Applied Sciences

Blockchain-Based Networks: Security, Privacy, and Applications

edited by

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5216 | Submission Open

Keywords: blockchain fundamental theory and technology; consensus mechanisms; smart contracts; security in blockchain; encryption algorithms; privacy-preserving techniques; blockchain vulnerability detection; quantum-resistant blockchains; scalable blockchain solutions; cross-chain solutions; blockchain governance; blockchain applications; services; and standards; decentralized finance; decentralized applications; blockchain in healthcare; blockchain in supply chains; authentication and authorization; blockchain and Internet of Things; blockchain and Artificial Intelligence

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

Fate, Transport and Remediation of per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances

edited by

Jay N. Meegoda

and

Jitendra Kewalramani

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5076 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging contaminant; PFASs; fate and transport; thermal destruction; non-thermal destruction; separation technologies; cost– benefit analysis

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

eHealth Innovative Approaches and Applications: 2nd Edition

edited by

Stefano Silvestri

,

Francesco Gargiulo

,

Dario Di Stasio

and Raffaele Guarasci

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4986 | Submission Open

Keywords: eHealth; medical informatics; big data analytics for eHealth; eHealth big data architectures; artificial intelligence in medicine; machine and deep learning approaches for eHealth; health information systems; biomedical Internet of Things (IoT) devices; security and privacy of medical data; cybersecurity in healthcare; diagnosis and therapy support systems; quantum computing approaches for eHealth; quantum computing for drug discovery

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

Identification and Measurement of Displacements and Deformations of Engineering Structures: 2nd Edition

edited by

Boštjan Kovačić

,

Rinaldo Paar

and

Ján Erdélyi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4266 | Submission Open

Keywords: displacement; deformation measurement; vibration monitoring; contactless vision-based monitoring; monitoring systems; geodetic monitoring: structural monitoring and geo-monitoring; modal natural frequencies; structural health monitoring (SHM); finite element method (FFT); fast Fourier transformation (FFT); geodetic instruments (TS; RTS; IATS; IASTS; GNSS; TLS; LIDAR); sensors (accelerometers; LVDT; clinometers; strain gauges; vibrometers; speedometers; tilt sensors); ground-based radar interferometry; low-cost sensors; techniques for online real-time system condition monitoring; spatial data analysis; experimental and in situ measurements

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advanced Technologies in Construction and Infrastructure: Theory, Methods and Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Joo-Sung Lee

and

Sungkon Moon

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4016 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation in buildings; civil and infrastructure engineering; virtual technologies; including BIM; AR; VR and the Metaverse; artificial intelligence (AI) and construction robotics; offsite construction and design for manufacture and assembly; renewable energy and power plant construction; smart database and cloud communication in supply chains; blockchain and information security; unmanned aerial vehicles; additive technology and 3DP construction; data-driven analysis in construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Artificial Intelligence, Security and Safety in Information Systems and Networks

edited by

Sohag Kabir

and

Ibrahim Ghafir

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3959 | Submission Open

Keywords: security; privacy; safety; reliability; information systems; cyber security; Internet of Things; intrusion detection and prevention; artificial intelligence; machine learning; blockchain

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

High-Voltage Technology and Engineering Enabling Life and Physical Science Advancement

edited by Stephen E. Sampayan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3940 | Submission Open

Keywords: high voltage; particle accelerator; pulsed power; fusion; electroporation

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

Novel Approaches for Water Resources Assessment

edited by

Ilinca Cornel

, Negisa Darajeh and

Shahabaldin Rezania

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3848 | Submission Open

Keywords: water resources engineering; water management; water footprint; hydrology; hydroscience; hydroenergy; ecohydrology; computational methods in water resources; hydrological and hydrometeorological modeling; machine learning approaches; statistical modeling; probabilistic approach; extreme events

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Innovative Technologies for and Approaches to Sports Performance

edited by

Argyris Toubekis

,

Gavriil George Arsoniadis

and

Ioannis S. Nikitakis

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3670 | Submission Open

Keywords: technology; high intensity workouts; sprint interval training; concurrent training; physical activity monitoring; sports load; recovery; testing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Artificial Intelligence in Civil and Environmental Engineering

edited by

Juan R. Rabuñal

and

Marcos Gestal

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3526 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; applications of artificial intelligence in civil and environmental engineering; hydrology; construction: concrete; steel; new materials; ports and coasts; transport; waste management; atmospheric environment; climate change; environmental health; renewable energy

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

New Paradigms for Resilient Communities: From the Application of Resilience Concepts to the Definition of Intervention Priorities

edited by

Marco Vona

and Angelo Anelli

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2938 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic design; seismic resilience; seismic hazard analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Recent Advances in Reflectarray and Transmitarray Antennas

edited by

Michele Beccaria

and

Paola Pirinoli

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2362 | Submission Open

Keywords: reflectarray; transmitarray; periodic structures; 5G; 6G; additive manufacturing; metasurfaces; optimization; reconfigurable antennas; lenses

