Advances in Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Sensing
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Physical Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 19
Special Issue Editors
Interests: electric and electronic measurements; microwave reflectometry sensing system; biomedical applications; material characterization; high-frequency instrumentation
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Interests: permittivity measurement; non-destructive material characterization; biomedical instrumentation; biomedical measurements
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Microwave (300 MHz–30 GHz) and millimeter-wave (30–300 GHz) sensing technologies are increasingly recognized as powerful tools for non-invasive, high-resolution, and contactless measurement across diverse application domains. This Special Issue will bring together recent advances in the theory, instrumentation, and applications of microwave and millimeter-wave sensing, highlighting both fundamental research and innovative engineering solutions. We request contributions that explore novel sensing principles, calibration and measurement methodologies, and hardware and system design, as well as emerging applications that demonstrate the transformative potential of these technologies.
This Special Issue’s scope includes, but is not limited to, the following:
- Novel sensing techniques in microwave and millimeter-wave domains (reflectometry, radar, spectroscopy, imaging);
- Instrumentation and system design for high-frequency sensors, including antennas, circuits, and integrated platforms;
- Calibration, uncertainty analysis, and metrological approaches for GHz range measurements;
- Biomedical and healthcare applications, such as tissue characterization, vital sign monitoring, and wearable sensors;
- Industrial and environmental monitoring, including non-destructive testing (NDT), material characterization, and process control;
- Wireless sensing and IoT integration, exploiting channel state information (CSI) and device-free sensing paradigms;
- Energy and power systems monitoring, e.g., fuel cells, batteries, and renewable energy devices;
- Advanced signal processing and data analysis (DFT/FFT methods, machine learning, AI-enhanced sensing);
- Emerging applications in security, automotive radar, smart cities, and aerospace.
Dr. Andrea Cataldo
Dr. Emanuele Piuzzi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- microwave sensing
- millimeter-wave sensing
- non-destructive testing (NDT)
- biomedical applications
- material characterization
- wireless sensing and IoT
- reflectometry and radar techniques
- high-frequency instrumentation
- signal processing for GHz measurements
- metrology and calibration
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