Sensors

Biosensors for Point-of-Care Diagnostics

edited by

and Derong Kong

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9293 | Submission Open

Keywords: point-of-care diagnostics; biosensors; molecular diagnostics; disease detection; healthcare; biomarkers; infectious disease testing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensors Development)

Sensors for Object Detection, Pose Estimation, and 3D Reconstruction

edited by

Liyan Zhang

, Shenglan Liu and Nan Ye

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9188 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine vision; 3D optical inspection; industrial augmented reality; computer vision; 3D reconstruction; photogrammetry; non-contact strain measurement; image processing

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

Digital Imaging Processing, Sensing, and Object Recognition

edited by

Marco Buzzelli

,

Flavio Piccoli

and Alain Tremeau

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7889 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital imaging processing; object recognition; sensors; object classification; object identification

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

Integration of Sensor Technologies and Artificial Intelligence Strategies for Autonomous Vehicles and Intelligent Transportation Systems

edited by

Tomás Mateo Sanguino

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7765 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous vehicles; intelligent transportation systems; sensor integration; embedded computer vision; artificial intelligence; real-time decision making; resource-constrained hardware; sensor fusion; edge computing; cloud computing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Advancements in GNSS Precise Point Positioning Technology and Applications

edited by

Dimitrios Psychas

and

Robert Odolinski

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7760 | Submission Open

Keywords: global navigation satellite system (GNSS); precise point positioning (PPP); integer ambiguity resolution (IAR); low-cost receivers and antennas; sensor fusion; LEO; smartphones

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

AI/ML in RF and Microwave Sensors for Medicine and Biomedical Applications

edited by

Rahul Gomes

and

Dipankar Mitra

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7655 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven advancements in RF and microwave medical imaging; microwave-based non-invasive diagnostics and therapeutic systems; explainable AI for RF and microwave healthcare applications; federated learning for distributed medical data analysis using RF systems; deep learning in microwave hyperthermia and ablation therapies; integration of RF devices with biomedical sensors for real-time monitoring; reinforcement learning in adaptive RF-based treatment protocols; RF and microwave devices for wearable and implantable medical systems; AI-powered microwave imaging for tumor detection and monitoring; RF-based solutions for point-of-care diagnostics; challenges and solutions in the standardization and safety of RF devices in medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Novel Signal Processing Techniques for Wireless Communications

edited by Zhongxia He

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7354 | Submission Open

Keywords: signal processing; wireless communication; THz signals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Sensors, Systems and Methods for Power Quality Measurements

edited by

Alessandro Mingotti

and

Mario Luiso

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6895 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; transducers; power quality; harmonics; supraharmonics; signal processing; high frequency; measurement systems; signal generation; distubances

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advances in Remote Sensing and Electromagnetic Spectrum Sensing: Data Acquisition and Signal Processing

edited by Hongbing Ji,

Lin Li

and

Tiancheng Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6885 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; spectrum sensing; signal processing; target recognition; target tracking; signal classification; information fusion; deep learning

Advances in Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) and Fiber Optic Sensor Technology

edited by Qi Liu and

Junguo Cui

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4857 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber bragg grating; fiber optic sensors; distributed sensing; real-time monitoring; optimization; artificial intelligence; data processing and analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Signal Processing for Satellite Navigation and Wireless Localization

edited by Xin Chen and Xinhua Tang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4738 | Submission Open

Keywords: positioning and navigation; global navigation satellite systems (GNSS); signal processing; satellite navigation; wireless localization; LEO-PNT

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Applications of Advanced Sensors and Interoperability Technologies in Autonomous Transportation Systems

edited by

Yilong Ren

, Zhiyong Cui and

Kun Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4713 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous transportation systems; interoperability technologies; consistent interaction semantics; integration of sensor; communication; and computing resources; interoperability requirements and mechanisms; crowd intelligence and decision control; multi-agent cooperative control; crowd sensing; simulation and testing of interoperability technologies; collaborative perception technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Magnetoelectric Sensors and Their Applications

edited by

David Gray

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4403 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetoelectric; magnetic field sensors; multiferroic; low-noise sensing; noise rejection; materials synthesis; device fabrication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

