Applied Sciences

Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering: Implications and Sustainable Solutions for Infrastructures and the Environment

edited by Paulo A.L.F. Coelho,

and

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 905 | Submission Open

Keywords: earthquake geotechnical engineering; liquefaction; environment; sustainability; performance-based design; unconventional geomaterials; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Underwater Acoustic Communications and Protocols: Challenges, Trends and Applications

edited by

Fangjiong Chen

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 822 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater communication theory and technology; cross-media integrated communication and networking; architectures; methods and protocol stacks of cross-domain networking; collaborative resource management; allocation and scheduling; applications of intelligent technologies in underwater communication networks; application of underwater commnucation platforms and prototype

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

Novel Timber Structures and Materials in Building Engineering

edited by

Bidur Kafle

,

Srikanth Venkatesan

and

Sathees Nava

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 783 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable material; engineered timber; experimental investigation; mechanical properties; novel material; timber structures; timber composites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Artificial Intelligence in Mental Health: Advances in Predictive Modeling, Intervention Strategies and Outcome Analysis

edited by

Posen Lee

, Chin-Hsuan Liu and

Yen-Lin Chen

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 552 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; mental health; predictive modeling; personalized interventions; outcome analysis; machine learning; natural language processing; psychiatric diagnosis; therapeutic innovation

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

Advances in the Detection and Diagnosis of Cancer and Their Clinical Applications

edited by

Ana Ramos

and

Fernando Mendes

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 401 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer detection; cancer diagnosis; clinical applications; liquid biopsy; multiparametric biomarkers; artificial intelligence; digital pathology; nanotechnology; quantum dots; CRISPR; molecular diagnostics; precision oncology; non-invasive techniques; personalized medicine; emerging technologies in oncology

Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR): Theory, Methods and Applications: Second Edition

edited by Deshan Feng,

Xun Wang

and Bin Zhang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open

Keywords: ground-penetrating radar; ground-penetrating radar theory; numerical simulation; data processing and interpretation; inversion and imaging; ground-penetrating radar application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Radiation Detection and Dosimetry

edited by

Adam Konefał

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 248 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiation; dose measurement; medical imaging; nuclear power; sensors; monte carlo simulations; environmental monitoring; high-energy physics

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

Sport Biomechanics and Sport Medicine

edited by

Takeshi Asai

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open

Keywords: performance; health; bioengineering; digital technology; AI; sensor; simulation; injury risk; rehabilitation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Bioremediation of Persistent Organic Pollutants and Heavy Metals in Contaminated Soil and Water Media

edited by Fisseha A Bezza and

Evans Martin Nkhalambayausi Chirwa

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioremediation; persistent organic pollutants; nitroaromatics; azo compounds; pesticides; pharmaceuticals; rubber chemicals; herbicide redox mediators; electrons-accepting pollutants

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

Designing Indoor and Outdoor Acoustic Environments: Implications on Humans’ Comfort and Wellbeing

edited by

Marco Caniato

and

Arianna Marzi

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: acoustic comfort; soundscape design; environmental noise; human wellbeing; indoor environmental quality; cognitive performance; noise control; inclusive design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Application of Signal Processing and Computational Intelligence in High-Energy Calorimeter Systems

edited by

Bernardo Peralva

and

Gustavo Barbosa Libotte

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: data acquisition strategies; signal conditioning circuits; noise estimation methods; signal estimation and detection; optimal filtering methods; nonlinear strategies for signal estimation; linear and nonlinear computational modeling; statistical signal processing; optimization methods; neural network systems; artificial intelligence applications; FPGA solutions for signal processing; real-time applications

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

Advanced Integrated Circuit Design and Applications

edited by

Jorge Domínguez

and

Susana Ortega Cisneros

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated circuit design; ASIC design methodologies; community-driven design platforms; system on chip; chip manufacturing; IC test; electronic design automation (EDA); Efabless/ChipFoundry; custom ICs; RTL-to-GDSII flow; design verification; semiconductor ecosystems; open-source hardware; layout optimization; machine learning for EDA; open-source PDKs (SkyWater 130; GF180; IHP130); AI in IC design

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

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

edited by

Silvia Costa Ferreira

and

Vijay Sood

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 82 | 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)

Novel Developments in Fluid Flow and Energy Transfer

edited by

Claudia Naldi

,

Antonio F. Miguel

and Andreas Oechsner

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluid flow; energy transfer; CFD; analytical methods; computational modeling; experimental methods

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

Applications of Fuzzy Systems and Fuzzy Decision Making, 2nd Edition

edited by

Diana Kalibatiene

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuzzy sets; fuzzy systems; decision making

