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Emerging MRI Techniques for Enhanced Disease Diagnosis and Monitoring

edited by

Akbar Alipour

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1141 | 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 1082 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Robotic Systems for Future Farming

edited by

Xiaojun Jin

and Dong Chen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 984 | 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 718 | 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 629 | 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)

Infrastructure Distress Detection with Sensors

edited by Fangyu Liu, Jian Liu and

Zhen Liu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 570 | 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)

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

edited by

Yasufumi Enami

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 382 | 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 367 | 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)

Biosensor Technologies Based on Nanomaterials

edited by

Fabio Di Pietrantonio

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 304 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Advanced Sensing Systems for Biological Monitoring

edited by

Chunlei Xia

and

Jungpil Shin

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 290 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological monitoring; ecological monitoring; biodiversity assessment; sensing systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Vibrational Spectroscopic Sensing Technologies and Applications for the Evaluation of Food Quality and Authenticity

edited by

Francisco Ferrero

and

Ana Soldado

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open

Keywords: near-infrared spectroscopy; chemometrics; instrumentation; machine learning; food quality applications; food authenticity applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Next-Generation Gas Sensors and Electrocatalytic Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications

edited by

Rajneesh Kumar Mishra

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas sensors; electrocatalytic materials; nanostructured materials; sustainable energy; environmental monitoring

IoT/AIoT-Enabled Wireless Sensor Networks: Issues and Challenges

edited by

Kunmean Hou

and

Jean-Pierre Chanet

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open

Keywords: low power and long range wireless communication network; satellite communication; nano-electronic new material and technologies such as 2D/3D field effect transistor for implementing low cost low power MCU IoT/AIoT node; firmware for IoT/AIoT; operating system; wireless communication protocol; static and mobile sink node; safety; reliability and security; AI agent for IoT/AIoT management; SmartCare; smart home; smart farming; MEMS/NEMS sensors; energy harvesting technologies

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

Exploring Sensor Data Fusion in IoT with Advanced AI Techniques

edited by

Amir Javadpour

and Chafika Benzaïd

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor data fusion; Internet of Things (IoT); artificial intelligence (AI); IoT sensors; software-defined networking (SDN); fog and edge computing

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

Advanced Edge Computing in Wireless Sensor Network

edited by Lav Gupta and

Tara Salman

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; wireless sensor networks; edge computing; distributed computing; predictive data analysis; energy-efficient edge; security and privacy; 5G/6G integration; QoS-aware offloading

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

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 | Viewed by 158 | 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)

Novel Actuation, Sensing, and Intelligent Control in Medical Robotic Systems

edited by

Changyan He

Majid Roshanfar

and

Leo Wu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical robotics; smart sensors; magnetic actuation; sensor fusion; AI in surgical control; soft robotics; continuum robots; flexible sensors; image-guided navigation; human– robot interaction

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

Intelligent and Secure Wireless Network Sensing: Techniques, Architectures, and Real-World Applications

edited by Sandhya Aneja and

Nagender Aneja

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless sensor networks (WSNS); data fusion; signal processing; distributed computing; edge computing; fog computing; cybersecurity; network intrusion detection; internet of things (IoT); 5G/6G communications; network traffic analysis; machine learning in networking; deep learning for anomaly detection; adversarial machine learning; secure protocol design; device and browser fingerprinting; sensor networks for smart environments; resilient network architectures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Biometric Recognition: Interpretability, Explainability, and Interaction with Large-Scale Models

edited by

Hugo Proença

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: biometric recognition; facial recognition; fingerprint analysis; gait recognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Internet of Things (IoT), Smart Sensors and Pervasive Systems for Health and Wellbeing

edited by

Daniela Micucci

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT-based health monitoring; smart health sensor; wearable health technology; ambient assisted living; edge and cloud computing in healthcare; AI-driven health data analysis; healthcare interoperability and security; remote patient monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Magnetic Sensor Applications: Status, Challenges and Perspectives

edited by

Stan Zurek

and

Branko Koprivica

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: induction coil; Hall effect; fluxgate; magneto-resistive and magneto-impedance; magnetoelastic; SQUID; proton resonance; electron spin; Faraday effect; Kerr effect; voltage and current transformers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensors Development)

Sensing Technologies in Digital Radiology and Image Analysis

edited by Tie-Qiang Li and Chunliang Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital radiology; image analysis; sensing technologies; high-resolution detectors; multispectral imaging; AI-driven imaging; photon-counting detectors; low-dose imaging; wearable sensors; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Smart Sensor Technology for Structural Health Monitoring

edited by

Hu Sun

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensors; structural health monitoring; data analytics and fault diagnosis; reliability

(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 | Viewed by 102 | 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)

Advanced Optical Imaging and Interference Detection Techniques

edited by Lisong Yan

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical design; optical testing; interferometry; adaptive optics; laser metrology; phase retrieval; real-time measurement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Information Security of Sensor Networks: A Focus on Surveys and Tutorials

edited by Jian Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: cryptography; Sensor network security; information security

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

Advanced Sensing Digital Image Processing for Dynamic Deformation and Vibration Monitoring

edited by Zeren Gao and

Yu Fu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring (SHM); dynamic deformation measurement; non-contact vibration sensing; operational modal analysis; multi-sensor data fusion; structural dynamics characterization; rotating machinery diagnostics

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

Advanced Sensing Technologies for Smart Drug Delivery

edited by

Xinwei Wei

and

Steve Ling

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; smart drug delivery; closed-loop systems; wearable devices; stimuli-responsive materials; precision medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Sensing Technologies in Neuroscience and Brain Research

edited by

Attila Kaszás

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12018 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurotechnology; neuronal activity; populational activity; machine learning; brain– computer interface; transparent devices; neurological disorders

