Applied Sciences

Advances in Bioprocess Monitoring and Control

edited by

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submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5827 | 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)

Hydrogels and Microgels: Fundamentals, Fabrication and Applications

edited by

Hetao Chu

and

Wei Lu

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5809 | Submission Open

Keywords: flexible sensor; hydrogel actuator; flexible morphing skin; flexible electromagnetic device; flexible structure; wearable device; flexible robot; electronic skin; variant structure

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

Antenna System: From Methods to Applications

edited by

Hosung Choo

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5665 | Submission Open

Keywords: antenna system design and optimization; antenna arrays; 5G/6G communications; antenna measurement; manufacturing methods; miniaturized microwave and millimeter-wave antennas; automotive antennas; radar antennas

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

Promising Sustainable Technologies in Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Elena Romanovskaia

,

Veeriah Jegatheesan

and

Valentin Romanovski

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5529 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; sustainable technologies; environmental protection; innovative solutions; green technologies; industrial ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Technologies in Sports and Physical Activity

edited by

Jose Manuel Jimenez-Olmedo

and Lamberto Villalón Gasch

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5493 | Submission Open

Keywords: sport training; sport biomechanics; performance analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advances in Orthopedic Diseases Treatment

edited by

Silvio Caravelli

,

Massimiliano Mosca

and

Carlo Perisano

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5431 | Submission Open

Keywords: traumatology; osteoarthitis; infections; oncology; orthopaedics

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

Advances in Sleep Monitoring Technology

edited by Keiko Ogawa and

Hirokazu Doi

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5419 | Submission Open

Keywords: sleep; biological image; vital image; autonomic nerve system; pediatrics; kampo medicine

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

Recent Advances in Manufacturing and Machining Processes

edited by

Ivan Peko

and

Rogante Massimo

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5408 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced manufacturing; non-conventional machining; advanced materials; smart manufacturing; additive manufacturing; artificial intelligence; modeling and optimization; Industry 4.0/5.0

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Biomedical Applications of Bioactive Ingredients from Natural Products

edited by

Georgia Eirini Deligiannidou

and

Christos Kontogiorgis

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5304 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; pure compounds; encapsulation; antioxidant; anti-inflammatory; nanoparticles; bioactive compounds; in vitro; in vivo

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Adaptive E-Learning Technologies and Experiences

edited by

Jordi Conesa Caralt

and

Antonio Sarasa Cabezuelo

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5290 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive learning; e-learning; personalization of learning; self-determined learning; artificial intelligence; machine learning; real-time feedback; analysis of data; learning algorithms; learning analytics; online learning platforms; skill development; artificial intelligence; retrieval augmented generation

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

Fatigue Damage Behavior and Mechanisms: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Robert Owsiński

and

Adam Niesłony

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5267 | Submission Open

Keywords: fatigue behavior; FEM modelling; damage of materials; multi-axial fatigue; fatigue in AM materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Advanced Technologies in Intelligent Software Methodologies, Tools, and Techniques

edited by

Hamido Fujita

,

Héctor Manuel Pérez-Meana

and

Andres Hernandez-Matamoros

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5151 | Submission Open

Keywords: software methodologies; software developments; automatic software generation; intelligent software systems; software security; information security; medical informatics; artificial intelligence technology; bioinformatics; data hiding; speech processing; digital image processing

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

Advanced Decision Support and Recommender Systems

edited by

Cuauhtémoc Sánchez Ramírez

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5022 | Submission Open

Keywords: social network analysis; big data analytics; decision support system; recommender systems

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

Applications of Wireless and Mobile Communications

edited by

Mario Marques Da Silva

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4535 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable wireless technology; latency mitigation; interference mitigation; diversity; Internet of Things; privacy; AI in communications

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

Technical Advances in Optimal Control and Controller Design

edited by

António José Ramos Silva

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4503 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive control systems; stochastic systems; optimization method; artificial intelligence; network architecture; reinforcement learning

