Applied Sciences

New Advances in Quantum Optics and Optomechanics

edited by Paolo Vezio and

submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 379

Keywords: quantum optics; optomechanics; cavity quantum electrodynamics; squeezed light; quantum sensing; quantum state control; photon– phonon interaction; hybrid quantum systems; quantum information; macroscopic quantum phenomena

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

Advanced Technologies Applied for Object Detection and Tracking

edited by Seongha Park and

Xavier Baró

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5202 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge computing; AI at the edge; edge– cloud computing continuum; machine learning; AI for science; object detection; object tracking

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

Advanced Studies in Molecular and Metabolic Mechanisms of Diabetes

edited by

Karima Zitouni

and David Gillott

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2900 | Submission Open

Keywords: B-cell dysfunction; B-cell regeneration; type 2 diabetes pathogenesis; diabetes therapies

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

New Advances in Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals: 2nd Edition

edited by Ana L. Fontes and

Lígia Pimentel

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1614 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional foods; nutraceuticals; bioactive compounds; health benefits; delivery systems; bioavailability; bioaccessibility

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

Ammonia and Hydrogen as Energy Carriers: Challenges and Applications

edited by

Janusz Lasek

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1459 | Submission Open

Keywords: ammonia— NH3; hydrogen— H2; combustion; transportation and storage; green H2 and NH3; NH3 cracking

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

Sustainable Application of Ecosystem Services and Landscape Ecology

edited by

Ana Maria Antão Geraldes

and Maria Cristina Crispim

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1000 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem services; landscape ecology; nature-based solutions; ecological restoration; landscape management; blue-green infrastructure; biodiversity conservation; sustainable landscapes; terrestrial; freshwater; marine; and riparian ecosystems; urban landscapes and water efficiency

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

Solar Energy Collection, Conversion and Utilization, 2nd Edition

edited by

Diogo Canhão de Sousa Canavarro

and

Manuel Collares-Pereira

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 614 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar energy; solar collectors; thermal energy storage; solar energy conversion; cost-competitiveness

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

Deep Learning for Human Activity Recognition: Advances and Applications

edited by

Ioannis Vernikos

and

Evaggelos Spyrou

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 506 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; human activity recognition; multimodal fusion; graph neural network; transformer; self-supervised learning; few-shot learning; edge AI; federated learning; privacy-preserving HAR; interpretable AI; smart healthcare; human– robot interaction

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

Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Metals Materials

edited by

Gilmar Ferreira Batalha

and

Demetrio Jackson Dos Santos

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 356 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; laser; metal; LPBF; mechanical properties; electronic materials; sensors; biomaterials; modeling

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

Wine Technology and Sensory Analysis: 2nd Edition

edited by

Ivana Ivic

and

Anita Pichler

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open

Keywords: wine technology; chemical composition; phenolic compounds; aroma compounds; vinification techniques; sensory analysis

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

Research on Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

edited by Rodrigo Martínez Béjar

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 47260 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning in healthcare; predictive analytics in healthcare; natural language processing in healthcare; knowledge representation and reasoning in healthcare; AI for management of fake news and disinformation in healthcare; AI and medical imaging; AI-enhanced clinical decision support systems; intelligent robotic surgery; AI applications in digital health; AI and electronic health records (EHRs); intelligent healthcare chatbots; AI for personalized medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advanced Physical Therapy for Rehabilitation

edited by

Seong-Gil Kim

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 38624 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical therapy; rehabilitation; telehealth; wearable technology; biomechanics; motor control; manual therapy; exercise science; patient recovery; functional mobility

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

Integration of AI in Signal and Image Processing

edited by

Abdussalam Elhanashi

and

Pierpaolo Dini

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 34550 | Submission Open

Keywords: signal processing; image processing; algorithms; machine learning; artificial intelligence; deep learning; neural networks; noise reduction; signal reconstruction; filtering techniques; medical imaging; image segmentation; diagnosis support; real-time processing; autonomous vehicles; surveillance systems; multidimensional data; 3D imaging; remote sensing; environmental monitoring; multimedia; pattern recognition; feature extraction; data enhancement; computational imaging; image analysis; signal enhancement; adaptive filtering; biomedical applications; data fusion

