Applied Sciences

AI-Driven Rehabilitation: Advances in Personalized Healthcare

edited by

Giorgia Marullo

,

Luca Ulrich

and

Enrico Vezzetti

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 290 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); deep learning (DL); explainable artificial intelligence (XAI); extended reality (XR); human motion tracking; personalized rehabilitation; remote rehabilitation; healthcare 5.0; 4P medicine; vision-based tracking

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

Innovative Small Molecules in Drug Discovery: From Synthesis to Application

edited by

Itamar Gonçalves

and

Alexandre Umpierrez Amaral

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 282 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug development; heterocyclic; small molecules; alternative models; chemical diversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Applications of Multi-Agent Deep Reinforcement Learning

edited by

Liangjun Ke

and

Xiaoyan Yin

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-agent deep reinforcement learning (MADRL); large language model (LLM) agent collaboration; decentralized cooperative control; autonomous systems & robotics; smart transportation & traffic optimization; network security & resource management; digital twin & edge computing; CTDE (centralized training decentralized execution); graph neural networks (GNN) for multi-agent communication; robust & scalable multi-agent decision-making

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

Mobility in Motion: Cognitive Applications for a Sustainable Future

edited by Máté Zöldy and Safa Bhar Layeb

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open

Keywords: cognitive mobility; smart vehicles; AI in mobility; user-centric design; transport management

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

Advanced Metal Extraction Technologies and Their Application in the Production of Modern Materials

edited by Beata Pośpiech

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-ferrous metals; hydrometallurgical technologies; extraction; leaching; secondary raw materials; pyrometallurgical technologies; sustainable metallurgy; metallic materials; composite materials; modern materials

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

Advanced Control Systems and Control Engineering, 2nd Edition

edited by

Francisco Rego

and

Ricardo Simões Santos

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced control systems; control engineering; reinforcement learning; physics-informed machine learning; path-planning; autonomous vehicles; multi-agent systems; fault-tolerant control; intelligent control; robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Dynamics and Vibrations of Nonlinear Systems with Applications: 2nd Edition

edited by

Nicolae-Doru Stănescu

and

Polidor Bratu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: nonlinearity; periodic solution; bounded solution; chaos; analytical and numerical solution; control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Optical Memory Technologies

edited by

Theoni Alexoudi

and

Nikos Pleros

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open

Keywords: photonic integrated memories; photonic latching; optical memories; optical memories; optical RAM; nanophotonic memories

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

Recent Progress in Enhancing the Tribological Properties and Lubrication Performance of Nanomaterials

edited by Javier Lara-Romero and

Fernando Chiñas-Castillo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 221 | Submission Open

Keywords: boundary lubrication; superlubricity; wear resistance; friction reduction; tribofilm formation; 2D materials; nano-additives; self-lubricating nanocomposites; carbon nanotubes (CNTs); nanoparticles

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

Recent Advancements in Dental Alloy Technology and Its Applications

edited by

Ana-Iulia Bita

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental alloys; biomaterials; corrosion resistance; additive manufacturing; prosthetic dentistry; mechanical properties; surface treatments; digital dentistry

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

Microbial Biotechnology and Sustainable Development

edited by Georgios Efthimiou and

Rupali Datta

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmaceuticals; biofuel; fermentation; protein expression; waste

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advanced Manufacturing and Advanced Materials

edited by Guido D. Di Bella

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced manufacturing; advanced materials; additive manufacturing; hybrid manufacturing; composite materials; friction stir welding; multi-material joining; process modelling; process–structure–property relationships; sustainable manufacturing

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

Microorganisms for Production of Biomaterials for Environmental Applications

edited by

Katsuhiko Fujii

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: bacteria; microalgae; fungi; bioenergy; biomaterial; environmental microbiology; fermentation; microbial biotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advances in Marine Geochemistry and Geophysics

edited by Paolo Stocchi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open

Keywords: sea-level rise; climate change; coastal erosion; coastal protection; coastal engineering; hydrodynamics; morphodynamics; numerical modeling; computational fluid dynamics; sediment transport; artificial reefs; sand nourishment; coastal marine ecosystems; benthic organisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Advances in Modern Communication Systems and Electronics for Security Threats

edited by

Przemysław Ptak

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: cybersecurity; telecommunications infrastructure; data transmission security; 5G/6G; Internet of Things (IoT); artificial intelligence; electromagnetic interference; resilience of electronic systems; interoperability; hybrid threats

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

Emerging Technologies and Applications of Vision Language Models (VLMs)

edited by

Alexios Papaioannou

and

Christos-Nikolaos Anagnostopoulos

submission deadline 4 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open

Keywords: vision language models (VLMs); multimodal learning; multimodal ai; multimodal reasoning; visual question answering

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

Applied and Innovative Computational Intelligence Systems: 4th Edition

edited by

Pedro J. S. Cardoso

,

João M. F. Rodrigues

and

Cristina Portales

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11559 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; computer vision; augmented reality; human–computer interaction; smart spaces; smart cities; ubiquitous intelligence; data analysis and science; time-series; internet of things/everything; fault detection; affective computing; natural language processing; privacy and ethics; operational research; evolutionary computation; robotics

