Applied Sciences

Sensory Evaluation and Flavor Analysis in Food Science

edited by

, Anna Piotrowska and

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4273 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensory evaluation; flavor analysis; food science; expert evaluation; consumer assessment; sensory characteristic; functional food; novel food

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

Integrating AI into Mechatronics and Robotics: Innovations and Applications

edited by Gómez-Escudero Gaizka,

Amaia Calleja-Ochoa

and

Haizea González-Barrio

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4166 | Submission Open

Keywords: collaborative robots; autonomous systems; reinforcement learning; predictive maintenance; smart sensors; AI-based decision-making; robotic vision systems; AI and robotics integration

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

Artificial Intelligence Applications in Medical Data Analysis and Healthcare Virtual Assistants

edited by

Jordi Cusido

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4128 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; NLP; LLM; cloud computing; virtual environments; data architecture; data engineering

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

Emerging Processing Techniques and Their Impact on Physicochemical, Sensory, and Nutritional Properties of Foods

edited by

Oana Bianca Oprea

and

Ignat Tolstorebrov

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4080 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; nutritional value; minimal heat processing; consumer acceptance; long-term impact; food sustainability

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

Research on Insecticides and Their Applications

edited by

Xin Yang

,

Xun Zhu

and Ran Wang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4027 | Submission Open

Keywords: insecticide; integrated pest management; insecticide resistance; resistance management; detoxification; microRNA; symbiotic bacteria; insect molecular biology

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

Photonic Device and Circuit Design: Emerging Technologies and Applications

edited by

Min Tao

and

Junfeng Song

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3926 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical communication devices; advanced design; circuit synthesis; radar; sensors; CMOS; semiconductor; photonics; optics

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

Novel Construction Material and Its Applications

edited by

Antonio Telesca

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3683 | Submission Open

Keywords: green materials; construction materials; industrial wastes; recycled aggregates; raw materials; secondary raw materials; supplementary cementitious materials; self-healing materials; structural health monitoring; healthy buildings; durability energy consumption reductions and CO2 capture; CO2 reduction; life cycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Sustainable Decision Support for Infrastructure Management

edited by

Katarina Rogulj

,

Jelena Kilić Pamuković

and

Ivan Marović

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3612 | Submission Open

Keywords: infrastructure management; decision support system; energy distribution; roads; waste; networking; green infrastructures; BIM; BMS; land management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

New Insights into Marine Ecology and Fisheries Science

edited by Nenad Antolovic and

Marco F. L. Lemos

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3549 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine ecology; fisheries science; marine biology; fish biology; biodiversity; marine ecosystems

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

AI Technology and Security in Cloud/Big Data

edited by

Jisu Park

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3493 | Submission Open

Keywords: cloud; big data; AI; security; application technology

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

Recent Advances in Artificial and Natural Antioxidants for Food

edited by

Monica Gallo

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3423 | Submission Open

Keywords: oxidation; free radicals; beneficial effects; rancidity; browning; alteration of aroma; food waste; circular economy; nanotechnology; extraction techniques

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

Research Progress on LLMs (Large Language Models): Catastrophic Forgetting, Alignment and Safety and Hallucinations

edited by Hwan-Seung Yong

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

Keywords: large language models; catastrophic forgetting; alignment & safety; hallucinations

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

New Advances in Antioxidant Properties of Bee Products

edited by

Claudia Pașca

,

Otilia Bobis

and

Daniel Severus Dezmirean

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3029 | Submission Open

Keywords: apitherapy; hive products; apilarnil; modern extraction techniques; analytical methods; antioxidant potential of bee products; plants; quality products

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

Artificial Intelligence in Remote Sensing: Advancing Geospatial Analysis for Environmental Monitoring

edited by

Sungkwan Youm

,

Eui-Jik Kim

and

Taeyoon Kim

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3027 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; remote sensing; geospatial analysis; environmental monitoring; satellite imagery; hyperspectral imaging; LiDAR; change detection; image classification

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

Spatial Data and Technology Applications

edited by

Dongmei Chen

,

Yongmei Lu

and Lu Wang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2972 | Submission Open

Keywords: spatial analysis; geographic information systems; decision-making; urban planning; healthcare; epidemiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Computer-Vision-Based Biomedical Image Processing

edited by

Grigorios E. Kalliatakis

and

Christos Chrysoulas

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2937 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; artificial intelligence; biomedical image processing; medical image analysis; deep learning; representation learning; computer-aided detection; anomaly detection; biomarkers; digital healthcare

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

Antennas for Next-Generation Electromagnetic Applications

edited by

Giada M. Battaglia

,

Navid Ghavami

, Sabrina Zumbo, Eliana Canicattì and Eleonora Razzicchia

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 2907 | Submission Open

Keywords: antenna synthesis; artificial intelligence-driven antenna design; adaptive and smart antenna arrays; antenna miniaturization and energy efficiency; biomedical antennas and wearables; deep learning-based optimization; metasurfaces and metamaterials; near-field wireless communications; integrated sensing and communications; 6G antenna systems

