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Sensing Technologies for Geophysical Monitoring

edited by

Raffaele Martorana

and

Alessandra Carollo

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1456 | Submission Open

Keywords: geophysical monitoring; geophysical sensors; electrical resistivity tomography; seismic imaging; ground-penetrating radar (GPR); remote sensing; machine learning in geophysics; geophysics for archaeological prospection; monitoring of natural hazards; mixed reality for geophysical interpretation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Intelligent Multi-Sensor Fusion for IoT Applications

edited by

Sara Saeedi

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1414 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent multi-sensor fusion; Internet of Things (IoT); sensor integration; data interoperability; machine learning; high-performance computing; real-time data integration; data management; sensor data fusion · innovation in IoT

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

2D Materials for Advanced Sensing Technology

edited by

Mikhael Bechelany

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1352 | Submission Open

Keywords: 2D materials; sensors; biosensors; health; diagnosis; food safety; defense and security; environmental monitoring; gas detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)

Medical Imaging Empowered by Advanced Sensor Technologies

edited by Deepika Koundal

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 1323 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical imaging; advanced sensors; AI in imaging; multimodal imaging; smart sensors; MRI; CT; ultrasound; image processing; biomedical applications

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

Advances in EEG Sensors: Research and Applications

edited by

Weihua Pei

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 879 | Submission Open

Keywords: EEG sensors; biological signals; EEG electrodes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Antenna Technology for Advanced Communication and Sensing Systems

edited by Elias A. Alwan

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 669 | Submission Open

Keywords: antenna sensors; wideband communication antennas; 5G antenna design; 6G antenna systems; wireless sensor networks; flexible antenna materials; biomedical sensing antennas; RFID antennas; adaptive antennas; antenna array technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Image Sensors and Camera Development

edited by

Perry Xiao

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 512 | Submission Open

Keywords: image sensors; camera development; imaging devices; high-resolution sensors; medical imaging; autonomous vehicles; surveillance systems; augmented reality

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

Wireless Sensing Applications and Technologies in Electrical Energy Systems

edited by

Daniele Croce

and Fabrizio Giuliano

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 456 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless sensing technologies; Internet of Things (IoT); smart grids; demand response; renewable energy systems

Wearable Sensors for Gait Monitoring and Motion Analysis

edited by

Tao Liu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 293 | Submission Open

Keywords: gait analysis; motion analysis; smart diagnosis; intent recognition; human– computer interactions; clinical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Intelligent Sensing Solutions Enhancing Smart Grid Technologies

edited by

Nikolaos Manousakis

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 221 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; smart grid; intelligent sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensors in Civil Structural Health Monitoring—2nd Edition

edited by

Jiawei Xiang

Laihao Yang

and

Anil Kumar

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 205 | Submission Open

Keywords: civil structural health monitoring; structural health monitoring; advanced noise vibration; harshness measurement; detect structural faults

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

Sensors and Instruments for Ocean Environment

edited by

Jiawang Chen

, Xiaoping Wang, Lei Guo and

Yongqiang Ge

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocean environment monitoring; marine sensors; underwater instrumentation; autonomous sensing systems; multi-sensor data fusion; AI-driven analytics; environmental impact assessment; deep-sea exploration; real-time data transmission; marine pollution sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Intelligent Vision Sensors

edited by

Juan Antonio Leñero-Bardallo

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: vision sensors; intelligent vision sensors; processing at-the-edge; spiking vision sensors; image sensors for AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensors Development)

Recent Advances in Optical Sensor for Mining

edited by Minfu Liang, Xinqiu Fang,

Gang Cheng

and

Qiang Yuan

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 30282 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber optic sensing; optical sensor; mining disaster monitoring; opto-electronic monitoring; artificial intelligence algorithm; big data mining; risk assessment; coal mine disaster early warning systems.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Sensors and Wearables for Rehabilitation

edited by

Natalie Baddour

and

Edward Lemaire

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 24902 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; rehabilitation; mobility; mHealth; assistive technology; smartphones; machine learning; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Fall Detection Based on Wearable Sensors

edited by

Plinio Moreno

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 22385 | Submission Open

Keywords: data generation from simulation; transfer learning; data augmentation from fall videos; motion capture; fall detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Intelligent Transportation Systems: Sensing, Automation and Control

edited by

Fenghua Zhu

and

Ryan Wen Liu

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17351 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transportation systems; multimodal data fusion; intelligent sensing; scenarios engineering; artificial intelligence; big data; connected and autonomous vehicles; knowledge graph; graph deep learning; computer vision

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Novel Implantable Sensors and Biomedical Applications

edited by

Laura Cercenelli

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17211 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advances in Sensing-Based Animal Biomechanics

edited by

Christian Peham

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16284 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Specialty Optical Fiber-Based Sensors

edited by

Jian Wang

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16115 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Transformer-Based Deep Learning in Medical Imaging and Healthy Sensors

edited by

Steve Ling

and Juan Lyu

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14650 | Submission Open

Keywords: transformer-based models; medical imaging; deep learning; self-attention mechanism; clinical applications; sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Frequency Mixing Magnetic Detection of Magnetic Nanoparticles

edited by

Hans-Joachim Krause

and

Ulrich Engelmann

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13159 | Submission Open

Keywords: frequency mixing magnetic detection (FMMD); magnetic particles; magnetic detection; magnetic immunoassay (MIA); immunomagnetic reduction (IMR); nonlinear AC susceptometry (NL-ACS); magnetic particle spectroscopy (MPS); magnetic particle imaging (MPI); magnetic relaxation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)

