Applied Sciences

New Challenges in Conceptual Design of Robotic and Mechatronic Systems: 3rd Edition

edited by

Kanstantsin Miatliuk

and

Henrik Gordon Petersen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3026 | Submission Open

Keywords: conceptual design; mechatronic systems; robotic systems; human– computer interaction; design methods

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

Smart Technologies Integrating AI with Virtual and Augmented Reality Applications

edited by

Tien Chi Huang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2894 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); virtual reality (VR); augmented reality (AR); machine learning; human– computer interaction (HCI); immersive technologies; computer vision; real-time data processing; intelligent systems; adaptive learning environments

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

Virtual Reality and Emerging Technologies in Physical Activity, Sports and Healthcare

edited by

Jacek Polechoński

and Agnieszka Nawrocka

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2862 | Submission Open

Keywords: virtual reality; wearable technology; mobile health; mHealth; AI in health; physical activity; sport; healthcare; exergames; fitness; serious games; telemedicine; health monitoring; rehabilitation

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

Advances in Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

edited by

Hang Lin

, Yifan Chen and

Shijie Xie

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2514 | Submission Open

Keywords: geotechnical engineering; soil and rock engineering; geo-environmental engineering; novel geotechnical construction techniques; applied geology for design and construction; methods and theories for assessing geological stability; rock test and geomechanics analysis; numerical simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

AI-Enhanced Metal/Alloy Forming

edited by

Zili Wang

and

Yong Xu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2349 | Submission Open

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

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

Wireless Power Transfer and Inductive Charging

edited by José Alberto and

Leonardo Sandrolini

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2053 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless power transfer; magnetic resonance; resonator arrays; inductive power transfer; inductive charging; near-field power transmission

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

Advanced Additive Manufacturing for Metal Materials and Components

edited by

Sipokazi Mabuwa

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1758 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; metal materials; process optimization; novel alloys; mechanical properties; post processing; aerospace applications; biomedical engineering; quality control

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

Security and Privacy in Artificial Intelligence: Technology, Applications, and Challenges

edited by Yiming Li, Xiaojun Jia and Zhengyu Zhao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1699 | Submission Open

Keywords: trustworthy ML; responsible AI; LLM safety; AI copyright protection; fairness and privacy

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

Advances in Optical and Optoelectronic Devices and Systems: 2nd Edition

edited by

Xudong Li

and Renpeng Yan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1360 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser material; optical film; lasers; optical amplifier; active electro-optical sensing; laser application

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

Novel Advances in Precision Machining and Manufacturing

edited by

Shen-Yung Lin

,

Shih-Ming Wang

and Deshin Liu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1353 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision machining; additive manufacturing; 3D printing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

New Challenges and Future Perspectives in the Treatment of Central White Matter Pathologies

edited by

Mario Valentino

and

Christian Zammit

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 1143 | Submission Open

Keywords: white matter injury; leukodystrophies; multiple sclerosis; lacunar stroke; ALS

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

Resistance Training: Acute Responses, Short and Long-Term Adaptations in Athletic Performance and Health

edited by

Nikolaos Zaras

and

Spyridon Methenitis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1063 | Submission Open

Keywords: resistance training; functionality and health; acute/short-/long-term training interventions; sports performance; body composition; neuromuscular adaptations; muscle architecture characteristics; muscle fiber type composition; non-communicable chronic diseases; elderly and sedentary individuals

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

Application of Green Chemistry in Environmental Engineering

edited by

Valerio Paolini

and

Patrizio Tratzi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 953 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; biorefinery; LCA

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advanced Studies in Power Electronics for Renewable Energy Systems

edited by

Francisco J. Perez-Pinal

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 929 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy sources; harvest energy; energy storage; diversification of energy supply; sustainable energy conversion; power electronics converters; modeling and control of power electronic converters; (smart) pico- and microgrids; transportation electrification

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

Application of Finite Element Analysis in Fracture Mechanics

edited by

Elad Priel

,

Brigit Mittelman

and

Alberto Campagnolo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 928 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational fracture mechanics; classical fracture mechanics; generalized fracture mechanics; crack initiation; crack propagation; stress intensity factor; energy release rate; J-integral; cohesive zone modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Biodiesel Production: Current Status and Perspectives

edited by Renata N. Vilas Bôas, Larissa Rauber Duarte and Marisa Mendes

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 864 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiesel; enzymatic catalysis; fatty acid esters; heterogeneous catalysis; lipases

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

Advances in Structural Health Monitoring and Seismic Assessment of Civil Engineering Structures

edited by

Tiago Ribeiro

,

Shieh-Kung Huang

,

Marcin Górski

and

Luís Filipe Almeida Bernardo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 801 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; predictive maintenance; inspection planning; reliability; sensing networks and optimization; signal processing; system identification; damage detection; location; and quantification; structural performance evaluation; numerical modeling and model updating; model analysis; artificial intelligence and data-driven approach; environmental effect

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Recent Advances in Data Privacy, Transparency and Cybersecurity: Theory and Applications

edited by Wenjuan Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 780 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyber security; intrusion detection; trust management; system security; data privacy; data regulation; information transparency

