Applied Sciences

Advances in Solid Mechanics and Applications to Slender Structures

edited by

Giovanni Migliaccio

,

Giuseppe Ruta

and

Gianni A Royer Carfagni

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4279 | Submission Open

Keywords: beam; cable; nanotubes; composite; functionally graded materials; metamaterials; taper; pre-twist; dynamics; damping; resonance; stability; bifurcation; vibrations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advances in Rock Mechanics: Theory, Method, and Application

edited by

Luyu Wang

, Qing Ma, Tuo Wang and

Jinpeng Zhao

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4177 | Submission Open

Keywords: geomechanics; numerical methods; constitutive models; geological hazard; deep energy storage; reservoir engineering; underground engineering; coupled multi-physics processes; artificial intelligence; data-driven models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Plasma Technology and Application

edited by Gemma Costa

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4172 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasma acceleration; laser fusion; plasma source technology; plasma source application

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

Valorization of Agri-Food Waste Biomass

edited by Voltaire Sant'Anna and Lilian Raquel Hickert

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4135 | Submission Open

Keywords: upcycled foods; food residues; food byproducts; circular economy; food waste

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

Research on Polymer Composite Materials

edited by Eulalia Gliścińska

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4112 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite material; composite technology; polymer matrix; recycling; structure; properties; application

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

Advanced Human–AI Interaction: Speech and Natural Language Processing

edited by

Carlos Delgado

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4074 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; deep learning; artificial intelligence; natural language processing; speech recognition

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

Health Promotion Through Physical Activity and Diet

edited by

Raul Bartolomeu

,

Márcio Carocho

and

Jorge Morais

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4045 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical activity; diet; health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Development of Novel Techniques in Information Systems Architecture

edited by

Bálint Molnár

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4015 | Submission Open

Keywords: information systems architecture; enterprise architecture; software architecture; artificial intelligence (AI); large language models (LLMs); business process model and notation (BPMN); robotic process automation (RPA); blockchain technologies; hypergraph models; type theory

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

Applications of Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Education

edited by Solange Denervaud and Anaelle Camarda

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3964 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; curiosity; human-centered education; neurocognitive development; adaptive learning systems; epistemic agency

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

Recent Trends in Multi-Field Coupling Theory and Technology for Deep Coal Mining and Rock Mechanics

edited by Hongwei Zhang and Qian Yin

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3932 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep coal mining; rock mechanics; multiphysics; new theory and technology; disaster control; mining method

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Information Retrieval: From Theory to Applications

edited by

Amit Kumar Jaiswal

and

Gianluca Lax

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3886 | Submission Open

Keywords: information retrieval; large language models; retrieval augmented generation; reranking; semantic search; query understanding; recommender systems; personalisation

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

Advances in Marine Geotechnics

edited by

Fei Sha

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3808 | Submission Open

Keywords: properties of seafloor sediments, soils or rocks; walking steadily and optimisation of vehicle track structure; efficient collection mechanism and equipment for deep-sea mining; formation, diffusion and flocculation mechanisms of plume; disaster control mechanism for subsea shield tunnel; disaster prevention and control techniques for subsea shield tunnel; detection and monitoring of scour for offshore wind foundation; scour impact and protection countermeasures for offshore foundation; utilization of marine resources and environmental protection

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

Recent Trends in Petri Net Research: Methods and Innovative Applications

edited by

Marcin Wojnakowski

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3681 | Submission Open

Keywords: Petri nets; concurrent control systems; model-driven development; reachability analysis; invariants; model checking; cyber-physical systems; biochemical networks; distributed systems

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

Managing Sustainable Energy Systems: Challenges, Models and Opportunities for the Long-Term Energy Transition

edited by

Francesco Gabriele Galizia

,

Marco Bortolini

, Mauro Gamberi and

Cristian Cafarella

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3661 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy systems; renewable energy; sustainability; energy planning; optimization; decarbonization; modeling

