Applied Sciences

Plant Management and Soil Improvement in Specialty Crop Production—2nd Edition

edited by

Xunfeng Chen

and

Linchuan Fang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2920 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant management; soil improvement; nutrient management; sustainable production; specialty crops

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

Deformation and Failure of Geomaterials in Deep Underground or Subsea Environments

edited by

Tingting Luo

, Tao Han and Yiming Zhu

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2876 | Submission Open

Keywords: underground and subsea engineering; geomechanical behavior; deformation and failure mechanisms; multi-physical couplings; constitutive model; energy extraction; subsea infrastructure stability; geological storage; engineering safety

Optical Communications Systems and Optical Sensing

edited by Gerardo Antonio Castañón Ávila

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2866 | Submission Open

Keywords: photonic integrated circuits; integrated modulators; PIC sensors; optical networks

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

Advanced Technologies and Applications in Geotechnical Engineering

edited by

Yujie Li

, Jin Xia and

Zhen Guo

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2846 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent geotechnical materials; soil–structure interaction; multiphysics coupling analysis; biomineralization; low-carbon materials; offshore wind energy; shallow geothermal; engineering structures; corrosion and repair; geopolymer; detection and sensing technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Deep Learning and Predictive Maintenance in Industrial Applications

edited by

Tobias Meisen

and

Hasan Tercan

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2830 | Submission Open

Keywords: predictive maintenance; industrial deep learning; transformer models in industry; remaining useful life estimation; fault detection; anomaly detection; condition monitoring; sensor fusion; time series analysis

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

Architectural Acoustics: From Theory to Application—2nd Edition

edited by

Lamberto Tronchin

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2587 | Submission Open

Keywords: acoustics; room and building acoustics; acoustic measurements; noise barriers

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

Advances in Engineering Soil Properties and Testing for Ground Stabilization, 2nd Edition

edited by

Mien Jao

and

Mian C. Wang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2583 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil properties; soil evaluation; ground stabilization; ground improvement; traditional and nontraditional admixtures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advances in Bioremediation of Environmental Pollutants

edited by

Tonderayi Matambo

and Rosina Nkuna

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2512 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioremediation; environmental Pollutants; microbial Communities; phytoremediation; bioinformatics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

State-of-the-Art Peri Implant Therapy

edited by

Silvia Sabatini

and

Andrea Scribante

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2396 | Submission Open

Keywords: implant therapy; non surgical peri-implant therapy; peri-implant mucositis; peri-implantitis

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

Diagnosis and Pharmacological Treatment of Neurological Diseases

edited by

Amalia Cornea

and

Alina Florina Serb

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2350 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurodegenerative disorders; demyelinating disorders; epilepsy; neuromuscular disorders; neuroinfectious diseases; brain and spinal cord tumours; pharmacological therapies; immunomodulation; immunosuppression; interventional therapies; biomarkers; MRI; cerebrospinal fluid

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

Research on Deep Learning for Advanced Image Processing and Computer Vision

edited by

Sandra Pereira

, António Manuel Trigueiros Da Silva Cunha and

Paulo Jorge Coelho

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2303 | Submission Open

Keywords: object detection; deep learning; computer vision; image processing; feature extraction

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

Solar Thermal Energy: Conversion, Storage, and Utilization

edited by

Rosa Christodoulaki

and

Irene P. Koronaki

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2290 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar thermal; heat storage; PCM storage; energy efficiency; solar heat for industrial applications; industrial heat; solar ready buildings

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

Artificial Intelligence Applied to Power Systems and Lightning Protection

edited by

Martino Nicora

,

Rodolfo Antônio Ribeiro De Moura

and

Daniele Mestriner

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2270 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; power systems; smart grids; lightning protection; lightning detection; lighting prediction; fault detection; risk assessment

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

Advances in Power System for Energy Storage

edited by

Iñigo Aramendia

and

Ekaitz Zulueta

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2267 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; energy storage; hybrid energy systems; battery management systems; artificial intelligence; optimization algorithms; smart grids; energy management; grid management; power quality

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

Computational Analysis and Integrity Assessment of Engineering Structures

edited by

Bianca Pinheiro

,

Fancine Roudet

and Ilson Paranhos Pasqualino

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2247 | Submission Open

Keywords: microstructure; mechanical properties; failure mechanisms; aging; corrosion; instability; collapse; buckling; material characterization; computational simulations; experiments; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Recent Technologies and Applications of Algal Biomass

edited by

José Carlos Magalhães Pires

and

Ana Filipa Cruz Esteves

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2202 | Submission Open

Keywords: microalgae; macroalgae; photobioreactors; CO2 capture; nutrient recovery; bioenergy; algal biorefinery; process intensification; downstream processing; circular bioeconomy; sustainability assessment

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

Structural Mechanics in Materials and Construction—2nd Edition

edited by

Simona Di Nino

and

Angelo Luongo

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2174 | Submission Open

Keywords: modeling; materials; structures; dynamics; control; monitoring; stability; stocastics; damage; analytical methods; computational methods; experimental methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Latest Research on Computer Vision and Image Processing, 2nd Edition

edited by

Manuel Jesús Rodríguez Valido

, Gustavo Sutter Capristo and

Fernando Perez Nava

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2048 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; image and video processing; image and video understanding; computer vision applications; machine learning; artificial intelligence; ethics; deepfakes; sustainability

