Sensors

Advanced Sensing Technologies for Sustainable and Resilient Railway Infrastructures

edited by

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,

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and Necati Catbas

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2532 | Submission Open

Keywords: damage identification techniques; digital twin and AI-driven technology for railways; sustainable railway infrastructure; structural health monitoring; resilient rail systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fault Diagnosis & Sensors)

Next-Generation IoT Sensor Systems: Integrating Distributed Intelligence and Decentralised Trust

edited by

Xiao Chen

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2471 | Submission Open

Keywords: next-generation IoT; sensor networks; distributed intelligence; decentralised trust; 6G communications; edge AI; blockchain security; smart agriculture; Industry 4.0; low-altitude economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Imaging and Sensing in Fiber Optics and Photonics: 2nd Edition

edited by

Chuen-Lin Tien

and Han-Yen Tu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1714 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensor; fiber-optic sensor; image sensor; biological and chemical sensors; thin film sensor; biomedical sensing; flexible sensor; imaging and sensing devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensing and Imaging)

Innovative Medical Applications of pH/Impedance Sensors

edited by Jafari Jafar

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 996 | Submission Open

Keywords: pH sensors; impedance sensors; biosensors; medical applications; neurogastroenterology; gastrointestinal physiology; MII-pH technology; diagnostic markers; diagnostic accuracy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advanced Image Recognition and 3D Imaging Technologies and Their Integration

edited by Nobuo Kochi

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 531 | Submission Open

Keywords: image recognition; 3D modeling; measurement; point cloud processing; segmentation; tracking; imaging device; 2D/3D integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensing and Imaging)

Advances in Wearable and Implantable Biosensors: Materials, Design, and Applications

edited by

Zhanhong Li

and Cheng Yang

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 402 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable biosensors; implantable sensors; flexible electronics; biocompatible materials; real-time monitoring; point-of-care diagnostics; multiplexed sensing; wireless biosensing; personalized medicine; smart healthcare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

New Trends in Sensing and Structural Health Monitoring for New and Existing Structures

edited by Dan Su,

Seyedmilad Komarizadehasl

and

Ye Xia

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 351 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; acoustic sensing ; defect imaging ; thermal imaging ; sensor development ; machine learning ; signal processing ; non-destructive testing ; composite inspection ; material characterization ; real-time monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Chemical Sensors for Air Pollutants: Where the Heck Are We!

edited by

Paul A. Solomon

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 341 | Submission Open

Keywords: air pollution sensors; gases; particle mass; particle chemical species; calibration approaches; uncertainty; collocation results; field studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Biomedical Imaging: Present and Future Challenges, from Image Processing Sensors Through Artificial Intelligence—2nd Edition

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 284 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical image analysis and other analyses (including; but not limited to; image quality improvement; image restoration; image segmentation; image registration; and radiomics analysis); biomedical sensing; biomedical imaging and diagnosis; image-guided therapy; computer-aided diagnosis and surgery; digital radiography; X-ray-computed tomography (CT); positron emission tomography (PET); ultrasound imaging; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); microscopies; photoacoustic imaging; deep learning; federated learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensing and Imaging)

Advancements in Autonomous Navigation Systems for UAVs

edited by

Vladan Papic

and Josip Music

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous navigation systems; UAV sensors; path planning; SLAM; onboard computer; autonomous drones; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Wireless Intelligent Sensing

edited by

Changzhan Gu

,

Jianhua Ma

and

Yihong Qi

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open

Keywords: WISe systems; radar for smart sensing; WiFi-based sensing; sensing hardware and software co-design; noise reduction technologies; measurement technologies for WISe systems; antenna design for WISe systems; DBF and reconfigurable antennas; AI empowered digital signal processing; DSP algorithms; noise filtering technologies; AI empowered data analytics; AI enabled algorithm for WISe applications; WISe for human centric applications; WISe for automobile applications; WISe for robotics applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Thin Film Materials and Nanostructure Devices for Sensing Applications: 2nd Edition

edited by

Hugo Aguas

,

Matteo Tonezzer

and

Joana Dória Vaz Pinto

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; biosensors; photonics; solar cells; thin films; smart materials; nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)

Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis for Smart Manufacturing

edited by Liming Shu,

Pengfei Zhang

and

Naohiko Sugita

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; smart manufacturing; condition monitoring; fault diagnosis; predictive maintenance; artificial intelligence; industrial applications; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fault Diagnosis & Sensors)

Novel Applications of Smart Sensors in Civil Infrastructure

edited by Chuanrui Guo and

Yuguang Fu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensors; structural health monitoring (SHM); fiber optic sensors; wireless sensor networks; sensor-based durability monitoring; AI and machine learning in SHM; infrastructure digital twins; real-time data analytics; civil engineering applications; sensor fusion and integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Sensing Technologies for Intelligent Robotics and Human–Robot Interaction

edited by Hang Su

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

Keywords: human-robot interaction (HRI); sensor fusion; robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensors and Robotics)

Optical Biosensors: Applications, Material Advances, and Technological Developments

edited by

Sándor Valkai

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical biosensor; integrated optics; label-free detecting; evanescent wave; soft lithography; photolithography; microelectrode; whispering gallery; optical waveguide lightmode spectroscopy (OWLS); quantum dot

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Machine Learning and Deep Learning in Image/Video Processing and Sensing: 2nd Edition

edited by

Hongying Liu

and

Fanhua Shang

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: image sensing; video processing; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Intelligent Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring and Mechanical Fault Diagnosis: 2nd Edition

edited by

Zijian Qiao

and

Zhihui Lai

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensing; advanced sensors; structural health monitoring; mechanical fault diagnosis; data quality improvement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Fault Diagnosis & Sensors)

Multimodal Ubiquitous Sensing for Human-Centered Healthcare

edited by

Yao Ge

,

Qammer Abbasi

and

Wenda Li

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal sensing; ubiquitous healthcare; wearable devices; non-contact monitoring; continuous health tracking; vital signs detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Sensors for Neuroimaging and Cardiovascular Monitoring

edited by

Alka Bishnoi

and

Giovanna Sannino

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuroimaging sensors; cardiovascular monitoring; wearable biosensors; functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS); electroencephalography (EEG); electrocardiography (ECG); multimodal sensing; signal processing in biomedical sensors; point-of-care diagnostics; smart health technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Emerging Sensor Technologies for Enhancing IoT Security and Privacy

edited by Si Chen and

Liu Cui

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT security; privacy-preserving sensing; cyber– physical systems; large language models (LLMs); autonomous agents; federated learning; secure data aggregation; lightweight cryptography; trustworthy AI for IoT

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

Sensors for Indoor Positioning

edited by

José Luis Lázaro-Galilea

,

Álvaro de la Llana Calvo

,

Alfredo Gardel

and

Ignacio Bravo

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor positioning; localization sensors; data fusion; machine learning; inertial navigation; radio-frequency localization; optical and ultrasonic sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

MEMS Resonators and Sensors

edited by Stewart McWilliam and

Davin Arifin

submission deadline 21 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2309 | Submission Open

Keywords: MEMS resonators; structural vibrations; dynamics; inertial sensors; actuators; frequency referencing; nonlinear oscillators

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

IMU and Innovative Sensors for Healthcare

edited by

Paolo Capodaglio

and

Veronica Cimolin

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 31 articles | Viewed by 81676 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable technology; inertial sensors; wearable sensors; healthcare; biomedical signals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

IoT and Big Data Analytics for Smart Cities

edited by

Adela Bara

and

Simona-Vasilica Oprea

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 25506 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; IoT networks; big data processing; big data analytics; edge-fog-cloud computing; AI-based data processing; digital twins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)

Recent Advances in Microfluidic Sensing Devices

edited by

Dan Gao

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 21200 | Submission Open

Keywords: microfluidic sensor; multifunctional devices; signal processing and data analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Emerging Remote Sensing Techniques and Applications for Object Detection

edited by

Yexin Wang

and Yi Cui

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17627 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; object detection; emerging techniques; deep learning; segmentation; satellite image

