Applied Sciences

Novel Advances in Marine and Petroleum Geology

edited by Deyong Li, Jie Liang,

and Mingming Tang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural evolution; sedimentary record; source-to-sink; paleoceanography and paleoclimate; hydrocarbon exploration and development; source rock; hydrocarbon accumulation; rock physics; seismic reservoir inversion; seismic sedimentology

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

Advances in X-Ray Computed Tomography and Material Characterization: Insights into Mechanical Behavior

edited by

Mario Šokac

and Marko Katic

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open

Keywords: X-ray computed tomography (X-ray CT); material characterization; digital metrology; image analysis and segmentation; mechanical behavior of materials; defect detection and porosity analysis; additive manufacturing; biomedical and engineering materials; AI-assisted image processing; CT-based modeling and digital twins

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

Advances and Applications of Geophysics

edited by

Zhengyu Xu

and Zhihong Fu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: method theory; high-precision inversion; equipment; artificial intelligence; engineering applications; interpretation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Intelligent Technologies in Geotechnical Engineering and Geological Hazards, 2nd Edition

edited by Yongsheng Zhou

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: geotechnical engineering; geomechanics; geological hazards; intelligent and machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

New Advances in Antioxidant Properties of Bee Products, 2nd Edition

edited by

Claudia Pașca

,

Otilia Bobis

and

Daniel Severus Dezmirean

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: apitherapy; hive products; apilarnil; modern extraction techniques; analytical methods; antioxidant potential of bee products; plants; quality products

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

Thermal–Dynamic Error Modeling, Monitoring and Intelligent Control of Precision Machine Tools

edited by Lingtao Weng, Weiguo Gao, Faze Chen, Shipeng Li,

Junkang Guo

and

Wenjie Tian

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine tools; machine tool design and optimization; machine tool assembly and integration; error modeling and compensation; error testing and measurement; error traceability and calibration; thermal control; artificial intelligence in machine tools; smart manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Advances in Precursor Analysis and Risk Assessment of Seismic Hazard

edited by

Karan Nayak

,

Roberto Colonna

and

Cheng-Yu Ku

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: earthquake precursors; seismic hazard assessment; earthquake forecasting; lithosphere–atmosphere–ionosphere coupling; total electron content; GNSS monitoring; remote sensing; seismicity analysis; machine learning; disaster risk reduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Automotive Mechatronics

edited by

Renato Galluzzi

and

Nicola Amati

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: vehicle dynamics; actuators; sensors; testing; artificial intelligence; chassis control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Dual Modulation of Radiation Response by Natural Compounds: Mechanisms and Translational Applications

edited by

Miguel Alcaraz Baños

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: radioprotection; radiosensitivity; dual modulation; natural antioxidants; rosmarinic acid; carnosic acid; polyphenols; ionizing radiation; cell cycle; apoptosis; DNA damage; melanoma; cancer cell models; cytogenetic biodosimetry; micronucleus assay; translational radiotherapy

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

Innovations in Rock Mechanics and Sustainable Ground Reinforcement

edited by

Hadi Nourizadeh

and

Roohollah Shirani Faradonbeh

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open

Keywords: rock mechanics; ground reinforcement; rock support systems; deep mining; numerical modelling; experimental investigation; artificial intelligence; machine learning; sustainable materials; circular economy; low-carbon technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Ocean Dynamics for Coastal Hazards and Atmosphere

edited by Luming Shi and Bingchen Liang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal hazards; atmosphere-ocean dynamics; numerical modeling; storm surge; ocean waves; tropical cyclones; coastal flooding; artificial intelligence; climate change

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

Innovations in Veterinary and Animal Biosciences Through the One Health Framework

edited by

Ioan Hutu

and

Teodor Vintila

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

Keywords: veterinary medicine; animal health; one health; precision veterinary medicine; animal breeding and reproduction; molecular diagnostics; artificial intelligence; antimicrobial resistance; microbial biotechnology; precision livestock farming; bioeconomy; sustainable animal production

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

Advanced Functional Molecular Crystals

edited by Jiawei Lin

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional molecular crystals; supramolecular assembly; structure–property relationship; stimuli‑response; organic electronic devices

