Sensors

Advanced Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems and Micro-Electro-Optical-Mechanical Systems in Scanning Probe Microscopy

edited by Andrzej Sikora

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11037 | Submission Open

Keywords: MEMSs; MEOMSs; scanning probe microscopy; sensors; nanoscale imaging; biosensing; control systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensing and Imaging)

AI-Driven Innovations for Enhanced Signal Intelligence: Applications in Radar and Biomedical Imaging Sensing

edited by

Hong Tang

,

Hanxiang Zhang

and

Yu Shi

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1986 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning; biomedical imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Cyber Resilience of IoT Systems: Leveraging Cryptography, Protocols, and AI

edited by

Dongxi Liu

and Nan Wang

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 582 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyber resilience; IoT systems; IoT security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

Artificial Intelligence for Sensing, Data Analytics, and Intelligent Human–Computer Interaction

edited by

Boštjan Šumak

and

Maja Pušnik

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 506 | Submission Open

Keywords: human–computer interaction (HCI); intelligent user interfaces (IUI); user experience (UX) and generative UX (GenUX); artificial intelligence (AI) and multimodal large models; intelligent sensors and edge AI for HCI; conversational and agent-based interfaces; extended reality (XR: AR/VR/MR) and HCI; internet of things (IoT) and internet of behaviors (IoB); user interaction patterns and data analytics; responsible AI in HCI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Wearable Sensors and IoT-Oriented Systems for Life Quality Improvement-Edition II

edited by

Paolo Visconti

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 29724 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors and systems; body sensors networks; wearable devices; internet of medical things; internet of healthcare things; remote control systems; software and hardware development; life quality improvement; data processing; monitoring health platforms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Recent Development of Flexible Tactile Sensors and Their Applications

edited by Min Li

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 21102 | Submission Open

Keywords: flexible tactile sensors; novel sensing materials; smart structure design; new sensing principles; high performance; applications

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

Acoustic Sensing for Condition Monitoring

edited by Pan Dou,

Tonghai Wu

and Longbiao He

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 14 articles | Viewed by 17198 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrasonic sensing; acoustic emission sensing; calibration; structural health monitoring (SHM); mechanical health monitoring (MHM)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Artificial Intelligence and Edge Computing in IoT-Based Applications

edited by

Fangmin Xu

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14785 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things; artificial intelligence; network architecture; resource management; cyber security; edge computing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

Cooperative Perception and Control for Autonomous Vehicles

edited by Miaomiao Liu and

Anton Rassõlkin

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13362 | Submission Open

Keywords: motion control of AVs; cooperative perception method; sensor equipment application; environmental perception; traffic safety control theory; modern intelligent science and game theory; multi-agent learning; AVs efficiency; cooperative control of AVs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Systems for Contactless Monitoring of Vital Signs

edited by

Emanuele Piuzzi

, Orlandino Testa and

Erika Pittella

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9363 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar remote sensing; acoustic sensors; infrared sensors; optical sensors; smart healthcare; vital sign sensors; non-invasive diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Sustainable Smart Cities: Leveraging AI-Driven IoT Systems and Sensors

edited by

Pablo Chamoso

and

Guillermo Hernández

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 9119 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable smart cities; AI-driven IoT; sensor networks; urban infrastructure; environmental monitoring; smart grids; intelligent transportation; public health systems; demographic challenges; urban innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

Cyber Security and Privacy in Internet of Things (IoT)

edited by

Xu-An Wang

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7819 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT sensor data; IoT security; security for UAV

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

Antenna Technologies for Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Sensing

edited by

Salam Khamas

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5038 | Submission Open

Keywords: antenna arrays and beamforming; millimeter-wave antennas; manufacturing error characterization; metasurface-based antennas; on-chip antennas; antenna in package; antenna malnutrition; antenna optimization; body area networks; novel fabrication techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Wearable Sensors for Human Posture and Motion Recognition

edited by

Zixiang Gao

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3342 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; motion recognition; clinical/sports-related applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

