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Challenges and Future Trends of 3D Image Sensing, Visualization, and Processing: 2nd Edition

edited by

Miguel Oliveira

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D image sensing; visualization; processing; machine learning; deep learning; artificial intelligence; virtual reality; augmented reality; Industry 5.0; healthcare

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

Antennas, Metamaterials and Metasurfaces for Advanced Sensing Applications

edited by Guowen Ding

submission deadline 27 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4480 | Submission Open

Keywords: antenna design; metamaterials; metasurfaces; sensing technologies; wireless communications; environmental monitoring; healthcare applications; smart city infrastructure; signal processing; electromagnetic theory

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

AI-Driven Methods for Chemometric Spectroscopy: Algorithms and Applications

edited by

Liang Zou

and

Yue Huang

submission deadline 27 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); spectroscopic sensing; chemical and material analysis; chemometric spectroscopy; AI-based spectral preprocessing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

New Trends and Progress in Plasmonic Sensors and Sensing Technology

edited by

Muhammad Ali Butt

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 14294 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface plasmon polariton; surface plasmon resonance; plasmonics; sensors; plasmonic nanoparticles; metal– insulator– metal waveguide; machine learning; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Waveform for Joint Radar and Communications

edited by

Matthias Weiß

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1628 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar; environmental sensing; communication; waveform design; joint radar– communication (JRC); dual-function radar communication system (DFRC)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radar Sensors)

Measurement Sensors and Applications

edited by

Laura Fabbiano

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1343 | Submission Open

Keywords: measurement theory; sensor design and fabrication; calibration and uncertainty analysis; multimodal sensing; signal processing and sensor fusion; AI/ML for sensor data; metrology in emerging sensors; smart cities and infrastructures; environmental and agricultural monitoring; smart applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

The Evolving Landscape of Ultrasonic Sensing and Testing

edited by Ehsan Dehghan-Niri and

Hossein Taheri

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 748 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrasonic testing; signal processing; automation; AI; ML; digital twin; ultrasonic imaging; ultrasonic process monitoring; scanning acoustic microscopy; ultrasound metrology

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

Wireless Sensor Networks and Next-Generation Communication Technologies

edited by Li Chen

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 327 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless sensor networks (WSNs); 5G/6G communication systems; internet of things (IoT); edge/fog computing; AI-driven data fusion; energy-efficient protocols; security and privacy; heterogeneous network interoperability; smart city and industrial IoT; distributed network architectures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Micro-/Nanorobots for Medical Diagnosis and Therapeutic Applications

edited by Ali Ghanbari and

Tapas Sen

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 305 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro-/nanorobots; micro-/nano sensors; medical diagnosis; micro-/nanorobotic systems; micro-/nanofabrication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

A New Era of Embodiment: Cognitive Breakthroughs and Scene Adaptation in Robot Perception, Decision-Making and Autonomous Control

edited by

Yuanlong Xie

, Wenlong Li and Shuting Wang

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning (ML)-based robot grasping detection; visual language model (VLM)-driven robot perception– plan– grasp framework; sensor-augmented visual language action (VLA) model for complex dual-arm operations; multi-modal sensing; recognition; mapping; and localization based on learning; perception fusion; decision-making; and collaboration across cross-domain clusters; foundational models for environmental perception and interaction under embodied intelligence; sensing and modeling of a collaborative environment for multiple autonomous systems; vision– language-based general target recognition and localization; human– machine– environment interaction modeling of embodied intelligence; perception; planning; and control of integrated embodied intelligence navigation

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

Computer Vision and Sensors-Based Application for Intelligent Systems

edited by

Jungpil Shin

and

Yutaka Watanobe

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 21198 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensing technology; computer vision; human– computer interaction; image processing; pattern recognition; object detection; 3D reconstruction; virtual reality; machine learning; deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advances in Sensing Technologies for Sleep Monitoring

edited by

Mahnoosh Kholghi

, Moid Sandhu and

David Silvera-Tawil

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5720 | Submission Open

Keywords: sleep monitoring; sensing technology; AI; IoT; data science; remote monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Blockchain-Based Solutions to Secure IoT

edited by

Zhaofeng Ma

, Yuwei Xu and Yuntao Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3395 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT security; blockchain; decentralized security; AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

SPAD-Based Sensors and Techniques for Enhanced Sensing Applications

edited by

Leonardo Gasparini

and

Alessandro Tontini

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3061 | Submission Open

Keywords: single-photon avalanche diode arrays (SPAD); time-resolved imagers; photon counting imagers; time-of-flight (ToF) sensors and systems; LiDAR; fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM); Raman spectroscopy; positron emission tomography (PET); time-domain near infra-red spectroscopy (TD-NIRS)/diffuse optical tomography (DOT); high dynamic range (HDR) imaging; quantum imaging super-resolution spectroscopy; sub-shot noise imaging; ghost imaging; non-line-of-sight (NLoS) imaging; time-to-digital converters

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Dynamics and Control System Design for Robotics

edited by

Taewon Seo

Taegyun Kim

and Sungkeun Yoo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2294 | Submission Open