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

Advanced Sensing and Processing Methods for Non-Invasive Assessment and Monitoring of Chronic Disorders

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2879 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiovascular diseases; diabetes; neurological disorders; wearable sensors; camera-based systems; radar systems; radio-based sensing; smart sensing; signal processing; machine learning; deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Application of Natural Resources for Sustainable Packaging

edited by

Marina Vukoje

and

Ioannis Kartsonakis

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2878 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable packaging; natural resources; bioplastics; renewable materials; circular economy

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

Advances in Automation and Controls of Agri-Food Systems

edited by

Claudio Perone

and

Roberto Romaniello

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2829 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture modeling; automation; wireless sensor network and IoT; smart sensors and actuators; strategy for resource use efficiency; control and energy optimization; decision support systems; machine vision systems; AG-robotics; autonomous guidance

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

Social Media Meets AI and Data Science

edited by

Kevin Koidl

, Andrea Michienzi and

Barbara Guidi

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2798 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; data science; social media analytics; sentiment analysis; user behavior prediction; misinformation detection; natural language processing; machine learning; ethical implications; privacy concerns; trust

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

Current Practice and Future Directions of Semantic Web Technologies

edited by

Jean-Jacques Ponciano

and Frank Boochs

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2704 | Submission Open

Keywords: Semantic Web; knowledge representation; data integration; information retrieval; linked data; ontology engineering; natural language processing; artificial intelligence; RDF (resource description framework); web ontology language (OWL)

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

Advanced Smart Grid Technologies, Applications and Challenges

edited by

Paulo Tavares

and

Álvaro Gomes

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2653 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grids; smart grids integration; automatic network management; communication systems to smart grids; smart buildings; demand response; vehicle to grid (V2G); sustainable mobility

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

Thermal Comfort and Energy Consumption in Buildings

edited by

Enrique Ángel Rodríguez Jara

and Álvaro Ruíz-Pardo

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2611 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal comfort; adaptative thermal comfort; energy efficiency in buildings; nearly zero energy building (NZEB); zero-emission buildings (ZEBs); renewable energy systems; smart buildings; thermal performance of buildings; passive buildings; building envelope and system optimization

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

Advances in Food Analysis and Processing

edited by

Joanna Maria Klepacka

and

Marta Czarnowska-Kujawska

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2437 | Submission Open

Keywords: food; processing; analysis; nutritional value; safety; consumers

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

Advanced Control Systems and Control Engineering

edited by

Francisco Rego

,

Ricardo Simões Santos

and

Sylvain Bertrand

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2380 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced control systems; control engineering; reinforcement learning; physics-informed machine learning; path planning; autonomous vehicles; multi-agent systems; fault-tolerant control; intelligent control; robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Extraction, Analysis and Applications of Bioactive Compounds in Food

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2359 | Submission Open

Keywords: fruits; vegetables; spices; herbs; extraction techniques; polyphenols; biological activity; polyphenols; antioxidants

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

Intelligent Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV): Flight Control and Applications

edited by

Maxim Tyan

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2219 | Submission Open

Keywords: decision making; flight control; swarm intelligence; flight dynamics; autonomy; operations

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

Latest Advances in Cement and Concrete Composites: 2nd Edition

edited by

Riyadh Al-Ameri

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2190 | Submission Open

Keywords: fire-resistant cementitious composites; non-corrosive cementitious composites; alkali-activated binders; fly ash; and pozzolanic reaction; graphene and carbon nano-platelets/tubes; geopolymer mortar and concrete; polymer concrete; nanosilica and recycled glass; recycled composites; FRP composites; durability & life cycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

The Applications of Artificial Intelligence in the Management of Construction Engineering Projects

edited by

Paulo Vaz-Serra

,

Felix Kin Peng Hui

and

Lu Aye

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 2189 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI in construction management; construction robotics; sustainable building technology; AI-driven project management; construction industry innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Innovative Approaches and Materials for Water Treatment

edited by

Ioannis Ioannidis

,

Ioannis Pashalidis

,

Dimitrios Giannakoudakis

and

Vasiliki Kinigopoulou

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2103 | Submission Open

Keywords: water treatment; secondary pollutants; microplastics; organic pollutants; heavy metals; adsorption; desorption

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Recent Advances in Natural Language Processing Techniques

edited by Jie Yang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2055 | Submission Open

Keywords: large language models; machine reading comprehension; information retrieval; text mining; language generation; machine translation; multilingual systems; chain of thought; retrieval-augmented generation; DL-based techniques and tools for NLP