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Sensors and Signal Processing Techniques for Non-Invasive Health Monitoring

edited by

Elisabetta Peri

, Alessandra Galli, Sarah Tonello, Ana Neacșu and

Maria G. Signorini

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13983 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical diagnostics; biomedical signal processing; non-invasive monitoring; biosensors; non-obtrusive devices; machine learning for biomedical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advanced Applications of WSNs and the IoT—2nd Edition

edited by

Sebastià Galmés

and

Baris Atakan

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13968 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless sensor networks; Internet of Things; wireless communications standards (BLE; ZigBee; LoRaWAN; SigFox; 5G/6G); energy harvesting; big data; artificial intelligence; cloud computing; security; smart environment; ambient intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors: Materials, Methods and Applications

edited by

Zejun Deng

and Tianhan Kai

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13786 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemistry; electrochemical sensors; electrochemical biosensors; electroanalysis; wearable sensors; portable sensors; amperometry; impedimetric; voltammetry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Advances in Sensing, Control and Path Planning for Robotic Systems

edited by

Rafal Szczepanski

and

Erfu Yang

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12319 | Submission Open

Keywords: path planning algorithms; space exploration; multi-agent systems; nature-inspired optimization algorithms; autonomous vehicle; unmanned vehicle; mobile robot; sensor-fusion; advanced filtering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advanced Sensors in Atomic Level

edited by

Zehui Li

and Kunchan Wang

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11468 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced sensors; nanomaterials; sensor technologies; MEMS/NEMS; precise atomic regulation; environmental monitoring; medical monitoring; material detection; photoelectric detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)

Blockchain Technology for Internet of Things

edited by

Faisal Jamil

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9804 | Submission Open

Keywords: blockchain technology; Internet of Things (IoT); healthcare; smart cities; smart navigation; mission-critical IoT systems; big data; supply chain management; agriculture; energy management; decentralized ledger; smart contracts; data security; privacy; interoperability; decentralized identity management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Sensing Technologies for Human Evaluation, Testing and Assessment

edited by

Kenneth Loh

,

Said Quqa

, Liming Salvino and Ning Xi

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9704 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; biosensing and assistive devices; computational biomechanics; data fusion; machine learning; human digital twins; healthcare and rehabilitation; human activity monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Machine Learning and Image-Based Smart Sensing and Applications

edited by

Ran-Zan Wang

and Shang-Kuan Chen

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8998 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; smart sensing; image processing; computer vision; medical imaging; healthcare diagnostics; security and surveillance systems; multi-modal sensor fusion; environmental monitoring and sustainability solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensing and Imaging)

Indoor Localization Technologies and Applications

edited by

Zhiyong Wang

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7602 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor localization; indoor navigation; indoor GPS alternatives; indoor mobile robot navigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Navigation and Positioning)

Advanced Sensors for Human Health Management

edited by

Ye Tian

,

Emiliano Schena

,

Panicos Kyriacou

and Matiar Howlader

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6439 | Submission Open

Keywords: health monitoring; disease diagnosis; medical sensors; healthcare; sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Advances in Chipless RFID Sensors and Systems

edited by

Nemai Chandra Karmakar

and

Mohamed El-Hadidy

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5442 | Submission Open

Keywords: chipless RFID sensors and tags; RCS Manipulation; detection algorithms; coding techniques and protocols; sensors printing techniques; system and channel modeling; IoT networking for chipless sensors; artificial intelligent detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Emerging Trends in Optical Sensing

edited by

Yovan de Coene

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3686 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensors; chirality; Faraday effect; photonic crystals; metastructures; luminescence; nanoparticles; nonlinear optics; spin angular momentum; orbital angular momentum

