Applied Sciences

Innovations in Power Electronics for Lighting and Smart Grid Applications

edited by Pedro S. Almeida and Edilson Mineiro Sa Junior

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: power electronics for lighting and smart grids; smart grid power conversion; LED and OLED drivers; digital control techniques for lighting and smart grids; advanced control methods in power electronics; grid-interactive lighting systems; GaN and SiC power semiconductors for high-efficiency conversion; wireless power transfer; renewable energy integration; energy storage and grid stabilization; demand-side management; power quality and emi mitigation

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

Advanced Design and Evaluation of Modern Antenna Systems

edited by Ramiro Samano Robles and Jianxing Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: antenna design; propagation evaluation; wearable antennas

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

Intelligent Robotics: Design, Control and Technical Applications

edited by Blas Salvador-Domínguez,

Anton Civit

,

Arturo Morgado-Estevez

and

Ignacio Díaz-Cano

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent robotics; robotic design; robotic control; soft robotics; collaborative robotics/cobots; Internet of Robotic Things/IoRT; robotics applications; artificial intelligence

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

Research Progress in Complex Networks and Graph Data Analysis

edited by Samira Maghool and

Mario F. Pavone

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex networks; complex system; network sciences; graph data analysis; machine learning; graph representation learning

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

Advances in Maritime Transport: Sustainability, Contamination and New Technologies—2nd Edition

edited by

José A. Orosa

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

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

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

edited by

André Furtado

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Ecotoxicology and the Fate of Contaminants in the Circular Economy

edited by Giovanni Beggio and Tiziano Bonato

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 84 | 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)

Nanomaterials in Medical Diagnosis and Therapy, 2nd Edition

edited by Francesca Brero and

Manuel Mariani

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; nanoparticles; theranostics; diagnosis; cancer therapy; synthesis and characterization; health sciences; drug delivery; functionalization; biocompatibility

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

Crystals for Photonic Applications

edited by

Ali Belarouci

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: growth and characterization of optical crystals; optical properties; structure– properties relationship; electrical; mechanical; thermal properties

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

Bioactive Organometallic Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Jaison Jeevanandam

and

Michael Danquah

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive organometallic nanomaterials; bionanotechnology; drug delivery systems; biomedical applications; biocompatibility; phytosynthesis; microbial synthesis

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

Safety and Sustainability in Structural Engineering and Seismic Designs

edited by Fernando González Vidosa

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advancing Sustainable Energy Solutions with Micro/Nanofluidic Systems

edited by Wenhai Lei and

Chiyu Xie

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiphase reactive flow; porous media; sustainable energy; microfluidics; nanofluidics

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

Recent Advancements in Biomarkers for Noncommunicable Diseases

edited by

Yoana D. Kisselova-Kaneva

and

Tatyana Ivanova Vlaykova

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12116 | Submission Open

Keywords: noncommunicable diseases; metabolic syndrome; obesity; cardiovascular diseases; dyslipidemia; cancer; autoimmune diseases; biomarkers

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

New Insights into Physical Therapy

edited by

Patsaki Irini

and

George A. Koumantakis

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2159 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical rehabilitation; new technologies; virtual reality; augmented reality; telerehabilitation; clinical pilates; blood flow restriction; manual therapy; motor imagery; electrophysical modalities; therapeutic exercises; neurology; musculoskeletal; geriatric; respiratory; acute illness; cardiovascular

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

Advances in Solid Mechanics and Its Applications

edited by Lucival Malcher and Fábio Comes Castro

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1066 | Submission Open

Keywords: characterization of materials; fatigue of materials; additive manufacturing; AI in solid mechanics; wear; numerical methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Unsaturated Soils: Testing and Modelling, 2nd Edition

edited by

Maria Mavroulidou

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 612 | Submission Open

Keywords: fundamental theory and constitutive modelling; multiphysics and coupled phenomena modelling; hydromechanical properties and behaviour; advances in multiscale experimental evidence and techniques (laboratory and in situ); development and application of numerical modelling tools for engineering analysis and design; quantification of climatic effects and soil– vegetation– atmosphere models; shrinking-swelling soils; unsaturated soil mechanics for hazardous and nuclear waste repositories; waste geomaterial behaviour and applications in geoengineering; innovative ground improvement techniques; including biomediated and bioinspired processes; natural and human-made slope stability; energy geotechnics; multiscale subsurface water and contaminant transport modelling and monitoring; natural attenuation and remediation of contaminated sites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Emerging Technologies for Health, Nutrition, and Sports Performance

edited by

Alberto Souza Sá Filho

,

Gaspar Rogério da Silva Chiappa

and Rodrigo Lopes-Martins

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 596 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuromodulation; pulsed electromagnetic Field (PEMF); transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS); photobiomodulation; nutritional innovation; ergogenic aids; performance enhancement; health monitoring technologies; biomedical engineering; artificial intelligence

