Applied Sciences

Transformer Deep Learning Architectures: Advances and Applications

edited by

Ting Xiao

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 17100 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI; NLP; transformer; self-attention; ChatGPT; BERT; GPT; deep learning

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

Air Quality Monitoring, Analysis and Modeling

edited by

Hyo Choi

and Kuruvilla John

submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1935 | Submission Open

Keywords: air pollution monitoring and analysis of particulate matters and gaseous (ratio matrix; importance; moving average technique); air pollution monitoring and mapping (Surfer; QGIS; etc.) and improvement of satellite images (SAR; MODIS; etc.) and geographical information system (GIS); AI (artificial neural network modeling; machine learning and deep learning) and multivariate statistical modeling; 3D-numerical modeling on air pollutant concentration and its dispersion; air quality variation affected by the atmospheric boundary layer and severe weather (cold front; internal gravity waves; etc.); emission and transport of air pollutants; nocturnal ozone increase due to transportation and ozone folding; air pollution impact on human health; desertification of land through climate change due to the increase in carbon dioxide; improvement method and policy of air pollution state; renewable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advances in Neural Networks and Deep Learning

edited by

Dongpo Xu

, Huisheng Zhang and

Jie Yang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 19 articles | Viewed by 47547 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial neural networks; deep learning; convolutional neural networks; recurrent neural networks; long short-term memory; generative adversarial networks; reinforcement learning; computer vision; speech recognition; natural language processing; robotics

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

Recent Developments in Electric Vehicles

edited by

Jingyang Fang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 18950 | Submission Open

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

Performance Aspects, Biomechanics, and Technology in Sports and Exercise

edited by

Toni Modric

and

Sime Versic

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 17558 | Submission Open

Keywords: kinematic analysis; kinetic analysis; performance analysis; diagnostics; movement science; sports science; coaching science; sports technology

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

Mechatronics System Design in Medical Engineering

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submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15521 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Digital, Resilient and Sustainable Supply Chains: Research Trends and Future Challenges

edited by

Vittorio Solina

,

Antonio Cimino

, Eugénio Miguel Rocha and

Radu Godina

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15144 | Submission Open

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

Membrane Computing and Its Applications

edited by

Ping Guo

,

Gexiang Zhang

,

Bosheng Song

and Tao Song

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14649 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane computing; P system; membrane computing model; cell-like P system; tissue-like P system; spiking neural P systems; P system application; P system simulation; optimization algorithm; NP hard problem

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

Motor Control and Movement Biomechanics

edited by

Ruperto Menayo Antúnez

and

Juan Pedro Fuentes García

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13715 | Submission Open

Keywords: motor control; motor learning; human posture; induced variability; sport biomechanics; sport techniques; forces; time series analysis; nonlinear tools; visual behavior in sports; massed and distributed practice; accuracy and speed trade-off; motor competence; motor coordination

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

Machine Learning in Vibration and Acoustics 2.0

edited by

Chengjin Qin

and

Liang Yu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13373 | Submission Open

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

Environmental Impact and Control of Geotechnical Engineering Construction

edited by Yu Diao and

Chuhan Deng

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13282 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Soft Computing Methods and Applications for Decision Making

edited by Camilo Franco,

Jens Leth Hougaard

,

Pedro Melo-Pinto

,

Tinguaro Rodriguez

and

Daniel Gómez Gonzalez

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12903 | Submission Open

Keywords: decision modeling; machine learning; soft computing

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

Autonomous Formation Systems: Guidance, Dynamics and Control

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submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10654 | Submission Open

Keywords: spacecraft formation; constellation systems; robotics; aircraft systems; mission management and trajectory planning; guidance; dynamics; and control; swarm intelligence of networked systems

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

Unlocking the Potential of Agri-Food Waste for Innovative Applications and Bio-Based Materials

edited by

Silvia Tabasso

and

Emanuela Calcio Gaudino

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10559 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-based polymers; agri-food residues; enabling technologies; bioactive compounds; active materials; circular economy; sustainability

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

Geotechnical Engineering: Principles and Applications

edited by

Junjun Ni

and Haowen Guo

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10412 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

New Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches in Food Allergy

edited by

José Antonio Canas

,

Blanca Cárdaba

and Rubén Fernández-Santamaría

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10086 | Submission Open

Keywords: food allergy; T2 response; IgE-mediated mechanisms; basophil activation test; immunotherapy

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

Advances in Heat Transfer of Non-Newtonian Fluids

edited by

Tiri Chinyoka

, Samuel M. Tshehla and

Precious Sibanda

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9692 | Submission Open

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

Terahertz Technologies and Applications

edited by

Liming Si

and

Xiue Bao

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9638 | Submission Open

Keywords: THz sources; THz detectors; THz plasmonics; THz metamaterials; THz devices; THz systems; THz measurements; THz sensors; THz imaging; THz radar; THz wireless communication; THz wireless power transfer

