Applied Sciences

New Technologies and Systems for Sustainable Buildings

edited by Vincent Y. Blouin

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 325 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy integration; green building materials; building automation; smart building systems; sustainable HVAC systems; water conservation technologies; life cycle assessment (LCA); economic feasibility; cost–benefit analysis; return on investment (ROI); energy payback time; financing mechanisms; green premium; incentives and subsidies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Research Progress in Electrode Materials

edited by

Pedro Inácio

and

Youssef Elamine

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 318 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrode materials; electrochemical devices; biosensors and bioelectronics; wearable and implantable electronics; pharmaceutical sensing (e-tongue/e-nose); energy storage and conversion; electrophysiology (in vivo, ex vivo, in vitro); surface engineering and nanostructures; advanced fabrication techniques; smart materials and interfaces

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

E-Waste Recovery with Sustainable Technologies

edited by

Arianna Parisi

and

Virginia Venezia

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 309 | Submission Open

Keywords: e-waste recycling; sustainable recovery; resource valorization; critical raw materials; green technologies; hydrometallurgy; environmental sustainability; waste-to-resource; lifecycle assessment

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

Dynamic Analysis and Vibration Control of Rotor Systems

edited by

Jaroslav Zapoměl

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 309 | Submission Open

Keywords: rotor dynamics; parametric and nonlinear phenomena in rotor dynamics; smart rotor systems; rotor dynamics of micro-, nano-, and cryogenic systems; multiphysical phenomena in rotor dynamics; bearings and dampers; rotor control; uncertainties and reliability and life predictions of rotating machinery; energy storage and harvesting; stability and vibration attenuation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Advances in Artificial Intelligence for Cognitive and Speech Therapy

edited by

María Consuelo Sáiz-Manzanares

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 304 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; multichannel data; machine learning cognitive therapy; speech and language therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Applications of Biotechnology in Critical Metal Recovery

edited by

Mauricio Acosta

and Francisco Remonsellez

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 301 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomining; rare earth elements; bioleaching; electronic waste recycling; circular economy; critical raw materials; phytomining; synthetic biology; urban mining; resource recovery

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

Applications of Ultrasonic Waves for Non-Destructive Testing

edited by

Dariusz Ulbrich

and

Jakub Kowalczyk

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 298 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrasound; phased array; guided waves; structural health monitoring; defect characterization; additive manufacturing; car body; ultrasound transducer

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

Advances in Exercise Physiology for Health and Disease

edited by

Kijin Kim

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 295 | Submission Open

Keywords: exercise physiology; physical activity; health; disease; metabolic homeostasis; inflammation; immunosenescence; multi-omics; exercise prescription; molecular and cellular mechanism; digital health

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

Hydrothermal Processes for Biomass Valorization and Energy Conversion

edited by

Luca Taglieri

and

Alberto Gallifuoco

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 293 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrothermal carbonization (HTC); hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL); supercritical water gasification; wet biomass; hydrochar; biocrude; process intensification; reactor design and scale-up; techno-economic analysis; life-cycle assessment

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

Applications of Machine Learning in Power Electronics

edited by

Katleho Moloi

and

Bonginkosi Allen A. Thango

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; power electronics; intelligent control of power converters; fault diagnosis and prognostics; data-driven modelling; reinforcement learning; deep learning; predictive maintenance; renewable energy systems

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

Marine Micro- and Nanoplastics: Environmental Fate, Ecotoxicology, and Sustainable Solutions

edited by

Mohamed Rida Abelouah

and

Nisrine Nouj

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 271 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine microplastics; nanoplastics; environmental fate; ecotoxicology; plastisphere; environmental monitoring; risk assessment; biodegradation; circular economy; sustainable solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Mechanical Properties and Characterization Technologies of Composite Materials—Second Edition

edited by

Sebastiano Candamano

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural fibers; fiber-reinforced mortars and concrete; textile-reinforced mortars (TRMs); harsh exposure; FRCM; 3D printing; supplementary cementitious materials; nanomaterials and nanocomposites; unconventional reinforcement; recycled aggregates; waste; self-healing mortar and concrete; smart/multifunctional composite; self-sensing composites; alkali-activated materials; geopolymers; building materials; calcium sulfoaluminate binders; cementitious composites; hybrid binders; calcinated clays; fly ash; blast furnace slag; natural pozzolans; waste management; immobilization of toxic wastes; foamed and lightweight concretes; mortars; grouts and renders; reinforced concrete; precast concrete; corrosion; durability; environmental assessment; materials processing; rheology; performance-based specifications; activators; additives

