Applied Sciences

Intelligent Fault Diagnosis and Predictive Process Monitoring

edited by

and Gilberto Francisco Martha de Souza

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 784 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault diagnosis; predictive monitoring; remaining useful life (RUL); health indicator construction; anomaly detection; condition-based maintenance; digital twins; hybrid modeling; machine learning; industrial prognostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

New Insights into Plant Physiology and Abiotic Stress

edited by

Francisco Garcia-Sanchez

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 760 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant physiology; abiotic stress; climate resilience; stress-detection technologies; biostimulants and biotechnology

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

Biological Treatment of Emerging Contaminants in Wastewater

edited by

Ana Sofia Oliveira

,

Catarina Amorim

and

Irina Sousa Moreira

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 754 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging contaminants; biological wastewater treatment; micropollutants removal; bioremediation; wastewater biotechnologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Precision Microbiome Engineering for Animal Health and Food Safety

edited by Elena George Olson and Dana Kristen Dittoe

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 725 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal microbiome; gut microbial ecology; microbiome-based interventions; foodborne pathogen control; antimicrobial resistance mitigation; metagenomics and multi-omics; microbiome engineering; animal health and welfare; sustainable animal production; food safety and quality

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

Emerging Processing Techniques and Their Impact on Physicochemical, Sensory, and Nutritional Properties of Foods, 2nd Edition

edited by

Oana Bianca Oprea

and Tiţa Mihaela-Adriana

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 719 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; nutritional value; minimal heat processing; consumer acceptance; long-term impact; food sustainability

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

Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of New Compounds

edited by

Petja Marinova

and

Denica Blazheva

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 715 | Submission Open

Keywords: inorganic chemistry; organic chemistry; chemical compounds; synthesis; metal complexes; biological activity; medicinal chemistry; active compounds; biological applications; pharmaceutical biotechnology; drug discovery and development; pharmacology; anticancer research; cytotoxicity; apoptosis; antibacterial assays

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

Recent Advances in Sensory Polymers

edited by

Marta Guembe-García

and

Lisa Rita Magnaghi

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 659 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensory polymers; smart materials; advanced sensing materials; molecularly imprinted polymers; chemical sensing; conjugated polymers; colorimetric sensing; fluorimetric sensing; polymer-based biosensors

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

Trusted Service Computing and Trusted Artificial Intelligence, 2nd Edition

edited by Ying Ma and Joey Tianyi Zhou

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 612 | Submission Open

Keywords: service computing; machine learning; trust; robustness; explainable AI; safety; privacy

Intelligent Metal Forming: AI Modeling, Simulation, and Digital Twins

edited by Olga Bylya,

Abhilash Puthanveettil Madathil

,

Evgenia Yakushina

and Andrew Sherlock

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 585 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal forming; artificial intelligence; machine learning; Industry 4.0; physics-informed machine learning; digital twins; in situ sensing and data fusion; surrogate models; process optimisation and control

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

Innovative Approaches for Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure Systems

edited by

Alon Urlainis

and

Amichai Mitelman

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 552 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilient infrastructure; sustainable design; building information modeling (BIM); digital twins; machine learning; Internet of Things; seismic resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Generative AI: From Theory to Applications

edited by Douglas C. Schmidt and Peng Zhang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 549 | Submission Open

Keywords: generative artificial intelligence; large language models (LLMs); diffusion models; generative adversarial networks (GANs); foundation models; multimodal learning; agentic orchestration frameworks; AI ethics and responsible AI; model interpretability and robustness; AI applications in science and industry

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

New Trends and Applications of High-Performance Computing

edited by Jianbin Fang and

Zheng Wang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 542 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-performance computing; architectures; parallel programming; scalable algorithms; software frameworks/tools; applications of high-performance computing systems

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

Digital Control of Power Electronics Converters in Renewable Energy Systems

edited by

Janeth A. Alcalá-Rodríguez

and Víctor Cardenas

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 529 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital control techniques and real-time implementation; controller design and discretization methods; digital filtering and delay compensation; advanced modulation strategies; signal processing for power converters: experimental validation and digital twin modeling; modularity and scalability in converter architectures