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

Biomedical Data Mining and Application

edited by

Han Liu

, Feng Zhang and Xiaotong Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical data mining; large language models; multimodal learning; electronic health records; explainable AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Solar Thermal Engineering: Innovations in Design, Modeling and Sustainability Assessment

edited by

Marco Aurélio dos Santos Bernardes

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar thermal engineering; concentrated solar power; solar chimney power plant; thermal energy storage; life cycle assessment; computational fluid dynamics; heat transfer; renewable energy systems; energy efficiency; sustainability assessment

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

Advances in Computational Fluid Dynamics and Large-Scale Flow Simulation

edited by Benxi Zhang

submission deadline 2 May 2027 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics (CFD); large-scale flow simulation; numerical simulation; high-performance computing; turbulence modeling; large-eddy simulation (les); direct numerical simulation (DNS); multiphase flow; multiphysics flow; heat transfer; mass transfer; conjugate heat transfer; compressible flow; reactive flow; aerodynamics; computational heat transfer; advanced numerical methods; high-order numerical methods; adaptive mesh refinement; parallel computing; gpu-accelerated computing; reduced-order modeling; machine learning; artificial intelligence; data-driven modeling; flow optimization; uncertainty quantification; complex flow systems; energy conversion; aerospace engineering

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

Coal Mining Safety: Damage Mechanisms, Hazard Prevention, and Emergency Response

edited by

Yidu Hong

and Xiangliang Zhang

submission deadline 3 May 2027 | Submission Open

Keywords: coal mining safety; gas hazards; coal and gas outburst; rock burst; damage mechanisms; gas drainage; permeability enhancement; real-time monitoring; intelligent early warning; explosion prevention; mine ventilation; emergency rescue; multi-hazard coupling; deep mining; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Recent Applications of Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs)

edited by Miroslaw Chmiel and Paris Kitsos

submission deadline 10 May 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6162 | Submission Open

Keywords: field-programmable gate arrays; digital systems; control systems; reconfigurable control systems; embedded systems; systems-on-a-chip, logic synthesis; hardware-implemented algorithms

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

Applied Thermodynamics

edited by Pavlos George Mikellides

submission deadline 10 May 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5794 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy conversion and optimization; thermodynamics of renewable energy systems; ecosystem energy transfers; application of statistical thermodynamics; magnetohydrodynamic energy conversion; fuel-efficient transportation systems; efficient energy storage and discharge

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

Agentic AI and Large Language Models for Applied Intelligent Systems

edited by Man-Fai Leung and

Tenglong Huang

submission deadline 10 May 2027 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open

Keywords: agentic AI; large language models; intelligent systems; AI agents; multi-agent systems; knowledge retrieval; human–AI interaction; decision support; trustworthy AI; applied AI

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

Smart Functional Nanomaterials: From Synthesis to Digital Water Solutions

edited by

Álvaro De Jesús Ruíz-Baltazar

submission deadline 10 May 2027 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional nanomaterials; smart materials; heavy metal removal; nanocomposites; magnetic nanoparticles; advanced adsorbents; water sensors; digital water technology; catalysis

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

Artificial Intelligence in Virtual Design and Construction (VDC): Present Status, Opportunities and Future Challenges, 2nd Edition

edited by

Yuhan Jiang

, Oludare Owolabi and

Yilei Huang

submission deadline 10 May 2027 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI) technologies; innovations in virtual design and construction (VDC); leveraging AI and VDC for resilience; AI equity: ensuring access to AI for all

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

Design and Functionalization of Polymeric Materials

edited by

Alexandra Bargan

and

Alina Soroceanu

submission deadline 15 May 2027 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymeric materials; polymer composites; design of polymeric materials; functionalization; environmental applications; biomedical applications

