Applied Sciences

Advances in Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Spintronics, and Optoelectronics

edited by

José Holanda Da Silva Júnior

submission deadline 10 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 800 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetism; spintronics; optoelectronics; spin–optotronic phenomena; magneto-optical effects; spin phenomena

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

Research on Processing and Properties of Ceramic Matrix Composites

edited by

Luis Pérez Villarejo

and Miguel Ángel Gómez-Casero

submission deadline 10 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 393 | Submission Open

Keywords: ceramic matrix composites (CMCs); composite processing techniques; mechanical properties; nanoreinforced ceramics; additive manufacturing of CMCs; interfacial engineering; aerospace applications

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

Recent Advances in Drug Design, Development and Delivery

edited by

Carmela Saturnino

and

Anna Caruso

submission deadline 10 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 316 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative drugs; new synthesis techniques; molecular mechanisms; pharmaceutical formulations and administration

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

Fuzzy Control Systems: Latest Advances and Prospects, 2nd Edition

edited by

Yiming Tang

and Guohua Wu

submission deadline 10 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuzzy control; fuzzy reasoning; fuzzy sets; collaborative computing; machine learning; affective computing; image processing; granular computing

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

Emerging Analytical Techniques in Food Industry and Agricultural Product: 2nd Edition

edited by

Ewa Ostrowska-Ligȩza

submission deadline 10 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: food safety; food quality; spectroscopy; chromatography; mass spectrometry; sensors; pesticide residues; machine learning; non-destructive testing

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

AI Agents: Perception, Reasoning and Action

edited by

Yirui Wu

, Wenxiao Zhang and Lixin Yuan

submission deadline 10 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI agents; agentic AI; multimodal perception; planning and reasoning; memory and retrieval; tool use; multi-agent systems; embodied agents; trustworthy AI; intelligent applications

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

Innovative Artificial Intelligence Methods for Mineral Resource Prediction

edited by

Li Sun

submission deadline 10 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral resource prediction; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; mineral prospectivity mapping; geospatial data mining; geochemical anomaly detection; remote sensing; data fusion; intelligent mineral exploration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Sustainable Pavement Materials and Intelligent Road Engineering: Waste Recycling, Recyclable Binders, and Smart Monitoring

edited by Zhongshi Pei,

Changjun Zhou

,

Sainan Xie

and Wenyi Zhou

submission deadline 10 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open

Keywords: reclaimed pavement materials; high-value recycling; recyclable binders; low-carbon binders; self-healing binders; smart monitoring; nondestructive testing; artificial intelligence; life-cycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Mineral Processing and Metallurgical Treatment

edited by

Manuel Saldaña

,

Alessandro Navarra

and

Eleazar Salinas-Rodríguez

submission deadline 10 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral processing; extractive metallurgy; comminution; flotation; hydrometallurgy; pyrometallurgy; process modeling; process optimization; mine tailings; secondary resources

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Advances in Sports Biomechanics: From Injury Prevention to Performance Optimization

edited by Marcos Antonio Soriano and Danica Janicijevic

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

Keywords: sports biomechanics; injury prevention; performance optimization; neuromuscular assessment; forceplates; motion analysis; force–time characteristics; wearable technology; musculoskeletal modelling; return to sport; strength and power

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

Collaborative Intelligent Systems: Advances in Theory and Applications

edited by

Yue Wu

,

Qiguang Miao

,

Kai Qin

, Mingyang Zhang and Kaiyuan Feng

submission deadline 15 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; multi-agent systems; distributed and federated learning; multimodal collaborative perception; edge-cloud collaborative computing

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

Feature Review Papers in Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering, 2nd Edition

edited by

Francesco Cappello

,

Alessandra Maria Vitale

and

Stefano Burgio

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 20794 | Submission Open

Keywords: histology; embryology; microscopic anatomy; tissue bioengineering; bioinformatics; regenerative medicine; biomaterials; translational bioengineering; personalized medicine