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

Heuristic and Evolutionary Algorithms for Engineering Optimization

edited by

Junwen Ding

, Yang Wang and Liji Shen

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8238 | Submission Open

Keywords: engineering optimization problems; complex system modelling and optimization; control and manufacturing applications; multi/many-objective optimization; evolutionary computation; swarm intelligence; meta-heuristics; genetic algorithm; particle swarm optimization; ant colony optimization; knowledge processing

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

Applications of Advanced Deep Learning Technology in Control and Intelligent Systems

edited by

Xuefeng Zhang

, Jing Zhao,

Jin-Xi Zhang

, Driss Boutat and

Da-Yan Liu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7917 | Submission Open

Keywords: fractional-order systems; deep learning strategies; multi-agent systems; prescribed performance control; rough set and fuzzy set reasoning; genetic algorithms and modelling; machine learning; recurrent neural networks; image processing and computer vision systems.; time series forecasting

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

New Insights into Computer Vision and Graphics

edited by Yuanyuan Liu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7664 | Submission Open

Keywords: image processing/analysis; computer vision theory and application; video and audio encoding; motion detection and tracking; reconstruction and representation; facial and hand gesture recognition; rendering techniques; matching; inference; and recognition; geometric modeling; 3D vision; graph-based learning and applications

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

Advances in Food Metabolomics

edited by

Claudio Medana

and

Aljaz Medic

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7068 | Submission Open

Keywords: secondary metabolism; volatile compounds; food analysis; innovative technologies; food quality; food composition analysis; food safety

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

Sport Science and Strength Training: Recent Advances, New Trends, and Applications

edited by Tom Comyns and

Chris Bishop

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6564 | Submission Open

Keywords: strength training; sport science; sport technology; strength and conditioning

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

Aquatic Ecotoxicology and Ecological Risk Assessment: Integrating Bioindicators and Biomarkers

edited by

Antonio Calisi

,

Tiziano Verri

and

Francesco Dondero

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6483 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic toxicology; marine pollution; emerging pollutants; invasive species; new methodologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advanced Clinical Technology for Oral Health Promotion

edited by

Seong-Gon Kim

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6404 | Submission Open

Keywords: geriatric dentistry; dental implant technology; diabetes and oral care; osteoporosis and dental health; dental care innovations; case studies in geriatric dentistry; preventive oral care; dental rehabilitation

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

Digital Twins: Technologies and Applications

edited by

George J. Tsinarakis

, George Arampatzis and Nikolaos Sifakis

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6172 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twins; modelling; cyber-physical systems; industrial systems; industry 4.0; internet of things; simulation; sensors; actuators

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

Computational Linguistics: From Text to Speech Technologies

edited by Gloria Corpas Pastor and Tharindu Ranasinghe

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5351 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); automatic speech recognition (ASR); machine interpreting (MI); cascaded models; end2end models; speech-to-text (STT) modelling; speech translation; quality estimation; large language models (LLMs)

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

Advanced Technologies in SHM, Performance Evaluation, and Reliabilty Analysis

edited by

Qi-Ang Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4746 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; performance evaluation; reliability analysis; machine learning; sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Food Security, Nutrition, and Public Health

edited by

João Lima

and

Samuel Durán-Agüero

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4626 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrition; food security; sustainability; public health; food policy; food patterns

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

Advancements in Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HCAI) Applying Natural Language Processing Techniques

edited by Francisco De Arriba-Pérez, Xiaoming Zhang and Silvia García-Méndez

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4551 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; deep learning; artificial intelligence; human-centered applications; sustainability

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

Pavement Engineering: System, Rehabilitation, and Sustainable Strategies for Long-Term Management

edited by

Donghyuk Jung

, Jaejun Lee and

Cheolmin Baek

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4164 | Submission Open

Keywords: pavement engineering; pavement performance database; asphalt pavement; concrete pavement; pavement management system; rehabilitation; prediction; sustainable strategies; environment; life cycle analysis; life cycle asset management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Recent Research on Big Data Mining for Social Networks

edited by

Jisu Park

, Joon-Min Gil and

Doo-Soon Park

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3713 | Submission Open

Keywords: social network; big data; machine learning; deep learning; data mining; large-scale data

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

Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Biomedical Diagnosis

edited by

Maximilian Deußing

and

Daniela Hartmann

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3704 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; dermatology; non-invasive imaging; machine learning; virtual biopsy; teledermatology; histopathological images; image analysis algorithms

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

Novel Approaches for Fault Diagnostics of Machine Elements

edited by Eckhard Kirchner,

Tobias Melz

, Uwe Klingauf,

Sven Herold

and

Florian Becker-Dombrowsky

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3639 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault diagnosis; impedance measurement; predictive maintenance; predictive health monitoring; non-destructive measurement; feature engineering; rolling element bearings; plain and journal bearings; involute gears; bevel and worm gear drives; shiftable and non shiftable clutches; shaft– hub connections; sealing components

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Trusted Service Computing and Trusted Artificial Intelligence

edited by Ying Ma and Joey Tianyi Zhou

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3476 | Submission Open

Keywords: service computing; machine learning; trust; robustness; explainable AI; safety; privacy

