Applied Sciences

Advances in Structural Geology

edited by

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 23908 | Submission Open

Keywords: Strain analyses; Landslide; Active faulting; Fracture analysis; Fault sealing; Shear zones; Continental extension; Detachment faulting; Brittle deformation; Geomechanics; Subsurface storage; Microstructures; Deformation; Palaeostress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Future Human-Technology Interactions and Their Intelligent Applications

edited by

Diego R. Faria

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 21456 | Submission Open

Keywords: advancements in affective intelligence; applied machine learning; assistive technology; robotics for health; education; and smart cities

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

Intelligent Computing and Remote Sensing—2nd Edition

edited by

Qizhi Xu

,

Jin Zheng

and

Feng Gao

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 13147 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; on-orbit/on-board real-time computing; advanced image processing; remote sensing big data; UAV information intelligent computing; radar information intelligent computing; information fusion; video imaging satellite intelligent computing

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

Advancements in Deep Learning and Its Applications

edited by Patrícia Ramos and Jose Manuel Oliveira

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12512 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning applications; artificial intelligence; neural network architectures; transformers; generative models; real-world AI implementation

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

Advances in Sport Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism

edited by

Aleksandra Bojarczuk

and Monika Michałowska-Sawczyn

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8968 | Submission Open

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

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

Development, Characterization, Application and Recycling of Novel Construction Materials, 2nd Edition

edited by

Mouhamadou Amar

and Nor Edine Abriak

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8853 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials; cement; waste reuse; characterization techniques; formulation; durability; concrete; binders; SCMs; geopolymers; sediments; clays; treatment

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

Advanced Analysis and Technology in Fire Science and Engineering - 2nd Edition

edited by

Cheol-Hong Hwang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8277 | Submission Open

Keywords: fire chemistry and physics; fire dynamics; measurement in fire environments; fire detection and suppression system; fire safety design and management; assessment of fire risk; fire investigation

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

Digital Twin and IoT

edited by Samuel D. Okegbile,

Fabrizio Marozzo

and

Dan García Carrillo

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8032 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twin; Internet of Things; data security; privacy; interoperability; scalability; machine learning; artificial intelligence; ethical concerns; optimization

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

Advances in Security, Trust and Privacy in Internet of Things

edited by

Weidong Fang

,

Chunsheng Zhu

and

Andrew W. H. Ip

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7600 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things; cyber security; trust; privacy preservation

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

Latest Research on Computer Vision and Image Processing

edited by

Manuel Jesús Rodríguez Valido

,

Fernando Perez Nava

and Gustavo Sutter Capristo

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5700 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; image and video processing; image and video understanding; computer vision applications; machine learning; artificial intelligence; ethics; deepfakes; sustainability

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

Machine Learning and Reasoning for Reliable and Explainable AI

edited by

Raheleh Jafari

,

Alexander Gegov

and Farzad Arabikhan

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5122 | Submission Open

Keywords: explainable AI; machine learning; artificial intelligence

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

Autonomous Systems in Cyber-Physical Systems and Smart Industry: Innovations and Challenges, 2nd Edition

edited by

Rui Pinto

,

Pedro M. B. Torres

and

Volker Lohweg

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 4145 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyber– physical systems; smart industry; autonomous systems; self-*; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning; real-time monitoring; predictive maintenance; security and privacy in industry; ethical considerations in autonomous systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Intelligent Data Processing and Management: Technologies and Applications

edited by

Wenjie Zhang

,

Zhengyi Yang

, Long Yuan and Peng Cheng

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3791 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven data processing; big data analytics; machine learning for data management; scalable machine learning algorithms; intelligent data stream systems; AI-enhanced data security; AI-powered database systems; large language models (LLMs) in data management; graph data processing; spatial and temporal data analysis

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

Technologies and Techniques for the Enhancement of Agriculture 4.0

edited by

Roberto Romaniello

and

Claudio Perone

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3735 | Submission Open

Keywords: Agriculture 4.0; smart farming; agri-technologies; precision agriculture; information technologies; robotics; machine learning; big data; artificial intelligence (AI); Internet of Things (IoT); virtual and augmented reality

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

Natural Products: Biological Activities and Industrial Applications

edited by

Ana Carolina Gonçalves

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3601 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; biological activities; industrial applications; bioactive compounds

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

Advanced Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality: Immersive Applications and Innovative Techniques: 2nd Edition

edited by

Chaman Sabharwal

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3594 | Submission Open

Keywords: virtual reality; augmented reality; digital; immersion; remote; AR and AI

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

Holistic Approaches in Artificial Intelligence and Renewable Energy

edited by

Ionut Nica

, Nora Monica Chirita and

Camelia Delcea

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3397 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; renewable energy; cybernetics; energy portfolio optimization; smart grids; circular economy; sustainable development goals; energy forecasting; energy investment optimization

