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Optical Sensors for Industrial Applications: 2nd Edition

edited by

Grzegorz Fusiek

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 6 | Submission Open

Keywords: polarimetric; interferometric; and intensity sensors; fiber bragg grating sensors; novel concepts of photonic sensing; design and development of novel optical sensors; sensor fabrication and packaging; sensor interrogation and multiplexing techniques; sensor networks; sensor characterization; calibration and performance evaluation; remote and distributed sensing; harsh-environment sensing; optical sensors for industrial applications.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Optical Fibre Sensors for Challenging Applications

edited by

Edmond Chehura

submission deadline 26 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: fibre sensors; fibre interferometry; fibre grating; fibre amplifiers; fibre laser sensor; distributed sensing; fibre-optic LiDAR; speciality fibres (SM; PM; PCF; multi-core; MM; small-diameter; etc.); applications (challenging; new; etc.)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Intelligent Signal Processing Techniques for Wireless Communications

edited by

Stefano Savazzi

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven signal processing; learning-based wireless networks; intelligent transceiver design; semantic communications; network optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Advanced Environment Perception, Decision Planning, and Intelligent Control of Transport Equipment

edited by

Yujie Shen

and Sifeng Bi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 32815 | Submission Open

Keywords: transport equipment; environment perception; decision planning; intelligent control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Structural Health Monitoring and Smart Disaster Prevention

edited by Hongjuan Chen, Xiaojiang Liu and

Zhao-Dong Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4277 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensing technology; structural health monitoring; smart; damage detection; safety assessment; disaster prevention; dynamic analysis; artificial intelligence; data processing; multiple disasters

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Sensor-Based Condition Monitoring and Non-Destructive Testing

edited by

Len Gelman

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2054 | Submission Open

Keywords: condition monitoring; non-destructive testing; classical; time– frequency and higher-order signal processing; adaptation of sensor-based monitoring/testing technologies

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

Challenges and Advances of Cybersecurity in Cloud-Sensor Digital Infrastructure

edited by Sheng Wen and

Xiaogang Zhu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart city security; healthcare cybersecurity; industrial IoT security; critical infrastructure protection; smart grid cybersecurity; autonomous vehicle security; smart home security; agricultural sensor network protection; environmental monitoring security; remote patient monitoring security; cybersecurity in digital twins; surveillance and perimeter sensor security; wearable device security; transportation system cybersecurity; energy system cyber-resilience; cybersecurity in supply chain monitoring; disaster response sensor network security; building automation system security; security in water and utility systems; mission-critical sensor system protection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Spectral Sensing Techniques in Biological Detection and Analysis

edited by

Lenka Halámková

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open

Keywords: spectral sensing; biosensors; Raman spectroscopy; infrared; fluorescence spectroscopy; UV– vis spectroscopy; biological detection; biomolecule analysis; disease diagnostics; forensic sensing; signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Emerging Innovations in Hyperspectral Imaging: Experimental Technologies, Chemometrics, and AI

edited by

Marc Brecht

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral imaging; spectral sensor technology; experimental spectroscopy; chemometrics; machine learning in spectral analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Recent Developments in Imaging and Sensing: From Radio Frequencies to Ionizing Radiation

edited by

Hoi-Shun (Antony) Lui

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensing ; imaging; electromagnetic scattering; microwave radar; synthetic aperture radar; ground penetrating radar; radar target detection; radar target classification; radar target recognition; microwave tomography; millimetre wave radar ; terahertz radar; non-destructive testing; diffraction tomography; inverse scattering; electromagnetic methods for medical diagnosis; microwave-based medical diagnosis; radiology; computerized tomography; planar scintigraphy ; tomosynthesis; positron emission tomography (PET); single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT); sensor fusion

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

Big Data Analytics and Internet of Things for Sensor Application

edited by Simon James Fong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data analytics for sensor application; internet of things for sensor application; sensor data

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

Sustainable Sensing Technologies

edited by

Mengyan Nie

and

Mingqing Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable sensors; ingestible sensors; biodegradable materials; energy harvesting; green sensor manufacturing; self-powering; sensor regeneration; circular sensor design; sensor recycling; life-cycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)

Sensors in Deformation and Dynamic Response Monitoring for Geotechnical and Civil Engineering

edited by

Nan Jiang

and

Bin Zhu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: deformation monitoring; dynamic response monitoring; geotechnical engineering; civil infrastructure; non-destructive testing sensor; wireless sensor network; real-time monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Smart Traffic Control Based on Sensor Technology

edited by

Edouard Ivanjko

, Nikica Hlupić and

Daniela Koltovska Nechoska

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transportation systems; connected autonomous vehicles as mobile sensors and actuators; shared mobility; demand-responsive transport (DRT); spatial-temporal travel pattern modeling; dynamic traffic assignment; Mobility as a Service (MaaS); data science in urban mobility; sustainable traffic management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Emerging Trends in Wide-Bandgap Semiconductor UV Photodetectors

edited by Weihua Tang,

Zeng Liu

Daoyou Guo

and

Shan Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open

Keywords: wide-bandgap semiconductors; ultraviolet (UV) photodetector; optoelectronic devices; gallium oxide; heterojunction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Security of AI-Driven Sensing Systems

edited by Cong Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent systems security; cyber threat resilience; AI and ML in cybersecurity; privacy-preserving technology; blockchain and IoT security