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

Machine Learning in Computer Vision and Image Processing

edited by Shaobing Gao

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2028 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; computer vision; image processing; deep learning; object detection

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

Innovative Remote Sensing Technologies in Precision Agriculture

edited by

Weiping Kong

and

Pantelis E. Barouchas

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1983 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence algorithms; yield estimation; biochemical and biophysical parameters estimation; soil condition monitoring; vegetation remote sensing product validation; commercial crops, grass, and other crops

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

Deep Learning Techniques for Object Detection and Tracking

edited by

Byung-Gyu Kim

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1975 | Submission Open

Keywords: object detection; multi-object tracking; deep learning; transformer-based models; large language models (LLMs); vision–language models (VLMs)

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

Emerging Technologies for Crisis and Disaster Management, Situational Awareness, and Decision Support

edited by

Evangelos Maltezos

,

Eleftherios Ouzounoglou

, Angelos Amditis and Spyridon C. Athanasiadis

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1960 | Submission Open

Keywords: UxVs; embedded sensors; autonomous vehicles; mixed reality (MR); augmented reality (AR); virtual reality (VR); computer vision and video analytics; time series analysis; satellite images; AI/machine learning; explainable AI; generative AI; unusual pattern detection; LLMs; VLMs

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

Application of Nondestructive Testing in the Structural Health Monitoring of Industrial Materials

edited by

Pietro Burrascano

and

Mario Versaci

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1904 | Submission Open

Keywords: nondestructive testing (NDT); structural health monitoring (SHM); industrial materials; machine learning for NDT; IoT in SHM; composite materials; digital twins in SHM

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

Recycling and Second Life Applications of Lithium-Ion Batteries

edited by

Alessandra Zanoletti

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1841 | Submission Open

Keywords: lithium-ion batteries; critical raw materials; strategic metals recovery; circular economy; sustainability

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

Indoor Acoustic Comfort Management Through Measurement, Simulation and Design

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1807 | Submission Open

Keywords: numerical acoustic analysis; machine learning; metamaterials; sustainable materials; indoor acoustic comfort; multi-domain analysis; signal processing; noise barriers; urban sound planning; applied acoustics

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

Applied Remote Sensing Technology in Agriculture and Environment

edited by

Hugo Do Nascimento Bendini

and Leila Maria Garcia Fonseca

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1800 | Submission Open

Keywords: applications of optical, SAR, thermal, and LiDAR data for environmental and agricultural monitoring; integration of multi-source and multi-temporal EO data for time series analysis; development and application of AI and deep learning models for land cover classification and pattern recognition; explainable AI and interpretable machine learning approaches for decision support; use of new satellite constellations and sensor technologies for precision agriculture and ecosystem assessment; modeling of biophysical and environmental variables using remote sensing-derived products

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

Applied Geophysical Imaging and Data Processing, 2nd Edition

edited by Vincenzo Lapenna

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1768 | Submission Open

Keywords: applied geophysics; geophysical imaging; tomography; signal processing; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Forage Systems and Sustainable Animal Production

edited by

Ricardo Loiola Edvan

, Alexandre Fernandes Perazzo and

Edson Mauro Santos

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1767 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; climate-smart practices; precision farming; agroecology; soil and water management; bio-based inputs; digital agriculture; circular economy; food security; renewable energy in agriculture

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

Applied Biomechanics and Sports Sciences: 2nd Edition

edited by Filipe Conceição,

Ricardo J. Fernandes

and

Pedro Jimenez-Reyes

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1737 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomechanics analysis; numerical modelling in sport; neuromuscular activation; muscle skeletal properties; joint biomechanics; hamstrings strain; strength training; injury studies; motor control; EMG, MUAPs; spatial location systems; miniaturized force transducers; inertial sensors; bipphysics; team or individual sports, sprint mechanics, motorized running systems

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

Smart Textiles: Materials, Fabrication Techniques and Applications

edited by Hayriye Gidik

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1686 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional textiles; e-textiles; smart materials; fabrication techniques; sustainability

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

AI-Enhanced Slope Stability and Landslide Risk in Transport Infrastructure

edited by

Joaquim Tinoco

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1662 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; slope stability; landslide risk assessment; transport infrastructure; remote sensing (InSAR, UAV, LiDAR); digital twins; geotechnical monitoring; predictive modeling; resilient infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Advances in Wireless Networks and Mobile Communication

edited by

Wei Gong

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1627 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless networks and communication; mobile communication systems; 5G and 6G technologies; edge computing; artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) for wireless networks

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

Optimization of Advanced Nuclear Technologies and Their Application in the Energy Industry: 2nd Edition

edited by Juntao Liu

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1617 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced nuclear technology; uranium exploration; nuclear well logging; comprehensive nuclear energy utilization; intelligent nuclear power plant; radiometric measurement; nuclear fuel cycle; modular reactor; nuclear industry digitalization; energy industry applications

