Sensors

Enabling IoT Sensors Through Satellite Networks: Applications, Technologies and Solutions

edited by

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1174 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT sensor networks; satellite communications; satellite-based IoT; remote area connectivity; energy-efficient IoT; satellite network for IoT; IoT applications in remote locations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Electronics and Sensors for Structure Health Monitoring

edited by Maximilian C. Scardelletti

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 887 | Submission Open

Keywords: electronic devices; sensors; structure health monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Photoacoustic Sensing Techniques

edited by

Stefano Dello Russo

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 309 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoacoustic spectroscopy; environmental monitoring; breath sensing; industrial process control; gas sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advances in Piezoelectric Polymer Materials for Multifunctional Devices

edited by

Goutam Koley

and

Lavanya Muthusamy

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 299 | Submission Open

Keywords: piezoelectric polymers; polymer composites; flexible electronics; energy harvesting; self-powered sensors; IoT-integrated devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advancing Human Gait Monitoring with Wearable Sensors

edited by M. Encarna Micó-Amigo and Sauvik Das Gupta

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; human gait monitoring; inertial measurement units (IMUs); mobility assessment; free-living monitoring; machine learning; digital biomarkers; clinical applications; rehabilitation technology; remote health monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Sensing and Processing for Medical Imaging: Methods and Applications

edited by

Saed Moradi

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical image processing; image reconstruction; image enhancement; image segmentation; image registration; multi-modal image fusion; deep learning in medical imaging; machine learning for diagnosis; vision– language models (VLMs); large language models (LLMs); multi-modal learning; computer-aided diagnosis (CAD); medical image analysis; clinical decision support; AI in radiology; medical imaging applications; quantitative imaging; image interpretation; medical imaging informatics; medical vision transformers

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

Soft Bioelectronic Sensors and Robotic Interfaces for Human-Centered Applications

edited by

Hodam Kim

and

Woon-Hong Yeo

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft bioelectronic sensors; wearable systems; human– machine interfaces; soft robotics; physiological signal monitoring; flexible/stretchable electronics; neuroadaptive systems; brain-computer interfaces (BCI); soft actuators; digital health technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

AI-Based Sensing and Imaging Applications

edited by

Wahyu Rahmaniar

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; deep learning; computer vision; medical imaging; intelligent sensing; image enhancement; anomaly detection; multimodal data fusion; autonomous systems; smart imaging applications

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

Ultrasonic Imaging and Sensors—Third Edition

edited by

Jorge Camacho

,

Linas Svilainis

and

Tomás Gómez Álvarez-Arenas

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrasound imaging; ultrasound beamforming; ultrasound transducers; ultrasound applications; ultrasound electronics; echograpy; non-destructive evaluation; artificial intelligence image processing

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

Advancing Medical Robotics Through Soft Sensing

edited by

Linda Paternò

, Laura Ferrari, Hareesh Godaba, Caglar Ozturk and

Eric Worlawoe Gaba

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft sensors; soft robotics; medical robotics; personalized design; self-sensing; wearable devices; human– robot interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Computational Intelligence Techniques for Sensor Data Analysis

edited by

Aleš Procházka

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational intelligence; sensor data analysis; data acquisition; multichannel signal processing; multidimensional signal processing; remote data processing; artificial intelligence; adaptive signal processing; biomedical signal processing; engineering data processing; multidisciplinary applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advanced Millimeter Wave Antenna Systems for 5G and Beyond 5G Wireless Communications: 2nd Edition

edited by

Jie Huang

, Yu Liu and

Li You

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced mmWave antenna design; massive MIMO; ultra-massive MIMO; and holographic MIMO communications at mmWave bands; RIS communications at mmWave bands; ISAC at mmWave bands; mmWave UAV communications; mmWave maritime communications; mmWave communication channel measurements; mmWave communication channel characterization; mmWave communication channel modeling; multi-frequency cooperation algorithms design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Cutting-Edge Proximal and Remote Sensing Solutions for Precision Agriculture

edited by

Francisco Jesús Moral García

,

João Manuel Pereira Ramalho Serrano

and Francisco Javier Rebollo Castillo

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: proximal soil sensing; remote soil sensing; precision agriculture; digital mapping; agroforestry systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Multi-Sensor Fusion Technology for Feature Extraction and Intelligent Fault Diagnosis

edited by

Shengnan Tang

,

Yong Zhu

and

Qiang Gao

submission deadline 24 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: feature extraction; fault diagnosis; multi-sensor fusion; signal-level fusion; feature-level fusion; decision-level fusion; hybrid fusion