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

Advances in Cyber Security

edited by

Georgi R. Tsochev

, Maria Nenova,

Peican Zhu

and

Ki-Hyun Jung

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 34322 | Submission Open

Keywords: cybersecurity; threat detection; cryptography; digital forensics; cyber defense; artificial intelligence in security; Internet of Things (IoT) security; cloud security; cybercrime; data privacy

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

Deep Learning for Speech, Image and Language Processing

edited by

Dongsuk Yook

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 32354 | Submission Open

Keywords: speech processing; image processing; signal processing; language processing; applications and theories of deep learning

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

Orofacial Pain: Diagnosis and Treatment

edited by

Yaron Haviv

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 30389 | Submission Open

Keywords: orofacial pain; temporomandibular disorder; neuropathic pain; trigeminal neuralgia; migraine; headache

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

Machine Learning Applications in Seismology: 2nd Edition

edited by

Ke Jia

, Wenhuan Kuang,

Kai Deng

and Shiyong Zhou

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 28199 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; processing of seismic data; phase picking; denoising of seismic data; earthquake location; earthquake detection; focal mechanism; earthquake early warning; earthquake forecast and prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Functional Bakery Products: Technological, Chemical and Nutritional Modification: 2nd Edition

edited by

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and

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 25717 | Submission Open

Keywords: health properties; fortification cereal-based food; nutritional quality; food quality; bioactive substances; food processing; innovative technology

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

Applied Machine Learning for Information Retrieval

edited by

Gianni Costa

and

Riccardo Ortale

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 25152 | Submission Open

Keywords: search and ranking algorithms; recommendation systems; natural language processing (NLP); image and video retrieval; user behavior modeling; information extraction; big data analytics; security and privacy; evaluation metrics and benchmarks; large language models (LLMs)

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

Advanced Agricultural Technologies: Monitoring, Modeling, and Machine Learning Techniques

edited by

Soonho Hwang

and

Rabin Bhattarai

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 18 articles | Viewed by 24124 | Submission Open

Keywords: irrigation; drainage; nutrient; water quality; agricultural modeling; hydrological modeling; machine learning; remote sensing; uncertainty assessment; sustainable agriculture

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

Maintenance 4.0 Technologies for Sustainable Manufacturing: Second Edition

edited by

Jasiulewicz-Kaczmarek Małgorzata

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 19504 | Submission Open

Keywords: predictive maintenance; prescriptive maintenance; big data analytics; digital twin; internet of things; augmented/virtual reality; 3D printing; servitization; remaining useful life; maturity; resource efficiency

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

Novel Technologies in Intelligent Coal Mining

edited by

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and

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 18546 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent coal mining; intelligent excavation; intelligent perception; disaster warning; roadway support; safety management; mining equipment

Emerging Trends in Energy Management: Techniques, Applications and Future Directions

edited by

Roberto Romano

,

Alessandro Lampasi

and

Sabino Pipolo

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17399 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grids; smart home technologies; artificial intelligence; renewable energy sources; energy storage

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

International Conference Wood Science and Engineering in the Third Millennium–ICWSE 2025

edited by

Lidia Gurau

,

Mihaela Câmpean

and

Emilia-Adela Salca

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 16861 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood structure and properties; wood drying and heat treatments; mechanical wood processing and quality; wood-based materials; wood preservation; modification; gluing; and coating; conservation– restoration of wooden objects; furniture design; wood constructions

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

Unlocking Scientific Insights: Data Mining, Large Models, and AI-Driven Discovery

edited by

Luoyi Fu

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 16573 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; deep learning; AI-driven data mining; AI for science; scientific discovery; large models

