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Application and Research in Network Security Communication Systems

edited by

Xavier A. Larriva-Novo

and

Andres Marin Lopez

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4462 | Submission Open

Keywords: incident response; insider attack detection; applied post-quantum cryptography; cybersecurity taxonomies; cybersecurity awareness advance services; dynamic risk management; interoperable cybersecurity frameworks; AI applications to cybersecurity

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

Risk Control and Performance Design of Bridge Structures

edited by

Minghong Li

, Yuanzheng Lin,

Sandro Carbonari

and

Weiqiang Wang

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4364 | Submission Open

Keywords: bridge structures; dynamic multi-hazards; dynamic response analysis; structural performance assessment; bridge design; risk control and management; artificial intelligence; retrofitting and strengthening approaches; smart sensing and monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Harnessing Microalgae and Seaweed for the Food Sector

edited by

Teresa Mouga

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4355 | Submission Open

Keywords: seaweed; microalgae; algal biomass

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

Application of Artificial Intelligence in Rock Mass Engineering

edited by

Jun Zheng

and

Mingming He

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4212 | Submission Open

Keywords: rock mass; machine learning; discontinuity detection; rock engineering; deep learning; big data; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advances in Pollutant Removal from Water Environments

edited by

Shejiang Liu

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4057 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advances in Properties of Thin Film Materials

edited by Vasiliy Pelenovich

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3648 | Submission Open

Keywords: thin solid films; thin film deposition; physical vapor deposition; chemical vapor deposition; nanocomposites; multilayered thin films; high-entropy alloys; optical filters; hard coatings

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

Advancing Public Transport and Urban Infrastructures for Micro-Mobility in Sustainable Cities

edited by

Sebastian Seriani

Fernandes Vicente

and Taku Fujiyama

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3245 | Submission Open

Keywords: equity; accessibility; and sustainability; service-level analysis; intermodality; and railway infrastructure; inclusive design and universal accessibility in public transport; crowd management and public space; spatial analysis of mobility and big data; the use of innovative technologies and methodologies; urban environment and mobility challenges; public policies in sustainable mobility; strategies for the promotion of public and non-motorized transport; the resilience of public transport systems and urban infrastructure

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

Improving the Performance of Composite and Hybrid Material Structures: Exploration of Damage Behavior and Innovative Approaches

edited by

Angela Russo

and

Andrea Sellitto

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3054 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite materials; damage tolerant design; damage propagation; fatigue; lightweighting; computational methodologies; experimental tests

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

Occupational Well-Being: Enhancing Safety and Ergonomics in the Work Environment

edited by

Anna Dąbrowska

and

Małgorzata Okrasa

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2644 | Submission Open

Keywords: occupational safety and health; smart personal protective equipment; smart working environment; internet of things; cyber-physical system; Industry 4.0/Industry 5.0; wearables; smart materials; AR/MR/VR/XR

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

Methods, Applications and Developments in Biomedical Informatics: 2nd Edition

edited by

Giorgio Leonardi

and

Enno van der Velde

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2514 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; data mining/machine learning; clinical guidelines; decision support and therapy improvement; business process management/process mining; health data acquisition and analysis; healthcare information systems/knowledge representation/reasoning; medical imaging and pattern recognition; architectures and technologies for telehealth; medical signal and data processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advances in Intelligent Road Design and Application

edited by

Bin Yu

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2377 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous driving technologies; intelligent transportation systems (ITSs); road infrastructure design and innovation; infrastructure digitalization; maintenance and management of road infrastructure; effective traffic management strategies; road safety improvements; sustainable road design practices

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

Remote Sensing Image Processing and Application, 2nd Edition

edited by

Weitao Chen

Ailong Ma

and

Guohua Wu

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2226 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; image processing; hyperspectral image

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Selected Papers from the 5th International Electronic Conference on Applied Sciences

edited by

Nunzio Cennamo

and Stefano Toldo

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2069 | Submission Open

Keywords: applied biosciences and bioengineering; nanosciences; chemistry and materials science; computing and artificial intelligence; electrical; electronics and communications engineering; mechanical and aerospace engineering; energy; environmental and earth science; food science and technology; applied physical science

Automation and Intelligent Control for Robotics

edited by

Xiaolei Li

, Yi Zeng, Ganghui Shen and Zhaoke Ning

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1701 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent control; automation control; precision motion control; advanced process control; sensor technology; fault diagnosis; planning and control; robust control

