Applied Sciences

Advanced Biomedical Imaging Technologies and Their Applications

edited by Barbara Testagrossa and

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 813 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical imaging; Raman spectroscopy; near- and mid-infrared spectroscopy; advanced optical imaging technologies; magnetic resonance imaging; computed tomography; ultrasound

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advances in Materials and Structures for Underground and Transportation Engineering

edited by

Yixian Wang

,

Panpan Guo

and Hui Zhang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 808 | Submission Open

Keywords: underground engineering; metro tunnels; high-performance materials; structural optimization; deep excavations; sustainable materials; durability enhancement; smart monitoring technologies; disaster mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advances in Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Characterization and Application

edited by Riccardo Scarfiello and

Armando Genco

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 807 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterial synthesis and characterization; nanomaterial devices and applications; colloidal nanocrystals; nanowires; functional nanomaterials; nanomanipulation; nanofabrication; electronic devices

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

Advanced Polymer Composites: Design, Functionalization and Emerging Applications

edited by

Bolesław Szadkowski

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 738 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer composites; fillers; functionalization; additives; multifunctionality; sustainability; molecular design

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

Digital Advancements in Civil Engineering and Construction

edited by

Daguang Han

and Ashraf El-Hamalawi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 734 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twins; AI agents; autonomous construction systems; autonomous decision-making; construction in extreme environments; extraterrestrial construction technologies; environmentally adaptive construction; construction robotics; digital transformation; AI for BIM; 3D-printing; autonomous decision-making; artificial intelligence in construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Application of Big Data Technology Based on Machine Learning

edited by

W. David Pan

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 677 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data; machine learning; deep learning; data analytics; scalable algorithms; cloud computing; data mining; real-time analytics

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

Applications of Wireless and Mobile Communications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Mario Marques Da Silva

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 661 | 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)

Advances in Medical Physics and Quantitative Imaging

edited by

Oleksandra V. Ivashchenko

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 653 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical physics; quantitative imaging; hybrid imaging; image reconstruction; dosimetry and radiation dose optimization; imaging biomarkers; functional and molecular imaging; machine learning in medical imaging; multi-parametric imaging; translational imaging studies

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

Application of Machine Vision in Biomechanical Engineering

edited by Ying Yi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 647 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine vision; biomechanical engineering; motion capture; medical image analysis; surgical robotics; biomechanics; computer vision; deep learning; human movement analysis; tissue mechanics

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

Advanced Structural Analysis for Earthquake-Resistant Design of Buildings: 2nd Edition

edited by

Angelo Aloisio

and

Dag Pasquale Pasca

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 643 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic design; structural dynamics; structural analysis; seismic retrofitting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Graph Neural Networks: Theory, Methods and Applications

edited by Ruonan Liu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 603 | Submission Open

Keywords: graph neural networks; graph representation learning; GNN architectures; GNN applications

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

Data Statistics for Epidemiological Research—2nd Edition

edited by

Estela Vilhena

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 580 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data analytics; data analysis; data visualization; epidemiology; health outcomes; machine learning; public health; risk factors; spatial analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Additive Manufacturing of Fiber Composite Structures

edited by

Pascal Mindermann

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 557 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; computational design; sustainable materials; lightweight structures; fiber composites; processing characteristics; structural testing; advanced manufacturing; process innovations; digital characterization

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

Applied Reconfigurable Computing (ARC): Developments and Practical Applications

edited by Christopher C. Doss, Daniel Brian Limbrick and

Juan A. Gómez-Pulido

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 551 | Submission Open

Keywords: reconfigurable computing; field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs); configurable architectures; adaptive hardware; partial reconfiguration; high-level synthesis (HLS)

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

Artificial Intelligence and Bioinformatics for Disease Diagnosis and Prognostic Assessment

edited by

Ana María Torres Aranda

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 549 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; bioinformatics; machine learning; deep learning; big data analysis; genomic sequences; proteomic profiles; clinical data; disease diagnosis; prognostic assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Multimedia Steganography and Watermarking in the AI Era: Methods, Robustness and Applications

edited by

Xin Zhong

and

Frank Y. Shih

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 532 | Submission Open

Keywords: watermarking; steganography; data hiding; deep learning-based; representation learning; multimodality; robustness and defense; generative model-based; multimedia security; multimedia coding and encryption; steganalysis; real-world applications; explainable AI; breakthroughs from traditional methods

