Applied Sciences

Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles: Development and Challenges

edited by Ronik Ketankumar Patel and Apurva Pamidimukkala

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 14236 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous vehicles; artificial intelligence; safety and reliability; technology advancements; regulatory frameworks; infrastructure requirements; economic and societal impacts

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

Emerging Trends in Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science for E-Learning

edited by

Sacha Gómez Moñivas

and Beatriz Narbona

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12457 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; e-learning; learning systems

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

Design, Development, and Characterization of Advanced Materials for Modern Industry

edited by

Madalina Simona Baltatu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 12331 | Submission Open

Keywords: characterization and fabrication; innovations in composites; ceramics; metals; and polymers; material manufacturing and processing; physical; chemical; and mechanical properties; applications of automotive; aeronautics; biomedicine; and electronics; sustainability and the environmental impact

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

Future Horizons in Multi-Agent Systems: Pioneering Trends and Breakthrough Innovations

edited by

Pilar Herrero-Martín

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10351 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-agent systems (MASs); agent architectures; collaboration and coordination; human– agent interaction; swarm intelligence; intelligent tutoring systems; security and privacy; hybrid and quantum-inspired agents

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

AI-Enhanced 4D Geospatial Monitoring for Healthy and Resilient Cities

edited by

Ram C. Sharma

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10284 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban sustainability; remote sensing and geospatial technology; urban geomorphology; vegetation and public health; urban ecosystem analysis; AI; machine learning; and deep learning; urban design and micro-climatic conditions; green infrastructures and water management systems; lidar and photogrammetry; extreme weather events and heat stroke; air quality and public health; spectral analysis and biodiversity indices; social issues and urban resilience strategies; optical; radar; and lidar sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advanced Security and Privacy Mechanisms for Cyber–Physical Systems and Industrial Networks

edited by

Jiuxin Cao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9756 | Submission Open

Keywords: anomaly detection; privacy– utility trade-offs; chaos-based encryption; federated learning; network resilience; unknown threat detection; generative content forensics

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

Transportation and Infrastructures Under Extreme Weather Conditions

edited by E Deng

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9086 | Submission Open

Keywords: transportation; infrastructures; extreme weather conditions; disaster; turbulence; monitoring; early warning; railway infrastructure; vehicle aerodynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Data Science and Machine Learning in Logistics and Transport, 2nd Edition

edited by

Marta Campos Ferreira

,

João Manuel R. S. Tavares

and

Teresa Galvão Dias

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9074 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data; data mining; data analytics; artificial intelligence; deep learning; pattern recognition; classification; simulation

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

Advanced Robotics, Mechatronics, and Automation

edited by

Yan Shi

and Shuai Ren

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8889 | Submission Open

Keywords: surgery robotics; rehabilitation medical; advanced intelligent; healthcare application; digital diagnosis and treatment

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

Advances in Fuzzy Optimization for Transportation Planning Under Uncertainty

edited by Yan Sun and Maoxiang Lang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7643 | Submission Open

Keywords: transportation planning; transportation optimization; uncertainty modeling; fuzzy set theory; fuzzy optimization

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

Sustainability in Functional Textiles: Materials, Technology and Design

edited by Isabel Cabral and

Jorge Padrão

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7387 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-performance textiles; smart textiles and wearable technology; medical textiles; multifunctional textiles; eco-design; circular economy; biomimicry and bio-inspired; advanced manufacturing and nanotechnology; textile coloration

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

Advanced Technology in Geotechnical Engineering

edited by Qingrong Xiong

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5971 | Submission Open

Keywords: micromechanics; multiscale modeling; particle interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Smart Manufacturing and Materials: 3rd Edition

edited by

Marek Placzek

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5820 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart technology; smart materials; simulation; modeling; analysis; testing; big data; autonomous robots; system integration; industrial IoT; cybersecurity; cloud computing; additive manufacturing; reverse engineering; virtual and augmented reality; artificial intelligence; piezoelectric transducers; electrostatic materials; magnetostrictive materials; shape memory materials; variable viscosity liquids; thermoelectric materials; light-emitting materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Advances in Sports, Exercise and Health, Second Edition

edited by

Gian Mario Migliaccio

and

Luca Russo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5765 | Submission Open