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

Intelligent Transportation Systems: Advanced Technologies and Future Prospects

edited by Lei Peng, Jia Liu and Kun Xu

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3346 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transportation system (ITS); vehicle– road– cloud integration; intelligent infrastructure-assisted ITS; edge computing; spatiotemporal multimodal fusion perception; spatiotemporal multimodal data processing; traffic management and control

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

New Trends in the Development of Pharmaceutical Forms for Human and Veterinary Use

edited by

Daniel Hernandez-Patlan

and

Bruno Solís-Cruz

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3093 | Submission Open

Keywords: preformulation studies; physicochemical aspects of drug product development; drug delivery systems; biopharmaceutical aspects; nanotechnology; phytobiotics/natural compounds; therapeutic proteins; human and animal health

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

Advanced Remote Sensing Technologies and Their Applications

edited by

Ke Wu

,

Tao Chen

and Yuanjin Xu

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2721 | Submission Open

Keywords: lithological mapping; deep learning; remote sensing imagery processing; image classification; image fusion and sharpening; artificial neural network; geological remote sensing applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Advanced Methods for Time Series Forecasting

edited by

Camelia Delcea

and Nora Monica Chirita

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2165 | Submission Open

Keywords: time series analysis; complex data; AI; hybrid models; data analysis

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

Molecular Mechanisms, Diagnosis and Therapeutics of Neurodegenerative Diseases

edited by

Sarmistha Mitra

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1710 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurodegenerative diseases; ageing; neurodegeneration hallmarks; protein misfolding and aggregates; molecular diagnosis; therapeutic management; small molecule and drug design; complementary and alternative medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Chromatographic Methods for Functional Foods and Their Application to Food Quality, Safety, and Characterization

edited by

Jorge Custodio-Mendoza

,

Agata Antoniewska-Krzeska

and

Ilda Caldeira

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1664 | Submission Open

Keywords: amino acids; analytical validation; antioxidants; bioactive compounds; fatty acids; GC; GCxGC; green solvents; HILIC; HPLC; LCxLC; lipid oxidation; method development; minerals; MLC; nano-LC; phytochemicals; polyphenols; quality control; sample preparation; SFC; UHPLC; vitamins; volatile compounds

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

Advances in Machinery Fault Diagnosis and Condition Monitoring

edited by

Lang Xu

and

Steven Chatterton

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1497 | Submission Open

Keywords: machinery fault diagnosis; condition monitoring; signal processing; data-driven approaches; remaining useful life prognostics

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

Technical Advances in Recycled Construction Materials

edited by

Sandra Espuelas Zuazu

and Eduardo Prieto Cobo

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1478 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste management; sustainable construction; raw material; recycled materials; circular economy; sustainability; environmental impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Collective Dynamics, Decision-Making and Self-Organization in Complex Systems

edited by

Polinpapilinho Katina

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1462 | Submission Open

Keywords: collective dynamics; decision making; self-organization; complex systems

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

Application of Deep Learning in Speech Enhancement Technology

edited by

Lin Wang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1445 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; explainable AI; microphone array; multi-modal speech processing; noise reduction; speech enhancement

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

Wearable Devices: Design and Performance Evaluation

edited by

Ricardo Augusto Rabelo Oliveira

,

Mateus Coelho Silva

and

Giuseppe Andreoni

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1314 | Submission Open

Keywords: rehabilitation robotics and assistive devices; physical therapy and training interventions; sports performance enhancement; user experience and comfort in wearable technology

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

Digital Innovations in Healthcare

edited by

Jia-Lien Hsu

and

Rui Araújo

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1307 | Submission Open

Keywords: healthcare AI; machine learning; disease diagnosis; medical NLP; digital health solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advanced Studies in Land Cover Change and Geographic Data Fusion

edited by

Jingxiong Zhang

and

Ludovit Kovanic

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1099 | Submission Open

Keywords: land cover change; applied Bayesian statistics; spatio-temporal data fusion; remote sensing; geoinformatics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

State-of-the-Art in Computational Analysis of Machines, Mechanisms, Structures and Materials

edited by

Kristina Marković

, Zeljko Vrcan, Sanjin Troha and

Dragan Zoran Marinkovic

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 824 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational analysis; structural analysis; smart structures; additively manufactured materials; machines and mechanisms; mechanical and fluid power transmissions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

New Technologies and Applications of Visual-Based Human-Computer Interactions

edited by

Kai Essig

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 727 | Submission Open

Keywords: visual-based HCI; AI; camera stream processing; multi-modal interfaces; movement; intention; emotion and face recognition; activity; intention and gesture recognition; presentation of visual data; interactive data visualizations; multi-modal databases

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

Carbon Nanotubes and Nanotechnology: Novel Applications and Future Perspectives

edited by

Sandra Zarska

,

Wojciech Ciesielski

and

Damian Kulawik

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 567 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; mechanical properties; biomedical applications; energy storage (e.g.; batteries; supercapacitors); environmental applications; electronic devices; future trends in carbon nanotechnology