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

Current Advances in Rehabilitation Technology

edited by

Nitika Kumari

,

Imran Khan Niazi

, Denise Taylor and

Sharon Olsen

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 10 articles | Viewed by 16739 | Submission Open

Keywords: rehabilitation technology, rehabilitation innovation; wearable sensors; non-invasive brain stimulation; artificial intelligence; digital health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Recent Advances in AI Convergence: Innovations at the Crossroads of Disciplines

edited by

Dae-Ki Kang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 15510 | Submission Open

Keywords: interdisciplinary artificial intelligence; AI-driven innovation; human–AI collaboration; domain-specific AI applications; AI convergence and integration

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

High-Quality Lights and Lighting Systems: Parametrization, Design and Optimization

edited by

Irena Fryc

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13919 | Submission Open

Keywords: lighting; non-visual effects; light pollution; color quality; photometry

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

Application of Fracture Mechanics in Structures

edited by

Marko Katinić

,

Pejo Konjatić

,

Abílio M. P. De Jesus

and

Jesús Toribio

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12762 | Submission Open

Keywords: fracture mechanics; structural integrity; fatigue; crack growth; numerical methods; structural design; failure analysis; experimental techniques; damage prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Sports Injuries: Prevention and Rehabilitation

edited by

Iwona Sulowska-Daszyk

and

Anna Mika

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12288 | Submission Open

Keywords: sports-related injuries; injury prevention; rehabilitation; treatment; athletes

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

Generative Artificial Intelligence for Clinical Decision Support System and Healthcare

edited by

Giacomo Cappon

and

Luca Cossu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11794 | Submission Open

Keywords: generative AI; GPT in healthcare; decision support system; clinical decision-making; large language models; explainable AI in medicine; AI in clinical workflows; human-AI collaboration in medicine

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

Advances in Audio Signal Processing

edited by

Jesús B. Alonso-Hernández

and

María Luisa Barragán-Pulido

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11696 | Submission Open

Keywords: audio signal processing; artificial intelligence in audio; speech enhancement and recognition; environmental acoustics; multichannel; spatial audio analysis

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

Recent Advances in Deep Learning and Machine Learning in Information Systems

edited by

Dong Hyun Jeong

,

Jeong-Gun Lee

and

Bong-Keun Jeong

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8432 | Submission Open

Keywords: enterprise neural networks; explainable AI; knowledge management AI; business NLP; corporate computer vision; decision support systems; federated learning; AI governance; responsible AI; IS model deployment; business predictive analytics; generative business AI; information anomaly detection; human–AI collaboration; multimodal information systems; customer sentiment analysis; big data analytics; knowledge discovery; intelligent information systems

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

Trends and Prospects of Orthodontic Treatment, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jong-Moon Chae

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8384 | Submission Open

Keywords: orthodontics; clear aligners; TSADs; CBCT; three-dimensional tooth movement

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

System Reliability and Predictive Maintenance in Industrial Engineering—2nd Edition

edited by

Natalia Trapani

and

Filippo De Carlo

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8199 | Submission Open

Keywords: system reliability; predictive maintenance; condition monitoring and diagnostics

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

The Age of Transformers: Emerging Trends and Applications

edited by

Athanasios Nikolaidis

, Charalampos Strouthopoulos and

George Pavlidis

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7564 | Submission Open

Keywords: transformer models; cultural heritage; educational technologies; artificial intelligence; natural language processing; digital humanities; personalized learning; adaptive learning; computational linguistics; machine learning; deep learning; content generation

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

Advanced Technology in Geotechnical Engineering

edited by Qingrong Xiong

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7310 | Submission Open

Keywords: micromechanics; multiscale modeling; particle interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advances in Autonomous Driving: Detection and Tracking

edited by

Jhonghyun An

and

Dimitri Konstantas

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7254 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous driving; end-to-end learning; object detection and multi-object tracking; sensor fusion; 3D perception; adverse weather robustness; deep learning for perception; real-time systems; domain adaptation; cross-modal learning

