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Magnetoelectric Sensors and Their Applications

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submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4575 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetoelectric; magnetic field sensors; multiferroic; low-noise sensing; noise rejection; materials synthesis; device fabrication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Nanomaterial-Driven Innovations in Biosensing and Healthcare

edited by

Arunkumar Shanmugasundaram

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4525 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart nanomaterials; biosensors; biomedical sensing; point-of-care diagnostics; wearable sensors; electrochemical sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advanced Sensing Technologies for Detecting Cybersecurity Attacks in Internet of Things Systems

edited by

Kamran Siddique

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Ka Lok Man

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Zahid Akhtar

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4346 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT security; cybersecurity attacks; anomaly detection; intrusion detection; machine learning; AI-driven security; blockchain; edge computing; threat monitoring; sensor networks; data fusion; privacy-preserving techniques

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

Advances in Fluorescence and Raman Spectroscopy Techniques

edited by

Huizhong Xu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4319 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioimaging; biomarkers; biophotonics; fluorescence correlation spectroscopy; nanomaterials; nanoscopic spectroscopy; nano-optics; optical nanostructures; plasmonic nanostructures; single-molecule spectroscopy; super-resolution microscopy; surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS); tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)

Image Processing and Analysis for Object Detection: 3rd Edition

edited by

Kaihua Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4295 | Submission Open

Keywords: augmented reality; artificial intelligence; computer vision; classification algorithms; defect detection; deep learning; feature extraction; image processing; image classification; image super-resolution; machine vision; object detection; tracking; and recognition techniques; semantic segmentation; sensing technologies; sensor fusion and technologies; visual tracking; vision sensors; video classification

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

Sensors Solutions for the Development of Climate Neutral and Smart Cities

edited by

Alin-Mihai Cailean

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Andrei Ceclan

and Radu Ioan Ciobanu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4248 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; urban sensors; environmental monitoring; Internet of Things (IoT); smart infrastructure; smart buildings; urban data analytics; sensor networks; participatory sensing; net-zero emissions; NetZeroCities; infrastructure-to-vehicle communications; V2X; vehicular communications; visible light communications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Sensors for Space Situational Awareness and Object Tracking

edited by

Regina Lee

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4109 | Submission Open

Keywords: space situational awareness; object tracking; RSO detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Humidity Sensors Based on Spectroscopy

edited by

José Manuel M. M. De Almeida

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Luís C. Coelho

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3998 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental monitoring; nanosensors and nanotechnology; optical and photonic humidity sensors; optical fiber sensing; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Radar Imaging and Data Fusion Techniques for Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) Systems

edited by

Zenghui Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3918 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar imaging; Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) systems; 2D/3D/4D mmWave radar imaging methods; MIMO mmWave radar; data fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radar Sensors)

Operationalize Edge AI for Next-Generation IoT Applications

edited by

Mattia Antonini

, Fabrizio Ruffini and Michela Fazzolari

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3545 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge AI; internet of things (IoT); TinyML; MLOps; cloud-to-thing continuum

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

Integrated Navigation and Its Applications in Autonomous Agricultural Machinery

edited by

Bingbo Cui

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Yongyun Zhu

and

Zhen Ma

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3373 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated navigation; agricultural vehicle autonomy; high-precision localization; dynamic obstacle avoidance; multi-source sensor fusion; unstructured agricultural environments

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

Recent Trends and Advances in Intelligent Fault Diagnostics

edited by Yongfang Mao, Kunpeng Wang, Yonghua Jiang and Li Feng

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3289 | Submission Open

Keywords: transfer learning; multi-model approach; zero/few-shot learning; unsupervised learning; knowledge-based diagnosis; digital twin; fault estimation; signal processing; mixed expert model; large model

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Motion Control Using EMG Signals

edited by Maria José Giménez-Mestre and María García Arrabé

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3118 | Submission Open

Keywords: electromyography (EMG); motor control; muscle activation; injury prevention; rehabilitation; biomechanics; running analysis; postural control; neuromuscular function