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

New Developments in Guided Waves (GW) Based Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) Using Optical Fiber Sensors

edited by

Rohan Nandkishor Soman

,

Kara Peters

and

Zahra Sharif Khodaei

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 19565 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber sensors; structural health monitoring; guided waves; damage detection; fiber Bragg grating; Fabry– Perot interferometer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advanced Microwave Sensors and Their Applications in Measurement

edited by

Changjun Liu

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 18332 | Submission Open

Keywords: microwave energy applications in the industry; microwave sensors and advanced sensing systems; real-time industrial monitoring; sensor performance benchmarking: simulation vs. validation; permittivity measurement sensor; emerging wireless sensor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Advances in Sensing and Robotic Assistive Technologies in Rehabilitation

edited by Daniela D'Auria

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12438 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical robotics; telemedicine; AI; bioengineering; rehabilitation

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

Superconductor and Semiconductor-Based Radiation Detectors

edited by

Alberto Ghirri

and

Francesco Rossella

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8537 | Submission Open

Keywords: microwave radiation detectors; terahertz radiation detectors; superconducting circuits; quantum dots; semiconductor nanostructures; single-photon detectors; photon counters

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Sensor Fusion: Kalman Filtering for Engineering Applications

edited by

Xinhe Zhu

,

Yongmin Zhong

and

Bingbing Gao

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1964 | Submission Open

Keywords: Kalman filter; sensor fusion; multiple sensors; autonomous navigation; GPS and IMU fusion; biomedical systems; computational biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Sensors in Biomedical Optics and Imaging Processing Applications

edited by

Sofia Zaira Otin Mallada

and

Francisco Ávila Gómez

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 287 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical optics; photonic sensors; digital image processing; optical coherence tomography; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advances in Magnetic Field Sensing and Measurement

edited by Zhiyin Sun

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic field sensor; low-noise measurement; zero-field and ultra-low-field detection; magnetic metrology; interdisciplinary applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Smart Sensing and AI-Driven Monitoring for Natural Hazards and Geotechnical Infrastructure

edited by Daoyuan Tan,

Gang Cheng

and

Xiao Ye

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensing technologies; artificial intelligence for natural hazards; geotechnical infrastructure monitoring; machine learning for risk prediction; data fusion and early warning systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

AI-Enabled Sensing Technology for Smart Healthcare and Precision Diagnosis

edited by

Muhammad Azizur Rahman

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven real-time health monitoring; data fusion from wearable/medical sensors; secure data transmission in healthcare IoT; ML/DL-based diagnostic models; federated and privacy-preserving AI; predictive analytics for early detection; digital twins and virtual patient models; explainable AI for clinical decision support; 5G/6G-enabled remote diagnostics; energy-efficient AI for continuous monitoring; multimodal data analysis (e.g.; imaging; genomics); adaptive systems for personalized care

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensing in Wireless Communication Systems

edited by

Antonio Pérez Yuste

and

Neftali Nuñez

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated sensing and communication (ISAC); artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML); 5G and 6G mobile networks; dedicated short-range communications (DSRC); non-terrestrial networks (NTN); waveform design; millimeter-wave (mmWave) and terahertz (THz) bands; massive MIMO; joint resource allocation; target parameter estimation; high-accuracy positioning; quality of service (QoS); energy efficiency; security and privacy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Smart Sensors in Power and Electronic Systems: Innovations and Self-Powered Operation

edited by

Simon Lineykin

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensors; energy harvesting; self-powered systems; sensor networks; power electronics; diagnostics; monitoring; control; predictive maintenance; smart energy systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Advanced Sensing Technologies for Human–Computer Interaction with a Sustainable Development Goal(s) Focus

edited by

Ann Morrison

submission deadline 26 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open

Keywords: SDGs; HCI; advanced sensors; multispecies; regions; open source; shared knowledge; climate change response; endangered species