Urban Thermal Comfort and Microclimate: From Research to Sustainable Design

edited by

Eduardo Diz-Mellado

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 531 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban thermal comfort; microclimate; urban heat island; climate adaptation; urban planning; outdoor comfort; resilient cities

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

Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Intelligent Systems

edited by

George Hatzivasilis

and Ioannidis Sotirios

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 499 | Submission Open

Keywords: secure and federated machine learning; privacy-preserving AI and data analytics; adversarial attack detection and defense; cryptographic techniques for intelligent systems; threat modeling in cyber-physical and IoT systems; blockchain for trust and data integrity; secure lifecycle management of AI models; trust in autonomous and AI-enabled IoT environments

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

Advances in Geophysical Methods for Deep Resource Exploration and Urban Underground Space Development

edited by Benyu Su and

Rujun Chen

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 497 | Submission Open

Keywords: geophysical exploration; deep mineral exploration; urban underground space development; electromagnetic methods; high-resolution seismic imaging; multi-physics joint inversion; near-surface geophysics; 3D geological modeling; geohazard assessment; subsurface characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Advances and Perspectives in Nuclear Thermal Hydraulics and Nuclear Safety

edited by

Antonio Cervone

,

Sandro Manservisi

and Giorgio Bornia

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 492 | Submission Open

Keywords: CFD; uncertainty quantification; artificial intelligence; system thermal hydraulics; nuclear safety; IV-gen nuclear reactors; fusion reactors

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

Drilling Engineering Technologies: Fluid Systems, Automation, and Process Optimization

edited by

Nediljka Gaurina-Međimurec

,

Borivoje Pašić

and

Petar Mijić

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 485 | Submission Open

Keywords: drilling fluids; additives; waste materials; nanoparticles; hydraulics; rheology; cuttings transport; lost circulation; formation damage; hydraulic fracturing; automation; process optimization; wellbore stability; real-time monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Time Series Forecasting and Soft Sensing for Climate Modeling and Applications

edited by

Ziyang Wang

,

Yifan Zhao

and Yongxiang Lei

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 483 | Submission Open

Keywords: time series prediction; deep learning; climate prediction; embodied intelligence-based applications; soft sensing; explainable AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Recent Advances in Microwave Photonics: Second Edition

edited by

Tengfei Hao

and

Nuannuan Shi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 468 | Submission Open

Keywords: microwave photonics; integrated microwave photonics; microwave photonic link; microwave photonic signal processor; optoelectronic oscillator; radio over fiber

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

Advances in the Intersection of Computer Graphics, Image Processing, and Artificial Intelligence

edited by Simon Kolmanič,

Štefan Kohek

and

Damjan Strnad

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 463 | Submission Open

Keywords: procedural content generation; real-time cloth dynamics; AI-augmented VR/AR interfaces; semantic segmentation; physics-informed simulation; GAN-based synthesis

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

Advances in Big Data and Cloud/Edge Computing

edited by

Fahed Alkhabbas

,

Sadi Alawadi

and Addi Ait-Mlouk

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 457 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge and cloud computing; big data; knowledge-driven systems; internet of things; intelligent systems

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

Advances in Soil Analysis in Different Ecosystems

edited by

Joanna Podlasińska

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 449 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil analysis; soil composition; soil health; soil properties; soil fertility; ecosystem sustainability; environmental impact; land management; soil fertility; contaminants in soil; carbon storage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Methods, Techniques and Tools for Microalgae-Based Process and Product Development

edited by

Nuno Costa

and

Carla Amarelo Santos

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 440 | Submission Open

Keywords: microalgae-based bioprocesses; microalgae-based products; photosynthetic microorganisms; bioremediation and environmental applications; analytical methods for microalgae research; microalgae– organism integration; microalgae culture