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

Optimized Design and Analysis of Mechanical Structure

edited by

Hyun-Bum Park

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7188 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite material; structural design and analysis; optimal design; solid mechanics; FEM analysis; impact damage; failure criteria; manufacturing; structural test

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

AI-Driven Health and Wellbeing: Self-Monitoring, Early Detection, and Multi-Criteria Personalized Decision Support

edited by

Stanislav Dadelo

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 10 articles | Viewed by 7116 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital health analytics; self-assessment data; wearable sensor data; behavioral and physiological indicators; feature selection and data fusion; adaptive decision-support systems; hybrid evaluation models; explainable modeling; personalized lifestyle adaptation; proactive wellness interventions

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

Current Advances in Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Physics

edited by Songbai Cheng,

Kai Wang

and

Ruicong Xu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6290 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced nuclear reactors; nuclear safety; nuclear thermohydraulics; nuclear technology and application; advanced nuclear device

EV (Electric Vehicle) Energy Storage and Battery Management

edited by

Levon Gevorkov

and

Lluís Trilla

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6244 | Submission Open

Keywords: power electronics; energy storage systems; automotive electrification; renewable energy integration; wide-bandgap semiconductors; battery management; smart grids; sustainable technologies

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

Maintenance and Reliability Engineering: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by Przemyslaw Drozyner and

Malgorzata Jasiulewicz-Kaczmarek

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5581 | Submission Open

Keywords: maintenance engineering; reliability engineering; industrial reliability; Industry 4.0; smart maintenance; machine learning in maintenance; data analytics in reliability; failure analysis; maintenance optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Advances in Blockchain and Smart Contracts with Diverse Domains Applications: Second Edition

edited by

Tomasz Górski

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5311 | Submission Open

Keywords: blockchain; smart contracts; distributed applications (dApps); interoperability; software development process; software architecture

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

AI-Driven Innovations in Rehabilitation: Integrating Neurological, Musculoskeletal, Sports Medicine and Occupational Therapy Interventions

edited by

Christos Kokkotis

and

Paraskevi Malliou

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5003 | Submission Open

Keywords: rehabilitation; artificial intelligence; neurological disorders; musculoskeletal therapy; sports medicine; occupational therapy; personalized treatment; biomechanical assessment

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

Innovative Techniques and Materials in Implant Dentistry

edited by Alexandre Perez,

Roberto Di Felice

and

Tommaso Lombardi

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4783 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental implants; biomaterial; surgical procedures; osseointegration; peri-implantitis; robotic dental implant surgery; digital dentistry; implant guides; implant placement; preparation of heat generation at implant site

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

Biodiesel Production: Current Status and Perspectives

edited by Renata N. Vilas Bôas, Larissa Rauber Duarte and Marisa Mendes

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4587 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiesel; enzymatic catalysis; fatty acid esters; heterogeneous catalysis; lipases

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

Power System Protection: Current and Future Perspectives

edited by

Shuo Zhang

,

Guibin Zou

and

Xiuyan Wei

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4478 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault detection; transmission line protection; transformer protection; smart grid; HVDC transmission; renewable energy integration; microgrid protection

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

Recent Developments in Condition Assessment and Maintenance Strategies for Road Infrastructure Networks

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4263 | Submission Open

Keywords: assessment of pavement condition in terms of quality and safety; development of and improvement in pavement management systems; short-term and long-term pavement performance monitoring and modeling; pavement management strategies at both project and network levels; rehabilitation and preservation techniques for pavements; novel materials and technologies for pavement preventive maintenance; pavement life cycle assessment; methods for enhancing pavement resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Applied Multimodal AI: Methods and Applications Across Domains

edited by

Fei Shen

and

JungHwan Oh

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4247 | Submission Open

Keywords: large model safety; image/video generation and editing; medical image and video analysis

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

Novel Techniques for Neurosurgery

edited by

Muhammet Enes Gurses

and

Mario Valentino

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4221 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurosurgery; neuroimaging; augmented reality; virtual reality; 3D modeling; brain simulation; robotic surgery; neurotechnology; brain tumors; surgical innovation