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

Machine Tools, Advanced Manufacturing and Precision Manufacturing, 2nd Edition

edited by

Abhilash Puthanveettil Madathil

and

Xichun Luo

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3571 | Submission Open

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

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

Alkali- and Acid-Activated Materials: Advances and Novel Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Guilherme Ascensão

,

Victor M. Ferreira

and

Enrico Bernardo

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3435 | Submission Open

Keywords: alkali-activated materials; acid-activated materials; circular construction; eco-efficient binders; sustainable building materials; novel manufacturing processes; life cycle and life cost

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advances in AI Platform Infrastructure: Databases, Knowledge Management and Hardware Acceleration

edited by

Gang Wu

and

Katarzyna Antosz

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3204 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI platform infrastructure; databases for AI; knowledge management; hardware acceleration; scalability and performance in AI systems

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

Advances in Climate-Associated Impact on Infectious Diseases

edited by

Martin Heinrich Richter

, Ynes Rosa Ortega and

Jens André Hammerl

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3193 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogen emergence; climate-associated pathogens; vector emergence; pathogen ecology; One Health; global health

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

Technical Advances in Vibration Analysis: Modeling, Simulation, and Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Mihai Bugaru

and

Ovidiu Vasile

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3175 | Submission Open

Keywords: linear vibrations; nonlinear vibrations; vibrations of continuum media; multi-body systems vibration; methods for computing the amplitude and phase angle of stationary and nonstationary vibrations; stability analysis; monitoring and vibrations testing; vibration insulators; mechanical and biomechanical vibration systems analysis; chaotic manifestations of vibrating systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Advanced Biomedical Imaging Technologies and Their Applications

edited by Barbara Testagrossa and

Giuseppe Acri

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3157 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical imaging; Raman spectroscopy; near- and mid-infrared spectroscopy; advanced optical imaging technologies; magnetic resonance imaging; computed tomography; ultrasound

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Design and Optimization of Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Machining Technology

edited by

Vladimír Šimna

,

Marcel Kuruc

and

Peter Pokorny

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3147 | Submission Open

Keywords: CNC machining; process optimization; advanced machining strategies; cutting parameters; dimensional accuracy; additive manufacturing; artificial intelligence in machining; progressive machining technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Spectral Detection: Technologies and Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Xihui Bian

,

Jin Yu

and Qunbo Lv

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3105 | Submission Open

Keywords: multispectral detection; hyper-spectral detection; spectral analysis; spectral imaging; spectral sensing

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

New Perspectives on Human–Robot Interactions in Rehabilitation and Assistance

edited by Yaxin Liu, Bo Huang and Ming Zhong

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3038 | Submission Open

Keywords: rehabilitation and assistance robots; assistive technologies for people with verbal communication difficulties; novel human–robot interaction (HRI) methods; intention recognition; object affordance detection; artificial intelligence; robotic assistance; rehabilitation; human-in-the-loop; care robotics

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

Advances and Application of Construction Materials

edited by

Francisco J. Rescalvo

and

Rafael Pareja

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2990 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural design; structural healt monitoring; timber; composites; bonding; mechanical performance; new applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Nanomaterials and Surface Science

edited by

Sylwia Sowa

,

Joanna Kacprzyńska-Gołacka

and

Smolik Jerzy

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2924 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials and nanostructures; surface engineering; functional materials; advanced materials; nanomaterials characterization; modification of surface; thin coatings; thin films

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

Current Techniques for Bone Regeneration

edited by

Anja Nohe

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2920 | Submission Open

Keywords: bone regeneration; biomimetic peptides; tissue engineering; stem cell therapy; biomaterials; growth factor delivery; 3D-printed scaffolds; osteoinduction; immunomodulation; bone repair strategies