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Wearable Sensors and Signal Processing Technology for Digital Health Applications

edited by

Shing-Hong Liu

and

Xin Zhu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3099 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital health; wearable device; physiological signal and parameter; deep learning; machine learning; edge computing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Recent Trends in AI-Based Intelligent Sensing Systems and IoTs

edited by

Shaocheng Qu

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Zheng Fang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2971 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensing; Internet of Things; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advances in GNSS Signal Processing and Navigation—Second Edition

edited by Ming Huang, Jingjing Yang and Zhe Xiao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2946 | Submission Open

Keywords: GNSS signal processing; LEO opportunistic doppler-aided GNSS positioning; GNSS alternatives

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

Radars, Sensors and Applications for Applied Geophysics

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submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2817 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite; aerial and/or ground-based radar; synthetic aperture radar (SAR); real aperture radar (RAR); interferometric RAR/SAR data; GNSS reflectometry (topic to be handled by Sensors’ Associate Editors); ground-penetrating radar (GPR); SAR polarimetry; data processing and interpretation; signal enhancement; portable radar systems; radar applications to societal issues; Integration of data and sensors; integration and fusion with other geophysical and diagnostics techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Toward Embodied Intelligence: State-of-the-Art in Sensing, Decision-Making and Control Technologies for Autonomous Robots (2nd Edition)

edited by

Yuanlong Xie

, Shuting Wang and Shane Xie

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2647 | Submission Open

Keywords: kinematic and dynamic modelling and parameter identification; learning-based perception; recognition; navigation; mapping; and localization; generative AI-driven perception and multimodal sensor fusion; understanding of intelligent decisions; cooperation; environments; and situations; AI-driven multi-agent decision-making (e.g.; reinforcement learning; meta-learning); large language model (LLM)-guided task planning and cognitive reasoning; foundation models for embodied intelligence and robot-environment interaction; mobile robot manipulation and in-wheel-driven techniques; cooperative control of multiple autonomous systems; coexisting– cooperative– cognitive technologies; autonomous levels of unmanned systems; robot optimal control; adaptive control; and system optimization; model-based and model-free reinforcement learning for adaptive control

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

New Challenges and Sensor Techniques in Robot Positioning

edited by

Itzik Klein

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Dušan Nemec

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2540 | Submission Open

Keywords: robot navigation; sensor fusion; positioning and localization; sensors; data-driven navigation; nonlinear filtering; bio-inspired navigation

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

Applications of Laser Sensors for Precision Measurements

edited by Xinxiu Zhou

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2456 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser sensing technologies; high-precision measurement techniques; distance sensing applications; object dimensions measurement; velocity measurement systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Recent Progress on Sensors in Power Industry: System, Signal Processing, and Data Analysis

edited by Ying Zhang,

Henry Leung

and

Junliang Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2413 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; power industry; signal processing; data analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Advances in Biosensors Based on Micro/Nanomaterials

edited by

Jiuxing Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2049 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology; biosensors; micro/nanomaterials; biotechnology; sensing advancements; viruses; bacteria; aptamer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Recent Advances in Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges

edited by

Paolo Borlenghi

, Ilenia Rosati,

Carlo Rainieri

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Carmelo Gentile

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2019 | Submission Open

Keywords: damage identification; operational modal analysis; machine learning; model-based SHM strategies; data fusion; digital twin

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

New Solutions in Pattern Recognition and Intelligent Sensors for Mobile Robots

edited by

Peter Sarcevic

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Akos Odry

and Seyed Jalaleddin Mousavirad

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1860 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensor systems; mobile robots; sensor networks; pattern recognition; control; sensor fusion; localization; machine learning; decision-making