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

Children's Exercise Medicine: Bridging Science and Healthy Futures

edited by

Andrew Sortwell

,

Daniel Almeida Marinho

, Ben G. Piggott,

Ricardo Manuel Pires Ferraz

and Jenny Conlon

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4156 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical exercise sport; physical activity; health, rehabilitation; children, lifestyle; motor development; training; posture; chronic diseases; physical education

Tunnel and Underground Engineering: Recent Advances and Challenges: 2nd Edition

edited by

Zhanping Song

, Yuwei Zhang and Naifei Liu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4138 | Submission Open

Keywords: tunnel engineering; underground engineering; intelligent construction; rock mechanics; numerical simulation; model tests

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Gamma and X-Ray Technologies for Medical Research: Image Analysis, Disease Discovered and Detection Techniques

edited by

Adam Konefał

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3781 | Submission Open

Keywords: X-rays; computed tomography; CT perfusion; coronary CT angiography; medical imaging; radiology; theranostics; deep learning; Monte Carlo modeling; gamma ray

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

Advanced RF/MM-Wave Circuits Design and Applications

edited by Xiao Fang and Hui Zhang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3662 | Submission Open

Keywords: RF/MM-Wave circuit architectures; high-frequency integrated circuits; antenna design; integrated passive devices; 5G/6G mmWave technologies; materials for RF/MM-Wave devices; System-on-Chip (SoC) design; energy-efficient RF/MM-Wave systems; wireless power transfer; machine learning for circuit design

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

Applied Computer Vision and Intelligent Computing for Electric Power Systems

edited by Yunfeng Yan,

Xian-Bo Wang

and

Yulin Chen

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3653 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric power artificial intelligence; computer vision; multimodal data processing; smart grid optimization; large language models

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

Recent Advances in Small Satellite Technologies: A LeanSat Approach

edited by

Jorge Javier Hernández Gómez

and Mengu Cho

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3642 | Submission Open

Keywords: Lean Satellite; Small-satellite missions; Cost-effective space systems; Rapid prototyping; System engineering; CubeSats; Educational space missions; Mission operations; Payload development; Space technology innovation

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

Advances in Technologies for Data Privacy and Security

edited by

Tanja Pavleska

and Reiner Creutzburg

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3618 | Submission Open

Keywords: data privacy; cybersecurity; artificial intelligence; generative AI; privacy -preserving machine learning; federated learning; differential privacy; model security; homomorphic encryption; blockchain security

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

Applications of Deep Learning and Generative AI Models: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

David Gil

and

Julian Szymański

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3514 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; generative AI; large language models; multimodal models; applied machine learning; computer vision; intelligent systems; simulation and data augmentation; trustworthy AI; industrial AI applications

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

Innovative Perspectives on Food Microbiology and Biotechnology

edited by Dimitrios Pavlidis and

Monika Trząskowska

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3374 | Submission Open

Keywords: food microbiology; food biotechnology; fermentation; microbial spoilage; microbial metabolites; bioactive compounds; pathogen; omics approaches

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

Digital Innovations in Healthcare—2nd Edition

edited by

Jia-Lien Hsu

and

Rui Araújo

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3276 | Submission Open

Keywords: healthcare AI; machine learning; disease diagnosis; medical NLP; digital health solutions.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Deep Well Drilling and Sustainable Practices in Petroleum Engineering

edited by

Petar Mijić

and

Nediljka Gaurina-Međimurec

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3235 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep well drilling; sustainable petroleum engineering; environmental impact; wellbore stability; energy-efficient technologies; biodegradable materials; digitalization in drilling; waste minimization; advanced drilling technologies; CO2 emissions reduction

Advanced Technology of Information Security and Privacy

edited by

Livinus Obiora Nweke

and Mohamed Abomhara

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3152 | Submission Open

Keywords: information security; data privacy; cybersecurity; risk management; privacy-preserving technologies; threat detection; access control; security governance

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

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