Sensors

Recent Advances in Wearable and Flexible Antennas and Sensors

edited by

and Ali Shahid Muhammad

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable antennas and sensors; body-centric wireless devices; flexible and stretchable electronics; wireless power transfer for wearables; specific absorption rate (SAR) and thermal safety; smart textiles and e-textile integration; miniaturized biomedical wearable sensors; real-time data acquisition and telemetry; on-body and off-body communications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Sensing in Marine Autonomous Robotic Systems

edited by Ikuo Yamamoto

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous marine robotics; sensor design; data fusion; autonomous systems; marine environments

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

NEMS for Precision Sensing: Self-Sensing Transduction, Noise, and Drift Control

edited by

Pengcheng Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: NEMS sensing; self-sensing transduction; capacitive/piezoresistive/piezoelectric readout; frequency tuning and stabilization; nonlinear dynamics for sensing; noise and drift mitigation; Q-factor engineering; calibration and metrology; low-power; CMOS-compatible integration; RF timing and filtering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Smart Infrastructure for Sensor-Driven Systems

edited by

Kennedy Chinedu Okafor

and

Kelvin Anoh

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart social infrastructure; cloud-based sensor systems; artificial intelligence integration; mechatronic systems; complex system modelling; sensor data analytics; cyber– physical systems; edge-cloud collaboration; intelligent monitoring; scalable sensing architectures

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

Sensors in Electric Vehicles and Charging Networks

edited by

Omprakash Kaiwartya

,

Yue Cao

and Neetesh Kumar

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor data fusion for EV and charging energy network; sensor data security for EV and charging station networks; EV charging infrastructure management framework; performance improvement in EV’ s OCPP framework; cyber security in EV and its charging or energy network; in-vehicle automotive network performance improvement; physical layer security for connected and autonomous vehicles; zero trust-based security framework for EV and its energy network.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Sensing for Future Internet of Intelligent Things (IoIT)

edited by

Abayomi Otebolaku

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-based sensing; internet of intelligent things (IoIT); sensor fusion; edge computing for AI sensing; context-aware systems; intelligent automation; smart environments; predictive maintenance; healthcare IoIT applications; ambience intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Application of Signal Processing and Communication Technologies in Urban Environment

edited by

Hanxiao Yu

, Aihua Wang,

Xu Zhang

and Jingxuan Huang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: signal processing; short-distance communications; channel modeling and prediction; intelligent transceiver design; RIS-assisted communication; integrated sensing and communication; digital twin technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Proximal Sensing in Precision Agriculture: 2nd Edition

edited by

Somsubhra Chakraborty

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil; sensor; crop; image analysis; PXRF; DRS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

Sensor-Based Fault Diagnosis and Prognosis

edited by

Ying Zheng

, Ke Zhang, Lina Yao and

Yang Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault diagnosis; prognostics and health management (PHM); intelligent sensors; industrial process monitoring; signal processing and feature extraction; predictive maintenance; industrial IoT; condition monitoring

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

Next-Generation Edge AI in Wearable Devices

edited by Akshaya Aliyana and

George K. Stylios

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge AI; wearable sensors; smart textiles; IoT; neuromorphic computing; flexible electronics; energy harvesting; real-time analytics; privacy-preserving sensing; adaptive learning systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Evolution of IoT and IIoT: Opportunities, Challenges, and Applications: Second Edition

edited by

Nicoleta Cristina Gaitan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things; sensors; Industrial Internet of Things; real time systems; embedded systems; LoRa; tensors decompositions

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

State-of-the-Art Sensor Technology in Human Movement Analysis

edited by

Adam J. Toth

, Ross Anderson and

Sarah Kraeutner

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: human movement analysis; wearable sensors; inertial measurement units; motion capture; biomechanics; sensor fusion; artificial intelligence; rehabilitation technology; sports performance monitoring; human– machine interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

AI for Sensor-Based Robotic Object Perception

edited by Gan Sun and Zhenyu Lu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotic; object perception; sensor-based perception