Processing and Quality Control of Cereal Foods

edited by Tao Yang and

Jinsong Bao

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 436 | Submission Open

Keywords: cereal food processing; quality control; thermal or non-thermal processing; starch retrogradation; protein aggregation; texture formation; process optimization

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

Design, Analysis, Control, and Optimization of Sustainable Industrial and Manufacturing Processes, 2nd Edition

edited by

Daynier Rolando Delgado Sobrino

and

Rafał Gołębski

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 419 | Submission Open

Keywords: manufacturing engineering; sustainable manufacturing; advanced manufacturing (smart and high-precision manufacturing); process design; analysis; control; and optimization of manufacturing and industrial processes; Industry 4.0; Logistics 4.0 (key technologies and trends); human-centric manufacturing; supply chain management; circular economy; additive manufacturing; advanced robotics; human– robot collaboration; artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML); Internet of Things (IoT); cyber-physical systems (CPS); simulation; emulation; digital twin and virtual commissioning of manufacturing and industrial processes; advanced materials

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

Performance Testing, Evaluation and Innovation in Physical Protection Systems

edited by

Andrej Velas

and

Martin Hromada

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 417 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical protection systems; performance testing; security evaluation; critical infrastructure; soft targets; security technologies; resilience; risk assessment; cyber– physical security; standards compliance

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

Explainable Artificial Intelligence Technology and Its Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Guoyang Liu

,

Weidong Zhou

and

Lan Tian

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 412 | Submission Open

Keywords: explainable artificial intelligence (XAI); post hoc explainability; ante‑hoc (intrinsic) interpretability; causal and counterfactual explanations; cognitive‑science‑inspired XAI; biologically inspired XAI; interpretable deep learning; trustworthy and responsible AI; human– AI interaction and usability studies; explainable biomedical signal processing; explainable computer vision; explainable natural‑language processing; edge and hardware‑efficient XAI

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

Convolutional Neural Networks and Computer Vision, 2nd Edition

edited by

Miguel Ángel Patricio Guisado

, Luis Usero Aragonés and Juan Pedro Llerena Caña

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 399 | Submission Open

Keywords: CNN; image segmentation; video segmentation; object tracking; multi-object tracking; vision-based navigation; visual-SLAM foundation vision models

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

Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics in Energy and Reaction Systems

edited by

Margarida Brito

and

Ricardo Santos

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 394 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics; chemical reactor design; energy systems optimization; multiphase flow simulation; mixing and reactive flows; renewable energy technologies

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

Recent Advancements in X-Ray Imaging

edited by Nicolas Burdet and

Christian Spielmann

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 375 | Submission Open

Keywords: X-ray imaging; materials science; X-ray technology; X-ray Free Electron Lasers

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

Recent Research on Sustainable Concrete and Construction Materials: Structure, Durability and Mechanical Properties

edited by

Seung-Yup Jang

and

Seung-Jun Kwon

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 371 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; concrete; CO2 (carbon dioxide); GHG (greenhouse gas); supplementary cementitious materials; alkali-activated concrete; cement-free concrete; recycled aggregates; waste recycling; strucutral performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Emerging Trends in Additive Manufacturing Processing: Innovations in Materials, Methods and Applications

edited by

Dimitrios-Nikolaos Pagonis

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 367 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; 4D printing; advanced functional materials; stimuli-responsive components; continuous fiber integration; hybrid manufacturing designs; sensing capabilities/devices; advanced manufacturing techniques; process optimization; industrial applications

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

Advances and Challenges in Food Safety and Healthy Nutrition

edited by Elżbieta Górska-Horczyczak,

Magdalena Zalewska

and

Ewelina Pogorzelska

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 365 | Submission Open

Keywords: food; nutritional value; functional food; food production quality systems; food safety and quality

