Applied Sciences

Advanced Digital Design and Intelligent Manufacturing

edited by

Jozef Svetlík

,

Rudolf Jánoš

and Ján Semjon

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10569 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced digital design; intelligent manufacturing; automation; robotics; Industry 4.0; 3D printing; sustainable manufacturing; digital twin; CNC machines; computer aided design (CAD)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Recent Advances in Geochemistry

edited by

Ningqiang Liu

and

Qingjie Gong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10434 | Submission Open

Keywords: resource prospecting; element behavior and migration mechanism; ecological risk assessment; geo-health; source tracing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Advances in Acoustic Emission Technique: Tests Interpretation and Numerical Simulations

edited by

Giuseppe Lacidogna

and

Ignacio Iturrioz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9318 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; damage; nondestructive testing; wave propagations; acoustic emission; fracture mechanics; numerical simulations; mechanics theory and modelling

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

Earthquake Engineering: Geological Impacts and Disaster Assessment

edited by Abbas Abbaszadeh Shahri

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9114 | Submission Open

Keywords: earthquake engineering; geological impacts; disaster assessment; prediction model; computational approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Application of Fluid Mechanics and Aerodynamics in Aerospace

edited by Yue Zhang and Zhenlong Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8840 | Submission Open

Keywords: supersonic flow; hypersonic flow; flow control; propulsion; shock wave; aerodynamics; scramjet; ramjet

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

5th Anniversary of Aerospace Science and Engineering Section—Recent Advances in Aerospace

edited by

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8733 | Submission Open

Keywords: aircraft; engine; propulsion; aerodynamics; flight control; astrodynamics; space science; artificial intelligence

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

Communication Networks: From Technology, Methods to Applications

edited by

Mirosław Klinkowski

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8640 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical networks; wireless communication; 5G/6G technologies and applications; access; aggregation; and core networks; cloud computing; edge computing; data-center networking; network security; network optimization; machine learning and data analytics in networks

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

Advanced Manufacturing Processes: Technologies and Applications

edited by

Gustavo H. S. F. L. Carvalho

,

Ivan Galvão

and

Rui Manuel Leal

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8558 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; solid-state welding; impact welding processes; explosive welding; magnetic pulse welding; diffusion bonding; advanced fusion welding processes; powder metallurgy/sintering; machining; numerical modelling and simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Current Trends in Food Microbiology: Food Fermentation, Safety, and Production

edited by

Batrinou Anthimia

and Spyros Konteles

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8557 | Submission Open

Keywords: food microbiology; food fermentation; microbiome; pathogen detection; food safety; food preservation

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

Advances in Powerplant Technologies for Decarbonization in Transportation and Industrial Sectors

edited by

Pedro Piqueras

and

Joaquin de la Morena

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8370 | Submission Open

Keywords: decarbonized powertrains; fuel cells; batteries; hybridization; emission control; exhaust after-treatment systems; catalysts formulation; advanced combustion; low-carbon fuels; on-board diagnostics; CO2 capture

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

Methods, Applications and Developments in Biomedical Informatics: 2nd Edition

edited by

Giorgio Leonardi

and

Enno van der Velde

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8086 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; data mining/machine learning; clinical guidelines; decision support and therapy improvement; business process management/process mining; health data acquisition and analysis; healthcare information systems/knowledge representation/reasoning; medical imaging and pattern recognition; architectures and technologies for telehealth; medical signal and data processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Deep Learning for Signal Processing Applications-2nd Edition

edited by

Valentina Emilia Balas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7555 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; signal processing; object detection; image reconstruction

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

Advancing Public Transport and Urban Infrastructures for Micro-Mobility in Sustainable Cities

edited by

Sebastian Seriani

,

Fernandes Vicente

and Taku Fujiyama

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6948 | Submission Open

Keywords: equity; accessibility; and sustainability; service-level analysis; intermodality; and railway infrastructure; inclusive design and universal accessibility in public transport; crowd management and public space; spatial analysis of mobility and big data; the use of innovative technologies and methodologies; urban environment and mobility challenges; public policies in sustainable mobility; strategies for the promotion of public and non-motorized transport; the resilience of public transport systems and urban infrastructure

