Applied Sciences

Multimodal Robot Intelligence for Grasping and Manipulation

edited by

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2483 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal robot intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; deep reinforcement learning; machine vision intelligence; visuomotor/sensorimotor tasks; short- and long-horizon grasping and manipulation; single- and dual-arm grasping and manipulation

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

Emerging and Exponential Technologies in Industry 4.0

edited by

Gabriel Gaspar

,

Michal Kebísek

and

Guangjie Han

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2452 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 4.0; IoT; sensor; AI; robotics; microcontroller; embedded systems; digital twin

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

Emerging Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Mechanical, Control, Geological, Sensing, and Intelligent Detection Engineering: Integration and Innovations

edited by

Changping Li

, Yang Yang and

Wenjian Yang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2430 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; emerging applications; optimizing complex systems; real-time monitoring; data-driven; innovative methods

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

Cutting-Edge Neural Networks for NLP (Natural Language Processing)

edited by

Xue Li

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2294 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced architectures; application and performance; multimodal and multilingual approaches; ethical and practical considerations

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

Sustainable Research on Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering

edited by Yang Zou, Zongze Li and Marion Fourmeau

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2195 | Submission Open

Keywords: rock mechanics; geotechnical engineering; underground energy storage; sustainable mining; numerical modeling; rockburst and stability analysis; tunneling and excavation; fatigue and creep behavior; acoustic emission monitoring; carbon capture and storage (CCS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advancing Human–Machine Interaction Through Intelligent Sensors and Technology

edited by

Sandra Cano

and

Fernando Moreira

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2104 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensors; voice recognition; gesture recognition; human– machine interaction; natural language processing; emotion recognition; sentiment analysis; wearable technology; haptic feedback; artificial intelligence; user experience design (UX); physiological monitoring; biometric authentication; personalized interaction; adaptive user interfaces; virtual reality (VR); augmented reality (AR)

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

Nanoscale Electronic Devices: Modeling and Applications

edited by

Monica La Mura

,

Enver Faella

and

Patrizia Lamberti

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2061 | Submission Open

Keywords: electron devices; nanomaterials; graphene; field effect transistors; nanoscale electronics; modeling; finite element method; circuit simulation; high-frequency electronics; advanced sensing

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

Latest Research in Radiation Detection and Protection

edited by

Giuseppe La Verde

and

Zhongchen Wu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2055 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiation detection; radiation monitoring; radiation protection; ionizing radiation; non-ionizing radiation; measurement methods; applied physics

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

Quantum Communication and Quantum Information

edited by Alice Meda and

Salvatore Virzì

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2022 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum communication; quantum information theory; quantum cryptography; quantum key distribution (QKD); quantum networks; quantum entanglement; quantum error correction; foundations of quantum mechanics; quantum computing and algorithms; quantum nonlocality and contextuality

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

Heterocyclic Compounds: Discovery, Synthesis and Applications

edited by

Anna Caruso

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1933 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterocyclic compounds; N-containing heterocycle; O-containing heterocycle; S-containing heterocycle; medicinal chemistry; drug development; industrial applications; therapeutic agent; biological activity

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

Novel Insights into Medical Images Processing

edited by Irazú Hernández Farías and Hayde Peregrina-Barreto

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1895 | Submission Open

Keywords: image processing; image analysis; medical image devices; image classification; image segmentation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Dietary Supplements in Clinical and Translational Practice: Mechanisms, Applications and Future Directions

edited by

George Jitca

,

Amelia Tero-Vescan

and

Bianca-Eugenia Ősz

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1871 | Submission Open

Keywords: dietary supplements; nutrient– drug interactions; safety; phytonutrients; therapeutic efficacy

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

Human-Computer Interaction: Advances, Challenges and Opportunities

edited by Yong Min Kim

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1732 | Submission Open

Keywords: user-centered design; intelligent systems; VR/AR/MR interaction; AI-driven personalization; adaptive user interfaces; collaboration with AI agents; autonomous systems; human– robot interaction

