Applied Sciences

Advances in Food Processing Technology: Enhancing Quality, Safety, and Sustainability

edited by Ayerim Hernández-Almanza,

and

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15685 | Submission Open

Keywords: food safety; food quality; food processing; energy efficient equipment; waste reduction; ecofriendly packaging materials; monitoring; microbial inactivation

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

Recent Advances in Deep Learning and Machine Learning in Information Systems

edited by

Dong Hyun Jeong

,

Jeong-Gun Lee

and

Bong-Keun Jeong

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8240 | Submission Open

Keywords: enterprise neural networks; explainable AI; knowledge management AI; business NLP; corporate computer vision; decision support systems; federated learning; AI governance; responsible AI; IS model deployment; business predictive analytics; generative business AI; information anomaly detection; human–AI collaboration; multimodal information systems; customer sentiment analysis; big data analytics; knowledge discovery; intelligent information systems

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

Multidisciplinary Collaborative Design of Aircraft

edited by

Baigang Mi

and

Wei Huang

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7853 | Submission Open

Keywords: multidisciplinary design; coupling optimization; intelligent design; inverse design; high fidelity; high efficiency

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

Advances in Industrial Robotics and Control Systems

edited by

Ricardo Balcazar

,

Genaro Ochoa

and

Jaime Pacheco Martínez

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6822 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotics; automatic control; automation; mechatronics

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

Challenges and Future Trends in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Control, Sensor Integration, Networks, Systems and Applications

edited by

Lidia Belmonte Moreno

and

Rafael Morales

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6081 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned aerial vehicles; drones; control; sensor integration; networks; systems and applications

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

Advances in Cell and Tissue Engineering: Biomechanical Modeling and Mechanobiology

edited by Scott Wood and

Arkady Voloshin

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4535 | Submission Open

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

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

Deep Networks for Biosignals—2nd Edition

edited by

Sung Bum Pan

and

EunSang Bak

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4422 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep networks; human identification; emotion classification; movement analysis; human–computer interaction; biosignal processing; multimodal feature integration; healthcare system

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

Advanced Technologies in Medical/Health Informatics

edited by Ourania Petropoulou and

Ioannis Kakkos

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4048 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital/medical informatics; artificial intelligence in healthcare; electronic health records; clinical decision support systems; biomedical data processing; medical imaging analysis; biomedical signal processing; data privacy/cybersecurity in healthcare; wearable devices; telemedicine; cloud computing in healthcare; mobile health applications

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

Autonomous Systems in Cyber-Physical Systems and Smart Industry: Innovations and Challenges, 3rd Edition

edited by

Rui Pinto

and

Volker Lohweg

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3526 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyber–physical systems; Smart Industry; autonomous systems; self-*; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning; real-time monitoring; predictive maintenance; security and privacy in industry; ethical considerations in autonomous systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

IoT in Smart Cities and Homes, 3rd Edition

edited by

Ryan Gibson

and

Hadi Larijani

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2883 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things; intelligent systems; smart sensing; wearable devices; low-power communications; edge computing; fog computing; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; algorithmic implementation; optimization methods; data science

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

Advances in Rock Excavation and Underground Construction Technology

edited by

Hao Wu

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2412 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Effects of Food Processing on Physicochemical Properties and Sensory Analysis

edited by

Monika Sujka

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2003 | Submission Open

Keywords: food processing; physicochemical properties; sensory evaluation; food quality; texture and flavor; consumer perception; product development

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

Emerging Technologies and Trends in Geological and Mineral Exploration

edited by

Xin Chen

and

Xiaojia Jiang

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2000 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging exploration strategies; innovative exploration technologies; advanced exploration methods; data-driven exploration; sustainable exploration practices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Advances in Natural Products Research: Bioactivity, Formulation and Therapeutic Applications

edited by

Adina Magdalena Musuc

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1990 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural pharmaceutical ingredients; synthetic pharmaceutical ingredients; physico-chemical characterization; drug development; formulation; analytical methods; drug delivery systems

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

Emerging Medical Devices and Technologies, 2nd Edition

edited by

Iole Vozza

and

Fabrizio Guerra

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1390 | Submission Open

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

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

Trends and Prospects in Vehicle System Dynamics, 2nd Edition

edited by Luigi Romano,

Basilio Lenzo

and

Ricardo De Castro

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1058 | Submission Open

Keywords: vehicle modeling; vehicle dynamics; vehicle control; vehicle-to-vehicle interaction; fleet management; path planning; force allocation; energy optimization; next-generation vehicle sensors; AI-based vehicle control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Control Methods and Applications of Advanced Robotics

edited by

Carlos Aguilar-Avelar

and

Javier Moreno-Valenzuela

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1008 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotic systems; motion control; nonlinear control; modeling; remote sensing; estimation; real-time control; embedded systems; artificial intelligence; intelligent control

