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Integrated Sensing Technologies in Lab-on-a-Chip submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open
Keywords: lab-on-a-chip; integrated sensors; microfluidics; biosensing; point-of-care; machine learning; electronics; continuous monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)
Artificial Intelligence-Enhanced Flexible Electronics for Human–Machine Interaction
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open
Keywords: flexible sensors; flexible actuators; low-dimensional materials; wearable electronics; human– machine interactions; artificial intelligence; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensors and Robotics)
Development and Application of Optical Chemical Sensing
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical 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 Optical Sensors)
From Innovation to Field Adoption: Sensing and Robotic Systems in Smart Agriculture
edited by Thomas A. Ciarfuglia, and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 3 | Submission Open
Keywords: agricultural robotics; intelligent sensing systems; robotic perception; multi-sensor fusion; autonomous agricultural vehicles; AI for precision agriculture; edge computing for agriculture; agricultural remote sensing; smart soil and crop monitoring; agricultural technology adoption
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensors and Robotics)
Channel Characterization and Modeling for Future Wireless Communication Systems
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Submission Open
Keywords: channel measurement; channel characterization; channel modeling; 6G; Wi-Fi
(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)
Remote Sensing Image Processing, Analysis and Application
edited by Yilong Han, , and
submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5622 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; image processing; photogrammetry; geospatial analysis; meachine learning; environmental monitoring; satellite imagery; agricultural practices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensing and Imaging)
Innovative Approaches to Cybersecurity for IoT and Wireless Networks
edited by Hannah Cao, and
submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2557 | Submission Open
Keywords: IoT cybersecurity; sensor technology; wireless networks; AI for security; quantum-free applications; lightweight cryptography; attack technologies; adversarial behaviours
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Recent Advances in Low-Power Wide-Area Networks (LPWANs) submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 318 | Submission Open
Keywords: LoRa/LoRaWAN; LPWANs; wireless technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)
Recent Innovations in Microfluidics Devices, Biosensors, and Associated Data Analysis
edited by Michele D’Orazio and
submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open
Keywords: organ-on-chip; micro physiological systems; microfluidics; bioprinting; impedance-cytometry; deformability-cytometry; sensors; biosensors; materials for biosensors; deep-learning; machine-learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)
Printing Methodologies for Sensors: Towards Bespoke Devices for Analysis submission deadline 5 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 12 | Submission Open
Keywords: materials integration; screen printing; inkjet printing; gravure printing; 3D printing (additive manufacturing); sensor electronics; wearable devices; electrochemical sensors; optical sensors; piezoresistive/piezoelectric sensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)
Multi-Modal Image Processing Methods, Systems, and Applications: 2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9376 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-sensor systems; multi-modal images (RGB-D/T); multi-modal object detection; multi-modal segmentation; multi-modal image fusion; multi-modal object tracking; automatic drive; robotic visual perception; unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensing and Imaging)
Advanced Sensors for Gas Monitoring: 2nd Edition submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2804 | Submission Open
Keywords: gas flow rate; gas composition; energy vector; lab-on-a-chip; integration of sensors; digital elaboration; gas sensors; amount-of-substance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)
Smart Sensors for Real-Time Mining Hazard Detection
edited by
submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart sensors; mining hazard detection; real-time monitoring; disaster early warning; gas early warning; sensing materials; multi-parameter fusion; harsh environment adaptation; safe mining production
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Anomaly Detection and Fault Diagnosis in Sensor Networks submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17592 | Submission Open
Keywords: anomaly detection; fault diagnosis; sensor networks; artificial intelligence; machine learning; instrument fault detection; statistical analysis and Bayesian methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)
Advances in Vision-Based UAV Navigation: Innovations and Applications
edited by , Shaoyi Li and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1489 | Submission Open
Keywords: vision-based navigation; unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); visual SLAM; obstacle detection and avoidance; machine learning; sensor fusion; real-time processing; energy-efficient navigation; urban environments; agricultural applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensors and Robotics)
Parallel and Edge Computing with Artificial Intelligence for Sensor Networks: Second Edition submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 838 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensor networks; parallel computing; edge computing; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)
AIoT Methodologies & Techniques for Reliable CPS and Smart Environment Monitoring submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 591 | Submission Open
Keywords: AIoT; AI; ML; and DL; IoT; smart environment; cyber-physical systems; resource orchestration; system resiliency; reliability and availability; computing continuum; edge computing; edge/cloud systems; security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Analysis for the Energy and Environmental Industries
edited by Dustin L. McIntyre
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 439 | Submission Open
