Applied Sciences

Advances in Aerosol Detection, Analysis and Impacts on Climate Change

edited by

Rafael Palácios

,

Thiago R. Rodrigues

and

Harry D. Kambezidis

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 10 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerosol measurement techniques; optical properties of aerosols; physical and chemical properties of aerosols; satellite aerosol detection; application of models in aerosol analysis; direct and indirect effects of aerosols on climate; multiplatform aerosol observations; trend analysis for aerosols; aerossol and climate extremes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Context Awareness in Intelligent and AI-Driven Information Retrieval

edited by Taha Osman

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 6 | Submission Open

Keywords: context-aware information retrieval; retrieval-augmented generation (RAG); large language models (LLMs); neural and hybrid retrieval; generative AI; domain and user context modelling; natural language processing (NLP); knowledge-intensive applications

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

Electrochemistry and Corrosion of Materials—Second Edition

edited by

Rajib Kalsar

, Sridhar Niverty,

Vineet V. Joshi

and Lyndi Strange

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 5 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemistry and material degradation; long-term corrosion tests; multimodal corrosion measurements; microscopic electrochemistry: scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) and scanning electrochemical cell microscopy (SECCM); scanning kelvin probe force microscopy (SKPFM); multiphysics modeling

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

Human-Centered Interactive and Immersive Systems for Education, Engineering, and Health

edited by

Ericka Janet Rechy-Ramírez

and

Antonio Fernández-Caballero

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– computer interface; game; serious game; game accessibility; accessibility in human– computer interaction; game usability; usability in human– computer interaction; sensor fusion; biosignal; virtual reality

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

Innovative and Advanced Materials and Their Applications in Circular Bioeconomy

edited by

Elisabeta Szerb

,

Florica Manea

and Cretu Carmen

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; by-products and waste-derived materials; molecular and supramolecular materials; porous and hybrid/composite materials; nanomaterials and nanostructures; green chemistry; morphostructural and functional properties characterization; molecular modeling; chemical; electrochemical and biological innovative processes; circular bioeconomy; clean technologies; biotechnologies and environmental protection; environmental sustainability

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

Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of New Compounds

edited by

Petja Marinova

and

Denica Blazheva

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 3 | Submission Open

Keywords: inorganic chemistry; organic chemistry; chemical compounds; synthesis; metal complexes; biological activity; medicinal chemistry; active compounds; biological applications; pharmaceutical biotechnology; drug discovery and development; pharmacology; anticancer research; cytotoxicity; apoptosis; antibacterial assays

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

Applications of Ultrasonic Waves for Non-Destructive Testing

edited by

Dariusz Ulbrich

and

Jakub Kowalczyk

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 3 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrasound; phased array; guided waves; structural health monitoring; defect characterization; additive manufacturing; car body; ultrasound transducer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Acoustics and Vibrations)

Intelligent Systems: Design and Engineering Applications

edited by

Héctor Alonso Guerrero-Osuna

,

Armando Jorge Sousa

and

Carlos Alberto Olvera-Olvera

submission deadline 22 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent systems; artificial intelligence; embedded systems; edge AI; cyber– physical systems; intelligent control; robotics; Internet of Things (IoT); data-driven engineering

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

Computer Vision in Automatic Detection and Identification, 2nd Edition

edited by

Yongliang Qiao

,

Daobilige Su

and

Meili Wang

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2607 | Submission Open

Keywords: detection and identification; image processing; object detection and segmentation; computer vision tools and applications; pattern recognition; digital image techniques; multispectral image-based detection

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

Recent Advances in the Digitalization of Infrastructure

edited by

Laura Inzerillo

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 500 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; BIM; civil engineering; maintenance design; sustainability; smart infrastructures; smart monitoring

Multidisciplinary Collaborative Design of Aircraft

edited by

Baigang Mi

and

Wei Huang

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4604 | Submission Open

Keywords: multidisciplinary design; coupling optimization; intelligent design; inverse design; high fidelity; high efficiency