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Assistive and Rehabilitation Technologies Based on Intelligent Sensors

edited by

Andrea Tigrini

,

Alessandro Mengarelli

,

Federica Verdini

,

Ali Al-Timemy

and

Simone Ranaldi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 23488 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– computer interfaces; rehabilitation and assistive technologies; prosthesis control; EMG sensors; IMU systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Artificial Intelligence and Sensing Technology in Smart Manufacturing

edited by Sudha Ramasamy

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15895 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart manufacturing; machine vision; machine learning; artificial intelligence; internet of things; plug & produce; multi-agent systems; flexible manufacturing; process optimization; intelligent automation; energy efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensors and Sensor Systems for Atmospheric and Environmental Pollution Monitoring

edited by

Emiliano Zampetti

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13035 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical sensors; physical sensors; chemical sensor array; electronic nose; smart sensors; sensor networks; wireless sensors; materials for chemical sensors; sensors for soil contaminants; sensors for environmental disaster

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Sensors for Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment

edited by

Joaquín Ángel Ortuño

and José M. Olmos

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12474 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; water quality; chemical sensors; water monitoring; real-time monitoring; drinking water; seawater; aquaculture; environmental pollution; wastewater; groundwater

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Sensors and Analog Front-End Circuits for Sensing Systems and High Sensitivity Measurements: 2nd Edition

edited by

Haruo Kobayashi

,

Toshio Iino

and

Tadashi Ito

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12445 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors for recent sensing systems; high-sensitivity measurement; sensors (image sensors; photo sensors; magnetic sensors; acceleration sensors; gyro sensors; temperature sensors; position sensors; strain sensors; pressure sensors; sounds sensors; flow sensors; gas sensors; soil sensors; biomagnetism sensors; and so on) Integrated sensors; MEMS sensors; analog filter; op amp; delta-sigma ADC; incremental ADC; SAR ADC; analog signal conditioning; calibration; testing; power supply circuits (switching converter; charge pump circuits; LDOs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Advanced Physical Sensors for Environmental Monitoring

edited by Yizhou Ye and

Shunbo Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10562 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical sensor; environmental monitoring; MEMS; high performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Image Feature Extraction for Computer Vision Tasks in Sensor Systems and Applications

edited by Weichuan Zhang,

Yanbing Li

, Jie Ren and Jin Lu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10163 | Submission Open

Keywords: representation learning; deep learning; image feature extraction; medical image analysis; image denoising and enhancement; image classification; feature matching; image defect detection; three-dimensional reconstruction

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

Vision- and Image-Based Biomedical Diagnostics—2nd Edition

edited by

Alexander Wong

,

Pengcheng Xi

and

Ashkan Ebadi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9176 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical; medical; imaging; image; vision; diagnostics; prognosis; artificial intelligence; machine learning; imaging modalities; signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Biosensors for Point-of-Care Diagnostics

edited by

Dacheng Wei

and Derong Kong

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8431 | 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 8108 | 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)

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 7132 | 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)

Novel Signal Processing Techniques for Wireless Communications

edited by Zhongxia He

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6793 | Submission Open

Keywords: signal processing; wireless communication; THz signals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

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 6562 | 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)

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 6482 | 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)

Sensors, Systems and Methods for Power Quality Measurements

edited by

Alessandro Mingotti

and

Mario Luiso

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5799 | 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)

Signal Processing for Satellite Navigation and Wireless Localization

edited by Xin Chen and Xinhua Tang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4316 | 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)

Magnetoelectric Sensors and Their Applications

edited by

David Gray

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4125 | 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)

Advances in Fluorescence and Raman Spectroscopy Techniques

edited by

Huizhong Xu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3760 | 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)

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 3745 | 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)

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 3604 | 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)

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 3599 | 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)

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 3499 | 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)

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

edited by Xuefeng Liang and Guangyu Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3047 | 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)

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 2923 | 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)

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