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Fluorescent Sensors for Advanced Applications in Biological and Chemical Detection

edited by Sellamuthu Anbu

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1752 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluorescent sensors; biological detection; chemical detection; fluorescent probes; biosensing technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Sensors Fusion in Digital Healthcare Applications

edited by

Boon Giin Lee

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 38773 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Intelligent Control Systems for Autonomous Vehicles

edited by Jun Chen and Wen-Chiao Lin

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 19579 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous vehicles; human– machine interaction; sensor fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Energy Harvesting and Self-Powered Sensors

edited by

Long Liu

, Bingyong Guo and

Lu Wang

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18137 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy harvesting; wave energy; vibration energy; solar energy; self-powered sensors; wireless sensor networks; wearable sensors; power management; internet of things applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Cyber Physical System: Security and Resilience Challenges and Solutions

edited by

Shareeful Islam

Sotiris Ioannidis

, Spyros Papastergiou and Marc-Oliver Pahl

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11521 | Submission Open

Keywords: cybersecurity; resilience; cyber physical systems; risk management; vulnerability assessment; intrusion detection and response; incident response; AI and digital resilience act

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

Novel 2D Material-Based Sensors for Optoelectronic Devices

edited by

Alessandro Fantoni

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3016 | Submission Open

Keywords: 2D materials; optoelectronic device; optoelectronic sensor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)

Remote Sensing in Urban Surveying and Mapping

edited by

Eva Savina Malinverni

and

Francesco Di Stefano

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2119 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical and thermal remote sensing data; GIS; urban mapping; land surface temperature (LST); change detection; urban heat island; hyperspectral data; LiDAR; deep learning; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Advanced Photodetector Based on Multifunctional Material

edited by Carmela Bonavolontà and Massimo Valentino

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 695 | Submission Open

Keywords: photodetectors based on 2D materials; multifunctional nanoscale device; organic photodetectors; multifunctional 2D materials for chemical and biological agent detection; heterojunctions for ultrasensitive photodetectors; multifunctional composite materials; metal-halide perovskite optoelectronics applications; single-photon detectors; broadband photodetectors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Biosignal Sensing Analysis (EEG, EMG, ECG, PPG) (2nd Edition)

edited by

Vangelis Sakkalis

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 24673 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical signals; biosignals; ECG; EEG; PPG; EDR; EMG; BCI; multimodal signal processing; biomedical sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Combining Brain-Computer Interfaces and Assistive Biosensing Technologies

edited by Chunxiu Yu

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 21853 | Submission Open

Keywords: brain– computer interface (BCI); assistive technology; biosensing; machine learning; adaptive systems; wearable sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Sensor Applications for Military* and Public Use: The Duality into Action

edited by

Spyridon K. Chronopoulos

and

Konstantinos Peppas

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16314 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned vehicles; multi-sensors; antennas; digital signal processing; public applications; military applications; noise; interference; dual application of military and public usage (DUAMILPUS); short-range communications (SRC); long-range communications (LoRa); satellite communications; security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Sensors in Smart Irrigation Systems

edited by Mohamed Riduan Abid and Tareq Abu Hamed

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 15890 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart irrigation; smart agriculture; sensor networks; IoT; big data analytics; control; cloud computing; real-time data processing; mobile applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

Secure Communication for Next-Generation Wireless Networks

edited by

Yue Xiao

and

Jie Tian

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14759 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Recent Advances in Intelligent Vehicles and Intelligent Transportation Systems

edited by

Jinghua Guo

and

Jingyao Wang

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14108 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent vehicles; advanced sensors; environmental perception; intelligent decision; information safety; vehicle dynamics and control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advances in Automatic Speech Recognition, Audio and Underwater Acoustic Signal Analysis

edited by

Kele Xu

, Rui Liu, Maoshen Jia and Dawei Feng

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13225 | Submission Open

Keywords: automatic speech recognition; audio signal acquisition; audio signal processing; audio and underwater acoustic signal recognition and classification; machine learning and deep learning algorithm application in audio signal analysis; safety and privacy; acceleration and deployment of audio signal processing algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC): Opportunities and Challenges

edited by Rui Wang

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6971 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated sensing and communication; ISAC; 6G

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

Integrating Cloud Computing, Sensing Technologies, and Digital Twins in IoT Applications

edited by

Virginia Pilloni

and Francesca Marcello

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4168 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things; digital twin; sensing technologies; edge and fog computing; ambient intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Wearable Sensors in Biomechanics and Human Motion

edited by

Philippe Dixon

Clint Hansen

and Jill Emmerzaal

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3883 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomechanics; wearable sensors; human motion analysis; activity recognition; machine learning; digital health; sport science; gait and posture; inertial measurement units

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Application of Nano-Materials Technology and Raman Spectroscopy in Biochemical Sensors

edited by Wanyi Xie, Mingjie Tang and Weitao Huang

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3703 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; nanotechnology; Raman spectroscopy; SERS; biochemical sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Intelligent Sensing and Control Technology for Unmanned Vehicles

edited by

Xiaojie Sun

, Dongdong Mu and Yue Wu

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3576 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned vehicles; intelligent sensing; sensor fusion; motion-planning; AI-driven control; decision-making; behavior prediction; collision avoidance; safety control; autonomous driving