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

Microneedle-Based Diagnosis and Treatment

edited by Jingyang Shan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: microneedle; skin; nanozyme; diagnosis and treatment; bacterial infection; smart electronics and wearables; nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

AI on Biomedical Signal Sensing and Processing for Health Monitoring—2nd Edition

edited by

Shing-Tai Pan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); biomedical signal processing; biomedical signal sensing; disease diagnosis; human health monitoring; non-invasion device

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

IoT Technologies in Smart Cities: Challenges and Sensor Applications

edited by

Laura Belli

and

Luca Davoli

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things; smart city; data integration; services; data analysis; urban mobility

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

AI-Driving for Autonomous Vehicles—2nd Edition

edited by

Agapito Ledezma Espino

and

Araceli Sanchis de Miguel

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open

Keywords: detection algorithms; autopilots; connected cars; self-driving; passengers’ experiences

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

AI-Enhanced Sensing with Quantum and Edge Computing for Intelligent Healthcare and Environmental Systems

edited by

Ranesh Naha

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence (AI); quantum computing; edge computing; intelligent sensing systems; smart healthcare; environmental monitoring; Internet of Things (IoT); federated and distributed learning; energy-efficient sensing; privacy and data security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Acquisition and Processing of Seismic Signals

edited by

Juan Jose Galiana-Merino

and

Boualem Youcef Nassim Benabdeloued

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic data acquisition; seismic sensors; seismic recorders; seismic networks; real-time seismic signal processing; wavelet processing; methodologies based on artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy for Sensor Applications

edited by

Mitar Simic

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: EIS-based sensors & biosensors; EIS-enabled microfluidics; EIS modeling & data analysis; materials in EIS; signal processing and machine learning in EIS; EIS-based wearables; innovative applications of EIS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Innovative Sensing Technologies for Interactive Education

edited by

Qingquan Sun

, Jin Wang and Xinlin Huang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent agent development; sparse sensor data fusion; educational informatics; smart classroom analytics based on sensors and AI-empowered sensing technologies; adaptive learning systems; edge computing in education; privacy-preserving sensor analytics; TinyML for education; federated learning in schools; IoT-based teaching optimization; AIGC-powered pedagogical agents; human– computer interaction in learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Next-Generation Fluorescent Sensing for Low-Cost Chemical Analysis

edited by

George Tsogkas

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluorescent sensing; low-cost platforms; analytical chemistry; paper-based devices; pharmaceutical analysis; food analysis; environmental monitoring; smartphone-based analysis; nanomaterials; point-of-care diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Edge Computing for Resource Sharing and Sensing in IoT Systems

edited by

Elisa Rojas

,

Isaias Martinez Yelmo

,

Joaquin Alvarez Horcajo

and DIego López-Pajares

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge computing; resource sharing and discovery; cooperative and distributed sensing; IoT systems and architectures; edge intelligence and orchestration; heterogeneous networks; federated and collaborative learning at the edge; low-latency communication; energy-efficient edge systems; 5G and 6G networks

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

Applications of Spectroscopy and Imaging in Environmental and Biomedical Studies, as Well as Clinical Diagnosis

edited by Sayo O. Fakayode and

David Bwambok

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: spectroscopy; microscopic imaging; nanoscience; materials science; nanotechnology; sensing; disease process; disease diagnostics; cancer detection; pathogen detection; biological sample analysis; emerging contaminants; perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); microplastics; pharmaceuticals; hyperspectral data analysis; photocatalysis; molecular recognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Converter-Based Architectures for Precision and Intelligent Current Sensing

edited by Yangxiao Xiang, Hongjian Lin,

Yuanxi Chen

and

Zhihao Lin

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: current sensing; analog-to-digital converter (ADC); mixed-signal circuits; sensor signal conditioning; digital calibration; precision measurement; system-on-chip (SoC)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Defect Detection Based on Vision Sensors

edited by Pu Huang, Liuyong Chang and Xiangdong Ma

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open

Keywords: nondestructive testing; computer vision; visual inspection and characterization; robot vision; multi-modal sensor

