Sensors

Sensing Technologies and Optical Communication

edited by

and

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17369 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable optical and electromagnetic sensors; fiber bragg gratings; micro- and nano-structured fiber sensors; metro; data-center; and long-haul fiber optic networks; ai/machine learning-based communication and sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Sensing and Imaging for Defect Detection: 2nd Edition

edited by

Haitao Wang

, Yongkai Zhu and

Fei Fei

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13234 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; NDT& E technology; defect detection technology; imaging technology; data acquirement and processing; sensing techniques

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

Advances in Sensing, Imaging and Computing for Autonomous Driving: 2nd Edition

edited by

Wei Li

and

Honglu Jiang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4439 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous driving vehicles; sensory data acquisition; sensory data processing; computer vision; motion planning and decision making; object detection; perception; and prediction; attack and defense in autonomous driving; safety; security; and privacy in autonomous driving; anomaly detection in autonomous driving; cooperative and coordinated autonomous driving

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

Smart Sensing System for Intelligent Human Computer Interaction

edited by Yi Yang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1183 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensing systems; intelligent human– computer interaction (HCI); human– robot interaction (HRI); hardware-aware perspective; context-aware sensors; large language models (LLMs); reinforcement learning; real-time processing; machine learning integration

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

New Trends in Computational Pathology: Advancements in Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence-Driven Image Analysis

edited by

Jorge Garcia-Gutierrez

and Laura Macías García

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 499 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); cytology; computational pathology; deep learning; histopathology; image analysis; multi-modal modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Emerging Trends and Novel Materials for Low-Cost Environmental Sensors

edited by

Daniel Dunea

, Gabriel Abarca and

Rodica-Mariana Ion

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 474 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; materials; built environment sensors; signal processing; data analytics; artificial intelligence; sensor networks; optical wireless communication; thermographic cameras; thermal camera communication; air quality; water quality; cultural heritage protection and monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Edge Computing for Beyond 5G and Wireless Sensor Networks

edited by

He Li

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge intelligence; beyond 5G networks; edge– cloud architecture; secure edge computing; blockchain in edge

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Emerging 2D Material-Based Biosensors for Detecting Biological and Chemical Pollutants in Wastewater Systems

edited by

Narendhar Chandrasekar

and

Balaji Ramachandran

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; sensors; optoelectronics; photonics; nanotechnology; nanomaterials; 2D materials; carbon nanotubes; graphene; functional surfaces; nanoelectronics; environmental monitoring; environmental remediation; pollutants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Event-Based Vision and Multimodal Sensor Fusion

edited by

Yi Chang

, Luxin Yan and Haoyue Liu

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: event-based vision; multimodal sensor fusion; cross-modal learning; autonomous systems and robotics; intelligent perception systems

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

Computational Intelligence and Sensor Signal Analysis in Healthcare and Cyber Analytics

edited by

Supriya Supriya

and

Kamran Shaukat

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; reinforcement learning; explainable machine learning; adversarial machine learning; adversarial attacks; cyber security; intrusion detection systems; imbalanced datasets; bioinformatics; medical diagnosis; learning analytics; sensor data; multimodal biosignal and imaging fusion; wearable-derived physiological streams; low-power; real-time health monitoring; smart cities and sensor networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

FEM-Supported and Embedded Sensing-Enhanced Health Monitoring of Composite Structures

edited by

Alessandro Airoldi

, Giuseppe Sala and

Pietro Ballarin

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: finite elements; structural health monitoring; prognostics; machine learning; digital twin; composite laminates; fracture mechanics; life cycle management

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

Resource Allocation and Interference Mitigation in Intelligent Wireless Sensing Systems

edited by Redha Radaydeh

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: resource allocation; wireless sensing; interference management and mitigation; energy efficiency; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Advanced Field-Effect Transistor (FET) Sensors for Chemical and Biological Detection

edited by Walter Buchwald

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open

Keywords: field-effect transistor (FET); functionalized films; spectroscopic detection; on-chip sensor arrays; real-time detection; low-cost sensors; chemical sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Biological Signal Processing Technologies for Heart Disease Prediction and Diagnosis

edited by Maciej Sterliński and

Ewa Świerżyńska-Wodarska

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiovascular diagnostics; heart disease prediction; telemedicine; machine learning; biosensors; wearable devices; implantable devices; heart failure management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Sensing and Signal Processing Technologies for Outpatient Monitoring and Rehabilitation

edited by

John Rasmussen

and

Arash Ghaffari

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 38938 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor data processing; wearable biomarkers; outpatient monitoring; remote patient rehabilitation; telemedicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advanced Sensors for Monitoring and Detection in Geotechnical Engineering

edited by Kuihua Wang and

Juntao Wu

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 14 articles | Viewed by 18496 | Submission Open