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

Advanced Biomaterials and Dynamic Scaffolding in Regenerative Medicine

edited by

Md Mohosin Rana

and

Tiago H. Silva

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3612 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; dynamic scaffolds; bioactive materials; 3D bioprinting; biocompatibility; cellular regeneration; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine

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

Quality, Safety, and Bioactive and Functional Properties of Food Products

edited by

José Martín Ruvalcaba-Gómez

,

Luis Miguel Anaya-Esparza

and

Zuamí Villagrán-De La Mora

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1888 | Submission Open

Keywords: secondary metabolites; microbiome; food technology; biotechnology

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

Artificial Intelligence Applications in Tourism

edited by Emilio Soria-Olivas

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1430 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; tourism; autonomous systems

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

Advances in Marine Propulsion Systems and Hydrodynamic Performance

edited by Chen-Wei Chen, Chi Zhang,

Jinhua Chen

and Tianjiang Zheng

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1124 | Submission Open

Keywords: unconventional marine propulsor; energy efficiency; hydrodynamics optimal design; marine propulsion; hydrodynamic performance; artificial intelligence (AI); intelligent control; propulsion system optimization; machine learning

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

Innovations in Supply Chain Resilience

edited by Leonardo Agnusdei,

Cecilia Silvestri

and

Laura Di Pietro

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 730 | Submission Open

Keywords: supply chain resilience; digital technologies; circular economy strategies; risk mitigation frameworks; sustainable operations; innovation-driven resilience; quality management

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

Advanced Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Technologies and Applications

edited by

Simone Palladino

and

Adriana Brancaccio

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 268 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-destructive testing; structural health monitoring; ultrasonic testing; infrared thermography; electromagnetic inspection; acoustic emission; defect detection; smart sensors; predictive maintenance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Contemporary Methods for Assessing the Operational Suitability of Energy Carriers and Operating Fluids

edited by

Krzysztof Biernat

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open

Keywords: operational suitability; properties of fuels and operating fluids; measurable requirements of engines, machines, and technical systems; aging of fuels and operating fluids under storage and operating conditions; operational quality criteria of fuels and operating fluids; methods for assessing changes in the operational properties of fuels and operating fluids

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

Nuclear Well Logging: Present Status, New Trends and Perspectives

edited by

Vlado Valkovic

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open

Keywords: well logging; nuclear; oil industry; gas reservoir evaluation; groundwater exploration; minerals; uranium exploration; neutrons; detectors; chemical elements; QA/QC

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

Multiobjective Optimization: Theory, Methods and Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Mengchu Zhou

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent optimization; multiobjective optimization; engineering optimization problems; expensive optimization problems; machine leaning

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

Current Updates of Food Safety Techniques

edited by Eva Hernández-García

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: food safety; emerging contaminants; microplastics; nanoplastics; analytical detection methods; biosensors; risk assessment; food processing contamination; sustainable food packaging; traceability and monitoring

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

In Situ and Laboratory Tests for Analysis and Application in Soil Mechanics

edited by

Antonio Maria Francesco Cavallaro

submission deadline 12 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7717 | Submission Open

Keywords: in situ tests; laboratory tests; soil mechanics; calculation models; earthquake hazards; case studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

New Trends in the Security of Embedded Systems and Cyber-Physical Systems

edited by

Grzegorz Bazydło

submission deadline 12 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: embedded system; cyber–physical system; cybersecurity; blockchain; cryptography; secure architectures; lightweight cryptography; vulnerability analysis

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

Sensor Technologies in the Age of AI: Cybersecurity Advantages and Challenges

edited by Homero Toral-Cruz,

Debiao He

and

Rafael Martínez Peláez

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 363 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor technology; smart sensors; wireless sensor networks; artificial intelligence; internet of things; internet of medical things; wearable health devices; edge computing; edge AI; intelligent sensing systems; federated learning; data security and privacy; machine learning for sensors; deep learning for sensors; secure sensor networks; secure data analytics; cybersecurity in IoT; privacy-preserving sensing; blockchain; cryptography

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

Machine Learning-Based Software System

edited by

Seongjin Lee

and

Seonah Lee

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: probabilistic AI systems; non-deterministic AI systems; safety-oriented AI systems; security-oriented AI systems; explainability-aware AI systems; fairness and bias verification in AI systems; autonomous flight systems; autonomous driving systems; runtime assurance of AI-based software systems; benchmark data for AI verification and validation; metrics for AI verification and validation; verification and validation of large language models; CI, DevOps, and MLOps for intelligent software systems; intelligent systems for software engineering; AI techniques for intelligent software engineering

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

Recent Advances and New Trends in Computer Vision and Image Processing

edited by

Pedro Couto

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 30954 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; image processing; video processing; artificial intelligence; and machine learning

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

Innovations in Natural Products and Functional Foods

edited by

Giulia Grassi

and Annamaria Perna

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 25592 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional and nutraceutical foods; chemical properties of food; health properties of food; modern methods for functional food production; animal research