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

Mechanical Properties and Characterization Technologies of Composite Materials

edited by

Sebastiano Candamano

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6564 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural fibers; fiber-reinforced mortars and concrete; textile-reinforced mortars (TRMs); harsh exposure; FRCM; 3D printing; supplementary cementitious materials; nanomaterials and nanocomposites; unconventional reinforcement; recycled aggregates; waste; self-healing mortar and concrete; smart/multifunctional composite; self-sensing composites; alkali-activated materials; geopolymers; building materials; calcium sulfoaluminate binders; cementitious composites; hybrid binders; calcinated clays; fly ash; blast furnace slag; natural pozzolans; waste management; immobilization of toxic wastes; foamed and lightweight concretes; mortars; grouts and renders; reinforced concrete; precast concrete; corrosion; durability; environmental assessment; materials processing; rheology; performance-based specifications; activators; additives

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

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

edited by Ningning Ma and Lei Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6204 | 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)

Crop Yield and Nutrient Use Efficiency

edited by

Jingguang Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6099 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop yield; crop nutrition; fertilizer use

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

Artificial Intelligence on the Edge for Industry 4.0

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5752 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 4.0 and beyond; smart manufacturing and automation; digital twins; augmented and virtual reality; cybersecurity in Industry 4.0; blockchain technology; sustainable manufacturing; human-machine collaboration; additive manufacturing; Industry 4.0 and the digital transformation of manufacturing; collaborative robots (cobots); education; innovation and change management in the industrial sector; data science; artificial intelligence and machine learning; deep learning; explainable AI and trustworthiness; computer vision; supply chain optimization; quality control and defect detection; energy management and optimization; robotics and automation; natural language processing for customer service; fraud detection and prevention; cybersecurity and threat detection; big data analytics for industry; optimization of industrial processes; precision agriculture; predictive maintenance Internet of Things and Industrial Internet of Things; smart cities and IoT; industrial automation and the IIoT; IoT-enabled smart homes; IoT and environmental monitoring; IoT and supply chain management; IoT and cybersecurity in industrial environments; IoT analytics and machine learning; 5G and the IoT; IoT and IIoT connectivity technologies and standards; IoT and IIoT interoperability and integration with legacy systems and protocols; cloud and edge computing; edge computing use cases and applications across different industries; cloud and edge security challenges and solutions; distributed systems and data management in the cloud and at the edge; edge computing hardware and software platforms and their integration with the cloud; cloud and edge performance and scalability challenges and solutions; edge computing architectures and their integration with cloud providers; edge computing and cloud computing interoperability and integration; edge computing and cloud computing for real-time and mission-critical applications; fog computing and its relationship to cloud and edge computing; edge computing for mobile and wireless networks

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

Biomechanics and Technology in Sports

edited by

Toni Modric

and

Sime Versic

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5558 | Submission Open

Keywords: sports biomechanics; movement assessment; sports technology; athletic performance; wearable sensors; motion analysis; kinematics; kinetics; data-driven training; performance enhancement

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

Functional Foods and Their Impact on Human Health: From Mechanisms to Applications

edited by

Ewelina Zielińska

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5392 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional food; novel food; bioactivity; food supplementation; nutraceuticals

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

Sustainable Mobility and Transportation (SMTS 2025)

edited by

Dogossy Gábor

and

Szabolcs Kocsis Szürke

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5281 | Submission Open

Keywords: vehicle development; diagnostics and testing; materials technology; autonomous vehicle; fuels and lubricants; electromobility; mobility and society; AI and control; manufacturing technology

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

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

edited by

Hoon Ko

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4827 | Submission Open

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

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

Advanced Materials Machining—Recent Advances, Applications and Challenges

edited by Jin Wang,

Valentino Paolo Berardi

and

Paulo J. Bártolo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4735 | Submission Open

Keywords: grinding; forging; welding; surface treatment; laser processing; electrical discharge machining; electron beam processing; metal; non-metal; composite material

