hellín

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

Keywords: hybrid sports; fitness racing; HYROX; DEKA; CrossFit; high-intensity functional training; obstacle course racing; concurrent training; exercise physiology; sports biomechanics; neuromuscular performance; pacing strategy; fatigue; athlete profiling; performance analysis

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

Robust Control of Uncertain Nonlinear Systems: Theory, Design, and Applications

edited by Suiyang Khoo and

Xin Yu

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

Keywords: robust control; nonlinear systems; stability analysis; uncertain nonlinear systems

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

Recent Advances in Thermal Engineering and Sustainable Energy Systems

edited by Tryfon C. Roumpedakis

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy systems; heat transfer; thermal energy storage; energy efficiency; exergy analysis; optimization; waste heat recovery; LCA

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

Data Analysis and Decision Support Based on Machine Learning

edited by Andreas Gregoriades

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: explainable AI (XAI); trustworthy decision support; scalability in decision support systems; distribution shift in real-time ML decision support

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

Applications of Analytical Chemistry in Food Science: 2nd Edition

edited by Rosalia Zianni, Ines Della Rovere, Maria Campaniello and

Marco Iammarino

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: chromatography; chemometrics; food quality and safety; IR; lipidomics; mass spectrometry; NIR; novel food; omics; proteomics; spectroscopy; spectrophotometry; raman; traceability; volatolomics

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

Sustainable Mining: Resource Extraction and Environmental Management

edited by

Dongdong Chen

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable mining; resource extraction; green mining; rock mechanics; surrounding rock stability; mine safety; disaster prevention and control; numerical simulation; environmental management; ecological restoration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Novel Approaches and Applications in Particle Therapy

edited by

Diango M. Montalvan Olivares

, Maria Giuseppina Bisogni and Roberto Sacchi

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open

Keywords: hadrontherapy; innovative beam delivery techniques; FLASH radiotherapy; spatially fractionated radiotherapy (minibeam); very high-energy electron (VHEE) therapy; clinical implementation of novel radiotherapy techniques; advanced beam monitoring, dosimetry and quality assurance

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

Artificial Intelligence for Information System Development

edited by Małgorzata B Pankowska and Dominik Spinczyk

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open

Keywords: conceptual model; artificial intelligence; large language models; practice of modeling; prompt engineering; software engineering; enterprise architecture; model driven engineering

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

Contemporary Concepts in Implant Biomechanics and Peri-Implant Tissue Stability

edited by Valdir Muglia

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: implant biomechanics; peri-implant tissue stability; conical implant-abutment connection; Morse taper implants; crestal bone preservation; inter-implant distance; implant depth; finite element analysis; implant-supported prostheses; peri-implant bone remodeling

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

Reinforcement Learning for Intelligent Agents

edited by Wanyuan Wang, Vincent Chau and Weiwei Wu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open

Keywords: reinforcement learning; multi-agent systems; LLM agent; symbolic agent; planning

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

Digital Twins, Artificial Intelligence and Structural Health Monitoring for Resilient Infrastructure Systems

edited by

Suzana Ereiz

,

Ivan Duvnjak

and

Javier Fernando Jimenez-Alonso

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; damage detection; civil infrastructure; bridges; sensor technologies; vibration-based monitoring; computer vision; machine learning; digital twins; predictive maintenance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advancing Mining Through Natural Language Processing: Global Perspectives and Stages of Adoption

edited by

Rajive Ganguli

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: mining industry; artisanal mining; large language models (LLMs); safety analytics; unstructured data; digital transformation; text mining; multilingual processing; low-resource languages

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Biotransformation by Microbes: Mechanisms, Optimization, and Applications

edited by

Luis V. Rodríguez-Durán

and

Miguel A. Medina Morales

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial biotransformation; bioprocess engineering; agroindustrial by-products valorization; circular economy; biorefinery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Microbiology)

Biomechanics and Ergonomics for Injury Prevention and Human Performance Enhancement

edited by

Jarosław Jaszczur-Nowicki

and

Tadeusz Ambrozy

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomechanics; ergonomics; injury prevention; human performance; musculoskeletal loading; motor control; wearable sensors; movement analysis; fatigue; rehabilitation

