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Advances in Optical Fiber Sensors for Extreme Environments: Fundamentals and Applications

edited by Federico Scurti and Amy Van Newkirk

submission deadline 27 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber sensors; extreme environments; distributed sensing; Rayleigh scattering; Brillouin scattering; Raman scattering; BOTDA; OFDR; Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG); cryogenic; high-temperature; ionizing radiation; hollow core fibers; radiation tolerance; superconducting magnets; multi-core fibers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Secure IoT: Cryptographic Solutions for Sensor Networks

edited by Md Akbar Hossain

submission deadline 28 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: secure IoT; sensor networks; lightweight cryptography; blockchain based trust management; privacy preserving protocols; energy efficient encryption; post quantum security; key management in IoT; intrusion and anomaly detection; federated and edge intelligence for security

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

The Use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning with Sensor Data for Human Healthcare Applications

edited by Samprit Banerjee and

Soohyun Kim

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9562 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; personalized healthcare; wearables; sensor data; real-time monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advanced Sensing Technology and Data Analytics for Power Equipment Security and Energy System

edited by

Jingang Wang

and Pengcheng Zhao

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4338 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced sensing; data analytics; cybersecurity; energy systems; fault detection; machine learning; artificial intelligence; big data; predictive analytics; energy optimization; renewable integration; cyber-physical systems; Internet of Things (IoT); real-time monitoring; smart sensors; intelligent control systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Sensor Faults Detection in Industrial Condition Monitoring and Diagnosing Systems

edited by Tomasz Barszcz, Marek Fidali and

Piotr Przystalka

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3608 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault detection; condition monitoring; fault-tolerant control; sensor self-diagnostics; embedded systems; smart sensors; sensor design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Advanced Magnetic Field-Sensing Technologies: Design and Application

edited by

Yang Ke

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 644 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum magnetometry; MEMS-based magnetic sensors; spin-based sensor design; magnetic source modeling；; noise modeling and suppression algorithms; magnetic anomaly detection; novel Magnetic localization techniques; AI-driven calibration techniques; IoT-integrated magnetic sensing; ELF magnetic field propagation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Integrating Consumer Wearables into Healthcare Delivery Models

edited by

Louis Faust

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open

Keywords: consumer wearables; health sensors; healthcare delivery; machine learning; data interoperability; digital biomarkers; clinical decision support; remote patient monitoring; electronic health records (EHRs); adherence

Electronic, Mass-Sensitive and Thermal Transducers for Bio- and Chemosensing

edited by

Michael J. Schöning

Sven Ingebrandt

and

Patrick Wagner

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 22795 | Submission Open

Keywords: transducers; sensors; biosensors; chemosensors; electronic; sensor application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Smart Sensing Systems for Arable Crop and Grassland Management

edited by Ruben Linares and

Lorena Parra

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 21765 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart agriculture; smart farming; IoT in agriculture; proximal sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

Recent Trends and Advances in Wireless Sensor Networks and the Internet of Things

edited by

Dionisis Kandris

and

Eleftherios Anastasiadis

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 20589 | Submission Open

Keywords: Wireless Sensor Networks; Internet of Things; communication networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Sensors and Data Analysis for Biomechanics and Physical Activity

edited by Francisco Pinho

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 18004 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; biomechanics; EMG; IMU; non-linear analysis; machine learning; sports; kinetics; kinematics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Recent Progress in Electromagnetic Medical Imaging and Sensing

edited by

Yifan Chen

and Xiong Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13746 | Submission Open

Keywords: electromagnetic medical imaging and sensing; computational electromagnetics; electromagnetic tomography; radar for remote or noninvasive imaging and sensing; biomedical signal processing; antennas and sensors; wearable and implantable systems

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

Sensors for Human Activity Recognition: 3rd Edition

edited by

Hui Liu

Tanja Schultz

and

Hugo Gamboa

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13518 | Submission Open

Keywords: human activity recognition; wearable sensor; behavior recognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Advanced MEMS Resonators and Sensors: Materials, Designs and Applications

edited by

Guofeng Chen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13345 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advances in Signal Processing for Biomedical Applications and Healthcare

edited by

Cataldo Guaragnella

and

Maria Rizzi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13205 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer-aided diagnosis systems; digital technologies for healthcare; biomedical signal/image/video processing; algorithms and techniques for healthcare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Recent Innovations in Electrochemical Biosensors

edited by Sundaram Gunasekaran and

Ashok Kumar Sundramoorthy

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12005 | Submission Open

Keywords: Biosensors of cancer cell detection; Biosensors for virus detection; Sensors for food pathogens; toxins; contaminations; etc.; Non-enzymatic sensors; Modified screen-printed electrodes for electroanalysis; Paper based (bio)sensors for medical; environmental; food quality; etc.; Biosensors for implants; Wearable biosensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Security and Privacy Challenges in IoT-Driven Smart Environments

edited by

Tuan Nguyen Gia

and

Gurjot Singh Gaba

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 11375 | Submission Open

Keywords: security; data privacy; Internet of Things; IoT; cyber attack; vulnerability; smart environment

