Applied Sciences

Artificial Intelligence Innovations for Smart and Sustainable Healthcare

edited by Martina Iammarino, Chiara Verdone and

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 11970 | 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)

Advances in Sports Science for Training Practice: Diagnostics, Monitoring, Performance and Recovery

edited by

Dawid Koźlenia

and

Jakub Jarosz

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10808 | Submission Open

Keywords: sports performance; training monitoring; diagnostics; wearable technology; velocity-based training; post-activation performance enhancement; injury prevention; fatigue management; recovery; movement analysis; artificial intelligence; digital technologies for sport

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

Brain Functional Connectivity: Prediction, Dynamics, and Modeling—2nd Edition

edited by

Alexander N. Pisarchik

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6904 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuroimaging data analysis; neurophysiological signal processing; brain dynamics; brain networks; brain modeling; brain diseases; connectomics; neuronal synchronization; brain– machine interface; cognitive neuroscience; deep learning in neuroscience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Neuroscience and Neural Engineering)

Clean Combustion Technologies and Renewable Fuels

edited by Chang Xing and Li Liu

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5524 | Submission Open

Keywords: clean combustion; renewable fuel; emission reduction; efficiency enhancement; energy storage

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

Advances in Virtual Reality and Vision for Driving Safety

edited by

Carolina Ortiz

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3545 | Submission Open

Keywords: virtual reality; driving safety; computer vision; visual function; driver monitoring; simulation; road perception; distracted driving; ADAS; autonomous vehicles

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

MR-Based Neuroimaging, 2nd Edition

edited by

Valeria Sacca

and

Fabiana Novellino

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3115 | Submission Open

Keywords: MRI; functional MRI; structural MRI; DTI; machine learning; deep learning; brain biomarkers; functional connectivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Neuroscience and Neural Engineering)

AI and Big Data in Internet of Things: Collection, Management and Analysis

edited by

Andreas P. Plageras

,

Christos L. Stergiou

,

Vasileios Memos

and

Konstantinos E. Psannis

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3027 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-IoT; algorithms; analytics; applications; big data; machine learning

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

Development of Catalytic Systems for Green Chemistry

edited by

Magdi El Fergani

and

Natalia Candu

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2403 | Submission Open

Keywords: green chemistry; heterogeneous catalysis; nano-catalysts; metal oxides catalysis; biomass valorization; biomolecules

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

Latest Advances and Prospects of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)

edited by

Elisa Digo

,

Stefano Pastorelli

and

Valerio Cornagliotto

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2380 | Submission Open

Keywords: collaborative robotics; wearable robotics; service robotics; artificial intelligence in HRI; human-centered design; HRI safety; haptics

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

AI-Driven Threat Detection and Resilience in Cyber–Physical Systems

edited by

Jakub Szyguła

, Dariusz Marek,

Krzysztof Bernacki

and

Grzegorz Tytko

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1636 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyber– physical systems (CPSs); artificial intelligence (AI); Internet of Things (IoT); machine learning/deep learning; attack detection and prevention; real-time monitoring

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

New Advances in Machine Learning and Optimization for Digital Transformation

edited by

Roman Rodriguez Aguilar

and

José Antonio Marmolejo Saucedo

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1600 | Submission Open

Keywords: large-scale optimization; quantum optimization; combinatorial optimization; evolutionary optimization; metaheuristics and heuristic algorithms; machine learning; reinforcement learning; deep learning; quantum machine learning; industry applications; healthcare applications; internet of things (IoT); digital twins; proess digitalization

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

Environmental Issues in Geotechnical Engineering

edited by Haowen Guo, Zhaofeng Li and Pui San So

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1463 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste recycling in geotechnical systems; climate-resilient geotechnical design; pollution remediation innovations; carbon-negative geotechnics; eco-geotechnics; renewable energy-geotechnics integration; AI-driven geoenvironmental solution; predictive modelling for environmental risk optimisation of low-carbon practices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Artificial Ground Freezing Technology—2nd Edition

edited by

Jie Zhou

,

Kai-Qi Li

and

Jun Hu

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1249 | Submission Open

Keywords: tunnel; artificial ground freezing; porous media; coupling THM analysis; numerical simulation; model test; risk assessment; uncertainty quantification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advanced Surface Engineering for Tribological Applications

edited by

Noé López Perrusquia

,

Marco Antonio Doñu-Ruíz

, Ernesto David Garcia Bustos and

Milton Carlos Elías-Espinosa

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1227 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced tribology; hard coatings; surface treatments; tribological modeling and simulation; microstructure and properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Surface Sciences and Technology)

Blasting Analysis and Impact Engineering on Materials and Structures

edited by

Shujian Yao

and

Kai Liu

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1219 | Submission Open

Keywords: impact dynamics; structural response; material failure; protective design; high strain rate; energy absorption; multi-scale simulation

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

Internet of Things (IoT) and Blockchain Applications

edited by

Christos L. Stergiou

,

Vasileios Memos

,

Andreas P. Plageras

and

Konstantinos E. Psannis

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 715 | Submission Open

Keywords: blockchain; Internet of Things; energy-efficient; applications; digital twins