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

Groundwater Geochemistry with Applications for Water Resources and Water Quality Problems

edited by

Yaakov Anker

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2750 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogeochemistry; aquifer contamination; water–rock interactions; quantitative modeling; biogeochemical processes; groundwater remediation; contaminant transport; isotope hydrology; aquifer vulnerability; geochemical modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Bioactive Compounds in Plant-Based Foods

edited by

Dorota Derewiaka

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2733 | Submission Open

Keywords: plants; bioactive food substances; chromatography; mass spectrometry

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

Advances in Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation

edited by

Armin Huso Paravlić

and

Dražen Čular

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2700 | Submission Open

Keywords: exercise prescription; responders and non-responders; physical health; sport performance; training adaptations; injury; illness, precision medicine; rehabilitation; athletes; general population

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

Ophthalmic Optics and Visual Perception

edited by

Esther Perales

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2468 | Submission Open

Keywords: visual perception; visual appearance; ophthalmic optics; visual system

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

Innovations in Remote Sensing Technology for Resource and Environmental Monitoring

edited by

George Johannes Chirima

,

John Odindi

,

Cletah Shoko

and Paidamwoyo Mhangara

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2443 | 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)

Advances in Hydrogen Production Technologies for Green Energy

edited by

Francisco Heras

and Jéssica Justicia

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2367 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen; green hydrogen; renewable hydrogen; green energy; energy transition

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

Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation

edited by

Zhengwei Long

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 2287 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor air quality; indoor ventilation; CFD; sensing technologies; data science

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

Advanced Technologies for Enhancing Quality of Experience (QoE)

edited by Ricky K. P. Mok and

Rocky K. C. Chang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2284 | Submission Open

Keywords: auality of experience (QoE); video streaming; AR/VR; immersive media; measurements; internet performance

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

The Architecture, Design and Optimization of the Software Systems

edited by

Gastón Márquez

and

Hernán Astudillo

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2260 | Submission Open

Keywords: software architecture; software design; software optimization; DevOps; architecture design; architecture frameworks; architecture evaluation; architecture and generative AI; architectural decision making; architectural recovery

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

Advanced Vibro-Acoustic Technology: Intelligent Algorithms, Smart Materials and Dynamics, 2nd Edition

edited by

Kai Yang

and

Junlei Wang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2229 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibro-acoustics control; intelligent algorithms; vibration/acoustics energy harvesting; functional and smart materials

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

Advanced Rehabilitation in Complex Patients: Innovative Solutions to Enduring Challenges

edited by

Daniele Coraci

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2039 | Submission Open

Keywords: rehabilitation; neurology; orthopaedics; oncology; rheumathology; cardiopulmonary conditions; quantitative measurements; artificial intelligence; complex patient; big data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advances in E-Learning and Digital Learning: Applications in Medical Education and Training

edited by

Johannes Matthias Weimer

and

Florian Recker

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2025 | Submission Open

Keywords: E-learning; digital learning; medical education; continuing professional development (CPD); simulation-based training; medical imaging; visualization technologies; virtual reality / augmented reality; digitalization in education; educational innovation

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

Innovative Computer Vision and Deep Learning Applications

edited by Boeun Kim

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1971 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous driving and vehicle perception; industrial computer vision and quality inspection; medical image analysis and diagnosis; security and safety in vision systems; robotics vision and manipulation; remote sensing and satellite imagery analysis; sports analytics and player tracking; agricultural computer vision applications; face recognition and biometric systems; intelligent surveillance and security; augmented and virtual reality; object detection, recognition, and tracking; 3D vision and scene reconstruction; image and video segmentation; human pose estimation and action recognition; video understanding and temporal modeling; vision-language models and multimodal learning; generative models and image synthesis; real-time and edge computing for vision; explainable AI in computer vision; efficient neural network design and compression; low-level vision and computational imaging