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

Numerical Simulation in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering-3rd Edition

edited by

Mauro Malvè

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2289 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational biomechanics; numerical modeling of medical devices; computational biofluid mechanics; patient-specific-based numerical models; finite element method; diffusion models in the tissue engineering; constitutive models; numerical methods in the biomedical engineering; numerical algorithms and imaging technique

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Sustainable Asphalt Pavement Technologies

edited by

Huailei Cheng

,

Mingchen Li

, Yining Zhang and Mingjun Hu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2144 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable asphalt pavement technologies; warm-mix asphalt; recycled mixtures; advanced testing technologies; bio-based asphalt binder

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

AI-Assisted Building Design and Environment Control

edited by

Teng Shao

and

David Hou Chi Chow

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2120 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence technology; smart building design; building performance optimization; indoor environment control and optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Pioneering Progress in Medical Imaging and Diagnostic Advancements

edited by

Luca Ulrich

,

Corrado Calì

,

Enrico Vezzetti

and Andrea Luigi Guerra

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1982 | Submission Open

Keywords: Healthcare 4.0; human body tracking; human body visualization; behavioral analysis; digital image processing; augmented reality; virtual reality; artificial intelligence; deep learning

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

Advances in the Mechanisms and Control of Underground Engineering Disasters

edited by

Song Luo

, Zhixiang Song and Yusong Zhao

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1819 | Submission Open

Keywords: rock mechanics; underground engineering disasters; engineering structure; rock failure and energy behavior; rock fracture and deformation; rock damage; rock dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Vehicles Challenges

edited by

Domenico Mazzeo

and

Aleš Dittrich

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1771 | 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)

Artificial Intelligence for Smart Infrastructure Solutions

edited by

Michal Tomaszewski

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1556 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; smart infrastructure; remote monitoring; infrastructure health monitoring; fault detection and classification; image and signal analysis; sensor networks; energy efficiency; resilience

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

Natural and Artificial Fibers in Geoengineering Applications

edited by

Małgorzata Jastrzębska

,

Gabriele Chiaro

, Krystyna Kazimierowicz-Frankowska and

Amin Soltani

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1242 | 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)

Recent Progress in Current Natural and Bioinspired Sensors

edited by

Raquel Nunes da Silva

and

Luis Cruz

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 1052 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; natural dyes; bioimaging; food biosensors

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

Cross Applications of Interactive Smart System and Virtual Reality, Second Edition

edited by

Beomseok Oh

and

Sunjin Yu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 894 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI; AR/VR/XR/metaverse; smart system; interactive system

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

Applications of Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence Methods: 3rd Edition

edited by

Yujin Lim

and

Hideyuki Takahashi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 782 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; deep learning; artificial intelligence; natural language processing; computer vision; data mining; robotics

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

Biomechanical Analysis of Hand and Wrist Dysfunctions: Functional Characterization and Emerging Innovations

edited by

Verónica Gracia-Ibáñez

and

Alba Roda-Sales

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 592 | Submission Open

Keywords: hand biomechanics; wrist biomechanics; hand dysfunctions; hand therapy; hand surgery; new technologies; prosthesis; orthesis; AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Re-Shaping Transport and Mobility Through Design

edited by Selby Coxon,

Cyriel Diels

and

Andree Woodcock

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 506 | Submission Open

Keywords: mobility; transport; design; sustainable; user centric; active mobility; public transport; emerging technologies

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

Advanced Technologies and Interoperability of Cyber-Physical Systems in the Context of Indutry 4.0/5.0

edited by

Jose Machado

,

Filipe Pereira

and

Katarzyna Antosz

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 299 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 4.0; Industry 5.0; automation; robotics; augmented reality; AI; OPC UA over TSN; 5G; DDS; SDN; IIoT; edge computing; digital twins; MQTT-SN; e-maintenance; industrial networks; collaborative robotics; smart manufacturing; cybersecurity

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

Fuzzy Optimization Method and Application

edited by

Konstantina Chrysafiadi

and

Evangelos Sakkopoulos

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuzzy logic; optimization; uncertainty; fuzzy programming; fuzzy decision-making; hybrid optimization techniques; uncertainty modeling; fuzzy systems

Experiments, Design and Practice Innovations in Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Space

edited by

Shuqian Duan

, Jiayan Nie,

Zhongkai Huang

and Jiecheng Xiong

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open

Keywords: dynamics; safety and reliability; environmental geotechnics; artificial intelligence; numerical analysis; risk assessment and management in infrastructure; uncertainty quantification in infrastructure systems; internal erosion; high mobility of rock avalanche; special soil properties

(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 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 249 | 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)

Transformative Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

edited by

Edward P. Hoffer

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; medical care delivery; physician burnout; early-warning systems; diagnostic error

