Applied Sciences

Exploring Artificial Consciousness Through Data–Information–Knowledge–Wisdom-Purpose (DIKWP) Model

edited by Yucong Duan

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2070 | Submission Open

Keywords: DIKW; artificial consciousness; cognitive science

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

Advancements and Applications in Reinforcement Learning

edited by Chairi Kiourt and

Dimitris Kalles

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2070 | Submission Open

Keywords: reinforcement learning; adaptive control; collaborative learning; robotics and automation; multi-agent systems; simulation; decision making; non-stationary environment.

Recent Advances in Space Instruments and Sensing Technology

edited by Jurgen Vanhamel and

Jian Guo

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1251 | Submission Open

Keywords: space instrumentation; earth observation; telecommunication from space; remote sensing; space-based sensors; space exploration; space-based imaging; space data collection

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

Advances in Particle Physics: Particle Detection and Measurement Techniques

edited by Massimo Della Pietra

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1185 | Submission Open

Keywords: particle detectors; solid-state detectors; photodetectors; calorimetry; micropattern gaseous detectors; noble element detectors; quantum sensors and devices; fast-timing detectors

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

Advances in Air Pollution Detection and Air Quality Research

edited by

Mihaela Tinca Udriștioiu

,

Silvia Puiu

and

Liliana Velea

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 997 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; measurement techniques; sensor networks; air quality monitoring; community; air quality predictions; datasets

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Emerging Research in Behavioral Neuroscience and in Rehabilitation

edited by Sofia Lampropoulou, Maria Kyriakidou,

Lucia Billeci

and

Ehud Ahissar

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 899 | Submission Open

Keywords: motor control; cognition; brain-imaging techniques; physical performance; therapeutic exercise; behavior; brain; neurorehabilitation; neuroscience; neonatology; transcranial magnetic stimulation; bioengineering; new rehabilitative technologies

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

Green Transportation and Pollution Control

edited by

Luka Vukić

and

Alen Jugović

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 894 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable transport; green solutions; environmental protection; decarbonization; climate change; technological improvement; social well-being

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

Technological Advances in Ocular Diseases and Oculomics

edited by

Zhihong (Jewel) Hu

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 840 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocular diseases; oculomics; early detection; diagnosis; analysis; prevention; treatment; and advancements of ocular and systemic diseases; transformed ophthalmology; personalized patient care; precision-driven patient care

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

Spectral Detection: Technologies and Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Xihui Bian

,

Jin Yu

and Qunbo Lv

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 733 | Submission Open

Keywords: multispectral detection; hyper-spectral detection; spectral analysis; spectral imaging; spectral sensing

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

Digital Design and Manufacturing: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 562 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital design; generative design; digital manufacturing; additive manufacturing; digital life-cycle; generative AI in design; digital design workflows; automated design tools; computational design; generative design; generative AI; digital design and manufacturing practice; design for additive manufacturing; design for digital manufacturing; digitalization of conventional manufacturing; sustainability

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

Advances in Plant Physiology and Their Applications

edited by

Renata Tobiasz-Salach

,

Dagmara Migut

and

Tomasz Piechowiak

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 449 | Submission Open

Keywords: plants; abiotic stresses; chlorophyll fluorescence; gas exchange of plants

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

Advances in Solid Mechanics and Applications to Slender Structures

edited by

Giovanni Migliaccio

,

Giuseppe Ruta

and

Gianni A Royer Carfagni

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 312 | Submission Open

Keywords: beam; cable; nanotubes; composite; functionally graded materials; metamaterials; taper; pre-twist; dynamics; damping; resonance; stability; bifurcation; vibrations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advanced Functional Materials and Their Applications

edited by

Xiao Li

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 299 | Submission Open

Keywords: new mechanisms; new structures; new materials

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

Innovations and Applications in Tunnel Construction and Maintenance

edited by Yadong Xue

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open

Keywords: tunnel boring machines; predictive maintenance; seismic resilience; machine learning; structural integrity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Applied Biomechanics for Sport Performance and Injury Rehabilitation

edited by

Francisco García-Muro San José

and Ángel Luis Rodríguez-Fernández

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open

Keywords: sport physiotherapy; sport biomechanics; injury; performance; rehabilitation