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

Seating Comfort and Biomechanical Application, 2nd Edition

edited by

Akinari Hirao

and

Xuguang Wang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: seating comfort; sitting posture; pressure distribution; human model for comfort; comfort measurement; prolonged sitting; fatigue; posture monitoring; sedentary work; dynamic comfort

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

Advancing Disaster Resilience Through Geographic Information Systems

edited by

Varvara Antoniou

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: disaster resilience; geographic information systems (GIS); spatial data; risk reduction; multi-hazard modeling; hazard assessment; early warning systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Digital Control of Power Electronics Converters in Renewable Energy Systemtems

edited by

Janeth A. Alcalá-Rodríguez

and Víctor Cardenas

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 23 | 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)

Advances in Intelligent Perception and Control: From Pattern Recognition to Multi-Robot Systems—2nd Edition

edited by Ting Zou

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: control; machine learning; robot perception; pattern recognition; swarm robots

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

Feature Review Papers in the Section ‘Green Sustainable Science and Technology’, Second Edition

edited by

Ning Li

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid waste resource utilization; energization; resource recovery; reuse of water resources; pyrolysis; photocatalysis; electrocatalysis; adsorption; advanced redox; environmental functional materials; carbon capture and utilization

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

AI in Audio Analysis: Spectrogram and Time-Frequency Features

edited by

Ian McLoughlin

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: sound event detection and classification; sound scene detection; acoustic scene analysis; machine hearing; spectrograms; spectral estimation; audio spectrum transformer; acoustic feature maps; bioacoustics

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

Emerging Trends in Geological and Mineral Exploration

edited by Keyan Xiao and

Jianping Chen

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data; 3D geological modeling; mineral exploration; predictive modeling; machine learning; sustainable mining; resource discovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Risk and Safety of Maritime Transportation: 2nd Edition

edited by Andrea Maternová, Andrej Dávid,

Nermin Hasanspahic

and Lucia Švábová

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: maritime; risks; hazards; safety; challenges

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

Advances in Cell and Tissue Engineering: Biomechanical Modeling and Mechanobiology

edited by Scott Wood and

Arkady Voloshin

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2050 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanobiological therapy; mechanical analysis in biomedicine; cell culture; biomechanics; cell differentiation; mechanotransduction; numerical techniques in biomedicine

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

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 30 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1191 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Soil Hydraulic Properties Characterization for Improving Water Availability: Second Edition

edited by Vincenzo Alagna,

Dario Autovino

and

Massimo Iovino

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil hydraulic properties; inverse modeling; PTF; soil physical quality; plant water availability; water use efficiency; vadose zone hydrology; urban soils; water saving

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Advances in Rock Excavation and Underground Construction Technology

edited by

Hao Wu

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: tunnel boring machines (TBMs); controlled blasting; rock mechanics; ground support systems; geomechanical modeling; real-time monitoring; automation in tunneling; sustainable tunneling; urban tunneling; deep underground projects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advances in Natural Antimicrobial Compounds: Discovery, Synthesis, Characterization, and Application, 2nd Edition

edited by

Carla Sabia

and

Ramona Iseppi

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; bacteriocins; antibacterial compounds; antibiofilm activity; antibiotic resistance

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

Current Advances in Electric Motors, Drives and Power Converters Technologies

edited by

Zbigniew Rymarski

and

Przemysław Ptak

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: inverters; DC/DC converters; motor drives; power efficiency; power converters modelling; control algorithms; modulation schemes; multilevel inverters; WBG switching transistors

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

Emerging Medical Devices and Technologies, 2nd Edition

edited by

Iole Vozza

and

Fabrizio Guerra

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical device; medical technologies; regulatory medical device engineering; EU certifications; clinical trials

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

Emerging Technologies for Precision Agriculture, 2nd Edition

edited by

Miklós Neményi

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT (internet of things); WSN (wireless sensor network); F2F (from farm to fork); M2M (machine to machine); Lab2Field (from laboratory to field); small smart robots to reduce the soil compaction

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

Next-Generation Intelligent Memory and Storage Systems: Design, Optimization, and AI Integration

edited by

Donghyun Kang

and

Jaeho Kim

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: memory/storage for AI/ML; emerging memory/storage hierarchy design for AI/ML; processing in memory (PIM)/in-storage processing technologies for AI/ML; parallel processing for AI/ML; energy-efficient memory/storage management for AI/ML; file system design; key-value and NoSQL storage; CXL

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

Current Advances in Underwater Acoustic Signal Processing

edited by Jie Tian and

Huifang Chen

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater acoustic communication; underwater acoustic imaging; underwater sensor networks; underwater detection; tracking and classification; underwater acoustic transducer; simulation of underwater environment and sonar systems; artificial intelligence in underwater acoustic engineering

