Applied Sciences

Groundwater Geochemistry with Applications for Water Resources and Water Quality Problems

edited by

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2765 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogeochemistry; aquifer contamination; water–rock interactions; quantitative modeling; biogeochemical processes; groundwater remediation; contaminant transport; isotope hydrology; aquifer vulnerability; geochemical modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Bioactive Compounds in Plant-Based Foods

edited by

Dorota Derewiaka

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2759 | Submission Open

Keywords: plants; bioactive food substances; chromatography; mass spectrometry

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

Advances in Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation

edited by

Armin Huso Paravlić

and

Dražen Čular

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2749 | Submission Open

Keywords: exercise prescription; responders and non-responders; physical health; sport performance; training adaptations; injury; illness, precision medicine; rehabilitation; athletes; general population

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

The Architecture, Design and Optimization of the Software Systems

edited by

Gastón Márquez

and

Hernán Astudillo

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2510 | Submission Open

Keywords: software architecture; software design; software optimization; DevOps; architecture design; architecture frameworks; architecture evaluation; architecture and generative AI; architectural decision making; architectural recovery

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

Ophthalmic Optics and Visual Perception

edited by

Esther Perales

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2476 | Submission Open

Keywords: visual perception; visual appearance; ophthalmic optics; visual system

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

Innovations in Remote Sensing Technology for Resource and Environmental Monitoring

edited by

George Johannes Chirima

,

John Odindi

,

Cletah Shoko

and Paidamwoyo Mhangara

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2467 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; environmental changes; resource assessment; sensor technology; high-resolution imaging; LiDAR; hyperspectral imaging; artificial intelligence; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advances in Hydrogen Production Technologies for Green Energy

edited by

Francisco Heras

and Jéssica Justicia

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2383 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen; green hydrogen; renewable hydrogen; green energy; energy transition

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

Advanced Technologies for Enhancing Quality of Experience (QoE)

edited by Ricky K. P. Mok and

Rocky K. C. Chang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2316 | Submission Open

Keywords: auality of experience (QoE); video streaming; AR/VR; immersive media; measurements; internet performance

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

Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation

edited by

Zhengwei Long

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 2288 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor air quality; indoor ventilation; CFD; sensing technologies; data science

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

Advanced Vibro-Acoustic Technology: Intelligent Algorithms, Smart Materials and Dynamics, 2nd Edition

edited by

Kai Yang

and

Junlei Wang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2267 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibro-acoustics control; intelligent algorithms; vibration/acoustics energy harvesting; functional and smart materials

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

Advanced Rehabilitation in Complex Patients: Innovative Solutions to Enduring Challenges

edited by

Daniele Coraci

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2253 | Submission Open

Keywords: rehabilitation; neurology; orthopaedics; oncology; rheumathology; cardiopulmonary conditions; quantitative measurements; artificial intelligence; complex patient; big data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advances in E-Learning and Digital Learning: Applications in Medical Education and Training

edited by

Johannes Matthias Weimer

and

Florian Recker

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2045 | Submission Open

Keywords: E-learning; digital learning; medical education; continuing professional development (CPD); simulation-based training; medical imaging; visualization technologies; virtual reality / augmented reality; digitalization in education; educational innovation

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

Innovative Computer Vision and Deep Learning Applications

edited by Boeun Kim

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2011 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous driving and vehicle perception; industrial computer vision and quality inspection; medical image analysis and diagnosis; security and safety in vision systems; robotics vision and manipulation; remote sensing and satellite imagery analysis; sports analytics and player tracking; agricultural computer vision applications; face recognition and biometric systems; intelligent surveillance and security; augmented and virtual reality; object detection, recognition, and tracking; 3D vision and scene reconstruction; image and video segmentation; human pose estimation and action recognition; video understanding and temporal modeling; vision-language models and multimodal learning; generative models and image synthesis; real-time and edge computing for vision; explainable AI in computer vision; efficient neural network design and compression; low-level vision and computational imaging

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

Drilling Engineering Technologies: Fluid Systems, Automation, and Process Optimization

edited by

Nediljka Gaurina-Međimurec

,

Borivoje Pašić

and

Petar Mijić

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1997 | Submission Open

Keywords: drilling fluids; additives; waste materials; nanoparticles; hydraulics; rheology; cuttings transport; lost circulation; formation damage; hydraulic fracturing; automation; process optimization; wellbore stability; real-time monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Nano/Micro Plastic and Emerging Plastic in the Environment: Monitoring, Analysis, and Remediation, 2nd Edition

edited by

Marcelino Miguel Guedes de Jesus Oliveira

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1969 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoplastics; microplastics; emerging plastics; analytical challenge; risk assessment; monitoring; standardization; ecological impact

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

Advances into Solar Energy Technologies and Applications

edited by

Marco Antonio Zamora Antuñano

and

Marco Francesconi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1964 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar photovoltaic energy; solar thermal energy; next-generation solar cells; energy storage; smart grid integration; hybrid renewable systems; energy efficiency; advanced materials for solar energy