AI-Based Computer Vision Sensors & Systems—2nd Edition

edited by Xuefeng Liang and Guangyu Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4181 | Submission Open

Keywords: RGB cameras; depth cameras (LiDAR); thermal cameras; image processing units (GPUs; TPUs; FPGAs); YOLO (You Only Look Once); gesture recognition systems; autonomous navigation systems; augmented reality (AR); industrial automation; smart surveillance systems

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

Advanced Sensing Technologies for Detecting Cybersecurity Attacks in Internet of Things Systems

edited by

Kamran Siddique

,

Ka Lok Man

and

Zahid Akhtar

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4015 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT security; cybersecurity attacks; anomaly detection; intrusion detection; machine learning; AI-driven security; blockchain; edge computing; threat monitoring; sensor networks; data fusion; privacy-preserving techniques

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

Advances in Fluorescence and Raman Spectroscopy Techniques

edited by

Huizhong Xu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3848 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioimaging; biomarkers; biophotonics; fluorescence correlation spectroscopy; nanomaterials; nanoscopic spectroscopy; nano-optics; optical nanostructures; plasmonic nanostructures; single-molecule spectroscopy; super-resolution microscopy; surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS); tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)

Humidity Sensors Based on Spectroscopy

edited by

José Manuel M. M. De Almeida

and

Luís C. Coelho

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3816 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental monitoring; nanosensors and nanotechnology; optical and photonic humidity sensors; optical fiber sensing; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Radar Imaging and Data Fusion Techniques for Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) Systems

edited by

Zenghui Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3785 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar imaging; Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) systems; 2D/3D/4D mmWave radar imaging methods; MIMO mmWave radar; data fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radar Sensors)

Sensors Solutions for the Development of Climate Neutral and Smart Cities

edited by

Alin-Mihai Cailean

,

Andrei Ceclan

and Radu Ioan Ciobanu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3650 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; urban sensors; environmental monitoring; Internet of Things (IoT); smart infrastructure; smart buildings; urban data analytics; sensor networks; participatory sensing; net-zero emissions; NetZeroCities; infrastructure-to-vehicle communications; V2X; vehicular communications; visible light communications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Sensors for Space Situational Awareness and Object Tracking

edited by

Regina Lee

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3547 | Submission Open

Keywords: space situational awareness; object tracking; RSO detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Image Processing and Analysis for Object Detection: 3rd Edition

edited by

Kaihua Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3517 | Submission Open

Keywords: augmented reality; artificial intelligence; computer vision; classification algorithms; defect detection; deep learning; feature extraction; image processing; image classification; image super-resolution; machine vision; object detection; tracking; and recognition techniques; semantic segmentation; sensing technologies; sensor fusion and technologies; visual tracking; vision sensors; video classification

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

Operationalize Edge AI for Next-Generation IoT Applications

edited by

Mattia Antonini

, Fabrizio Ruffini and Michela Fazzolari

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3285 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge AI; internet of things (IoT); TinyML; MLOps; cloud-to-thing continuum

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

Recent Trends and Advances in Intelligent Fault Diagnostics

edited by Yongfang Mao, Kunpeng Wang, Yonghua Jiang and Li Feng

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2959 | Submission Open

Keywords: transfer learning; multi-model approach; zero/few-shot learning; unsupervised learning; knowledge-based diagnosis; digital twin; fault estimation; signal processing; mixed expert model; large model

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Wearable Sensors and Signal Processing Technology for Digital Health Applications

edited by

Shing-Hong Liu

and

Xin Zhu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2892 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital health; wearable device; physiological signal and parameter; deep learning; machine learning; edge computing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Motion Control Using EMG Signals

edited by Maria José Giménez-Mestre and María García Arrabé

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2864 | Submission Open

Keywords: electromyography (EMG); motor control; muscle activation; injury prevention; rehabilitation; biomechanics; running analysis; postural control; neuromuscular function

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Recent Trends in AI-Based Intelligent Sensing Systems and IoTs

edited by

Shaocheng Qu

and

Zheng Fang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2656 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensing; Internet of Things; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Radars, Sensors and Applications for Applied Geophysics