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

Emerging Trends in Soil–Structure Interaction Analysis

edited by

Chun-Wei Yao

,

Paul Bernazzani

and

Mien Jao

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 360 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil– structural interaction; soil liquification; seismic analysis; foundation and adjacent structure system; numerical and physical modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Mobile Robot Intelligent Systems: Perception, Planning, and Interaction in Real-World Applications

edited by

Alessandro Luchetti

and

Mariolino De Cecco

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 357 | Submission Open

Keywords: mobile robotics; intelligent systems; sensor fusion; human– robot interaction (HRI); machine learning for robotics; augmented reality; virtual reality; robot perception; assistive robotics; autonomous vehicles; motion planning; 3D reconstruction; object detection and tracking; rehabilitation robotics; data-driven robot control

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

Low-Carbon Biofuels

edited by

Roberta Mota Panizio

, Ronney Arismel Mancebo Boloy and

Catarina Nobre

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 350 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon hydrogen; biomass processing technologies; solid and liquid biofuels; renewable gases: production and applications; bioenergy demand and supply; biochemical and product development technologies; biorefineries; energy prospect; circular urban and industrial metabolism

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

Geotechnical Engineering: Principles and Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Junjun Ni

and Haowen Guo

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 350 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational geotechnics; bio-inspired and ecological geotechnical engineering; geoenvironmental engineering; greenhouse gases and climate change; pavement engineering; renewable energy sources; risk assessment and management; sustainability in geotechnical engineering; underground engineering and construction; unsaturated soils

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Degradation Mechanisms, Durability Enhancement and Decommission of Composite Materials

edited by

Francisco Lahuerta Calahorra

and Rogier Nijssen

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 345 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite materials; degradation mechanisms; durability enhancement; decommissioning; end-of-life; aging; fatigue; repair techniques; non-destructive testing; recycling

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

Design, Synthesis, Analysis and Application of Antiviral Agents

edited by

Jazmín García-Machorro

,

Marlet Martinez-Archundia

and

Marvin Antonio Soriano-Ursúa

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 342 | Submission Open

Keywords: antivirals; in silico; in vitro; in vivo; target; replication cycle; viral protein; viral entry; viral assembly and exit

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

Nanocarrier-Based Drug Delivery for Bioavailability Improvement

edited by

Van-An Duong

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 331 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanocarriers; bioavailability; pharmacokinetic; micelles; nanoemulsions; liposomes; solid lipid nanoparticles; nanostructured lipid carriers

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

Advances in Plant Stress Tolerance and Response

edited by

Gerardo Acosta- Garcia

and

Roberto Buonaurio

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open

Keywords: stress responses; stress signaling pathways; stress tolerance; climate change; plant resilience; stress adaptation; biotic and abiotic stress; advanced breeding techniques; gene editing and biotechnological approaches; epigenetic regulation and sustainable agriculture

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

Advances in Organometallic Chemistry: Synthesis, Reactivity, and Structural Insights

edited by

Donghyeon Kim

and

Zakir Ullah

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 327 | Submission Open

Keywords: photo-catalytic/photo-induced organometallic systems; bio-organometallic chemistry: fluorescent probes; pharmaceuticals; biomolecules; theoretical and computational studies of organometallic complexes; structural determination with single-crystal X-ray diffraction; supramolecular organometallic assemblies; electro-catalytic organometallic systems; C– H bond activation

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

Two-Dimensional Materials for Photocatalysis and Energy

edited by Hui Fang and

Francis Verpoort

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 320 | Submission Open

Keywords: 2D materials; photocatalysis; energy conversion; spectroscopy; calculation

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

Advances in Smart Grids Control Systems, 2nd Edition

edited by

Gheorghe Grigoras

and

Cristian-Dragoș Dumitru

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 317 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grids; control strategies; control systems; distributed energy resources; energy management systems; power quality; grid integration of renewable energy systems; grid automation; demand-response; internet of things (IoT) in smart grids; cyber security; vehicle to grid (V2G); storage systems

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

Applied Technologies in Animal Physiology and Welfare Monitoring

edited by

Mariana Almeida

and

Severiano R. Silva

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 301 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal welfare; animal health; physiological monitoring; wearable sensors; real-time data; stress assessment; behavioral analysis; artificial intelligence; non-invasive techniques

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

Microbiology and Antibiotic Resistance in Environment

edited by

Lorenzo Pace

and

Valeria Rondinone

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 298 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotic resistance; One Health; environment; foods; WGS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

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