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

Advances in Smart Grid Technologies and Methods

edited by

Mohammad Reza Salehizadeh

and Clodomiro U. Vila

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open

Keywords: microgrids; active distribution networks; virtual power plants; aggregators; smart grids; energy management; renewable energy integration; distributed energy resources (DERs); demand response; flexibility; grid optimization; power system control; system stability; electricity markets; smart meters; microgrids; multi-energy systems; Energy storage systems; load forecasting; real-time monitoring; cyber-physical systems; communication in power systems; artificial intelligence in smart grids; Internet of Things (IoT); blockchain in energy; FACTS devices; control systems; smart city infrastructure; grid decentralization

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

Advances in Intelligent Perception and Control: From Pattern Recognition to Multi-Robot Systems

edited by Ting Zou

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open

Keywords: control; machine learning; robot perception; pattern recognition; swarm robots

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

Advancements in Natural Compounds: Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, and Therapeutic Potentials

edited by

Małgorzata Wrzosek

and

Marta Klimek-Szczykutowicz

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural bioactive compounds; antimicrobial activity; antioxidant mechanisms; phytochemicals and secondary metabolites; functional foods and nutraceuticals; medicinal plants and ethnopharmacology; fungal and microbial metabolites; oxidative stress and chronic diseases; synergistic effects with conventional drugs; green extraction techniques; alternative medicine and natural therapies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Renewable Energy Sources: Wind, Tidal, and Wave Power

edited by

Eirini Katsidoniotaki

and Malin Göteman

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: offshore renewable system control; offshore and marine energy system modeling; wind and wave resource characterization; design load cases; risks and uncertainty for offshore and marine energy systems; grid integration

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

Functional Magnetic Materials and Devices: Recent Advances and Emerging Applications

edited by

R. Raudel Peña-Garcia

and

Yuset Guerra Dávila

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional magnetic materials; devices; films; nanowires; sensors; electronic devices; diluted magnetic semiconductors

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

Technical Advances in Combustion Engines: Efficiency, Power and Fuels

edited by

Denys Baranovskyi

and

Jose Ramon Serrano

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: efficiency; power; fuels; emissions reduction; engine optimization; new materials; turbocharging; artificial intelligence; hydrogen combustion; waste heat recovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Wireless Communications for Smart Mobility Systems

edited by

Shahab Ehsanfar

, Abdulkarim Gizzini and

Luciano Leonel Mendes

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: 6G; AI-assisted SMS; channel modeling; FRMCS; ISAC; NTN; THz communication; V2X; XAI

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

Wine Technology and Sensory Analysis

edited by

Ivana Ivic

and

Anita Pichler

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 8661 | 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)

Trends and Prospects in Advanced Automated Manufacturing Systems

edited by Fan Mo and Bo Yang

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1139 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced automation; smart manufacturing; cyber– physical systems; Industry 4.0; robotics; AI integration; sustainable production

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

Digital Technologies in Smart Agriculture

edited by

Jacek Przybył

and

Dawid Wojcieszak

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 314 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable agriculture; smart agriculture; data storage and processing; Internet of Things (IoT); big data analytics; artificial intelligence; machine learning; cloud computing; satellite technologies; predictive models; remote control of processes and works; automation and autonomy; field management; reduction in fertilizer and pesticide use; reduction in energy inputs; increased crop production; increase in production efficiency; reduction in climate change

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

Deep Learning and Machine Learning in Image Processing and Pattern Recognition

edited by

Haitao Zhao

,

Meng Wang

and

Antonio Fernández-Caballero

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 26 articles | Viewed by 46027 | Submission Open

Keywords: image processing; machine learning; pattern recognition; machine learning; neural network; artificial intelligence

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

Feature Review Papers in Energy Science and Technology

edited by

Demis Pandelidis

and

Katrzyna Wartalska

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 38222 | Submission Open

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

Recent Research on Tunneling and Underground Engineering

edited by

Hang Lin

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 15 articles | Viewed by 23796 | Submission Open

Keywords: excavation unloading; hydraulic coupling; thermodynamic coupling; lining supports; rheological behavior; constitutive models; numerical techniques; reinforcement and monitoring techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Extraction of Functional Ingredients and Their Application

edited by

Federica Turrini

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 18666 | Submission Open

Keywords: extraction; functional ingredients; food waste and by-products; nutraceutical; cosmetic; food packaging

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

Applications of Fuzzy Systems and Fuzzy Decision Making

edited by

Diana Kalibatiene

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 13889 | Submission Open

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

Advanced Forecasting Techniques and Methods for Energy Systems

edited by

César Berna-Escriche

and

Paula Bastida-Molina

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12849 | Submission Open

Keywords: forecasting methods; optimization techniques; modelling; statistical analysis; artificial intelligence; machine learning; renewable resources; meteorological data analysis; demand-side management; electric vehicle

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

Design and Application of Bionic Aircraft and Biofuels

edited by

Ziyu Liu

, Xiaoyi Yang and Xiangsheng Gao

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12790 | Submission Open

Keywords: bionic aircraft; biofuels; aerospace vehicles; bionic robotics; sustainable aviation; combustion and emissions; aerospace engineering; renewable energy; environmental impact assessment; life cycle assessment; flight dynamics