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

Advances in Dynamic Systems by Smart Structures

edited by

Sven Herold

, Thilo Bein,

Hans Peter Monner

and

Malte Misol

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart materials; functional integration; sensors; and actuators; sophisticated system design and analysis; smart structures; smart dynamic systems; applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

The Intrusion Detection and Intrusion Prevention Systems

edited by

Darshana Upadhyay

, Marzia Zaman and

Srinivas (Srini) Sampalli

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative intrusion detection techniques; next-generation intrusion prevention systems; threat intelligence and behavioral analysis; scalability and performance optimization; network traffic analysis and forensics; zero-day threat detection and response; intrusion detection system in SCADA-based ICSs; intrusion prevention system in SCADA-based ICSs; cross-layer defense mechanisms; human-centric security and usability; privacy-preserving intrusion detection; interoperability and standardization; anomaly-based detection algorithms; signature-based detection methods; host-based intrusion detection systems (HIDS); network-based intrusion detection systems (NIDS); protocol-based intrusion detection systems; machine learning in intrusion detection; adaptive and self-learning IPS solutions; application layer intrusion detection and prevention; content-based intrusion detection techniques; intrusion detection system integration with SIEM (security information and event management); evasion techniques and countermeasures for IDS/IPS; hybrid intrusion detection and prevention architectures; real-time threat intelligence integration into IDS/IPS; intrusion detection in cloud environments; intrusion prevention in IoT (Internet of Things) networks; reinforcement learning for intrusion detection and prevention; generative adversarial networks (GANs) in intrusion detection; explainable AI techniques for IDS and IPS; deep learning models for anomaly detection in network traffic; transfer learning approaches for IDS and IPS; federated learning for distributed intrusion detection systems; ensemble methods in intrusion detection and prevention; deep reinforcement learning for adaptive IPS policies; cognitive models for human-in-the-loop intrusion analysis; adversarial machine learning for robust IDS and IPS; graph-based intrusion detection and prevention systems; reinforcement learning for dynamic firewall policy management; explainable anomaly detection models for network intrusion detection; reinforcement learning for self-adaptive intrusion response; interpretability techniques for neural network-based IDS and IPS models

5G/6G Mechanisms, Services, and Applications

edited by

Marek Natkaniec

and

Katarzyna Kosek-Szott

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 22405 | Submission Open

Keywords: 5G and 6G networks; IEEE 802.11 including standard amendments; network coexistence; dense networks; Internet of Things; quality of service

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

Natural and Synthetic Pharmaceutical Ingredients: Physico-Chemical Characterization and Drug Development

edited by

Adina Magdalena Musuc

and

Magdalena Mititelu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 19776 | Submission Open

Keywords: physicochemical characterization; drug development; biopolymers; medical plants; natural products; optimization and manufacturing of pharmaceutical products

Orthopedic Trauma and Fractures: From Pathophysiology to Novel Therapeutic Approaches

edited by

Giuseppe Rinonapoli

and

Paolo Ceccarini

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9448 | Submission Open

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

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

Effects of Temperature on Geotechnical Engineering

edited by

Jiliang Pan

,

Jun Lu

and Zhennan Zhu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8807 | Submission Open

Keywords: rock and soil mechanics; temperature effect; thermal damage; freeze-thaw cycle; rock breaking; geothermal energy; geological disposal; deep mining; multi-field coupling; numerical simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Digital Twins: Technologies and Applications

edited by

George J. Tsinarakis

, George Arampatzis and Nikolaos Sifakis

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6639 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twins; modelling; cyber-physical systems; industrial systems; industry 4.0; internet of things; simulation; sensors; actuators

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

Advances in Machine Vision for Industry and Agriculture

edited by

Dimitris Ziouzios

,

Michalis Vrigkas

and

Minas Dasygenis

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6589 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine vision; precision agriculture; recycling; agrobots; industry 4.0l; smart systems; vision algorithms; robotics

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

Cell Biology: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Mihail S. Chervenkov

,

Darin Zerti

and Elena N. Stoyanova

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5174 | Submission Open

Keywords: stem cells; disease modeling; stem cell culture systems; regenerative medicine

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

New Insights into Bioactive Compounds

edited by Eva Dorta,

José Ignacio Alonso-Esteban

and

M. Gloria Lobo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4582 | Submission Open

Keywords: by-products; phenolic compounds; green chemistry; antioxidants; bioactive compounds