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

Deep Networks for Biosignals—2nd Edition

edited by

Sung Bum Pan

and

EunSang Bak

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3260 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep networks; human identification; emotion classification; movement analysis; human– computer interaction; biosignal processing; multimodal feature integration; healthcare system

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

Biomechanics and Performance Assessment in Paralympic Sports and Adapted Physical Activity

edited by

Vincenzo Bonaiuto

and

Delphine Chadefaux

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3002 | Submission Open

Keywords: kinematic analysis; biomechanical modeling; prosthesis and orthosis design; disability-specific training; sports injury prevention; sports simulation technology

Advances in Cell and Tissue Engineering: Biomechanical Modeling and Mechanobiology

edited by Scott Wood and

Arkady Voloshin

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2606 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanobiological therapy; mechanical analysis in biomedicine; cell culture; biomechanics; cell differentiation; mechanotransduction; numerical techniques in biomedicine

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

Design, Fabrication and Applications of Steel Structures

edited by Jie Wang and Fengjiang Qin

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1893 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced materials; structural design; fabrication technology; additive manufacturing; structural performance; sustainable construction; steel-concrete composite structures; digitalization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Multi-Scale Risk Assessment and Geological Characterization of Underground Engineering: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Xiang Wu

,

Fenghua An

and

Peng Wu

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1820 | Submission Open

Keywords: risk assessment; underground engineering; safety management; human factors; technological innovation; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Perovskite Solar Cells: Materials, Technologies, Developments and Future Prospects

edited by Chunyang Zhang and

Dou Zhang

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1632 | Submission Open

Keywords: perovskite solar cells; photovoltaic materials; device stability; scalable fabrication; efficiency enhancement; interface engineering; sustainable energy

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

Recent Advances in Enhanced Oil Recovery for Unconventional Oil and Gas

edited by

Wenhao Li

,

Saipeng Huang

and

Wenming Ji

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 832 | Submission Open

Keywords: shale oil and gas; tight oil and gas; unconventional reservoir; enhanced oil recovery; CO2 injection; carbon capture and storage; nanofluids

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

Recent Advances in Deep Learning and Machine Learning in Information Systems

edited by

Dong Hyun Jeong

,

Jeong-Gun Lee

and

Bong-Keun Jeong

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 481 | Submission Open

Keywords: enterprise neural networks; explainable AI; knowledge management AI; business NLP; corporate computer vision; decision support systems; federated learning; AI governance; responsible AI; IS model deployment; business predictive analytics; generative business AI; information anomaly detection; human– AI collaboration; multimodal information systems; customer sentiment analysis; big data analytics; knowledge discovery; intelligent information systems

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

Advances in Rock Excavation and Underground Construction Technology

edited by

Hao Wu

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 471 | Submission Open

Keywords: tunnel boring machines (TBMs); controlled blasting; rock mechanics; ground support systems; geomechanical modeling; real-time monitoring; automation in tunneling; sustainable tunneling; urban tunneling; deep underground projects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

New Insights into Construction Materials: Greener, Smarter and Stronger

edited by

Stamatia Gavela

, Afroditi Ntziouni and

Nikolaos Nikoloutsopoulos

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 303 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional properties; durability of building materials; (ultra) high-performance concrete materials and structures; multifunctional/smart concrete; green concrete; incorporation of recycled materials; nanotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Control Methods and Applications of Advanced Robotics

edited by

Carlos Aguilar-Avelar

and

Javier Moreno-Valenzuela

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 266 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotic systems; motion control; nonlinear control; modeling; remote sensing; estimation; real-time control; embedded systems; artificial intelligence; intelligent control