Keywords: liquid LIBS; underwater LIBS; subsea LIBS; liquid jet LIBS; nebulizer LIBS; liquid substrate LIBS
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)
Visual Sensors and Learning for Text Analysis and Recognition
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open
Keywords: text recognition; document image analysis; document digitalization; structured document recognition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensing and Imaging)
Advances in Nano-Electrochemical Sensors submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrochemical sensors; graphene and 2D materials for EC sensor; nanoparticles for EC sensor; nanocomposites for EC sensor; conducting polymers for EC sensors; novel EC sensors; applied EC sensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)
Sensor-Based Human Motor Learning
edited by Xavier García-Massó, and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 27624 | Submission Open
Keywords: motor learning; inertial measurement unit; motor function; physical training; motor sensors; physical conditioning; feedback
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)
Advanced Signal Processing for Affective Computing submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7205 | Submission Open
Keywords: affective computing; signal processing; emotion recognition; physiological signals; multimodal data; feature extraction; human– computer interaction; healthcare; mental health; artificial intelligence; deep learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation for In-Vivo and In-Situ Biological Monitoring
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1259 | Submission Open
Keywords: in-vivo sensing; in-situ monitoring; miniaturized instrumentation; microfluidic biosensors; lab-on-a-chip; real-time biological analysis; point-of-care devices; integrated biosensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)
Enabling IoT Sensors Through Satellite Networks: Applications, Technologies and Solutions submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1121 | Submission Open
Keywords: IoT sensor networks; satellite communications; satellite-based IoT; remote area connectivity; energy-efficient IoT; satellite network for IoT; IoT applications in remote locations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Electronics and Sensors for Structure Health Monitoring
edited by Maximilian C. Scardelletti
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 827 | Submission Open
Keywords: electronic devices; sensors; structure health monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)
Photoacoustic Sensing Techniques submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 307 | Submission Open
Keywords: photoacoustic spectroscopy; environmental monitoring; breath sensing; industrial process control; gas sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)
Advances in Piezoelectric Polymer Materials for Multifunctional Devices submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 298 | Submission Open
Keywords: piezoelectric polymers; polymer composites; flexible electronics; energy harvesting; self-powered sensors; IoT-integrated devices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
Advancing Human Gait Monitoring with Wearable Sensors
edited by M. Encarna Micó-Amigo and Sauvik Das Gupta
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open
Keywords: wearable sensors; human gait monitoring; inertial measurement units (IMUs); mobility assessment; free-living monitoring; machine learning; digital biomarkers; clinical applications; rehabilitation technology; remote health monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)
Sensing and Processing for Medical Imaging: Methods and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open
Keywords: medical image processing; image reconstruction; image enhancement; image segmentation; image registration; multi-modal image fusion; deep learning in medical imaging; machine learning for diagnosis; vision– language models (VLMs); large language models (LLMs); multi-modal learning; computer-aided diagnosis (CAD); medical image analysis; clinical decision support; AI in radiology; medical imaging applications; quantitative imaging; image interpretation; medical imaging informatics; medical vision transformers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensing and Imaging)
Soft Bioelectronic Sensors and Robotic Interfaces for Human-Centered Applications
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open
Keywords: soft bioelectronic sensors; wearable systems; human– machine interfaces; soft robotics; physiological signal monitoring; flexible/stretchable electronics; neuroadaptive systems; brain-computer interfaces (BCI); soft actuators; digital health technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)
AI-Based Sensing and Imaging Applications
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; deep learning; computer vision; medical imaging; intelligent sensing; image enhancement; anomaly detection; multimodal data fusion; autonomous systems; smart imaging applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensing and Imaging)
Ultrasonic Imaging and Sensors—Third Edition submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open
Keywords: ultrasound imaging; ultrasound beamforming; ultrasound transducers; ultrasound applications; ultrasound electronics; echograpy; non-destructive evaluation; artificial intelligence image processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensing and Imaging)
Computational Intelligence Techniques for Sensor Data Analysis
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open
Keywords: computational intelligence; sensor data analysis; data acquisition; multichannel signal processing; multidimensional signal processing; remote data processing; artificial intelligence; adaptive signal processing; biomedical signal processing; engineering data processing; multidisciplinary applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)
Advancing Medical Robotics Through Soft Sensing
edited by , Laura Ferrari, Hareesh Godaba, Caglar Ozturk and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open
Keywords: soft sensors; soft robotics; medical robotics; personalized design; self-sensing; wearable devices; human– robot interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)
Advanced Millimeter Wave Antenna Systems for 5G and Beyond 5G Wireless Communications: 2nd Edition
edited by , Yu Liu and