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

Industrial IoT, Big Data and Smart Cities

edited by Simon James Fong,

Patrick Hung

and

Victor Chang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel sensors: optical; MEMS; photonic; chemical; and environmental optical imaging and spectral technologies sensors for IIoT and smart city environments; wireless and optical communication sensor data acquisition; AI and data techniques for 5G and 6G; security for 5G and 6G

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

Sensors and Systems for Automotive and Road Safety —Third Edition

edited by

Marek Jaśkiewicz

Milos Poliak

and

Ondrej Stopka

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: accident; accident analysis; accident prevention; accident reconstruction; artificial intelligence in automate vehicles; autonomous and connected vehicles; autonomous vehicles; big data analysis in vehicular systems; networks connected vehicles in urban roads; crash test; crashworthiness; driver behaviour monitoring; driving simulators; dummy emerging iot applications in vehicular social networks (VSNS); ault-tolerant systems; ground vehicle safety; intelligent transportation systems; intelligent vehicles; internet of vehicles; lighting of vehicles and roads; road safety; infrastructure safety of electric/hybrid cars; sensors for fault detection of vehicles; sensors for vehicle movement; smart cities; smart mobility and sustainable transport services; traffic control systems; traffic monitoring; traffic organisation; traffic safety; vehicle active safety; vehicle communications: V2X; V2V; and V2I; vehicle detection; vehicle dynamics; vehicle localization system; vehicle passive safety; vehicle privacy and trust; vehicle stability and handling vehicle testing; vehicle to everything; vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETS); vehicular networks; vehicular social networks (VSNS); visibility (recognizability) of pedestrians and obstacles; wireless in-car networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Intelligent Sensing Technologies to Facilitate Clinical/Medical Decision Making

edited by Peter W. McCarthy, Vincenzo Cascioli and

Zhuofu Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensing; clinical decision making; wearable biosensors; medical image processing; machine learning in healthcare; sensing-driven diagnosis; real-time clinical monitoring; artificial intelligence; clinical sample analysis and validation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Hardware-Enabled Security and Trust for IoT Sensors

edited by Haibo Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet-of-Things; IoT Sensors; hardware security; security and trust; sensor integrity; sensor data privacy

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

Resilient and Privacy-Aware Networked Sensing for Smart Cities and Sustainable Energy Systems

edited by

Mahmoud Elsisi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; sustainable energy systems; IoT security; privacy preservation; networked sensing; edge and cloud security; AI for cybersecurity; blockchain; trust management; optimization; resilient communication

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

Quantum-Enhanced Sensing Technologies

edited by

Tao Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum sensing; entanglement-enhanced measurement; quantum photonics; quantum metrology; quantum signal processing; integrated quantum sensors; optical and atomic sensors; quantum imaging; dark matter detection; fundamental physics sensing; fifth force measurement; atom interferometry; quantum field sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advanced Metasurface for Photonic Sensors

edited by

Tianxun Gong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: photodetector; image detection; material integration; nonlinear optics; metastructure and metamaterials; material integration; AI-driven methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)

IoT Sensors and Systems for the Maintenance of Large Civil and Industrial Infrastructures

edited by

Marco Marcon

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things for infrastructure; pipeline condition monitoring; structural health monitoring of pipelines; leak and corrosion detection; water-quality sensing and monitoring; gas and oil pipeline integrity; IoT-based predictive maintenance; wireless sensor networks for large infrastructures; edge computing for real-time monitoring; digital twins for critical infrastructures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Flying Ad-Hoc Networks: Innovations and Challenges

edited by

Shaoshi Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 3 | Submission Open

Keywords: flying Ad-Hoc networks (FANETs); unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); sensor networks; dynamic network; topology security; vulnerabilities routing; protocols

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Trustworthy and Secure Internet of Things and Cyber–Physical Systems

edited by

Mohamed Ibrahem

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2418 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT and CPS security; privacy-preserving techniques; network security frameworks; lightweight cryptographic protocols; intrusion detection and prevention systems; blockchain for secure IoT and CPS; AI-driven cybersecurity solutions; secure communication protocols in IoT and CPS; trust management in IoT and CPS; resilient architectures for critical infrastructures

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

Distributed Learning for Privacy-Aware Cloud-Edge Processing in Health Sensor Networks

edited by

Nadia Kanwal

and

Amro Al-Said Ahmad

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: federated learning; distributed machine learning; privacy-preserving AI; edge intelligence; cloud computing; edge computing; fog computing; sensor networks; Internet of Medical Things (IoMT); wearable sensors; embedded AI; lightweight models; communication efficiency; model personalization; fairness and bias; secure aggregation; differential privacy; cloud orchestration; cloud-edge deployment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Sensor Technology in Ophthalmology

edited by

Bojan Pajic

Dragan Indjin

and

Željka Cvejić

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: glaucoma; cataract surgery; refractive surgery; femtosecond laser; excimer laser; visual acuity; optical coherence tomography; wavefront analysis; Raman sensing and imaging; imaging spectroscopy; sensing mechanism; biological sensors; chemical sensors; physical sensors; medical sensors; mathematical modelling; biomechanical modelling; corneal and retinal imaging; optical coherence tomography angiography; ocular blood circulation; choroidea; confocal microscopy; Scheimpflug sensing; diode laser; placido sensing; corneal endothelial cell pattern; aberrations; fluorescence angiography; visual field sensing; corneal topography; laser scanning tomography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Applications of Wearable Sensors and Body Worn Devices

edited by

Bijan Najafi

submission deadline 1 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; digital health; digital biomarkers; healthcare

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