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Advanced Electronic Noses and Tongues Systems for Environmental Monitoring

edited by

Paulo A. Ribeiro

Maria Raposo

and

Pedro C. Moura

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open

Keywords: electronic nose; electronic tongue; environmental monitoring; volatile organic compounds (VOC); functional nanomaterials; molecularly imprinted polymers; machine learning; sensor drift compensation; IoT-based sensing; data fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Advances in Materials for Sensing Applications

edited by

Maria Vesna Nikolic

and Milena P. Dojcinovic

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 15 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal oxides; nanomaterials; 2D materials; metal– organic frameworks; conducting polymers; nanocomposites; hybrid materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)

Biomedical Ultrasound Imaging and Sensing

edited by

Hans-Martin Schwab

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical ultrasoun; ultrasound imaging; ultrasound-guided therapy; wearable ultrasound; machine learning for ultrasound; multimodal imaging; ultrasound transducers; ultrasound acquisition systems; signal and image processing; image reconstruction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) Platforms and Application—Second Edition

edited by

Spyros Panagiotakis

Evangelos K. Markakis

and

Nancy Alonistioti

submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10799 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial informatics; Industry 4.0; OT/IT convergence; Internet of Things; sensor networks; computer networks; wireless communications; network management; network function virtualization and software-defined networking; cybersecurity; predictive maintenance; edge/fog/cloud computing; smart industries (factories; manufacturing; healthcare; agriculture; farming; cities; grids; etc.); machine learning; artificial and computational intelligence; augmented and virtual reality; supply chain management; data analytics; human– computer interaction

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

Recent Advances in Optoelectronic Materials and Device Engineering

edited by

Pargam Vashishtha

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4770 | Submission Open

Keywords: optoelectronic; 2D materials; III-nitrides; wide band gap materials; Van der Waals materials; photodetector; sensor; photonics devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Challenges and Future Trends in Antenna Technologies for Communications and Sensing

edited by

Qingsheng Zeng

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1723 | Submission Open

Keywords: antenna measurements; antenna sensor; wireless communication; broadband antennas; communication and sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advances in Nanomaterial-Based Electrochemical and Optical Biosensors

edited by

Angelo Ferlazzo

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1664 | Submission Open

Keywords: preparation and characterizations of nanomaterials; electrochemical sensors; colorimetric sensors; fluorescence sensors; applications of biosensors based on nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Wearable Sensors for Postural Stability and Fall Risk Analyses: 2nd Edition

edited by

Tadayoshi Asaka

and

Hiroki Mani

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 324 | Submission Open

Keywords: fall risk; motor learning; postural control; postural stability; wearable sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Sensor-Based EEG Brain–Computer Interfaces: Technologies and Applications

edited by

Imène Jraidi

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor; EEG; brain– computer interfaces

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

AI-Enhanced Sensor Data Integration and Processing

edited by Jun Li

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning surrogate models for accelerating forward operators; neural network-based observation operators for sensor data; deep learning approaches for variational data assimilation; AI-driven ensemble data assimilation techniques; hybrid physics-AI models for environmental prediction; multi-sensor fusion using AI techniques; real-time processing of high-resolution sensor streams; quality control and bias correction of sensor observations; uncertainty quantification in sensor data assimilation; adaptive sensor placement and observation strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Multimodal Flexible Sensors: Toward Intelligent Sensing and Adaptive Interfaces

edited by

Jun Yang

and

Pei Li

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal flexible sensors; hybrid sensing materials; intelligent human– machine interfaces; AI-driven signal processing; wearable sensing technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)

Advances and Prospects in Optoelectronic Sensing Technology

edited by

Der-Yuh Lin

and

Chia-Feng Lin

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging optoelectronic materials and sensing devices; new designs and fabrication techniques for sensing devices; new sensing theory and system designs; reliability and lifetime testing of optoelectronic sensing devices and systems; prospects of new optoelectronic materials for sensing applications; prospects of new optoelectronic sensing theory and system designs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advances in Optical Fiber Sensors and Fiber Lasers

edited by

Ping Lu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13832 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fibers; fiber sensors; harsh environment sensing; fiber lasers; fiber communication; laser machining

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

New Trends in the Sensing and Control Techniques Used for Intelligent Industrial Perception and Service Robotics

edited by

Silu Chen

, Hao Zheng and Yina Wei

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5429 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart manufacturing; human– robot collaboration; real-time perception; multi-modal sensor fusion; context-aware cognition

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

Optical Nanosensors for Environmental and Biomedical Monitoring

edited by

Zhiyang Zhang

and Ling Chen

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2229 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical nanosensors; colorimetric sensor; lateral flow test; quantum dot sensor; SERS sensor; environmental monitoring; real-time monitoring; pollutant detection; biomedical detection; point-of-care testing; disease diagnostics; biomarker; pathogen detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Smart Sensors and Imaging for Face and Gesture Recognition

edited by

Athanasios Nikolaidis

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 652 | Submission Open

Keywords: biometric authentication; computer vision; edge AI processing; infrared depth sensing; machine learning; gesture-based control; time-of-flight (ToF) sensors; emotion recognition

