Applied Sciences

Advanced Spectroscopy Technologies

edited by

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5765 | Submission Open

Keywords: spectrometer; Raman spectroscopy; fluorescence spectroscopy; laser spectroscopy; LIBS spectroscopy; infrared spectroscopy

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

Natural Language Processing and Text Mining

edited by

John Atkinson Abutridy

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5697 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural language processing (NLP); text mining; sentiment analysis; information extraction; machine translation; language modeling; deep learning; neural networks; semantic analysis; syntactic analysis

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

Earthquake Detection, Forecasting and Data Analysis

edited by

Ranjit Das

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5638 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning and AI applications in earthquake detection; forecasting; and data analysis; probabilistic seismic hazard assessment (PSHA); earthquake early warning systems and their efficacy; statistical methods in earthquake data interpretation; seismicity studies; earthquake size

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Mechatronic Systems Design and Optimization

edited by

Stijn Derammelaere

and Amélie Chevalier

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5563 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotics; automation; mechatronics; manufacturing; healthcare; agriculture; sensing; control; computational technologies; optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Biological Activity, Chemical Characterization and Contaminants of Plants and Waste: 2nd Edition

edited by

Tiane Finimundy

and

Marta Mesías

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5549 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological activity; chemical contaminants; chemical characterization; plants; waste; subproducts

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

Innovative Data Mining Techniques for Advanced Recommender Systems

edited by Yue Kou, Xiangmin Zhou and

Chaochao Chen

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5376 | Submission Open

Keywords: explainable recommendation; cross-domain recommendation; fairness in recommendation; bias in recommender systems; trustworthiness of recommendation; causal recommendation; contextualized recommendation; large language model-based recommendation

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

Applications of Artificial Intelligence in the IoT

edited by

Bijan Raahemi

and Ahmad Akbari Azirani

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5256 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; Internet of Things; machine learning; automation; intelligent IoT; generative AI; edge learning

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

Application of Artificial Intelligence in Bioinformatics

edited by Arzu Tugce Guler, Ozkan Cigdem,

Malik Yousef

and

Jeong Seop Sim

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4913 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI; drug discovery; personalized medicine; biomedical imaging; systems biology; omics

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

Current Advances and Future Trend in Enhanced Oil Recovery

edited by

Long Xu

, Hailong Zhao and Mingchen Ding

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4659 | Submission Open

Keywords: oilfield development; enhanced recovery; conventional reservoirs; unconventional reservoirs; improved water drive; chemical drive; research progress; development outlook

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Machine Learning Approaches for Seismic Data Analysis

edited by

Stefania Gentili

and Ester Piegari

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4581 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; deep learning; supervised and unsupervised learning; noise reduction; clustering; earthquake forecasting; real-time monitoring

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

Intelligent Software Engineering: Innovations, Challenges, and Applications

edited by Mirko Perkusich and Emilia Mendes

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4537 | Submission Open

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence in software engineering (AI4SE); data mining in software engineering; DevOps for machine learning-enabled systems (MLOps); Intelligent Software Engineering (ISE); machine learning for software engineering (ML4SE); reasoning under uncertainty in software engineering; recommender systems in software engineering; search-based software engineering; software analytics; software engineering for AI systems (SE2AI)

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

Applications of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) Platforms

edited by

Sotirios Kontogiannis

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4464 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyber-physical systems; human– robot interaction; industrial maintenance systems; industrial automation; deep learning industrial applications; decision support systems; digital twins; VR; AR industry appliances; industrial robotics; haptic systems and teleoperations

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

3D Printing Applications in Dentistry

edited by

Ioannis A. Tsolakis

and

Tarek Elshebiny

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4277 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D printing; dentistry; 3D bioprinting; aligners; retainers; dental casts; dental crown; dental bridge; implant guide