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

Fate, Transport and Remediation of per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances

edited by

Jay N. Meegoda

and

Jitendra Kewalramani

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4286 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging contaminant; PFASs; fate and transport; thermal destruction; non-thermal destruction; separation technologies; cost– benefit analysis

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

eHealth Innovative Approaches and Applications: 2nd Edition

edited by

Stefano Silvestri

,

Francesco Gargiulo

,

Dario Di Stasio

and Raffaele Guarasci

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4088 | Submission Open

Keywords: eHealth; medical informatics; big data analytics for eHealth; eHealth big data architectures; artificial intelligence in medicine; machine and deep learning approaches for eHealth; health information systems; biomedical Internet of Things (IoT) devices; security and privacy of medical data; cybersecurity in healthcare; diagnosis and therapy support systems; quantum computing approaches for eHealth; quantum computing for drug discovery

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

Identification and Measurement of Displacements and Deformations of Engineering Structures: 2nd Edition

edited by

Boštjan Kovačić

,

Rinaldo Paar

and

Ján Erdélyi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3484 | Submission Open

Keywords: displacement; deformation measurement; vibration monitoring; contactless vision-based monitoring; monitoring systems; geodetic monitoring: structural monitoring and geo-monitoring; modal natural frequencies; structural health monitoring (SHM); finite element method (FFT); fast Fourier transformation (FFT); geodetic instruments (TS; RTS; IATS; IASTS; GNSS; TLS; LIDAR); sensors (accelerometers; LVDT; clinometers; strain gauges; vibrometers; speedometers; tilt sensors); ground-based radar interferometry; low-cost sensors; techniques for online real-time system condition monitoring; spatial data analysis; experimental and in situ measurements

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Artificial Intelligence in Civil and Environmental Engineering

edited by

Juan R. Rabuñal

and

Marcos Gestal

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3130 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; applications of artificial intelligence in civil and environmental engineering; hydrology; construction: concrete; steel; new materials; ports and coasts; transport; waste management; atmospheric environment; climate change; environmental health; renewable energy

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

High-Voltage Technology and Engineering Enabling Life and Physical Science Advancement

edited by Stephen E. Sampayan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3105 | Submission Open

Keywords: high voltage; particle accelerator; pulsed power; fusion; electroporation

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

Artificial Intelligence, Security and Safety in Information Systems and Networks

edited by

Sohag Kabir

and

Ibrahim Ghafir

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2957 | Submission Open

Keywords: security; privacy; safety; reliability; information systems; cyber security; Internet of Things; intrusion detection and prevention; artificial intelligence; machine learning; blockchain

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

Advanced Technologies in Construction and Infrastructure: Theory, Methods and Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Joo-Sung Lee

and

Sungkon Moon

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2908 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation in buildings; civil and infrastructure engineering; virtual technologies; including BIM; AR; VR and the Metaverse; artificial intelligence (AI) and construction robotics; offsite construction and design for manufacture and assembly; renewable energy and power plant construction; smart database and cloud communication in supply chains; blockchain and information security; unmanned aerial vehicles; additive technology and 3DP construction; data-driven analysis in construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Novel Approaches for Water Resources Assessment

edited by

Ilinca Cornel

, Negisa Darajeh and

Shahabaldin Rezania

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2716 | Submission Open

Keywords: water resources engineering; water management; water footprint; hydrology; hydroscience; hydroenergy; ecohydrology; computational methods in water resources; hydrological and hydrometeorological modeling; machine learning approaches; statistical modeling; probabilistic approach; extreme events

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

New Paradigms for Resilient Communities: From the Application of Resilience Concepts to the Definition of Intervention Priorities

edited by

Marco Vona

and Angelo Anelli

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2513 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic design; seismic resilience; seismic hazard analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Innovative Technologies for and Approaches to Sports Performance

edited by

Argyris Toubekis

,

Gavriil George Arsoniadis

and

Ioannis S. Nikitakis

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2283 | Submission Open

Keywords: technology; high intensity workouts; sprint interval training; concurrent training; physical activity monitoring; sports load; recovery; testing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

