Applied Sciences

Design, Analysis, Intelligent Control and Optimization of Industrial and Manufacturing Processes

edited by

Daynier Rolando Delgado Sobrino

and

Rafał Gołębski

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 18887 | Submission Open

Keywords: manufacturing engineering; manufacturing processes; smart manufacturing; high-precision manufacturing; Industry 4.0; supply chain management; logistics; smart logistics; internet of things (IoT); additive manufacturing; artificial intelligence; machine learning; processes and manufacturing design; processes and manufacturing analysis; processes and manufacturing intelligent control and optimization

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

Advances in Manufacturing Ergonomics

edited by

Alessandro Naddeo

and

Rosaria Califano

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 18576 | Submission Open

Keywords: human factors and ergonomics; Industry 4.0; self-organizing manufacturing systems; e-learning in manufacturing; system and human reliability; digital manufacturing; automation safety; manufacturing systems usability; systems design; agile manufacturing; lean manufacturing; human– robot cooperation; visual inspection; cognitive ergonomics; personnel capacity planning; manufacturing processes; design of work systems; working environment; product and system safety; safety design issues

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

Advances in Intelligent Logistics System and Supply Chain Management

edited by Dimitrios Aidonis,

Charisios Achillas

and

Ioannis Kostavelis

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17910 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence applications; robotics; logistics; supply chain management

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

River and Lake Catchments: Ecological Challenges, Hydrological Changes, Environmental Problems

edited by

Tom Lotz

and

Christian Opp

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 17044 | Submission Open

Keywords: river and lake catchments; hydrology; water resources; wetlands; biodiversity; habitat functions; ecosystem services; land use changes; pollution; climate change; sea level rise; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Sports Performance: Data Measurement, Analysis and Improvement

edited by

Alfonso De la Rubia Riaza

and

Moisés Marquina

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 16615 | Submission Open

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

Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for Human Information Analysis

edited by

Sang-Woong Lee

and O-Joun Lee

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16280 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical image/signal processing; automated/computer-aided diagnosis; domain adaptation; transfer learning; human information; deep learning/artificial intelligence

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

Digital Image Processing: Technologies and Applications

edited by

Héctor Manuel Pérez-Meana

and

Mariko Nakano-Miyatake

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15930 | Submission Open

Keywords: biometrics; pattern recognition; enhancement; compression; authentication; encryption; watermarking; restoration

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

Data Analysis and Data Mining for Knowledge Discovery

edited by

Nadia Nedjah

and

Luiza de Macedo Mourelle

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15610 | Submission Open

Keywords: data mining; big data analytics; machine learning; artificial intelligence; data visualization; text mining; data privacy; data security; emerging technologies; predictive analytics; cloud computing; internet of things; edge computing

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

Data-Driven Methods for Design and Analysis of Electromagnetic Devices: 2nd Edition

edited by

Gang Lei

,

Youguang Guo

,

Jianguo Zhu

, Yujiao Zhang and Bo Ma

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14995 | Submission Open

Keywords: model-based analysis and design optimization of electromagnetic devices; data-driven modelling of electromagnetic devices; data-driven design optimization of electromagnetic devices; data-driven methods for the devices’ control systems; data-driven condition monitoring methods for electromagnetic devices; evaluation of reliability and robustness; hybrid data-driven and model-based methods

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

Sustainable Concrete Materials and Resilient Structures

edited by

Jiping Bai

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14821 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete constituent materials; supplementary cementitious materials (SCM); geopolymer binders; recycled concrete; construction and demolition waste; cement hydration; mechanical properties of concrete; durability of concrete; reinforced and prestressed concrete; 3D concrete printing; self compacting concrete; high strength concrete; finite element method; concrete structural analysis and design; seismic design; life-cycle analysis (LCA); embodied carbon; sustainability; building information modelling (BIM); structural health monitoring (SHM)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Applications in Industrial Systems

edited by

Fatemeh Davoudi Kakhki

,

Maria Kyrarini

,

Beata Mrugalska

and

Steven A Freeman

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14553 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; industrial systems; operational efficiency; safety analytics; Human-Robot Interaction; quality engineering; lean manufacturing