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

Technical Advances in Recycled Construction Materials

edited by

Sandra Espuelas Zuazu

and Eduardo Prieto Cobo

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1325 | 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 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1163 | Submission Open

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

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

AI, VR, and Visual Computing in Mechatronics and Robotics

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1069 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI; VR; computer vision; mechatronics; robotics

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

Smart Materials and Multifunctional Mechanical Metamaterials

edited by Chengjun Zeng, Fei Pan and Xiaozhou Xin

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 782 | Submission Open

Keywords: stimuli-responsive materials; shape-memory polymers; bio-inspired composites; mechanical metamaterials; energy absorption; smart structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and 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 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 782 | 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)

Advanced Wind Turbine Control and Optimization

edited by

Alan Wai Hou Lio

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 781 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind energy; wind turbine; control; optimization; Kalman filter; state estimation

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

Biotechnology in Animals

edited by

Kristina Gvozdanović

Ivona Djurkin Kušec

and

Dubravko Škorput

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 768 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotechnology; livestock; genetic improvement of livestock; genetically modified animals; gene editing; comparative genomics and biodiversity; reproductive biotechnologies; disease resistance; therapeutic proteins

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

Magnetic Nanoparticles in Theranostic and Health Applications

edited by Jesús A. Fuentes-García, J. A. Pescador-Rojas and

Jaime Santoyo-Salazar

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 621 | Submission Open

Keywords: process intensification; tailored surficial modification; and synergistic effects; biomedicine; magnetic materials; magnetic composites; multifunctional micro and nano systems; drug delivery systems; process intensification

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

Fifth Anniversary of 'Food Science and Technology' Section—Recent Advances in Food

edited by

Piotr Minkiewicz

Roberta Foligni

and

Wojciech Kolanowski

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 479 | Submission Open

Keywords: food safety; food security; food technology; lifestyle-related diseases; healthy diet; proteins; bioactive peptides; functional properties; proteolysis; chemical modifications enzymatic modifications; allergy; bioinformatics; cheminformatics; chemical information

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

Novel Research on Radiotherapy and Oncology

edited by

Catalin Andrei Bulai

and

Dragos Georgescu

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 386 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiotherapy; oncology; cancer treatment; drug development; personalized medicine; artificial intelligence; translational research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advances in Computer Security and Applied Cybersecurity

edited by

Eduard Babulak

Benjamin Fabian

David Al-Dabass

and

Jorge E. López de Vergara

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 366 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyber security; applied AI; ultra-smart computation; ultra-fast internet; fully automated cyberspace

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

Modern AI and Generative AI Technologies in Healthcare, FinTech, and Cybersecurity

edited by

Tasadduq Imam

Sisira Colombage

and

Shahadat Uddin

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; GenAI; explainable AI; federated learning; cyberattack; FinTech; health informatics; insurtech; cybersecurity; large language models; network security

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

Mechatronic Systems Design and Optimization

edited by

Stijn Derammelaere

and Amélie Chevalier

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotics; automation; mechatronics; manufacturing; healthcare; agriculture; sensing; control; computational technologies; optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Stability Control of Underground Openings Under High Stress and Deep Mining Environment: 2nd Edition

edited by

Jianhang Chen

and Qingliang Chang

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open

Keywords: stability control; underground openings; stress concentration; dynamic loading

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Materials and Technologies for Geotechnical Engineering

edited by Tianhui Ma

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: geotechnical engineering; materials science; quality control; geological investigations

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

Application of Perovskite Solar Cells

edited by

Fan Xu

and

Tinglu Song

submission deadline 1 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 999 | Submission Open

Keywords: perovskite; solar cell; tandem cell; semitransparent solar cell; indoor solar cell; large-area module; stability

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

Wireless Communication Optimization in Optical Imaging and Sensing for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Chain Management

edited by

Mustafa M. Matalgah

submission deadline 6 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6221 | Submission Open

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

Additive Manufacturing Technology and Applications for Aerospace

edited by

Jafar Jamshidi

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 19426 | Submission Open

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

Statistical Signal Processing: Theory, Methods and Applications

edited by

Pyung Soo Kim

and

Bokyu Kwon

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16318 | Submission Open

Keywords: statistical signal processing; signal processing algorithms; convergence of statistical signal processing and machine learning; representation learning for statistical signal processing; estimation and filtering; adaptive filter and adaptive signal processing; statistical modeling techniques; measurement and observation