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Industry 5.0 and Beyond: Sensor and Digital Technologies for Sustainable, Circular, and Human-Centric Systems

edited by

Maria Valero Bernal

,

Manuchehr Soleimani

and Anthony Basco Halog

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3000 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensors; wearable sensors; internet of things (IoT); industrial internet of things (IIoT); digital twins; artificial intelligence; machine learning; smart manufacturing; Industry 4.0; Industry 5.0; manufacturing systems; robotics and sensors; sustainability; human-centric systems; circularity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Resonance Sensors: Technology, Measurements and Applications across the Frequency Operating Range

edited by

Nicola Donato

,

Giovanni Gugliandolo

,

Giovanni Crupi

and Mariangela Catena Latino

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2928 | Submission Open

Keywords: resonance; resonant sensors; the design; fabrication; characterization; and modelling of resonant sensors; sensor materials; metrology; microwave frequencies; microfluidics; remote sensing and structural monitoring; agriculture and environmental monitoring; healthcare and medical applications; industrial and automotive applications; interdisciplinary engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Spectroscopy and Sensing Technologies for Smart Agriculture

edited by

Md Zafar Iqbal

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1810 | Submission Open

Keywords: spectroscopy (hyperspectral; multispectral; Raman; NIR; fluorescence); precision and smart agriculture; sensor-based technologies; machine learning and AI; agricultural robotics and automation; IoT and data fusion; crop and soil monitoring; stress; disease; and yield detection; smart irrigation and water management; decision support systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

Remote Sensors for Climate Observation and Environment Monitoring

edited by

Muhammad Aslam

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1552 | Submission Open

Keywords: localized climate adaptation; microclimate monitoring; community-scale remote sensing; sensor-driven resilience; UAV applications; coastal vulnerability; environmental recovery; remote sensing in extreme environments; sensor fusion for sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

The Application of Sensing Technologies for Gait Analysis and Rehabilitation: The Role of Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence

edited by Charles Odonkor

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1237 | Submission Open

Keywords: gait analysis; wearable sensors; rehabilitation; artificial intelligence; digital health; machine learning; inertial measurement units (IMUs); telemedicine; motion capture; smart healthcare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

AI-Enabled Smart Sensors for Industry Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis

edited by

Wen-qiang Liu

,

Zhiwei Han

, Jun-Fang Wang and Xiangyun Deng

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1074 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced sensing technologies with embedded AI capabilities; novel AI algorithms for sensor data analysis; anomaly detection; and predictive maintenance; application of AI-driven smart sensors; edge AI/edge computing; deep learning for sensing; explainable AI (XAI) for industry; industrial IoT (IIoT) monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Intelligent Sensing Technology for Structural Vibration Control and Non-Destructive Testing

edited by

Yingqing Guo

, Tao Li and Peipei Liu

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1072 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural vibration control; intelligent sensing technology; non-destructive testing; multi-sensor fusion; artificial intelligence (AI)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Optical Tweezers in Sensing Technologies

edited by

Jinsheng Lu

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 828 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Innovative Optical Sensors for Navigation and Positioning Systems

edited by

Álvaro de la Llana Calvo

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 711 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensors; visible light positioning (VLP); visible light communication (VLC); indoor localization; indoor positioning system (IPS); vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V); vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I); navigation systems; position-sensitive detectors (PSD); quadrant angular diversity aperture photodiode (QADA); sensor fusion; multipath mitigation; smart mobility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Nanosensors: 2026 Perspectives

edited by

Edgar Muñoz

,

Huanyu Cheng

and

Atef Shalabney

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 332 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanosensor; nanoprobe; micro/nano-chip; micro/nanoscale photodetectors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)

Cybersecurity in Healthcare and Medical Devices

edited by

Lorenzo Bracciale

,

Emanuele Raso

and

Pierpaolo Loreti

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open

Keywords: secure medical device architectures; analysis of the vulnerabilities of healthcare systems “ in the wild” ; cybersecurity for medical devices; cybersecurity for medical protocols (FHIR; CDA; etc.); cryptographic schemes applied to healthcare; hardware/software solutions for privacy and security in healthcare data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

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