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

Smart Grids and Batteries for Sustainable Power Energy System

edited by

Rajesh Karki

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4685 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grids; battery storage; sustainable energy; renewable integration; energy efficiency; grid stability; system reliability; infrastructural and operational resilience; digital communication; automation in energy systems

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

Feature Review Papers in Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering, 2nd Edition

edited by

Francesco Cappello

,

Alessandra Maria Vitale

and

Stefano Burgio

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4301 | Submission Open

Keywords: histology; embryology; microscopic anatomy; tissue bioengineering; bioinformatics; regenerative medicine; biomaterials; translational bioengineering; personalized medicine

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

Occupational Well-Being: Enhancing Safety and Ergonomics in the Work Environment

edited by

Anna Dąbrowska

and

Małgorzata Okrasa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4099 | Submission Open

Keywords: occupational safety and health; smart personal protective equipment; smart working environment; internet of things; cyber-physical system; Industry 4.0/Industry 5.0; wearables; smart materials; AR/MR/VR/XR

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

Machine Learning and Its Application for Anomaly Detection

edited by

Naeem Ayoub

and Amira Mouakher

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3698 | Submission Open

Keywords: anomaly detection; explainable AI (XAI); time-series analysis; generative AI; predictive maintenance; cybersecurity; industrial monitoring; healthcare analytics; real-time systems; federated learning; privacy-preserving machine learning; image anomaly detection; edge computing; cloud-based detection; outlier detection; adaptive detection systems and industrial IoTs

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

Current Technological, Methodological, and Organizational Research Trends in the Construction Industry, Third Edition

edited by

Bożena Hoła

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3566 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction industry; automation and robotization of construction processes; technological and organizational solutions; controlling executive processes; investment process; occupational safety; risks and hazards; safety management; sustainable development; management in construction; diagnostic of building structures; construction waste management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Machine Learning and AI Techniques for Intrusion Detection and Prevention

edited by Pierre Parrend

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3516 | Submission Open

Keywords: cybersecurity; detection; prevention; generative AI; supervised learning; unsupervised learning

(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 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3090 | 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)

Smart Materials and Multifunctional Mechanical Metamaterials

edited by Chengjun Zeng, Fei Pan and Xiaozhou Xin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2999 | Submission Open

Keywords: stimuli-responsive materials; shape-memory polymers; bio-inspired composites; mechanical metamaterials; energy absorption; smart structures

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

Feature Review Papers in Mechanical Engineering, 2nd Edition

edited by

Alessandro Ruggiero

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2947 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanical engineering; tribology; materials; manufacturing; mechatronics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

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

edited by

Antonio Cavallaro

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2933 | 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)

Advanced Research in Structures and Rocks in Geotechnical Engineering: 2nd Edition

edited by

Roohollah Kalatehjari

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2788 | Submission Open

Keywords: geotechnical engineering; rock mechanics; soil mechanics; foundation engineering; slop stability; computational geotechnics; landslides

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Application and Development of New Materials and Intelligent Technologies in Civil Engineering Construction

edited by Ke Sheng,

Xin Liu

, Shengtao Zhou and Dongxing Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2561 | Submission Open

Keywords: civil engineering construction; new materials; intelligent technologies; sustainable construction; tunnel engineering; slope stabilization; intelligent monitoring systems; numerical simulation; green construction materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Trends and Prospects of Orthodontic Treatment, 2nd Edition

edited by

Jong-Moon Chae

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2465 | Submission Open

Keywords: orthodontics; clear aligners; TSADs; CBCT; three-dimensional tooth movement

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

Precision Measurement Technology

edited by

Mohammed A. Isa

,

Mingyu Liu

and Samanta Piano

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2406 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision measurement; metrology; measurement; measurement systems; optical measurement; coordinate measurement; surface measurement; accuracy; smart sensors; quality control; precision engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Soil Liquefaction in Geotechnical Engineering

edited by

Yu Zhao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2308 | Submission Open

Keywords: liquefaction; earthquake; shear waves; seismic hazard; centrifuge modeling; liquefaction evaluation; numerical simulation; data mining; high overburden stress; geological age; porewater pressure; bender element test; static cone penetration test; standard penetration tests