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

Applications of Sustainable Energy Technologies and Energy Saving Technologies in Buildings

edited by

Evangelos Bellos

and Georgios Mitsopoulos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 760 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy savings; dynamic simulation; positive buildings; sustainability; sustainable materials; renewable energy sources; solar thermal collectors; photovoltaics; heat pumps

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

Advances in Maritime Transport: Sustainability, Contamination and New Technologies—2nd Edition

edited by

José A. Orosa

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 665 | Submission Open

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

Advances in Environmental Monitoring and Radiation Protection

edited by

Ileana Radulescu

and Alina Catrinel Ion

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 656 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental monitoring; radiation protection; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Water Pollution and Wastewater Treatment Chemistry

edited by

Carmen Zaharia

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 640 | Submission Open

Keywords: water/wastewater; treatment processes; water quality; treatment efficiency; pollution impact and risk assessment; water quality index

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

Degraded Soil Treatment and Influence on Biodiversity

edited by

Marta Bik-Małodzińska

,

Kamila Rybczyńska-Tkaczyk

and

Anna Jakubczyk

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 636 | Submission Open

Keywords: soils; soil degradation; soil reclamation; reclamation methods; soil management; biodiversity; biological life

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Innovations in Remote Sensing Technology for Resource and Environmental Monitoring

edited by

George Johannes Chirima

,

John Odindi

,

Cletah Shoko

and Paidamwoyo Mhangara

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 586 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; environmental changes; resource assessment; sensor technology; high-resolution imaging; LiDAR; hyperspectral imaging; artificial intelligence; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Machine Learning for Healthcare Analytics

edited by Franck Fontanili and Xavier Alacoque

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 559 | Submission Open

Keywords: healthcare IoT; healthcare data and process mining; electronic health records (EHR); natural language processing (NLP) in healthcare; disease diagnosis; medical imaging analysis; patient outcome prediction; genomic data analysis; time series analysis in medicine; healthcare recommender systems; patterns identification; risk score calculation; prediction; classification; decision support system

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

Advanced Planning, Scheduling and Routing Problems—Models, Methods, and Applications

edited by

Paweł Sitek

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 557 | Submission Open

Keywords: planning and scheduling; optimization and algorithms; supply chains; urban logistics; last-mile delivery; autonomous vehicles; UAV fleet routing and scheduling; drone delivery systems; computer network routing; dynamic routing and scheduling; manufacturing; E-commerce logistics; AI-driven approach to modeling and solving; data-driven and robust optimization

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

Recent Advances in Prospecting Geology

edited by

Jakub Ciążela

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 538 | Submission Open

Keywords: ore deposits; remote sensing; geophysics; geochemistry; marine geology; machine learning; planetary geology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Emerging Technologies in Food Processing: Innovations, Challenges, and Applications

edited by

Monika Sujka

and Magdalena Kachel

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 521 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging technology; food processing; ultrasound; pulsed electric field; nanotechnology; cold plasma

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

Agricultural Waste and By-Products: New Management Strategies for Environmental Sustainability

edited by Beatriz Cervejeira Bolanho Barros,

Otávio Akira Sakai

,

Michele Rosset

and Suelen Pereira Ruiz

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 465 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; zero waste; bioactive compounds; eco-friendly; agroindustrial chain

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advances in Ocean Acoustics

edited by Tongwei Zhang and

Huifang Chen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 408 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater acoustic communication; underwater acoustic positioning; underwater PNT (positioning; navigation; and timing); underwater navigation systems; acoustic signal processing; autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) acoustics; underwater acoustic networks; oceanographic acoustic sensors; acoustic localization techniques; underwater acoustic imaging

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

Advances in Deep Learning-Based Medical Image Analysis: 2nd Edition

edited by

Mohib Ullah

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 395 | Submission Open

Keywords: anomaly detection; weakly supervised learning; tumor segmentation; oxygenation measurements; desmoking; image enhancement; activity recognition; classification; semi-supervised learning; multi- and cross-modality learning

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

Recent Developments in Computational Fluid Dynamics and Turbulence Modeling

edited by

Georgios Sofiadis

and

Ioannis Sarris

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 333 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics (CFD); turbulence modeling; turbulence models; data-driven turbulence modeling; high-performance computing (HPC); RANS; LES; DNS

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

Recent Trends in Physical Exercise and Applied Physiology

edited by

Tamás Szabó

and

Annamária Zsákai

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 323 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy supplying systems; body composition; speckle tracking techniques; oxygen deficit

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

Advances in Human–Computer Interaction and Collaboration

edited by

Mladen Bošnjaković

and Kristian Dokic

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– computer interaction; natural user interfaces; large language models; gesture recognition; adaptive interfaces; artificial intelligence; augmented reality; virtual reality

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

Thin Films and Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications

edited by

José Alberto Luna López

and Dainet Berman-Mendoza

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; thin films; semiconductors; transparent conductor oxides; devices

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

Intelligent Robotics: Design, Control and Technical Applications

edited by Blas Salvador-Domínguez,

Anton Civit

,

Arturo Morgado-Estevez

and

Ignacio Díaz-Cano

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent robotics; robotic design; robotic control; soft robotics; collaborative robotics/cobots; Internet of Robotic Things/IoRT; robotics applications; artificial intelligence