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

Bioactive Analysis and Applications of Honey and Other Bee Products

edited by Daniela Pauliuc,

Mircea Oroian

and

Sorina Ropciuc

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7773 | Submission Open

Keywords: honey; films; hydro-gels; analytical methods; honey authentication

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

Physical Therapy Treatments for Musculoskeletal Pain

edited by Yongwoo Lee and

Doochul Shin

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3010 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical therapy; musculoskeletal pain; manual therapy; rehabilitation; biomechanics chronic pain; therapeutic exercise; neuromuscular reeducation; spinal manipulation electrophysical agents

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

Digital Multi-Hazard Risk Modelling and Life-Cycle Assessment for Next-Generation Resilient and Sustainable Built Environments

edited by

Shaghayegh Karimzadeh

,

Omid Hassanshahi

and

Amirhossein Mohammadi

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2450 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-hazard risk assessment; cascading and compound hazard processes; probabilistic and scenario-based modelling; digital simulation and parametric modelling; vulnerability and fragility analysis; AI, machine learning and surrogate modelling; structural reliability; climate-change impacts on hazards; climate-resilient design; low-carbon and sustainable construction materials; carbon neutrality / low-carbon design; life-cycle assessment (LCA); life-cycle cost analysis (LCCA); environmental impacts of earthquake damage; digital twins and computational hazard modelling; sustainable and resilient infrastructure; AI and data-driven methods in hazard and risk analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Current Applications of Microfluidics for Biosensing and Diagnostics

edited by

Fan-Gang Tseng

and Koyel Dey

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2207 | Submission Open

Keywords: in vitro sensing; biomedical device; point of care; microfluidics for biosensing; biomedical applications; point-of-care testing; diagnostic devices; lab-on-a-chip; biomarkers; disease detection; real-time monitoring; machine learning; AI-based decision-making

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

Petrophysical Formation Evaluation and Well Logging in Energy Exploration Systems

edited by

Liang Xiao

,

Hongyan Yu

and Cheng Feng

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2115 | Submission Open

Keywords: pore structure; sedimentary microfacies; unconventional reservoirs characterization; effectiveness prediction; productivity estimation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Recent Advances in Secure Software Engineering

edited by Young Lee and Jeong Yang

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1397 | Submission Open

Keywords: secure software developement; mobile application security; cloud security; security vulnerabilities; privacy and data security; artificial intelligence and machine learning in cybersecurity; IoT security; data protection; internet safety; encryption; authentication; cyber threats; intrusion detection; security architecture

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

Artificial Intelligence: Fundamental Research and Emerging Applications in the Era of Autonomous Systems

edited by

Wenbing Zhao

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | Viewed by 1360 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; autonomous systems; model context protocol (MCP); neuromorphic computing; causal inference; retrieval-augmented generation (RAG); knowledge graphs; federated learning; AI safety & reliability

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

Data-Driven Sports Science: Advances and Applications

edited by

Francisco García-Angulo

, Francisco Ayala and Antonio García-Angulo

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1031 | Submission Open

Keywords: human movement; devices; sports science; kinematics; biomechanics

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

Plasma Physics: Theory, Methods and Applications (Second Edition)

edited by Shuxia Zhao

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 972 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-temperature plasma; thermal nuclear fusion plasma; discharge structure hierarchy; self-coagulation; inter-disciplinary research; self-organization

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

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

edited by

Wei Zhou

,

Hongbin Yang

and

Martin Ma

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | Viewed by 799 | 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)

Nutrition and Dietetics for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

edited by

Elena Sandri

and Valentina Micheluzzi

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | Viewed by 645 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data and machine learning; wearable sensors; precision nutrition; culinary medicine; digital health monitoring; personalized dietetics

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

Fatigue Life Prediction and Reliability Enhancement Technology for Manufacturing Equipment

edited by

Pengpeng Zhi

and

Zhonglai Wang

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | Viewed by 570 | Submission Open

Keywords: fatigue life prediction; fatigue reliability analysis; predictive models; time-varying reliability; deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Computational Fluid Dynamics in External Aerodynamics and Innovative Aerospace Applications

edited by

Manuel Carreño Ruiz

and

Domenic D'Ambrosio

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics; external aerodynamics; aerospace applications; digital twin; aerodynamic optimization; autonomous aerial systems; rotary-wing aerodynamics; laminar–turbulent transition; high-speed flows