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

Emerging Trends and Challenges in Reconnaissance, Jamming, and Unmanned Vehicles Capabilities

edited by

Jarosław Wojtuń

, Mariusz Bednarczyk,

Jan Kelner

and

Zbigniew Piotrowski

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2756 | Submission Open

Keywords: drone; unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); sensor networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Advanced Sensor Strategies and Developments against Disasters and Random Phenomena (ASSAD DARPA)

edited by

Spyridon K. Chronopoulos

, Vasilis P. Tritakis,

Vasilis Christofilakis

Konstantinos Peppas

and

Nikos C. Sagias

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2623 | Submission Open

Keywords: floods; earthquakes; wildfires; drought; tornadoes; severe storms; hurricanes; tropical storms; human-caused disasters; UAV; unmanned vehicles for surveillance; surveillance multi-sensors; antennas; noise; interference; short-range communications (SRCs); long-range communications (LoRa); satellite systems; satellite communications; security; IoT; schumann

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advances in RFID-Based Indoor Positioning Systems

edited by Joao da Silva Pereira and

Paulo Manuel Almeida Costa

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2298 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning- and AI-driven RFID positioning; hybrid positioning methods combining RFID with other technologies (UWB; Wi-Fi; BLE; etc.); RF propagation modeling and signal processing techniques; low-power and energy-efficient RFID-based localization; security and privacy challenges in RFID tracking; applications in Industry 4.0; healthcare; retail; and logistics

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

Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Biosensors: Technologies and Applications

edited by

Stefano Fornasaro

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2133 | Submission Open

Keywords: SERS; nanostructures; substrates

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

Recent Advances and Tendencies in Highly Sensitive Fiber Optic Sensors

edited by Shiquan Tao

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1639 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber optic sensors; distributed fiber optic sensing system; fiber optic biomedical sensors; sapphire fiber Bragg gratings; fiber interferometers; surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensors; evanescent wave fiber optic sensor; optical waveguide sensor; hollow waveguide fiber optic sensors; liquid core waveguide fiber optic sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Sensors for Characterization of Energetic Materials Effects

edited by Maylis Lavayssière,

Carole Rossi

and

Patrick Pons

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1479 | Submission Open

Keywords: shock waves; overpressure; metrology; ultrafast sensors; dynamic calibration; energetic materials; machine learning approach

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advanced Sensing and Deep Learning for Damage Detection and Performance Assessment in Structural Health Monitoring

edited by

Andy Nguyen

and

Yang Yu

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1253 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; advanced sensing; deep learning; damage detection; performance assessment; smart inspection

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

Advancements in Photoacoustic Sensors for Gas Detection and Air Quality Assessment

edited by

Enza Panzardi

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1028 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoacoustic sensing mechanisms; photoacoustic-based air quality monitoring; gas and multi-pollutant detection; photoacoustic-based environmental and biomedical sensors; photoacoustic-based breath analysis technologies; sensors and sensing system design in photoacoustic applications; signal processing and data analysis specific to systems-based photoacoustic sensing; applications and case studies of photoacoustic principles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Chip-Based MEMS Platforms—2nd Edition

edited by

Pengcheng Xu

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 299 | Submission Open

Keywords: MEMS chips; integrated chips; gas sensors; biochemical sensors; microfluidics; internet of things; point-of-care detection; wearable electronics; consumer electronics; low power consumption

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Emerging Semiconductor Technologies for Next-Generation Sensors

edited by Tzu-Chiao Wei,

Dung-Sheng Tsai

and Chen-Fang Kang

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open

Keywords: semiconductor sensors; emergent materials; hybrid materials; nanomanufacturing; advanced sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)

Sensors and Sensing Technologies for Traffic, Driving and Transportation

edited by Duo Lu and

Bharatesh Chakravarthi

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 21026 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; sensing technologies; sensor fusion; intelligent transportation systems (ITSs); intelligent vehicles (IVs); artificial intelligence (AI); datasets

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Research Progress in Electrochemical Aptasensors and Biosensors

edited by

Luisa Pilan

and

Matei D. Raicopol

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17752 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical biosensors; aptasensors; DNA biosensors; immunosensors; enzyme biosensors; nanotechnologies for biosensors; functional electrode materials; molecular-imprinted polymers; healthcare; food control; environmental monitoring; lab-on-a-chip; point-of-care

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Exploring the Sensing Potential of Acoustic Wave Devices

edited by Chen Fu and Sami Ramadan

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15662 | Submission Open

Keywords: acoustic wave sensors; acoustic emission sensors; ultrasonic sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Optical Imaging for Medical Applications

edited by Li Lin

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13647 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluorescence imaging; photoacoustic imaging; optical coherence tomography; diffuse optical tomography; Raman spectroscopy; multiphoton fluorescence microscopy; confocal microscopy; light sheet microscopy; light field microscopy; super-resolution microscopy