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

Novel Advances in Noise and Vibration Control

edited by

Zhiwei Guo

,

Jing Liu

and

Ting Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10025 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibration control; noise control; airborne noise; underwater noise; active/passive control

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

Modelling and Simulation of Mechanical Properties for Additive Manufacturing Material

edited by

Przemysław Strzelecki

,

Michał Stopel

, Maciej Kotyk,

Joamin Gonzalez-Gutierrez

and

Ricardo Branco

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1104 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; mechanical property; fatigue property; analytical model; numerical simulation; failure analysis; structural integrity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Advanced Materials and Technologies in Pavement Engineering

edited by

Yanhai Wang

, Yangming Gao and

Yuanyuan Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 419 | 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)

Petroleum Engineering: Production Forecasting, Process Design, and Implementation, 2nd Edition

edited by

Wei Zhou

,

Hongbin Yang

and

Martin Ma

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 398 | Submission Open

Keywords: production forecasting; field implementation; process design; optimization algorithms; machine learning; multiphase flows; CO2 utilization and storage; reservoir evaluation; reservoir characterization

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

Underground Energy Storage for Renewable Energy Sources

edited by

Lin Wu

and

Michael Zhengmeng Hou

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 369 | Submission Open

Keywords: underground hydrogen storage; underground natural gas storage; underground thermal storage; underground compressed air energy storage; underground pumped hydroelectric energy storage; CO2 geological utilization and sequestration

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

Advanced Technologies in Intelligent and Sustainable Coal Mining

edited by

Yong Yuan

,

Cun Zhang

and Bo Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent mining; green mining; deep mining; precision mining; digital mine; mining equipment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Development and Application of Functionalized Nanostructures and Nanomaterials

edited by

Victor Burlakov

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; nanorods; nanoplatelets; surface nanostructures; fabrication and storage; functionalization mechanisms; surface modification; surface binding ligands; novel functional properties; theory and modelling of functional properties; degradation mechanisms for functional nanomaterials

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

Digital Holography and 3D Display

edited by

Juan Liu

and

Dapu Pi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D display; holography; deep learning; metasurface; virtual reality; augmented reality

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

Novel Trends in Bioactive Compounds

edited by Barbara Soldo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; extraction and synthesis methods; chemical composition; biological activity

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

Innovative Strategies for the Diagnosis and Repair of Soft Tissue Disorder

edited by

Elisabete Silva

, Barbara Röhrnbauer and António Augusto Fernandes

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft tissue disorders; biomaterials; tissue engineering; computational modelling; finite element analysis; patient-specific simulation; tissue regeneration; biodegradable implants; diagnosis and repair; regenerative medicine; medical device design

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

New Trends in Neural Networks and Artificial Intelligence

edited by Ibidun Obagbuwa,

Daramola J. Olawande

and

Topside E. Mathonsi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: neural networks; deep learning; reinforcement learning; generative AI; explainable AI; trustworthy AI; transfer learning; federated learning; edge AI; NLP; computer vision; optimization methods; ethical AI; responsible AI; AI applications

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

Latest Advances in Magnetic Materials and Device Applications

edited by Lizhu Ren

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic materials; spintronics; magnetic heterostructures; magnetic dynamics; magnetic tunnel junctions; MRAM devices; novel magnetic materials

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

Systems Biology Approaches to Cancer Molecular Networks

edited by

Yoana Dimitrova Kiselova-Kaneva

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: inflammation adipokines noncommunicable diseases; metabolic syndrome; obesity; cardiovascular diseases; dyslipidemia; cancer; autoimmune diseases; biomarkers; molecular targets

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

Research and Application of Artificial Neural Networks and Fuzzy Cognitive Maps

edited by

Katarzyna Poczęta

submission deadline 9 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial neural networks; fuzzy cognitive maps; deep learning; hybrid models; machine learning; classification; prediction; analysis; natural language processing

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

High-Value-Added Chemicals from Lignocellulosic and Agri-Food Biowastes: A Path Toward Sustainability

edited by

Dimitris P. Makris

and

Dimitris Vlastos

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; bioactive compounds; biowaste valorization; sustainable extraction technologies; green waste processing

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

Recent Trends in Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Digital Trust

edited by

Shawon Rahman

and

Shuva Paul

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 96 | 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)

Recent Advances and Application of Virtual Reality

edited by

Chrysostomos Stylios

, Athanasios Christopoulos and

Stylianos Mystakidis

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 20046 | Submission Open

Keywords: virtual reality; VR technology; immersive experiences; VR applications; healthcare; education; training; social interaction; collaboration; gaming; ethics

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

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