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

Advances in Food Processing, Preservation, and Extraction Technologies

edited by

Evangelina García-Armenta

, Lidia Elena Ayón-Reyna and Martha Edith López-López

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-thermal processing; advanced food technologies; bioactive compounds; functional food production; food quality assessment; food waste valorization; shelf-life enhancement; digital food processing; artificial intelligent in food processing

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

Structural Dynamics in Civil Engineering, 2nd Edition

edited by

Maria Francesca Sabbà

and

Dora Foti

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open

Keywords: modal analysis; spectrum analysis; dynamic response; structural health monitoring (SHM); finite element analysis (FEA); limit analysis; nonlinear behavior; failure mechanisms; machine learning (ML)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Novel Adsorption Methods for Effective Wastewater Pollutant Removal

edited by

Evangelos Bakalis

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; bio-based adsorbents/green adsorbents; nanosorbents/nanomaterials; adsorbent kinetic models; adsorbent and fractal kinetics; adsorbent and fractional kinetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Intelligent Technologies for Fault Diagnosis and Prognosis in Industrial Systems

edited by

Acácio M. R. Amaral

,

Jorge Bernardino

and

Filipe Sá

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 245 | Submission Open

Keywords: industry 4.0; industrial IoT (IIoT); edge computing; cloud computing; signal processing; artificial intelligence (AI); fault diagnosis; multisensor data fusion; predictive maintenance; reliability

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

Computer Vision and Deep Learning for Visual Understanding

edited by

Abdussalam Elhanashi

and

Pierpaolo Dini

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; deep learning; image analysis; video analysis; image processing; video processing; visual intelligence; foundation models; vision foundation models; vision-language models; large vision models; generative AI; multimodal learning; multimodal AI; explainable AI; trustworthy AI; object detection; object tracking; scene understanding; real-time video analytics; edge AI; intelligent surveillance; autonomous systems; autonomous driving; robotics vision; medical image analysis; healthcare imaging; smart manufacturing; remote sensing; Internet of Things; intelligent transportation systems

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

Risk Assessment in Power Systems

edited by Tarannom Parhizkar

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open

Keywords: power system risk assessment; grid resilience; reliability analysis; probabilistic risk assessment; wildfire risk; climate adaptation; asset management; renewable integration; operational risk; risk-informed decision-making

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

Molecular Mechanisms, Diagnosis and Therapeutics of Neurodegenerative Diseases—2nd Edition

edited by

Sarmistha Mitra

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurodegenerative diseases; ageing; neurodegeneration hallmarks; protein misfolding and aggregates; molecular diagnosis; therapeutic management; small molecule and drug design; complementary and alternative medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advances in Natural Plant Bioactives and Sustainable Utilization of Agricultural Resources

edited by

Adrian Vasile Timar

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; sustainable food utilization; agricultural by-products; green extraction technologies; functional foods; nutraceuticals; plant extracts; food waste valorization; antioxidant activity

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

AI and Big Data-Driven Development of Smart Agriculture

edited by Ahmed Attia and

Ahmed Kheir

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; big data analytics; smart agriculture; precision agriculture; machine learning; deep learning; digital twins; remote sensing; internet of things (IoT); decision support systems

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

Advances and Innovations in Ultrasonic Non-Destructive Testing

edited by Weilei Mu, Mingfang Zheng and Feifei Long

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

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

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

Fatigue and Fracture Behavior of Engineering Materials: 2nd Edition

edited by

Joel de Jesus

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

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

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

Advanced Applications of Large Language Models

edited by

Min Yang

, Ziyu Lyu and Chengming Li

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: large language models (LLMs); LLM applications; multimodal LLMs (MLLMs); coding LLMs and AI-assisted software engineering; agentic LLMs; multi-agent LLM systems; agent harness engineering; tool learning and tool-using LLMs; vertical-domain LLMs; LLMs for scientific discovery; human–AI collaboration; safety, alignment, and responsible deployment of LLM applications