Keywords: sports science; exercise; public health; performance analysis; health prevention; wearable devices; sports analytics; physical activity; sports nutrition

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

Advanced Research and Analysis of Environmental Microbiomes

edited by

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submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5490 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental microbiology; microbial communities; bioremediation; pollutant degradation; metagenomics; microbial adaptation; biogeochemical cycles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Application and Development of New Materials and Intelligent Technologies in Civil Engineering Construction

edited by Ke Sheng,

Xin Liu

, Shengtao Zhou and Dongxing Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5421 | Submission Open

Keywords: civil engineering construction; new materials; intelligent technologies; sustainable construction; tunnel engineering; slope stabilization; intelligent monitoring systems; numerical simulation; green construction materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Cultural Heritage: Restoration and Conservation

edited by Paola Pogliani and

Claudia Pelosi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5171 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation; restoration; cultural heritage; diagnostic; enhancement; documentation; materials; technologies; methodologies; products

Sustainability and Challenges of Underground Gas Storage Engineering

edited by

Xuerui Wang

, Jianbo Zhang, Yang Zhao and Fengyuan Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5026 | Submission Open

Keywords: underground gas storage; geomechanics; wellbore integrity; hydrogen storage; reservoir integrity; CO2 geo-storage; risk assessment; intelligent UGS

Progress in Information Security and Privacy

edited by Hiroaki Kikuchi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4706 | Submission Open

Keywords: differential privacy; data anonymization; privacy policy; membership inference; attribute inference; serveylance camera

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

Machine Learning Applications in Earthquake Engineering

edited by

Konstantinos G. Megalooikonomou

and

Leonidas Alexandros S. Kouris

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4304 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

AI-Enhanced Metal/Alloy Forming

edited by

Zili Wang

and

Yong Xu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4207 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal/alloy forming; deep learning algorithms; optimization algorithms; digital twin technology; large language models; rolling; forging; extrusion; drawing; stamping; hydroforming

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

Effects of Climate Change on Hydrology

edited by

Wei-Che Huang

,

Wen Cheng Liu

and Fong Zuo Lee

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3950 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; hydrology; river; glacier; evaporation; evapotranspiration; groundwater; ocean; water quality; water resource management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Future Information & Communication Engineering 2025

edited by

Yun Seop Yu

,

Daesung Lee

,

Jun-Ho Huh

and Dae-hwan Kim

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3930 | Submission Open

Keywords: communication systems; networking; smart security; intelligent information systems; artificial intelligence; machine learning; biomedical imaging; multimedia and digital convergence; semiconductors; ubiquitous sensor networks; database; internet application; big data; Internet of Things (IoT); Information Technology (IT) convergence; Augmented Reality (AR)/Virtual Reality (VR); metaverse

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

Energy Storage and Electric Power Systems: Theory, Methods, and Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

George Caralis

and

Konstantinos Braimakis

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3494 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrical storage; large-scale wind and PV integration; hydrogen; electrical cars; fuel cells; hydro-pumped storage; integration issues

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

AI-Empowered Wireless Power Transfer Technology and Electromagnetic Metamaterials

edited by Chunfang Wang,

Cancan Rong

and Hongbo Ma

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3357 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless power transfer; energy efficiency; metasurfaces and metamaterials; artificial intelligence; Internet of Things; EM wave manipulation; electromagnetic compatibility; flexible wireless energy harvesting

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

Monitoring and Conservation of Freshwater Biodiversity

edited by

Olga Petriki

and

Dimitra Bobori

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3326 | Submission Open

Keywords: freshwater biodiversity; ecological monitoring; conservation strategies; habitat restoration; environmental impact; policy and management; community engagement; molecular tools; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Applications of Deep Learning and Machine Learning in Medicine and Biology

edited by

Byung-Gyu Kim

and Ediz Polat

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3213 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; medical imaging; medical AI applications; healthcare AI; biomedical informatics

