Sensors

Sensors and Sensing Technologies for Seismic Detection and Monitoring

edited by

Lorenzo Palma

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Paola Pierleoni

and

Alberto Belli

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9353 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic sensors; seismic monitoring; earthquakes; sensor networks; smart networks; low-cost sensors; mobile crowd sensing; optical sensors; sensor data fusion; embedded AI for sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Sensors Technology for Sports Biomechanics Applications

edited by

Ana Vanessa Bataller-Cervero

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César Berzosa Sánchez

,

Juan Rabal-Pelay

and

Eduardo Piedrafita

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7516 | Submission Open

Keywords: sports technology; wearable sensors; sport biomechanics; performance assessment; GPS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Biomedical Sensors Based on Microfluidics

edited by

Han-Sheng Chuang

and

Dhrubajyoti Das

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5916 | Submission Open

Keywords: microfluidics; biosensors; lab-on-a-chip; point-of-care; diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Applications of Fluorescent Chemical Sensors and Photocatalytic Materials in Environmental Monitoring and Remediation

edited by

Baozhu Tian

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5611 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluorescent sensors; fluorescence imaging; photocatalytic materials; photocatalytic degradation; sensing/decomposing of antibodies; sensing/eliminating of pesticides; sensing/eliminating of organic contaminants; sensing/eliminating of toxic metals (metal ions); sensing eliminating of pathogens; sensing/eliminating of air pollutants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Recent Advances in LiDAR Sensor

edited by

Sung Min Park

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5200 | Submission Open

Keywords: single-photon avalanche photodiodes (SPADs); avalanche photodiodes (APDs); analog front-end (AFE) circuits; readout integrated circuits (ROICs); solid-state LiDAR sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Indoor Navigation: Indoor Positioning System Using Sensing Technologies

edited by

Frank Deinzer

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4879 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor navigation; positioning systems; sensing technologies; sensor fusion; Wi-Fi/bluetooth; ultra-wideband; inertial measurement unit; non-linear systems

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

Advanced Microwave Sensing and Imaging in Real-Time for High-Resolution Industrial Applications

edited by

Tanveer Ul Haq

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4565 | Submission Open

Keywords: antenna sensors; MIMO systems; non-destructive testing (NDT); metasurface; dielectric characterization; microwave measurements and system design; microwave sources and detectors; imaging in real time; metamaterial and complementary metamaterial; industrial applications; rapid prototyping; resonant and non-resonant approaches

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

State of the Art in Wearable Sensors for Health Monitoring

edited by Yang Liu, Stephen Xia and Ting Dang

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4399 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; health monitoring; physical rehabilitation; activity tracking; physiological sensing; sensing materials; personalized medicine; telehealth; artificial intelligence; machine learning; data analytics; security and privacy; lifestyle monitoring; preventive healthcare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Design and Fabrication of Fiber Optic Sensors for Bio-Chemical Sensing Applications

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submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4089 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber optic sensors; fiber interferometers; surface plasmon resonances (SPR) sensors; bio-chemical sensors; gas sensors; fluorescence sensors; acoustic wave sensors; microfluidic sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Underwater Vision Sensing System: 2nd Edition

edited by

Zhibin Yu

, Sai-Kit Yeung and

Huimin Lu

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4087 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater imaging; underwater 3D reconstruction; autonomous underwater vehicles; underwater vision sensing systems; underwater networks; underwater communication; underwater sensing and detection; underwater microscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advances in Miniaturization and Power Efficiency of Optical Sensors

edited by Yanlu Li,

Roel Baets

and Mohammadamin Ghomashi

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3884 | Submission Open

Keywords: miniaturized photonic sensors; energy-efficient photonic sensors; photonic sensor packaging; optoelectronic sensors; novel optical sensing materials; on-chip photonic sensors; waveguide-based sensors; optical micro-cavity-based sensors; wearable sensors; biomedical photonic sensors; plasmonic sensors; multiplexing of photonic sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Intelligent Measurements and Interpretation of Wireless Systems for Continuous Vital Sign Monitoring

edited by Christian Sylvest Meyhoff

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3602 | Submission Open

Keywords: continuous monitoring; vital signs; biosensors; complications; artificial intelligence; alert reduction; clinical support systems; in-hospital monitoring; hospital at home

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Secure and Resilient Solutions for CCTV, Small Sensor and IoT Device Security

edited by

Jong Hyuk Park

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3574 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT security; CCTV anomaly detection; lightweight cryptography; blockchain for IoT; secure IoT frameworks; sensor authentication; cyber threat mitigation; federated learning for IoT; quantum-resistant algorithms; resilient IoT architectures