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

Novel Thermal and Non-thermal Technologies towards Sustainability and Microbiological Food Safety and Quality

edited by

Sotirios Oikonomou

and Anastasia Kyriakoudi

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 15271 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal technologies; non-thermal technologies; high hydrostatic pressure; cold plasma; food microbiology; food safety; food quality; shelf life; sustainability

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

Applications of Image Processing and Pattern Recognition in Biometrics

edited by

Elias N. Zois

and

Dimitrios Kalivas

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13281 | Submission Open

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

From Human–Machine Interaction to Human–Machine Cooperation: Status and Progress

edited by

Tomislav Stipančić

and Duska Rosenberg

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9638 | Submission Open

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

Control Systems for Next Generation Electric Applications

edited by

Juan P. Torreglosa

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9451 | Submission Open

Keywords: control systems; microgrids; transportation electrification; charging infrastructures

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

Building Information Modeling (BIM): Advance and Future Trends

edited by

Valentin Gomez-Jauregui

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8709 | Submission Open

Keywords: BIM; programming; connectivity; virtual reality; augmented reality; mixed reality; extended reality; big data; AI; machine learning; deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Privacy and Security in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence

edited by Mina Sheikhalishahi

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6599 | Submission Open

Keywords: privacy; trustworthy AI; federated learning; AI security

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

Food Microbiology Safety and Quality Control

edited by Ruiling Lv and Xinyu Liao

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6422 | Submission Open

Keywords: food safety; foodborne pathogens; food control; non-thermal processing; micro risk; sterilization; rapid detection; foodborne diseases; antimicrobial

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

Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Its Sustainable Development

edited by Javier M. Rey Hernández, Juan Pablo Jimenez Navarro,

Andrea Rocchetti

and

Charles Yousif

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5357 | Submission Open

Keywords: zero-energy buildings; HVAC systems; energy efficiency; sustainable development; renewable energy; passive building design; zero-carbon building; smart energy management; climate change mitigation; LCA

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

New Insights into Neurorehabilitation

edited by

Juan Pablo Romero

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4274 | Submission Open

Keywords: telerehabilitation; non-invasive neuromodulation; motor imagery; action observation; cutting-edge neuromodulation techniques; TMS; TDCS

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

Advances in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Simulations and Their Applications in the Food Industry

edited by

Arkadiusz Szpicer

Iwona Wojtasik-Kalinowska

and Adrian Stelmasiak

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3854 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics (CFD); food industry; simulation; heat transfer; mass transfer; fluid flow; mixing processes; equipment design; quality control; food processing optimization

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

Advanced Ultrasonic Motors and Sensors: Design, Optimization and Applications

edited by Lin Yang and Jiantao Zhang

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3559 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural design and optimization of ultrasonic motors and sensors; mechanism and theory; driving methods and control strategies; piezoelectric materials and friction materials; dynamic modeling; friction and wear; contact simulation; fault diagnosis and remaining life; application research of ultrasonic motors and sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Trends and Prospects of Orthodontic Treatment

edited by

Jong-Moon Chae

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2658 | Submission Open

Keywords: orthodontics; clear aligners; TSADs; CBCT; three-dimensional tooth movement

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

Virtual Reality-Based Training System for Autonomous Learning

edited by

Pablo Fernández-Arias

and

Diego Vergara

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1661 | Submission Open

Keywords: virtual realty; training; autonomous learning; self-learning; inmersive learning; autonomous exploration; efficient learning; engagement and motivation

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

Innovative Approaches in Earthquake and Structural Engineering: Resilience, Performance, and Sustainability

edited by

Ivan Kraus

and Davide Lavorato

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 638 | Submission Open

Keywords: earthquake engineering; structural resilience; seismic risk mitigation; heritage structures; earth-based materials; smart materials; sustainable building solutions; seismic isolation systems; 3D printing; AI in construction engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Power Electronics: Control and Applications

edited by

Pavlos Nikolaidis

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open

Keywords: power electronics; electric vehicles; renewable energy systems; smart grids

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

Nanostructured Materials: From Surface to Porous Solid, 2nd Edition

edited by

Alfonso Policicchio

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis of porous materials; porous 2D materials; fabrication technologies; energy storage applications; gas purification and storage; advanced characterization; environmentally friendly; self-assembled monolayer

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

Biochemistry and Nutrition of Food Components

edited by