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Optical Fiber Sensing and Its Applications

edited by

Ki-Joong Kim

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1824 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber sensing; fiber optic sensor design; environmental monitoring; distributed sensing; chemical sensing materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advances in Multi-Agent Systems: Cooperative and Intelligent Control Strategies for Complex Applications

edited by Jiaxi Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1452 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-agent systems; cooperative control; intelligent control; distributed systems; autonomous agents

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

AI-Enhanced Radar Sensors: Theories and Applications

edited by

Choon-Sik Cho

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Youngwook Kim

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1280 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar; radar sensors; artificial intelligence; radar signal processing; imaging radar; target detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Sensors and Wearable Technologies in Sport Biomechanics—Second Edition

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submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1278 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel sensors for monitoring the musculoskeletal system during exercise; wearable sensors for impact and shock forces and real-time feedback; wearable sensors for early detection of injury; novel sensor data processing and synthesis; computational modeling of sensor data; machine learning for classifying sensor data; methods to improve long-term usage of wearable sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Connected and Intelligent Sensors and Smart Systems for Improved Vehicle Autonomy, Efficiency and Resilience

edited by

Nadjim Horri

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Toufik Souanef

and

Thomas Statheros

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1129 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor fusion; smart system; fault; control; monitoring; vehicle; autonomy; resilience; estimation; Internet of Things (IoT)

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

Laser and Spectroscopy for Sensing Applications

edited by

Luca Poletto

and Lorenzo Cocola

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 955 | Submission Open

Keywords: tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy; cavity enhanced spectroscopy; comb spectroscopy; raman spectroscopy; laser induced breakdown spectroscopy; photoacoustic spectroscopy; trace detection; multi species analysis; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advances in Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Sensors and Applications

edited by

Yang-Wei Lin

and Yung-Sheng Lin

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 904 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy; biosensing; environmental monitoring; nanomaterials for SERS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Recent Advances in Fiber Optic Sensor Technology

edited by

Zhiguo Zhang

and Baoquan Jin

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 832 | Submission Open

Keywords: key technologies in optical fiber sensors; micro/nanostructured fiber-optic sensors; fiber-optic chemical and biological biosensors; novel point-based fiber optic sensors; novel sensing modalities for distributed sensors; new fiber and coating materials for sensing; emerging applications of optical fiber sensors; optical fiber sensor access networking and application technology; optical fiber sensor engineering and system integration technology; optical fiber power transmission technology and sensing applications; applications of fiber optic sensors in power; petroleum; and civil engineering industries

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Selected Papers from the 11th International Symposium on Sensor Science (I3S 2025)

edited by

Edgar Muñoz

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Eduard Llobet

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 559 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor materials; chemical sensors; biosensors; nanosensors; wearables; physical sensors

Advanced Optoelectronic and Photonic Devices for Next-Generation Sensing and Communication

edited by

Xin Yan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 554 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced optoelectronic devices; advanced photonic devices; nano-optoelectronics; nanophotonics; sensing; optical communication; optical interconnection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advanced Sensing Technologies for Space Electromagnetic Environments

edited by

Jose Sanchez del Rio Saez

and

Antonio Vázquez-López

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 532 | Submission Open

Keywords: space weather; solar flares; climate change; high- and medium-energy detectors; materials operating as electromagnetic shields; metals; ceramics; carbon polymer composites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Two-Dimensional Materials for Next-Generation Sensor Technologies: From Fundamentals to Multifunctional Applications

edited by Wei Li and Shupeng Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 471 | Submission Open

Keywords: two-dimensional materials; flexible electronics; transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs); graphene heterostructures; MXenes; nanoelectronics; energy conversion/storage; sensors; material characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensors Development)

Advanced EEG Sensing and Brain–Computer Interfaces for Neuroengineering

edited by Yufeng Ke

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 426 | Submission Open

Keywords: electroencephalography (EEG); brain– computer interface (BCI); neuroengineering; biosignal processing; machine learning; wearable EEG; neural decoding; neurorehabilitation; noninvasive sensing; human– machine interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Sensors and Responsible Multimodal AI for On-Device Applications

edited by

Taehoon Kim

and YoungJoon Yoo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 352 | Submission Open