Seismic Design and Fatigue Analysis in Structural Engineering

edited by

Lianxu Zhou

and Aijun Ye

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 669 | Submission Open

Keywords: structures and infrastructure; nonlinear structural dynamic behavior; seismic performance assessment; seismic design method; fatigue or low-cycle fatigue

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Thermal and Environmental Control Technologies in Marine Engineering

edited by

Zongyu Wang

,

Chao Chang

and

Daan Cui

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 435 | 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)

Advances in Biotechnological Processes: The Challenges of Accurate Analytical Methods

edited by

Cristiano José De Andrade

and Lidiane Maria Andrade

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 421 | Submission Open

Keywords: microorganisms; compounds of interest; analytical methods; mass spectrometry

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

Advances in Motion Monitoring System, 2nd Edition

edited by

Yupeng Mao

and

Tianming Zhao

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 400 | Submission Open

Keywords: motion monitoring system; data analysis; sports science; training optimization; triboelectric nanogenerator; self-powered; flexible; intelligent system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Design and Optimization of Manufacturing Systems, 3rd Edition

edited by

Zoran Jurković

,

David Ištoković

and

Janez Gotlih

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 389 | Submission Open

Keywords: manufacturing systems; layout design; Industry 4.0; smart factory; production planning; scheduling; optimization; simulation

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

AI-Powered Acoustic Monitoring for Digital Health Applications

edited by

George P. Kafentzis

and

Manolis N. Tsiknaki

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 386 | Submission Open

Keywords: acoustics; healthcare; AI; machine learning; monitoring; disease classification; digital health; speech; signals; respiratory system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Modern 5G/6G Wireless Networks for Smart Cities

edited by

Zhongyuan Zhao

and Xiaoshi Song

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 358 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; 5G/6G networks; Internet of Things (IoT); artificial intelligence (AI); digital twins; AR/VR

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

Generative Models for Image Processing

edited by Remigiusz Baran,

Mikolaj Leszczuk

and Andrzej Dziech

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 343 | Submission Open

Keywords: generative AI; diffusion models; generative adversarial networks (GANs); image synthesis; image restoration and super-resolution; text-to-image generation; synthetic data; deepfake detection and forensics; efficient generative models

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

Advanced Information Science and Distributed Systems

edited by

Sheng-Tzong Cheng

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 338 | Submission Open

Keywords: cutting-edge technologies and applications; information security; artificial intelligence; quantum computing; digital life tech; machine learning; wireless communication; cloud computing; data dismission; information engineering; mathematical models; scientific computing; big data

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

Advances in Sport Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 2nd Edition

edited by

Aleksandra Bojarczuk

and Monika Michałowska-Sawczyn

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 290 | Submission Open

Keywords: sports physiology; nutrition; metabolism; athletic performance; training adaptations; dietary supplementation; recovery; training

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

Advances in Mechatronic Systems Health Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis

edited by Israel Zamudio-Ramírez and José-Roberto Razo-Hernández

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechatronic systems; condition monitoring; fault diagnosis; prognostics and health management (PHM); remaining useful life (RUL); multisensor data fusion; time– frequency analysis; digital twins; physics-informed AI; edge computing; FPGA implementation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Novel Approaches for Information Retrieval and Exploratory Search

edited by

Peng Cheng

,

Zhengyi Yang

, Long Yuan and Zheng Wang

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open

Keywords: RAG; vector databases; approximate nearest neighbor search; multimodal information retrieval; exploratory search

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

Next-Generation Trustworthy Cyber–Physical Systems: Safety, Security, and Performance

edited by

Imtiaz Parvez

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 223 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyber– physical systems (CPS); trustworthy systems; safety and reliability analysis; CPS security and resilience; performance evaluation and modeling; AI/ML for CPS monitoring and detection; attack detection and mitigation; resilient control and optimization; formal verification and validation; smart infrastructure and critical systems

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

Fault Diagnosis and Condition Monitoring of Power Electronics Systems

edited by

Filippo Laganà

and

Francesco Giuseppe Della Corte

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open

Keywords: power electronics; fault diagnosis; condition monitoring; prognostics/RUL estimation; energy storage systems; machine learning/AI diagnostics; real-time monitoring

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

Recent Developments in E-Learning: Learning and Teaching AI, Learning and Teaching with AI—2nd Edition

edited by

Andrea Molinari

and Paolo Bouquet

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: E-learning; AI; learning and teaching

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

Development and Advances in Construction and Building Materials

edited by

Cézar Augusto Casagrande

,

José Manuel Gómez-Soberón

and

Lidiane Fernanda Jochem

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: Dear Colleagues; In the construction industry; the pursuit of innovation and excellence in building materials has become a necessity in several aspects; the main one being technical and economic capacity; while environmental issues must increasingly play a decisive role in the development or improvement of materials. Therefore; in this Special Issue titled “ Development and Advances in Construction and building Materials; ” authors are invited to submit manuscripts on the following topics: Development of new composite materials; ; Sustainability in composite materials; ; Reuse of waste materials in the production of building materials; ; Carbon uptake of building materials; ; Materials science; ; Eco-materials; ; High-performance materials; ; Ultra-high-performance concrete; ; Low-carbon materials; ; LC3 composites; ; Alkali-activated materials; ; Durability; ; Functional properties of construction materials (photocatalysis; self-cleaning; etc.); ; Nanomaterials in building materials; ; Case studies on material applications; ; Three-dimensionally printed concrete.