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

Sensors in Digital and Biomechanical Engineering Sciences for Sports and Rehabilitation

edited by

Peter Dabnichki

and

Dominik Hoelbling

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated sensors and digital devices; computational modelling; machine learning; real-time feedback systems; musculoskeletal modelling; gait and posture analysis; biomechanics; biomedical engineering; new sport technologies; rehabilitation devices; serious-game or VR-based rehabilitation platforms; smart textiles; pressure and force measurement; rehabilitation robotics; assistive systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Smart Sensing Systems for Security, Industrial and Biomedical Applications

edited by

Pietro Bia

,

Corrado Di Natale

and

Antonio Manna

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensing systems; security; industrial applications; biomedical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Next-Generation Cyber-Physical Systems: Security, Sensing, Intelligence, and System Integration

edited by

Lan Wang

, Ming Li and Dejun Yang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 5 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyber-physical systems; wireless sensor networks; intelligent sensing; AI/ML for autonomous systems; security and privacy; system integration; IoT and edge computing; robotics and unmanned vehicles; sensor fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Ultrasound Imaging and Sensing in Biomedical Engineering

edited by Tri Vu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 2 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrasound; photoacoustic imaging; clinical applications; next-gen probe and sensing techniques; portable and compact imaging systems; high resolution and imaging speed; AI-assisted imaging

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

AI-Enabled Biosensor Technologies for Boosting Medical Applications

edited by

Carlos G. Juan

and

José María Vicente-Samper

submission deadline 1 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 323 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; reagents; chemical sensors; electronic sensors; optical sensors; electromagnetic sensors; biomedical applications; artificial intelligence; deep learning; machine learning; medical imaging

Applied Robotics and AI in Agriculture: Sensing and Autonomy for Deployment and Adoption

edited by

Santosh Pitla

and

Luan Pereira De Oliveira

submission deadline 1 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural robotics; artificial intelligence in agriculture; autonomous farm machinery; precision agriculture; computer vision for crops and livestock; edge AI and real-time analytics; robotic planting and harvesting; human– robot collaboration; scalable automation in farming; technology adoption in agriculture

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

Advanced Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems and Micro-Electro-Optical-Mechanical Systems in Scanning Probe Microscopy

edited by Andrzej Sikora

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7469 | Submission Open

Keywords: MEMSs; MEOMSs; scanning probe microscopy; sensors; nanoscale imaging; biosensing; control systems

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

Quantum-Inspired Computational Sensing and Imaging

edited by Siddhartha Bhattacharyya,

Jan Platoš

and

Avishek Nag

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 826 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum computational imaging techniques; quantum sensors; intelligent quantum sensing

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

Design and Application of Nanosensor Arrays

edited by Yingying Geng and

Abdelhafed Taleb

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 279 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanosensor; biomedical; environmental monitoring; cell phenotyping; drug discovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)

Artificial Intelligence for Sensing, Data Analytics, and Intelligent Human–Computer Interaction

edited by

Boštjan Šumak

and

Maja Pušnik

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– computer interaction (HCI); intelligent user interfaces (IUI); user experience (UX) and generative UX (GenUX); artificial intelligence (AI) and multimodal large models; intelligent sensors and edge AI for HCI; conversational and agent-based interfaces; extended reality (XR: AR/VR/MR) and HCI; internet of things (IoT) and internet of behaviors (IoB); user interaction patterns and data analytics; responsible AI in HCI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Wearable Sensors and IoT-Oriented Systems for Life Quality Improvement-Edition II

edited by

Paolo Visconti

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 25309 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors and systems; body sensors networks; wearable devices; internet of medical things; internet of healthcare things; remote control systems; software and hardware development; life quality improvement; data processing; monitoring health platforms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Recent Development of Flexible Tactile Sensors and Their Applications

edited by Min Li

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13606 | Submission Open

Keywords: flexible tactile sensors; novel sensing materials; smart structure design; new sensing principles; high performance; applications