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2632 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite; aerial and/or ground-based radar; synthetic aperture radar (SAR); real aperture radar (RAR); interferometric RAR/SAR data; GNSS reflectometry (topic to be handled by Sensors’ Associate Editors); ground-penetrating radar (GPR); SAR polarimetry; data processing and interpretation; signal enhancement; portable radar systems; radar applications to societal issues; Integration of data and sensors; integration and fusion with other geophysical and diagnostics techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advances in GNSS Signal Processing and Navigation—Second Edition

edited by Ming Huang, Jingjing Yang and Zhe Xiao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2528 | Submission Open

Keywords: GNSS signal processing; LEO opportunistic doppler-aided GNSS positioning; GNSS alternatives

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

Integrated Navigation and Its Applications in Autonomous Agricultural Machinery

edited by

Bingbo Cui

,

Yongyun Zhu

and

Zhen Ma

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2424 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated navigation; agricultural vehicle autonomy; high-precision localization; dynamic obstacle avoidance; multi-source sensor fusion; unstructured agricultural environments

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

Toward Embodied Intelligence: State-of-the-Art in Sensing, Decision-Making and Control Technologies for Autonomous Robots (2nd Edition)

edited by

Yuanlong Xie

, Shuting Wang and Shane Xie

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2395 | Submission Open

Keywords: kinematic and dynamic modelling and parameter identification; learning-based perception; recognition; navigation; mapping; and localization; generative AI-driven perception and multimodal sensor fusion; understanding of intelligent decisions; cooperation; environments; and situations; AI-driven multi-agent decision-making (e.g.; reinforcement learning; meta-learning); large language model (LLM)-guided task planning and cognitive reasoning; foundation models for embodied intelligence and robot-environment interaction; mobile robot manipulation and in-wheel-driven techniques; cooperative control of multiple autonomous systems; coexisting– cooperative– cognitive technologies; autonomous levels of unmanned systems; robot optimal control; adaptive control; and system optimization; model-based and model-free reinforcement learning for adaptive control

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

New Challenges and Sensor Techniques in Robot Positioning

edited by

Itzik Klein

and

Dušan Nemec

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2339 | Submission Open

Keywords: robot navigation; sensor fusion; positioning and localization; sensors; data-driven navigation; nonlinear filtering; bio-inspired navigation

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

Applications of Laser Sensors for Precision Measurements

edited by Xinxiu Zhou

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2241 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser sensing technologies; high-precision measurement techniques; distance sensing applications; object dimensions measurement; velocity measurement systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advances in Biosensors Based on Micro/Nanomaterials

edited by

Jiuxing Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1971 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology; biosensors; micro/nanomaterials; biotechnology; sensing advancements; viruses; bacteria; aptamer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Recent Advances in Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges

edited by

Paolo Borlenghi

, Ilenia Rosati,

Carlo Rainieri

and

Carmelo Gentile

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1860 | Submission Open

Keywords: damage identification; operational modal analysis; machine learning; model-based SHM strategies; data fusion; digital twin

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Optical Fiber Sensing and Its Applications

edited by

Ki-Joong Kim

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1589 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber sensing; fiber optic sensor design; environmental monitoring; distributed sensing; chemical sensing materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advances in Multi-Agent Systems: Cooperative and Intelligent Control Strategies for Complex Applications

edited by Jiaxi Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1332 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-agent systems; cooperative control; intelligent control; distributed systems; autonomous agents

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

New Solutions in Pattern Recognition and Intelligent Sensors for Mobile Robots

edited by

Peter Sarcevic

,

Akos Odry

and Seyed Jalaleddin Mousavirad

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1184 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensor systems; mobile robots; sensor networks; pattern recognition; control; sensor fusion; localization; machine learning; decision-making

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensors and Wearable Technologies in Sport Biomechanics—Second Edition

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1180 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel sensors for monitoring the musculoskeletal system during exercise; wearable sensors for impact and shock forces and real-time feedback; wearable sensors for early detection of injury; novel sensor data processing and synthesis; computational modeling of sensor data; machine learning for classifying sensor data; methods to improve long-term usage of wearable sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