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

Mechanical Properties and Characterization Technologies of Composite Materials

edited by

Sebastiano Candamano

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2896 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural fibers; fiber-reinforced mortars and concrete; textile-reinforced mortars (TRMs); harsh exposure; FRCM; 3D printing; supplementary cementitious materials; nanomaterials and nanocomposites; unconventional reinforcement; recycled aggregates; waste; self-healing mortar and concrete; smart/multifunctional composite; self-sensing composites; alkali-activated materials; geopolymers; building materials; calcium sulfoaluminate binders; cementitious composites; hybrid binders; calcinated clays; fly ash; blast furnace slag; natural pozzolans; waste management; immobilization of toxic wastes; foamed and lightweight concretes; mortars; grouts and renders; reinforced concrete; precast concrete; corrosion; durability; environmental assessment; materials processing; rheology; performance-based specifications; activators; additives

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

Phenomena in Nonlinear Dynamical Systems: Theory and Application

edited by Lívija Cveticanin

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2813 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibrations: theory and application; dynamics of mechanisms and machines; multi-degrees-of-freedom systems; control systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Computational Mechanics and Digital Applications in the Mineral Resources Sector

edited by

George Barakos

,

George Xiroudakis

and

Diyuan Li

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2790 | Submission Open

Keywords: mining automation; machine learning; Internet of Things; environmental monitoring; safety and risk management; big data analytics; mine planning optimisation; predictive maintenance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Advanced Digital Design and Intelligent Manufacturing

edited by

Jozef Svetlík

,

Rudolf Jánoš

and Ján Semjon

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2746 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced digital design; intelligent manufacturing; automation; robotics; Industry 4.0; 3D printing; sustainable manufacturing; digital twin; CNC machines; computer aided design (CAD)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Natural Products: Biological Activities and Industrial Applications

edited by

Ana Carolina Gonçalves

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2735 | Submission Open

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

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

Advanced Blasting Technology for Mining

edited by

Krzysztof Skrzypkowski

and Andrzej Biessikirski

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2693 | Submission Open

Keywords: blasting works; explosives; fragmentation; detonation properties; blast-induced vibration; drilling; blast and ring design; blasting safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Vibroacoustic Monitoring: Theory, Methods and Applications

edited by

Fabrizio Barone

and

Marco Casazza

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2680 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibro-acoustics; vibro-acoustic modelling; vibro-acoustics applications; mechanical vibrations; acoustics; sensors; systems; metrology; standardization

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

Security and Privacy in Complicated Computing Environments

edited by Yingwen Chen, Xiao Bin and Chunqiang Hu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2648 | Submission Open

Keywords: access control; encryption; threat detection; incident response; trust and reputation management; and so on; privacy issues not limited to data protection; privacy-preserving data mining and analytics; anonymization and de-identification; data minimization security and privacy in hardware or software heterogeneous systems; security and privacy in distributed computing environment; security and privacy in software stacks and microservices; security and privacy in frequent updated; scalable and elastic systems; security and privacy in system monitoring and troubleshooting; security and privacy in system resource management and optimization; security and privacy in system interoperability

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

Intelligent Technologies in Geotechnical Engineering and Geological Hazards

edited by Yongsheng Zhou

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2334 | Submission Open

Keywords: geotechnical engineering; geomechanics; geological hazards; intelligent and machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Advanced Remote Sensing Technologies and Their Applications

edited by

Ke Wu

,

Tao Chen

and Yuanjin Xu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2270 | 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)

Research Progress on Greenhouse Gas Emission Trends and Mitigation Measures

edited by Marco Aurelio dos Santos

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2212 | Submission Open

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

Computational Ultrasound Imaging and Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Richard Nauber

,

Lars Buettner

and

Jürgen W. Czarske

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2198 | Submission Open

Keywords: methods:; super resolution; machine learning; beamforming; photoacoustics; elastography; tomography and solution to the inverse problem; compressed sensing; coded excitation; 3D imaging/volumetric reconstruction; applications:; medical imaging and diagnostics; experimental research in liquids or gases; rheology; monitoring of technical; industrial and biotechnical processes; hydrology; nondestructive evaluation or testing (NDE/NDT)

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

Design, Optimization and Control Strategy of Smart Grids

edited by Santiago Bogarra and

Juan Antonio Ortega-Redondo

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2122 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy integration; energy storage systems integration; grid optimization techniques; real-time control strategies; cybersecurity for smart grids; digital twins in smart grids; virtual power plants; fault detection and restoration

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

Structural Dynamics in Civil Engineering

edited by

Maria Francesca Sabba

and

Dora Foti

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2061 | Submission Open

Keywords: modal analysis; spectrum analysis; dynamic response; structural health monitoring (SHM); finite element analysis (FEA); limit analysis; nonlinear behavior; failure mechanisms; machine learning (ML)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Multifunctional Composites and Structures for Aerospace and Mechanical Applications

edited by

Hyunbum Park

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1995 | Submission Open

Keywords: Composite Design; Structural Analysis; Experimental Test; Manufacturing; Structral Test

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

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