Applied Sciences

Decarbonization of Electric Grids and Power System Reliability

edited by

submission deadline 10 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: power system adequacy; composite system reliability; grid resilience; renewable integration; converter-based generation; demand-side decarbonization; extreme weather; probabilistic assessment

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

Biomass Waste Valorization via Microbial Platforms: A Sustainable Path to High-Value-Added Products

edited by Verónica Leticia Colin and Liliana Beatriz Villegas

submission deadline 10 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular bioeconomy; biorefinery; microbial fermentation; value-added bioproducts; waste management; eco-friendly synthesis; sustainable process

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Bioactive Ingredients in Food: Extracts, Applications and Consumer Acceptance

edited by

Călin Jianu

and Negrea Viorica Monica

submission deadline 10 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural extracts; bioactive ingredients; essential oils; food product innovation; natural food preservation; food safety; functional foods; clean-label foods; sensory evaluation; consumer acceptance

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

Advanced Flame-Retardant Polymer Composites and Their Applications

edited by

Lorenza Maddalena

submission deadline 10 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: flame-retardant polymer composites; sustainable flame retardants; bio-based flame retardants; polymer nanocomposites; multifunctional materials; fire performance; smoke suppression; thermal stability; high-performance polymers; additive manufacturing

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

Food Quality and Characterization of Animal-Based, Plant-Based and Hybrid Products: 2nd Edition

edited by

Eleni Kasapidou

and Georgios Papatzimos

submission deadline 10 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: food quality assessment; plant-based foods; hybrid food products; animal-based foods; food sustainability; sensory evaluation; food processing innovations; consumer perception; nutritional characterization; alternative proteins

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

Advanced Sustainable Concrete Technologies: Materials, Digital Monitoring, and Durability

edited by

María Isabel Prieto Barrio

and

Ángel Rodríguez Saiz

submission deadline 15 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete; sustainability; durability; decarbonization; cement; waste; recycling; low carbon; monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Integrating Multi-Omics Microbiome Research into the One Health Approach: Probiotics, Functional Foods, and Farm-to-Fork Concept

edited by

Anna Kostka

and

Ana López Moreno

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 15627 | Submission Open

Keywords: One Health; farm-to-fork; probiotics; prebiotics; synbiotic; functional food; gut microbiota; gut microbiome

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

The Integration of BIM and Emerging Technologies: Present Status and Future Trends

edited by

Rodrigo Garcia Alvarado

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12074 | Submission Open

Keywords: building information modeling; artificial intelligence; big data; virtual reality; parametric design; digital fabrication; UAV; robotics; automation; additive construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Research on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

edited by

Kai Hu

and Haibo Liu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11522 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational biology; bioinformatics; biological data analysis; high-throughput technologies

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

Large Language Models and Knowledge Computing

edited by Ming Liu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10624 | Submission Open

Keywords: knowledge computing; domain knowledge-enhanced large language models; active reasoning based on large language models; exploration of the knowledge boundaries of large language models

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

Cyberspace Security Technology in Computer Science

edited by

Cheng Huang

,

Xiaoqi Li

,

Le Yu

and Jiachi Chen

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9772 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyberspace security technology; cyber threat detection; artificial intelligence in security; blockchain security; vulnerability assessment; incident response; privacy protection; human factors in cybersecurity

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

Recent Research on Heat and Mass Transfer

edited by

Stanislaw Witczak

,

Krystian Czernek

and

Daniel Janecki

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9106 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat transfer; mass transfer; heat exchangers; measurement system

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

Advanced Research in Structures and Rocks in Geotechnical Engineering: 2nd Edition

edited by

Roohollah Kalatehjari

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9049 | Submission Open

Keywords: geotechnical engineering; rock mechanics; soil mechanics; foundation engineering; slop stability; computational geotechnics; landslides

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Neuromuscular Performance Analysis in Sports

edited by

Raúl Nieto Acevedo

and

Dimitrije Cabarkapa

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8824 | Submission Open

Keywords: basketball; volleyball; soccer; handball; performance; biomechanics; force; power; athlete monitoring

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

Plasma Applications in Material Processing

edited by

Viktorija Grigaitienė

,

Liutauras Marcinauskas

and

Žydrūnas Kavaliauskas

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6612 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasma sources; plasma diagnostics; numerical simulations of plasmas and surfaces; plasma–liquid interactions; surface treatment; plasma spraying; plasma-processed thin films and coatings; nanotechnologies; plasma waste recycling

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

Application of Computer Vision and Deep Learning in Construction Engineering

edited by Seunghyeon Wang and

Sungkon Moon

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6263 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; deep learning; construction engineering; safety monitoring; defect detection; photogrammetry; digital twin; predictive analytics; UAV; image processing

