Sensors

Advances and Innovations in Optical Fiber Sensors

edited by

Francesca De Tommasi

, Elena De Vita,

Rui Min

and

Kaiwei Li

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7145 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber sensors; fiber Bragg gratings; polymer optical fibers; distributed sensing; interferometric sensing; biosensing; plant heath monitoring; harsh environment sensing; structural health monitoring; industrial sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advanced Magnetic and Fluorescent Nanomaterial Sensors: Design, Development, and Application

edited by

He Wei

and Shuo Wu

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6346 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic nanomaterials; fluorescent nanomaterials; nanotechnology-based sensors; bio-sensing; environmental sensing; functional surface modification; real-time monitoring; sensing applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)

Smart Remote Sensing Images Processing for Sensor-Based Applications

edited by

Jiakui Tang

and Qing Zhang

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2513 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing images; remote sensing applications; machine learning; artificial intelligence; earth information extraction; sensors data processing

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

Vision- and Sensor-Based Sensing in Human Activity Recognition—Second Edition

edited by

Jungpil Shin

and Young-Suk Hwang

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2303 | Submission Open

Keywords: behavior modeling; activity recognition; deep learning; explainable AI; context understanding; causality knowledge; activity representation

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

Selected Papers from the 12th International Electronic Conference on Sensors and Applications

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submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 1204 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemo- and biosensors; physical sensors; sensor networks; IoT; smart cities; and heath monitoring; sensors and artificial intelligence; smart agriculture sensors; electronic sensors; devices; and systems; wearable sensors and healthcare applications; robotics; sensors; and Industry 4.0

Sensor Technologies for Mobility in Aging: Development, Validation and Application

edited by Anwar Elhadad and Woei-Nan Bair

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1176 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; biomedical sensors; wearable sensors; devices; and electronics; human– computer interaction; AI-enabled sensors; aging; frailty; gait; falls

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Advanced Sensors and Signal Processing for Psychophysiological Monitoring

edited by

Yvonne Tran

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 33259 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovations in wearable and contactless sensors; including miniaturised and flexible bioelectronic systems; multimodal wearables; and passive sensing technologies; machine learning methods for feature extraction; such as deep learning models for interpreting physiological signals; automated noise reduction techniques; and personalised calibration strategies; multimodal data integration to improve reliability and interpretation; including sensor fusion strategies combining physiological; behavioural; and contextual data; advances in real-time processing and edge computing; enabling fast; low-latency analysis for continuous monitoring applications; novel signal processing techniques; such as adaptive filtering; wavelet transforms; and graph-based methods for detecting subtle physiological changes; validation studies in controlled and naturalistic settings; addressing challenges in terms of the accuracy; usability; and generalisability of psychophysiological sensors; applications in mental health; cognitive workload assessment; human– computer interaction; and clinical interventions; showcasing how these technologies are reshaping research and practice

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advances in Bionic Tactile Systems for Sensor Application and Flexible Operation

edited by

Yimin Zhou

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8939 | Submission Open

Keywords: bionic tactile systems; multimodal sensor; sensor integration; data fusion; electro-tactile skin

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

AI in Sensor-Based E-Health, Wearables and Assisted Technologies

edited by Vincenzo Gervasi

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7241 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; health sensors; mobile devices; wearable devices; assisted living; personalized medicine; data fusion; time series analysis; biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Deep Learning Technologies and Their Applications in Image Processing, Computer Vision, and Computational Intelligence

edited by

Honggang Chen

and

Chao Ren

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6741 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning models and algorithms; machine learning theory and technology; image processing theory and applications; computer graphics and computational photography; computer vision techniques and applications; multimedia technology

Inorganic Nanostructure-Based Sensors: Design and Applications

edited by Changlong Hao

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5766 | Submission Open

Keywords: inorganic; sensor; nanomaterials; design; applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)