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

Advances in Unsaturated Soil Behaviour and Environmental Applications

edited by Fernando A. M. Marinho

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: unsaturated soils; soil–water retention; soil suction; hydro-mechanical coupling; hydraulic conductivity; climate change; soil–atmosphere interaction; infrastructure resilience; mining geotechnics; mine tailings; compacted soils; slope stability; field monitoring; numerical modelling; geoenvironmental engineering; sustainable geotechnics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Food Innovation and Nutrition: Emerging Trends and Technologies

edited by

Antonios E. Koutelidakis

and

Nikolaos D. Andritsos

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: food consumer behavior; food innovation; food quality; food product development; food science; functional foods; novel foods; nutraceuticals; nutrition

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

Technical Advances in Cybersecurity for Next-Generation Networks

edited by

Pablo Garaizar

and

Unai Zulaika

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: cybersecurity; computer networks; next-generation networks; network security; secure communications; zero trust architecture; intrusion detection; cyber defense; intelligent networking

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

Advanced Semiconductor Materials and Flexible Electronic Devices for Next-Generation Sensing Technologies

edited by

Miguel Angel Dominguez-Jimenez

, Abdu Orduña-Diaz and

Keekeun Lee

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open

Keywords: flexible electronics; wide-bandgap semiconductors; two-dimensional materials; nitride semiconductors; printed electronics; wearable technologies; biosensors; photodetectors

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

Geotechnical Hazards, Soil Dynamics, and Earthquake Engineering: Fundamental Principles and AI-Based Approaches

edited by

Jae-Kwang Ahn

and

Suwon Son

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil; slope; earthquake; AI; geo-hazard; underground structure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Breaking the Limits: Next-Generation Drilling Technologies for Extreme Conditions

edited by

Shaotao Xu

, Bing Li and Qilong Xue

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: extreme-condition drilling; high-temperature high-pressure (HPHT); deep/ultra-deep strata; wellbore heat transfer; rock-breaking mechanisms; high-temperature drilling fluids; drill string mechanics; intelligent drilling systems; non-mechanical penetration technologies; polar drilling technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Innovative Water Treatment and Resource Recovery from Brine for Sustainable Water Management

edited by Yuhe Cao

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: brine treatment; desalination concentrate; resource recovery; water reuse; electrocoagulation; membrane processes; electrodialysis; membrane distillation; crystallization; selective adsorption; electrochemical separation; advanced oxidation processes; critical mineral recovery; nutrient recovery; zero liquid discharge (ZLD); life cycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Application of Medicinal Plant in Neurodegenerative Disorders

edited by

Nádia Rei

and

Liliana Machado-Carvalho

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; neurodegenerative disorders; neuroprotection; phytochemicals; plant-based therapeutics; bioactive compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Neuroscience and Neural Engineering)

Fluid Thermal Management: Recent Developments and Perspectives

edited by

Mingrui Sun

,

Hongyang Li

and

Fan Wang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluid thermal management; heat transfer enhancement; thermal–fluid coupling; compact heat exchangers; energy systems

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

Sustainable Development in Food, Energy and Water System

edited by

Christiana M. Papapostolou

and

Georgios Tzanes

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: food–energy–water nexus; sustainable agriculture; water–energy systems; techno-economic assessment; life cycle assessment; resource efficiency; circular economy; optimisation; sustainability indicators; climate-resilient systems

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

Creative Human–Robot Collaboration for Smart Manufacturing

edited by Sanaz Nikghadam-Hojjati,

José Antonió Barata de Oliveira

, Filipa Ferrada,

Ana Ines de Silva Oliveira

and

Anikó Costa

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: human–robot collaboration; human–robot co-creation; smart manufacturing; collaborative robots; human–robot interaction; digital twin; artificial intelligence; ergonomics and human factors; cybersecure and trustworthy robotics; creative robotics; affective robotics

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

Next-Generation Intelligent Transportation Systems: AI-Driven Traffic Monitoring, Autonomous Control and Data-Driven Management for Smart Cities

edited by

Lucanos Strambini

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transportation systems (ITSs); artificial intelligence for intelligent mobility; autonomous traffic monitoring and control; digital twins for smart cities; connected, cooperative and autonomous mobility (CCAM); edge AI and distributed sensing; multi-source sensor fusion; real-time decision support systems; cyber–physical transportation systems; field validation and living labs