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

Novel Approaches and Challenges in Nuclear Fusion Engineering

edited by

Simone Minucci

and

Alessandro Lampasi

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4431 | Submission Open

Keywords: nuclear fusion; high-current and high-voltage power supplies; pulsed loads; energy storage; electromechanical and thermomechanical analysis; power conversion system in nuclear fusion facilities; nuclear and real-time diagnostics; neutronics; cooling systems; manufacturing processes for nuclear fusion; multiphysics analyses; superconductivity; artificial intelligence and machine learning; power exhaust

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

Multi-Band/Broadband Antenna Design, Optimization and Measurement

edited by

Keum Cheol Hwang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4168 | Submission Open

Keywords: broadband antenna; antenna design and optimization; antenna measurement; multiband antenna

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

Syntheses and Applications in Medicinal Chemistry

edited by Qiuji Ye,

Fabrizio Carta

and

Stoyanka Atanasova

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4154 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal chemistry; drug discovery; drug metabolism; synthesis; organic chemistry; chemical biology; disorders and diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Processing, Manufacturing and Machining of Advanced Alloy Materials: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Ireneusz Zagórski

,

Agnieszka Skoczylas

and

Witold Habrat

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4060 | Submission Open

Keywords: machinability; aviation alloys; difficult-to-machine materials; light alloys; machinability indicators; surface roughness; cutting forces; vibrations; temperature in the cutting area; structure after processing; microhardness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Recent Advances in Sports Biomechanics and Physiology

edited by

Tomislav Rupčić

and Francisco Ruiz

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4032 | Submission Open

Keywords: kinetic analysis; kinematic analysis; training loads; situational efficiency; diagnostic techniques and procedures; physiological adaptations; motion analysis; muscle and cardiovascular adaptations; motion analysis

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

Industrial Chemical Engineering and Organic Chemical Technology

edited by

Rafael Bailón-Moreno

, Josefa Nuñez-Olea and Manuela Lechuga

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4004 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable raw materials; sustainable products; reduction in fossil fuels; produced water; green solvents; pharmaceuticals; cosmetics; ethylene; propylene; green chemistry

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

Artificial Intelligence and Computer Technologies in Sports and Healthcare

edited by

Chung Hyun Goh

and

Mukul Shirvaikar

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4003 | Submission Open

Keywords: performance analysis and optimization; injury prevention and rehabilitation; fan engagement and experience; officiating and rule enforcement; diagnostics and treatment; personalized medicine; remote monitoring and telehealth; mental health

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

Robotics and Automation Systems in Construction: Trends and Prospects

edited by

Phuong Hoang Dat Nguyen

and Alireza Golabchi

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3987 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction engineering and management; robotic construction equipment; 3D printing; drones; exoskeletons; building information modeling; artificial intelligence; unmanned aircraft systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Automation in Mechatronic and Robotic Systems–Advanced Perception, Planning and Control

edited by

Slawomir Jan Stepien

, Marcin Chodnicki, Wojciech Giernacki and Dariusz Horla

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3765 | Submission Open

Keywords: modelling; control theory; mobile robotics; aerial robotics; unmanned aerial vehicles; unmanned ground vehicles; missile; sensors; perception systems

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

Application of Polymer Materials in Optical Fiber Technology and Photonics

edited by

Malgorzta Gil-Kowalczyk

and Paweł Mergo

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3710 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fibers; photonics; polymer materials; thermal and spectroscopic analysis; optical analysis

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

Advances in Fluid Mechanics Analysis

edited by Valente Hernández-Pérez

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3662 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluid flow; fluid dynamics; multiphase flow; computational fluid dynamics; rheology; fluid structure interaction; aerospace; heat transfer; biofluids; microfluid; nanofluids; pipe flow; bubble dynamics; turbulence