Robust Parameter Estimation with Sensor Arrays in Complex Electromagnetic Environments: 2nd Edition

edited by

Jianfeng Li

and Ding Wang

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4409 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor array; parameter estimation; robust estimation methods; direction-of-arrival estimation; multi-array system; source localization; digital array radar; array structure design; data-driven methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radar Sensors)

Sensor-Based IoT Systems: Edge Intelligence, Trust Management, and Applications

edited by

Nyothiri Aung

,

Sahraoui Dhelim

and

Chaker Abdelaziz Kerrache

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2281 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge intelligence; trust management; sensor-based IoT applications; security and privacy in IoT; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Sensing and Communication for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Networks

edited by

Zheng Chang

and

Mingan Luan

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1604 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated sensing and communication (ISAC); sensing-assisted UAV communication; resource allocation for ISAC-enabled UAV networks; deployment/trajectory design for UAV networks; AI strategies for ISAC-enabled UAV networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Deep Learning Sensor Fusion for Human–Machine Interaction in Intelligent Transportation Systems

edited by

Zheng Wang

,

Edric John Cruz Nacpil

and

Fei-Xiang Xu

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1269 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning-driven human– machine interaction; advanced control algorithms for ITSs; human– machine shared control; multimodal driver state perception and intention cognition; explainable and trustworthy deep learning models; sensor fusion and signal processing in ITSs; sensing for human behavior recognition in ITSs; advanced analytics and predictive modeling for ITSs; deep learning-driven interaction among vehicles in ITSs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensors for Autonomous Vehicles and Intelligent Transport: Second Edition

edited by

Felipe Jiménez

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 456 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent road vehicles; smart infrastructure; perception sensor; vehicle dynamics sensors; sensor fusion; connected and autonomnous driving; vehicle— infrastructure cooperation; positioning systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Innovative Gas Sensors: Development and Application

edited by

Bin Ai

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas sensors; nanomaterials for sensing; portable and wearable sensors; internet of things (IoT) sensors; electronic nose; artificial intelligence in gas sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Advanced Silicon Photomultiplier Based Sensors

edited by

Fabio Acerbi

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 19688 | Submission Open

Keywords: SiPM; silicon photomultiplier; single-photon; avalanche photodiode; solid-state photomultiplier; detection efficiency; radiation; scintillation; Cherenkov

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Multi-Source Image Fusion, Restoration, and Understanding and Its Application in Sensing

edited by Xianfeng Ou and

Honggang Chen

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 17987 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensing; image fusion; image restoration; image understanding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Sensor-Based State Estimation and Fault Diagnosis in Automatic Control

edited by

Fanglai Zhu

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14435 | Submission Open

Keywords: state observer; disturbance observer; UIO; distributed observer; fault detection; fault reconstruction; fault-tolerant control; attack detection and secure control

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

Wearable Biomedical Sensors for Mobile Health

edited by

Hesham H. Ali

and

Ka-Chun (Joseph) Siu

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13143 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable devices; mobility data; mobile health biomedical informatics; mobility for health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Recent Advances in UAV Communications and Networks

edited by Yu Xu and Tiankui Zhang

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10711 | Submission Open

Keywords: UAV; resource allocation; trajectory design; 6G; optimization algorithm

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Vehicular Communications in 5G and 6G: Technologies, Architectures, and Challenges for Future Mobility

edited by

David Martín-Sacristán

and David Garcia-Roger

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7176 | Submission Open

Keywords: vehicular communications; V2X; 5G/6G; sensing and communication; autonomous vehicles; artificial intelligence/machine learning; mobile edge computing (MEC); digital twin; big data/API driven services; sustainability/green communications; modelling and simulation; field trials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Indoor Wi-Fi Positioning: Techniques and Systems—2nd Edition