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Anticancer Drugs: New Developments and Discoveries

edited by

Ana C. Henriques

and

Patrícia M. A. Silva

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2141 | Submission Open

Keywords: anticancer drugs; mechanisms of drug resistance; targeted therapy; drug delivery systems; nanotechnology in cancer treatment; cancer immunotherapy; drug toxicity and safety; computational drug repositioning; bioinformatics in oncology

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

Biotechnology in Animals

edited by

Kristina Gvozdanović

,

Ivona Djurkin Kušec

and

Dubravko Škorput

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2108 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotechnology; livestock; genetic improvement of livestock; genetically modified animals; gene editing; comparative genomics and biodiversity; reproductive biotechnologies; disease resistance; therapeutic proteins

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

A Geotechnical Study on Landslides: Challenges and Progresses

edited by

Haijia Wen

and

Zhongqiang Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2074 | Submission Open

Keywords: landslides; infrastructure resilience; civil engineering; water conservancy engineering; road and railway engineering; landslide remediation; numerical modeling; remote sensing; risk management; disaster mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Topical Advisory Panel Members' Collection Series: Waste Reuse, Recycling, and Recovery—2nd Edition

edited by

Davide Mombelli

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1894 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; extractive metallurgy; metallurgical residues recovery; secondary raw materials; waste management; slag; dusts; sludges; skims; dross; cement and concrete; asphalt; exhaust salts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advances in Computer Vision and Digital Image Processing

edited by

Panayiotis Vlamos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1799 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; digital image processing; deep learning; object detection; image segmentation; generative AI; medical imaging; scene understanding; multimodal data fusion; embedded vision systems; human– computer interaction; real-time image analysis

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

New Insights into Astronomy and Astrophysics

edited by Chenhui Niu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1745 | Submission Open

Keywords: astronomical instument; astronomical technology; astrometry; telescopes; digital backends; analog signal system; numerical simulation; RFI; pulsar astronomy; galaxy astronomy; HI 21cm

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

Advanced Geotechnical Engineering Technology and Application in Environmental Detection

edited by

Tingyao Wu

, Ling Ji and Yuqing Xia

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1728 | Submission Open

Keywords: geotechnical monitoring technology; environmental adaptability; environmental testing; tunnels; slopes; buildings; standards

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Structural Design of Buildings and Civil Engineering Constructions

edited by Shuling Hu and Ruizhao Zhu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1597 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural design; civil engineering construction; smart technologies; resilient infrastructure; green building

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

New Trends in Slope Stability

edited by

Hang Lin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1511 | Submission Open

Keywords: slope stability; multi-field coupling; real-time monitoring; numerical modeling; case studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Nondestructive Testing and Metrology for Advanced Manufacturing

edited by

Anne Francoise Obaton

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1410 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing (AM); powder bed fusion (PBF); directed energy deposition (DED); process monitoring; digital twins; nondestructive testing (NDT); metrology; artificial intelligence (AI); X-ray computed tomography (XCT); synchrotron; tomosynthesis; resonant ultrasound spectroscopy (RUS); swept sine; impulse excitation method (IEM); nonlinear RUS; phased array ultrasonic testing (PAUT); binder jetting (BJT)

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

Electrochemistry and Corrosion of Materials

edited by

Rajib Kalsar

, Sridhar Niverty,

Vineet V. Joshi

and Lyndi Strange

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1342 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemistry and material degradation; long-term corrosion tests; multimodal corrosion measurements; microscopic electrochemistry: scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) and scanning electrochemical cell microscopy (SECCM); scanning Kelvin probe force microscopy (SKPFM); multiphysics modeling

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

Environmental Geotechnical Engineering and Geological Disasters

edited by

Xianghong Ding

, Huaxiang Yan,

Biao Luo

and

Wenle Hu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1339 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental geotechnical engineering; geological disasters; contaminated sites; slope stability; earthquake; sustainable geomaterials; eco-engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Real-Time Detection in Additive Manufacturing

edited by Zhuo Yang and

Richard (Chunhui) Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1231 | Submission Open

Keywords: real-time monitoring; anormaly detection; in situ data; process control; sensors; modeling

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

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