Keywords: geotechnical engineering; monitoring and detection; advanced sensors; non-destructive testing; on-site testing; damage identification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Spectroscopy Gas Sensing and Applications

edited by

Liqun Sun

and

Haoyun Wei

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15230 | Submission Open

Keywords: absorption spectroscopy; photoacoustic and photothermal spectroscopy; dispersion spectroscopy; frequency comb spectroscopy; Raman spectroscopy; optical gas sensor; laser gas sensor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Recent Advances in Micro- and Nanofiber-Optic Sensors

edited by

Dejun Liu

,

Qiang Wu

and

Ke Tian

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10714 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber sensors; micro-/nanofibers; microstructure optical fibers; SPR sensors; biochemical sensors; gas sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advanced Spectroscopy-Based Sensors and Spectral Analysis Technology

edited by

Israel Schechter

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8970 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; spectroscopy; spectral analysis; laser spectroscopy; chip spectrometers; chemometry; monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Security and Privacy Technologies in Smart Cities: Advances in Anomaly Detection and Privacy-Preserving Solutions

edited by

Mohamed Baza

and

Tara Salman

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6794 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart city security; privacy-preserving technologies; anomaly detection; blockchain and cryptography; IoT security; adversarial machine learning; secure sensor networks; federated learning; healthcare security in smart cities

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

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

edited by

Faisal Jamil

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2733 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advances in Machine Learning for Anomaly Detection

edited by

Yasin Yılmaz

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 525 | Submission Open

Keywords: anomaly detection; machine learning; AI; time series data; high-dimensional data; video surveillance; computer vision

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Machine Learning-Enhanced Fiber Optic Sensing: From Materials to Applications

edited by

Boguslaw Szczupak

and

Mateusz Mądry

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 417 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning for fiber optic sensing; artificial intelligence in photonic sensors; fiber Bragg grating (FBG) signal processing; optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR) with ML; distributed fiber sensing and data-driven methods; noise reduction and feature extraction in optical signals; predictive maintenance using fiber sensor networks; structural health monitoring with ML-enhanced fiber sensors; smart materials and intelligent sensing platforms; IoT integration of fiber optic sensors; deep learning for optical signal interpretation; adaptive algorithms for real-time fiber sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Knowledge-Informed Machine Learning for Sensor-Driven Decision Making in Manufacturing

edited by Shenghan Guo and Clayton Cooper

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 225 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 5.0; knowledge-informed machine learning (KIML); manufacturing; decision making

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Biometric and Cryptographic Techniques and Their Applications in Sensor Data and Network Security

edited by

Wencheng Yang

and

Fei Zhu

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: biometric authentication; cryptographic protocols; privacy-preserving techniques; sensor data security; network security; lightweight cryptography; secure template protection; Internet of Things (IoT); privacy and trust in sensor networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Indoor Positioning Technologies for Internet-of-Things: 2nd Edition

edited by

Marco Passafiume

,

Stefano Maddio

and

Giovanni Collodi

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor positioning; user experience; RSSI; wireless sensor networks; Wi-Fi; Bluetooth; home automation; tracking; robotics; multimedia

Electrochemical Sensing: Technologies, Applications and Challenges

edited by

Shatrudhan Palsaniya

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical sensors; biomedical devices; low-cost electronic materials; IoTs with sustainable routes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Artificial Intelligence and Sensor Systems: From Attack Detection to Cyber Security

edited by Hongli Zhang and

Dongyang Zhan

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; cybersecurity; attack detection; intrusion detection systems; adversarial machine learning; threat intelligence; digital resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Sensing Technologies, Digital Twins, and Human–Robot Collaboration in Intelligent Manufacturing

edited by

Chao Liu

,

Haidong Shao

and Baicun Wang

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent manufacturing; artificial intelligence; digital twin; sensors; human– robot collaboration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

IMU-Based Gait Recognition and Analysis: Emerging Methods and Applications

edited by

Emahnuel Troisi Lopez

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: IMU sensors; gait analysis; biomechanics; wearable technology; motion capture; human locomotion; gait cycle; movement recognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Intelligent Sensors for Fault Diagnosis in Power Equipment

edited by Hui Ding and Shudong Wang

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensor design for electrical machinery and equipment; multi-parameter sensing (temperature; vibration; acoustic; partial discharge; etc.); IoT-enabled monitoring platforms for power systems; machine learning and deep learning for fault diagnosis; data fusion and advanced signal processing in sensor systems; sensor-based predictive maintenance for transformers; motors; switchgear; real-time monitoring and protection systems in smart grids; edge computing and embedded ai for condition monitoring; wireless sensor networks for distributed asset management; cybersecurity in sensor-based monitoring systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Analysis, Synchronization and Control of Complex IoT and Sensor Networks

edited by Alessandro Chiumento

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex networks; IoT; sensor networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Computer-Aided Medical Imaging Sensors and Their Applications

edited by Rongjun Ge and

Yuting He

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer-aided diagnosis; medical imaging sensors; artificial intelligence in healthcare; deep learning for image analysis; biomedical sensor networks; image-reconstruction algorithms; wearable imaging devices; multimodal imaging integration; real-time image processing; clinical-decision support systems