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

Recent Advances in Motion Analysis, Gait Analysis, and Associated Interventions—2nd Edition

edited by

Paul William MacDermid

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open

Keywords: gait; gait analysis; rehabilitation; fall; risk assessment; footwear; athletic performance

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

Advances in Seismic Resilient Structures

edited by

Dante Tolentino

and Jorge Luis Alamilla

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Thermal Management and Thermal Effects in Railway Systems

edited by

Won-Hee Park

,

Sébastien Poncet

and

Peng Zhao

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

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

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

Industrial OT-Security and Intelligent Manufacturing Development

edited by John Lindström and

Karl Andersson

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

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

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

Advanced Polymer-Matrix Composites and 3D-Printed Materials, 2nd Edition

edited by

Sergio Horta Muñoz

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

Keywords: polymer matrix composites; additive manufacturing; mechanical response; finite element method; multi-scale analysis; multiaxial testing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

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

edited by

Francesca Mangiavacchi

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

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

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

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: AI, IoT and Smart Mobility

edited by Manoj K. Jha and Corey Harper

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

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

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

Contemporary Concepts in Implant Biomechanics and Peri-Implant Tissue Stability

edited by Valdir Muglia

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

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

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

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

edited by Suiyang Khoo and

Xin Yu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

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

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

Artificial Intelligence for Information System Development

edited by Małgorzata B Pankowska and Dominik Spinczyk

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

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

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

Recent Advances in Thermal Engineering and Sustainable Energy Systems

edited by Tryfon C. Roumpedakis

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

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

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

Innovative Applications of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

edited by

Xinwei Wang

and Lei Wang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

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

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

The Interdisciplinary Application of Artificial Intelligence: From Models to Explainability

edited by Stefan Bosse

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

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

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

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

edited by

Suzana Ereiz

,

Ivan Duvnjak

and

Javier Fernando Jimenez-Alonso

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

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

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

edited by

Rajive Ganguli

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Applications of Analytical Chemistry in Food Science: 2nd Edition

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

Marco Iammarino

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

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

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

Novel Approaches and Applications in Particle Therapy

edited by

Diango M. Montalvan Olivares

, Maria Giuseppina Bisogni and Roberto Sacchi

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

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

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

Data Analysis and Decision Support Based on Machine Learning

edited by Andreas Gregoriades

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

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

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

Reinforcement Learning for Intelligent Agents

edited by Wanyuan Wang, Vincent Chau and Weiwei Wu

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

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

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

Sustainable Mining: Resource Extraction and Environmental Management

edited by

Dongdong Chen

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

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Biotransformation by Microbes: Mechanisms, Optimization, and Applications

edited by

Luis V. Rodríguez-Durán

and

Miguel A. Medina Morales

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Microbiology)

Technical Advances in Cybersecurity for Next-Generation Networks

edited by

Pablo Garaizar

and

Unai Zulaika

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

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

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

Innovative Materials and Methods for Cultural Heritage Preservation

edited by

Ion Sandu

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

Keywords: cultural heritage; nanomaterials for preservation and restoration; sustainable biomaterials; non-destructive methods; 3D scanning and imaging; preventive preservation (climatization); active preservation (insectofungicization, fireproofing, hydrophobicization, hydrothermal stabilization, dimensional stabilization, etc.); structural monitoring; deterioration of the physical condition of structural-functional elements; degradation of historical materials

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

Biomechanics and Ergonomics for Injury Prevention and Human Performance Enhancement

edited by

Jarosław Jaszczur-Nowicki

and

Tadeusz Ambrozy

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

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

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

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

edited by

Jae-Kwang Ahn

and

Suwon Son

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

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

New Trends in Noise and Vibration for Next-Generation Aircraft

edited by

Mattia Barbarino

,

Giovanni Fasulo

and

Francesco Petrosino

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open

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

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

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