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

Advanced Research and Applications of Coal-Derived Materials

edited by

Hua Yu

and

Kam Ng

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 526 | Submission Open

Keywords: coal-derived solid products; coal-derived liquid products; coal-derived gas products; coal-derived construction and building materials; coal char; graphene oxide; carbon fiber

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

Feature Review Papers in Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences

edited by

Jason G. Parsons

and

Supriyo Bandyopadhyay

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 515 | Submission Open

Keywords: inorganic nanomaterials; organic nanomaterials; composite nanomaterials; medical applications nanomaterials; nanomaterial synthesis; nanomaterial characterization; nanomaterial applications; catalysis

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

Nonlinear Dynamics: Analysis, Optimization and Application

edited by

Roman Starosta

and

Paweł Fritzkowski

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 505 | Submission Open

Keywords: nonlinear dynamics; nonlinear phenomena; nonlinear modeling; nonlinear vibrations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Advanced Applications of Wireless Sensor Network (WSN), 2nd Edition

edited by

Pedro Miguel Sobral

,

José Manuel Torres

,

Rui S. Moreira

and

Gabriel Villarrubia González

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 497 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless sensor networks; IoT systems; artificial intelligence computing

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

Applications of 3D Bioprinting Technologies in Tissues and Organs Regeneration Engineering

edited by Vasudev Vivekanand Nayak

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 496 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D bioprinting; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; bioinks; biofabrication

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

Biochar Production Aiming to Improve Soil Fertility and Carbon Sequestration

edited by

Abel Rodrigues

,

Miguel Mendes

,

Sofia Isabel Almeida Pereira

and

Ana Ferreira

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 485 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar structure and properties; carbonization variables; biomass; soil fertility; carbon sequestration

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

Safety and Security in Unmanned Aerial System: Challenges and Innovations

edited by Yi Zeng,

Yabin Gao

,

Xiaolei Li

, Xiangyu Shao and

Zhennan Wei

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 483 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned systems; control theory; mission planning; fault diagnosis; secure navigation; safety and reliability; cyber and information security; energy and resource management

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

Emerging Trends in Oil and Gas Reservoir Technology

edited by

Jiyuan Zhang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 466 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; enhanced recovery techniques; advanced drilling and completions; reservoir surveillance; unconventional oil and gas resources

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

Advanced Optical-Fiber-Related Technologies (2nd Edition)

edited by

Galina Nemova

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 450 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber optics; optical fibers; applied optics; radiation-balanced fiber lasers and amplifiers; Raman fiber lasers; nanophotonics; nonlinear optics; Brillouin fiber lasers and amplifiers; fiber materials; fiber Bragg gratings; LPG; fiber networks; fiber sensors; quantum electrodynamics

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

Advanced Control and Sensing Technologies for Intelligent Underwater Systems

edited by

Yang Luo

, Yong Cao and

Feihu Zhang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 442 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent underwater systems; sensor fusion; swarm and distributed control; learning-based control; real-time signal processing; bio-inspired control and sensing; novel actuation and perception mechanisms; model predictive control; autonomous navigation and planning; underwater robotics

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

Advances in Human–Computer/Robot Interaction for Automation and Process Control

edited by

Paolo Di Giamberardino

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 441 | Submission Open

Keywords: human–computer interface; cooperative work; artificial intelligence; smart devices; human–robot interaction; safe process control; virtual interaction

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

Recent Advances in Functional Nanomaterials: Discovery, Characterization and Applications

edited by

Andrey Kistanov

and

Alberto Jiménez Suárez

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 439 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanostructures; density functional theory; synthesis; semiconductors; optical and solar cells materials

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

Human–Robot Interaction: Enhancing Usability, Safety, and Performance in Complex Environments

edited by Kyung-sun Lee,

Jaejin Hwang

and Jinwon Lee

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 438 | Submission Open

Keywords: exoskeletal robot; usability; effectiveness; work condition; EMG

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

Technology-Driven Approaches to Sports Training and Rehabilitation

edited by Lamberto Villalón Gasch and

Jose Manuel Jimenez-Olmedo

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 438 | Submission Open

Keywords: sports training; sports rehabilitation; injury risk

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Oral Microbiome in Oral and Systemic Pathologies

edited by Wilfredo Alejandro González-Arriagada

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 425 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral microbiome; dysbiosis; oral cancer; potentially malignant disorders; oral mucositis; systemic health; metagenomics; biomarkers; probiotics