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

Agro-Industrial Waste for Sustainable Green Production: Advancements and Challenges

edited by

Charles Manful

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1726 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; value addition; antioxidants; polyphenols; chronic diseases; pollution reduction

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

Plasma Applications in Material Processing

edited by

Viktorija Grigaitienė

,

Liutauras Marcinauskas

and

Žydrūnas Kavaliauskas

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1709 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasma sources; plasma diagnostics; numerical simulations of plasmas and surfaces; plasma– liquid interactions; surface treatment; plasma spraying; plasma-processed thin films and coatings; nanotechnologies; plasma waste recycling

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

Advanced Analytical Methods for Natural Products and Plant Chemistry

edited by

Viviani Nardini Takahashi

and

Vitor Lacerda Sanches

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1685 | Submission Open

Keywords: green chemistry; analytical chemistry; chemometrics; bioactive compounds; analytical validation; sample preparation

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

Innovative Approaches to Optimize Future Multi-Energy Systems

edited by Gabriele Volpato and

Martina Capone

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1601 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-energy systems; optimization; uncertainty; machine learning; forecasting

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

Preparation, Characterization and Application of Functional Nanomaterials

edited by

Tshimangadzo Munonde

,

Anele Mpupa

, Mpfunzeni Raphulu and Selahle Shirley

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1468 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum dots; biochar; hydrogels; nanotubes; polymers; environmental remediation; sensors; catalysis; energy storage; desalination

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

Innovative Approaches in Animal Nutrition and Feed Additives: Enhancing Productivity and Product Quality

edited by

Gabriela Maria Cornescu

,

Anca Gheorghe

and

Tatiana Dumitra Panaite

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1420 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal; nutrition; productive performance; functional ingredient; feeding strategies; behaviour and welfare; innovative solutions

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

Nanostructured Materials: From Surface to Porous Solids, 2nd Edition

edited by

Alfonso Policicchio

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1369 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis of porous materials; porous 2D materials; fabrication technologies; energy storage applications; gas purification and storage; advanced characterization; environmentally friendly; self-assembled monolayer

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

Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery: From Diagnosis to Treatment

edited by

Giorgio Barbera

,

Massimo Albanese

and Luca Sacchetto

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1339 | Submission Open

Keywords: head and neck surgery; oncology; microsurgery; robotic surgery; orthognatic surgery; skull base; ontology; ear surgery; rhinoplasty

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

Biological Evaluation of Drugs

edited by

Eugenia Yiannakopoulou

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 1106 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological evaluation and crude drugs; biological evaluation and pharmacological activity; biological evaluation and toxicity; biological evaluation and potency; animal models in biological evaluation; bioassays and error minimization; tissue or organ bioassays in drug evaluation; biological evaluation and vaccines; biological evaluation and antimicrobials; biological evaluation of carcinogenic potential

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Seismic Imaging and Inversion in Applied Geophysics: Novel Methods and Applications

edited by

Xinpeng Pan

and Dazhou Zhang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1076 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic full-waveform inversion (FWI); machine-learning-enhanced seismic imaging and inversion; joint seismic– electromagnetic inversion; high-resolution seismic attribute analysis; reservoir characterization; anisotropic seismic imaging and inversion; fiber-optic distributed acoustic sensing (DAS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Analytical Studies in Natural Products

edited by

Luis Alberto Garcia Zapateiro

,

Somaris E. Quintana

and

Julián Andrés Gómez-Salazar

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1018 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; analytical techniques; chromatography; spectroscopy; mass spectrometry; metabolomics; chemometrics; structure elucidation; bioactivity; quality control; extraction methods; herbal medicines; dietary supplements

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

Innovative Approaches to Non-Destructive Evaluation

edited by

Luciana Di Gennaro

, Giovanni Loreto and

Mariateresa Guadagnuolo

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1013 | Submission Open

Keywords: NDE; SHM; multi-sensor strategies; AI-enhanced analysis; diagnosis; structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advanced Digital Technology and Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology

edited by

Hyun Jin Shin

and

Hyunkyoo Kang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 948 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence in ophthalmology; digital health technologies; teleophthalmology; ophthalmic imaging; machine learning in eye care