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

Biomaterials: Recent Advances and Applications

edited by

Prateek Verma

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1963 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; computational modeling; machine learning; biosensors; bioimaging; molecular design; structure–property relationships; drug delivery; biomedical engineering; high-throughput screening; smart materials; medical diagnostics

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

Additive Manufacturing of Fiber Composite Structures

edited by

Pascal Mindermann

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1930 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; computational design; sustainable materials; lightweight structures; fiber composites; processing characteristics; structural testing; advanced manufacturing; process innovations; digital characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing Technologies)

Applications of Data Processing Techniques in Geophysical Exploration

edited by

Chun-Xia Zhang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1913 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-enhanced geophysical data processing; machine learning for geophysical exploration; deep learning in seismic data processing; intelligent geophysical data interpretation; neural network-based seismic denoising; deep learning for fault identification; machine learning-based multi-source geophysical data fusion; generative models for seismic data processing; Bayesian methods for seismic inversion; AI-driven seismic data interpolation and reconstruction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Machine Learning for Civil Engineering: Recent Advances and Applications

edited by

Virginia Mato-Abad

,

Alberto José Alvarellos González

and

Daniel Carreres Prieto

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1906 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; civil engineering; data-driven modeling; infrastructure systems; structural engineering; environmental engineering; smart cities; monitoring and prediction; engineering applications; artificial intelligence in engineering

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

Advances in Dynamics and Vibrations Analysis in Turbomachinery

edited by

Yuefang Wang

and

Marco Troncossi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1894 | Submission Open

Keywords: rotordynamics analysis; vibration; bearing; seal; fault diagnosis; data-driven techniques; machine learning and AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education

edited by

Igor Mekterović

,

Ivana Bosnić

and Ljiljana Brkić

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1886 | Submission Open

Keywords: generative AI; education; human–AI interaction; personalized learning; Artificial Intelligence in education

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

Advanced Analytical Approaches for Environmental Toxicology and Ecosystem Health

edited by

José Belisario Leyva-Morales

and

Roberto Muñiz-Valencia

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1877 | Submission Open

Keywords: toxic agents; mathematical models; analytic techniques; one health; environmental risks; health risks; environmental toxicology

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

Explainable Artificial Intelligence Technology and Its Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Guoyang Liu

,

Weidong Zhou

and

Lan Tian

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1837 | Submission Open

Keywords: explainable artificial intelligence (XAI); post hoc explainability; ante‑hoc (intrinsic) interpretability; causal and counterfactual explanations; cognitive‑science‑inspired XAI; biologically inspired XAI; interpretable deep learning; trustworthy and responsible AI; human–AI interaction and usability studies; explainable biomedical signal processing; explainable computer vision; explainable natural‑language processing; edge and hardware‑efficient XAI

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

Recent Advances in Foundry Engineering and Technology

edited by

Artur Bobrowski

and Adam Kurzawa

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1823 | Submission Open

Keywords: foundry and foundry composites; new materials and technologies; 3D printing; simulations of foundry processes; control systems and artificial intelligence; mechanization; automation; robotization of production; pro-ecological technologies; recycling of materials in foundry; Industry 4.0; improving the efficiency of material consumption

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Recent Advances in Rock Mass Engineering: 2nd Edition

edited by

Qibin Lin

,

Rihong Cao

and Jingjing Meng

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1774 | Submission Open

Keywords: rock mechanics; laboratory test; numerical simulation; theoretical analysis; field investigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Computational Mechanics for Solids and Structures: 2nd Edition

edited by

Elza Maria Morais Fonseca

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1726 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid and structure analysis; structures; structural mechanics; computational modeling; experimental models

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

Advanced Nanomaterials and Electrochemical Technologies for Sustainable Energy Storage and Conversion

edited by Michael J. Wagner

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1679 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; nanostructured materials; energy storage; energy conversion; batteries; fuel cells; capacitors; energy harvesting; biomass; sustainable

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

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Educational Data Mining and Learning Analytics, Second Edition

edited by

Eloy López Meneses

and

César Bernal-Bravo

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1643 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence in education; educational data mining (EDM); interactive machine learning (IML)

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

Advances in Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Characterization and Application

edited by Riccardo Scarfiello and

Armando Genco

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1635 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterial synthesis and characterization; nanomaterial devices and applications; colloidal nanocrystals; nanowires; functional nanomaterials; nanomanipulation; nanofabrication; electronic devices

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

Advancements in Sustainable Silicate Materials and Their Applications

edited by

Ziwei Chen

,

Ru Ji

and

Hao Wang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1630 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicate materials; green products; cleaner technology; waste treatment; upcycling; solid waste utilization; resource recovery; sustainability assessment

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

Medicinal Plants: From Health Benefits to Chemical Composition

edited by

Foluso Oluwagbemiga Osunsanmi

and

Karuppusamy Arunachalam

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1624 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytomedicine; secondary metabolites; herbal products; biotherapeutic; metabolic diseases; chemical composition; bioactive compounds; medicinal plants; botanical products

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

Novel Technologies and Applications for Internet of Things

edited by Marcelo Carvalho,

Damian Valles

and Semih Aslan

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1557 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; smart grids; smart farms; Industry 4.0; smart health; Internet of Things; 5G/6G networks; digital twins; machine learning; artificial intelligence

