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electrophisiologic data; etc; genetic data </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/computing_artificial_intelligence">Computing and Artificial Intelligence</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/4MX3V255GX">Variability of the Usability of Advanced Innovation Technologies of BIM, AI, VR, IoT in Research and Practice</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1282945?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/1282945/thumb/Annamaria_Behunova.jpg" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Annam谩ria Beh煤nov谩</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/491282?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/491282/thumb/Lucia_Knapcikova.JPG" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Lucia Knap膷铆kov谩</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 12 articles | <strong>Viewed by 25716</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> innovation technologies; BIM; AI; VR; IoT </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/applied_industrial_technologies">Applied Industrial Technologies</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/RECN1RCH5W">Spectral Detection: Technologies and Applications</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/2141252?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/2141252/thumb/Xihui_Bian.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Xihui Bian</span></a></div>, </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/909064?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/909064/thumb/Jin_YU.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Jin Yu</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><strong>Qunbo Lv</strong></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 18 articles | <strong>Viewed by 23996</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> chemometrics; multispectral detection; hyper-spectral detection; spectral analysis; spectral imaging; spectral sensing </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/optics">Optics and Lasers</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/exploration_geophysics">Recent Advances in Exploration Geophysics</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/935316?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/935316/thumb/Jakub_Ciazela.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Jakub Ciazela</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 13 articles | <strong>Viewed by 23962</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> seismic methods; gravimetry; electrical conductivity; ore minerals; hydrocarbons; groundwaters; remote sensing; geology </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/earth_sciences_geography">Earth Sciences</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <img class="si-ga-image" src="/files/special_issues_graphic_abstract/191333/ga_banner_2K6JM2NGW4.jpg" /> <div class="si-ga-padded"> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/2K6JM2NGW4">Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Applications—2nd Edition</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/493772?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/493772/thumb/Guilin_Qi.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Guilin Qi</span></a></div>, </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/2144189?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/2144189/thumb/Tong_Xu.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Tong Xu</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/2144204?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/bundles/mdpisciprofileslink/img/unknown-user.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Meng Wang</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 15 articles | <strong>Viewed by 21699</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> natural language understanding; natural language generation; machine translation; knowledge graph; NLP for knowledge extraction; NLP for multimodal intelligence; NLP applications in specific domains; like life sciences; health; and medicine; eGovernment and public administration </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/computing_artificial_intelligence">Computing and Artificial Intelligence</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/2XT2225G77">Deep Networks for Biosignals</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/64651?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/64651/thumb/Sung_Bum_Pan.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Sung Bum Pan</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/2208978?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/2208978/thumb/EunSang_Bak.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">EunSang Bak</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 7 articles | <strong>Viewed by 21675</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> deep networks; human identification; emotion classification; movement analysis; human– computer interaction; biosignal processing; multimodal feature integration; healthcare system </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/Applied_Biosciences_Bioengineering">Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/9I63415902">Advanced Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality: Immersive Applications and Innovative Techniques</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/604463?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/bundles/mdpisciprofileslink/img/unknown-user.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Chaman Sabharwal</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 14 articles | <strong>Viewed by 20875</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> virtual reality; augmented reality; digital; immersion; AR and AI; 3D graphics; animation; emerging; interaction </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/computing_artificial_intelligence">Computing and Artificial Intelligence</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/9TH3F9Z0X7">Seismic Resistant Analysis and Design for Civil Structures</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1941809?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/bundles/mdpisciprofileslink/img/unknown-user.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Virginio Quaglini</span></a></div>, </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/983588?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/bundles/mdpisciprofileslink/img/unknown-user.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Tommaso D'Antino</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/2595326?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/2595326/thumb/ELEONORA_BRUSCHI.jpg" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Eleonora Bruschi</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 13 articles | <strong>Viewed by 18363</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> earthquake-resistant structures; seismic performance; seismic risk mitigation; seismic design; base isolation; energy dissipation; local strengthening; seismic codes; nonlinear analyses; structural retrofitting </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/civil_engineering">Civil Engineering</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/KK3AN277A1">Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Geotechnics and Engineering Geology</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/2807597?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/bundles/mdpisciprofileslink/img/unknown-user.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Yaojun Wang</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1416205?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/bundles/mdpisciprofileslink/img/unknown-user.