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced mmWave antenna design; massive MIMO; ultra-massive MIMO; and holographic MIMO communications at mmWave bands; RIS communications at mmWave bands; ISAC at mmWave bands; mmWave UAV communications; mmWave maritime communications; mmWave communication channel measurements; mmWave communication channel characterization; mmWave communication channel modeling; multi-frequency cooperation algorithms design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)
Cutting-Edge Proximal and Remote Sensing Solutions for Precision Agriculture
edited by , and Francisco Javier Rebollo Castillo
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open
Keywords: proximal soil sensing; remote soil sensing; precision agriculture; digital mapping; agroforestry systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)
Multi-Sensor Fusion Technology for Feature Extraction and Intelligent Fault Diagnosis submission deadline 24 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open
Keywords: feature extraction; fault diagnosis; multi-sensor fusion; signal-level fusion; feature-level fusion; decision-level fusion; hybrid fusion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fault Diagnosis & Sensors)
New Developments in Guided Waves (GW) Based Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) Using Optical Fiber Sensors submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 19453 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical fiber sensors; structural health monitoring; guided waves; damage detection; fiber Bragg grating; Fabry– Perot interferometer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)
Advanced Microwave Sensors and Their Applications in Measurement
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 18003 | Submission Open
Keywords: microwave energy applications in the industry; microwave sensors and advanced sensing systems; real-time industrial monitoring; sensor performance benchmarking: simulation vs. validation; permittivity measurement sensor; emerging wireless sensor
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)
Advances in Sensing and Robotic Assistive Technologies in Rehabilitation
edited by Daniela D'Auria
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12072 | Submission Open
Keywords: medical robotics; telemedicine; AI; bioengineering; rehabilitation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensors and Robotics)
Superconductor and Semiconductor-Based Radiation Detectors submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8488 | Submission Open
Keywords: microwave radiation detectors; terahertz radiation detectors; superconducting circuits; quantum dots; semiconductor nanostructures; single-photon detectors; photon counters
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
Sensor Fusion: Kalman Filtering for Engineering Applications submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1931 | Submission Open
Keywords: Kalman filter; sensor fusion; multiple sensors; autonomous navigation; GPS and IMU fusion; biomedical systems; computational biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
Sensors in Biomedical Optics and Imaging Processing Applications submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomedical optics; photonic sensors; digital image processing; optical coherence tomography; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
Advances in Magnetic Field Sensing and Measurement
edited by Zhiyin Sun
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open
Keywords: magnetic field sensor; low-noise measurement; zero-field and ultra-low-field detection; magnetic metrology; interdisciplinary applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
Smart Sensing and AI-Driven Monitoring for Natural Hazards and Geotechnical Infrastructure
edited by Daoyuan Tan, and
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart sensing technologies; artificial intelligence for natural hazards; geotechnical infrastructure monitoring; machine learning for risk prediction; data fusion and early warning systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)
AI-Enabled Sensing Technology for Smart Healthcare and Precision Diagnosis submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI-driven real-time health monitoring; data fusion from wearable/medical sensors; secure data transmission in healthcare IoT; ML/DL-based diagnostic models; federated and privacy-preserving AI; predictive analytics for early detection; digital twins and virtual patient models; explainable AI for clinical decision support; 5G/6G-enabled remote diagnostics; energy-efficient AI for continuous monitoring; multimodal data analysis (e.g.; imaging; genomics); adaptive systems for personalized care
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Sensing in Wireless Communication Systems submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open
Keywords: integrated sensing and communication (ISAC); artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML); 5G and 6G mobile networks; dedicated short-range communications (DSRC); non-terrestrial networks (NTN); waveform design; millimeter-wave (mmWave) and terahertz (THz) bands; massive MIMO; joint resource allocation; target parameter estimation; high-accuracy positioning; quality of service (QoS); energy efficiency; security and privacy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)
Smart Sensors in Power and Electronic Systems: Innovations and Self-Powered Operation
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart sensors; energy harvesting; self-powered systems; sensor networks; power electronics; diagnostics; monitoring; control; predictive maintenance; smart energy systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)
Artificial Intelligence and Sensing Technology in Smart Manufacturing
edited by Sudha Ramasamy
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15400 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart manufacturing; machine vision; machine learning; artificial intelligence; internet of things; plug & produce; multi-agent systems; flexible manufacturing; process optimization; intelligent automation; energy efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Sensors and Sensor Systems for Atmospheric and Environmental Pollution Monitoring
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12832 | Submission Open
Keywords: chemical sensors; physical sensors; chemical sensor array; electronic nose; smart sensors; sensor networks; wireless sensors; materials for chemical sensors; sensors for soil contaminants; sensors for environmental disaster
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)
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