AI-Assisted Building Design and Environment Control

edited by

Teng Shao

and

David Hou Chi Chow

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1894 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence technology; smart building design; building performance optimization; indoor environment control and optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Pioneering Progress in Medical Imaging and Diagnostic Advancements

edited by

Luca Ulrich

, Corrado Calì,

Enrico Vezzetti

and Andrea Luigi Guerra

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1683 | Submission Open

Keywords: Healthcare 4.0; human body tracking; human body visualization; behavioral analysis; digital image processing; augmented reality; virtual reality; artificial intelligence; deep learning

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

Recent Advances in Reflectarray and Transmitarray Antennas

edited by

Michele Beccaria

and

Paola Pirinoli

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1572 | Submission Open

Keywords: reflectarray; transmitarray; periodic structures; 5G; 6G; additive manufacturing; metasurfaces; optimization; reconfigurable antennas; lenses

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

Sustainable Asphalt Pavement Technologies

edited by

Huailei Cheng

,

Mingchen Li

, Yining Zhang and Mingjun Hu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1564 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable asphalt pavement technologies; warm-mix asphalt; recycled mixtures; advanced testing technologies; bio-based asphalt binder

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

Wastewater Treatment and Purification Technologies

edited by Zhan Wei and

Ning Li

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1499 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; resources recovery; carbon reduction; machine learning; emerging contaminants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Vehicles Challenges

edited by

Domenico Mazzeo

and

Aleš Dittrich

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1495 | Submission Open

Keywords: vehicle challenges; automotive industry; autonomous driving; electrification; electric vehicles; intelligent transportation systems; safety; cybersecurity; sustainability; legislation; powertrains; internal combustion engines; alternative fuels; hydrogen; biofuels; synthetic fuels

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

Artificial Intelligence for Smart Infrastructure Solutions

edited by

Michal Tomaszewski

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1322 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; smart infrastructure; remote monitoring; infrastructure health monitoring; fault detection and classification; image and signal analysis; sensor networks; energy efficiency; resilience

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

Numerical Simulation in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering-3rd Edition

edited by

Mauro Malvè

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1279 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational biomechanics; numerical modeling of medical devices; computational biofluid mechanics; patient-specific-based numerical models; finite element method; diffusion models in the tissue engineering; constitutive models; numerical methods in the biomedical engineering; numerical algorithms and imaging technique

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Building Materials: Assessment of the Radon Exhalation and the Radiological Risk Due to Natural Radioactivity Content

edited by

Francesco Caridi

, Stefania Da Pelo,

Giuliana Faggio

,

Michele Guida

and

Silvestro Antonio Ruffolo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1238 | Submission Open

Keywords: building materials; radon exhalation; environmental radioactivity; radiation protection from healthcare to environment and scientific research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advances in the Mechanisms and Control of Underground Engineering Disasters

edited by

Song Luo

, Zhixiang Song and Yusong Zhao

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1169 | Submission Open

Keywords: rock mechanics; underground engineering disasters; engineering structure; rock failure and energy behavior; rock fracture and deformation; rock damage; rock dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Recent Progress in Current Natural and Bioinspired Sensors

edited by

Raquel Nunes da Silva

and

Luis Cruz

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 1001 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; natural dyes; bioimaging; food biosensors

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

Natural and Artificial Fibers in Geoengineering Applications

edited by

Małgorzata Jastrzębska

,

Gabriele Chiaro

, Krystyna Kazimierowicz-Frankowska and

Amin Soltani

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 872 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft soil improvement; plant fibers; animal fibers; mineral fibers; artificial fibers; natural waste materials; biodegradability; biocomposites; recycling; sustainability in geotechnics; environmental geotechnics; modeling of soil/non-traditional additive mixtures; laboratory procedures; experimental testing; mechanical and physical parameters of soil– fiber mixtures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Ophthalmic Optics and Visual Perception

edited by

Esther Perales

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 574 | Submission Open

Keywords: visual perception; visual appearance; ophthalmic optics; visual system

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

Biomechanical Analysis of Hand and Wrist Dysfunctions: Functional Characterization and Emerging Innovations

edited by

Verónica Gracia-Ibáñez

and

Alba Roda-Sales

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 411 | Submission Open

Keywords: hand biomechanics; wrist biomechanics; hand dysfunctions; hand therapy; hand surgery; new technologies; prosthesis; orthesis; AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Applications of Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence Methods: 3rd Edition

edited by

Yujin Lim

and

Hideyuki Takahashi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 322 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; deep learning; artificial intelligence; natural language processing; computer vision; data mining; robotics

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

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