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

Smart Gas Sensor Applications in Environmental Change Monitoring

edited by

Kai Xu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10580 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas sensors; environmental monitoring; nanomaterials; metal oxides; metal sulfides; pollutants; semiconductors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Vibration, Acoustics and Sensors Solutions for Machine Condition Monitoring

edited by Nader Sawalhi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10020 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibration; acoustics; rotating machines; predictive maintenance (PM); health and usage monitoring systems (HUMSs); machine learning; digital twin; diagnosis; prognosis; prognostics and health management (PHM); artificial intelligence (AI); incipient fault detection; data fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Waveguide-Based Sensors and Applications

edited by

Rita Asquini

and

Alessio Buzzin

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9855 | Submission Open

Keywords: waveguide-based sensors; optical waveguides; sensor technology; integrated photonics; biosensing applications; optoelectronic systems; refractive index sensors; fiber optic sensors; plasmonic waveguides; lab-on-a-chip systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Novel Sensor Technologies for Civil Infrastructure Monitoring

edited by Chengyu Hong

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9045 | Submission Open

Keywords: civil infrastructure monitoring; FBG sensors; multi-sensor fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Intelligent Sensor Calibration: Techniques, Devices and Methodologies

edited by

Yan Liu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7250 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensor calibration; calibration theory; calibration device; methodology and algorithm

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advancements and Applications of Biomimetic Sensors Technologies

edited by Huichao Zhu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5541 | Submission Open

Keywords: inspired sensors; bionic robots; biological modelling sensors; nature-mimicking sensors; biofunctional sensors; biomimetic sensors; biomimetic membrane systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Radar and Multimodal Sensing for Ambient Assisted Living

edited by Haobo Li and Ilya Starshynov

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4871 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar sensing; activity recognition; vital signs monitoring; radar data processing; ambient assisted living; multimodal sensing; information fusion; deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radar Sensors)

Acoustic Sensing and Monitoring in Urban and Natural Environments (2nd Edition)

edited by

Hector Eduardo Roman

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4788 | Submission Open

Keywords: noise source identification; sound source location; wireless acoustic sensor networks; acoustic data processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Flexible Wearable Sensors for Biomechanical Applications

edited by

Manuel E. Hernandez

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3932 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal sensors; flexible wearable sensors; biomechanics; performance assessment; rehabilitation; injury prevention; machine learning; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Sensor Technologies for Ocean Environments: Impact Assessment, Monitoring and Protection—Second Edition

edited by

Zbigniew Otremba

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3381 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocean health; weather parameters; climate change; detecting of marine pollution; marine large scale constructions; alien energies and substances

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Sensor-Based Systems for Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

edited by

Bartolomeo Montrucchio

Jacopo Sini

and

Antonio Costantino Marceddu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3261 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical monitoring; edge-ai computing; embedded systems; environmental monitoring; signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Condition Monitoring of Electrical Equipment Within Power Systems

edited by

Alin Dragomir

and Cristian Andriesei

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2609 | Submission Open

Keywords: monitoring and diagnosis of electrical equipment; electrical thermal stress; condition monitoring; design of electrical systems; modeling of thermal simulation; IoT methods for condition monitoring; maintenance methods; saw sensors; zig-bee network; digital communication; adaptive operation and sensing; data collection and cloud computing; data transmission technologies and optimization; energy harvesting technologies; energy-efficient algorithms; energy management algorithms; fault and maintenance prediction; operation reliability analysis; hardware security; microwaves; smart cities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Recent Innovations in Wearable Sensors for Biomedical Approaches

edited by

Martino Giaquinto

Luca Greco

and Michela Russo

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2279 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel smart health sensors; algorithms for physiological signal processing; low-power edge computing for digital health applications; secure communication protocols for health data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Virtual and Augmented Sensing Techniques via Embedded ML Models for IoT Measurement Infrastructures

edited by

Giacomo Peruzzi

Alessandro Pozzebon

and Matteo Bertocco

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2190 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

LoRa Communication Technology for IoT Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Luca Leonardi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2092 | Submission Open

