Applied Sciences

Petrophysical Formation Evaluation and Well Logging in Energy Exploration Systems

edited by

Liang Xiao

,

Hongyan Yu

and Cheng Feng

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1401 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Biomechanical Analysis of Dental Implants

edited by Dario Milone,

Dario Santonocito

and

Giacomo Risitano

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 919 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental implants; biomechanics; finite element analysis; prosthodontics; implant design; bone– implant interface; occlusal forces; bioengineering; digital dentistry; personalized treatment

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

Coalbed Degassing Method and Technology

edited by

Yidu Hong

and Xiangliang Zhang

submission deadline 29 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5835 | Submission Open

Keywords: coalbed gas; permeability; gas desorption; coal fracturing; gas extraction

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

Solar Energy and Photovoltaic Technologies, Materials and Their Applications

edited by

Sangmo Kim

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 34182 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar cell; energy conversion; photovoltaic (PV)-related technologies

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

Research of Sports Medicine and Health Care: Second Edition

edited by Daniel López-Plaza Palomo and Pedro Manonelles

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 25783 | Submission Open

Keywords: health; injury rehabilitation; exercise prescription; doping prevention; injury prevention; healthcare

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

Big-Data-Driven Advances in Smart Maintenance and Industry 4.0

edited by

Vicente González-Prida

and

Adolfo Crespo Márquez

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 20315 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data; critical infrastructure; digital twins; digitalisation; facility management; Industry 4.0; information and data assets; life cycle management; maintenance; performance and condition of physical assets; risk and reliability analysis; servitization; smart factory; standards; sustainability

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

Advanced Structural Health Monitoring in Civil Engineering

edited by

Wongi S. Na

and Seungseop Jin

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 17629 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring (SHM); sensing technology; data acquisition; machine learning; damage detection; infrastructure safety; real-time monitoring; non-destructive testing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Application and Simulation of Fluid Dynamics in Pipeline Systems

edited by

Michal Kubrak

and

Mohsen Besharat

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 17565 | Submission Open

Keywords: pipeline systems; pipe flow; water hammer; hydraulic transients; fluid– structure interaction; leak detection; pipe networks; pumping systems; computational fluid dynamics; numerical modeling; experimental measurements

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

Nondestructive Evaluation and Intelligent Monitoring for Composite Materials

edited by

Xiaodong Shi

and

Michel Darmon

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 17068 | Submission Open

Keywords: nondestructive evaluation (NDE); composite materials; intelligent monitoring systems

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

Quantum Communication and Applications

edited by

André Nuno Carvalho Souto

and

Nikola Paunkovic

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13995 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum communication protocols; applications for secure quantum communications and software; key distribution/arrangement schemes; authentication schemes; quantum secure machine learning algorithms/techniques; quantum cryptographic applications; quantum software; semi-quantum communication applications

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

Mechanical Engineering Reliability Optimization Design

edited by Mengchuang Zhang and Shaohua Liu

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13082 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural reliability optimization; probabilistic design; life-cycle cost analysis; fault detection; ai-based assessments; aerospace engines; aircraft structures; automotive design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Design, Characterization, and Applications of Biodegradable Polymers

edited by

Rafael G. Araújo

and

Maricarmen Iñiguez-Moreno

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11993 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodegradable polymers; polymer characterization; polymer modification; biopolymers; sustainable polymers; polymer applications

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

Advances in Techniques for Aircraft Guidance and Control

edited by Qinghua Li and Qingzhong Cai

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11653 | Submission Open

Keywords: robust autonomous control; safety control; multi-source autonomous navigation; collaborative localization

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

Research on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

edited by

Kai Hu

and Haibo Liu

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10009 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational biology; bioinformatics; biological data analysis; high-throughput technologies

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

Synthetic and Natural Drugs: Pharmacological Activity, Biochemical Properties, and Applications

edited by

Kasireddy Sudarshan

and

Hari Prasad Devkota

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7906 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthetic drugs; natural products; pharmacological activity; biochemical properties; drug discovery; mechanisms of action; ADME (absorption; distribution; metabolism; excretion); drug design; drug resistance; combination therapies; targeted therapy; therapeutic applications; personalized medicine; structure-based drug design; preclinical to clinical translation

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

Intelligent Systems and Information Security

edited by Grzegorz J. Blinowski and

George Drosatos

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7638 | Submission Open

Keywords: information security; threat intelligence; cloud and network security; automated incident response; security operations; intelligent systems; artificial intelligence; machine learning

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

Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications of Functional Thin Films

edited by Hicham Bakkali

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6526 | Submission Open

Keywords: thin films; coatings; materials science; nanotechnology; optoelectronics; solar cells; sensors and biosensors; piezoelectricity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Sciences and Technology)