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

Luminescent Materials: Synthesis, Characterization and Application

edited by

Amalia Mesaros

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 14092 | Submission Open

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

Advances in Combustion Science and Engineering

edited by Ariyan Zare Ghadi

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13613 | Submission Open

Keywords: combustion; computational fluid dynamics; kinetic study; alternative fuels; combustion diagnostics; emission abatement

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

Development of Advanced Models in Information Systems

edited by Małgorzata B Pankowska and Dominik Spinczyk

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13289 | Submission Open

Keywords: conceptual models; pragmatism of modeling; practice of modeling; digital ecosystem; cyber– physical systems; enterprise architecture; model-driven engineering

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

AI-Based Biomedical Signal and Image Processing

edited by Bhanu Prakash KN

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13064 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; medical imaging; biosignal processing; explainable AI; computer-aided diagnosis; edge computing; multimodal fusion; federated learning; clinical validation; precision medicine

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

Edge AI for Real-Time Object Recognition: Innovations, Applications, and Challenges

edited by

Nico Surantha

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 12927 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge devices; deep learning; model optimization; real-time object detection and tracking; hardware accelerator; privacy and security

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

Advances in Acoustic Emission Technique: Tests Interpretation and Numerical Simulations

edited by

Giuseppe Lacidogna

and

Ignacio Iturrioz

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12479 | 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)

Functional Foods: Product Development, Technological Trends and Safety

edited by

Débora Cerdá-Bernad

,

Jesús Clemente-Villalba

and

Jessica López Pastén

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11766 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional food; health; nutrition; innovation; sustainability; AI; novel technology; food safety; consumer; value-added compounds

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

Artificial Intelligence Applications in Earthquake Science

edited by

Sergio Baselga

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10421 | Submission Open

Keywords: earthquake mechanisms; disaster prevention; early warning and prediction; damage assessment; earthquake engineering; big data analysis; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; artificial neural networks (ANNs); random forests; support vector machines (SVMs); ionospheric anomalies; total electron content (TEC); geoacoustic signals; crustal strain variations; geomagnetic data; historical seismicity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Unlocking the Potential of Agri-Food Waste for Innovative Applications and Bio-Based Materials, 2nd Edition

edited by

Emanuela Calcio Gaudino

and

Silvia Tabasso

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10123 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-based polymers; agri-food residues; enabling technologies; bioactive compounds; active materials; circular economy; sustainability

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

Advances in Oral Rehabilitation: Materials, Techniques and Clinical Applications: 2nd Edition

edited by

Jaime Portugal

and

Cristina Bettencourt Neves

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9904 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral rehabilitation; oral bioactive systems; smart dentistry; CAD-CAM technology; digital dentistry; dental imaging; 3D printing; artificial intelligence; oral biomaterials

Advanced Drilling, Cementing, and Oil Recovery Technologies

edited by Adesina Fadairo

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9124 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced drilling technologies; cementing formulations; oil recovery methods; wellbore stability; enhanced oil recovery (EOR); drilling fluids; well cementing; formation evaluation

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

Advanced Materials Machining—Recent Advances, Applications and Challenges

edited by Jin Wang,

Valentino Paolo Berardi

and

Paulo Jorge Da Silva Bartolo

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 8800 | 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)

Recent Advances in Wind Engineering and Applied Aerodynamics

edited by Xiang Shen,

Bofeng Xu

and Chengyong Zhu

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8680 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind engineering; applied aerodynamics; experimental fluid dynamics; computational fluid dynamics; wind load analysis; wind-induced vibration; aeroelasticity; aerodynamic optimization; machine learning in wind engineering; multi-scale modeling

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

Mining Engineering: Present and Future Prospectives

edited by

Vinko Škrlec

,

Muhamed Suceska

and

Hajime Ikeda

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8557 | Submission Open

Keywords: mining; mine exploitation; mining methods; explosives and blasting; mine transportation; mine safety; mine ventilation; mining automation and integration; life cycle assessment in mining