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

Advances in Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation in Sports and Physical Activity

edited by

Pablo Abián

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3449 | Submission Open

Keywords: injury prevention; rehabilitation; athletes; physical activity; prevention and treatment of injuries

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

Visible Light Communications (VLC) Networks

edited by

Pablo Palacios-Játiva

and

César Augusto Azurdia Meza

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3288 | Submission Open

Keywords: visible light communications; underwater optical wireless communications; visible light channel modeling; industrial visible light communications; visible light communication applications; IA visible light communications; experimental VLC networks; 6G visible light communications; hybrid LiFi and WiFi network; optical wireless communications; advanced signal processing in VLC; transmitter and receiver technologies for VLC

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

Innovation in Dairy Products

edited by

João Dias

and

Nuno Alvarenga

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3166 | Submission Open

Keywords: food safety; food quality; dairy products; functional properties; active packaging; new analytical methods; biochemical composition; sustainable products; sustainable processes

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

Deep Reinforcement Learning for Multiagent Systems

edited by

Rakib Abdur

and

Mehmet Aydin

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3166 | Submission Open

Keywords: cooperative and competitive machine learning in multiagent systems; cooperative multiagent reinforcement learning; competitive multiagent reinforcement learning; multiagent machine learning for policy fine-tune and optimization; multiagent communication and coordination; multiagent value function approximation; transfer learning and generalization of experience; decentralized control and decision-making in multiagent systems; exploration and exploitation strategies in multiagent environments; robustness and adaptability of DRL-MAS to dynamic environments; theoretical foundations and analysis of DRL-MAS algorithms

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

Oral Diseases: Diagnosis and Therapy

edited by

Alberta Lucchese

and

Dario Di Stasio

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3141 | Submission Open

Keywords: dentistry; oral surgery; diagnostic devices; imaging in oral medicine; oral diagnosis; photodynamic therapy; oral autoimmune diseases; oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMD); oral carcinoma; oral manifestations in patients with systemic diseases

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

Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technology in Smart Energy Systems

edited by

Hao Yu

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3040 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart energy system; energy forecasting; renewable energy

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

Advanced Backfilling Technologies in Coal Mining

edited by

Qiang Zhang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3010 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent filling; backfilling method; backfilling materials; backfilling equipment; backfilling process; rock layer control; surface deformation

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

Computer Vision for Medical Informatics and Biometrics Applications

edited by Boris Escalante-Ramírez

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2970 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision (CV); artificial intelligence (AI); medical informatics; computed-aided diagnosis; computed assisted intervention; medical imaging computing; translational medicine; PACS; innovative healthcare solutions; biometrics applications; biometric systems; patient identification; identification and tracking

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

Noise and Vibration Hazards from Transportation Systems

edited by

Tomasz Figlus

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2896 | Submission Open

Keywords: noise; vibration; transportation systems; transport; environment; human; hazards; signal processing

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

New Materials and Procedures for the Preservation-Restoration of Ancient Artifacts

edited by

Ion Sandu

and

Rodica Mariana Ion

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2883 | Submission Open

Keywords: historical artefacts; archaeometry; archeology; architectural monuments; conservation state; degradation; deterioration; preservation; restauration; scientific investigation; compatibility; feasibility; authentication; patrimonial evaluation; valorization; museums; nanomaterials; cleaning; consolidation; coatings; protective layers/protective films; binders; pigments; alloys; ceramics; stone; glass; wood; composites materials; easel paintings; wall paintings; statues; mosaics; stained glass; textiles; skin; parchment; paper (cellulosic support); natural and synthetic polymers; concrete; mortar

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

High-Quality Lights and Lighting Systems: Parametrization, Design and Optimization

edited by

Irena Fryc

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2766 | Submission Open

Keywords: lighting; non-visual effects; light pollution; color quality; photometry

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

Data Science for Human Health Monitoring with Smart Sensors

edited by

Lisbeth Rodríguez Mazahua

and

Asdrúbal López Chau

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2715 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data; deep learning; machine learning; data science; smart sensors; wearable sensors; human health monitoring