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

Wearable Sensors for Gait, Human Motion Analysis and Health Monitoring: 2nd Edition

edited by

Alessandro Leone

and

Gabriele Rescio

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10732 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; gait analysis; human motion; biomechanics; health monitoring; home care; assisted living; signal processing; cloud computing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Sensors and Livable Smart Cities

edited by Manuela Montangero and

Catia Prandi

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8362 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; Internet of Things; smart city

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

IoT Cybersecurity: 2nd Edition

edited by

Himanshu Agrawal

and Neminath Hubballi

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6367 | Submission Open

Keywords: network security; IoT cybersecurity; IoT security management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Internet of Things Cybersecurity

edited by

Vasileios Memos

Konstantinos E. Psannis

Christos L. Stergiou

and

Andreas P. Plageras

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6187 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things (IoT); security; Botnet of Things (BoT) network; network attacks

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

Sensors and Emerging Measurement Technologies in Lower Limb Biomechanics and Rehabilitation

edited by

Roozbeh Naemi

and Liudi Jiang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5991 | Submission Open

Keywords: rehabilitation; prosthetics; orthotics; wearable sensors; signal processing; motion capture; image processing; lower limb biomechanics; foot biomechanics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Biomedical Applications of Optical Sensing Technology

edited by

Mithun Bhowmick

and Meenakshi Narayan

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4878 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensing; minimally invasive surgery; hybrid imaging; tissue biomechanics; real time bioimaging; wearable biosensors; machine learning in biomedical applications; sensor data modeling; image processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Multisensor Data Fusion and Its Applications in Object Detection and Tracking

edited by

Huafeng Li

Xiaosong Li

and

Yafei Zhang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4795 | Submission Open

Keywords: multisensor fusion; multisource image fusion; data fusion algorithms; object detection; object tracking; autonomous systems; machine learning; sensor integration; robotics perception; signal processing for sensor fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Antenna Design and Array Signal Processing

edited by

MuhibUr Rahman

and

Michael Baginski

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4776 | Submission Open

Keywords: antennas; microwave electronics; RFIC; ultrafast electronics; array antennas; microwave system design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Intelligent Circuits and Sensing Technologies: Second Edition

edited by

and

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4311 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-power/low-cost circuit design for sensors; power management circuits for sensors; next-generation CMOS circuit design for sensor systems; intelligent front-end sensing circuits; circuit optimization methods for sensing technologies; VLSI design of sensors for signal processing applications; interface circuits for data fusion from multiple sensors; sensor design for low-power edge computing and IoT applications; wearable sensor design; algorithms and signal processing methods to improve CMOS sensor design; sensor modeling and simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

IoT-Enabled Smart Everything Cyber-Physical Systems

edited by

Rolando Herrero

and Abhishek Murthy

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4061 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearables; static sensors; IoT; AI; industry x.0; connected health; smart cities; V2x; cloud; edge; mist

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

Sensors for Physiological Monitoring and Digital Health: 2nd Edition

edited by

Ganesh R. Naik

Elena Pirogova

and

Margaret Lech

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3560 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearables; physiological monitoring; digital health; healthcare; artificial intelligence; biomedical signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Medical Imaging: Artificial Intelligence, Image Recognition, and Machine Learning Techniques (2nd Edition）

edited by

Ines Domingues

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2775 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical imaging ; artificial intelligence ; information fusion for medical data ; image recognition ; machine learning ; deep learning ; image processing ; image analysis ; computer vision

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Intelligent Sensing and Decision-Making in Advanced Manufacturing: 2nd Edition

edited by

Longfei Zhou

Pai Zheng

and

Xinyu Li

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2256 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensors for manufacturing devices; intrusive sensors and non-intrusive sensors; AI-based sensing technologies; intelligent sensors on industrial robots; dynamic decision-making methods for AM; uncertainty-oriented methods in AM; modeling and simulation for AM; planning and scheduling for AM; human– robot collaborative planning in AM; motion planning and control of industrial robotics; supply chain management and logistics in AM

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Mobile and Wearable Technologies for Cardiovascular Monitoring and Disease Management

edited by

Arash Arya

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1577 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; wearable cardiac monitors; implantable cardiac monitors; mobile health (mHealth); biosensors; arrhythmia detection; electrocardiography; photoplethysmography; remote patient monitoring; telemedicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Effective Software-Defined Internet-of-Things (SD-IoT) Leveraging AI, 5G and NFV—2nd Edition

edited by

Jehad Ali

and

Hsiao-Chun Wu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1559 | Submission Open

Keywords: software-defined networking (SDN); IoT; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Generative AI and Deep Learning for Sensor-Based Clinical Biomechanics

edited by

Mariano Serrao

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1255 | Submission Open

Keywords: generative AI; deep learning; sensor-based biomechanics; movement analysis; synthetic data generation; wearable sensors; explainable AI (XAI); neurodegenerative disorders

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

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