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

Urban Geospatial Analytics Based on Big Data

edited by

Anna Kochanek

and

Agnieszka Generowicz

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4131 | Submission Open

Keywords: geospatial data; databases; spatial analysis; spatial information systems; GIS; spatial relationships; big data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Seismic Resistant Design and Analysis for Building Structures and Infrastructure Systems

edited by

Mintaek Yoo

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4038 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic design; dynamic behavior; buildings; infrastructures; numerical analysis; dynamic load test; seismic risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Edge Intelligence and Green Communication Networks for IoT

edited by Raul Parada and

Jože Guna

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3816 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable IoT architectures; energy harvesting in IoT; intelligent resource management; eco-friendly network infrastructures; decentralized edge computing; AI-driven network optimization; low-power IoT devices

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

Robust and Secure Learning and Applications for Heterogeneous Data from Multiple Sources

edited by Kaixiang Yang, Jichao Bi, Dan Dai and

Zhiwen Yu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3456 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterogeneous data integration; robust machine learning algorithms; secure and privacy-preserving learning; multi-modal data fusion; explainable and interpretable AI

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

The Advances and Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer

edited by

Alexander Mitov

and

Hassane Naji

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3422 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics; hydraulic machines; fluid power; heat transfer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Synthesis and Characterization of Carbonaceous Nanostructured Materials for Innovative Applications

edited by

Gianluigi De Falco

and Maurin Salamanca

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3205 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon nanomaterials; functional applications; nanocomposites; chemical/structural characterization; optical characterization; morphological characterization/microscopy; energy storage and production; sensors; flame synthesis; deposition of nanostructured thin films; electrochemical characterization

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

Emerging and Exponential Technologies in Industry 4.0

edited by

Gabriel Gaspar

,

Michal Kebísek

and

Guangjie Han

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3145 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 4.0; IoT; sensor; AI; robotics; microcontroller; embedded systems; digital twin

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

Advances and Applications in Mechanical Fatigue and Life Assessment

edited by

Andrei Andras

and

Konstantinos P. Baxevanakis

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3115 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanical fatigue; life assessment; fatigue crack initiation and propagation; high-cycle fatigue (HCF) and low-cycle fatigue (LCF); fatigue testing methods; fatigue life prediction; damage tolerance and fracture mechanics; environmental effects on fatigue; fatigue-resistant materials; additive manufacturing (AM) and fatigue; probabilistic fatigue modeling; structural health monitoring (SHM); fatigue in aerospace and automotive industries; multiaxial fatigue analysis; fatigue optimization in engineering design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Dietary Supplements in Clinical and Translational Practice: Mechanisms, Applications and Future Directions

edited by

George Jitca

,

Amelia Tero-Vescan

and

Bianca-Eugenia Ősz

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2929 | Submission Open

Keywords: dietary supplements; nutrient– drug interactions; safety; phytonutrients; therapeutic efficacy

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

Multimodal Robot Intelligence for Grasping and Manipulation

edited by

Tae-Seong Kim

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2859 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal robot intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; deep reinforcement learning; machine vision intelligence; visuomotor/sensorimotor tasks; short- and long-horizon grasping and manipulation; single- and dual-arm grasping and manipulation

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

AI, VR, and Visual Computing in Mechatronics and Robotics

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2839 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI; VR; computer vision; mechatronics; robotics

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

Green Technology Innovation and Sustainable Development Based on Data Fusion Mining

edited by

Ke Zhang

and Aibin Chen

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2738 | Submission Open

Keywords: data fusion mining; green technology innovation; sustainable development; artificial intelligence

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

Emerging Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Mechanical, Control, Geological, Sensing, and Intelligent Detection Engineering: Integration and Innovations

edited by

Changping Li

, Yang Yang and

Wenjian Yang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2667 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; emerging applications; optimizing complex systems; real-time monitoring; data-driven; innovative methods