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

New Challenges in Dentistry and Oral Health

edited by Anahid Ahmadi Birjandi and Maja Sabalić

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3155 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral health; integration of technology; antibiotic resistance; novel therapeutics; regenerative dentistry; patient education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Sustainable Reliability, Maintenance, and Fault Diagnosis Strategies for Mechanical and Manufacturing Systems

edited by

Jérémie Schutz

and

Christophe Sauvey

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3152 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable maintenance; reliability engineering; fault diagnosis; predictive maintenance; condition monitoring; life cycle assessment; digital twin; industry 5.0; smart manufacturing; mechanical systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Steel Structures for Large-Span Bridges and Structures: Current Progress

edited by Alfonsas Daniūnas and

Algirdas Juozapaitis

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3008 | Submission Open

Keywords: suspension and cable-stayed steel and composite bridge; large-scale steel structures; innovative and sustainable steel engineering structures; steel structure design theory and methods; advanced numerical analysis; optimization and topology of steel structures; high strength and stainless steel structures; low-carbon and life-cycle design; steel joints and connections; static and dynamic loading; vibration analysis and control; prestressed steel structures; fatigue damage and corrosion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advancements and Future Trends in Vehicle Electrification and Intelligent Control Systems

edited by

Luis M. Castellanos Molina

and

Nicola Amati

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2989 | Submission Open

Keywords: vehicle electrification; electric powertrains; battery technologies; energy management systems; charging infrastructure; hybrid and electric vehicles (HEVs/EVs); autonomous vehicles; virtual sensing; advanced driver assistance systems (ADASs); intelligent control systems; artificial intelligence in transportation; machine learning for vehicle control; vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication; cybersecurity in smart vehicles; smart grid integration; sustainable transportation

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

Application of Spectroscopy in Chemistry

edited by

Samuel P. Hernandez

,

Leonardo C. Pacheco-Londoñ

and

Jose A. Centeno

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2620 | Submission Open

Keywords: spectroscopy in chemistry; near-infrared spectroscopy; Raman scattering

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

10th Anniversary of the "Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences" Section—from Composed Nanoparticles to Functional Nanoarchitectures

edited by

Johann Michael Köhler

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2554 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; nanomaterials; hierarchical construction; nano architectures; modular nanotechnology; nanoassembling; nanosensors; nanoactuators

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

Risk Models, Analysis, and Assessment of Complex Systems

edited by

Shenghan Zhou

and

Linchao Yang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2481 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial systems; aerospace engineering; transportation science and engineering; energy systems; artificial intelligence; risk modeling; risk assessment

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

Recent Advances in Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs)

edited by

Marcin Kubica

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2394 | Submission Open

Keywords: FPGA; logic synthesis; PLC controllers; low power; cyber– physical systems

Advancing Predictive Analytics: Innovations in AI and Machine Learning for Real-World Applications

edited by

Long Wang

and

Chao Huang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2183 | Submission Open

Keywords: predictive analytics; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning (ML); explainable AI (XAI); time-series forecasting

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

Reservoir Stimulation in Deep Geothermal Reservoir

edited by

Bing Chen

and Jiwen Bai

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2182 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep geothermal energy; reservoir stimulation theory; reservoir stimulation mechanisms; thermal cracking behavior; thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) coupling; effectiveness evaluation; numerical model development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Fault Detection and Diagnostics in Power Systems

edited by

Jesus Rivera-Guillen

and

Afshin Rahimi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 2166 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault detection; fault diagnosis; fault classification; power system faults; power system reliability; power system stability; condition monitoring; smart grids; power transmission; power distribution; power generation; intelligent fault analysis; artificial intelligence in power systems; machine learning for fault detection; data-driven diagnostics; predictive maintenance; protection systems; grid resilience; renewable energy integration; anomaly detection in power systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Novel Technologies of Smart Manufacturing

edited by

Yu Zhang

, Jiewu Leng and

Pai Zheng

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2056 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; big data model; cloud/edge/fog computing; swarm intelligence; digital twin; human– machine collaboration; additive and subtractive hybrid manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Biomass Utilization and Bioenergy Production

edited by

Marco Buffi

and

Simone Bergonzoli

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1989 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; biofuels; logistics; thermochemical; biochemical; intermediates; bioeconomy; LCA; technoeconomic; BECCS