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Bangyu Wu</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 12 articles | <strong>Viewed by 17552</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> geophysical inversion; geophysical data interpretation; deep learning; reservoir characterization; geological disaster monitoring; formation evaluation; complex structure imaging; engineering geology; geotechnics; uncertainty analysis and quantification </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/earth_sciences_geography">Earth Sciences</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/P99KB10HZK">Advances in the IoT and Smart Cities</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/2372133?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/bundles/mdpisciprofileslink/img/unknown-user.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Christos Markides</span></a></div>, </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1855344?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/bundles/mdpisciprofileslink/img/unknown-user.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Achilleas Achilleos</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/2376476?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/bundles/mdpisciprofileslink/img/unknown-user.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Georgia Kapitsaki</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 5 articles | <strong>Viewed by 15505</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> Internet of Things (IoT); smart sustainable cities; IoT and smart city platforms; smart city services and applications; smart sustainable city enabling technologies; intelligent infrastructure; smart city governance; big data analytics; data security and privacy; sensors and actuators </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/computing_artificial_intelligence">Computing and Artificial Intelligence</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/AI_Visual_Processing">Application of Artificial Intelligence in Visual Processing</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/2191534?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/2191534/thumb/Yinan_Kong.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Yinan Kong</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 6 articles | <strong>Viewed by 12827</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> artificial intelligence; deep learning; visual processing; video technology; biomedical image processing </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/computing_artificial_intelligence">Computing and Artificial Intelligence</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/3D_Sensing_Techniques_Applications">Advances in 3D Sensing Techniques and Its Applications</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1300176?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/bundles/mdpisciprofileslink/img/unknown-user.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Dongliang Zheng</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 7 articles | <strong>Viewed by 12145</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/optics">Optics and Lasers</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/P1V64P3O7M">Innovative Power Electronic Technologies</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1872124?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/bundles/mdpisciprofileslink/img/unknown-user.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Mostafa I. Marei</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 5 articles | <strong>Viewed by 12126</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> converter topologies; control strategies; electric vehicles; electrical drives; microgrids; modeling of power converters; power electronics converters; power electronics devices; renewable energy systems; residential and industrial applications; storage energy systems; switching techniques </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/applied_energy">Energy Science and Technology</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/7I2E73175H">Technical, Material, Structural, and Managerial Issues in Prefabricated Construction</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1092866?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/1092866/thumb/Ke_Chen.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Ke Chen</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 5 articles | <strong>Viewed by 12061</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> prefabricated construction; modular construction; buildings; infrastructures; prefabricated structures; information technologies </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/civil_engineering">Civil Engineering</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/P4CC4Q36A9">River and Lake Catchments: Ecological Challenges, Hydrological Changes, Environmental Problems</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/696546?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/bundles/mdpisciprofileslink/img/unknown-user.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Tom Lotz</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1266387?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/1266387/thumb/Christian_Opp.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Christian Opp</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 6 articles | <strong>Viewed by 10948</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> river and lake catchments; hydrology; water resources; wetlands; biodiversity; habitat functions; ecosystem services; land use changes; pollution; climate change; sea level rise; sustainable development </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/Environmental_Sciences">Environmental Sciences</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/FXO498QB8I">Advances in Internet of Things and Computer Vision</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><strong>Qiang Niu</strong> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/520609?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/520609/thumb/Xu_Yang.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Xu Yang</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 6 articles | <strong>Viewed by 10723</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> IoT; CV; smart city; intelligent </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/computing_artificial_intelligence">Computing and Artificial Intelligence</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/2Z946DAPHE">Microgrids/Nanogrids Implementation, Planning, and Operation, 2nd Volume</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/136652?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/136652/thumb/Mohamed_Benbouzid.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Mohamed Benbouzid</span></a></div>, </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/340804?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/340804/thumb/S.M._Muyeen.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">S. M. Muyeen</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/510144?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/510144/thumb/Muhammad_Fahad_Zia.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Muhammad Fahad Zia</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 5 articles | <strong>Viewed by 9875</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/electrical_electronics_communications_engineering">Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/CW91U5N3RH">Modeling, Guidance and Control of Marine Robotics</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/631581?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/bundles/mdpisciprofileslink/img/unknown-user.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Zaopeng Dong</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 9 articles | <strong>Viewed by 8863</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> marine robotics; ship design; autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs); unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/marine_engineering">Marine Science and Engineering</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/23S528N77R">Recent Advances in Materials Welding and Joining Technologies</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/324376?