Keywords: LoRa; LoRaWAN; LPWANs; IoT and IIoT; wide area coverage; mobile communications; network configuration; network management; machine learning techniques; security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Metrology in Modern Measurement Systems and Sensors: Design, Application, Research and Challenges

edited by

Piotr Kuwalek

Grzegorz Wiczyński

and Mariusz Rząsa

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1802 | Submission Open

Keywords: measurements; measurement diagnostics; measurement infrastructure; metrology; signal analysis; signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Recent Advances in Sensors for Chemical Detection Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by

Michele Penza

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1680 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical detection; gas sensors; low-cost sensor technology; functional materials; sensor systems; wireless sensor networks; IoT applications; sensor calibration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Emerging MRI Techniques for Enhanced Disease Diagnosis and Monitoring

edited by

Akbar Alipour

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1484 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); RF coil; disease biomarkers; MRI hardware innovations; ultra-low-field MRI; ultra-high-field MRI; clinical imaging applications; functional and structural imaging; quantitative MRI; MRI acquisition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Human Body Communication

edited by

Pietro Savazzi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1395 | Submission Open

Keywords: human body communication; body area communication; intrabody communication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Signal Processing and Machine Learning Techniques for Intelligent Sensing Applications

edited by

Lidia Jackowska-Strumiłło

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1370 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; signal processing; image analysis; intelligent sensing applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensors and Sensing Techniques in Petroleum Engineering

edited by Rita Esuru Okoroafor and Ding Zhu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1360 | 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)

Robotic Systems for Future Farming

edited by

Xiaojun Jin

and Dong Chen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1112 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotic farming; precision agriculture; agricultural robotics; AI-enabled sensors; sensor fusion; autonomous systems; smart farming; environmental sensing; IoT in agriculture; agricultural automation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

Recent Innovations in X-Ray Sensing and Imaging

edited by Xin Liu and

Jianheng Huang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 897 | Submission Open

Keywords: X-ray imaging; X-ray detection; X-ray sensing; medical diagnostics; industrial nondestructive testing (NDT)

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

Acoustic and Ultrasonic Sensing Technology in Non-Destructive Testing—2nd Edition

edited by

Sergio Castiñeira-Ibáñez

Daniel Tarrazó-Serrano

and Constanza Rubio Michavila

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 752 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrasonic devices; HIFU transducer(s); non-destructive testing material characterization; photonic nanojets; ultrasonic imaging and visualization; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compatible materials; medical and biomedical ultrasonic sensors; biological ultrasonic sensors; food characterization ultrasonic sensors

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

Biosensor Technologies Based on Nanomaterials

edited by

Fabio Di Pietrantonio

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 677 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; chemical sensors; nanofabrication; nanomaterials; nanostructures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Image Processing and Pattern Recognition Based on Deep Learning for Sensing Applications—3rd Edition

edited by

Dan Popescu

and

Loretta Ichim

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 608 | Submission Open

Keywords: image processing; sensors for various image generation: RGB; multispectral; thermal; collecting data and data fusion from different sensors; multimodal approaches; pattern recognition; image segmentation; object classification; neural networks; deep learning; decision fusion; systems based on multiple neural networks; the detection of regions of interest from remote images; industry applications; sensorial domain applications; precision agriculture application; medical application; the monitoring of protected areas; disaster monitoring and assessment

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

Infrastructure Distress Detection with Sensors

edited by Fangyu Liu, Jian Liu and

Zhen Liu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 583 | Submission Open

Keywords: infrastructure; distress detection; sensors; artificial intellegence; deep learning; non-destructive testing; signal processing; condition monitoring

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

Advanced MIMO Antenna Technologies for Intelligent Sensing Networks

edited by

Jose Monserrat

and

Lin Bai

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 548 | Submission Open

Keywords: massive MIMO; fluid antennas; reduced signaling; radio-to-fiber interfaces; joint communication and sensing (JC& S)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Ultra-High-Speed Optoelectronic Devices for Beyond 5G, 6G and Quantum Computers

edited by

Yasufumi Enami

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 398 | Submission Open

Keywords: optoelectronic devices; quantum computing; 5G; 6G

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Use of Sensors and Chemical Analysis for Food Safety and Quality

edited by

Hamed Karami

and

Sara Erasmus

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 387 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; sensors; gas sensors; electrochemical sensors; chemical analysis; GC-MS; GC-IMS; HPLC; chromatography; spectrometry; titration; food safety; quality control; contaminant detection; fraud detection; microbial testing; rapid detection; intelligent packaging; shelf-life monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Advanced Sensing Systems for Biological Monitoring

edited by