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

Emerging Technologies and Trends in Geological and Mineral Exploration

edited by

Xin Chen

and

Xiaojia Jiang

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 250 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging exploration strategies; innovative exploration technologies; advanced exploration methods; data-driven exploration; sustainable exploration practices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Soil Hydraulic Properties Characterization for Improving Water Availability: Second Edition

edited by Vincenzo Alagna,

Dario Autovino

and

Massimo Iovino

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 250 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil hydraulic properties; inverse modeling; PTF; soil physical quality; plant water availability; water use efficiency; vadose zone hydrology; urban soils; water saving

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Advances in Silicon-Based Optoelectronic Integration Technology and Devices

edited by

Mario Moreno Moreno

and

José Alberto Luna López

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 248 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon photonics; optoelectronic integration; CMOS compatibility; photonic integrated circuits (PICs)

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

Advanced Aerodynamic Design and Flow Control in Turbomachinery

edited by Hanan Lu and

Guangtao Ran

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open

Keywords: potential topics include; but are not limited to; the following: advanced aerodynamic design method; turbomachinery aerodynamics; complex flows in turbomachinery; active and passive flow control; applications broadening actuator use in different fields; design of actuators; flow control mechanisms; modelling and optimization; smart structures combined with drag reduction techniques; flow control in propulsive systems; flow control for aircrafts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Structural Health Monitoring for Bridge Structures, 2nd Edition

edited by Yi Zhou,

Guangdong Zhou

and

Laura Ierimonti

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: bridge structures; structural health monitoring; sensor technology; condition assessment; damage detection; non-destructive testing data analytics; life-cycle management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Innovations in Regenerative Medicine: Implantology and Regeneration

edited by

Antonio Scarano

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: bone augmentation; regenerative medicine; stem cells; exosomes; dental implantology; digital planning in implant

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Recent Advances in Fatigue Strength of Metallic Materials

edited by

Ramūnas Česnavičius

and

Antanas Ciuplys

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open

Keywords: fatigue strength; metallic materials; additive manufacturing; low-cycle fatigue; high-cycle fatigue; corrosion fatigue; crack initiation; crack propagation; life prediction; FE fatigue analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Current Advances in Underwater Acoustic Signal Processing

edited by Jie Tian and

Huifang Chen

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater acoustic communication; underwater acoustic imaging; underwater sensor networks; underwater detection; tracking and classification; underwater acoustic transducer; simulation of underwater environment and sonar systems; artificial intelligence in underwater acoustic engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Acoustics and Vibrations)

Emerging Medical Devices and Technologies, 2nd Edition

edited by

Iole Vozza

and

Fabrizio Guerra

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

Keywords: medical device; medical technologies; regulatory medical device engineering; EU certifications; clinical trials

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

Biochar Production Aiming to Improve Soil Fertility and Carbon Sequestration

edited by

Abel Rodrigues

,

Miguel Mendes

,

Sofia Isabel Almeida Pereira

and

Ana Ferreira

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochar structure and properties; carbonization variables; biomass; soil fertility; carbon sequestration

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

Advances in Natural Antimicrobial Compounds: Discovery, Synthesis, Characterization, and Application, 2nd Edition

edited by

Carla Sabia

and

Ramona Iseppi

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; bacteriocins; antibacterial compounds; antibiofilm activity; antibiotic resistance

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

Current Advances in Electric Motors, Drives and Power Converters Technologies

edited by

Zbigniew Rymarski

and

Przemysław Ptak

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: inverters; DC/DC converters; motor drives; power efficiency; power converters modelling; control algorithms; modulation schemes; multilevel inverters; WBG switching transistors

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

Next-Generation Intelligent Memory and Storage Systems: Design, Optimization, and AI Integration

edited by

Donghyun Kang

and

Jaeho Kim

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: memory/storage for AI/ML; emerging memory/storage hierarchy design for AI/ML; processing in memory (PIM)/in-storage processing technologies for AI/ML; parallel processing for AI/ML; energy-efficient memory/storage management for AI/ML; file system design; key-value and NoSQL storage; CXL