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/324376/thumb/慕ubo拧_Ka拧膷谩k.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Lubos Kascak</span></a></div>, </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/339912?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/339912/thumb/Emil_Spi拧谩k.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Emil Spi拧谩k</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/540689?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/540689/thumb/Jacek__Mucha.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Jacek Mucha</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 5 articles | <strong>Viewed by 8804</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> welding; mechanical joining; combination of joining methods; hybrid joining; FEM analysis </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/applied_materials">Materials Science and Engineering</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/81ISITV9AT">Tropical Biotechnology</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/145361?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/145361/thumb/Javier_Linares-Past茅n.jpeg" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Javier Linares-Past茅n</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 4 articles | <strong>Viewed by 8635</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> plant biotechnology; microbial technology; enzyme technology; biorefinery technology; molecular biotechnology; environmental bioanalysis </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/Applied_Biosciences_Bioengineering">Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/W5S0DJR0T4">Sustainable Concrete Materials and Resilient Structures</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/2322047?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/bundles/mdpisciprofileslink/img/unknown-user.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Jiping Bai</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 4 articles | <strong>Viewed by 8254</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> concrete constituent materials; supplementary cementitious materials (SCM); geopolymer binders; recycled concrete; construction and demolition waste; cement hydration; mechanical properties of concrete; durability of concrete; reinforced and prestressed concrete; 3D concrete printing; self compacting concrete; high strength concrete; finite element method; concrete structural analysis and design; seismic design; life-cycle analysis (LCA); embodied carbon; sustainability; building information modelling (BIM); structural health monitoring (SHM) </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/civil_engineering">Civil Engineering</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/4K7XJUA9N5">Advanced Sensors for Postural or Gait Stability Assessment</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/2464736?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/2464736/thumb/Ling-Feng_Shi.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Lingfeng Shi</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 7 articles | <strong>Viewed by 7551</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> gait recognition; wearable sensors; MEMS; posture detection; deep learning; CNN; bidirectional LSTM </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/biomedical_engineering">Biomedical Engineering</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/JPHY3E45G6">Application of New Technology and New Ideas in Intelligent Transportation System</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/2042939?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/bundles/mdpisciprofileslink/img/unknown-user.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Weitiao Wu</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><strong>Shidong Liang</strong></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 6 articles | <strong>Viewed by 7471</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> connected automatic vehicles; safe driving assistance; vehicle control system; advanced public transportation system; rail transit system; the key technologies of intelligent transportation; operating vehicle management system; traffic big data analysis; information acquisition system </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/transportation_future_mobility">Transportation and Future Mobility</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/1G9100K14C">Advanced Cybersecurity Applications: Solutions to Counteract Cyber Threats</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1293145?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/bundles/mdpisciprofileslink/img/unknown-user.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Peter R. J. Trim</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><strong>Yang-Im Lee</strong></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 5 articles | <strong>Viewed by 7452</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> artificial intelligence; computer networks; critical infrastructure; cyber security knowledge; education; frameworks; models; processes; the learning organization; security frameworks; social media networks; strategic intelligence; strategic threat detection; systems </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/computing_artificial_intelligence">Computing and Artificial Intelligence</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/2S57JVNRIB">Progress in Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation (NDT&E)</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/2240549?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/2240549/thumb/Shiwei_Liu.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Shiwei Liu</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/515059?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/515059/thumb/Bo_Feng.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Bo Feng</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 5 articles | <strong>Viewed by 7440</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> non-destructive testing and evaluation (NDT& E); advanced numerical modeling and simulation method; electromagnetic testing; sensor and actuator; intelligent perception; signal processing; imaging technique; machine learning and deep learning; NDT& E applications </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/mechanical_engineering">Mechanical Engineering</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/KXAJA1VBIF">Advanced Research on Smart Cities Based on Data Processing and Intelligent Computing</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><strong>Yujie Tang</strong> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/433793?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/433793/thumb/Shu_Fu.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Shu Fu</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 3 articles | <strong>Viewed by 7158</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> smart city; data processing; intelligent computing; machine learning; deep learning; reinforcement learning; experiment and validation </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/computing_artificial_intelligence">Computing and Artificial Intelligence</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/2XQFW21F22">Advances in Intelligent Transportation Systems</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><strong>Seoungbum Kim</strong> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><strong>Joyoung Lee</strong></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 7 articles | <strong>Viewed by 7087</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> cooperative intelligence transportation systems; vehicle sensor data-based analysis; ITS applications of emerging technologies in traffic operation; road maintenance; road safety; and environment; automated highway systems; application of AI and machine learning for ITS; real-time applications of ITS </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/transportation_future_mobility">Transportation and Future Mobility</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/PF195382M0">Geospatial Technology: Modern Applications and Their Impact</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1413749?