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

Sustainable Research on Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering

edited by Yang Zou, Zongze Li and Marion Fourmeau

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2474 | Submission Open

Keywords: rock mechanics; geotechnical engineering; underground energy storage; sustainable mining; numerical modeling; rockburst and stability analysis; tunneling and excavation; fatigue and creep behavior; acoustic emission monitoring; carbon capture and storage (CCS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advances in Dental and Oral Surgery

edited by

Giorgio Lo Giudice

, Enrico Nastro Siniscalchi and Ciro Emiliano Boschetti

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2443 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral surgery; minimally invasive surgery; salivary glands surgery; regenerative medicine; imaging techniques; dental implantology; biocompatible materials; digital dentistry

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

Cutting-Edge Neural Networks for NLP (Natural Language Processing)

edited by

Xue Li

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2384 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced architectures; application and performance; multimodal and multilingual approaches; ethical and practical considerations

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

Agro-Industrial Waste for Sustainable Green Production: Advancements and Challenges

edited by

Charles Manful

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2373 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; value addition; antioxidants; polyphenols; chronic diseases; pollution reduction

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

Quantum Communication and Quantum Information

edited by Alice Meda and

Salvatore Virzì

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2247 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum communication; quantum information theory; quantum cryptography; quantum key distribution (QKD); quantum networks; quantum entanglement; quantum error correction; foundations of quantum mechanics; quantum computing and algorithms; quantum nonlocality and contextuality

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

Latest Research in Radiation Detection and Protection

edited by

Giuseppe La Verde

and

Zhongchen Wu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2214 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiation detection; radiation monitoring; radiation protection; ionizing radiation; non-ionizing radiation; measurement methods; applied physics

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

Nanoscale Electronic Devices: Modeling and Applications

edited by

Monica La Mura

,

Enver Faella

and

Patrizia Lamberti

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2193 | Submission Open

Keywords: electron devices; nanomaterials; graphene; field effect transistors; nanoscale electronics; modeling; finite element method; circuit simulation; high-frequency electronics; advanced sensing

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

Novel Insights into Medical Images Processing

edited by Irazú Hernández Farías and Hayde Peregrina-Barreto

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2075 | Submission Open

Keywords: image processing; image analysis; medical image devices; image classification; image segmentation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Plasma Applications in Material Processing

edited by

Viktorija Grigaitienė

,

Liutauras Marcinauskas

and

Žydrūnas Kavaliauskas

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2023 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasma sources; plasma diagnostics; numerical simulations of plasmas and surfaces; plasma– liquid interactions; surface treatment; plasma spraying; plasma-processed thin films and coatings; nanotechnologies; plasma waste recycling

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

Heterocyclic Compounds: Discovery, Synthesis and Applications

edited by

Anna Caruso

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2000 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterocyclic compounds; N-containing heterocycle; O-containing heterocycle; S-containing heterocycle; medicinal chemistry; drug development; industrial applications; therapeutic agent; biological activity

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

Advanced Analytical Methods for Natural Products and Plant Chemistry

edited by

Viviani Nardini Takahashi

and

Vitor Lacerda Sanches

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1779 | Submission Open

Keywords: green chemistry; analytical chemistry; chemometrics; bioactive compounds; analytical validation; sample preparation

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

Preparation, Characterization and Application of Functional Nanomaterials

edited by

Tshimangadzo Munonde

,

Anele Mpupa

, Mpfunzeni Raphulu and Selahle Shirley

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1518 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum dots; biochar; hydrogels; nanotubes; polymers; environmental remediation; sensors; catalysis; energy storage; desalination

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

Nanostructured Materials: From Surface to Porous Solids, 2nd Edition

edited by

Alfonso Policicchio

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1479 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis of porous materials; porous 2D materials; fabrication technologies; energy storage applications; gas purification and storage; advanced characterization; environmentally friendly; self-assembled monolayer