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

Point-of-Care Biosensors: Design and Applications

edited by Rong Cai and Caroline Ajo-Franklin

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2401 | Submission Open

Keywords: point-of-care; personalized medicine; biosensor; glucometer; electrochemistry; protein engineering; synthetic biology; nanoenzyme; microneedle; organic electrochemical transistor; filed effect transistor; electronic skin; wearable device; colorimetric assay; paper-based sensor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Scalable Blockchain and AI-Based Embedded IoT Systems for Smart Spaces (3rd Edition)

edited by

Faisal Jamil

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1824 | Submission Open

Keywords: blockchain; Internet of Things (IoT); smart systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent 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 25 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1809 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Multi-Sensor Resilient Fusion Perception, Positioning and Navigation Systems

edited by

Long Zhao

and

Cheng Yang

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1760 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilient PNT; multi-sensor information resilient fusion; simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM); system autonomous integrity

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

Optical Sensors for Industrial Inspection and Quality Control

edited by Mostafa Agour and

Claas Falldorf

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1710 | Submission Open

Keywords: interferometry and shear interferometry; holographic and speckle techniques; phase retrieval; moire and structured illumination techniques; deflectometry and image correlation techniques; hyperspectral techniques; confocal and focus scanning techniques; coherence scanning; time-of-flight techniques; scattering and diffraction based analysis; advanced imaging and signal processing; fibre and micro-optical sensors; measurement systems using artificial intelligence (smart optical sensors); microstructures; nanostructures and roughness measurement; measurement of precision components; measurement of optical components and systems; additive manufacturing measurement and inspection; form measurement/reverse engineering; non-destructive testing and defect detection; thickness measurement; functional surface inspection; stress and vibration analysis; inspection of renewable energy system components; inspection of large objects; inspection of 2D material (meta-surfaces); scattering surface and volume inspection; measurement systems for Industry 4.0; determining material properties and parameters

(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 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1456 | 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)

Remote Sensing and UAV Technologies for Environmental Monitoring

edited by

Alfred Colpaert

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1175 | Submission Open

Keywords: UAV sensors; flight automation; drone swarms; UAV high-precision positioning; RTK; environmental monitoring; damage assessment; long-endurance flight technology; weather resistant drones

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Nanophotonic Materials and Sensor Devices

edited by

Zhengbiao Ouyang

,

Huihui Lu

, Xin Jin and Huanhuan Liu

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 1009 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Architecture, Applications and Challenges of Communication and Navigation Integration

edited by Zhongliang Deng

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 932 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless positioning signal design and signal processing; high-precision distance measurement; high-precision angle measurement; wireless positioning signal propagation path identification; wireless positioning error estimation; multi-sensor fusion positioning; fusion positioning algorithm; communication and positioning fusion system; seamless indoor and outdoor location service; mobile device tracking

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

Advances in Smart Nanomaterials and Quantum Sensors: Integrating AI/ML for Next-Generation Applications

edited by

Kamil Reza Khondakar

,

Hirak Mazumdar

and

Azahar Ali

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 831 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart nanomaterials; quantum sensors; lab-on-chip; smart sensors; artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML); medical diagnostics; environmental monitoring; predictive analytics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)

Acoustic Sensing for Musical Instrument Study and Vocal Analysis

edited by Chii-Chang Chen

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 823 | Submission Open

Keywords: acoustics; musical instruments; vocal; holography; acoustic materials; vocals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Sensors and Sensing Techniques in Petroleum Engineering

edited by Rita Esuru Okoroafor and Ding Zhu

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 769 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber optic sensing; distributed acoustic sensing (DAS); distributed temperature sensing (DTS); subsurface monitoring; fracture diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

IoT-Enabled Healthcare Systems: Intelligent Diagnosis and Telemonitoring

edited by

Abdul Ahad

, Qiangguo Jin, Lipeng Gao and

Zhongjiang Yan

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 431 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things (IoT); 5G and 6G networks; intelligent diagnosis; telemonitoring; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning (ML); deep learning (DL); quantum computing in healthcare; smart healthcare systems; real-time health monitoring; telemedicine and remote diagnostics; wearable health devices; healthcare data analytics; predictive healthcare technologies; AI-driven healthcare solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Next-Generation Healthcare: The Role of 6G and Vehicular Edge Computing in Smart Automation Systems

edited by

Nuno M. Garcia

and

Ali Hassan Sodhro

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 427 | Submission Open

Keywords: 6G; AI; IoT vehicular edge computing; smart healthcare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensor Techniques and Methods for Sports Science: 2nd Edition

edited by

Arnold Baca

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 371 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomarkers; biomechanics; heart rate; machine learning; motion analysis; sports equipment technology; tracking; workload

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Smart Sensing for Green Engineering: Technologies to Enhance Sustainable Design, Manufacturing and Recycling

edited by Scott D. Adams and

Mario Coccia

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 304 | Submission Open

Keywords: green engineering; sustainable technologies; smart sensors; sustainable engineering; circular economy; IoT