High-Frequency Spectroscopy and Imaging: Techniques and Applications

edited by

Romolo Marcelli

and

Emanuela Proietti

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1052 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-frequency spectroscopy and imaging; near-field microscopy; dielectric constant measurement; image reconstruction algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensing and Imaging)

Data-Driven Methods for Smart and Adaptive Sensor Systems

edited by

Zeinab Shahbazi

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 450 | Submission Open

Keywords: data-driven sensor systems; machine learning for sensors; adaptive sensing and control; intelligent sensor data analytics; deep learning for sensor applications; sensor data fusion; edge intelligence for sensors; real-time sensor data processing; self-learning and adaptive sensor systems; smart sensors and IoT Analytics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensing Technologies and Optical Communication

edited by

Isiaka A. Alimi

and

Paulo Pereira Monteiro

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 25447 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable optical and electromagnetic sensors; fiber bragg gratings; micro- and nano-structured fiber sensors; metro, data-center, and long-haul fiber optic networks; ai/machine learning-based communication and sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Sensing and Imaging for Defect Detection: 2nd Edition

edited by

Haitao Wang

, Yongkai Zhu and

Fei Fei

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 22647 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; NDT&E technology; defect detection technology; imaging technology; data acquirement and processing; sensing techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensing and Imaging)

Privacy and Cybersecurity in IoT-Based Applications

edited by

Cajetan M. Akujuobi

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10350 | Submission Open

Keywords: privacy; cybersecurity; Internet of Things; privacy information security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

Advances in Sensing, Imaging and Computing for Autonomous Driving: 2nd Edition

edited by

Wei Li

and

Honglu Jiang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9003 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous driving vehicles; sensory data acquisition; sensory data processing; computer vision; motion planning and decision making; object detection, perception, and prediction; attack and defense in autonomous driving; safety, security, and privacy in autonomous driving; anomaly detection in autonomous driving; cooperative and coordinated autonomous driving

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensing and Imaging)

Advanced Design and Development of CMOS Image and Microelectronic Sensors

edited by Yuchun Chang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3214 | Submission Open

Keywords: image sensors; microelectronic sensors; circuits

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Next-Generation Avionics Communication, Navigation and Surveillance (ACNS) Using LEO Opportunistic Signals

edited by René Jr. Landry,

Hamza Benzerrouk

,

Ahmad Esmaeilkhah

and

Joe Zambrano

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1709 | Submission Open

Keywords: avionics communication system; navigation technologies; surveillance methods; Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellites; opportunistic signal integration; aviation safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Navigation and Positioning)

New Trends in Computational Pathology: Advancements in Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence-Driven Image Analysis

edited by

Jorge Garcia-Gutierrez

and Laura Macías García

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 808 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); cytology; computational pathology; deep learning; histopathology; image analysis; multi-modal modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Emerging Trends and Novel Materials for Low-Cost Environmental Sensors

edited by

Daniel Dunea

, Gabriel Abarca and

Rodica-Mariana Ion

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 808 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; materials; built environment sensors; signal processing; data analytics; artificial intelligence; sensor networks; optical wireless communication; thermographic cameras; thermal camera communication; air quality; water quality; cultural heritage protection and monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Emerging 2D Material-Based Biosensors for Detecting Biological and Chemical Pollutants in Wastewater Systems

edited by

Narendhar Chandrasekar

and

Balaji Ramachandran

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 418 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; sensors; optoelectronics; photonics; nanotechnology; nanomaterials; 2D materials; carbon nanotubes; graphene; functional surfaces; nanoelectronics; environmental monitoring; environmental remediation; pollutants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Computational Intelligence and Sensor Signal Analysis in Healthcare and Cyber Analytics

edited by

Supriya Supriya

and

Kamran Shaukat

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 410 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; reinforcement learning; explainable machine learning; adversarial machine learning; adversarial attacks; cyber security; intrusion detection systems; imbalanced datasets; bioinformatics; medical diagnosis; learning analytics; sensor data; multimodal biosignal and imaging fusion; wearable-derived physiological streams; low-power, real-time health monitoring; smart cities and sensor networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

