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Advancements in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks: Challenges, Solutions and Applications in Modern Domains
edited by Alessandro Aloisio
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open
Keywords: heterogeneous wireless networks; communication; IoT
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Application of Optical Imaging in Medical and Biomedical Research
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical imaging; optical coherence tomography; medical research; biomedical research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensing and Imaging)
Nucleic Acid-Based Biosensors for Molecular Diagnostics
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open
Keywords: nucleic acid biosensors; molecular diagnostics; signal amplification; aptamer; DNAzyme; RNAzyme; DNA nanodevice; DNA nanotechnology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)
Real-Time Object Detection and Classification Using Advanced Sensing Techniques
edited by Chuang Zhu
submission deadline 1 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2885 | Submission Open
Keywords: object detection; lightweight model; real-time algorithm; advanced sensors; computer vision
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensing and Imaging)
Next-Generation Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases: Microfluidics, BioMEMS for Pathogen Detection and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
edited by , Yaoping Liu and Shitao Shen
submission deadline 1 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open
Keywords: pathogen detection; microfluidics; BioMEMS; antimicrobial resistance; AMR; AI-enhanced diagnostics; multiplexed biosensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)
Chemical Sensors for Toxic Chemical Detection: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9238 | Submission Open
Keywords: chemical sensing; toxic chemicals; electrochemical sensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)
Fluorescent Sensors for Advanced Applications in Biological and Chemical Detection
edited by Sellamuthu Anbu
submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 335 | Submission Open
Keywords: fluorescent sensors; biological detection; chemical detection; fluorescent probes; biosensing technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)
Sensors Fusion in Digital Healthcare Applications
edited by
submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 34036 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
Energy Harvesting and Self-Powered Sensors
edited by , Bingyong Guo and
submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13852 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy harvesting; wave energy; vibration energy; solar energy; self-powered sensors; wireless sensor networks; wearable sensors; power management; internet of things applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)
Intelligent Control Systems for Autonomous Vehicles
edited by Jun Chen and Wen-Chiao Lin
submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13808 | Submission Open
Keywords: autonomous vehicles; human– machine interaction; sensor fusion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)
Cyber Physical System: Security and Resilience Challenges and Solutions
edited by , , Spyros Papastergiou and Marc-Oliver Pahl
submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9141 | Submission Open
Keywords: cybersecurity; resilience; cyber physical systems; risk management; vulnerability assessment; intrusion detection and response; incident response; AI and digital resilience act
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Trustless Biometric Sensors and Systems submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5516 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart biometric sensors; decentralized biometric sensors; trust management in blockchain; trust management in biometrics; biometric data privacy; trusted biometric systems; distributed processing of biometric data; digital identity; decentralised biometrics; decentralised identity; biometric authentication; zero knowledge authentication; privacy-preserving biometry; biodata security; biometric trust; biometric wallets
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Novel 2D Material-Based Sensors for Optoelectronic Devices
edited by
submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2537 | Submission Open
Keywords: 2D materials; optoelectronic device; optoelectronic sensor
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)
Remote Sensing in Urban Surveying and Mapping submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1460 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical and thermal remote sensing data; GIS; urban mapping; land surface temperature (LST); change detection; urban heat island; hyperspectral data; LiDAR; deep learning; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)
Advanced Photodetector Based on Multifunctional Material
edited by Carmela Bonavolontà and Massimo Valentino
submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 598 | Submission Open
Keywords: photodetectors based on 2D materials; multifunctional nanoscale device; organic photodetectors; multifunctional 2D materials for chemical and biological agent detection; heterojunctions for ultrasensitive photodetectors; multifunctional composite materials; metal-halide perovskite optoelectronics applications; single-photon detectors; broadband photodetectors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
Biosignal Sensing Analysis (EEG, EMG, ECG, PPG) (2nd Edition)
edited by
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 17204 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomedical signals; biosignals; ECG; EEG; PPG; EDR; EMG; BCI; multimodal signal processing; biomedical sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Combining Brain-Computer Interfaces and Assistive Biosensing Technologies
edited by Chunxiu Yu
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 17186 | Submission Open
Keywords: brain– computer interface (BCI); assistive technology; biosensing; machine learning; adaptive systems; wearable sensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)
Sensor Applications for Military* and Public Use: The Duality into Action submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14487 | Submission Open