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advances in Dental and Oral Surgery

edited by

Giorgio Lo Giudice

, Enrico Nastro Siniscalchi and Ciro Emiliano Boschetti

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 876 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral surgery; minimally invasive surgery; salivary glands surgery; regenerative medicine; imaging techniques; dental implantology; biocompatible materials; digital dentistry

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

Piezoelectric Sensors: Design and Application

edited by Yahui Tian and

Michel Darmon

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 837 | Submission Open

Keywords: bulk acoustic wave sensors; surface acoustic wave sensors; resonant sensors; Lamb acoustic wave sensors; piezoelctric thin-film sensors

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

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition: Advanced Techniques and Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by Abhijit Sarkar and Lynn Abbott

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 826 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; pattern recognition; generative AI; multimodal perception

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

Extremophiles as a Green Perspective of the Future–Functional Properties, Fermentation Processes, Applications

edited by

Nadja Radchenkova

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 799 | Submission Open

Keywords: extremophiles; functional properties; bioprocess optimization; microbial biotechnology; applications

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

Smart Buildings: Integrating BIM and Artificial Intelligence for New Challenges of Design

edited by

Lorusso Angelo

,

Domenico Santaniello

and

Sara Antinozzi

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 753 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart buildings; building information modeling (BIM); artificial intelligence (AI); sustainable architecture; energy efficiency; sensor technology and IoT; digital twin; predictive maintenance; safety and environmental comfort; deep learning algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

New Approaches for Nonlinear Waves

edited by

Boris A. Malomed

, Kwok W. Chow and

Huimin Yin

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 702 | Submission Open

Keywords: solitons; vortices; wavetrains; hopfions; skyrmions; kinks; shock waves; domain walls; rogue waves; singular waves; Bose-Einstein condensates; nonlinear optics; spin-orbit coupling; quantum droplets; competing nonlinearities; lattice potentials; nonlocal nonlinearity

Rotor Dynamics of High Speed Rotating Machinery

edited by

Ruixian Ma

,

Zhongliang Xie

and Guanghui Zhang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 637 | Submission Open

Keywords: rotating machinery; rotor dynamics; vibration control; dynamic balance; seal; modeling; design; optimization; fault diagnosis; multifield coupling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Microwave Processing of Materials: A Sustainable Manufacturing Approach

edited by

Tiago Santos

,

Vítor António Ferreira da Costa

and

Susana Devesa

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 633 | Submission Open

Keywords: microwave processing of materials; sustainable manufacturing; ceramics; composites; organics; sintering; synthesis; distillation; greener materials processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Algorithms and Methods for Designing and Scheduling Smart Manufacturing Systems—3rd Edition

edited by

Vladimir Modrak

and

Zuzana Soltysova

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 621 | Submission Open

Keywords: optimization; facility layout design; assembly line balancing; mass customization; scheduling problem

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Electroencephalography (EEG) Signal Processing: Advanced Technology and Application

edited by

Angelica Quercia

and

Pierpaolo Croce

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 603 | Submission Open

Keywords: electroencephalography signal processing; EEG complexity; microstate analysis; source reconstruction; connectivity analysis; machine learning; neurofeedback; brain– computer interfaces (BCIs); wearable EEG; multimodal neurophysiology

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

New Insights into Plant Physiological Ecology

edited by

Sorin Daniel Vatca

,

Andrei B. Utkin

and

Valentina Ancuța Stoian

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 531 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stress; phenological and physiological traits; adaptation features; germination; growth and development; climate change; ecophysiology; physiological modeling; priming techniques; biostimulators

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

Recent Advances in Biodegradable Polymers and Biocomposites

edited by

André Ferreira Costa Vieira

and

Joana Costa Vieira

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 526 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocomposites; biodegradable polymers; biodegradation; chemical properties; compostability; ecotoxicity; LCA; mechanical properties; simulation