FEM-Supported and Embedded Sensing-Enhanced Health Monitoring of Composite Structures

edited by

Alessandro Airoldi

, Giuseppe Sala and

Pietro Ballarin

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 391 | Submission Open

Keywords: finite elements; structural health monitoring; prognostics; machine learning; digital twin; composite laminates; fracture mechanics; life cycle management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fault Diagnosis & Sensors)

Resource Allocation and Interference Mitigation in Intelligent Wireless Sensing Systems

edited by Redha Radaydeh

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 309 | Submission Open

Keywords: resource allocation; wireless sensing; interference management and mitigation; energy efficiency; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Future Wireless Communication Networks: 4th Edition

edited by

Hazer Inaltekin

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: 5G and 6G; next-generation satellite systems; edge intelligence for joint communications, computing, and control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Sensing and Signal Processing Technologies for Outpatient Monitoring and Rehabilitation

edited by

John Rasmussen

and

Arash Ghaffari

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 51703 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor data processing; wearable biomarkers; outpatient monitoring; remote patient rehabilitation; telemedicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advanced Sensors for Monitoring and Detection in Geotechnical Engineering

edited by Kuihua Wang and

Juntao Wu

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 17 articles | Viewed by 30237 | Submission Open

Keywords: geotechnical engineering; monitoring and detection; advanced sensors; non-destructive testing; on-site testing; damage identification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Spectroscopy Gas Sensing and Applications

edited by

Liqun Sun

and

Haoyun Wei

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 19918 | Submission Open

Keywords: absorption spectroscopy; photoacoustic and photothermal spectroscopy; dispersion spectroscopy; frequency comb spectroscopy; Raman spectroscopy; optical gas sensor; laser gas sensor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Recent Advances in Micro- and Nanofiber-Optic Sensors

edited by

Dejun Liu

,

Qiang Wu

and

Ke Tian

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16058 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber sensors; micro-/nanofibers; microstructure optical fibers; SPR sensors; biochemical sensors; gas sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advanced Spectroscopy-Based Sensors and Spectral Analysis Technology

edited by

Israel Schechter

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15914 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; spectroscopy; spectral analysis; laser spectroscopy; chip spectrometers; chemometry; monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Sensor Fusion for Telemedicine: Advancing Remote Healthcare Through Multi-Modal Data Integration

edited by

Pierre Boulanger

and Giovanni Ferrara

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 14576 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor fusion; telemedicine; multi-modal data; remote patient monitoring; healthcare informatics; wearable sensors; clinical decision support; edge computing; medical IoT; bio-signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Security and Privacy Technologies in Smart Cities: Advances in Anomaly Detection and Privacy-Preserving Solutions

edited by

Mohamed Baza

and

Tara Salman

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11769 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart city security; privacy-preserving technologies; anomaly detection; blockchain and cryptography; IoT security; adversarial machine learning; secure sensor networks; federated learning; healthcare security in smart cities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

Biomedical Sensors Based on Microfluidics

edited by

Han-Sheng Chuang

and

Dhrubajyoti Das

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8147 | Submission Open

Keywords: microfluidics; biosensors; lab-on-a-chip; point-of-care; diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Scalable Blockchain and AI-Based Embedded IoT Systems for Smart Spaces (3rd Edition)

edited by

Faisal Jamil

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7566 | Submission Open

Keywords: blockchain; Internet of Things (IoT); smart systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