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

Acoustic Sensing for Condition Monitoring

edited by Pan Dou,

Tonghai Wu

and Longbiao He

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3959 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrasonic sensing; acoustic emission sensing; calibration; structural health monitoring (SHM); mechanical health monitoring (MHM)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Wearable Sensors for Human Posture and Motion Recognition

edited by

Zixiang Gao

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 382 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; motion recognition; clinical/sports-related applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Microwave, RF, and mm-Wave Circuits for Advanced Wireless Communications and Sensing

edited by Satheesh Bojja Venkatakrishnan and

Elias Alwan

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: RF and mm-Wave circuits; wideband transceivers; beamforming and phased arrays; self-interference cancelation (SIC); antenna– circuit co-design; AI-assisted circuit design; metamaterial components; on-chip measurement and calibration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Body Area Networks: Intelligence, Sensing and Communication

edited by

Xiang Li

and

Lei Jing

submission deadline 18 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 250 | Submission Open

Keywords: body area networks (BANs); wearable sensors; signal processing; structural health monitoring (SHM); human– structure co-monitoring; artificial intelligence (AI); large language models (LLMs); human activity recognition; sensor fusion and multimodal data; embodied game interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensing Technologies and Optical Communication

edited by

Isiaka A. Alimi

and

Paulo Pereira Monteiro

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17677 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable optical and electromagnetic sensors; fiber bragg gratings; micro- and nano-structured fiber sensors; metro; data-center; and long-haul fiber optic networks; ai/machine learning-based communication and sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Sensing and Imaging for Defect Detection: 2nd Edition

edited by

Haitao Wang

, Yongkai Zhu and

Fei Fei

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13438 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; NDT& E technology; defect detection technology; imaging technology; data acquirement and processing; sensing techniques

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

Advances in Sensing, Imaging and Computing for Autonomous Driving: 2nd Edition

edited by

Wei Li

and

Honglu Jiang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4507 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous driving vehicles; sensory data acquisition; sensory data processing; computer vision; motion planning and decision making; object detection; perception; and prediction; attack and defense in autonomous driving; safety; security; and privacy in autonomous driving; anomaly detection in autonomous driving; cooperative and coordinated autonomous driving

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

Smart Sensing System for Intelligent Human Computer Interaction

edited by Yi Yang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1220 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensing systems; intelligent human– computer interaction (HCI); human– robot interaction (HRI); hardware-aware perspective; context-aware sensors; large language models (LLMs); reinforcement learning; real-time processing; machine learning integration

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

New Trends in Computational Pathology: Advancements in Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence-Driven Image Analysis

edited by

Jorge Garcia-Gutierrez

and Laura Macías García

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 500 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); cytology; computational pathology; deep learning; histopathology; image analysis; multi-modal modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Emerging Trends and Novel Materials for Low-Cost Environmental Sensors

edited by

Daniel Dunea

, Gabriel Abarca and

Rodica-Mariana Ion

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 479 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; materials; built environment sensors; signal processing; data analytics; artificial intelligence; sensor networks; optical wireless communication; thermographic cameras; thermal camera communication; air quality; water quality; cultural heritage protection and monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Edge Computing for Beyond 5G and Wireless Sensor Networks

edited by

He Li

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 425 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge intelligence; beyond 5G networks; edge– cloud architecture; secure edge computing; blockchain in edge

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Emerging 2D Material-Based Biosensors for Detecting Biological and Chemical Pollutants in Wastewater Systems

edited by

Narendhar Chandrasekar

and

Balaji Ramachandran

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; sensors; optoelectronics; photonics; nanotechnology; nanomaterials; 2D materials; carbon nanotubes; graphene; functional surfaces; nanoelectronics; environmental monitoring; environmental remediation; pollutants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

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