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/bundles/mdpisciprofileslink/img/unknown-user.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Laramie Potts</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 6 articles | <strong>Viewed by 7067</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> reality capture; AI; machine learning; visualization; multi-criteria decision analysis; geoAI; big data </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/earth_sciences_geography">Earth Sciences</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/81750N4OI6">Acoustic Materials and Metamaterials: Advanced Modelling and Characterization Techniques</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1512021?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/1512021/thumb/Javier_Redondo.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Javier Redondo</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1829641?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/bundles/mdpisciprofileslink/img/unknown-user.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Lu铆s Godinho</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 5 articles | <strong>Viewed by 6823</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/acoustics">Acoustics and Vibrations</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/3OMO6MU8L3">New Insights into Vehicle Structural Strength and Dynamics</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1641019?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/1641019/thumb/Honghao_Zhang.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Honghao Zhang</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/255813?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/255813/thumb/Yong_PENG.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Yong Peng</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 3 articles | <strong>Viewed by 6371</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> vehicle structural strength; vehicle system dynamics; modelling; advanced material; control system; performance analysis techniques; multidisciplinary optimization method </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/mechanical_engineering">Mechanical Engineering</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/0K498SUVV0">Recycling of Biological Materials</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1350786?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/bundles/mdpisciprofileslink/img/unknown-user.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">D谩maris N煤帽ez-G贸mez</span></a></div>, </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1123791?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/1123791/thumb/Pablo_Melgarejo.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Pablo Melgarejo Moreno</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/404742?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/bundles/mdpisciprofileslink/img/unknown-user.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Pilar Legua Murcia</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 5 articles | <strong>Viewed by 6248</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> recycling; biological materials; sustainable development; circular economy; resource conservation; waste management; biomaterials; environmental impact </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/Applied_Biosciences_Bioengineering">Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/9A8WPOBT65">Intelligent Detection and Identification System Based on Computer Vision Technology</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/460264?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/bundles/mdpisciprofileslink/img/unknown-user.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Liqin Cao</span></a></div>, </span><span class="inlineblock"><strong>Xuan Zhang</strong> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/253351?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/253351/thumb/Lifei_Wei.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Lifei Wei</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 4 articles | <strong>Viewed by 6195</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> target detection and identification; computer vision; artificial intelligence; machine learning and deep learning; learning automata; detection dataset </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/computing_artificial_intelligence">Computing and Artificial Intelligence</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <img class="si-ga-image" src="/files/special_issues_graphic_abstract/187759/ga_banner_0T594671X5.jpg" /> <div class="si-ga-padded"> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/0T594671X5">Novel Thermal and Non-thermal Technologies towards Sustainability and Microbiological Food Safety and Quality</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1028848?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/1028848/thumb/Sotirios_Ekonomou.jpg" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Sotirios Oikonomou</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><strong>Anastasia Kyriakoudi</strong></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 5 articles | <strong>Viewed by 6145</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> thermal technologies; non-thermal technologies; high hydrostatic pressure; cold plasma; food microbiology; food safety; food quality; shelf life; sustainability </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/food_science_and_technology">Food Science and Technology</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/431B16K507">Sustainable Building Design: Challenges and Opportunities</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><strong>Vincent Y. 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height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Sunjin Yu</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1590280?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/1590280/thumb/Beomseok_Oh.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Beomseok Oh</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 4 articles | <strong>Viewed by 6073</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> AI; AR/VR/XR/Metaverse; smart system; interactive system </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/robotics_automation">Robotics and Automation</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/AVI94H0FM3">Machine Perception and Learning</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><strong>Yi Ding</strong></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 5 articles | <strong>Viewed by 5944</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> AI-related brain and cognitive science; machine perception and human– machine interaction; machine learning and data mining; multimodal emotion recognition; pattern recognition and computer vision; signal processing and recognition; medical image processing; semi-supervised and weakly supervised learning; intelligent information processing; natural language processing; network intelligence and mobile computing; intelligent control and decision; robotics and intelligent systems; auto-ML; information fusion from disparate sources </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/computing_artificial_intelligence">Computing and Artificial Intelligence</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/50S1T21OEK">Ultra-Precision Machining Technology and Equipments</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/2190158?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/2190158/thumb/Junfeng_Liu.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Junfeng Liu</span></a></div>, </span><span class="inlineblock"><strong>Xiaoqiang Peng</strong> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/198187?