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Brain Activity Monitoring and Measurement (2nd Edition)

edited by

Annabel Chen

Gianluca Esposito

and

Andrea Bizzego

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10945 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI); functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS); magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS); encephalography (EEG); real-life brain monitoring; signal processing and validation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Advances in Sensor Technologies and Measurement Techniques for Smart Agri-Food

edited by

and

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4703 | Submission Open

Keywords: contactless measurements ; measurement science; artificial intelligence; machine learning; and deep learning; optical; chemical; electronic sensing; hyperspectral imaging; data analysis; sensor fusion; precision agriculture; precision food quality assessment; food fraud and adulteration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensing and Imaging in Computer Vision

edited by Codruta Orniana Ancuti

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3029 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; imaging sensors; multimodal sensing; AI in image understanding; remote sensing; sensor fusion

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

Selected Papers from the 15th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring (IWSHM 2025)

edited by

Fu-Kuo Chang

and

Alfredo Güemes

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 1179 | Submission Open

Keywords: SHM; composite materials; civil infrastructures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Sensor Enabled Smart Energy Solutions

edited by

Hamid Reza Shaker

and

Rahman Dashti

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 21565 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault detection; location; and diagnosis; data analytics; smart maintenance and renovation planning; reliability and risk analysis; intelligent control and protection; energy management and optimization; forecasting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Smart Sensing and Control for Autonomous Intelligent Unmanned Systems

edited by

Yabin Gao

, Yanxu Su,

Xiuyu He

and Bo Xu

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 17170 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sampling; machine vision; machine learning; distributed filtering; intelligent detection; autonomous decision making; optimal control; cooperation control; game-based control; smart fault tolerant; safety and security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensor Fusion for the Safety of Automated Driving Systems

edited by Man Zhou, Weina Niu and Xin Liu

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 10752 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous driving; safety and robustness; autonomous driving system security; sensor data security; sensor fusion architecture; cameras; LiDAR; radar

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Advanced Optics and Sensing Technologies for Telescopes

edited by Donglin Ma

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8573 | Submission Open

Keywords: telescope design; telescope mirror fabrication; telescope mirror testing; telescope interferometry; adaptive optics; wavefront sensing; telescope coating technology; astronomical instrumentation; telescope spectrometer

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

Wearable Systems for Monitoring Joint Kinematics

edited by Arianna Carnevale and

Daniela Lo Presti

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8329 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable systems for biomedical applications; wearable sensors for monitoring joint kinematics; wearable systems for applications in Orthopaedics; wearable body area networks; metrological characterization of wearable sensors; wearables for remote monitoring; signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Multisensory AI for Human-Robot Interaction

edited by

Diego R. Faria

and Frank Förster

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4194 | Submission Open

Keywords: human-robot interaction; multisensory AI; sensors; socially assistive robotics; affective robotics; artificial perception for HRI; deep reinforcement learning for HRI; LLMs for HRI; adaptation for HRI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Reinforcement Learning and Intelligent Systems in Sensor Networks and Applications

edited by

Hyunsu Lee

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1981 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor networks; reinforcement learning; intelligent systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Applications of Sensor Technologies in Motion Perception and Position Tracking

edited by

Maki Sugimoto

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 330 | Submission Open

Keywords: spatial computing; motion perception; position tracking; sensor technologies; Apple Vision Pro

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advances in Sensing Technologies for Inertial Stabilization

edited by Tao Tang and

Zhiyong Yu

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open

Keywords: inertial sensors trends; inertial sensor-based measurement and control methods; robust disturbance rejection; signal processing in inertial stabilization control; inertial stabilization platform

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

Advances in Aptamer-Based Sensors: Innovations in Design, Applications, and Analytical Performance

edited by Tianhuan Peng

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: aptamer selection and SELEX; aptamer-based biosensors; signal transduction and amplification; nano-biosensors; point-of-care diagnostics and real-time detection; clinical diagnostics and biomarker selection; environmental monitoring and food safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Advances and Perspectives on Robotics and Sensors for the Rehabilitation of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

edited by

Matteo Malosio

Emilia Biffi

, Giuseppina Sgandurra and Matjaž Mihelj

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6973 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor-based technologies; robotic rehabilitation; developmental age; neurodevelopmental disorders; neurodevelopmental diseases; pediatric rehabilitation; remote therapy; telerehabilitation; user experience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Multi-Agent Sensors Systems and Their Applications

edited by Salman Jalalifar

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2993 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-agent sensor systems; collaborative sensing; information fusion; industrial automation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Human Signal Processing Based on Wearable Non-Invasive Device: 2nd Edition

edited by

Wing-Kuen Ling

Steve Ling

and

Bonnie Law

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1340 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoplethysmograms; electrocardiograms; electromyograms; electroencephalograms; electrooculograms; denoising; feature extraction; classification; regression

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Emerging Wireless Propagation: Antenna Arrays and Microwave Sensing Technologies

edited by

Jiahui Fu

Zhefei Wang

and

Wan Chen

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 682 | Submission Open

Keywords: antenna arrays; microwave devices; biomedical RF sensors; MIMO systems; metamaterials; metasurface; beamforming; reconfigurable antennas; 5G/6G technologies; IoT connectivity; mm wave communications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Recent Advances in Sensor Technology and Precision Measurement

edited by

Biao Tang

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 343 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum precision measurement; atomic and molecular physics; atomic interferometry; cold atoms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Intelligent Wireless Sensor Networks: Advancing Efficiency and Autonomy with Machine Learning

edited by

Elias Dritsas

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 331 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless sensor networks; machine learning; edge intelligence; energy-efficient protocols; anomaly detection; federated learning; reinforcement learning in wireless sensor networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Advances in UAV Sensing and Data Analytics for Precision Agriculture

edited by

Fatemeh Khalesi

and