Applications of Digital Modeling, 3D Modeling, and Simulation Visualization for Urban Development

edited by

Valeria Ersilia Oniga

,

Costas Armenakis

and

Ana Maria Loghin

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5436 | Submission Open

Keywords: simulation visualization; smart cities; urban infrastructure monitoring; land use change detection; virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR); machine learning in urban modeling; urban heritage preservation; transportation and mobility planning; hydrology and water resource management; AI-driven remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Pushing the Boundaries of Autonomous Vehicles

edited by

Zhaobin Mo

,

Francesco Zirilli

and Ruidong Yan

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5209 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous vehicles (AVs); data challenges in AVs; perception– planning– control architecture

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

Advances in Environmental Monitoring and Radiation Protection

edited by

Ileana Radulescu

and Alina Catrinel Ion

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4937 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental monitoring; radiation protection; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Digital Transformation in Information Systems

edited by

Elisabete Paulo Morais

, Agostinho de Sousa Pinto,

Carlos Fernando de Almeida Grilo

,

Maria João Ferreira

and

Juan C. Infante-Moro

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4610 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation; information systems; artificial intelligence in IS; big data analytics; business process reengineering; digital innovation; cybersecurity and digital privacy; smart cities and e-government; digital business models; digital inclusion and ethics

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

Motivation AI and Its Application to Smart Systems and Industrial Innovations

edited by

Dong Won Kim

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4208 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent modeling; application; control system; robotics system; knowledge-based system; artificial model forecasting

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

Advances in Optical and Optoelectronic Devices and Systems: 2nd Edition

edited by

Xudong Li

and Renpeng Yan

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3171 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser material; optical film; lasers; optical amplifier; active electro-optical sensing; laser application

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

Surface Acoustic Wave Sensors: Current Designs and Applications

edited by

Keekeun Lee

and

Wen Wang

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3049 | Submission Open

Keywords: SAW; sensors; piezo-electric substrate; thin film coating; low-dimensional configuration; SAW design architecture; mass loading; acoustoelectric; interface electronics; communication systems; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Sciences and Technology)

Children's Exercise Medicine: Bridging Science and Healthy Futures

edited by

Andrew Sortwell

,

Daniel Almeida Marinho

, Ben G. Piggott,

Ricardo Manuel Pires Ferraz

and Jenny Conlon

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2861 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical exercise sport; physical activity; health; rehabilitation; children; lifestyle; motor development; training; posture; chronic diseases; physical education

Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries: Properties, Structures and Developments

edited by Sara Abouali

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2732 | Submission Open

Keywords: lithium-ion batteries; lithium metal batteries; solid-state electrolytes; electrode– electrolyte interfaces; battery degradation and failure mechanisms; advanced battery materials; advanced characterization; high-energy-density batteries; modeling in batteries

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

Intelligence Image Processing and Patterns Recognition

edited by

Xianye Ben

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2584 | Submission Open

Keywords: image processing; pattern recognition; machine learning; deep learning; computer vision natural language processing; data mining

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

New Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches in Food Allergy, 2nd Edition

edited by

José Antonio Canas

,

Blanca Cárdaba

and Rubén Fernández-Santamaría

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2549 | Submission Open

Keywords: food allergy; T2 response; IgE-mediated mechanisms; basophil activation test; immunotherapy

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

Robotics, IoT and AI Technologies in Bioengineering, 2nd Edition

edited by

Luigi Bibbò

and Alessia Bramanti

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2110 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; IoT; human– robot interactions; wearable sensors; virtual reality/augmented reality (VR/AR)

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

Advanced Database Systems

edited by

Ania Cravero

, Mónica Caniupan and

Shi-Jinn Horng

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1768 | Submission Open

Keywords: database; data governance; data quality; database type; data modeling; data repositories; query optimization; data processing algorithms; adaptive database systems; team management in database projects; metadata and schema evolution; data integration

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

Advances in Hydrogen Production Technologies for Green Energy

edited by

Francisco Heras

and Jéssica Justicia

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1479 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen; green hydrogen; renewable hydrogen; green energy; energy transition

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

Advances in Cancers and Tumor Targeted Immunotherapy

edited by

Kaushlendra Tripathi

and

Kulbhushan Sharma

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 913 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer immunotherapy and DNA damage; cancer stem cell and chemoresistance; organoid and spheroid; combination drug therapy; cancer therapy; drug delivery systems; cocultures

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

Analysis and Application of Mechanical System Vibrations

edited by

Grzegorz Szymański

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 862 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibration; vibration measurements and analysis; modal analysis; vibration-based machine diagnostics; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Digital Healthcare IoT and Sensing Platforms

edited by Jordi Carrabina

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 720 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Medical Things (IoMT); digital healthcare platforms; wearable devices; smartphone health APPs; AI on healthcare platforms; technoeconomic analysis; remote patient monitoring

