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Advanced Nano–Bio Interfaces: Smart Materials for Sensing, Therapy and Optoelectronic Applications

edited by

Jiao Sun

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: nano-drugs; nano-imaging probes; biomarker detection; microfluidic biosensors; machine learning in nano– bio interfaces; stiffness-gradient hydrogels

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)

Bio-Inspired Sensors for Human and Robotic Applications

edited by Chengyi Xu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-Inspired sensor; tactile perception; human– machine interface; intelligent robot

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

Sensing-Driven Cybersecurity and Resiliency for Cyber-Physical Systems

edited by

Diego Oliva

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open

Keywords: cybersecurity; cyber-physical systems; AI-enhanced anomaly detection and blockchain

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Intelligent Sensing and Haptic Interfaces for Next-Generation Human-Computer Interaction

edited by George Kokkonis

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– computer interaction; haptic interfaces; VR/AR applications; robotics applications; medicine applications

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

Novel Approaches and Applications for Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) Sensors

edited by Yajun Jiang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: femtosecond direct laser writing technology; phase mask technology; functionalized nanomaterials; biomedical applications; extreme environments; sapphire FBG sensors; 3D printing technology; two-photon polymerization; vernier effect; deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Cryogenic Detectors: From Their Fundamental Physics to Their Applications in Space

edited by Emanuele Taralli

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: cryogenic sensing; superconducting detectors; cryogenic readout electronics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Micro- and Nano-Scale Biosensors for Frontier Applications in Neuroengineering

edited by Jia Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; neuroengineering; brain– machine interfaces; nanomaterials; neural monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Modelling and Control of Aerospace Robotic Systems

edited by

Jianzhe Huang

Yuankai Li

and

Yinshuai Sun

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; system modelling; control; data measurement; robotic system

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

Wearable Sensing and Vision Technologies for Human Activity Recognition in Daily Life

edited by Benjamin Allaert, Marius Bilasco and

Andon Tchechmedjiev

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: human activity recognition; energy-efficient sensing; video; audio; and imaging analysis; multimodal data fusion; technology acceptance; context awareness; privacy preservation; anomaly detection; explainable ai; human-centered design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Next-Generation X-Ray Detection and Imaging Materials and Devices

edited by

Xiuwen Xu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: luminescent metal halides; halide perovskites; dosimeters; flat-panel X-ray imagers; 3D X-ray image reconstruction; multi-scenario X-ray detection and imaging

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

Advances of Two-Dimensional Materials for Sensing Devices

edited by

Bing Sun

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: two-dimensional (2D) materials; transition metal dichalcogenides; covalent organic frameworks; metal-organic frameworks; nanomaterials; MXenes; phosphorene; sensing devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)

Photoresponsive Molecules and Materials for Sensing: Design and Applications

edited by

Shinichiro Nakamura

, Kingo Uchida, Satoshi Yokojima and Junwei Shen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoresponsive materials; molecular photoswitches; near-field optics; photochromic sensors; light-activated sensing; smart coatings and interfaces; optical and electrochemical transduction; biomedical and biosensing applications; photo-controlled drug monitoring; environmental and security sensing; adaptive and wearable sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Recent Development and Applications of Sensing Technology in Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure: 2nd Edition

edited by

Mohammad Noori

and Yihua Zeng

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced sensing technologies; resilient and sustainable infrastructure; structural health monitoring

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

Flexible Sensing: New Materials, Devices and Applications

edited by

Xuelin Wang

, Liangfei Duan and Lingqian Chang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: flexible sensors; soft electronics; flexible materials; stretchable materials; thermoelectric materials; piezoelectric materials; liquid metals; wearable sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)

Optical Sensors for Biomedical Diagnostics and Monitoring

edited by Xiaozhen Li

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

Keywords: biomedical diagnostics; diagnostic imaging; optical sensor; biomedical applications‬‬‬‬; flexible sensor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Smart Sensors and Sensing Technologies for Biomedical Engineering

edited by Antonio Cannuli and

Roberto Montanini

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensors; biomedical engineering; biosensors; wearable sensors; flexible electronics; thermo-mechanical sensing; infrared thermography; sensor calibration; signal processing; healthcare monitoring; and data quality assessment; including uncertainty analysis and validation protocols

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Digital Signal Processing for Healthcare Applications

edited by

Hong Tang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical engineering; cardiovascular signal; vital sign monitoring; wearable medical devices; intelligent signal analysis; disease diagnosis & screening