Recent Research on Heat and Mass Transfer

edited by

Stanislaw Witczak

,

Krystian Czernek

and

Daniel Janecki

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8069 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat transfer; mass transfer; heat exchangers; measurement system

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

Gas Sensors: Optimization and Applications

edited by Tanya Blank

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7937 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas sensors; artificial nose; infrared gas sensors; chemical sensors; photoionization gas sensors; aquatic gas sensors; nanomaterials; air quality monitoring; volatile organic compounds; ultrasound; data processing; machine learning

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

Universal Design and Human–Computer Interaction in AI and Aged Society

edited by

Byung Yong Jeong

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7778 | Submission Open

Keywords: human-centered design; human– computer interaction; user experience and universal design; work-related safety and health; social robotics and human– robot interaction; universal design in computing and artificial intelligence

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

Innovations and Advances in Drying Processes and Technologies in Food Processing: Principles, Methods, and Applications

edited by

Iman Golpour

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7713 | Submission Open

Keywords: drying processes; food processing technologies; drying kinetics; novel drying methods; energy-efficient drying systems; freeze-drying; microwave drying; infrared drying; vacuum drying; solar dryer; solar-assisted heat pump system; hybrid drying technologies; heat and mass transfer in drying; food quality in drying; nutritional retention during drying; shelf-life extension; sustainable food drying; drying process optimization; industrial food drying applications; drying automation and control; post-drying packaging and storage; smart drying technologies; exergy and advanced exergy analysis; exergo-economic and environmental assessment

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

Advanced Dental Imaging Technology

edited by André Luiz Ferreira Costa and

Sérgio Lúcio Pereira de Castro Lopes

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7677 | Submission Open

Keywords: cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT); digital radiography; artificial intelligence; radiomics; three-dimensional

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

Recent Advances in Orthodontic Diagnosis and Treatment

edited by

Monica Macrì

and Felice Festa

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7446 | Submission Open

Keywords: condylar growth; cone beam CT; fMRI; genetics; radiography; dental; diagnosis; cephalometry; 3D computer applications; experimental investigation

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

Modeling and Simulation of Composite Materials and Structures: 2nd Edition

edited by

Camelia Cerbu

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7437 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite materials; numerical modeling; simulation model; finite element analysis; optimization; stresses and strains; thermal stresses; macroscopic model; micromechanical simulations; nanoscale model; fiber– matrix interface; homogenization models; stability; crush analysis; delamination; failure models; stability analysis

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

Generative Artificial Intelligence for Clinical Decision Support System and Healthcare

edited by

Giacomo Cappon

and

Luca Cossu

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7341 | Submission Open

Keywords: generative AI; GPT in healthcare; decision support system; clinical decision-making; large language models; explainable AI in medicine; AI in clinical workflows; human-AI collaboration in medicine

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

Biomechanical Analysis for Sport Performance

edited by

Jesús Juan Ruiz Navarro

,

Catarina Costa Santos

and

Carla B. McCabe

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7113 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomechanics; sports science; movement efficiency; injury prevention; performance enhancement; biomechanical analysis; athletic performance; evidence-based strategies; technical assessment; competition analysis; long-term athlete development; anthropometry; elite athletes; youth sports; sports performance optimization

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

Recent Advances in Motion Analysis, Gait Analysis, and Associated Interventions

edited by

Paul William MacDermid

and Brian Wallace

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6735 | Submission Open

Keywords: gait; gait analysis; rehabilitation; fall risk assessment; footwear; athletic performance

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

Novel Research on Natural Disaster Prediction and Prevention Technology

edited by Ming Fu and Lida Huang

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6264 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural disaster prediction; disaster prevention technology; big data analytics; machine learning; remote sensing; risk assessment; resilient infrastructure; community resilience; emergency response; disaster forecasting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

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