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

Fifth Anniversary of 'Food Science and Technology' Section—Recent Advances in Food

edited by

Piotr Minkiewicz

,

Roberta Foligni

and

Wojciech Kolanowski

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 24968 | Submission Open

Keywords: food safety; food security; food technology; lifestyle-related diseases; healthy diet; proteins; bioactive peptides; functional properties; proteolysis; chemical modifications enzymatic modifications; allergy; bioinformatics; cheminformatics; chemical information

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

Challenges and Trends in Technology-Enhanced Learning

edited by

Valentina Terzieva

,

Elena Paunova-Hubenova

and

Boyan Bontchev

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 23738 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent education; technology-based teaching; e-learning; technologies for education; STEM education; educational games; gamification; educational methods

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

AI-Based Biomedical Signal and Image Processing

edited by Bhanu Prakash KN

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 18005 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; medical imaging; biosignal processing; explainable AI; computer-aided diagnosis; edge computing; multimodal fusion; federated learning; clinical validation; precision medicine

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

Advances in Drying Technologies for Food Processing

edited by

João Renato de Jesus Junqueira

,

Jefferson Luiz Gomes Corrêa

and Javier Telis-Romero

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17149 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat and mass transfer; dehydration; kinetic modeling; food engineering; food quality; food processing; hybrid drying; innovative technologies

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

Image Processing: Technologies, Methods, Apparatus

edited by Benjamin Milgrom,

Andrei Doncescu

,

Cheonshik Kim

and

Ki-Hyun Jung

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16492 | Submission Open

Keywords: image processing; algorithms; machine learning

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

Big Data Analysis and Management Based on Deep Learning: 2nd Edition

edited by

Min Xia

,

Kai Hu

and

Yoonsik Choe

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 16473 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning methods for analysis of big data; deep learning methods for the analysis of multisource time-series data; deep learning methods for semantic information extraction from complex image and video data; model acceleration for deep learning of big data; theory and novel application scenarios of cross media big data analysis; investigation of the latest progress in this field

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

Advances in Foot Biomechanics and Gait Analysis, 2nd Edition

edited by

Rubén Sánchez-Gómez

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16397 | Submission Open

Keywords: foot biomechanics; gait analysis; sport sciences; musculoskeletal disorders; treatment pathologies

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

Nonlinear Dynamics in Mechanical Engineering and Thermal Engineering

edited by Vasile Marinca and

Nicolae Herisanu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 14070 | Submission Open

Keywords: nonlinear systems; analytical solutions; vibration; resonance; stability; thermodynamics; thermal nonlinearity; temperature dependency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Monitoring, Diagnosis, Analysis, and Control of Stability in Power Systems

edited by Ningning Ma and Lei Chen

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 13693 | Submission Open

Keywords: power system stability; frequency stability; transient stability; voltage stability; wideband oscillation; stability monitoring; stability diagnosis; stability analysis; stability control

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

Advanced Research in Foot and Ankle Kinematics

edited by Natalia Tovaruela-Carrión and Danilo Leonetti

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12695 | Submission Open

Keywords: foot; biomechanical phenomena; physical activity; gait analysis; instability; diagnosis; treatment; physical therapy; quality of life

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Water Pollution and Wastewater Treatment Chemistry

edited by

Carmen Zaharia

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 12370 | Submission Open

Keywords: water/wastewater; treatment processes; water quality; treatment efficiency; pollution impact and risk assessment; water quality index

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

Power Electronics and Motor Control

edited by

Yong Chen

and Bin Guo

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10559 | Submission Open

Keywords: power devices; power electronic topologies; power electronic control; electromagnetic compatibility; motor; advanced motor controller chips; electric driver; advanced control algorithms

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

The Advanced Trends in Natural Language Processing

edited by

Minoru Sasaki

and

Francisco García-Sánchez

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10326 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural language processing; machine learning and deep learning; large-scale language models (LLMs); named-entity recognition; text classification

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

Pattern Recognition Applications of Neural Networks and Deep Learning

edited by

Takashi Kuremoto

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10278 | Submission Open

Keywords: pattern recognition; neural networks; deep learning; convolutional neural networks (CNNs); recurrent neural networks (RNNs); transformer models; large language models (LLMs); reinforcement learning (RL); representation learning; transfer learning; explainable AI (XAI); natural language processing (NLP); computer vision; speech and audio processing; bioinformatics; hybrid AI systems; edge AI; benchmarking; intelligent systems; machine learning applications

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

Advancements in Large Language Models Applied in Multidisciplinary Research Contexts

edited by Francisco De Arriba-Pérez and Silvia García-Méndez

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9192 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; deep learning; artificial intelligence; human-centered applications; large language models (LLMs)

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

Application and Extraction of Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidants in Food and Plants

edited by

Agnieszka Nawirska-Olszańska

and

Maciej Oziembłowski

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8964 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive compounds; antioxidant activity; polyphenols; carotenoids; organic acids; vitamins

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

Advanced Studies in Molecular and Metabolic Mechanisms of Diabetes

edited by

Karima Zitouni

and David Gillott

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8669 | Submission Open

Keywords: B-cell dysfunction; B-cell regeneration; type 2 diabetes pathogenesis; diabetes therapies

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

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