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

Fiber Optic Sensors for Smart Systems

edited by Chengliang Zhu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber optic sensors; smart systems; sensor networks; signal processing; structural health monitoring; industrial IoT; biomedical sensing; distributed sensing; optical fiber technology; sensor integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Sensing Technologies for Mobile Health Monitoring

edited by

Yuezhou Zhang

and Shaoxiong Sun

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: mobile health (mHealth); wearable sensors; smartphones; remote monitoring; behavioral sensing; loT; multimodal signal processing; machine learning for health; digital biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advanced Electrochemical Sensors for Environmental Monitoring

edited by

Magdalena Wajrak

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical sensors; environmental monitoring; smart sensing; solid-state electrodes; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Integrated AI and Communication for 6G

edited by Hui Tian, Wanli Ni, Lei Sun and

Qimei Cui

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: 6G networks; artificial intelligence; integrated sensing and communication; edge intelligence; intelligent reconfigurable surfaces; federated learning; AI-native networks; wireless AI; network intelligence; smart radio environments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Pervasive Fiber Optic Sensor Technology: Improvements and Applications: 2nd Edition

edited by

Francesco Fienga

submission deadline 22 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber optic sensors; fiber Bragg grating-based sensors; optoelectronic devices and systems; the current state of the art in optical fiber detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Perspectives in Intelligent Sensors and Sensing Systems

edited by

Sergio A. Velastin

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 24500 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensors ; smart sensing ; sensing systems ; sensor technology ; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Artificial Intelligence in Computer Vision: Methods and Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Zhaoyang Wang

, Minh P. Vo,

Hieu Nguyen

and John Hyatt

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 23135 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; deep learning; computer vision; smart sensors; intelligent sensing; 3D imaging and sensing; localization and mapping; navigation and positioning

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

Smart Textile Sensors, Actuators, and Related Applications

edited by Dhaval Solanki

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10604 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart textiles; textile biosensors; e-textiles in healthcare; IoT-enabled wearable systems; flexible and durable health monitoring; AI in smart textile applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Progress in LiDAR Technologies and Applications

edited by

Santiago Royo

, Maria Ballesta-Garcia and

Pablo García-Gómez

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3988 | Submission Open

Keywords: lidar; TOF lidar; FMCW lidar; AMCW lidar; data fusion; point cloud processing; 3D computer vision; scattering media; modelling; autonomous vehicles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Electromagnetic Sensors and Their Applications

edited by

Shiquan Wang

and

Kwok L. Chung

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3806 | Submission Open

Keywords: electromagnetic sensors; metamaterial-enhanced sensors; AI-driven sensor design; non-contact sensing; IoT-based sensing; integrated sensing and communication; biomedical and industrial applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advanced Sensor Technologies for Corrosion Monitoring

edited by

Jiantao Qi

and

Xiaolong Wang

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2357 | Submission Open

Keywords: corrosion; monitor; life assessment; sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

2D Materials for Advanced Sensing Technology

edited by

Mikhael Bechelany

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2271 | Submission Open

Keywords: 2D materials; sensors; biosensors; health; diagnosis; food safety; defense and security; environmental monitoring; gas detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)

Reliable Autonomics and the Internet of Things

edited by

Joseph Rafferty

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1026 | Submission Open

Keywords: reliable autonomic systems; Internet of Things (IoT); self-management capabilitie; IoT automation; heterogeneous networks; self-healing networks; zero-trust protocols

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

Advances in Communication Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks

edited by

Stavros Koubias

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 777 | Submission Open

Keywords: real time; energy efficiency; security; heterogeneity; application-specific protocols; AI and machine learning in communication protocols; IoT

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Technological Advances for Sensing in IoT-Based Networks

edited by

Saurabh Singh

and

Prashant Kumar

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 699 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT-based networks; sensing; artificial intelligence; blockchain technology; wireless sensor network; LPWAN

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

Multimodal Sensing and Computing and Their Monitoring Applications

edited by

Tianyue Zheng

Jinyang Huang

, Jingzhi Hu and Chao Cai

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal sensing; RF sensing; vital sign monitoring; human activity recognition; deep learning; federated learning; contact-free sensing; Wi-Fi sensing; UWB radar; multimodal data fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

