Intelligent Sensing Systems: From Design to IoT Integration
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Intelligent Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: industrial instrumentation; smart sensing; Industry 4.0; environmental monitoring
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2. Instituto de Telecomunicações, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
Interests: instrumentation; measurement; industrial protocols; smart sensing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The evolution of sensing technology has transitioned from simple transducers to sophisticated intelligent sensing systems (ISSs). Historically, sensors served as passive data collectors. However, the confluence of microelectronics, low-power processing, and the proliferation of the Internet of Things (IoT) has catalyzed a paradigm shift. Modern sensors are increasingly endowed with embedded intelligence, enabling on-chip signal processing, data analytics, and decision-making capabilities, transforming them into the autonomous perceptual backbone of our connected world.
This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive forum for the latest advancements that bridge the gap between fundamental sensor design and systemic IoT deployment. The scope of this issue is inherently interdisciplinary, encompassing a full range of technologies, from novel sensor materials and low-power electronics to the complex challenges of data management, interoperability, and security within distributed IoT architectures.
We invite the submission of contributions that push the boundaries of current knowledge. We are particularly interested in the integration of artificial intelligence (e.g., edge AI and TinyML), energy-harvesting techniques for autonomous operation, novel sensing methodologies, and secure communication protocols for massive sensor networks. Research on use cases and end-to-end maintenance is also welcome. We aim to solicit high-quality, original research articles and comprehensive review papers that have not been previously published.
Dr. José Miguel Costa Dias Pereira
Dr. Vítor Manuel Rodrigues Viegas
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- smart sensors
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- edge AI
- energy harvesting
- sensor networks
- end-to-end device management
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