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

Innovations in Regenerative Medicine: Implantology and Regeneration

edited by

Antonio Scarano

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 562 | Submission Open

Keywords: bone augmentation; regenerative medicine; stem cells; exosomes; dental implantology; digital planning in implant

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Structural Health Monitoring for Bridge Structures, 2nd Edition

edited by Yi Zhou,

Guangdong Zhou

and

Laura Ierimonti

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 552 | Submission Open

Keywords: bridge structures; structural health monitoring; sensor technology; condition assessment; damage detection; non-destructive testing data analytics; life-cycle management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advanced Aerodynamic Design and Flow Control in Turbomachinery

edited by Hanan Lu and

Guangtao Ran

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 462 | Submission Open

Keywords: potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following: advanced aerodynamic design method; turbomachinery aerodynamics; complex flows in turbomachinery; active and passive flow control; applications broadening actuator use in different fields; design of actuators; flow control mechanisms; modelling and optimization; smart structures combined with drag reduction techniques; flow control in propulsive systems; flow control for aircrafts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Advances in Silicon-Based Optoelectronic Integration Technology and Devices

edited by

Mario Moreno Moreno

and

José Alberto Luna López

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 451 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon photonics; optoelectronic integration; CMOS compatibility; photonic integrated circuits (PICs)

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

Recent Advances in Fatigue Strength of Metallic Materials

edited by

Ramūnas Česnavičius

and

Antanas Ciuplys

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 419 | Submission Open

Keywords: fatigue strength; metallic materials; additive manufacturing; low-cycle fatigue; high-cycle fatigue; corrosion fatigue; crack initiation; crack propagation; life prediction; FE fatigue analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Emerging Technologies for Precision Agriculture, 2nd Edition

edited by

Miklós Neményi

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 403 | Submission Open

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

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

Solid-State LiDAR: Latest Research and Application

edited by

Min Tao

and

Junfeng Song

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 357 | Submission Open

Keywords: electronic technology; electronic circuit; optical phased array; laser radar; laser ranging; space optical communication; FPGA system design; optical communication networking technology

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

Research on Surfaces and Coatings of Materials

edited by

Marina Vukoje

,

Katarina Itrić

and

Josip Bota

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface engineering; functional coatings; polymer materials; sustainable packaging; material durability

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

Performance and Fault Diagnosis and Prediction of Spacecraft Systems

edited by

Andrea Delfini

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open

Keywords: space environment; physics; spacecraft systems; numerical simulation; non-destructive analysis; qualification tests; acceptance tests; fault diagnosis; performance analysis; microscopy; spectroscopy

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

Novel Biological Processes for Wastewater Treatment Applications

edited by

Adegoke Isiaka Adetunji

and

Qiming Xian

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater; biological technologies; circular bioeconomy; sustainability; microbial ecology; pollutant removal

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Applications of Natural Language Processing to Data Science

edited by

Vincenza Carchiolo

and

Michele Malgeri

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 29038 | Submission Open

Keywords: Natural Language Processing (NLP); data science; sentiment analysis; opinion mining; information extraction

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

Innovative Strategies for the Diagnosis and Repair of Soft Tissue Disorder

edited by

Elisabete Silva

, Barbara Röhrnbauer and António Augusto Fernandes

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 24584 | Submission Open

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

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

Novel Advances in Noise and Vibration Control

edited by

Zhiwei Guo

,

Jing Liu

and

Ting Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 19671 | Submission Open

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

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

Advances in Internet of Things (IoT) Security: Challenges and Applications

edited by

Hoon Ko

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13896 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyber-security; smart-city; human relationships; relational contexts; meta-analysis

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

Seismic Resistant Design and Analysis for Building Structures and Infrastructure Systems

edited by

Mintaek Yoo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6549 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic design; dynamic behavior; buildings; infrastructures; numerical analysis; dynamic load test; seismic risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Sports Medicine and Physiology: Bones, Arthrosis and Muscles

edited by

Julio Martin Ruiz

and

Antonio Ammendolia

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6303 | Submission Open

Keywords: bone; osteoarthritis; muscle; fitness; conditioning; strength; agility; mobility; stiffness