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

Hydrocolloids: Characteristics and Applications

edited by

Anton Huber

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1936 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrocolloidal systems; nano-structured systems; continuous aqueous phase (c); dispersed/emulsified phase (d); charged and/or neutral modifier (small molecules or polymers) (m); mix of homogenous and heterogeneous partitions (binary systems c-d; c-m; d-m); status of dissolution in binary systems; distribution of dimension and geometry of super-molecular d-objects; interface properties of d-objects; adsorption characteristics on d-objects; diffusive and electrokinetic mobilities; synthesis/establishing and modification of colloidal systems; stabilization/destabilization mechanisms; response capabilities upon applied stress; analytical separation techniques; analytical detection techniques; application of hydrocolloidal systems in food processing; pharmaceutical applications of hydrocolloidal systems

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

Agricultural Waste and By-Products: New Management Strategies for Environmental Sustainability

edited by Beatriz Cervejeira Bolanho Barros,

Otávio Akira Sakai

,

Michele Rosset

and Suelen Pereira Ruiz

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1909 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; zero waste; bioactive compounds; eco-friendly; agroindustrial chain

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Current Trends and Applications of Polymer Composites

edited by

Fang Wang

and

Yadong Wu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1890 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer composite materials; performance characterization; applications

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

Modern Trends and Applications in Cell Imaging

edited by

Patrizio Candeloro

and Luca Tirinato

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1884 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-resolution imaging of cells; advancements in fluorescence imaging of cells; stimulated emission depletion (STED) microscopy in cells; hyperspectral imaging of cells; Raman micro-imaging for cells; artificial intelligence (AI) applications in cell imaging; machine learning applications in cell imaging

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

The Application of Generative AI and Machine Learning in the Public Sector and Smart Cities

edited by

Esteve Almirall

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1823 | Submission Open

Keywords: gen AI chatbots; transactional and non-transactional; gen AI chatbots in WeChat and WhatsApp; agent-based AI for public services; personalized agent-based AI for public services; ; future mobility; AI infrastructure in cities; governance to ensure privacy and fair use of gen and frontier A.I.; citizen participation in Gen AI public services; future mobility governance; Public self-driving mobility and 15 m. city

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

Developing New Tools for Vibrational Spectroscopy for Biomedical and Environmental Applications

edited by

Marianna Bianca Emanuela Portaccio

and

Maria Lepore

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1723 | Submission Open

Keywords: fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR); raman spectroscopy; surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS); tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS); stimulated Raman spectroscopy; coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering spectroscopy (CARS); brillouin vibrational spectroscopy; quantum cascade lasers (QCLs); biomedical infrared spectroscopy; environmental infrared spectroscopy

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

Computer Vision and Deep Learning for Activity Recognition

edited by

Yang Li

and

Hui Yuan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1689 | Submission Open

Keywords: human activity recognition; deep learning; computer vision; multimodal fusion; edge AI; privacy-preserving learning; self-supervised learning; federated learning; generative AI; explainable AI

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

Research on Tunnel Construction and Underground Engineering

edited by

Zhenyu Sun

and

Liqiang Cao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1666 | Submission Open

Keywords: tunnel construction; underground engineering; construction safety; support design; surrounding rock stability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advanced Pattern Recognition & Computer Vision, 2nd Edition

edited by

Hancheng Zhu

and Rui Yao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1509 | Submission Open

Keywords: pattern recognition; computer vision; deep learning; image processing; object detection

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

Quality Assessment of Dairy Products

edited by

Mirela Lučan Čolić

,

Katarina Lisak Jakopović

and

Jasmina Lukinac

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1459 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbiological quality; chemical composition; physical properties; sensory evaluation; technological innovations

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

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