Applied Sciences

Research on Process Analytics in Natural, Pharmaceutical and Food Products

edited by

, Agnieszka Skalska-Kamińska and

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: sample preparation; sample pretreatment; analysis of plant/food/environment and biomedical samples; analysis of pharmaceuticals; miniaturization; green analytical chemistry; bioavailability; biological activity; functional foods; degradation products

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

Biotechnology and Materials for Wastewater Treatment

edited by Ulises Durán-Hinojosa and

Mike O. Ojemaye

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; environmental biotechnology; functional materials; anaerobic digestion; hybrid bioreactors; emerging contaminants; microbial processes; biochar and nanomaterials; resource recovery; circular economy

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

Advances in Innovative Construction and Building Materials

edited by

Milda Jucienė

and

Vaida Dobilaite

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: building materials; construction products; durability; composite materials; waste; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Developments in Electronics for High-Energy Physics Experiments

edited by Albert Comerma-Montells

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: ASIC; FPGA; VLSI; COTS; SiPM; MCP; PMT

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

Feature Review Papers in Additive Manufacturing Technologies

edited by

Zhonghua Sun

and

Mauro Vaccarezza

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 35429 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; 3D printing; medicine; applications; diagnosis; surgery; education; guidance

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

Current Progress in Fermentation Technology and Microbial Biotechnology: A Comprehensive Overview of Recent Developments and Innovations

edited by Nataša Hulak,

Gianluigi Mauriello

and

Katleen Raes

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 33013 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermentation technology; microbial biotechnology; advances; innovation

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

Machine Learning and Soft Computing: Current Trends and Applications

edited by

Ansel Yoan Rodríguez González

and Miguel Ángel Álvarez Carmona

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 26731 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced machine learning algorithms; deep learning architectures; reinforcement learning; ensemble methods; transfer learning soft computing paradigms; fuzzy systems; genetic algorithms; neural networks; swarm intelligence natural language processing; sentiment analysis; topic modeling; named entity recognition interdisciplinary applications; healthcare informatics; financial prediction and analysis; image and speech recognition explainability and interpretability; interpretable machine learning models; explainable AI approaches ethical considerations in machine learning; bias and fairness; transparency and accountability

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

Data-Driven Mobile Networks and Education

edited by

Agostino Marengo

, Panos Fitsilis and

Alessandro Pagano

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 19564 | Submission Open

Keywords: data-driven learning; mobile networks in education; e-learning technologies; higher-education innovation; big data in education; adaptive learning systems; mobile learning applications; educational data analytics; network infrastructure in education; privacy and security in e-learning

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

Ecosystems and Landscape Ecology

edited by

Dinca Lucian

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 17171 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecosystem services; landscape resilience; biodiversity; environment; conservation

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

Sustainability in the Mechanism and Prevention of Coal-Rock Dynamic Disaster and Rock Engineering

edited by

Yubing Liu

,

Dongming Zhang

and Shan Yin

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 13517 | Submission Open

Keywords: coal and rock dynamic disaster; coal and rock disaster prevention and control; coal and rock instability mechanism; coal and rock fluid& ndash; solid interaction; coal and rock fluid flow characteristics; experimental coal and rock testing; disaster evolution process and mechanism; risk identification and evaluation; monitoring and early warning

Artificial Intelligence Technologies and Applications for Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing

edited by Chih-Hung Li and

Antonella Petrillo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 13191 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven manufacturing; Industry 4.0 innovation; smart factory solutions; automation and AI integration; intelligent process optimization

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

Artificial Intelligence in Software Engineering

edited by Linda Vickovic and

Maja Braović

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12610 | Submission Open

Keywords: software engineering; artificial intelligence; AI in requirement analysis; smart testing and quality assurance; predictive analytics and decision making; AI for continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD); autonomous software maintenance

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

Human Geography in an Uncertain World: Challenges and Solutions

edited by

Jianbo Gao

, Mengmeng Zhang and Teqi Dai

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11985 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; urban planning; social equity; supply chain restructuring; innovation geography; human-environment interactions; spatial impacts; cultural integration; geopolitics; big data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Its Sustainable Development

edited by Javier M. Rey Hernández, Juan Pablo Jimenez Navarro,

Andrea Rocchetti

and

Charles Yousif

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11158 | Submission Open

Keywords: zero-energy buildings; HVAC systems; energy efficiency; sustainable development; renewable energy; passive building design; zero-carbon building; smart energy management; climate change mitigation; LCA

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

Advances in Pollutant Removal from Water Environments

edited by

Shejiang Liu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10675 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollutant removal; water pollution control; organic pollutants; pollutant remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advances in Intelligent Road Design and Application

edited by

Bin Yu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9791 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous driving technologies; intelligent transportation systems (ITSs); road infrastructure design and innovation; infrastructure digitalization; maintenance and management of road infrastructure; effective traffic management strategies; road safety improvements; sustainable road design practices