AI-Enhanced Radar Sensors: Theories and Applications

edited by

Choon-Sik Cho

and

Youngwook Kim

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1144 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar; radar sensors; artificial intelligence; radar signal processing; imaging radar; target detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Laser and Spectroscopy for Sensing Applications

edited by

Luca Poletto

and Lorenzo Cocola

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 883 | Submission Open

Keywords: tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy; cavity enhanced spectroscopy; comb spectroscopy; raman spectroscopy; laser induced breakdown spectroscopy; photoacoustic spectroscopy; trace detection; multi species analysis; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advances in Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Sensors and Applications

edited by

Yang-Wei Lin

and Yung-Sheng Lin

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 862 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy; biosensing; environmental monitoring; nanomaterials for SERS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Recent Advances in Fiber Optic Sensor Technology

edited by

Zhiguo Zhang

and Baoquan Jin

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 673 | Submission Open

Keywords: key technologies in optical fiber sensors; micro/nanostructured fiber-optic sensors; fiber-optic chemical and biological biosensors; novel point-based fiber optic sensors; novel sensing modalities for distributed sensors; new fiber and coating materials for sensing; emerging applications of optical fiber sensors; optical fiber sensor access networking and application technology; optical fiber sensor engineering and system integration technology; optical fiber power transmission technology and sensing applications; applications of fiber optic sensors in power; petroleum; and civil engineering industries

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advanced Sensing Technologies for Space Electromagnetic Environments

edited by

Jose Sanchez del Rio Saez

and

Antonio Vázquez-López

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 512 | Submission Open

Keywords: space weather; solar flares; climate change; high- and medium-energy detectors; materials operating as electromagnetic shields; metals; ceramics; carbon polymer composites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Selected Papers from the 11th International Symposium on Sensor Science (I3S 2025)

edited by

Edgar Muñoz

and

Eduard Llobet

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 509 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor materials; chemical sensors; biosensors; nanosensors; wearables; physical sensors

Advanced Optoelectronic and Photonic Devices for Next-Generation Sensing and Communication

edited by

Xin Yan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 404 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced optoelectronic devices; advanced photonic devices; nano-optoelectronics; nanophotonics; sensing; optical communication; optical interconnection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Sensors and Responsible Multimodal AI for On-Device Applications

edited by

Taehoon Kim

and YoungJoon Yoo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 336 | Submission Open

Keywords: on-device AI; multimodal sensor fusion; TinyML and model compression; privacy-preserving learning; federated or split learning; energy-efficient inference; fairness and accountability in AI; wearable and IoT sensing; edge hardware acceleration; real-world benchmarking

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Optical Spectroscopy Technology for Medical Applications

edited by Mitchell B. Robinson

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical spectroscopy; near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS); brillouin spectroscopy; raman spectroscopy; diffuse correlation spectroscopy (DCS); fluorescence spectroscopy; UV-Vis absorbance spectroscopy; terahertz spectroscopy; photoacoustic spectroscopy; hyperspectral imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Sensors and Sensing Technologies for Rehabilitation in Robot-Assisted Healthcare

edited by

Guillermo Palacios-Navarro

,

Víctor H. Andaluz

and

Jessica S. Ortiz

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open

Keywords: motion sensors; wearable sensors; telerehabilitation; serious games in rehabilitation; multisensory feedback systems; neurodegenerative disorders impairments; wearable sensors; immersive technologies in healthcare; virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR); head-mounted displays (HMDs); human– robot interaction in rehabilitation; rehabilitation robotics

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

Recent Advances in Optoelectronic and Photonic Sensors

edited by

Ricardo Lameirinhas

and

João Paulo N. Torres

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open

Keywords: optoelectronics; sensors; photonics; integrated photonics; photonic integrated circuits for sensing applications; nanostructures; fiber-optic sensing; quantum effects; plasmonics; light-matter interactions; electro-optic effects; thermo-optic effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advances and Applications of Metal Oxide-Based Gas Sensors

edited by

Vincent Tim

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials for metal oxide gas sensors; signal processing techniques for sensing applications; novel applications of metal oxide sensors; air quality analysis; environmental monitoring; electronic nose/electronic tongue; VOC sensing

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