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

Advances in User Experience for Human–Computer Interaction

edited by

Yi Yang

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 433 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive; context-aware and cross-device interfaces; multimodal interaction (voice; gesture; gaze); extended reality (AR/VR/MR) & spatial computing; conversational and agentic systems; accessibility & inclusive design; human-centered AI and explainability; UX metrics; analytics & reproducibility; trust; privacy & ethics in UX

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

New Trends in Wine Analysis and Production

edited by

Panagiotis Tataridis

,

Alexandra Evangelou

,

Effimia Hatzidimitriou

and

Irini F. Strati

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 376 | Submission Open

Keywords: enzymes; online sensors; machine learning; non-Saccharomyces; bio-protection; NOLO wines; dealcoholisation; pulsed electric fields (PEF); high-pressure processing (HPP); high hydrostatic pressure (HHP); Fourier-Transform Infrared (FTIR); Near Infrared (NIR) spectroscopy; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR); Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS); sensory techniques

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

Research on Biological Characteristics of Macromolecular Crystals

edited by Jingxiang Yang and Wenchao Yang

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 348 | Submission Open

Keywords: protein/peptide crystals; DNA/RNA crystals; biological functions of macromolecules; drug target identification; computational structural biology; high-resolution microscopy; synthetic macromolecules

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

Deployment and Control of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs)

edited by Aohan Li and

Mikio Hasegawa

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 346 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless sensor networks (WSNs); energy-efficient communication; sensor deployment; real-time monitoring and control; IoT and edge computing integration; WSN security and privacy

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

Safety and Sustainability in Structural Engineering and Seismic Designs

edited by Fernando González Vidosa

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 335 | Submission Open

Keywords: safety; sustainability; seismic; bridges; buildings; ports

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Biomechanics in Disability Sport: Injury Prevention, Trauma and Compensatory Training

edited by Anna Zwierzchowska and

Barbara Rosołek

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 322 | Submission Open

Keywords: parasport; athletes; injury prevention; disability; performance

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

Ecotoxicology and the Fate of Contaminants in the Circular Economy

edited by Giovanni Beggio and Tiziano Bonato

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 295 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; recycled products; recycled plastics; textiles; construction and demolition waste; end of waste; waste recycling; waste recovery; emerging contaminants (CECs); non-intentionally added substances (NIAS); secondary raw materials; migration; exposure characterization; bioavailability; ecotoxicology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Microbiology and Antibiotic Resistance in Environment

edited by

Lorenzo Pace

and

Valeria Rondinone

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 289 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic resistance; One Health; environment; foods; WGS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Safe Autonomy and Secure Operation in Cyber–Physical and Unmanned Systems: Attack‑Resilient Perception, Planning and Control

edited by

Anyang Lu

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 284 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyber– physical systems; unmanned aerial/ground/surface systems; safe autonomy; collision avoidance; reliable tracking; attack detection; secure state estimation; runtime assurance; adversarially robust perception; resilient planning and control

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

Multi-Scale Analysis and Computing of Materials and Structures

edited by

Qiang Ma

and

Maria Amélia Ramos Loja

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite materials; multiscale asymptotic analysis; multi-physics modelling; fracture simulation; homogenization; data-driven multiscale modeling; engineering application

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

Multifunctional Composites and Structures: Integrating Energy Storage, Sensing, and Load-Bearing Capabilities

edited by Yiwei Ma, Hanbin Yin and

Victor Franco Correia

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: multifunctional composites; fiber optic sensors; structural batteries; interfacial mechanics; mechano-electrochemical coupling; integrated sensing; smart structures; structural health monitoring (SHM); in-operando characterization; multi-physics modeling

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

Orthopedic Trauma and Fractures: From Pathophysiology to Novel Therapeutic Approaches, 2nd Edition

edited by

Giuseppe Rinonapoli

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 255 | Submission Open

Keywords: fracture; osteoporosis; osteosynthesis; surgery; bone; diagnosis

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

Multi-Band/Broadband Antenna Design, Optimization and Measurement—2nd Edition

edited by

Keum Cheol Hwang

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open

Keywords: broadband antenna; antenna design and optimization; antenna measurement; multi-band antenna

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

Environmental Health: Innovation and Application

edited by

Ana Monteiro

and

Marina Almeida-Silva

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open

Keywords: environment; health; innovation; application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Innovative Technologies in Water Treatment

edited by

Juliane Cristina Forti

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: water treatment; wastewater treatment; innovative technologies; water sustainability; advanced oxidation processes; bioremediation; environmental monitoring; water reuse; water resources management; environmental engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Sports Biomechanics and Injury Prevention

edited by

Jorge Sánchez-Infante

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 20952 | Submission Open

Keywords: sports biomechanics; injury prevention; motion analysis; preventive interventions; sports technology; sports rehabilitation; risk factors; biomechanical assessment; sports performance; sports education and training; physiotherapy; rehabilitation; sports medicine; muscle injury; prevention and treatment of injuries

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

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