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

Application and Research in Network Security Communication Systems

edited by

Xavier A. Larriva-Novo

and

Andres Marin Lopez

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7778 | Submission Open

Keywords: incident response; insider attack detection; applied post-quantum cryptography; cybersecurity taxonomies; cybersecurity awareness advance services; dynamic risk management; interoperable cybersecurity frameworks; AI applications to cybersecurity

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

Intelligent Control of Dynamical Processes and Systems

edited by

Francisco Jurado

and

Alma Y. Alanis

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7653 | Submission Open

Keywords: modeling; identification; decentralized control; nonlinear control; intelligent control; optimization; reinforcement learning; robotics; biological processes; industrial processes; applications

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

Remote Sensing Image Processing and Application, 2nd Edition

edited by

Weitao Chen

,

Ailong Ma

and

Guohua Wu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7275 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; image processing; hyperspectral image

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Advances in Audio/Image Signals Processing

edited by Karolina Nurzynska and

Sebastian Iwaszenko

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6813 | Submission Open

Keywords: image processing and understanding; image recognition; computer vision; multimodal image understanding; multispectral image understanding; visual attention; image denoising; knowledge discovery; image-understanding applications; audio processing and understanding; frequency analysis; wavelet analysis; speech recognition; signal denoising; signal decomposition; timeseries analysis; feature discovery; pattern recognition; pattern identification

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

Improving the Performance of Composite and Hybrid Material Structures: Exploration of Damage Behavior and Innovative Approaches

edited by

Angela Russo

and

Andrea Sellitto

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6533 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite materials; damage tolerant design; damage propagation; fatigue; lightweighting; computational methodologies; experimental tests

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

Applied Research on Modern Materials in Cultural Heritage: Characterisation, Decay, and Conservation Studies

edited by

Susana França De Sá

and

Eva Mariasole Angelin

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3252 | Submission Open

Keywords: plastics; foams; elastomers; films; ageing; identification; conservation

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

Advances in Deep Learning for Complex Combinatorial Optimization: Applications in Cybersecurity, Healthcare, and Intelligent Systems

edited by Ernest Mnkandla and

Zenghui Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2646 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; combinatorial optimization; healthcare systems optimization; cybersecurity applications; intelligent transportation systems; adaptive resource allocation; AI-driven decision-making; predictive scheduling; network optimization; data-driven optimization; optimization techniques; terrestrial laser scanning

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

Advanced Pharmaceutical Chemistry: Analysis, Synthesis and Application

edited by

Osmar Antonio Jaramillo-Morales

, Juan Ramón Zapata-Morales and

Josué V. Espinosa-Juárez

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2437 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmaceutical analysis; bioactive compounds; pharmacological properties; plants; synthetic compounds

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

Power Electronics: Control and Applications

edited by

Pavlos Nikolaidis

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2221 | Submission Open

Keywords: power electronics; electric vehicles; renewable energy systems; smart grids

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

Advances in Environmental and Applied Mycology

edited by

António Manuel Santos Carriço Portugal

and

Diana Sofia Coutinho Silva de Paiva

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2155 | Submission Open

Keywords: applied mycology; environmental mycology; fungal biodegradation and biodeterioration; fungal bioremediation; fungal biotechnology; fungal bioresources; fungi for food; bioeconomy; fungal metabolites and toxins; plant health

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

Intelligent Designs and Processes in Additive Manufacturing

edited by

Dimitrios-Nikolaos Pagonis

, Nicholas Sgouros and

Sotiria Dimitrellou

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1710 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; artificial intelligence; machine learning; design optimization; decision-making; DfAM; process planning; AM data analytics; real-time monitoring; defect detection; quality inspection; AI/ML algorithms

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

Next-Generation Battery Technologies: Advanced Materials and Interfaces

edited by

Chuang Peng

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1384 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; life cycle assessment; recycling; new electrolyte and battery chemistry; sustainability

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

Technical Diagnostics and Predictive Maintenance, 2nd Edition

edited by

Tibor Krenicky

,

Ján Piteľ

and

Kamil Židek

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1096 | Submission Open

Keywords: technical diagnostics; predictive maintenance; machine learning; operational states; technical system reliability

Applied Biomechanics for Sport Sciences

edited by

Alfredo Bravo-Sánchez

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 817 | Submission Open

Keywords: cycling; running; swimming; sport performance; injury prevention

Data Processing in Biomedical Devices and Sensors

edited by

Emi Yuda

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 783 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical signal processing; wearable sensors; noise reduction; feature extraction; machine learning; real-time monitoring; physiological signal analysis; healthcare technologies; sensor fusion; biomedical devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Technologies and Methods for Exploitation of Geological Resources, 2nd Edition

edited by

Zhongliang Wang

and

Markos Tranos

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 766 | Submission Open

Keywords: hidden geological resources; exploration theory; technologies and methods; geological process; earth information; geochemical technology