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

Advances in Manufacturing Processes: Technologies and Applications

edited by

R. M. Chandima Ratnayake

and Vittaldas V Prabhu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1356 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; additive manufacturing (AM); metal recycling; digital spare parts; textile waste recycling; artificial intelligence in manufacturing; digital product passport (DPP); life cycle assessment (LCA); sustainable supply chains

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing Technologies)

Advanced Structural Analysis for Earthquake-Resistant Design of Buildings: 2nd Edition

edited by

Angelo Aloisio

and

Dag Pasquale Pasca

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1337 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic design; structural dynamics; structural analysis; seismic retrofitting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Data Statistics for Epidemiological Research—2nd Edition

edited by

Estela Vilhena

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1329 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data analytics; data analysis; data visualization; epidemiology; health outcomes; machine learning; public health; risk factors; spatial analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advances in Geophysical Methods for Deep Resource Exploration and Urban Underground Space Development

edited by Benyu Su and

Rujun Chen

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1314 | Submission Open

Keywords: geophysical exploration; deep mineral exploration; urban underground space development; electromagnetic methods; high-resolution seismic imaging; multi-physics joint inversion; near-surface geophysics; 3D geological modeling; geohazard assessment; subsurface characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Automated Detection and NDT Diagnostics

edited by

Nico P. Avdelidis

and

Marc Genest

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

Keywords: NDT&E; diagnostics; non-invasive imaging; UAV sensing and imaging; automated damage assessment

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

Design, Analysis, Control, and Optimization of Sustainable Industrial and Manufacturing Processes, 2nd Edition

edited by

Daynier Rolando Delgado Sobrino

and

Rafał Gołębski

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1222 | Submission Open

Keywords: manufacturing engineering; sustainable manufacturing; advanced manufacturing (smart and high-precision manufacturing); process design, analysis, control, and optimization of manufacturing and industrial processes; Industry 4.0, Logistics 4.0 (key technologies and trends); human-centric manufacturing; supply chain management; circular economy; additive manufacturing; advanced robotics; human–robot collaboration; artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML); Internet of Things (IoT); cyber-physical systems (CPS); simulation, emulation, digital twin and virtual commissioning of manufacturing and industrial processes; advanced materials

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

Advances in Materials and Structures for Underground and Transportation Engineering

edited by

Yixian Wang

,

Panpan Guo

and Hui Zhang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1215 | Submission Open

Keywords: underground engineering; metro tunnels; high-performance materials; structural optimization; deep excavations; sustainable materials; durability enhancement; smart monitoring technologies; disaster mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Applications of Electromagnetic Functional Materials

edited by

George Kliros

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1201 | Submission Open

Keywords: EM wave shielding and absorption; electromagnetic compatibility applications; graphene-based EM functional materials; EMI shielding polymer composites; tunable and reconfigurable metasurfaces; radar cross-section (RCS) reduction; energy harvesting; equivalent circuit-analysis methods; multiscale design strategies of EM functional materials

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

Advances in Multiphase Flow: Theory, Research, and Applications

edited by

Jianzhong Lin

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1191 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas–solid two-phase flow; liquid–solid two-phase flow; gas–liquid two-phase flow; droplets; bubbles

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

Graph Neural Networks: Theory, Methods and Applications

edited by Ruonan Liu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1184 | Submission Open

Keywords: graph neural networks; graph representation learning; GNN architectures; GNN applications

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

Applications of Wireless and Mobile Communications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Mario Marques Da Silva

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1167 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable wireless technology; latency mitigation; interference mitigation; diversity; internet of things; privacy; AI in communications

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

Advances in Assessment of Physical Performance, 2nd Edition

edited by

Elena Constanta Amaricai

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1122 | Submission Open

Keywords: gait; running; jumping; muscular strength; cardiopulmonary exercise testing; technologies; equipment; software

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Rapid Diagnosis of Bacterial Pathogens

edited by Jayasimha Rao

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1120 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Microbiology)

Time Series Forecasting and Soft Sensing for Climate Modeling and Applications

edited by

Ziyang Wang

,

Yifan Zhao

and Yongxiang Lei

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1096 | Submission Open

Keywords: time series prediction; deep learning; climate prediction; embodied intelligence-based applications; soft sensing; explainable AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Orthodontics: Mechanistic Insights in the Laboratory and Clinic

edited by Andrew Jheon

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1079 | Submission Open

Keywords: orthodontics; mechanism; tooth; development; lab-to-clinic

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

Convolutional Neural Networks and Computer Vision, 2nd Edition

edited by

Miguel Ángel Patricio Guisado

, Luis Usero Aragonés and

Juan Pedro Llerena Caña

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1074 | Submission Open

Keywords: CNN; image segmentation; video segmentation; object tracking; multi-object tracking; vision-based navigation; visual-SLAM foundation vision models

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

Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Control

edited by

Gita Revalde

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1068 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental pollution; pollution control and monitoring technologies; emerging contaminants; air quality management; water treatment; soil and peat remediation; sustainable remediation; clean energy; environmental risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

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