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

Advanced Materials and Technologies in Pavement Engineering

edited by

Yanhai Wang

, Yangming Gao and

Yuanyuan Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5990 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transport infrastructure; pavement engineering; advanced materials; nanomaterials; resilient road systems; structural health monitoring; self-sensing asphalt; self-healing asphalt; smart pavements; digital twins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advances in Safety Detection and Quality Control of Food

edited by

Natalia Casado Navas

,

María Isabel Sierra Alonso

and

Sonia Morante Zarcero

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5931 | Submission Open

Keywords: food contaminants; bioactive compounds; biomarkers; analytical procedures; functional foods; food sample preparation; green methodologies; microextraction; food control

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

Underground Energy Storage for Renewable Energy Sources

edited by

Lin Wu

and

Michael Zhengmeng Hou

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3293 | Submission Open

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

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

Advanced Technologies in Intelligent and Sustainable Coal Mining

edited by

Yong Yuan

,

Cun Zhang

and Bo Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2561 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Morphing-Enabling Technologies for Aerospace Systems: 2nd Edition

edited by

Ignazio Dimino

and

Maria Chiara Noviello

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2392 | Submission Open

Keywords: morphing aeroshells; space mechanisms; re-entry vehicles; mechanically deployable systems; inflatable systems; adaptive shape-changing mechanisms; design methodologies and optimization; rigid-body mechanisms for aerospace; compliant mechanisms for aerospace; multibody simulations; mechanism design and optimization; safety and reliability

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

Advanced Technologies and Applications of Microwave and Millimeter Wave

edited by

Atsushi Mase

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1985 | Submission Open

Keywords: microwave technology millimeter wave; technology telecommunications; defense systems; high-speed wireless networks; high-resolution imaging automotive radar; artificial intelligence; Internet of Things (IoT)

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

Recent Advances in Mechatronic and Robotic Systems—2nd Edition

edited by

Ellips Masehian

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1845 | Submission Open

Keywords: robot motion planning; artificial intelligence; machine learning; mechatronics; Industry 4.0; intelligent manufacturing

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

Advances in Solar Physics

edited by Norbert G. Gyenge and Marianna Korsós

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1393 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar physics; space weather impacts; heliospheric studies; coronal heating mechanisms; magnetic field dynamics; advanced solar imaging; AI in heliophysics; solar wind modeling; space weather forecasting; multi-wavelength observations

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

Resource Management for AI-Centric Computing Systems

edited by

Kyungwoon Cho

,

Sungyong Ahn

and

Hyokyung Bahn

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1337 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-centric system; machine learning; resource management; storage management; memory management; cloud resource management; real-time embedded systems; caching; scheduling; energy-saving technique; task offloading; dynamic voltage/frequency scailing

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

Sports Performance: Data Measurement, Analysis, and Improvement: Second Edition

edited by

Alfonso De la Rubia Riaza

and

Moisés Marquina

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1007 | Submission Open

Keywords: sports performance measurement; data analysis in sports; performance testing

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

Recent Advances in Security and Privacy Protection for Large Language Models

edited by Xi Lin,

Jun Wu

and

Qiaolun Zhang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 840 | Submission Open

Keywords: jailbreak attacks and defense; AI agent security; LLM privacy-preserving method; AI fairness; LLM hallucination mitigation; the explainability of AIGC

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

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

edited by

Wei Zhou

,

Hongbin Yang

and

Martin Ma

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 776 | 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)

Bioactive Compounds, Functional Foods, and Nutraceuticals for Health Promotion

edited by Julio Enrique Oney-Montalvo, Rosa Yazmin Us-Camas and

Emanuel Hernández Núñez

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 768 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidants; polyphenols; agro-industrial by-products; bioactive peptides; microencapsulation; evaluation of plant residues; emerging extraction technologies; spectroscopy; chromatography; artificial intelligence in food; biological activity

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

Systems Biology Approaches to Cancer Molecular Networks

edited by

Yoana Dimitrova Kiselova-Kaneva

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 576 | Submission Open

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

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

Digital Holography and 3D Display

edited by

Juan Liu

and

Dapu Pi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 520 | Submission Open

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

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

Advanced Research and Applications of Coal-Derived Materials

edited by

Hua Yu

and

Kam Ng

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 519 | Submission Open

Keywords: coal-derived solid products; coal-derived liquid products; coal-derived gas products; coal-derived construction and building materials; coal char; graphene oxide; carbon fiber

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

New Perspectives in Cell Biology and Disease Treatment

edited by

Newton Soares da Silva

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 495 | Submission Open

Keywords: cell signaling; molecular mechanisms; disease pathogenesis; targeted therapy; cellular communication; gene regulation; cancer biology; regenerative medicine; organoids; translational research

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

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