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

Research Progress in Complex Networks and Graph Data Analysis

edited by Samira Maghool and

Mario F. Pavone

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex networks; complex system; network sciences; graph data analysis; machine learning; graph representation learning

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

Innovations in Power Electronics for Lighting and Smart Grid Applications

edited by Pedro S. Almeida and Edilson Mineiro Sa Junior

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: power electronics for lighting and smart grids; smart grid power conversion; LED and OLED drivers; digital control techniques for lighting and smart grids; advanced control methods in power electronics; grid-interactive lighting systems; GaN and SiC power semiconductors for high-efficiency conversion; wireless power transfer; renewable energy integration; energy storage and grid stabilization; demand-side management; power quality and emi mitigation

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

Advanced Design and Evaluation of Modern Antenna Systems

edited by Ramiro Samano Robles and Jianxing Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: antenna design; propagation evaluation; wearable antennas

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

Ecotoxicology and the Fate of Contaminants in the Circular Economy

edited by Giovanni Beggio and Tiziano Bonato

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; recycled products; recycled plastics; textiles; construction and demolition waste; end of waste; waste recycling; waste recovery; emerging contaminants (CECs); non-intentionally added substances (NIAS); secondary raw materials; migration; exposure characterization; bioavailability; ecotoxicology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Assessment and Retrofitting of Building Structures: Experimental Testing and Modelling: 2nd Edition

edited by

André Furtado

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: building structures; RC building structures; seismic losses; FRP; CFRP

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Nanomaterials in Medical Diagnosis and Therapy, 2nd Edition

edited by Francesca Brero and

Manuel Mariani

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; nanoparticles; theranostics; diagnosis; cancer therapy; synthesis and characterization; health sciences; drug delivery; functionalization; biocompatibility

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

Crystals for Photonic Applications

edited by

Ali Belarouci

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: growth and characterization of optical crystals; optical properties; structure– properties relationship; electrical; mechanical; thermal properties

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

Bioactive Organometallic Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Jaison Jeevanandam

and

Michael Danquah

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive organometallic nanomaterials; bionanotechnology; drug delivery systems; biomedical applications; biocompatibility; phytosynthesis; microbial synthesis

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

Recent Advancements in Biomarkers for Noncommunicable Diseases

edited by

Yoana D. Kisselova-Kaneva

and

Tatyana Ivanova Vlaykova

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14974 | Submission Open

Keywords: noncommunicable diseases; metabolic syndrome; obesity; cardiovascular diseases; dyslipidemia; cancer; autoimmune diseases; biomarkers

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

New Insights into Physical Therapy

edited by

Patsaki Irini

and

George A. Koumantakis

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3928 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical rehabilitation; new technologies; virtual reality; augmented reality; telerehabilitation; clinical pilates; blood flow restriction; manual therapy; motor imagery; electrophysical modalities; therapeutic exercises; neurology; musculoskeletal; geriatric; respiratory; acute illness; cardiovascular

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

Advancements in Natural Compounds: Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, and Therapeutic Potentials

edited by

Małgorzata Wrzosek

and

Marta Klimek-Szczykutowicz

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 3691 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural bioactive compounds; antimicrobial activity; antioxidant mechanisms; phytochemicals and secondary metabolites; functional foods and nutraceuticals; medicinal plants and ethnopharmacology; fungal and microbial metabolites; oxidative stress and chronic diseases; synergistic effects with conventional drugs; green extraction techniques; alternative medicine and natural therapies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advances in Solid Mechanics and Its Applications

edited by Lucival Malcher and Fábio Comes Castro

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1217 | Submission Open

Keywords: characterization of materials; fatigue of materials; additive manufacturing; AI in solid mechanics; wear; numerical methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Unsaturated Soils: Testing and Modelling, 2nd Edition

edited by

Maria Mavroulidou

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 881 | Submission Open

Keywords: fundamental theory and constitutive modelling; multiphysics and coupled phenomena modelling; hydromechanical properties and behaviour; advances in multiscale experimental evidence and techniques (laboratory and in situ); development and application of numerical modelling tools for engineering analysis and design; quantification of climatic effects and soil– vegetation– atmosphere models; shrinking-swelling soils; unsaturated soil mechanics for hazardous and nuclear waste repositories; waste geomaterial behaviour and applications in geoengineering; innovative ground improvement techniques; including biomediated and bioinspired processes; natural and human-made slope stability; energy geotechnics; multiscale subsurface water and contaminant transport modelling and monitoring; natural attenuation and remediation of contaminated sites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Emerging Technologies for Health, Nutrition, and Sports Performance

edited by

Alberto Souza Sá Filho

,

Gaspar Rogério da Silva Chiappa

and Rodrigo Lopes-Martins

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 861 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuromodulation; pulsed electromagnetic Field (PEMF); transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS); photobiomodulation; nutritional innovation; ergogenic aids; performance enhancement; health monitoring technologies; biomedical engineering; artificial intelligence

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

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