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

Emerging Technologies for Precision Agriculture, 2nd Edition

edited by

Miklós Neményi

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT (internet of things); WSN (wireless sensor network); F2F (from farm to fork); M2M (machine to machine); Lab2Field (from laboratory to field); small smart robots to reduce the soil compaction

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

Photobiomodulation and Photodynamic Therapy in Medicine and Dentistry

edited by

Morena Petrini

and

Emira D’Amico

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open

Keywords: photobiomodulation; photodynamic therapy; regenerative medicine; oral medicine; laser and LED technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

AI-Driven Healthcare

edited by

George Obaido

and Chidozie Williams Chukwu

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; healthcare analytics; medical imaging; clinical decision support; explainable artificial intelligence; biomedical data science; digital health; predictive modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Solid-State LiDAR: Latest Research and Application

edited by

Min Tao

and

Junfeng Song

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: electronic technology; electronic circuit; optical phased array; laser radar; laser ranging; space optical communication; FPGA system design; optical communication networking technology

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

Novel Biological Processes for Wastewater Treatment Applications

edited by

Adegoke Isiaka Adetunji

and

Qiming Xian

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater; biological technologies; circular bioeconomy; sustainability; microbial ecology; pollutant removal

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advanced Sensing and Intelligent Modeling for Structural Health Monitoring

edited by Hong Pan and

Zhibin Lin

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced sensing; damage detection; machine learning; deep learning; physical-informed machine learning; uncertainty quantification; trustworthy AI; generative AI; digital twins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Application of Hydrodynamics in Ship Structure Design

edited by Georgios Katsaounis and Gregory Grigoropoulos

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydroelasticity; ship structural design; hydrodynamics; ship loads; slamming; whipping; hydroelastic experiments; CFD; FEA

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

Computational Models and Machine Learning for Biomedical Applications

edited by Mariusz Pelc and

Aleksandra Kawala-Sterniuk

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; deep learning; biomedical applications; medical imaging and signal processing; computational modeling; clinical decision support; multimodal data integration; explainable AI (XAI); predictive analytics in healthcare; personalized and precision medicine

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

Research on Surfaces and Coatings of Materials

edited by

Marina Vukoje

,

Katarina Itrić

and

Josip Bota

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface engineering; functional coatings; polymer materials; sustainable packaging; material durability

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

Performance and Fault Diagnosis and Prediction of Spacecraft Systems

edited by

Andrea Delfini

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: space environment; physics; spacecraft systems; numerical simulation; non-destructive analysis; qualification tests; acceptance tests; fault diagnosis; performance analysis; microscopy; spectroscopy

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

Autonomous Systems in Cyber-Physical Systems and Smart Industry: Innovations and Challenges, 3rd Edition

edited by

Rui Pinto

and

Volker Lohweg

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 26 | 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)

Fermented Foods: Production Technologies, Microorganisms and Functional Properties

edited by

Claudia Yuritzi Figueroa-Hernández

,

Sandra Trinidad del Moral-Ventura

and

Mirna Leonor Suárez-Quiroz

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open

Keywords: fermented foods; food fermentation biotechnology; production technologies; microorganisms; starter cultures; lactic acid bacteria; yeasts; functional properties; food safety

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

Applications of Natural Language Processing to Data Science

edited by

Vincenza Carchiolo

and

Michele Malgeri

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 18541 | Submission Open

Keywords: Natural Language Processing (NLP); data science; sentiment analysis; opinion mining; information extraction

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

Novel Advances in Noise and Vibration Control

edited by

Zhiwei Guo

,

Jing Liu

and

Ting Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12611 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibration control; noise control; airborne noise; underwater noise; active/passive control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Acoustics and Vibrations)

Advances in Internet of Things (IoT) Security: Challenges and Applications

edited by

Hoon Ko

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8466 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyber-security; smart-city; human relationships; relational contexts; meta-analysis

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

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