Applied Sciences

Applied Thermodynamics

edited by Pavlos George Mikellides

submission deadline 10 May 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5698 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy conversion and optimization; thermodynamics of renewable energy systems; ecosystem energy transfers; application of statistical thermodynamics; magnetohydrodynamic energy conversion; fuel-efficient transportation systems; efficient energy storage and discharge

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

Agentic AI and Large Language Models for Applied Intelligent Systems

edited by Man-Fai Leung and

Tenglong Huang

submission deadline 10 May 2027 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

Keywords: agentic AI; large language models; intelligent systems; AI agents; multi-agent systems; knowledge retrieval; human–AI interaction; decision support; trustworthy AI; applied AI

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

Artificial Intelligence in Virtual Design and Construction (VDC): Present Status, Opportunities and Future Challenges, 2nd Edition

edited by

Yuhan Jiang

, Oludare Owolabi and

Yilei Huang

submission deadline 10 May 2027 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI) technologies; innovations in virtual design and construction (VDC); leveraging AI and VDC for resilience; AI equity: ensuring access to AI for all

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

Design and Functionalization of Polymeric Materials

edited by

Alexandra Bargan

and

Alina Soroceanu

submission deadline 15 May 2027 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymeric materials; polymer composites; design of polymeric materials; functionalization; environmental applications; biomedical applications

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

Bioactive Analysis and Applications of Honey and Other Bee Products

edited by Daniela Pauliuc,

Mircea Oroian

and

Sorina Ropciuc

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7456 | Submission Open

Keywords: honey; films; hydro-gels; analytical methods; honey authentication

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

Physical Therapy Treatments for Musculoskeletal Pain

edited by Yongwoo Lee and

Doochul Shin

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2625 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical therapy; musculoskeletal pain; manual therapy; rehabilitation; biomechanics chronic pain; therapeutic exercise; neuromuscular reeducation; spinal manipulation electrophysical agents

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

Digital Multi-Hazard Risk Modelling and Life-Cycle Assessment for Next-Generation Resilient and Sustainable Built Environments

edited by

Shaghayegh Karimzadeh

,

Omid Hassanshahi

and

Amirhossein Mohammadi

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2342 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-hazard risk assessment; cascading and compound hazard processes; probabilistic and scenario-based modelling; digital simulation and parametric modelling; vulnerability and fragility analysis; AI, machine learning and surrogate modelling; structural reliability; climate-change impacts on hazards; climate-resilient design; low-carbon and sustainable construction materials; carbon neutrality / low-carbon design; life-cycle assessment (LCA); life-cycle cost analysis (LCCA); environmental impacts of earthquake damage; digital twins and computational hazard modelling; sustainable and resilient infrastructure; AI and data-driven methods in hazard and risk analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Current Applications of Microfluidics for Biosensing and Diagnostics

edited by

Fan-Gang Tseng

and Koyel Dey

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2166 | Submission Open

Keywords: in vitro sensing; biomedical device; point of care; microfluidics for biosensing; biomedical applications; point-of-care testing; diagnostic devices; lab-on-a-chip; biomarkers; disease detection; real-time monitoring; machine learning; AI-based decision-making

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

Petrophysical Formation Evaluation and Well Logging in Energy Exploration Systems

edited by

Liang Xiao

,

Hongyan Yu

and Cheng Feng

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2040 | Submission Open

Keywords: pore structure; sedimentary microfacies; unconventional reservoirs characterization; effectiveness prediction; productivity estimation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Recent Advances in Secure Software Engineering

edited by Young Lee and Jeong Yang

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1314 | Submission Open

Keywords: secure software developement; mobile application security; cloud security; security vulnerabilities; privacy and data security; artificial intelligence and machine learning in cybersecurity; IoT security; data protection; internet safety; encryption; authentication; cyber threats; intrusion detection; security architecture