Keywords: on-device AI; multimodal sensor fusion; TinyML and model compression; privacy-preserving learning; federated or split learning; energy-efficient inference; fairness and accountability in AI; wearable and IoT sensing; edge hardware acceleration; real-world benchmarking

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Optical Spectroscopy Technology for Medical Applications

edited by Mitchell B. Robinson

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 311 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical spectroscopy; near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS); brillouin spectroscopy; raman spectroscopy; diffuse correlation spectroscopy (DCS); fluorescence spectroscopy; UV-Vis absorbance spectroscopy; terahertz spectroscopy; photoacoustic spectroscopy; hyperspectral imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Sensors and Sensing Technologies for Rehabilitation in Robot-Assisted Healthcare

edited by

Guillermo Palacios-Navarro

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Víctor H. Andaluz

and

Jessica S. Ortiz

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 256 | Submission Open

Keywords: motion sensors; wearable sensors; telerehabilitation; serious games in rehabilitation; multisensory feedback systems; neurodegenerative disorders impairments; wearable sensors; immersive technologies in healthcare; virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR); head-mounted displays (HMDs); human– robot interaction in rehabilitation; rehabilitation robotics

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

Recent Advances in Optoelectronic and Photonic Sensors

edited by

Ricardo Lameirinhas

and

João Paulo N. Torres

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open

Keywords: optoelectronics; sensors; photonics; integrated photonics; photonic integrated circuits for sensing applications; nanostructures; fiber-optic sensing; quantum effects; plasmonics; light-matter interactions; electro-optic effects; thermo-optic effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advances and Applications of Metal Oxide-Based Gas Sensors

edited by

Timothy Vincent

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials for metal oxide gas sensors; signal processing techniques for sensing applications; novel applications of metal oxide sensors; air quality analysis; environmental monitoring; electronic nose/electronic tongue; VOC sensing

Advanced Sensing Technologies in Industrial Defect Detection

edited by

Qiwu Luo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open

Keywords: spectral analysis technology; industrial automated optical inspection; industrial defect detection; advanced industrial sensing technology; time series signal processing; optical sensing and measurement; automated visual inspection; laser measurement technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Smart Materials for Soft Robotics and Sensors

edited by

Silvia Taccola

, James H. Chandler and Arianna Mazzotta

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart materials; multifunctional materials; smart material processing; smart materials synthesis; smart sensors; wearable sensors; soft sensors; flexible electronics; conformable electronics; stretchable electronics; soft robotic sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)

Multimodal Sensing Fusion-Based LLM Agent Methods, System, and Applications

edited by Chaoning Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal sensor fusion; large language model (LLM) agents; multimodal perception and reasoning; contextual understanding; adaptive dialogue systems; human– machine interaction; trustworthy and explainable AI; robotics and autonomous systems; healthcare and smart manufacturing; cognitive intelligence and situational awareness

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

Advanced Imaging Sensors for Object-Shape Recognition and 3D Reconstruction

edited by

Anna Morabito

and

Emanuele Guardiani

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: imaging sensors; sensor fusion; robust object detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Advances in Quantum Sensing and Quantum Communication

edited by Wei Wang,

Sijin Li

and Yanbo Lou

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum sensing; quantum metrology; entanglement-enhanced measurement; quantum photonics; quantum networks; quantum communication; integrated quantum sensors; hybrid quantum systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Future 4D Mobility Networks: Testbed-Driven Communications, Sensing and Molding with the SWaP-Constrained Platforms

edited by

Yufei Zhao

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Zeliang An

and Deyu Lin

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: 4D mobility networks; transportation networks; compact antenna systems for multi-domain integration; space– air– ground integrated networks; new radio map measurements

Integrated Communication, Sensing and Localization in Next Generation of Communication Networks

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