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

Geosciences in Mining, Mineral Deposits, and Energy Resources

edited by

Fengyang Xiong

,

Xin Li

and Haichao Wang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 420 | Submission Open

Keywords: geosciences and gelogy; ore mining and mineralization; rare and critical metals; exploration and explitation; energy resources

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Decision Support Systems in Civil Engineering

edited by Katarina Rogulj and

Jelena Kilić Pamuković

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 417 | Submission Open

Keywords: decision support systems; civil engineering; multi-criteria decision analysis; uncertainty and risk; sustainable infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Recent Advances in the Digital Construction Industry and Its Applications: 2nd Edition

edited by

Edison Atencio

,

Rodrigo F. Herrera

and Karen Castañeda Parra

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 416 | Submission Open

Keywords: Construction 4.0; digital construction; building information modeling (BIM); artificial intelligence (AI); Internet of Things (IoT); site safety enhancement; construction progress monitoring; infrastructure lifecycle management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

New Challenges in Nonlinear Vibrations and Nonlinear Dynamics

edited by

Xingbao Huang

and

Kai Wang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 414 | Submission Open

Keywords: nonlinear dynamics; vibration control; chaos and bifurcation; multiscale modeling; machine learning applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

The Advances and Applications of Smart Computing and Big Data Analysis

edited by

Leonidas Theodorakopoulos

and

Konstantinos Gkillas

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 414 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data analytics; machine learning; scalable learning and inference; distributed computing; streaming analytics; federated learning; edge–cloud computing; privacy-preserving analytics; applications in digital marketing, tourism and education

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

Agri-Food Residue Valorization: Integrated Processes, Biorefineries and Predictive Modeling Approaches

edited by

Andrea Bassani

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 413 | Submission Open

Keywords: agri-food residues valorization; sustainable technologies; process modeling and optimization; circular economy; biorefinery; artificial intelligence; data science; process simulation

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

Trustworthy AI: Security, Safety and Privacy

edited by Yiming Li and

Zhongliang Guo

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 400 | Submission Open

Keywords: trustworthy ML; responsible AI; AI security; LLM safety; agent safety; AI copyright protection; fairness and privacy

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

Advancements in Low-Voltage Networks and Microgrids: Technologies, Challenges, and Future Directions

edited by

Silvia Costa Ferreira

and

Vijay Sood

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 400 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-voltage networks; microgrids; distribution networks; rural electrification; power sharing; energy management systems; optimization; bidirectional power flows; islanded operation; renewable integration; photovoltaic systems; battery energy storage; hosting capacity; power electronic converters; distribution system modeling; digital twins; power flow optimization; network reconfiguration; smart meters; resistive droop control; hierarchical control; primary, secondary, and tertiary control

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

The Secure Edge of Interaction: Human and Technological Factors in Digital Environments

edited by

Veronika Szücs

and

Leszek Siwik

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 398 | Submission Open

Keywords: human–computer interaction (HCI); information system security; cognitive information systems; human security awareness; artificial intelligence (AI) in security; trust and resilience in digital environments; secure user experience (UX) design; smart and adaptive systems

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

Advanced Technologies in Rehabilitation Medicine

edited by

Orges Lena

and

Jasemin Todri

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 393 | Submission Open

Keywords: rehabilitation robotics (exoskeletons, robotic-assisted therapy); artificial intelligence and machine learning in rehabilitation; virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) applications; wearable devices and sensor-based monitoring systems; brain–computer interfaces (BCIs) and neurofeedback; tele-rehabilitation and remote patient monitoring; digital biomarkers and data-driven rehabilitation approaches; personalized and adaptive rehabilitation systems; assistive technologies for mobility and daily living; ethical, regulatory, and usability considerations in rehabilitation technologies

