Smart Sensing for Healthcare Transformation
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Physical Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 December 2025 | Viewed by 95
Special Issue Editor
2. Department of Medical Care Technologies, Biomedical Engineering, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
3. Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borås, Borås, Sweden
Interests: electrical bioimpedance smart textiles; biomedical engineering; biomedical instrumentation; biomedical signal processing; wearable sensors
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Dear Colleagues,
The healthcare sector is undergoing a transformative shift, driven by advances in sensing technologies and data analytics. Smart sensing systems are at the forefront of this transformation, enabling real-time data collection, analysis, and application to improve healthcare delivery. These technologies are redefining care models by optimizing workflows, enhancing clinical decision-making, and enabling personalized and preventive care.
This Special Issue invites contributions that explore innovations in smart sensing and its role in healthcare transformation. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Development and application of wearable and implantable sensors for real-time health monitoring.
- Integration of real-time location systems and process mining to optimize care workflows.
- Sensing technologies supporting operational excellence and high-value care delivery.
- Novel methods for using sensor data to enhance patient outcomes and engagement.
- Challenges in implementing smart sensing in clinical settings, including interoperability and data security.
We welcome the submission of original research, reviews, and case studies that demonstrate the potential of smart sensing to address critical challenges in healthcare and pave the way for more efficient, patient-centered, and sustainable systems.
- Topic fit:
This Special Issue, entitled "Smart Sensing for Healthcare Transformation", aligns seamlessly with the mission of and fits within the scope of Sensors. Healthcare is a critical area where sensor technologies are driving significant advancements, and this Special Issue emphasizes the transformative role of smart sensing in this domain.
The development of wearable sensors, real-time location systems, and environmental sensors directly aligns with the journal’s focus on innovative sensing technologies. Tools such these are key to enabling real-time health monitoring, optimizing care workflows, and delivering personalized and preventive healthcare, showcasing the practical and impactful applications of sensor science.
Moreover, this Special Issue highlights the integration of sensing technologies with advanced data analysis methods, such as process mining and artificial intelligence, to extract actionable insights. This reflects the journal’s commitment to exploring interdisciplinary approaches that enhance sensor functionality and applicability.
By addressing the critical challenges of modern healthcare—such as efficiency, workflow optimization, and patient-centered care—this topic resonates with Sensors’ goal of advancing sensor science to solve real-world problems. It provides a platform for researchers to share cutting-edge work and demonstrates how sensors can redefine healthcare delivery, making it more efficient, responsive, and sustainable.
Prof. Dr. Fernando Seoane
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- wearable sensors
- real-time location systems
- environmental sensors
- healthcare transformation
- personalized care
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