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

Artificial Intelligence: Fundamental Research and Emerging Applications in the Era of Autonomous Systems

edited by

Wenbing Zhao

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | Viewed by 1311 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; autonomous systems; model context protocol (MCP); neuromorphic computing; causal inference; retrieval-augmented generation (RAG); knowledge graphs; federated learning; AI safety & reliability

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

Plasma Physics: Theory, Methods and Applications (Second Edition)

edited by Shuxia Zhao

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 904 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-temperature plasma; thermal nuclear fusion plasma; discharge structure hierarchy; self-coagulation; inter-disciplinary research; self-organization

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

Fatigue Life Prediction and Reliability Enhancement Technology for Manufacturing Equipment

edited by

Pengpeng Zhi

and

Zhonglai Wang

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | Viewed by 563 | Submission Open

Keywords: fatigue life prediction; fatigue reliability analysis; predictive models; time-varying reliability; deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Computational Fluid Dynamics in External Aerodynamics and Innovative Aerospace Applications

edited by

Manuel Carreño Ruiz

and

Domenic D'Ambrosio

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | Viewed by 12 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics; external aerodynamics; aerospace applications; digital twin; aerodynamic optimization; autonomous aerial systems; rotary-wing aerodynamics; laminar–turbulent transition; high-speed flows

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

Future Autonomous Vehicles and Their Systems: Emerging Technologies and Applications

edited by

Redouane Khemmar

and

Karim Hammoudi

submission deadline 30 May 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4006 | Submission Open

Keywords: environment perception; object detection; deep learning; artificial intelligence; object tracking; mobile robotics; localization; autonomous vehicles; scene analysis and understanding; smart mobility

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

Multimodal Cognitive Computing and Deep Representation Learning

edited by Zheng Wang

submission deadline 30 May 2027 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal cognitive computing; deep representation learning; multimodal fusion; cross-modal alignment; vision-language learning; self-supervised learning

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

Advances in Safety, Reliability and Resilience of Complex Engineering Systems

edited by

Dongming Fan

and

Aibo Zhang

submission deadline 30 May 2027 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex engineering systems; resilience; safety; maintenance; AI technology

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

Feature Review Paper in "Earth Sciences" Section

edited by

Ke Wu

,

Salvatore Passaro

and Andrea Di Capua

submission deadline 30 May 2027 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; geoinformatics; GIScience; earth observation; geohazards; geochemistry; geophysics; geology; geosciences; mineral resources; energy resources; geotechnical engineering; marine geoscience; hydrology; hydrogeology; climate change; environmental contamination; earth system science; digital earth; spatiotemporal modeling; big data; artificial intelligence; machine learning; multi-source data fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Intelligent Automation Technologies for Industry 4.0

edited by Angelo Marcelo Tusset

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 723 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 4.0; artificial intelligence; intelligent sensors; automation; monitoring; control technology; open source; smart factory solutions; automation and AI integration; intelligent process optimization; industrial sensor networks

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

Advances in Diagnosis and Control of Common Diseases in Animals

edited by Ronnie Antunes de Assis

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 571 | Submission Open

Keywords: infectious diseases; cattle; equine; swine; dog; cat; small ruminants

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

Emerging Trends and Applications in Computer Vision

edited by Cheng-Yaw Low and

Chin Poo Lee

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; deep learning; vision transformers; foundation models; multimodal learning; image and video understanding; remote sensing; computer vision applications

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

Ultrafast Ultrasound Imaging: Methods, Technologies, and Future Directions

edited by

Alessandro Ramalli

, Valentino Meacci and

Daniele Mazierli

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: beamforming and image reconstruction techniques; ultrafast flow imaging; super-resolution and nonlinear imaging; functional and neuroimaging; quantitative ultrasound imaging; cardiovascular imaging; transducers and systems

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

Engineering Structure Risk Assessment and Decision-Making Support

edited by

Qi-Ang Wang

submission deadline 1 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 791 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural risk assessment; decision support systems; quantitative analysis; risk mitigation strategies; lifecycle management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