Keywords: unmanned vehicles; multi-sensors; antennas; digital signal processing; public applications; military applications; noise; interference; dual application of military and public usage (DUAMILPUS); short-range communications (SRC); long-range communications (LoRa); satellite communications; security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)
Secure Communication for Next-Generation Wireless Networks
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12841 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)
Sensors in Smart Irrigation Systems
edited by Mohamed Riduan Abid and Tareq Abu Hamed
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12002 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart irrigation; smart agriculture; sensor networks; IoT; big data analytics; control; cloud computing; real-time data processing; mobile applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)
Recent Advances in Intelligent Vehicles and Intelligent Transportation Systems
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11557 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent vehicles; advanced sensors; environmental perception; intelligent decision; information safety; vehicle dynamics and control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
Advances in Automatic Speech Recognition, Audio and Underwater Acoustic Signal Analysis
edited by Kele Xu, Rui Liu, Maoshen Jia and Dawei Feng
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8898 | Submission Open
Keywords: automatic speech recognition; audio signal acquisition; audio signal processing; audio and underwater acoustic signal recognition and classification; machine learning and deep learning algorithm application in audio signal analysis; safety and privacy; acceleration and deployment of audio signal processing algorithms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC): Opportunities and Challenges
edited by Rui Wang
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4774 | Submission Open
Keywords: integrated sensing and communication; ISAC; 6G
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Advances in Robotics and Sensors for Rehabilitation
edited by , and Ligita Šilinė
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3347 | Submission Open
Keywords: robotic assistive devices; sensor integration; wearable technology; remote patient monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensors and Robotics)
Integrating Cloud Computing, Sensing Technologies, and Digital Twins in IoT Applications
edited by and Francesca Marcello
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3191 | Submission Open
Keywords: Internet of Things; digital twin; sensing technologies; edge and fog computing; ambient intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)
Intelligent Sensing and Control Technology for Unmanned Vehicles
edited by , Dongdong Mu and Yue Wu
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2980 | Submission Open
Keywords: unmanned vehicles; intelligent sensing; sensor fusion; motion-planning; AI-driven control; decision-making; behavior prediction; collision avoidance; safety control; autonomous driving
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Advanced Sensor Strategies and Developments against Disasters and Random Phenomena (ASSAD DARPA) submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2265 | Submission Open
Keywords: floods; earthquakes; wildfires; drought; tornadoes; severe storms; hurricanes; tropical storms; human-caused disasters; UAV; unmanned vehicles for surveillance; surveillance multi-sensors; antennas; noise; interference; short-range communications (SRCs); long-range communications (LoRa); satellite systems; satellite communications; security; IoT; schumann
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Application of Nano-Materials Technology and Raman Spectroscopy in Biochemical Sensors
edited by Wanyi Xie, Mingjie Tang and Weitao Huang
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1891 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanomaterials; nanotechnology; Raman spectroscopy; SERS; biochemical sensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)
Wearable Sensors in Biomechanics and Human Motion
edited by , and Jill Emmerzaal
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1658 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomechanics; wearable sensors; human motion analysis; activity recognition; machine learning; digital health; sport science; gait and posture; inertial measurement units
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)
Advances in Magnetic Sensors: Innovations, Challenges and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1542 | Submission Open
Keywords: magnetic sensor; magnetic anomaly detection; earth magnetism navigation; biological magnetic measurement; space magnetic measurement; unmanned vehicle; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Advances in RFID-Based Indoor Positioning Systems
edited by Joao da Silva Pereira and
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1512 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning- and AI-driven RFID positioning; hybrid positioning methods combining RFID with other technologies (UWB; Wi-Fi; BLE; etc.); RF propagation modeling and signal processing techniques; low-power and energy-efficient RFID-based localization; security and privacy challenges in RFID tracking; applications in Industry 4.0; healthcare; retail; and logistics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Navigation and Positioning)
Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Biosensors: Technologies and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1247 | Submission Open
Keywords: SERS; nanostructures; substrates
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensing and Imaging)
Recent Advances and Tendencies in Highly Sensitive Fiber Optic Sensors
edited by Shiquan Tao
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1107 | Submission Open
Keywords: fiber optic sensors; distributed fiber optic sensing system; fiber optic biomedical sensors; sapphire fiber Bragg gratings; fiber interferometers; surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensors; evanescent wave fiber optic sensor; optical waveguide sensor; hollow waveguide fiber optic sensors; liquid core waveguide fiber optic sensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)
Emerging Trends and Challenges in Reconnaissance, Jamming, and Unmanned Vehicles Capabilities