Mathematical and Numerical Methods in Fluid Engineering

edited by

María Isabel Lamas Galdo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 649 | Submission Open

Keywords: numerical models; mathematical models; computational models; fluid engineering

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

Trends and Applications of High-Performance Manufacturing Technologies

edited by

Junfeng Liu

, Xiaoqiang Peng and Tao Lai

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 646 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-end equipment/component; high-performance manufacturing; integration of of design and manufacturing; performance modeling; computational reverse engineering; simulation optimization; performance testing

Energy Storage Systems and Bidirectional Converters: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Julio Cesar Rosas Caro

,

Avelina Alejo-Reyes

and

Jesús Elias Valdez Resendiz

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 563 | Submission Open

Keywords: bidirectional DC-DC converters; energy storage systems; switching ripple reduction; optimization algorithms; converter design and control; fuel cell and battery integration; high-efficiency power conversion; smart grids and electrified mobility

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

Large Language Models and Knowledge Computing

edited by Ming Liu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 554 | Submission Open

Keywords: knowledge computing; domain knowledge-enhanced large language models; active reasoning based on large language models; exploration of the knowledge boundaries of large language models

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

Recent Advances in Small Satellite Technologies: A LeanSat Approach

edited by

Jorge Javier Hernández Gómez

and Mengu Cho

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 467 | Submission Open

Keywords: Lean Satellite; Small-satellite missions; Cost-effective space systems; Rapid prototyping; System engineering; CubeSats; Educational space missions; Mission operations; Payload development; Space technology innovation

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

Advances in Modern Control Interfaces Based on Brain–Computer Interfaces, Vision Systems, and Voice Systems

edited by

Arkadiusz Kubacki

and Michael Döllinger

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 443 | Submission Open

Keywords: brain– computer interfaces; vision system; voice system; neurorehabilitation; future trends

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Modern AI and Generative AI Technologies in Healthcare, FinTech, and Cybersecurity

edited by

Tasadduq Imam

,

Sisira Colombage

and

Shahadat Uddin

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 417 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; GenAI; explainable AI; federated learning; cyberattack; FinTech; health informatics; insurtech; cybersecurity; large language models; network security

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

Generative AI for Intelligent Knowledge Systems and Adaptive Learning

edited by Andrej Flogie,

Saša Mladenović

and

Igor Pesek

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI in education; At-risk students detection; Automatic grading systems; Data-driven learning ecosystem; Intelligent tutoring systems; Personalized learning; Predictive modeling

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

Artificial Intelligence Innovations for Smart and Sustainable Healthcare

edited by Martina Iammarino, Chiara Verdone and Stefano Galantucci

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; smart healthcare; sustainable healthcare; clinical decision support; health informatics; explainable AI; artificial intelligence in medicine; digital health; privacy-preserving AI; robust AI systems; secure e-health protocols; medical data security; trustworthy AI

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

Multiagent Systems and Control

edited by Arman Dabiri

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-agent systems; autonomous vehicle optimization; sensing and fusion path and trajectory planning algorithms; perception algorithms and technologies; control strategies; robotics; swarm intelligence; machine learning

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

Novel Advances in Computational Spectroscopy

edited by

Claudia Scatigno

and

Giulia Festa

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational spectroscopy in inorganic and organic chemistry; machine learning techniques; artificial intelligence; spectroscopic benchmarks

Durability and Seismic Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Structures

edited by

Pablo F. Parra

,

Jianguo Cai

and

Juan Carlos Vielma-Perez

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 205 | Submission Open

Keywords: reinforced concrete; durability; seismic performance; deterioration mechanisms; structural health monitoring; advanced materials; retrofitting and rehabilitation; lifecycle assessment; resilient infrastructure; AI and digital tools in structural engineering

Water Resilience in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas Through a Green Innovation Approach

edited by

Liliana Lizárraga-Mendiola

and

Gabriela A. Vázquez-Rodríguez

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 203 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate adaptation; integrated water management; urban ecosystem services; low-impact technologies; hybrid infrastructure (gray– green– blue); sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Progress in Electrochemistry and Corrosion Protection

edited by Ebelia Del Ángel Meraz and Francisco Eduardo Corvo Perez

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical corrosion; anti-corrosion protection; functional coatings; corrosion inhibitors; applied electrochemistry; advanced alloys; renewable energy; corrosion sensors; electrochemical modeling; materials engineering

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

Thermal and Environmental Control Technologies in Marine Engineering

edited by

Zongyu Wang

,

Chao Chang

and

Daan Cui

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine thermal management; waste heat recovery in maritime applications; emission control technologies; energy-efficient marine engineering; sustainable shipping solutions; environmental compliance in shipping; carbon footprint reduction in maritime transport

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

Bioinformatics, Computational Biology and Multi-Omics Studies

edited by

Elisabetta Sciacca

and

Sebastiano Di Bella

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

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

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

Design and Optimization of Manufacturing Systems, 3rd Edition

edited by