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

Drilling Engineering Technologies: Fluid Systems, Automation, and Process Optimization

edited by

Nediljka Gaurina-Međimurec

,

Borivoje Pašić

and

Petar Mijić

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1933 | Submission Open

Keywords: drilling fluids; additives; waste materials; nanoparticles; hydraulics; rheology; cuttings transport; lost circulation; formation damage; hydraulic fracturing; automation; process optimization; wellbore stability; real-time monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Advances into Solar Energy Technologies and Applications

edited by

Marco Antonio Zamora Antuñano

and

Marco Francesconi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1927 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar photovoltaic energy; solar thermal energy; next-generation solar cells; energy storage; smart grid integration; hybrid renewable systems; energy efficiency; advanced materials for solar energy

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

Nano/Micro Plastic and Emerging Plastic in the Environment: Monitoring, Analysis, and Remediation, 2nd Edition

edited by

Marcelino Miguel Guedes de Jesus Oliveira

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1923 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoplastics; microplastics; emerging plastics; analytical challenge; risk assessment; monitoring; standardization; ecological impact

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

Biomaterials: Recent Advances and Applications

edited by

Prateek Verma

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1916 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; computational modeling; machine learning; biosensors; bioimaging; molecular design; structure–property relationships; drug delivery; biomedical engineering; high-throughput screening; smart materials; medical diagnostics

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

Additive Manufacturing of Fiber Composite Structures

edited by

Pascal Mindermann

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1905 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; computational design; sustainable materials; lightweight structures; fiber composites; processing characteristics; structural testing; advanced manufacturing; process innovations; digital characterization

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

Applications of Data Processing Techniques in Geophysical Exploration

edited by

Chun-Xia Zhang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1884 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-enhanced geophysical data processing; machine learning for geophysical exploration; deep learning in seismic data processing; intelligent geophysical data interpretation; neural network-based seismic denoising; deep learning for fault identification; machine learning-based multi-source geophysical data fusion; generative models for seismic data processing; Bayesian methods for seismic inversion; AI-driven seismic data interpolation and reconstruction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Advances in Dynamics and Vibrations Analysis in Turbomachinery

edited by

Yuefang Wang

and

Marco Troncossi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1871 | Submission Open

Keywords: rotordynamics analysis; vibration; bearing; seal; fault diagnosis; data-driven techniques; machine learning and AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Advanced Analytical Approaches for Environmental Toxicology and Ecosystem Health

edited by

José Belisario Leyva-Morales

and

Roberto Muñiz-Valencia

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1869 | Submission Open

Keywords: toxic agents; mathematical models; analytic techniques; one health; environmental risks; health risks; environmental toxicology

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

Machine Learning for Civil Engineering: Recent Advances and Applications

edited by

Virginia Mato-Abad

,

Alberto José Alvarellos González

and

Daniel Carreres Prieto

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1854 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; civil engineering; data-driven modeling; infrastructure systems; structural engineering; environmental engineering; smart cities; monitoring and prediction; engineering applications; artificial intelligence in engineering

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

Recent Advances in Foundry Engineering and Technology

edited by

Artur Bobrowski

and Adam Kurzawa

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1816 | Submission Open

Keywords: foundry and foundry composites; new materials and technologies; 3D printing; simulations of foundry processes; control systems and artificial intelligence; mechanization; automation; robotization of production; pro-ecological technologies; recycling of materials in foundry; Industry 4.0; improving the efficiency of material consumption

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Explainable Artificial Intelligence Technology and Its Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Guoyang Liu

,

Weidong Zhou

and

Lan Tian

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1813 | Submission Open

Keywords: explainable artificial intelligence (XAI); post hoc explainability; ante‑hoc (intrinsic) interpretability; causal and counterfactual explanations; cognitive‑science‑inspired XAI; biologically inspired XAI; interpretable deep learning; trustworthy and responsible AI; human–AI interaction and usability studies; explainable biomedical signal processing; explainable computer vision; explainable natural‑language processing; edge and hardware‑efficient XAI

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

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