SAR Imaging Technologies and Applications

edited by

Zhe Geng

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7473 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthetic aperture radar; PolSAR; InSAR; video SAR; bistatic/multistatic SAR; SAR image segmentation; SAR automatic target detection; SAR automatic target recognition; explainable deep neural network; incremental learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Advanced Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT): Network Architectures and Distributed Applications

edited by

Francesco Chiti

,

Giampaolo Cuozzo

and Deepti Gupta

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5778 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial Internet of Things; industrial web of things; 6G; cellular IoT architectures and protocols; distributed machine learning; security and privacy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

Advances in Multichannel Radar Systems

edited by

Wenchao Li

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5663 | Submission Open

Keywords: multichannel radar; direction of arrival (DOA) estimation; radar signal processing; multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) radar; synthetic aperture radar (SAR)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radar Sensors)

Machine Learning-Enhanced Fiber Optic Sensing: From Materials to Applications

edited by

Boguslaw Szczupak

and

Mateusz Mądry

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4122 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning for fiber optic sensing; artificial intelligence in photonic sensors; fiber Bragg grating (FBG) signal processing; optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR) with ML; distributed fiber sensing and data-driven methods; noise reduction and feature extraction in optical signals; predictive maintenance using fiber sensor networks; structural health monitoring with ML-enhanced fiber sensors; smart materials and intelligent sensing platforms; IoT integration of fiber optic sensors; deep learning for optical signal interpretation; adaptive algorithms for real-time fiber sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Biometric and Cryptographic Techniques and Their Applications in Sensor Data and Network Security

edited by

Wencheng Yang

and

Fei Zhu

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3492 | Submission Open

Keywords: biometric authentication; cryptographic protocols; privacy-preserving techniques; sensor data security; network security; lightweight cryptography; secure template protection; Internet of Things (IoT); privacy and trust in sensor networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Remote Sensors for Climate Observation and Environment Monitoring

edited by

Muhammad Aslam

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3236 | Submission Open

Keywords: localized climate adaptation; microclimate monitoring; community-scale remote sensing; sensor-driven resilience; UAV applications; coastal vulnerability; environmental recovery; remote sensing in extreme environments; sensor fusion for sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Sensing and Control Technology of Intelligent Robots

edited by

Vladimir Gurau

and

Doyun Lee

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3232 | Submission Open

Keywords: robot sensing; robot perception; adaptive robotics; real-time sensing; feedback control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensors from Miniaturization of Analytical Instruments (3rd Edition)

edited by

Xiaozhi Wang

, Youjiang Liu and

Gaosheng Zhao

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3057 | Submission Open

Keywords: MEMS; micro-ionization; micro-optical detector; micro mass spectrometry sensor; handheld analytical sensor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Electrochemical Sensing: Technologies, Applications and Challenges

edited by

Shatrudhan Palsaniya

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2350 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical sensors; biomedical devices; low-cost electronic materials; IoTs with sustainable routes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Next-Generation Healthcare: The Role of 6G and Vehicular Edge Computing in Smart Automation Systems

edited by

Nuno M. Garcia

and

Ali Hassan Sodhro

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1962 | Submission Open

Keywords: 6G; AI; IoT vehicular edge computing; smart healthcare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensor-Based Condition Monitoring and Intelligent Fault Diagnosis

edited by

Epaminondas D. Mitronikas

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1959 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault diagnosis; condition monitoring; sensors; signal processing; intelligent methods; machine learning; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fault Diagnosis & Sensors)

Intelligent Sensors for Fault Diagnosis in Power Equipment

edited by Hui Ding and Shudong Wang

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1877 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensor design for electrical machinery and equipment; multi-parameter sensing (temperature, vibration, acoustic, partial discharge, etc.); IoT-enabled monitoring platforms for power systems; machine learning and deep learning for fault diagnosis; data fusion and advanced signal processing in sensor systems; sensor-based predictive maintenance for transformers, motors, switchgear; real-time monitoring and protection systems in smart grids; edge computing and embedded ai for condition monitoring; wireless sensor networks for distributed asset management; cybersecurity in sensor-based monitoring systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

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