edited by

Günther Retscher

and Harris Perakis

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6015 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless fidelity Wi-Fi; received signal strength RSS; round trip time RTT measurements; lateration; location fingerprinting; combination of techniques; sensor integration and fusion; positioning algorithms; indoor user localization; seamless transition between different environments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Next-Generation Haptic Technologies: Materials, Mechanisms, and Applications

edited by Haotian Chen, Rami Ghannam and Lucas Ferrari Gerez

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4769 | Submission Open

Keywords: haptic feedback; tactile sensing; stretchable electronics; soft robotics; virtual and augmented reality; wearable haptic devices; human– machine interfaces; biomedical applications of haptics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Sensor Techniques for Signal, Image and Video Processing

edited by

Carlos Lima

and Adriano José C. Tavares

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3251 | Submission Open

Keywords: road noise sensor; road condition sensor; Lab on a chip; LiDAR; remote sensing; synthetic aperture radar ground moving target indicator (SAR-GMTI); FPGA accelerating aeronautic applications; GNSS positioning systems

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

Low-Cost Sensors for Ambient Air Monitoring

edited by

Naveed Salman

and

Muhammad Waqas Khan

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3242 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-cost sensors; air pollution monitoring; sensor calibration; IoT and air quality data analytics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Advances in Point Clouds for Sensing Applications

edited by

Luis G. Jaimes

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2769 | Submission Open

Keywords: LiDAR; radar; RGB-D; 3D registration; semantic segmentation; sensor fusion; SLAM; scene generation; digital twins; edge computing

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

Sensor Fusion for Autonomous Robotic Systems in Industrial and Service Applications

edited by

Chin-Sheng Chen

and

Chia-Jen Lin

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2432 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor fusion; robotic autonomous perception; AI-driven perception; industrial robotics; service robotics; real-time data integration

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

Advances in Sensorized AI-Driven Intelligent Systems in Healthcare and Beyond

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submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1919 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical and statistical analysis; brain– computer interfaces (BCIs); explainable artificial intelligence (XAI); signal processing; large language models (LLMs); medical decision support systems; interpretability; machine learning; cognitive technologies; IoT; wearables and edge– cloud architectures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advanced Sensors in Biomechanics and Rehabilitation—2nd Edition

edited by

Thurmon Lockhart

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1714 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; biomechanics; rehabilitation; gait analysis; posture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Intelligent Sensing Technologies for Blade Health Monitoring and Fault Detection

edited by

Baijie Qiao

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1610 | Submission Open

Keywords: blade tip timing; blade tip clearance; blade health monitoring; fault diagnosis; crack monitoring; intelligent sensing; dynamic frequency identification

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

Electromagnetic Non-Destructive Testing and Evaluation: 2nd Edition

edited by

Yong Li

and

Yang Fang

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1360 | Submission Open

Keywords: electromagnetic non-destructive testing; eddy current testing; magnetic flux leakage testing; eddy current thermography; electromagnetic acoustic transduction; microwave and millimetre-wave testing

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

Advanced Blockchain Technologies for Next-Generation Sensor Networks: Security, Privacy, and Scalability Solutions

edited by

Oleksandr Kuznetsov

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1136 | Submission Open

Keywords: blockchain technology; sensor networks; IoT security; zero-knowledge proofs; post-quantum cryptography; decentralized consensus; privacy-preserving protocols; smart contracts; biometric authentication; distributed ledger technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Sensor Technologies and Surgical Robotics in Medical, Biomedical, and Healthcare Systems

edited by

Isaac Chairez

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 798 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; sensing technologies; medical robotics; surgical robotics; remote surgeries; autonomous operations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Intelligent Sensing and Computing in Human–Computer Interactions

edited by Jun Kong and Chunying Zhao

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 443 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensing; intelligent systems; ambient intelligence; intelligent assistive technologies; human-computer interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advanced Sensing Technologies in Thermal Measurements

edited by

Gianluca Rossi

and

Lorenzo Capponi

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 307 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal imaging sensors; infrared thermography; smart infrared sensing systems; thermal data processing and analysis; calibration and uncertainty reduction; real-time thermal monitoring; predictive maintenance and diagnostics; applications in energy; manufacturing; and biomedical fields

