Intelligent Optical Sensors in Biomedicine and Robotics
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Sensors and Robotics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 April 2026 | Viewed by 38
Special Issue Editors
Interests: instrumentation and measurement systems based on artificial intelligence with deep learning methods; intelligent optical sensors for robot-assisted microsurgeries; novel optical imaging technologies for various fields in nano-biomedicine and neuroscience research
Interests: opto-mechatronics; robot mechatronics; artificial intelligence
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to highlight cutting-edge research on the development, application, and intelligent integration of optical sensors in the fields of biomedicine and robotics. Optical sensing offers numerous advantages, including high sensitivity, non-invasiveness, and the ability to operate in challenging environments. The integration of these advanced optical sensing capabilities with artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and robotic systems is revolutionizing healthcare, diagnostics, surgical procedures, and autonomous robotic operations. This includes areas such as advanced signal processing, real-time data interpretation, predictive modeling for diagnostics, and enhanced robotic perception and manipulation.
We invite original research articles and comprehensive review papers that explore novel materials, device designs, sensing principles, data processing techniques, and real-world applications. Contributions should explicitly address the "intelligence" aspect, highlighting how AI and advanced algorithms enhance the performance, autonomy, and decision-making capabilities of optical sensors and robotic systems.
The scope of the "intelligence" encompasses two interconnected yet distinct domains:
- Advances in intelligent optical sensing/imaging techniques: This includes innovations at the hardware and data acquisition level, such as novel sensor designs incorporating embedded intelligence (e.g., on-chip processing for feature extraction), materials enabling adaptive or responsive sensing, and smart imaging modalities that inherently generate enhanced or pre-processed data streams.
- Innovations in image/signal processing algorithms: This focuses on computational methods applied to the raw or pre-processed data output from optical sensors. Examples include AI/ML techniques for advanced analysis (e.g., segmentation and classification), real-time interpretation, predictive modeling, feature extraction, and deriving actionable insights or control signals.
This Special Issue encompasses smart biosensors for personalized medicine, medical imaging breakthroughs, sophisticated robot vision systems, and haptic feedback in surgical robotics. This Special Issue highlights the synergistic relationship between optical sensing, intelligence (AI/ML), and their transformative impact on both biomedical engineering and advanced robotics, driving innovation for a healthier and more automated future.
Prof. Dr. Jae-Ho Han
Prof. Dr. Cheol Song
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biophotonics
- optical biosensing
- medical diagnostics
- surgical robotics / minimally invasive surgery
- wearable optical sensors
- robot vision/computer vision
- haptic/tactile sensing (optical)
- deep learning / neural networks for sensor data
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