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

Infrastructure Management and Maintenance: Methods and Applications

edited by

,

, Rade Hajdin,

and

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14394 | Submission Open

Keywords: infrastructure; bridge; sustainability; resilience; BMS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Quality and Safety of Fresh and Processed Meat: The Impact of Factors from Farm to Fork

edited by

Małgorzata Karwowska

and

Justyna Batkowska

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 13449 | Submission Open

Keywords: fresh and processed meat quality; microbiological and chemical safety of meat and meat products; correlation between breeding and the quality of meat; sensory quality of meat and consumer perception; innovative methods of processing of meat; nutritional value of meat and meat products; functional meat products

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

Application of Decision Support Systems in Biomedical Engineering

edited by

Maria Rizzi

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12906 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced healthcare methods; biomedical image analysis; computer-aided detection systems; computer-aided diagnosis systems; monitoring systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

3D Printing Technologies and Additive Manufacturing: Recent Advances and Applications

edited by Gabriella Tarantino and

Erfan Maleki

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12581 | Submission Open

Keywords: lightweighting; energy storage; sustainability; healthcare; 3D-printing technology; X-ray tomography; inverse design; modeling; topology optimization

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

Oral Diseases and Clinical Dentistry

edited by

Liliana Sachelarie

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12485 | Submission Open

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

Waste Valorization, Green Technologies and Circular Economy

edited by

Amanda Laca Pérez

,

Yolanda Patiño

and

Daniel Sol

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11676 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste valorization; life cycle assessment; circular economy; recycling; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Innovations in Microbiome Research for Functional and Sustainable Food Systems

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11559 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiome; novel functional ingredients/foods; digestive health; bioactivity; bioavailability; food systems; sustainability

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

Human Performance and Health in Sports

edited by

Javier Sanchez-Sanchez

,

Juan Antonio Sánchez Sáez

and

Alejandro Martínez-Rodríguez

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11353 | Submission Open

Keywords: performance monitoring; training interventions; technological innovations; athletic achievement; performance enhancement; sport nutrition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Quality Control and Product Monitoring in Manufacturing

edited by

Roham Sadeghi Tabar

and

Kristina Wärmefjord

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11035 | Submission Open

Keywords: product quality; quality control; aritificial intelligence; statistical quality control; geometric variation

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

Sustainable Innovations in Food Production, Packaging and Storage

edited by

Monika Marcinkowska-Lesiak

,

Iwona Wojtasik-Kalinowska

and

Andrzej Półtorak

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10968 | Submission Open

Keywords: cold plasma (CP); high-pressure processing (HPP); ultrasound (US); pulsating electric fields (PEFs); pulsating light (PL); ozone; shelf-life; packaging; sustainable production

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

Advances and Applications of Medical Imaging Physics

edited by Gordana Žauhar

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10960 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical physics; medical imaging; imaging technology; ultrasound imaging; X-ray computed tomography (CT); magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); positron emission tomography (PET); hybrid imaging; artificial intelligence

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

Feature Review Papers in the Section ‘Green Sustainable Science and Technology’

edited by

Ning Li

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10778 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid waste resource utilization; energization; resource recovery; reuse of water resources; pyrolysis; photocatalysis; electrocatalysis; adsorption; advanced redox; environmental functional materials; carbon capture and utilization

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

Advanced, Smart, and Sustainable Transportation

edited by

Shaopeng Zhong

,

Kai Liu

, Zhijia Tan and

Hongmei Zhou

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10599 | Submission Open

Keywords: theory and applications of traffic engineering; transportation systems and logistics; traffic control and information technology; transportation safety; transportation planning; rail and transit systems; intelligent transportation systems; big data analysis in transportation; emerging transportation technologies; sustainable transportation