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

Trends and Applications of High-Performance Manufacturing Technologies

edited by

Junfeng Liu

, Xiaoqiang Peng and Tao Lai

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1558 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-end equipment/component; high-performance manufacturing; integration of of design and manufacturing; performance modeling; computational reverse engineering; simulation optimization; performance testing

Applied Ultrasonic and Acoustic Flow Technologies for Energy and Environmental Systems

edited by

Kristina Kilikevičienė

and

Darius Vainorius

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1557 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrasonic; acoustic; flow technologies; acoustic–fluid interactions; numerical concentration of particulates; experimental investigation of acoustic agglomeration; fine particulate matter

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

Artificial Intelligence for Thermal Imaging in Medical and Industrial Applications

edited by Oshrit A. Hoffer

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1520 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal imaging; infrared thermography; AI in thermography; medical thermography; thermal image analysis; non-invasive diagnostics; industrial thermal inspection; intelligent sensing systems

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

Recent Research and New Challenges in Underwater Communications and Wireless Sensor Networks

edited by

Miguel-Angel Luque-Nieto

,

Pablo Otero

and

Alfonso Ariza Quintana

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1487 | Submission Open

Keywords: UWSNs; wireless protocols; IoUT; AUVs; underwater security

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

Eco-Friendly Building Materials Made from Industrial Waste

edited by

Agata Stempkowska

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1485 | Submission Open

Keywords: ashes; slags; concrete; natural and artificial aggregates; glass; associated raw materials; powders; plastics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Analysis and Monitoring of Emerging Contaminants and Pollutants

edited by

Eduardo Cyrino Oliveira-Filho

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1472 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging contaminants; emerging pollutants; monitoring; analysis; toxicity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advanced Food Detection Technology

edited by

Elisaveta Mladenova

and

Veselina Panayotova

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1469 | Submission Open

Keywords: food analysis; food composition; food quality; food safety; adulteration; analytical methods; chemometric methods

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

Histochemistry and Anatomy in Animal Pathology

edited by

Izabela Janus-Ziółkowska

and

Rafał Ciaputa

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1452 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathological anatomy; histology; histochemistry; microscopic studies; animal model; companion animals; cattle; horse

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

Advanced Design and Control Methods for Magnetic Levitation Systems

edited by Zhizhou Zhang and

Chao Zhai

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1423 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic bearings; maglev train; magnetic levitation motor; magnetic levitation vibration isolation platform; magnetic levitation flywheel

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

New Trends in Laser Processing for Advanced Manufacturing

edited by

Andrius Žemaitis

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1414 | Submission Open

Keywords: burst; ultrashort pulses; efficient ablation; structuring; advanced manufacturing; 3D; LIPSS; DLIP; polishing; coloring

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

Geographic Information Technologies in Agriculture and Environment

edited by Rodrigo Bezerra A. Gallis and

Gilberto de Oliveira Mendes

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1393 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; geographic information systems; remote sensing and photogrammetry; UAV technology; high-throughput phenotyping; sustainable land management; environmental monitoring; IoT; machine learning; big data in agriculture

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

Analytical Chemistry: Fundamentals, Current and Future Applications

edited by

Antony C. Calokerinos

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 1382 | Submission Open

Keywords: analytical chemistry; analytical methods; analytical techniques; green metods; circular economy; quality control; applications

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

Explainable Machine Learning and Computer Vision

edited by

Vytautas Abromavičius

,

Artūras Serackis

and

Dalius Matuzevičius

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1369 | Submission Open

Keywords: saliency and feature attribution; counterfactual and concept explanation methods; model-agnostic approaches; metrics and benchmarks for explainability; human-centered evaluation of interpretability; explainability in video, 3D vision, and multimodal tasks; integration of explainable AI into visualization dashboards and reporting

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

Advances in Data Science in Sports

edited by

Kelly De Jesus

, Karla De Jesus,

Flávio Antônio de Souza Castro

and Raúl Arellano

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 1331 | Submission Open

Keywords: performance prediction; sports optimization; data science; precision; efficiency

Data-Enhanced Engineering: Structural Integrity Assessment and Design, 2nd Edition

edited by

Qing Ai

and

Debiao Meng

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1330 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced computational methods; uncertainty quantification; physics-informed machine learning; reliability-based design optimization (RBDO); data augmentation; structural integrity modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Edible and Functional Films for Food and Biomedical Applications

edited by

Yunia García Tejeda

and

Giorgia Spigno

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1277 | Submission Open

Keywords: edible films and coatings; biopolymeric matrices; active packaging; antimicrobial films; controlled release systems; wound healing applications; encapsulation technology; functional biomaterials; sustainable materials; toxicity, biocompatibility, and regulatory considerations

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

Security and Privacy in the Internet of Things (IoT): Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by Masoud Barati and Nafiseh Kahani

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1225 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things (IoT); IoT security; privacy preservation; access control; lightweight cryptography; blockchain for IoT; AI-based security; edge and fog computing security; trust management; GDPR and regulatory compliance

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

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