Smart Sensing and Applications in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Intelligent Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 278
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is rapidly transforming industries by integrating advanced sensing technologies, intelligent data analytics, and secure communication systems. By enabling real-time monitoring, predictive maintenance, process optimization, and enhanced safety across domains such as manufacturing, energy, transportation, and healthcare, IIoT has become a cornerstone of modern industrial innovation. At the heart of this transformation are sensors—devices that generate the essential data foundation for intelligent, trustworthy, and sustainable decision-making.
This Special Issue of Sensors seeks genuinely novel contributions that advance academic knowledge in the field of IIoT sensing. We welcome original research articles that go beyond technical implementation and provide deeper conceptual, methodological, or theoretical insights that will have a meaningful impact on the scientific community and industrial practice. Submissions should address critical challenges such as scalability, reliability, interoperability, and sustainability while proposing innovative solutions in sensor architectures, wireless sensor networks, security-aware sensing, and data-driven approaches for smart industrial environments.
Literature reviews may be considered if they are more than descriptive summaries; they must provide substantial original insight, highlight gaps in current knowledge, and propose forward-looking research directions. Given the increasing ease of generating automated reviews with AI tools, we emphasize that human authors must contribute sufficient novelty, depth, and critical thought to engage and inform the academic readership.
Aligned with Sensors’ mission to advance the theory, design, fabrication, and application of sensing technologies, this Special Issue provides a timely platform to showcase transformative research and innovation that will shape the future of smart industries.
Dr. Zeba Idrees
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
- smart sensors
- wireless sensor networks
- edge and cloud integration
- predictive maintenance
- cyber–physical systems
- sensor data analytics
- real-time monitoring
- industrial automation
- secure and reliable sensing
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