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

Machine Perception and Learning

edited by Yi Ding

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10506 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-related brain and cognitive science; machine perception and human– machine interaction; machine learning and data mining; multimodal emotion recognition; pattern recognition and computer vision; signal processing and recognition; medical image processing; semi-supervised and weakly supervised learning; intelligent information processing; natural language processing; network intelligence and mobile computing; intelligent control and decision; robotics and intelligent systems; auto-ML; information fusion from disparate sources

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

Integrated Sensing and Communications: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by Višnja Križanović, Krešimir Grgić and Drago Žagar

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10395 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated sensing and communication; combined sensing and communication systems; trends related to integrated sensing and communication

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

Energy Implications of Thermal Comfort in Buildings considering Climate Change, Second Edition

edited by

Daniel Sánchez-García

,

David Bienvenido Huertas

,

Alberto Cerezo-Narváez

and

MªCarmen Guerrero Delgado

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10364 | Submission Open

Keywords: building thermal comfort; energy savings in buildings; climate change

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

Tunnel and Underground Engineering: Recent Advances and Challenges

edited by

Zhanping Song

, Yuwei Zhang and Naifei Liu

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10125 | Submission Open

Keywords: tunnel engineering; underground engineering; intelligent construction; rock mechanics; numerical simulation; model tests

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advanced Technologies in Oral Surgery

edited by

Aida Meto

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10059 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral surgery; surgical techniques; biomaterials; implantology; maxillofacial reconstruction; anesthesia; pain management; 3D printing; regenerative medicine; minimally invasive surgery; robotic surgery; digital planning; tissue engineering; dental implants; interdisciplinary collaboration; patient care; pregnancy; surgical innovation; technological innovations; case studies; clinical insights; oral health

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

Advanced Technologies for Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0

edited by

Maja Trstenjak

, Hrvoje Cajner,

Tihomir Opetuk

and

Paolo Renna

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9974 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 4.0; Industry 5.0; logistics; human factors and ergonomics; industrial Internet of Things; optimization; production planning; sustainability; human-centric manufacturing system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Structural Health Monitoring: Latest Applications and Data Analysis, 2nd Edition

edited by

Grzegorz Psuj

and

Barbara Grochowalska (Szymanik)

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9572 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; electromagnetic nondestructive evaluation; technical diagnostics; magnetic methods; thermovision; high-frequency electromagnetic methods; ultrasound methods; radiography; multi-sensor measuring systems; sensors network; multi-source data mining and fusion; data processing; image processing; numerical modelling; optimisation; neural networks; machine vision; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

New Findings in Visual Communications on Visibility or Legibility in Different Media

edited by Klementina Možina and Maja Brozović

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9496 | Submission Open

Keywords: different media; graphic element; legibility; typography; visibility; visual communication

Simulations and Experiments in Design of Transport Vehicles

edited by

Ján Dižo

,

Alyona Lovska

and

Miroslav Blatnický

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9358 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced methods in the design of transport vehicles; new trends in computational methods; simulation computations; experiments— laboratory vs. real operation; transport vehicles; dynamics of transport vehicles; track irregularities; multibody dynamics; finite element methods; artificial intelligence; virtual reality; neural networks in transport vehicles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

AI for Sustainability and Innovation—2nd Edition

edited by

Ah-Lian Kor

,

Eric Rondeau

and

Karl Andersson

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9321 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; sustainable IT; innovation; smart and pervasive technologies; smart systems; cloud computing; green networking; mobile technologies; machine learning; Internet of Things