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

Advances in Artificial Intelligence for Image Processing: Insights and Applications

edited by

Danila Germanese

and

Andrea Loddo

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 563 | Submission Open

Keywords: image processing; artificial intelligence; image segmentation; medical image analysis; object recognition; feature extraction; emotion recognition; deep learning; machine learning; image generation

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

Advances in Data Science in Sports

edited by

Kelly De Jesus

, Karla De Jesus,

Flávio Antônio de Souza Castro

and Raúl Arellano

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 535 | Submission Open

Keywords: performance prediction; sports optimization; data science; precision; efficiency

Technical Advances in Geosynthetics

edited by

Anna Markiewicz

and

Eugeniusz Koda

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 506 | Submission Open

Keywords: geosynthetics; manufacturing; designing; numerical modeling; laboratory testing; geotechnical engineering; civil engineering; environmental protection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

New Challenges in Metamaterials: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by Ke Wu and

Xiaoguang Zhao

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 437 | Submission Open

Keywords: programmable and tunable metamaterials; adaptive and non-linear metamaterials; machine learning algorithms for metamaterial optimization; advanced metamaterial fabrication techniques; durability and performance of metamaterials in extreme environments; applications of metamaterials in energy harvesting and sensing; metamaterials in medical imaging and diagnostics; metamaterial-based antennas for 5G and beyond

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

Machine Learning Applications in Earthquake Engineering

edited by

Konstantinos G. Megalooikonomou

and

Leonidas Alexandros S. Kouris

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 313 | Submission Open

Keywords: earthquake engineering; structural dynamics; seismic risk assessment; seismic hazard analysis; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Ecotoxicology of Trace Elements on Ecosystems

edited by

Podlasińska Joanna

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 295 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological toxicology; environmental biochemistry; trace elements (Hg; Se); ecosystem resilience; aquatic and terrestrial pollution; biochemical responses to toxins; conservation biology

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

Terahertz Imaging Technologies and Applications

edited by Yuping Yang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open

Keywords: terahertz imaging; continuous wave imaging; pulsed wave imaging; near-field imaging; computed-tomographic imaging; real-time imaging; biomedicine; agriculture; artworks; security inspection; non-destructive testing

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

Recent Development and Emerging Trends in Dental Implants

edited by

SeongYong Moon

and

Jung-Woo Lee

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 225 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental implants; oral cancer; reconstruction

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

Switched Systems: Modeling, Analysis, and Applications

edited by Elisa Mostacciuolo and

Andrea Ballo

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open

Keywords: switched system; stability; control; hybrid system; switched capacitor

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

Recent Advances in Control Strategies and Applications for Mechatronic Systems

edited by

Jesús Sandoval

,

Eusebio Bugarin Carlos

and Jose Gudalupe Romero

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

Keywords: advanced control algorithms; nonlinear control strategies; real-time control applications; control of autonomous systems; modeling; real-time embedded system; practical challenges in implementation; intelligent control; simulation

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

Mechanical Behaviour of Unsaturated Soil

edited by Wei Xiong, Zhuang Cheng and Mengmeng Wu

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open

Keywords: granular soils; soil mechanics; mechanical behaviour; micro-structures and micro-morphologies; computational geomechanics; modelling and simulation of geomaterials; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Embodied Intelligence and Its Application in Robotics

edited by

Xiaojie Su

, Tao Jiang, Tao Song, Yufeng Tian and

Jiangshuai Huang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: embodied intelligence; autonomous navigation; vision language mode; robotic control systems; human– robot collaboration; intelligence control; decision making; reinforcement meta-learning; field robotics

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

AI-Based Machinery Health Monitoring

edited by

Alexandru Stanciu

and

Rui Araújo

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: predictive maintenance; fault diagnosis and prognostics; advanced sensing and monitoring techniques; digital twins; remaining useful life prediction; deep learning; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Disaster Prevention and Control of Underground and Tunnel Engineering

edited by Nengxiong Xu and

Yan Qin

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: underground space development; underground energy storage facility; poor geological conditions underground; conventional energy extraction; unconventional energy extraction; geotechnical problems; engineering geological issues

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Sustainable Recovery of Bioactive Compounds from Food Industry By-Products

edited by Gloria Domínguez-Rodríguez,

José Ignacio Alonso-Esteban

and Stefania Pagliari

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced extractions; green chemistry; food by-products; sustainability; bioactive compounds; green solvents; human health

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

Application of Molecular Biology in Parasitology

edited by

Roland Wesołowski

,

Karolina Kot

and

Dawid Jańczak

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular diagnostics; parasitic infections; genotyping; molecular epidemiology; parasite detection; environmental parasitology; food safety; host– parasite interactions; genomics and transcriptomics; molecular techniques in parasitology

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

Advanced Technologies in Medical/Health Informatics

edited by Ourania Petropoulou and

Ioannis Kakkos

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital/medical informatics; artificial intelligence in healthcare; electronic health records; clinical decision support systems; biomedical data processing; medical imaging analysis; biomedical signal processing; data privacy/cybersecurity in healthcare; wearable devices; telemedicine; cloud computing in healthcare; mobile health applications

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

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