New Trends in Sports Science and Health

edited by

Artur Kruszewski

, Andrzej Tomczak and

Anna Kopiczko

submission deadline 10 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical activity; sports science; healthy aging; exercise physiology; injury prevention; wearable technologies; health promotion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Recent Advances in Biomedical Data Analysis

edited by

Josué Álvarez Borrego

submission deadline 20 Jun 2027 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11802 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; algorithms; image analysis; pattern recognition; data analysis; biomedicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Structural Health Monitoring Using Ultrasonic and Vibrational Methods

edited by Zhen Zhang

submission deadline 20 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1981 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring (SHM); ultrasonic guided waves; vibration analysis; damage detection; non-destructive testing (NDT); signal processing; modal analysis; machine learning; composite materials

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

Biological Treatment Processes for Wastewater: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Amir M. Motlagh

submission deadline 20 Jun 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1578 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological wastewater treatment; activated sludge process; anaerobic digestion; biofilm reactors; constructed wetlands; resource recovery; emerging contaminants; biotechnology in wastewater treatment; microbial ecology and omics; wastewater reuse

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advances in Nanomaterial Synthesis, Thin Films and Nanotechnology

edited by

Changyong Lan

submission deadline 20 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis; thin films; nanotechnology; optical properties; optoelectronic properties; electrical properties; optoelectronic devices; electronic devices

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

Bee Products: Chemical Properties, Processing, and Quality

edited by

Gianluca Albanese

,

Alexandru-Ioan Giurgiu

and

Adela Ramona Moise

submission deadline 20 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: bee products; honey; propolis; royal jelly; bee pollen; bee venom; chemical characterization; quality assessment; food processing; authentication and traceability; bioactive compounds; food safety; sustainable apiculture

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

Power Transmission and Control in Vehicle Systems

edited by Xiumei Liu,

Beibei Li

and

Yujie Shen

submission deadline 25 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1064 | Submission Open

Keywords: vehicle; hydraulic control systems; power transmission; hydro-pneumatic suspension; control strategy; condition monitoring and system control; AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Bioinformatics, Computational Biology and Multi-Omics Studies

edited by

Elisabetta Sciacca

and

Sebastiano Di Bella

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1592 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioinformatics; computational biology; system biology; omics sciences; biological data integration; multi-modal data fusion; machine learning in biology; biological statistical modeling; precision medicine; structural biology

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

Advances in Big Data Analysis in Smart Cities

edited by Shouhang Du and Kangning Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1282 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data analysis; smart cities; urban informatics; machine learning; deep learning; spatial-temporal modeling; data fusion; sustainable urban; development intelligent urban services

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

Future Human–Technology Interactions and Their Intelligent Applications: 2nd Edition

edited by

Diego Resende Faria

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1031 | Submission Open

Keywords: advancements in affective intelligence; applied machine learning; assistive technology; robotics for health, education, and smart cities

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

Feature Review Papers in Biomedical Engineering

edited by

Ana María Torres Aranda

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 600 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical engineering; medical devices; biophotonics; bioinformatics; biomedical sensors; biomedical signal processing; medical imaging; artificial intelligence in healthcare; wearable health systems; 3D bioprinting; neuroengineering; biomedical robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advances in Embedded Artificial Intelligence and Applications

edited by

Jalil Boudjadar

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 546 | Submission Open

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

Assessment and Retrofitting of Building Structures: Experimental Testing and Modelling: 2nd Edition

edited by

André Furtado

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 480 | Submission Open

Keywords: building structures; RC building structures; seismic losses; FRP; CFRP

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Microbial Protein and Lipid: Biotechnological Innovations for Sustainable Food and Energy

edited by

Iwona Gientka

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 332 | Submission Open

Keywords: single cell protein; single cell oils; amino acid composition; fatty acid profile; waste valorization; sustainable feedstocks; bioprocess engineering; food and feed applications; biodiesel production; circular bioeconomy