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Advancing Ocean Sustainability: Cutting-Edge Sensor Technology and Applications

edited by

Teruhisa Komatsu

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; marine sensing technologies; monitoring; remote sensing; habitat mapping; ecosystem health; in situ measurement; archival tags; marine pollution; microplastics; sensor platforms; submersible devices and equipment; biological oceanography; physical oceanography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Recent Advances in Electronic Skins and Self-Powered Flexible Sensors for Wearable Applications

edited by

Wen Cheng

, Zifeng Wang and

Mengmeng Liu

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open

Keywords: flexible electronics; electronic Skins (e-skin); self-powered sensors; wearable technology; flexible Sensors; nano/micro-fabrication; novel materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Scene Text Detection and Recognition with Sensing Technology

edited by

Chu Zhang

and

Hengnian Qi

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open

Keywords: scene text detection; scene text recognition; multi-lingual text recognition; ancient Chinese text recognition; large language models (LLMs); vision– language models; few-shot learning; zero-shot learning; document layout understanding; cultural heritage preservation

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

Intelligent Wheels: AI, Next-Generation Networks, and Federated Learning in the Era of Connected Autonomous Vehicles

edited by

Anirudh Paranjothi

,

Mohammad Khan

and Neeli Rashmi Prasad

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open

Keywords: connected autonomous vehicles (CAVs); next-generation networks (5G/6G); artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning (ML); deep learning; federated learning; V2X communication; intelligent transportation systems (ITSs); mobile edge computing (MEC) for CAVs; cybersecurity in CAVs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Soft and Wearable Electronics for Health Monitoring

edited by

Yongkuk Lee

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft electronics; wearable biosensors; health monitoring; flexible circuits; biocompatible materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Advances in Optical Sensing, Instrumentation and Systems: 2nd Edition

edited by

Xin Zhu

and

Zhenhe Ma

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 21 articles | Viewed by 31755 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical coherence tomography (OCT); image processing; deep learning; binocular vision; 3D reconstruction; optimization; spectral analysis; computer vision; stereo vision; surface plasmon resonance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Smartphone Sensors and Their Applications

edited by

Juan A. Monsoriu

and

Juan Carlos Castro-Palacio

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13320 | Submission Open

Keywords: smartphone sensors; smartphone applications; education; health; environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

High Performance Sensors and Actuators in the Context of Industry 4.0 and Society Wellbeing: Theory, Developments and Applications

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Vijaya Kumar Manupati

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Géza Husi

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Camelia Claudia Avram

and

Justyna Trojanowska

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10413 | Submission Open

Keywords: Advanced Sensors; Advanced actuators; Industry 4.0; Added Value Systems; Wellbeing; Quality of Life

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Antenna Array Design for Wireless Communications

edited by Choon Lee

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9977 | Submission Open

Keywords: antenna array; linear and planar arrays; MIMO antennas; beamforming; phased arrays; feeding network; high gain antennas; radiation patterns; 5G; wireless communications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Advances in E-health, Biomedical Sensing, Biosensing Applications

edited by

Hariton-Nicolae Costin

,

Cristian Rotariu

and Gladiola Petroiu

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5124 | Submission Open

Keywords: ehealth; biomedical sciences; bioengineering; medical devices; biosignal; biomechanics; neurosciences

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

State-of-the-Art Optical Sensors Technology in China 2024–2025

edited by

Yang Yang

and Yan Huang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3765 | Submission Open

Keywords: photodetectors; optical-fiber-based sensors; lidar; advanced microscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Integrated Sensing and Communication: Wireless and Optical Communication Techniques and Applications

edited by

Sicong Liu

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1937 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated sensing and communications; visible light communications; visible light positioning; sensing and detection; wireless localization and navigation; next-generation communication networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Emerging Trends in Next-Generation mmWave Cognitive Radio Networks

edited by

Gyanendra Prasad Joshi

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1557 | Submission Open

Keywords: millimeter-wave (mmWave); cognitive radio networks (CRNs); resource management; mobility support; beamforming; spectrum sensing; interference management; handover optimization; machine learning; 5G/6G; network slicing; energy efficiency

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

Advanced Sensing Techniques in Biomedical Signal Processing

edited by

Dakun Lai

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1427 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; biomedical imaging; electrophysiological signal; heart; brain

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Sensor Networks and Communication with AI

edited by Ge Wang and Fei Wang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1425 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge and cloud computing; energy-harvesting systems; wearable computing; next generation of mobile networks; smart cities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Smart Sensing for Healthcare Transformation

edited by

Fernando Seoane

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 978 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; real-time location systems; environmental sensors; healthcare transformation; personalized care

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence for IoT Sensors

edited by

Hiroshi Watanabe

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 408 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; Internet of Things sensors; blockchain; verifications; security; attestations; distributed ledger; hash chain

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

Innovations in Digital Healthcare Sensing: AI and IoT Intelligence

edited by

Akshi Kumar

and MPS Bhatia

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 299 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital healthcare sensing; large language models (LLMs) & small language models (SLMs) in healthcare; IoT edge intelligence; wearable & implantable sensors; AI-driven medical analytics; multimodal sensor fusion; real-time health monitoring; smart diagnostics; biomedical signal processing; remote patient monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

The Advanced Spintronics Theory, Devices and Sensors

edited by Xiaofang Wang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 259 | Submission Open

Keywords: spintronics; half-metal; band alignment; spintronic devices and sensors; spintronic theory; magnetic materials; hall effect

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)

Combining Machine Learning and Sensors in Human Movement Biomechanics: 2nd Edition

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