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

Next-Generation Gas Sensors: Innovations, Materials, and Real-World Applications

edited by

Mostafa Shooshtari

and

Sandrine Bernardini

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials for gas sensors; gas sensor design; sensing techniques; modelling

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

Dynamics and Control with Applications to Ocean Renewables, 2nd Edition

edited by Shangyan Zou

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 166 | 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)

Artificial Intelligence in E-Learning: Generative AI, Adaptive Systems and Data-Driven Education

edited by Jorge Rodríguez-Arce,

Claudia Camacho-Zuñiga

and

Miguel González-Mendoza

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence in education; e-learning; generative artificial intelligence; chatGPT in education; deep learning; learning analytics; intelligent tutoring systems; adaptive learning; educational data mining; gamified learning; mobile learning; artificial intelligence-supported assessment; human– artificial intelligence interaction in education

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

Light–Matter Interactions in Nanophotonics and Optoelectronics

edited by

Ali Belarouci

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: light– matter interaction; nanophotonics; optoelectronics; metasurfaces; plasmonics; integrated photonics; nonlinear optics; nanostructured materials

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

Advances and Applications of Complex Data Analysis and Computing, 2nd Edition

edited by

Lykourgos Magafas

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex data analysis; complex time series; complex networks and systems; classical and quantum cryptography; classical and quantum intelligence and learning (natural and artificial); applications in ICT; energy; and smart cities

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

Study on Antioxidant Activity in Foods

edited by

Rodica Mărgăoan

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidant activity; bioactive compounds; polyphenols; food quality; functional foods; oxidative stress; natural antioxidants; food processing; bioavailability

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

Controlled Environment Agriculture: How Light Shapes Crop Physiology, Yield and Quality

edited by

Miriam Distefano

and

Victor M. Gallegos-Cedillo

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: vertical farming; photosynthesis; organic farming; light quality; soilless culture; LEDs; photovoltaic semi-transparent panels; greenhouse; plant physiology

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

Technical Advances in Enzyme Engineering and Biocatalysis, 2nd Edition

edited by Hugo Juarez Vieira Pereira and Francis Soares Gomes

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: enzyme design; immobilization techniques; enzyme stability

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

AI-Driven Urban Development and Smart Infrastructure

edited by

Jun Song

, Yonggang Zhang, Fan Wang and Wei Xue

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; urban computing; AI for geography; AI for environment; AI for smart cities; computational social science; machine learning; digital twins; sustainable urban development

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

Recent Advances in Sustainable Construction Materials and Structures, 2nd Edition

edited by

Fernando Ávila

and María Esther Puertas García

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction materials; sustainable structures; earth-based materials; green technologies; construction recycling; materials characterization; computational methods; sustainable structural design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Stem Cells: Latest Advances and Future Perspectives

edited by

Mihail S. Chervenkov

,

Darin Zerti

and Elena N. Stoyanova

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open

Keywords: stem cells; regeneration; cancer; modeling; aging; differentiation; reprogramming; medical application

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

Advances in Pollutant Removal from Water Environments, 2nd Edition

edited by

Shejiang Liu

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

New Horizons in Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering

edited by Chrysothemis Paraskevopoulou and

Pavlos Asteriou

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: rock mechanics; geotechnical engineering; underground structures; advanced modelling; experimental geomechanics; emerging technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Resilient and Sustainable Railway Infrastructure: Monitoring, Inspection, and Innovative Technologies

edited by Constantine Tarawneh and Dimitris Rizos

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilient railway infrastructure; advanced monitoring techniques; automated inspection methods; AI-driven maintenance solutions

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

Advances in Soil Pollution and Assessment

edited by Barbara Pawłowska

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil quality; soil pollution; environmental assessment; food safety; soil ecosystem functions; ecological and health risks; soil monitoring; soil degradation; sustainable soil management

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

Advances in Autonomous Driving and Smart Transportation, 2nd Edition

edited by

Lalitha Dabbiru

and Christopher T. Goodin

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: automated driving; machine learning; perception and sensing; object detection; adverse weather models

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

Novel Insights into Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 2nd Edition

edited by

Quanqi Zhu

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: rock mechanics; geotechnical engineering; mechanical response; deformation and fracture; advanced testing technique; laboratory test; theoretical analysis; numerical simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Advances and Applications of Analytical Chemistry

edited by Lacrimioara Senila

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical analysis; pollutants; PFAS; contaminants

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

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