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

Earthquake Prevention and Resistance in Civil Engineering

edited by

José Ramón Gaxiola Camacho

, Leandro Fleck Fadel Miguel and

Dante Tolentino

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2663 | Submission Open

Keywords: earthquake engineering; structural safety; performance-based seismic design; reliability of structures; seismic risk; ground motion selection; structural health monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Technical Advances In and Applications of Low-Cost/Power Sensors

edited by

Hicham Klaina

and

Peio Lopez-Iturri

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2612 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-cost sensors; low-power sensors; wireless technologies; smart cities; 5G; artificial intelligence (AI); virtual reality (VR); augmented reality (AR); Internet of Things (IoT); sensor networks; energy-efficient systems

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

Laser Therapy in Oral and Dental Diseases

edited by

Eugenia Anagnostaki

and

Steven Parker

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2531 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser-assisted endodontics; laser-assisted dental bleaching laser dentistry; aPDT; photobiomodulation; aesthetic dentistry; restorative dentistry; laser-tissue interaction

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

Safety and Risk Analysis in Underground Engineering

edited by

Fang Yan

,

Daoyuan Sun

and Hongwei Wang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2512 | Submission Open

Keywords: underground engineering; deep mining; geotechnical engineering; safety monitoring; microseismic monitoring; disaster warning; risk control and prevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Dynamics and Control with Applications to Ocean Renewables

edited by Shangyan Zou

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2495 | Submission Open

Keywords: resource modeling; hydrodynamics and aerodynamics; model reduction; resource-to-wire modeling; ocean renewable arrays; power take-off; control algorithms; control co-design; structural integrity

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

Emerging Non-Destructive Testing Technologies: Advances and Applications

edited by

Ester D’Accardi

,

Rosa De Finis

and

Umberto Galietti

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2489 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-destructive testing (NDT); thermographic NDT; additive manufacturing defects; quantitative data analysis; machine learning in NDT; material integrity assessment

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

Advances in Cloud/Edge Computing: AI, Application, Blockchain and Security

edited by Youngbeom Park and Young Yoon

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2454 | Submission Open

Keywords: cloud/edge computing; cloud/edge applications; distributed applications; smart contracts; security; AI as a service; blockchain as a service

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

Machine Learning Approaches in Natural Language Processing

edited by Alberto Gil Solla,

Yolanda Blanco Fernández

and

José Carlos López Ardao

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2266 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural language processing (NLP); machine learning (ML); deep learning; large language models (LLMs); transformer models; pre-training; fine-tuning; and prompt-tuning; few-shot and zero-shot learning; contextual embeddings; chatbots and dialogue systems; explainable AI (XAI) for NLP

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

Petri Net-Based Specifications: From Theory to Applications

edited by

Marcin Wojnakowski

,

Remigiusz Wiśniewski

and

Grzegorz Bazydło

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2205 | Submission Open

Keywords: Petri nets; concurrent systems; modeling; design; analysis; verification

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

Recent Advances in Surgical Robotics

edited by Keri Kim, Ryu Nakadate,

Jumpei Arata

and

Ayoung Hong

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2079 | Submission Open

Keywords: surgical/interventional robots; sensing; imaging; motion planning; intelligent control; navigation; deep learning; artificial intelligence; surgical and diagnostic assistance systems

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

Technical Advances in Hydraulic Structure

edited by Yonglai Zheng and Liquan Xie

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1967 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydraulic structures; marine geotechnical engineering; soil-structure interaction; structural damage detection; structural health monitoring; artificial intelligence applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Applied Biomaterials for Dental Implantology: Researches and Applications

edited by

Paolo Carosi

and

Claudia Lorenzi

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1953 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer-guided surgery; navigation surgery; robotic surgery; digital implantology; bone regeneration; soft tissue augmentation

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

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