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Sensor Based Computer Vision for Safety and Health Monitoring in Disaster Risk Management

edited by

Nicholas Vretos

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor-based computer vision; disaster risk management; safety and health monitoring; multimodal sensing; situational awareness

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

Advanced Sensor Array Processing Technology for Low-Altitude Target Localization and Tracking

edited by

Xiaofei Zhang

,

Jianfeng Li

and

Fangqing Wen

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor array; target localization and tracking; reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS)-aided wireless systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Advancements in Wearable Sensors for Affective Computing

edited by

Dan Zhang

and Zhao Lv

submission deadline 21 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2612 | Submission Open

Keywords: affective computing; ubiquitous computing; wearable sensors; physiological signals; emotion recognition; daily life; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Multispectral and Hyperspectral Imaging for Next-Generation Sensing Applications

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submission deadline 22 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2829 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral imaging; remote sensing geology; hyperspectral applications; three high-resolution imaging; data generation

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

Advanced Optical and Optomechanical Sensors

edited by Jize Yan,

Lei Su

and

Yifei Yu

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 16 articles | Viewed by 40121 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Sensing Functional Imaging Biomarkers and Artificial Intelligence

edited by

Susanna Nuvoli

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 25239 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Sports Sensors for Athlete Motion Tracking and Physiological Monitoring: Second Edition

edited by

Carlos D. Gómez-Carmona

,

José Pino Ortega

and

Sergio José Ibáñez Godoy

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 18680 | Submission Open

Keywords: sport training; GPS tracking systems; radio frequency-based position trackers; athlete monitoring; athlete motion tracking; laser distance trackers; inertial measurement unit; video analysis; wearable devices; physical and physiological analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Positioning and Sensing Technologies for Ubiquitous Mobile Intelligence

edited by

Xiansheng Guo

, Lin Li, Zixuan Huang and Gordon Boateng

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 15646 | Submission Open

Keywords: target positioning; sensing technologies; multi-agent; deep learning; transfer learning; reinforcement learning; intelligent reflecting surfaces; multi-modal data fusion; sensor in mobile phones; GNSS positioning

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

Bio- and Chemical Sensors: Young Scientists in the Asia-Pacific Region

edited by

Yingchun Fu

,

Jianlong Wang

,

Junseop Lee

and Yi Chen

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14374 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-chemical sensors; sensor technology; healthcare sensors; environmental monitoring; food safety; agricultural sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Advanced Flexible Electronics for Sensing Application

edited by Xinkai Xie

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13357 | Submission Open

Keywords: flexible electronics; wearable sensors; self-powered optoelectronics; multimodal sensors; neuromorphic sensors; e-textiles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)

Sensing Technologies Applied in Human Emotion and Facial Expression Recognition

edited by Tong Chen and

Hongying Meng

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13041 | Submission Open

Keywords: emotion recognition and understanding; intent recognition; facial expression recognition; micro-expression recognition; masked facial expression recognition; stress recognition; physiological signal; multi-modal signals; wearable sensors; imaging sensors; non-contact sensing for physiological signal measurement; non-contact sensing for emotion recognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Remote Sensing Technology for Agricultural and Land Management

edited by

Paul Krause

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12788 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor networks; Internet of Things; environmental monitoring; satellite image analysis; ecological intensification; conservation agriculture; ecosystem services; biodiversity assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

5G and 6G Networks: Advances in Self-Organizing, Cybersecurity and Privacy

edited by

Pedro Pinto

and

Silvestre Malta

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 9269 | Submission Open

Keywords: 5G; 6G; security; privacy protection; network vulnerabilities; cryptographic techniques; SON; IoT security; data integrity; cyber resilience; advanced threat mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

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