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

Machine Learning and Numerical Modelling in Geotechnical Engineering

edited by

Andreas Benardos

,

Pavlos Nomikos

and

Chrysothemis Paraskevopoulou

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2001 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning in geotechnics; advanced numerical modelling techniques; predictive analysis for geotechnical properties; hybrid ML and numerical methods; finite element and discrete element coupling; geotechnical design optimization using ML; innovative computational geomechanics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Potential Health Benefits of Fruits and Vegetables—4th Edition

edited by

Luca Mazzoni

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1858 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; antioxidants; human diseases; nutrition; vegetables; fruit; trees; plants; herbs; breeding; vitamins; polyphenols; antinutrients; liquid chromatography; gas chromatography; spectroscopy' immunology; biochemistry; in vitro model; pathologies; in vivo study; cell culture; animal model

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

Diet, Nutrition and Human Health

edited by

Te-Chih Wong

and Yi-Ping Yu

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1852 | Submission Open

Keywords: diet; nutrition; human health; dietary patterns; food science; food technology; functional foods; nutraceuticals; human studies; animal research

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

Mechanical Fault Diagnosis and Signal Processing

edited by

Juan Jose Saucedo-Dorantes

and

Miguel Delgado-Prieto

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1839 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent fault detection; high-resolution signal processing; noise elimination and feature extraction; non-linear operating conditions; electromechanical systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

IoT Technology and Information Security

edited by

Beibei Li

, Jianbing Ni, Yuling Liu and Ming Zhao

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1833 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things; information security; cyberthreats against the IoT; vulnerability

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

Innovations in Forensic Sciences: Advancing Investigations through Multidisciplinary Approaches

edited by

Rui Miguel Simões de Azevedo

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1816 | Submission Open

Keywords: forensic science innovations; DNA analysis techniques; digital forensics; crime scene investigation; AI in forensics; multidisciplinary; approaches in forensics; legal implications of forensic technology; machine learning applications in forensics; forensic methodologies; evidence reliability

Cereal-Based Food Processing and Nutritional Quality: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Dorota Teterycz

,

Anna Wirkijowska

and

Piotr Zarzycki

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1785 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereal-based food; food processing; nutritional quality; chemical composition of food; health properties of food; innovative technology; bioactive substances

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

Advanced Methods and Applications in Routing and Distributions Problems

edited by

Telmo Pinto

, Bruno Gonçalves and

Miguel Vieira

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1726 | Submission Open

Keywords: routing; distribution; advanced logistics; multi-echelon networks; computational logistics

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

Advances in Human–Machine Interaction

edited by

Maura Mengoni

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1722 | Submission Open

Keywords: augmented reality; virtual reality; user-centered design; Industry 4.0; interaction design

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

Polymer Nanocomposites: State of the Art and Future Prospects

edited by Michael Jones Silva,

Renivaldo José Dos Santos

and

Leonardo Paim

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1718 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer nanocomposites; synthesis and characterization; properties; applications; technological innovations; sustainability and environmental impact

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

Advances in High-Performance Buildings: Comfort, Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Opportunities

edited by

Franco Cotana

, Veronica Lucia Castaldo and

Ilaria Pigliautile

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1627 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor and outdoor comfort; energy efficiency; environmental impact; renewable energies; PtX; LCA; CFD; dynamic simulation; microclimate mitigation; multiphysic analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Novel Technologies in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

edited by Ramon Sieira-Gil

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1590 | Submission Open

Keywords: personalized surgery; 3D virtual planning; CAD/CAM; preoperative surgical planning; tissue engineering; orthognathic surgery; maxillofacial reconstructive surgery; prelaminated flaps; facial plastic surgery; head and neck reconstructive surgery; facial palsy; minimally invasive surgery; surgical navigation

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

Advances in Developing Urban Resilience Through Environmental and Earth Sciences

edited by

Tiantian Gu

and

Dezhi Li

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1541 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban resilience; environment resilience; smart city; community engagement; infrastructure resilience; urban policy; built environment; urban renewal

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Biomedical Image Processing

edited by

Hongming Shan

and

Ruibin Feng

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1508 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; image analysis; computer-aided diagnosis; visualization in biomedical imaging

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

Innovative Approaches and Tools for Healthcare and Medical Applications

edited by

Cristina Veres

and

Adrian Gligor

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1495 | Submission Open

Keywords: healthcare technology; medical applications; artificial intelligence; personalized medicine; telemedicine; diagnostic; imaging technology; sensor technologies; healthcare innovation

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

Polymer Materials: Design, Fabrication and Mechanical Properties

edited by

Carlos Henrique Scuracchio

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1428 | Submission Open

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

Fiber-Reinforced Concrete: Recent Progress and Future Directions

edited by Rubén-Daniel López-Carreño and

Pablo Pujadas Álvarez

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1399 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC); fiber materials (synthetic; natural; recycled); crack control; toughness; and ductility of concrete; durability and resilience; ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC); sustainable construction materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Novel Insights into Optical Networks, Including Their Role in the 6G Era

edited by