Keywords: robot design; robot control; robot sensing

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

Sensors and Sensor Fusion for Decision Making for Autonomous Driving

edited by

Eloisa Macedo

and

Jorge Bandeira

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2260 | Submission Open

Keywords: mobility innovations; simulation and real-world testing; autonomous mobility solutions; driving behaviour; sustainable mobility

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

Ultrasonic Sensors and Ultrasonic Signal Processing

edited by

Ming Zhu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2243 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrasonic sensor technology; ultrasound signal processing; materials science; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advanced Sensing and Intelligent Technologies for Cybersecurity in the Internet of Things Systems

edited by

Mohammed Al-Mhiqani

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1738 | Submission Open

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

Advances in Sensors and IoT for Health Monitoring

edited by

Mehdi Adda

and

Hamid Mcheick

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1728 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor technologies; Internet of Things (IoT); health monitoring systems; real-time monitoring; healthcare applications

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

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Based on Sensing Technology

edited by Xiao Yu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1349 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; computer vision; image analysis; intelligent sensors

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

Advancing Global Connectivity: Efficient Transmission and Intelligent Sensing in Satellite Communications

edited by Ziyi Yang,

Xuhui Ding

Jianguo Li

, Xiang Gao,

Yujie Lin

and Dekang Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1092 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite communications; advanced antenna design; signal processing techniques; MIMO; intelligent reflecting surfaces; intelligent sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Wearable Medical Sensors and AI-Driven Signal Processing for Next-Generation Healthcare

edited by

Wanqing Wu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 980 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart biosensors; physiological monitoring; health informatics; edge computing in healthcare; multimodal biomedical data; digital health technologies; chronic disease management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Intelligent Sensor Integration and Signal Processing Algorithms for Industrial Automation

edited by

Hsiung-Cheng Lin

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 586 | Submission Open

Keywords: signal processing; sensor integration; automatic measurement; intelligent sensor system; sensing signal collection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Nuclear Radiation Detectors and Sensors

edited by

Virginia Strati

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 419 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental radiation monitoring; energy spectra analysis ; deep learning algorithms for signal processing; portable nuclear radiation detectors; detector calibration; real-time data analysis; IoT-integrated sensing systems; smart sensors network; proximal and remote sensing for radiation mapping; radiological risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Sensing Technology in Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV)

edited by

Wenqi Lu

, Ziwei Yi and

Yikang Rui

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 269 | Submission Open

Keywords: connected automated vehicles; advanced sensing technologies; V2X communication and cooperative perception; autonomous decision-making and control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Metrology, Sensors, and Instrumentation for Industry 4.0 and IoT

edited by

Oscar Casas

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 256 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial sensors; virtual sensors; IoT enabled sensors and measurement systems; wireless sensor networks; energy harvesting methods; data management

Advanced Inertial Sensors: Advances, Challenges and Applications: Second Edition

edited by

Peng Xu

and

Xing Bian

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-precision inertial sensors; inertial navigations; newtonian and relativistic gravity field measurements in space; gravitational wave detections; autonomous orbit maintenances

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advancements in the Use of Distributed Sensing and Edge/Cloud Diagnostics in Structural Health Monitoring Systems

edited by

Vittorio Memmolo

and

Jochen Moll

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 221 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault diagnostics; damage detection; edge detection; predictive maintenance; artificial intelligence; inspection; continuous monitoring; real-time diagnosis; safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advances in Photonics and Optics for Biochemical Sensing Applications

edited by Yunhan Luo, Lei Chen and

Yaofei Chen

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber; biochemical sensor; SPR; AI; microcavity; biomagnetic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

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

edited by

Pengcheng Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 161 | 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)

Recent Advances in Wearable and Flexible Antennas and Sensors

edited by

Sima Noghanian

and Ali Shahid Muhammad

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 140 | 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 139 | Submission Open

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

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

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

edited by

Abayomi Otebolaku

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 127 | 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 124 | 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 118 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

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

edited by

Nicoleta Cristina Gaitan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 89 | 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)

Sensor-Based Fault Diagnosis and Prognosis

edited by

Ying Zheng

, Ke Zhang, Lina Yao and

Yang Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 86 | 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)

Smart Infrastructure for Sensor-Driven Systems

edited by

Kennedy Chinedu Okafor

and

Kelvin Anoh

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 80 | 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)

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

edited by

Shing-Tai Pan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 55 | 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)

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 50 | 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 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotic; object perception; sensor-based perception

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

Next-Generation Edge AI in Wearable Devices

edited by Akshaya Aliyana and

George K. Stylios

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 41 | 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)

Acquisition and Processing of Seismic Signals

edited by

Juan Jose Galiana-Merino

and

Boualem Youcef Nassim Benabdeloued

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 37 | 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)

IoT Technologies in Smart Cities: Challenges and Sensor Applications

edited by

Laura Belli

and

Luca Davoli

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 35 | 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)

Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy for Sensor Applications

edited by

Mitar Simic

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 28 | 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)

Next-Generation Fluorescent Sensing for Low-Cost Chemical Analysis

edited by

George Tsogkas

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 28 | 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)

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 27 | 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)

AI-Driving for Autonomous Vehicles—2nd Edition

edited by

Agapito Ledezma Espino

and

Araceli Sanchis de Miguel

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

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

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 308 | 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 139 | 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)

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