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

Electric Power System for the Era of Renewables

edited by

Sasa Sladic

and

Michele De Santis

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative systems for renewables; modified power converters; electric power system stability; interaction between power converters and electric network; blackouts; “rethinking” power electric system

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

Future Autonomous Vehicles and Their Systems: Emerging Technologies and Applications

edited by

Redouane Khemmar

and

Karim Hammoudi

submission deadline 30 May 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4090 | Submission Open

Keywords: environment perception; object detection; deep learning; artificial intelligence; object tracking; mobile robotics; localization; autonomous vehicles; scene analysis and understanding; smart mobility

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

Multimodal Cognitive Computing and Deep Representation Learning

edited by Zheng Wang

submission deadline 30 May 2027 | Viewed by 227 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal cognitive computing; deep representation learning; multimodal fusion; cross-modal alignment; vision-language learning; self-supervised learning

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

Advances in Safety, Reliability and Resilience of Complex Engineering Systems

edited by

Dongming Fan

and

Aibo Zhang

submission deadline 30 May 2027 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex engineering systems; resilience; safety; maintenance; AI technology

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

Feature Review Papers in “Earth Sciences” Section

edited by

Ke Wu

,

Salvatore Passaro

and Andrea Di Capua

submission deadline 30 May 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; geoinformatics; GIScience; earth observation; geohazards; geochemistry; geophysics; geology; geosciences; mineral resources; energy resources; geotechnical engineering; marine geoscience; hydrology; hydrogeology; climate change; environmental contamination; earth system science; digital earth; spatiotemporal modeling; big data; artificial intelligence; machine learning; multi-source data fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Intelligent Automation Technologies for Industry 4.0

edited by Angelo Marcelo Tusset

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 904 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 4.0; artificial intelligence; intelligent sensors; automation; monitoring; control technology; open source; smart factory solutions; automation and AI integration; intelligent process optimization; industrial sensor networks

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

Advances in Diagnosis and Control of Common Diseases in Animals

edited by Ronnie Antunes de Assis

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 586 | Submission Open

Keywords: infectious diseases; cattle; equine; swine; dog; cat; small ruminants

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

Emerging Trends and Applications in Computer Vision

edited by Cheng-Yaw Low and

Chin Poo Lee

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; deep learning; vision transformers; foundation models; multimodal learning; image and video understanding; remote sensing; computer vision applications

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

Ultrafast Ultrasound Imaging: Methods, Technologies, and Future Directions

edited by

Alessandro Ramalli

, Valentino Meacci and

Daniele Mazierli

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open

Keywords: beamforming and image reconstruction techniques; ultrafast flow imaging; super-resolution and nonlinear imaging; functional and neuroimaging; quantitative ultrasound imaging; cardiovascular imaging; transducers and systems

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

Engineering Structure Risk Assessment and Decision-Making Support

edited by

Qi-Ang Wang

submission deadline 1 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 845 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural risk assessment; decision support systems; quantitative analysis; risk mitigation strategies; lifecycle management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

New Trends in Sports Science and Health

edited by

Artur Kruszewski

, Andrzej Tomczak and

Anna Kopiczko

submission deadline 10 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical activity; sports science; healthy aging; exercise physiology; injury prevention; wearable technologies; health promotion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Recent Advances in Biomedical Data Analysis

edited by

Josué Álvarez Borrego

submission deadline 20 Jun 2027 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12110 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; algorithms; image analysis; pattern recognition; data analysis; biomedicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Structural Health Monitoring Using Ultrasonic and Vibrational Methods

edited by Zhen Zhang

submission deadline 20 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2064 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring (SHM); ultrasonic guided waves; vibration analysis; damage detection; non-destructive testing (NDT); signal processing; modal analysis; machine learning; composite materials

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

Biological Treatment Processes for Wastewater: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Amir M. Motlagh

submission deadline 20 Jun 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1646 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological wastewater treatment; activated sludge process; anaerobic digestion; biofilm reactors; constructed wetlands; resource recovery; emerging contaminants; biotechnology in wastewater treatment; microbial ecology and omics; wastewater reuse

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

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