AI for Emerging Image-Based Sensor Applications
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Intelligent Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 July 2026 | Viewed by 83
Special Issue Editors
Interests: computer vision; pattern recognition; medical image analysis; industrial intelligent inspection
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Interests: artificial intelligence; pattern recognition; image processing
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recent advancements in imaging technologies and sensor systems have led to an explosion of visual data across diverse domains, including autonomous systems, healthcare diagnostics, environmental monitoring, industrial automation, and smart cities. To unlock the full potential of this data, artificial intelligence (AI), particularly machine learning and deep learning techniques, has become indispensable for efficient processing, analysis, and interpretation.
This Special Issue aims to showcase cutting-edge research at the intersection of AI and image-based sensing. We invite original research articles and comprehensive reviews that explore novel AI methodologies, architectures, and applications specifically designed for emerging image sensor technologies and their real-world implementations.
Topics of interest include the following:
- Deep learning models for image sensor data processing (e.g., CNNs, Transformers, and GANs).
- AI-driven image enhancement, restoration, and super-resolution.
- Real-time AI inference on edge devices with image sensors.
- AI for hyperspectral, multispectral, thermal, or 3D imaging sensors.
- Machine learning for event-based (neuromorphic) vision sensors.
- AI-powered computer vision applications in robotics, surveillance, or medical imaging.
- Efficient AI algorithms for low-power and resource-constrained sensor platforms.
- Explainable AI (XAI) and robustness in image-based sensor systems.
- Fusion of image sensor data with other modalities using AI.
Prof. Dr. Sheng Huang
Dr. Shizheng Zhang
Dr. Yi Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- artificial intelligence
- image sensors
- deep learning
- computer vision
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