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Distributed and Single-Point Fiber Optic Sensors: Applications and Technology (2nd Edition)

edited by

Jie Huang

Hai Xiao

and

Yongji Wu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber optic sensors; photonic sensors; optical fiber spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Sensing Technologies for Health Monitoring of Smart Structures and Systems

edited by Shirsendu Sikdar

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5791 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensing technologies; health monitoring; smart structures and systems; structural health monitoring and NDT; sensor integration; IoT applications; signal processing; wireless sensor networks; wearable sensors; remote sensing

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

Recent Advances in Imaging Sensors: Integration with Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence

edited by Ning Chen, Hang Zhang and

Jian Liu

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5300 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensors; industrial machine vision; anomaly detection; medical imaging; object detection for intelligent transportation; deep learning for image processing; visual large models

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

Advanced Artificial Devices and Sensing Technologies in Rehabilitation

edited by

Bart Jansen

and

Bruno Bonnechère

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3188 | Submission Open

Keywords: AR/VR; digital twin; prediction models; wearables; mocap; computer games; rehabilomics; serious games

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Multi-Sensor Fusion for Autonomous Vehicles and Driver Assistance Systems

edited by

Iván García Daza

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1652 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor fusion; autonomous vehicles; LiDAR; perception; machine learning; localisation; behavioural decision-making

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Embodied Intelligence-Based Robotics in Medicine: Sensor-Driven Innovations for Healthcare

edited by

Xiaojun Chen

and Jiangchang Xu

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 622 | Submission Open

Keywords: embodied intelligence; sensor-driven medical robots; advanced sensors; human– robot interaction; intelligent control; sensor fusion; medical image computing

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

AI for Emerging Image-Based Sensor Applications

edited by

Sheng Huang

, Shizheng Zhang and

Yi Zhang

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; image sensors; deep learning; computer vision

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advancements in PET Instrumentation and Sensor Technologies for Enhanced Disease Diagnosis

edited by Alla Reznik and Oleksandr Bubon

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open

Keywords: positron emission tomography (PET); medical imaging sensors; PET detector technology; scintillation materials silicon photomultipliers; signal acquisition and processing; image reconstruction algorithms; AI in PET imaging

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

Radar Target Detection, Imaging and Recognition (2nd Edition)

edited by

Tianxian Zhang

Xueting Li

and Yuanhang Wang

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar imaging technology; radar design and simulation; radar detection; tracking; parameter estimation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radar Sensors)

Optical Sensing and Implantable Sensors for Healthcare Applications

edited by Chenyang He and Ricardo Correia

submission deadline 5 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensors; implantable sensors; biosensing; optical fibre technology; minimally invasive monitoring; healthcare; wearable

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

AIoT-Enabled Intelligent Sensing Systems for Smart Cities and Connected Transportation

edited by

Weiwei Jiang

submission deadline 5 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial Internet of Things; edge artificial intelligence; federated learning; smart city; wireless sensor network; internet of vehicles; real-time urban analytics; intelligent transportation systems; V2X communication

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

Advanced UAV Communication and Sensor Technologies for Electromagnetic Environment Awareness and Channel Optimization

edited by Kai Mao

submission deadline 5 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 15 | Submission Open

Keywords: UAV communications; radio propagation channel; multimodal sensors; electromagnetic environment awareness; channel optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Acoustic Sensors and Their Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Farook Sattar

, Niladri Bihari Puhan and Reza Fazel-Rezai

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8937 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrophones; acoustic signal processing; acoustic signal classification; acoustic devices; acoustic signal detection; data analysis; channel bank filters; feature extraction; medical signal detection; mixture models; patient diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advances in Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Industrial Robotics

edited by Lichao Yang and Zhuangkun Wei

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7647 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-modal sensing and fusion; computer vision for robotics; decision-making for robotics; human– machine interaction; trustworthy AI in sensor systems; AI security and privacy; applications in robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Active Sensors for Surface and Underground Mining Applications

edited by

Graham Brooker

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open

Keywords: lidar; radar; situational awareness; navigation; mapping; autonomous vehicles; collision avoidance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radar Sensors)