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

Advances in Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technologies

edited by

Cătălin Căleanu

,

Marius Otesteanu

and

Florin Alexa

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open

Keywords: electronics; telecommunications; information technologies

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

New Advances in GeoHealth and Applied Geochemistry

edited by Taotao Yan,

Futian Liu

and

Qiang Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: GeoHealth; applied geochemistry; environmental and ecological geochemistry; mineral exploration; analysis; geochemical big data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Future Information & Communication Engineering 2026

edited by

Yun Seop Yu

, Dae-hwan Kim and

Daesung Lee

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: communication systems; networking; smart security; intelligent information systems; artificial intelligence; machine learning; biomedical imaging; multimedia and digital convergence; semiconductors; ubiquitous sensor networks; databases; internet applications; big data; Internet of Thing (IOT); information technology (IT) convergence; augmented reality (AR)/virtual reality (VR); metaverse

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

Multimodal Deep Learning for Human Action and Emotion Recognition

edited by

Zhaoqiang Xia

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal deep learning; human action recognition; emotion recognition; affective computing; human–computer interaction

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

AI-Based Techniques for Biomedical Signal Analysis

edited by

Marcin Derlatka

and

Maria Skublewska-Paszkowska

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; deep learning; biomedical signal analysis and classification; physiological signal processing; clinical decision support systems; explainable artificial intelligence (XAI); feature extraction; time-series analysis; medical diagnostics; patient monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Conversion and Application of Biomass

edited by Gorica R. Ivaniš and Divna Majstorovic

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermochemical conversion; biochemical conversion; physiochemical conversion; biomass valorization; energy efficiency; process intensification; platform chemicals; biofuels; modeling

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

Thermal Analysis and Its Applications in Materials Science and Engineering

edited by

Maryna Shevtsova

and

Renata Boris

submission deadline 10 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1455 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal analysis; thermogravimetric analysis (TGA); differential scanning calorimetry (DSC); differential thermal analysis (DTA); thermal stability; phase transitions; decomposition behavior; crystallization and melting

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

Therapeutic Ultrasound Across Scales: From Cellular Models to Clinical Applications

edited by Andrea Cafarelli and

Allegra Conti

submission deadline 20 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3015 | Submission Open

Keywords: therapeutic ultrasound; high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU); low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS); ultrasound-mediated drug delivery; ultrasound bioeffects; acoustic neuromodulation; thermoablation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Modeling and Control of Discrete Event Systems

edited by

Maria Pia Fanti

,

Zhiwu Li

,

Agostino Marcello Mangini

and Jun Chen

submission deadline 20 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1626 | Submission Open

Keywords: discrete event systems; Petri net modeling and analysis; AI-driven approaches; control and optimization; cybersecurity in discrete event systems

Challenges, Opportunities and Future Directions in Smart Manufacturing

edited by

Vicente Rodríguez Montequín

submission deadline 20 Jul 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1118 | Submission Open

Keywords: GenAI; deep learning; recurrent neural networks; graph neural networks; natural language AI; heterogeneous manufacturing ecosystems

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

Emerging Technologies for Metallic Materials Processing

edited by

Anna Kulakowska

submission deadline 20 Jul 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 822 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging technologies; metallic-materials processing; advanced manufacturing; microstructure design; functional properties

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

Intelligent Fault Diagnosis and Prognosis for System Health Management

edited by

Jian Ma

, Hualiang Wang and Jinsong Zhao

submission deadline 20 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 413 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent fault diagnosis; fault prognosis; system health management; AI algorithms; predictive maintenance

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

Recent Advances in Soundscape and Environmental Noise, 2nd Edition

edited by

Masayuki Takada

submission deadline 20 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 407 | Submission Open

Keywords: soundscape; soundscape analysis; environmental noise; ambient noise; community noise; environmental acoustics

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

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