edited by , Mariusz Bednarczyk, and
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1087 | Submission Open
Keywords: drone; unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); sensor networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)
Sensors for Characterization of Energetic Materials Effects
edited by Maylis Lavayssière, and
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1034 | Submission Open
Keywords: shock waves; overpressure; metrology; ultrafast sensors; dynamic calibration; energetic materials; machine learning approach
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
Advanced Sensing and Deep Learning for Damage Detection and Performance Assessment in Structural Health Monitoring
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 919 | Submission Open
Keywords: structural health monitoring; advanced sensing; deep learning; damage detection; performance assessment; smart inspection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fault Diagnosis & Sensors)
Advancements in Photoacoustic Sensors for Gas Detection and Air Quality Assessment
edited by
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 548 | Submission Open
Keywords: photoacoustic sensing mechanisms; photoacoustic-based air quality monitoring; gas and multi-pollutant detection; photoacoustic-based environmental and biomedical sensors; photoacoustic-based breath analysis technologies; sensors and sensing system design in photoacoustic applications; signal processing and data analysis specific to systems-based photoacoustic sensing; applications and case studies of photoacoustic principles
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)
High-Frequency Spectroscopy and Imaging: Techniques and Applications submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 319 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-frequency spectroscopy and imaging; near-field microscopy; dielectric constant measurement; image reconstruction algorithms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensing and Imaging)
Chip-Based MEMS Platforms—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open
Keywords: MEMS chips; integrated chips; gas sensors; biochemical sensors; microfluidics; internet of things; point-of-care detection; wearable electronics; consumer electronics; low power consumption
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
Digital Twin Networks, Network Virtualization and Applications for Next-Generation Sensor Systems submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital twin networks; virtualization; AI; massive IoT; 6G; edge computing; terahertz communication; ultra-low latency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)
Emerging Semiconductor Technologies for Next-Generation Sensors
edited by Tzu-Chiao Wei, and Chen-Fang Kang
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open
Keywords: semiconductor sensors; emergent materials; hybrid materials; nanomanufacturing; advanced sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)
Intelligent Single-Photon Sensing and Imaging
edited by
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open
Keywords: single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD); superconducting nanowire single-photon detector (SNSPD); CMOS single-photon sensors; system-on-chip (SoC) imagers; photon counting; computational imaging and reconstruction; photonic and optoelectronic neuromorphic computing; optoelectronic in-sensor computing; photonic quantum computing; deep learning; spiking neural networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensing and Imaging)
Research Progress in Electrochemical Aptasensors and Biosensors submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15617 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrochemical biosensors; aptasensors; DNA biosensors; immunosensors; enzyme biosensors; nanotechnologies for biosensors; functional electrode materials; molecular-imprinted polymers; healthcare; food control; environmental monitoring; lab-on-a-chip; point-of-care
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)
Sensors and Sensing Technologies for Traffic, Driving and Transportation
edited by Duo Lu and
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15337 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensors; sensing technologies; sensor fusion; intelligent transportation systems (ITSs); intelligent vehicles (IVs); artificial intelligence (AI); datasets
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)
Sensors and IoT Technologies for the Smart Industry submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14339 | Submission Open
Keywords: Industry 4.0; Internet of Things (IoT); predictive maintenance (PdM)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Sensors for Biomechanical and Rehabilitation Engineering
edited by Ziyun Ding
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13998 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensors; biomechanical; rehabilitation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)
Exploring the Sensing Potential of Acoustic Wave Devices
edited by Chen Fu and Sami Ramadan
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12272 | Submission Open
Keywords: acoustic wave sensors; acoustic emission sensors; ultrasonic sensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)
Optical Imaging for Medical Applications
edited by Li Lin
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9446 | Submission Open
Keywords: fluorescence imaging; photoacoustic imaging; optical coherence tomography; diffuse optical tomography; Raman spectroscopy; multiphoton fluorescence microscopy; confocal microscopy; light sheet microscopy; light field microscopy; super-resolution microscopy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensing and Imaging)
Wearable Sensors for Gait, Human Motion Analysis and Health Monitoring: 2nd Edition submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7928 | Submission Open
Keywords: wearable sensors; gait analysis; human motion; biomechanics; health monitoring; home care; assisted living; signal processing; cloud computing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)
Sensors and Livable Smart Cities
edited by Manuela Montangero and
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7169 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensors; Internet of Things; smart city
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
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