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

Advanced Materials and Technologies in Pavement Engineering

edited by

Yanhai Wang

, Yangming Gao and

Yuanyuan Li

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6246 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transport infrastructure; pavement engineering; advanced materials; nanomaterials; resilient road systems; structural health monitoring; self-sensing asphalt; self-healing asphalt; smart pavements; digital twins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Recent Advances in Hydraulic Engineering for Water Infrastructure

edited by

Dariusz Młyński

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6202 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydraulic engineering; water infrastructure; climate change adaptation; sustainable water management; hydrologic and hydraulic modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Applications of Digital Modeling, 3D Modeling, and Simulation Visualization for Urban Development

edited by

Valeria Ersilia Oniga

,

Costas Armenakis

and

Ana Maria Loghin

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6175 | Submission Open

Keywords: simulation visualization; smart cities; urban infrastructure monitoring; land use change detection; virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR); machine learning in urban modeling; urban heritage preservation; transportation and mobility planning; hydrology and water resource management; AI-driven remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Advances in Intelligent Transportation and Sustainable Mobility

edited by Dyczkowska Joanna and

Norbert Chamier-Gliszczyński

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5806 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transportation solutions; mobility as a service; sustainable urban development; smart supply chains; logistics planning using artificial intelligence; automation; warehouse management

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

Pushing the Boundaries of Autonomous Vehicles

edited by

Zhaobin Mo

,

Francesco Zirilli

and Ruidong Yan

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5795 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous vehicles (AVs); data challenges in AVs; perception–planning–control architecture

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

Just Transition in Mining: Methane Mitigation, Energy Recovery, and Smart Ventilation Systems

edited by

Marek Borowski

and

Zwolińska-Glądys

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5739 | Submission Open

Keywords: green mining; methane emissions; smart ventilation; energy efficiency; digital twin; mine environmental control; emission mitigation; underground mining; modeling and simulation; ventilation systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advances in Slope Stability and Rock Fracture Mechanisms

edited by Penghai Zhang

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5613 | Submission Open

Keywords: rock slopes; cross-scale failure; hydromechanical fracturing; multi-physics coupling; landslide early warning systems; instability criteria

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Enhancing Concrete Sustainability: Innovative Materials and Technologies for Greener Concrete

edited by

Maria Mavroulidou

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5397 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete; sustainability; innovative cements and supplementary cementitious materials for concrete; innovative concrete aggregates; self-healing concrete; circular economy; waste materials and by-products; sustainability assessment

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

Research on and Application of Power Systems

edited by Xu Zhang and Ying Zhan

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5395 | Submission Open

Keywords: power system resilience; renewable energy integration; smart grid technologies; energy storage systems; AI-driven power system optimization; dynamic stability analysis; voltage/frequency control; power electronics and high-voltage equipment; carbon neutrality policies; energy market design

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

Risk and Safety of Maritime Transportation: 2nd Edition

edited by Andrea Maternová, Andrej Dávid,

Nermin Hasanspahic

and Lucia Švábová

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5137 | Submission Open

Keywords: maritime; risks; hazards; safety; challenges

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

Motivation AI and Its Application to Smart Systems and Industrial Innovations

edited by

Dong Won Kim

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4755 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent modeling; application; control system; robotics system; knowledge-based system; artificial model forecasting

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

Biomechanics and Performance Assessment in Paralympic Sports and Adapted Physical Activity

edited by

Vincenzo Bonaiuto

and

Delphine Chadefaux

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4687 | Submission Open

Keywords: kinematic analysis; biomechanical modeling; prosthesis and orthosis design; disability-specific training; sports injury prevention; sports simulation technology

Multi-Scale Risk Assessment and Geological Characterization of Underground Engineering: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Xiang Wu

,

Fenghua An

and

Peng Wu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4305 | Submission Open

Keywords: risk assessment; underground engineering; safety management; human factors; technological innovation; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Applied Biomechanics: Sports Performance and Rehabilitation

edited by Brian Wallace and Naghmeh Gheidi

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4301 | Submission Open

Keywords: injury; rehabilitation; sports training; brain injury; strength and conditioning; performance

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

Artificial Intelligence in Aerospace Engineering

edited by

Luís Santos

,

André Silva

and

Rui Melicio

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4241 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; neural networks; AI vision; aerospace

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

Advanced Blockchain Technologies and Their Applications

edited by

Yujue Wang

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4174 | Submission Open

Keywords: blockchain technology; decentralized applications (DApps); smart contracts; scalability; consensus algorithms; privacy and security; Industry 4.0; supply chain; healthcare; Internet of Things (IoT); post-quantum cryptography

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

Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Geoenvironmental Engineering

edited by

Suhua Zhou

,

Xin Tan

and

Minghua Huang

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4153 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; geotechnical engineering; physics-informed neural networks (PINNs); slope stability prediction; tunnel risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

New Trends in Slope Stability

edited by

Hang Lin

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4053 | Submission Open

Keywords: slope stability; multi-field coupling; real-time monitoring; numerical modeling; case studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advances in Aircraft Design, Optimization and Flight Control

edited by

Izabela Krzysztofik

,

Grzegorz Kopecki

,

Slawomir Blasiak

and Andrzej Żyluk

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3647 | Submission Open

Keywords: aircraft design; flight control systems; sustainable aviation; aerodynamic optimization; unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); flight dynamics; aviation safety