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

Advanced Research in Joint Kinematics, Kinetics and Electromyography in Sport

edited by

Ana Teresa Silveira Conceição

and

Hugo Gonçalo Duarte Louro

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 391 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomechanical analysis; kinematics; kinetics; electromyography; performance analysis; motion capture system; inertial sensors

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

Graphene Nanoribbons: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications

edited by

George Kliros

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 387 | Submission Open

Keywords: graphene nanoribbon; synthesis; properties; device applications; analytic modeling and simulation; circuit level simulators

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

Novel Advances in Coal Geology and Exploration

edited by Shuling Tang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 378 | Submission Open

Keywords: coal-bearing strata; coalbed methane (CBM); coal measure gas; associated minerals in coal; carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS); intelligent exploration technologies; sustainable resource development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Advanced Nanosensors Based on Novel Materials and Electrochemical Principles

edited by

Junseop Lee

and Trong Danh Nguyen

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 377 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced nanosensors; electrochemical biosensors; novel functional materials; nanomaterials; conducting polymers; electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; flexible and wearable sensors; wireless sensing; microfluidics and lab-on-a-chip; in situ/operando monitoring

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

Smart and Sustainable Building-Envelope Technologies Under Climate Change

edited by

Alberto Cerezo-Narváez

,

Daniel Sánchez-García

,

María del Carmen Guerrero Delgado

and

Magadalena Ramirez-Peña

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 376 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart façades; adaptive systems; building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV); life-cycle analysis; thermal comfort resilience; climate adaptation; building retrofits; energy efficiency; architectural design; smart materials; urban heat island; internet of things (IoT)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

AI-Driven Personalized Dental Design

edited by

Jae-Hong Kim

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 370 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital dentistry; dental CAD/CAM; intraoral scanner; 3D printer; CAD software

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

Biotechnological and Biostimulant Approaches in Plant Physiology

edited by

Dagmara Migut

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 370 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant physiology; plant biotechnology; biostimulant; abiotic stress; crop resilience; molecular mechanism; stress signaling; omics approach; sustainable agriculture

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

Next-Generation Acoustic Signal Processing and Control

edited by

Jun Yang

and

Xiaoyi Shen

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 368 | Submission Open

Keywords: acoustic signal processing; array signal processing; 3D audio system; deep learning for acoustics; active noise control; acoustic and vibration control; intelligent acoustic systems; digital signal processing

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

Advances in Solar Cells: From Materials to Devices

edited by

Eralci Moreira Therézio

, Alexandre Marletta,

José Carlos Germino

and

Paulo Ernesto Marchezi

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 366 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic solar cells; thin films; perovskite solar cells; polymers; perovskites; memristors; 2D materials; interfaces; nanointerfaces; charge transport; Si cells

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

Oil and Gas Exploration, Applications and Development

edited by

Wentong He

, Jian Yi and Yu Song

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 360 | Submission Open

Keywords: oil and gas exploration; enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technologies; oil and gas production; ultra-deep reservoirs; tight sandstone; volcanic rock reservoirs; reservoir sweet spots; diagenetic fluids; selective dissolution; fluid–rock coupling; microfluidic simulation

Decision Support Systems for Well-Being: Multisensory, Cognitive and Autonomic Perspectives

edited by

Yuko Ohno

and Mitsuo Tonoike

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 357 | Submission Open

Keywords: “sense–infer–decide–act” closed-loop system; enhancing individual well-being; multi-sensory; vibrotactile stimulation; decision support system; physiological indices

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

Advances in Fusion Engineering and Design: 3rd Edition

edited by

Arkady Serikov

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 335 | Submission Open

Keywords: fusion technology; fusion engineering and design; neutronics; thermal hydraulics; system analysis; computer modelling; model integration; blankets; liquid-metal blankets; MHD thermofluids; breeding blankets; materials; magnets; fusion fuel cycle; tritium; plasma facing components; beryllium; plasma material interactions; plasma; plasma heating; ITER; DEMO; JET; ARIES-ST; JT-60SA; Helias; W7X; NIF; IFMIF-DONES; diagnostics; fusion safety; waste management; private fusion

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

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