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

Analytical Studies in Natural Products

edited by

Luis Alberto Garcia Zapateiro

,

Somaris E. Quintana

and

Julián Andrés Gómez-Salazar

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1471 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; analytical techniques; chromatography; spectroscopy; mass spectrometry; metabolomics; chemometrics; structure elucidation; bioactivity; quality control; extraction methods; herbal medicines; dietary supplements

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

Seismic Imaging and Inversion in Applied Geophysics: Novel Methods and Applications

edited by

Xinpeng Pan

and Dazhou Zhang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1155 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic full-waveform inversion (FWI); machine-learning-enhanced seismic imaging and inversion; joint seismic– electromagnetic inversion; high-resolution seismic attribute analysis; reservoir characterization; anisotropic seismic imaging and inversion; fiber-optic distributed acoustic sensing (DAS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Biological Evaluation of Drugs

edited by

Eugenia Yiannakopoulou

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 1125 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological evaluation and crude drugs; biological evaluation and pharmacological activity; biological evaluation and toxicity; biological evaluation and potency; animal models in biological evaluation; bioassays and error minimization; tissue or organ bioassays in drug evaluation; biological evaluation and vaccines; biological evaluation and antimicrobials; biological evaluation of carcinogenic potential

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advanced Digital Technology and Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology

edited by

Hyun Jin Shin

and

Hyunkyoo Kang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1071 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence in ophthalmology; digital health technologies; teleophthalmology; ophthalmic imaging; machine learning in eye care

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition: Advanced Techniques and Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by Abhijit Sarkar and Lynn Abbott

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 923 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; pattern recognition; generative AI; multimodal perception

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

Piezoelectric Sensors: Design and Application

edited by Yahui Tian and

Michel Darmon

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 893 | Submission Open

Keywords: bulk acoustic wave sensors; surface acoustic wave sensors; resonant sensors; Lamb acoustic wave sensors; piezoelctric thin-film sensors

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

Extremophiles as a Green Perspective of the Future–Functional Properties, Fermentation Processes, Applications

edited by

Nadja Radchenkova

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 871 | Submission Open

Keywords: extremophiles; functional properties; bioprocess optimization; microbial biotechnology; applications

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

New Approaches for Nonlinear Waves

edited by

Boris A. Malomed

, Kwok W. Chow and

Huimin Yin

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 790 | Submission Open

Keywords: solitons; vortices; wavetrains; hopfions; skyrmions; kinks; shock waves; domain walls; rogue waves; singular waves; Bose-Einstein condensates; nonlinear optics; spin-orbit coupling; quantum droplets; competing nonlinearities; lattice potentials; nonlocal nonlinearity

Smart Buildings: Integrating BIM and Artificial Intelligence for New Challenges of Design

edited by

Lorusso Angelo

,

Domenico Santaniello

and

Sara Antinozzi

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 784 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart buildings; building information modeling (BIM); artificial intelligence (AI); sustainable architecture; energy efficiency; sensor technology and IoT; digital twin; predictive maintenance; safety and environmental comfort; deep learning algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Rotor Dynamics of High Speed Rotating Machinery

edited by

Ruixian Ma

,

Zhongliang Xie

and Guanghui Zhang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 764 | Submission Open

Keywords: rotating machinery; rotor dynamics; vibration control; dynamic balance; seal; modeling; design; optimization; fault diagnosis; multifield coupling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Big Data Integration and Artificial Intelligence in Medical Systems

edited by Liaoyuan Zeng and Yiming Lei

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 700 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence in healthcare; big data analytics in medicine; clinical decision support systems (CDSS); multimodal data fusion; deep learning in medical imaging; federated learning in healthcare; explainable AI (XAI); predictive modeling in healthcare; health informatics; personalized and precision medicine; synthetic data generation in healthcare; privacy-preserving machine learning; wearable health technology; natural language processing in clinical data; cloud computing in health data management; real-time health monitoring systems; generative AI in medical applications; medical Internet of Things (IoT); electronic health record (EHR) integration; AI-driven drug discovery

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

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