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/198187/thumb/Tao_Lai.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Tao Lai</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 7 articles | <strong>Viewed by 5845</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> ultra-precision machining; optical manufacturing; ultra-precision measurement; extreme processing technology; surface accuracy; interferometric measurement; contour scanning measurement </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/mechanical_engineering">Mechanical Engineering</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <img class="si-ga-image" src="/files/special_issues_graphic_abstract/182690/ga_banner_EC404O8232.jpg" /> <div class="si-ga-padded"> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/EC404O8232">GIS-Based Environmental Monitoring and Analysis</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/610791?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/610791/thumb/Beata_Calka.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Beata Calka</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/908618?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/908618/thumb/Marta_Szostak.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Marta Szostak</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 5 articles | <strong>Viewed by 5448</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> geographic information systems (GIS); GeoAI; 2D/3D GIS analysis; GIS modelling; WebGIS; mobile GIS; distributed GIS; environment; mapping; spatial analysis; temporal analysis; satellite; LIDAR; remote sensing; image processing; multitemporal analysis; Earth monitoring; environmental surveillance; sustainable development; air quality; digital soil mapping; forest; coastal environments; coastal sediments; erosion; soil </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/Environmental_Sciences">Environmental Sciences</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/1563CX0K18">Spectroscopic Techniques in Biomedical Imaging and Analysis</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1377089?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/1377089/thumb/Valentina_Notarstefano.jpg" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Valentina Notarstefano</span></a></div>, </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1533764?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/1533764/thumb/Elisabetta_Giorgini.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Elisabetta Giorgini</span></a></div>, </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/381844?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/381844/thumb/Hugh_Byrne.jpg" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Hugh J. Byrne</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/92083?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/92083/thumb/Fiona_Lyng.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Fiona Lyng</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 4 articles | <strong>Viewed by 5103</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> UV/visible spectroscopy; near IR spectroscopy; fluorescence spectroscopy; vibrational spectroscopy; hyperspectral imaging; biomedical; imaging; diagnostic </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/biomedical_engineering">Biomedical Engineering</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/K8R5SYHW2Z">Novel Laser-Based Spectroscopic Techniques and Applications</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><strong>Ionut Relu Andrei</strong> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><strong>Mihai Boni</strong></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 2 articles | <strong>Viewed by 4812</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> laser-based spectroscopy; analytical methodologies; novel laser-based techniques; matter spectroscopic analysis; cutting-edge spectroscopic techniques; new border of spectroscopic techniques; including ultrafast dynamics/non-linear processes/integration with emerging technologies; precision and versatility of spectroscopic techniques </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/optics">Optics and Lasers</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/81D92HN83Q">Internet of Things (IoT) and Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the Construction Industry</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1195554?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/bundles/mdpisciprofileslink/img/unknown-user.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Haijiang Li</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><strong>Li Sun</strong></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 3 articles | <strong>Viewed by 4780</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> Internet of Things; building information modelling; artificial intelligence; green building; sustainable construction </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/civil_engineering">Civil Engineering</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/99AP02E218">Sustainable Innovations in Food Production, Packaging and Storage</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1710355?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/1710355/thumb/Monika_Marcinkowska-Lesiak.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Monika Marcinkowska-Lesiak</span></a></div>, </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1105753?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/1105753/thumb/Iwona_Wojtasik-Kalinowska.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Iwona Wojtasik-Kalinowska</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/494672?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/494672/thumb/Andrzej_Poltorak.png" style="width: auto; height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Andrzej P贸艂torak</span></a></div></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 3 articles | <strong>Viewed by 4759</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> cold plasma (CP); high-pressure processing (HPP); ultrasound (US); pulsating electric fields (PEFs); pulsating light (PL); ozone; shelf-life; packaging; sustainable production </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/food_science_and_technology">Food Science and Technology</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/CQH553KAQP">Geotechnical Structure Analysis and Risk Assessment in Tunnel Engineering</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/352145?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/352145/thumb/Jianxiu_Wang.png" style="width: auto; 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height: 16px; border-radius: 50%;"><span class="sciprofiles-link__name">Changyong Lan</span></a></div> and </span><span class="inlineblock"><strong>Xiaosi Qi</strong></span> </div> submission deadline <strong>20 Nov 2024</strong> | 1 articles | <strong>Viewed by 4371</strong> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> <em>Keywords:</em> nanomaterials; electronics; optoelectronics; photocatalysis; electrocatalysis </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;"> (This special issue belongs to the Section <a href="/journal/applsci/sections/applied_materials">Materials Science and Engineering</a>) </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="generic-item article-item"> <div class="article-content" style="position: relative;"> <div class=""> <a class="title-link" href="/journal/applsci/special_issues/B8GU5LJP2V">Environmental Pollutant: Analysis, Monitoring and Emerging Processes for Abatement</a> <div class="authors"> edited by <span class="inlineblock"><div class="sciprofiles-link" style="display: inline-block"><a class="sciprofiles-link__link" href="https://sciprofiles.com/profile/1371853?utm_source=mdpi.com&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=avatar_name" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class="sciprofiles-link__image" src="/profiles/1371853/thumb/Iv谩n_Sciscenko.jpg" style="width: auto; 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