Feature Papers in Smart Sensing and Intelligent Sensors 2026
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Intelligent Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 5
Special Issue Editor
Interests: pattern recognition; human–computer interaction; affective computing; computer vision; multi-sensor fusion
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce that we are compiling a new Special Issue collection of papers submitted by the Editorial Board Members (EBMs) of our section and outstanding scholars in this research field. We welcome contributions and recommendations from the EBMs.
The aim of this Special Issue is to publish a set of papers that showcase the most insightful and influential original articles or reviews by our section’s EBMs, showcasing their discussion of key topics in the field. We expect these papers to be widely read and highly influential within the field. All papers in this Special Issue will be collected into a printed edition after the deadline and will be shared with the scientific community.
We would also like to take this opportunity to call for more scholars to join so that we can work together to further develop this exciting field of research. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Smart sensors and sensor devices;
- Sensor fusion;
- Sensor signal processing;
- Deep learning/machine learning;
- Data processing/science;
- Computer vision;
- Integrated circuits;
- Human–robot/machine/computer interactions;
- Intelligent interaction;
- Tactile/haptic sensor/sensing;
- Artificial intelligence;
- Intelligent instrumentation;
- Intelligent control;
- Intelligent portable platforms;
- Intelligent computing;
- Wireless sensor networks (WSNs);
- Smart sensor networks;
- Intelligent environmental monitoring;
- Smart cities;
- Smart home/home automation;
- Smart manufacturing and industry;
- Smart energy management/smart grids;
- Smart agriculture;
- Smart health monitoring;
- E-health/M-health;
- Intelligent emotion recognition;
- Smart building/smart civil infrastructure;
- Smart/precision farming;
- Blockchain 5G/6G.
Prof. Dr. Antonio Fernández-Caballero
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sensors is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- smart sensing
- intelligent sensors
- sensing technologies
- artificial intelligence (AI)
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