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

Advances and Innovations in Unconventional Enhanced Oil Recovery

edited by Pavel Spirov

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 499 | Submission Open

Keywords: electromagnetic heating; supercritical carbon dioxide enhanced oil recovery; plasma pulse technology; nanotechnology-enhanced enhanced oil recovery; wettability alteration methods; foam-assisted gas injection; microbial enhanced oil recovery; enzyme-based enhanced oil recovery

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

Microgrid and Smart Grid: Latest Advances and Prospect

edited by Vikram Roy Chowdhury and

Alberto Benato

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 480 | Submission Open

Keywords: decentralized energy systems; smart energy management; distributed generation; advanced metering infrastructure (AMI); renewable energy integration; grid-edge technologies; autonomous grid operation; demand response systems; peer-to-peer energy trading; virtual power plants (VPPs)

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

Novel Advances in Fluid Mechanics

edited by

Josep Maria Bergadà

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 475 | Submission Open

Keywords: supersonic flow; boundary layer; active flow control; aerodynamics; optimization; machine learning; heat transfer; cavitation

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

Recent Research and New Challenges in Underwater Communications and Wireless Sensor Networks

edited by

Miguel-Angel Luque-Nieto

,

Pablo Otero

and

Alfonso Ariza Quintana

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 463 | Submission Open

Keywords: UWSNs; wireless protocols; IoUT; AUVs; underwater security

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

Efficacy of Specific Plant Extracts in Pathology

edited by

Bogdan Sevastre

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 450 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytotherapy; phytopharmacology; biomolecules; natural compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Big Data Integration and Artificial Intelligence in Medical Systems

edited by Liaoyuan Zeng and Yiming Lei

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 426 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence in healthcare; big data analytics in medicine; clinical decision support systems (CDSS); multimodal data fusion; deep learning in medical imaging; federated learning in healthcare; explainable AI (XAI); predictive modeling in healthcare; health informatics; personalized and precision medicine; synthetic data generation in healthcare; privacy-preserving machine learning; wearable health technology; natural language processing in clinical data; cloud computing in health data management; real-time health monitoring systems; generative AI in medical applications; medical Internet of Things (IoT); electronic health record (EHR) integration; AI-driven drug discovery

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

Internet of Things in the Smart City

edited by Lea Dujić Rodić,

Ivo Stančić

and

Paolo Visconti

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 414 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart infrastructure; environmental monitoring; smart mobility; IoT and healthcare; smart education; machine learning in IoT; perception layer technologies; network layer protocols; application layer solutions; data analytics in smart cities; sustainable urban development; embedded devices

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

Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue of Metals

edited by

Marcin Graba

and

Martin Fusek

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 355 | Submission Open

Keywords: fracture mechanics; fatigue strength; constraints effects in fracture; Finite Element Method analysis; true relationship stress– strain; constitutive equations; fracture toughness; stress– strain analysis; mechanical properties; mechanical field near crack tip; numerical method in fracture and fatigue

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

EEG-Based Wearable Devices for Body Monitoring

edited by

Rui Xu

and Shuang Qiu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 333 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable devices; body monitoring; brain-computer interface (BCI); neurotechnology; signal processing; biomedical sensors; health monitoring; neurological disorders; real-time data analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

The Use of Evolutionary Algorithms in Robotics

edited by

Rui Araújo

and

Roland Szabó

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 323 | Submission Open

Keywords: evolutionary algorithms (EA); genetic algorithm (GA); memetic algorithms (MA); particle swarm optimization (PSO); ant colony optimization (ACO); differential evolution (DE); shuffled frog leaping algorithm (SFLA)

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

Advances in Embedded Artificial Intelligence and Applications

edited by

Jalil Boudjadar

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 320 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI models reduction; computation-efficient AI; TinyML; embedded AI

Solid Oxide Cells: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Mudasir Yatoo

,

Pedro Piqueras

and

Joaquin de la Morena

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 309 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid oxide fuel cells; solid oxide electrolysers; high-efficiency energy conversion; hydrogen production; decarbonisation; clean energy technologies; renewable energy integration

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

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