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

New Trends in Noise and Vibration for Next-Generation Aircraft

edited by

Mattia Barbarino

,

Giovanni Fasulo

and

Francesco Petrosino

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: aeroacoustics; vibroacoustics; cabin noise; electric and hydrogen propulsion; metamaterials; vibration immunity; propeller noise; jet noise; sonic boom; reusable aerospace vehicles

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

Advances in HPLC for Analytical Chemistry

edited by

Olivera Galovic

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: HPLC/UPLC; separation; method development; analytical chemistry; environmentally sustainable

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

Technical Applications of Soft Magnetic Materials

edited by

Xiao Li

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft magnetic materials; soft magnetic composites; amorphous alloy; nanocrystalline alloy; high-frequency loss; electromagnetic shielding; power electronics; magnetic core; engineering application

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

Advanced Sensing Technologies for Optoelectronic Devices: Principles, Integration and Applications

edited by

Manuel Gutiérrez Ramirez

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: optoelectronic sensors; photodetectors; spatial sensing; optical fiber sensing; optoelectronic materials; biosensors

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

Recent Advances in Polyphenol Compounds and Their Effects

edited by

Małgorzata Olszowy-Tomczyk

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: dietary polyphenols; antioxidant properties; anticancer action; antimicrobial properties; anti-inflammatory actions; isolation of polyphenolic compounds (assisted extraction methods or conventional extraction methods)

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

Extraction, Treatment, Characterization, and Applications of Alternative Proteins

edited by

Anthia Matsakidou

and

Fotini Plati

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative proteins; extraction; bioprocessing; technofunctional properties; protein structure; sustainable feed; food formulations; digestibility; food safety; physicochemical characterization

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

Advanced Studies of Geo-Energy Drilling and Development

edited by

Gang Lei

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: geo-energy drilling and development; reservoir pore structure; multiscale modeling; multiphase flow; multi-field coupling; CCUS; reservoir stimulation; enhanced oil recovery (EOR)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Nutritional Interventions, Functional and Fermented Foods in Disease Prevention and Healthy Aging

edited by

Maria Luisa Savo Sardaro

and Dolores Limongi

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional foods; fermented foods; probiotics; prebiotics; bioactive compounds; nutritional interventions; gut microbiome; precision nutrition; chronic disease prevention; healthy aging

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

Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Games: 3rd Edition

edited by

Mozgovoy Maxim

and

Paolo Burelli

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: game AI; machine learning; multi-agent systems; player modeling; serious games; gamification; procedural content generation; behavior construction; automated playtesting

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

Novel Research on Food Composition and Nutrition

edited by

Jung-Heun Ha

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: food composition; bioactive compounds; nutrient bioavailability; functional foods; dietary assessment

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

Injury Prevention, Athlete Monitoring and Performance Optimization in Team Sports

edited by

Enrique Alonso-Perez-Chao

and

Adrián López-García

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: prehabilitation; sports performance; sports medicine; return to sport; wearable technology; artificial intelligence; injury prevention; athlete monitoring; performance optimization; team sports; training load

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

Current Advances in Performance Analysis and Technologies for Sports, Second Edition

edited by

Adrian Escudero-Tena

,

Diego Muñoz Marín

and

Sergio José Ibáñez Godoy

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

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

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

Advances in Civil, Municipal and Mining Waste Management

edited by

Li Li

,

Damien Pham Van Bang

and Mehrez Hermassi

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: civil construction and demolition waste; municipal solid waste and wastewater sludge; recycling and reuse of construction and demolition waste; plastics, glass, tire-derived, and other waste-based materials; safe disposal and reuse of mine wastes; tailings dam design and stability; mine water treatment; contaminated soils and sediments; geotechnical characterization of waste materials; environmental impact mitigation; CO2 capture, utilization, and mineralization; circular economy and resource recovery; sustainable waste management practices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advances in Sustainable Meat Products: Innovations in Processing, Quality, Safety and Preservation

edited by

Marta Chmiel

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable meat products; meat-processing technologies; food safety; preservation technologies; quality assessment; shelf-life extension; novel processing methods; meat quality; by-product utilization; digital technologies

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

Advanced Technologies and Applications of Image Processing

edited by Jongnam Kim and Yeh-Chan Ahn

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open

Keywords: filtering; enhancement; reconstruction; segmentation; classification; computer vision; object detection; machine learning; pattern recognition; feature extraction; real-time image processing

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

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