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

Smart and Sustainable Additive Manufacturing: Emerging Technologies and Applications

edited by

Angelina Iakovets

and

Kamil Židek

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3621 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging technologies; Virtual Reality (VR); Artificial Reality (AR); neural networks; Artificial Intelligence (AI); rapid prototyping; high-volume production; Internet of Things (IoT); Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT); manufacturing systems; digital twin; automation; robots; sustainability; decentralized production; advanced 3D printers; smart systems; Industry 4.0; Industry 5.0; advanced materials; 3D printing; additive manufacturing

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

New Trends in Decision Support Systems and Their Applications

edited by Alberto Turón and

Jorge Navarro

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3532 | Submission Open

Keywords: decision support systems; artificial intelligence; deep learning; computational power; data availability; policy making; intelligent decision-making; human–computer interaction; clinical decision support systems

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

Risk Assessment for Hazards in Infrastructures

edited by

Kleopatra Petroutsatou

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3364 | Submission Open

Keywords: infrastructure vulnerabilities; resilience; multi-hazard risk assessment; response and recovery planning; inspection and monitoring; financial sustainability of infrastructures; life-cycle cost estimation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Design, Fabrication and Applications of Steel Structures

edited by Jie Wang and Fengjiang Qin

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3267 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced materials; structural design; fabrication technology; additive manufacturing; structural performance; sustainable construction; steel-concrete composite structures; digitalization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Latest Research on Geotechnical Engineering—2nd Edition

edited by Bangbiao Wu, Xia Bian and Yingchun Li

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3256 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanical behavior of geomaterials; geotechnical challenges in urbanization; sustainable geotechnics; geomaterial–structure interaction; climate change and geotechnics; numerical and analytical modeling; risk assessment and management; geotechnical monitoring and instrumentation; advanced testing and characterization of geomaterials; energy geotechnics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advances in Water Engineering: Integrating Hydrodynamics with Atmospheric, Environmental, and Ecological Sciences

edited by Yang Shi and

Jaan H. Pu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2994 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydraulics; hydrodynamics; atmospheric science; environmental science; ecology; open channel flow; sediment transport; scouring; vegetated flow; water quality; ecosystem health; river basin management; numerical modeling; laboratory experiments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Intelligent Automation and Robotics for Future Factories: Vision Systems, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Engineering

edited by

Filipe Pereira

and

Miguel Oliveira

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2847 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent automation; industrial robotics; machine vision; artificial intelligence; deep learning; quality inspection; edge computing; industrial IoT (IIoT); digital twins; human–robot collaboration

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

Deep Learning-Based Image Processing, Analysis and Reconstruction Technology

edited by Suk-Ho Lee

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2743 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; image reconstruction; semantic segmentation; super-resolution; anomaly detection; multi-modality fusion; 3D reconstruction; sensor imagery; generative adversarial networks; transformer-based architectures; flow and diffusion based generative models

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

Railway Vehicle Dynamics: Advances and Applications

edited by

Krzysztof Zboiński

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2741 | Submission Open

Keywords: railway vehicle dynamics; numerical simulation; railway vehicle stability; numerical tools; methods of railway vehicle dynamics; vehicle construction; vehicle–track interactions; vehicle–infrastructure interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Recent Trends in Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Digital Trust

edited by

Shawon Rahman

and

Shuva Paul

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2727 | Submission Open

Keywords: cybersecurity; privacy; digital trust; cryptography; intrusion detection; threat intelligence; access control; privacy-preserving computation; resilient systems; regulatory compliance

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

Advanced Digital Design and Intelligent Manufacturing, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jozef Svetlík

,

Rudolf Jánoš

and

Ján Semjon

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2568 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced digital design; intelligent manufacturing; automation; robotics; Industry 4.0; 3D printing; sustainable manufacturing; digital twin; CNC machines; computer aided design (CAD)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Advances in Deep Space Probe Navigation: 2nd Edition

edited by

Mingzhen Gui

, Jin Liu,

Chengxi Zhang

and Mingzhe Dai

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2526 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep space probe; autonomous navigation; integrated navigation; celestial navigation; pulsar navigations

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

Advances in Games and Immersive Technologies

edited by

Roberto Ribeiro

and

Anabela Marto

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2448 | Submission Open

Keywords: video games; game design; games UX; serious games; augmented reality; virtual reality; extended reality; games user research; games accessibility; analogue games

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

Applications of Artificial Intelligence in the IoT, 2nd Edition

edited by

Bijan Raahemi

and Ahmad Akbari Azirani

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2314 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; Internet of Things; machine learning; automation; intelligenet IoT; generative AI; edge learning

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

Advances in Functional Properties of Probiotics

edited by

Blanca Rosa Aguilar Uscanga

,

Josué Raymundo Solis Pacheco

and

Angélica Villarruel-López

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2295 | Submission Open

Keywords: probiotics; prebiotics; functional foods; lactic acid bacteria; yeasts; human milk; dairy products; biological activity; functional properties

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

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