Wearable Devices for Physical Activity and Healthcare Monitoring

edited by

Yehuda Weizman

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 23608 | Submission Open

Keywords: physiological disorders; disability; orthopaedics; epidemiology; public health; detection; prevention; sedentary behaviour; digital healthcare; wearable motion and pressure sensors; textile sensors for human movement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Sensors and Sensing Technologies in Remote Laboratories

edited by

Unai Hernandez

, Javier Garcia-Zubia,

Gustavo Alves

and André Fidalgo

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4603 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing and control; remote laboratories; smart remote education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Neuromorphic Sensing and Computing: Technologies and Applications

edited by

Jean Chamberlain Chedjou

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4152 | Submission Open

Keywords: analog/digital/mixed-signal circuits and architectures for neuromorphic systems; architectures and algorithms for neuromorphic computing; event-based sensory systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Remote Sensing Image Fusion and Object Tracking

edited by

Xu Li

and Tao Gao

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 901 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; image fusion; object tracking; machine learning; deep learning; object detection; feature extraction; computer vision; pattern recognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Advanced Sensing Technology

edited by

Wai Lun Lo

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 291 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced sensor technology; computer vision; artificial intelligence; machine learning; image processing; speech recognition; pattern recognition; knowledge extraction from sensing data; intelligent control system; applications of AI and machine learning; intelligent control system; model parameter estimations; artificial neural network design; fuzzy and neuro-fuzzy systems for control; evolutionary computation methods for control and parameter estimation; machine learning for science and engineering problems; reinforcement learning for control and parameter estimation; applications of large language models for advanced sensing technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Spectroscopic Characterization of Cultural Heritage Materials: Techniques and Systems

edited by

Xueshi Bai

and Duixiong Sun

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open

Keywords: applications of novel spectroscopic techniques in cultural heritage; algorithmic innovations for the analysis of cultural heritage materials; applications of spectroscopy-based interdisciplinary techniques in cultural heritage; applications of AI-empowering spectroscopic techniques in the field of cultural heritage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Intelligent Sensors for Security and Attack Detection

edited by

Frederick Sheldon

, Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman,

Bander Ali Saleh Al-Rimy

Ananth Jillepalli

and

Mohammed Almutairi

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensors; security; attack detection; anomaly detection; IoT security; sensor networks; adversarial machine learning; privacy protection; malware analysis and detection; smart infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Flexible Electronics and Wearables for Biomedical, Health and Sport Monitoring

edited by

Raúl Fernández-García

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: e-textiles; flexible electronics; biomedical monitoring; health monitoring; sport performance monitoring; physiological sensing; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Distributed Optical Fiber Sensing Technology and Applications

edited by Xuping Zhang,

Bo Liu

Lingmei Ma

and

Jun He

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber optic; distributed fiber optic sensing; sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advancements in Arterial Pulse Measurement Technologies: Sensors, Signal Processing, and Clinical Applications

edited by Zhili Hao,

Jae H. Lee

and Krishnanand N. Kaipa

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: arterial pulse signals; PPG signals; arterial pulse waveform (APW); heart rate variability (HRV); respiration rate (RR)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Chemical Sensors and Molecular Spectroscopy: Advanced Materials, Methods, and Applications

edited by

Mahesh B. Dawadi

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical sensors; biosensors; molecular spectroscopy; machine learning; environmental monitoring; biomedical diagnostics; industrial process control; food quality assessment; nanomaterials; hybrid materials; artificial intelligence; spectroscopic techniques; spectroscopic characterization; optical sensors; electrochemical sensors; fluorescence sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Computer Vision-Based Human Activity Recognition

edited by

Stefan Poslad

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 26528 | Submission Open

Keywords: human activity recognition (HAR); activities of daily living (ADLs); computer vision (CV); sensor data fusion for CV; AI and data science for CV

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

Nondestructive Sensing and Imaging in Ultrasound—Second Edition

edited by

Miguel Ángel García Izquierdo

and

Margarita Hernández

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2486 | Submission Open

Keywords: nondestructive sensing and imaging; ultrasound; NDE

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

Secure AI for Biomedical Sensing and Imaging Applications

edited by Yanming Zhu,

Xuefei Yin

and

Jiankun Hu

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 584 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Wearable Biosensors and Integrated Therapeutics for Precision Health

edited by Kuldeep Mahato and Amal Abbas

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; chemical sensors; precision health; therapeutic drug monitoring; wearable sensors; implantable sensors; disposable sensors; point of care sensors; closed-loop devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Harnessing Infant and Toddler Wearable Systems to Promote Development and Health

edited by Elena Geangu

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable technology; developmental science; infant monitoring; pediatric health; ecological assessment; multimodal sensing; machine learning; early intervention; scalable screening; prevention and intervention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Sensor-Enabled Intelligent Surgery: Intelligent Sensing and Imaging, Surgical Robotics, and Smart Image-Guided Technology

edited by

Guoyan Zheng

Wenyong Liu

and

Shaolong Kuang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent surgery; artificial intelligence; intelligent sensing; intelligent imaging; medical image analysis; surgical interventions; surgical robotics; surgical data science; image-guided technology; computer-assisted surgery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Secure Authentication Scheme and Key Management for Wireless Sensor Networks

edited by

JoonYoung Lee

and