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

Fatigue and Fracture in Advanced and Sustainable Materials

edited by

Teresa Leonor Martins Morgado

and

Mario Pereira

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 216 | Submission Open

Keywords: fracture; fatigue; structural integrity; finite elements; energy-based approaches; testing; machine learning; data-driven approaches; additive manufaturing; advanced materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Research Progress in Medical Image Analysis

edited by

Giada Bianchetti

and

Roberto Gatta

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical image analysis; image segmentation; feature extraction; disease diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Progresses in Energy Efficiency

edited by

Carlos Herce

and

Fabrizio Martini

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; decarbonization; energy audits; multiple benefits; taxonomy; hard-to-abate industries; small and medium-sized enterprises; renewable energy sources

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

Ultra-Precision Machining Technology and Applications

edited by

You Kaiyuan

and Wei Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultra-precision machining; machining mechanism; surface integrity; machine tool equipment; precision measurement; process modeling and simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

New Sciences and Technologies in Composite Materials

edited by

Xiaonan Hou

and

Zewen Gu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 153 | 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)

The Research Progress of Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance

edited by

Abdolrahman Khezri

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: direct sequencing; multi-pathogen infection; metagenomics; nanopore

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

Resilient Cities in the Context of Climate Change

edited by

María Isabel Rodríguez Rojas

and Maddi Garmendia

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable urban planning; resilient cities; sustainable drainage systems

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

Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Emil Pricop

and

Khalil El-Khatib

submission deadline 1 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2818 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; cybersecurity; AI-based cybersecurity; AI-based threat detection; threat intelligence; AI-based malware detection; adversarial machine learning; adversarial artificial intelligence; robust and reliable AI-based cybersecurity

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

Machine Tools, Advanced Manufacturing and Precision Manufacturing

edited by

Abhilash Puthanveettil Madathil

and

Xichun Luo

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 14066 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine tools; advanced manufacturing; precision manufacturing; intelligent automation; digital twin technologies

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

Challenges and Opportunities of Microgrids

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8455 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid renewable energy systems design; energy prosumers; microgrids design and modelling; demand response in microgrids; microgrids for electric vehicles recharge; microgrids for islands electricity supply; microgrids for developing countries; economic analysis of microgrids; energy communities; storage systems in microgrids; renewable energy sources inclusion in microgrids

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

Technology Enhanced and Mobile Learning: Innovations and Applications

edited by Tomislav Jagušt, Peter Seow Sen Kee,

Martina Holenko Dlab

and

Ana Sović Kržić

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5664 | Submission Open

Keywords: technology enhanced learning; mobile learning; seamless learning; blended learning; educational technology; learning sciences; collaborative learning; computational thinking; personalization; adaptive learning; gamification; game-based learning; mixed reality; metaverse in education; immersive learning; AI in education

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

Applications of Ultrasonic Technology in Biomedical Sciences

edited by

Constanza Rubio Michavila

,

Sergio Castiñeira-Ibáñez

and

Daniel Tarrazó-Serrano

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4236 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrasound; biomedicine; medical diagnosis; biosensor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Big Data Analysis and Management Based on Deep Learning: 2nd Edition

edited by

Min Xia

,

Kai Hu

and

Yoonsik Choe

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3819 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning methods for analysis of big data; deep learning methods for the analysis of multisource time-series data; deep learning methods for semantic information extraction from complex image and video data; model acceleration for deep learning of big data; theory and novel application scenarios of cross media big data analysis; investigation of the latest progress in this field

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

Sustainable Alternative Fuels and Advanced Combustion Techniques

edited by

Bartosz Ciupek

,

Rafał Ślefarski

and

Antonio Ficarella

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3055 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative fuels; biomass; hydrogen; novel combustion technologies; toxic compound emissions; CFD modelling; environmental protection

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

Seismic Response and Safety Assessment of Building Structures

edited by Heui Yung Chang and Yu Ping Yuen

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3045 | Submission Open

Keywords: building structure; seismic response; numerical simulation; on-site monitoring; non-ductile structure; ductile design; safety assessment; case study

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advanced Technologies in Spine Surgery and Spinal Biomechanics

edited by

Kajetan Latka

,

Dariusz Latka

and

Mario Valentino

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2681 | Submission Open

Keywords: spine surgery; spinal biomechanics; endoscopic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advanced Technologies in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation

edited by

Rodrigo Martín-San Agustín

,

Mariano Gacto

,

Adrian Escriche-Escuder

and

Noemí Moreno-Segura

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2374 | Submission Open

Keywords: telerehabilitation; artificial intelligence; virtual reality; mobile applications; technological therapeutic tools; electronic evaluation devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Biosignal and Motion Measurements

edited by

Livia Petrescu

,

Catalin Petrescu

and

Beatrice Mihaela Radu

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2373 | Submission Open

Keywords: physiological monitoring; wearable sensors; signal processing; biomechanics; motion analysis; emotion recognition; healthcare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

EEG Signal Processing in Medical Diagnosis Applications

edited by Agnieszka Duraj and

Piotr S. Szczepaniak

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 627 | Submission Open

Keywords: electroencephalography; EEG data acquisition; EEG signal analysis; medical diagnosis; neurological diseases; signal filtering techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Update on Applications in Medical Imaging and Natural Language Processing

edited by

Tariq Rahim

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 535 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical imaging; natural language processing; deep learning; medical diagnosis

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

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