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

Techniques and Applications of Natural Language Processing

edited by Rajvardhan Patil and

Venkat N. Gudivada

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11627 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural language understanding (NLU); natural language generation (NLG); large language models (LLMs); transfer learning; fine tuning; in-context learning; prompt engineering; knowledge graph; vector databases; retrieval augmented generation (RAG); task-oriented NLP applications (such as knowledge extraction; question answering; and sentiment analysis); NLP applications in specific domains (such as life sciences; health; and medicine)

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

Hygrothermal Behaviour of Cultural Heritage and Climate Change: Second Edition

edited by

Hugo Entradas Silva

,

Luís G. Baltazar

and

Luísa Dias Pereira

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11365 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage preventive; conservation climate monitoring; hygrothermal behaviour risk; analysis simulation rehabilitation; energy efficiency sustainability; impact of climate changes on cultural heritage; indoor air quality thermal comfort

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advanced Wearable Computing Techniques and Applications

edited by Zhan Zhang, Jie Zhang, Yunlong Zhao and

Wendong Xiao

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 10949 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable computing; human– computer interaction; health monitoring; metaverse; digital twinning; digital healthcare

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

Future Industry of Polysaccharides, Protein and Pectin in Food Processing

edited by

Mauricio Opazo-Navarrete

and

Guillermo Petzold

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10434 | Submission Open

Keywords: proteins; polysaccharides; pectin; food processing; sustainable innovation; protein digestibility; food structuring; gelling properties; functional foods

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

Advanced Technologies in Data and Information Security, Fourth Edition

edited by

George Drosatos

and

Konstantinos Rantos

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8653 | Submission Open

Keywords: data protection; information security; cybersecurity; cyber threats; privacy; forensics; cryptography; blockchain; AI- and ML- driven security

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

New Insights in Functional Cosmetic Materials and Industrial Manufacture

edited by

Spyros Papageorgiou

,

Panagoula Pavlou

and

Athanasia Varvaresou

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7648 | Submission Open

Keywords: raw materials; bioactives; development; manufacture; cosmetic industry; chemical analysis; biotechnology; nanomaterials; cosmeceuticals; medical devices; efficacy tests; safety models.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Smart City and Informatization, 2nd Edition

edited by

António Pereira

,

Nuno Alexandre Ribeiro Costa

and

Antonio Fernández-Caballero

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7396 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; social sensing; crowd sensing; digitalization; smart governance; smart services; smart products

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

Cyber Security and Software Engineering

edited by Young Lee, Jeong Yang and

Luis Javier Garcia Villalba

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6989 | Submission Open

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

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

Feature Review Papers in "Computing and Artificial Intelligence"

edited by

Paolino Di Felice

,

Luis Javier García Villalba

,

Aleksander Mendyk

and

Chilukuri K. Mohan

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6922 | Submission Open

Keywords: database; information systems; and security; multiagent systems and pervasive computing; audio; speech; and music processing; computer vision; machine learning; and pattern recognition

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

New Advances in Acoustic and Mechanical Metamaterials: Design and Applications

edited by

Muamer Kadic

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6390 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanical metamaterials; acoustic metamaterials; phononic crystals; acoustic metasurface; sound absorption; functional metamaterials; sonic crystals; elastic metamaterials; nonlinear metamaterials

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

Civil Structural Health Monitoring: Techniques, Systems and Applications

edited by

Fei Kang

and Yonglong Li

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6317 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; damage identification; numerical simulation; sensor experiments; underwater defect detection; machine learning; dams; case studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advances in Robot Path Planning, 3rd Edition

edited by

Jonghoek Kim

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6224 | Submission Open

Keywords: online and dynamic path planning; energy-efficient path planning; motion planning; SLAM; coverage problem; mobile robots; multiple robots; robot arms; underwater robots; UAVs

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

Advanced AI and Machine Learning Techniques for Time Series Analysis and Pattern Recognition

edited by

Antonio Pagliaro

, Pierluca Sangiorgi and Antonio Alessio Compagnino

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4593 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; time series analysis; pattern recognition; predictive modeling

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

Advanced Technologies in Landfills

edited by Shi Shu and Yuping Li

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4591 | Submission Open

Keywords: landfill; municipal solid waste; fly ash; composite liner; slope stability; closure cover; leachate treatment; gas collection; heat recovery

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

Technology for Beverage Production: Enhancing Processes and Improving Product Quality

edited by Alberto De Iseppi,

Lorenzo Guerrini

and

Alessandro Zanchin

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4364 | Submission Open

Keywords: beverage processing; novel technologies; food additives; sensorial quality; sustainability; cost-effectiveness; process innovations; process control; sensors; machine learning

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

Advanced Drilling, Cementing, and Oil Recovery Technologies

edited by Adesina Fadairo

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4042 | 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)

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