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

Advances in Orthopedic Rehabilitation

edited by Luigi Tarallo

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9258 | Submission Open

Keywords: sport rehabilitation; orthopedic rehabilitation; musculoskeletal

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

Luminescent Materials: Synthesis, Characterization and Application

edited by

Amalia Mesaros

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9071 | Submission Open

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

Sports Performance: Data Measurement, Analysis, and Improvement

edited by

Javier García-Rubio

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8686 | Submission Open

Keywords: data adquisition; practical cases; competition; training

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Application of Knowledge Graph in Communication Engineering

edited by

Yucong Duan

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8629 | Submission Open

Keywords: knowledge graphs; knowledge graph-based network; communication systems; communication networks

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

Physical Activity, Exercise and Chronic Disease

edited by

Daniel Gahreman

and

Kenji Doma

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8240 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical activity; exercise; metabolic syndrome; chronic disease; health benefits; hypertension; quality of life; disease management; diabetes; cardiovascular health

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

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Educational Data Mining and Learning Analytics

edited by

Eloy López Meneses

and

César Bernal-Bravo

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7846 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence in education; educational data mining (EDM); interactive machine learning (IML)

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

Vibration Monitoring and Control of the Built Environment

edited by

Felix Weber

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7744 | Submission Open

Keywords: damper; earthquake engineering; friction damping; hysteretic damping; isolator; monitoring; negative stiffness; soil structure interaction; structural control; structural dynamics; tuned mass damper; vibration absorber; wind engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Parallel Computing and Grid Computing: Technologies and Applications

edited by Huai Zhang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7638 | Submission Open

Keywords: parallel computing; parallel solvers; high-performance computing; sparse matrices; interconnection networks; grid computing

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

Biochar Application in Environmental Remediation

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7617 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar; sustainable application; metals; soil remediation; bioremediation; microplastic; water treatment; phytotoxicity; plant– microbe interaction; SDG goals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Development and Application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Control Technology

edited by Xiaoping Xu,

Rui Wang

and

Rosario Pecora

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7591 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced control algorithms; autonomous navigation; multi-sensor integration; swarm intelligence; artificial intelligence; human– UAV interaction; practical applications

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

Interaction Design Technologies for Education: Advancements, Challenges, and Impacts

edited by

Hiroyuki Mitsuhara

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7333 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced technologies; diversity; educational technology (EdTech); interaction design (IxD); interactive learning; user interface/experience (UI/UX)

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

Novel Advances in Internet of Vehicles

edited by Minghui Liwang and Yuliang Tang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7284 | Submission Open

Keywords: 5G/6G vehicle-to-everything communications; distributed and advanced learning in the IoV; space– air– ground-integrated IoV; advanced technologies in secure IoV; IoV ecosystem and environmental benefits; device/edge/cloud computing in the IoV; autonomous driving

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

Advanced Diagnostics and Nondestructive Testing Technologies for Civil Structures

edited by

Adriana Brancaccio

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6269 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-destructive testing; material characterization; civil structure and infrastructure; experimental techniques; mechanics of materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Novel Anthropometric Techniques for Health and Nutrition Assessment

edited by

Masaharu Kagawa

and Alice May Bullas

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6134 | Submission Open

Keywords: anthropometry; anthropometric indices; skinfolds; somatotype; 3D scanning; body composition; malnutrition; performance; metabolic syndrome; chronic diseases; body image; psychological disorders; nutritional assessment; pregnancy; infants; adolescents; elderly; growth and development

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

Advanced Technologies Applied in Digital Media Era

edited by

Alexandros Kleftodimos

,

Maria Matsiola

and

Michalis Vrigkas

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6104 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital media; artificial intelligence; augmented reality; virtual reality; Internet of Things (IoT); big data analytics; digital content creation; multimedia systems; interactive media; streaming technologies; blockchain; 5G technology; user experience

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

Advances in Bioprocess Monitoring and Control

edited by

João Almeida Lopes

and

Nídia Dana Lourenço

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5828 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioprocesses; online sensors; online spectroscopy; in situ monitoring; bioprocess control; bioprocess optimization; bioprocess supervision; biosensors

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

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