AI-Driven Intelligent Communication

edited by

Wenbing Zhao

and Pan Wang

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning (ML); generative AI; large language models (LLM); LLM agent; wireless communication; 5G; 6G; space-air-ground integrated network (SAGIN)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Target Detection, Tracking and Identification Using Multi-Sensor Systems—2nd Edition

edited by

Wei Yi

Xiansheng Guo

, Ye Yuan and

Wujun Li

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: target detection; multi-sensor systems; cooperative detection; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Neurophysiological and Motor Sensing for Human Monitoring in Mixed-Reality

edited by Gaetano Cascini and

Federico Morosi

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open

Keywords: mixed reality (MR) monitoring; neurophysiological sensing; electrophysiological measures (EEG; EMG; ECG); motor and kinematic tracking; multimodal data fusion; cognitive and affective state estimation; real-time behavioural assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Energy Harvesting Technologies for Wireless Sensors—2nd Edition

edited by Vishwas Bedekar

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy harvesting; wireless sensors; energy management; energy optimization; Internet of Things (IoT); energy-aware data collection; self-powered wireless sensor networks; multimodal energy harvesting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors for High Temperature Sensing Applications

edited by

Jie Huang

Bohong Zhang

and Koustav Dey

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2638 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber optic sensors; distributed sensors; high-temperature measurement; sapphire fiber bragg gratings; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

FBG and UWFBG Sensing Technology

edited by

Feng Wang

and Zhengying Li

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2361 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber bragg grating; ultra-weak FBG; sensing principle; structral health monitoring; novel applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Recent Trends in Quantum Sensing

edited by

Changhao Li

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1474 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum sensing; quantum metrology; semiconductor spin defects; biosensing; quantum control; noise spectroscopy; magnetometry; quantum imaging; quantum sensor design; distributed sensing.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advanced Sensor Technologies for Neuroimaging and Neurorehabilitation

edited by Fares Al-Shargie

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor technology; wearable sensors; neuroimaging; neurorehabilitation; brain– computer interfaces; real-time monitoring; virtual reality; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Based Localization for Positioning Applications and Mobile Robot Navigation: Third Edition

edited by

Henrik Hesse

and

Chee Kiat Seow

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: applications of SLAM for mobile robot navigation; AI and machine learning algorithms for precise localization; location-based AI applications for (mobile) robots; data fusion for localization/navigation using vision; inertial; LiDAR; UWB; or other time-of-flight sensors; fast SLAM and localization for edge deployment; map-based or landmark-based navigation; 3D SLAM for indoor mapping; algorithms and methods for mobile robot navigation; co-operative localization and SLAM; ultrawide-band (UWB)-based and other GPS-denied localization approaches; AI for non-line-of-sight (NLOS) detection and mitigation; Wi-Fi; 5G technology; and Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE) applications for localization

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

From Lab to Clinic: The Expanding Role of Robots and Actuators in Biomedicine

edited by Zhixing Ge and

Xingyue Hu

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro- and nanorobots; soft robotics; intelligent control systems; minimally invasive therapy; biomedical robotics; clinical translation

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

Internet of Things, Big Data and Smart Systems II

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 26771 | Submission Open

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

Deep Learning for Hyperspectral Data Analysis and Manipulation of Augmented Medical Data

edited by Saad Bin Ahmed

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5093 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral data; explainable AI; augmented data; deep learning; medical report generation; generative AI; early diagnosis; textual image analysis; pattern identification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Innovative Optical and Scintillation Sensors for Environmental Monitoring

edited by

Giuseppe Gallo

and

Domenico Lo Presti

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1250 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensors; scintillation sensors; environmental monitoring; pollutant detection; radiation assessment; public health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Vibration Engineering, Reliability Assessment and Fault Diagnosis in Mechanical Systems

edited by

Hamed Kalhori

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1122 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibration engineering; reliability assessment; fault diagnosis; condition monitoring; structural health monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Terahertz and Millimeter Wave Communications for 5G and Beyond: Applications and Future Directions

edited by Marco Giordani

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 657 | Submission Open

Keywords: terahertz communications; millimeter wave communications; 5G and beyond (B5G); 6G; beamforming and antenna design; AI/ML in wireless communications; spectrum management; protocol design; hardware and testbed

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Advances in Single Photon Detectors

edited by

Wei Jiang

and

M. Jamal Deen

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 373 | Submission Open

Keywords: single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD); quantum sensing; medical imaging; time-correlated single photon counting (TCSPC); LiDAR; FLIM; quantum key distribution (QKD); optical wireless communication; etc.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Soil Sensing and Mapping in Precision Agriculture: 2nd Edition

edited by

Francisco Jesús Moral García

João Manuel Pereira Ramalho Serrano

and

Fernando Carvajal-Ramírez

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 361 | Submission Open

Keywords: proximal soil sensing; remote soil sensing; digital soil mapping; precision agriculture; management zones

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

Sensors and Sensing Technologies for Structural Health Monitoring in Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Engineering

edited by

Francesco Nicassio

, Gennaro Scarselli and

Anastasios C. Mpalaskas

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 306 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring (shm); civil; mechanical; and aerospace structures; sensor technologies and networks; non-destructive evaluation (nde); wireless and distributed sensing; data-driven methods and machine learning; digital twins and predictive maintenance; smart and multifunctional materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

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