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

Innovative Protocols, Algorithms, and Applications for Autonomous Sensing and Sensor Networks

edited by Debarun Das,

Haiping Xu

and Taieb Znati

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous sensing; sensor networks; innovative sensing algorithms; protocols; and applications; intelligent sensing hardware; intelligent methods for real-time semantic data acquisition and processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Intent-Based Networking for IoT Systems

edited by

Aggeliki Sgora

and

Athanasios Tsipis

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open

Keywords: Intent-Based Networking (IBN); Internet of Things (IoT); network slicing; AI/ML; edge– cloud orchestration; self-optimization; network automation; Industry 5.0

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

Challenges and Future Trends of UAV Communications

edited by

Wei Wu

, Mingzhe Chen,

Lisheng Fan

and Tianwen Guo

submission deadline 27 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned aerial vehicle; 6G mobile communication; semantic communication; embodied artificial intelligence; edge computing; Internet of Things; integrated sensing and communication; non-terrestrial networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Intelligent Sensor Systems in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

edited by Konrad W. Wojciechowski, Henryk Josiński and

Adam Świtoński

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5891 | Submission Open

Keywords: RGB and IR sensors; sensor fusion; visual– inertial systems; hyperspectral imaging; ultrasonic sensors; sensor calibration; magnetometer mapping; intelligent navigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensing in Harsh Environments: Power, Communication and Material Challenges

edited by Chong Li

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4743 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; power supply; communications; materials; harsh environments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Emerging Applications of Remote Sensing in Precision Agriculture

edited by

Romeu Gerardo

and

Isabel Pedroso De Lima

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite; UAV; vegetation monitoring; multispectral imagery; hyperspectral imagery; soil mapping; plant diseases; crop yields; species detection (e.g.; illicit/invasive plants); precision irrigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

Advances in Attack Detection and Intrusion Prevention for the Internet of Things

edited by

Hany Atlam

and Muhammad Ajmal Azad

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: intrusion detection; cyber security; Internet of Things; attack detection

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

Advanced Sensing Technologies for Grid Monitoring, Protection, and Control

edited by Bo Zhang,

Pei Liu

, Yuanai Xie and

Huaian Chen

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensing theory and technology for new-type power systems; sensing technologies in power equipment condition monitoring and diagnosis; application of novel sensor networks in distribution grids and microgrids; communication; cybersecurity; and reliability design for sensing systems; application of advanced sensing technologies in enhancing grid resilience and fault response; integration and collaborative application of multi-source sensing technologies in wide-area grid monitoring systems; adaptive protection strategies and operational control methods for power grids based on advanced sensing; real-time control and dispatch technologies for power grids empowered by sensing technologies; power system state detection based on image recognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Radiation Detectors and Sensing Technologies for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Christos M. Michail

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 25693 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical sensors; radiation detectors; sensing technologies; biomedical applications; healthcare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Smartphone Sensors and Their Applications

edited by

Juan A. Monsoriu

and

Juan Carlos Castro-Palacio

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 15464 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensors and Sensing Technologies for Precision Optical Measurement and Metrology

edited by

Xinghui Li

, Guochao Wang and Yueqiang Zhang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10896 | Submission Open

Keywords: optoelectronic sensing; optical measurement; precision metrology; intelligent instrument

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advances in Sensing Technology: From Photon, Electron to Signal Processing

edited by

Yuxi Ruan

,

Bin Liu

and

Yuanlong Fan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8273 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor technology; smart sensors; sensing applications; wireless sensing; optical sensing; signal processing; microwave photonics; AI in sensing; quantum sensing; terahertz sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Integrating Smart Sensors and Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Human Healthcare Applications

edited by Basheer Qolomany, Jacques Bou Abdo and Liaquat Hossain

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2955 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensors in healthcare; artificial intelligence in healthcare; predictive healthcare analytics; wearable health technologies; remote patient monitoring; personalized medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advanced Sensors and Artificial Intelligence for Condition Monitoring of Power Electronic Systems

edited by

Yuan Gao

, Haihong Qin, Yu Zeng and Victor Cedeno-Campos

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2037 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; artificial intelligence; condition monitoring; power electronic systems; predictive maintenance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensor-Based Fault Detection and Diagnosis in Mechatronic Systems

edited by Huimin Wang and

Liyan Guo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1772 | Submission Open

Keywords: current sensor fault; speed sensor fault; position sensor fault; rotor position detection; sensorless control

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

Trajectory Precise Perception of Traffic Targets and Its Applications

edited by

,

,

and

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

Keywords: roadside sensor; in-vehicle sensor; vehicle trajectories; multi-sensor fusion; state identification; proactive traffic management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensing Motion Decoding Behavior: Sensor-Driven Machine Learning for Next-Generation Gait Analysis

edited by Chi Xu and

Xiang Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1090 | Submission Open

Keywords: gait recognition; sensor-based human sensing; soft biometrics; multimodal machine learning; human motion understanding; wearable and contactless sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

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