Atomic Magnetic Sensors

edited by

Witold Chalupczak

and

Patrick Bevington

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12448 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Signal Detection and Processing of Sensor Arrays

edited by Ka-Fai Cedric Yiu and

Kit Yan Chan

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11450 | Submission Open

Keywords: beamforming algorithms for sensor arrays; synchronization techniques; asynchronous sensor arrays; source localization and DOA estimation; array calibration and configuration; distributed sensor arrays; artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques for sensor arrays; optimization methods for sensor array configurations; data fusion signal synchronization in sensor arrays; sensor array networks and the IoT; implementation of sensor arrays in embedded systems; novel applications of sensor arrays such as communications; robotic control; automotive; automatic manufacturing; transportation; biomedical; real-time analysis for data in sensor array networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Sensors and Sensing Technologies for Seismic Detection and Monitoring

edited by

Lorenzo Palma

Paola Pierleoni

and

Alberto Belli

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9458 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic sensors; seismic monitoring; earthquakes; sensor networks; smart networks; low-cost sensors; mobile crowd sensing; optical sensors; sensor data fusion; embedded AI for sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Sensors Technology for Sports Biomechanics Applications

edited by

Ana Vanessa Bataller-Cervero

César Berzosa Sánchez

Juan Rabal-Pelay

and

Eduardo Piedrafita

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7866 | Submission Open

Keywords: sports technology; wearable sensors; sport biomechanics; performance assessment; GPS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Biomedical Sensors Based on Microfluidics

edited by

Han-Sheng Chuang

and

Dhrubajyoti Das

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5958 | Submission Open

Keywords: microfluidics; biosensors; lab-on-a-chip; point-of-care; diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Applications of Fluorescent Chemical Sensors and Photocatalytic Materials in Environmental Monitoring and Remediation

edited by

Baozhu Tian

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5673 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluorescent sensors; fluorescence imaging; photocatalytic materials; photocatalytic degradation; sensing/decomposing of antibodies; sensing/eliminating of pesticides; sensing/eliminating of organic contaminants; sensing/eliminating of toxic metals (metal ions); sensing eliminating of pathogens; sensing/eliminating of air pollutants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Recent Advances in LiDAR Sensor

edited by

Sung Min Park

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5282 | Submission Open

Keywords: single-photon avalanche photodiodes (SPADs); avalanche photodiodes (APDs); analog front-end (AFE) circuits; readout integrated circuits (ROICs); solid-state LiDAR sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Indoor Navigation: Indoor Positioning System Using Sensing Technologies

edited by

Frank Deinzer

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4982 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor navigation; positioning systems; sensing technologies; sensor fusion; Wi-Fi/bluetooth; ultra-wideband; inertial measurement unit; non-linear systems

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

Advanced Microwave Sensing and Imaging in Real-Time for High-Resolution Industrial Applications

edited by

Tanveer Ul Haq

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4624 | Submission Open

Keywords: antenna sensors; MIMO systems; non-destructive testing (NDT); metasurface; dielectric characterization; microwave measurements and system design; microwave sources and detectors; imaging in real time; metamaterial and complementary metamaterial; industrial applications; rapid prototyping; resonant and non-resonant approaches

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

State of the Art in Wearable Sensors for Health Monitoring

edited by Yang Liu, Stephen Xia and Ting Dang

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4560 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; health monitoring; physical rehabilitation; activity tracking; physiological sensing; sensing materials; personalized medicine; telehealth; artificial intelligence; machine learning; data analytics; security and privacy; lifestyle monitoring; preventive healthcare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Underwater Vision Sensing System: 2nd Edition

edited by

Zhibin Yu

, Sai-Kit Yeung and

Huimin Lu

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4221 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater imaging; underwater 3D reconstruction; autonomous underwater vehicles; underwater vision sensing systems; underwater networks; underwater communication; underwater sensing and detection; underwater microscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Design and Fabrication of Fiber Optic Sensors for Bio-Chemical Sensing Applications

edited by

and

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4128 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber optic sensors; fiber interferometers; surface plasmon resonances (SPR) sensors; bio-chemical sensors; gas sensors; fluorescence sensors; acoustic wave sensors; microfluidic sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advances in Miniaturization and Power Efficiency of Optical Sensors

edited by Yanlu Li,

Roel Baets

and Mohammadamin Ghomashi

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4041 | Submission Open

Keywords: miniaturized photonic sensors; energy-efficient photonic sensors; photonic sensor packaging; optoelectronic sensors; novel optical sensing materials; on-chip photonic sensors; waveguide-based sensors; optical micro-cavity-based sensors; wearable sensors; biomedical photonic sensors; plasmonic sensors; multiplexing of photonic sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Secure and Resilient Solutions for CCTV, Small Sensor and IoT Device Security

edited by

Jong Hyuk Park

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3676 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT security; CCTV anomaly detection; lightweight cryptography; blockchain for IoT; secure IoT frameworks; sensor authentication; cyber threat mitigation; federated learning for IoT; quantum-resistant algorithms; resilient IoT architectures

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

Intelligent Measurements and Interpretation of Wireless Systems for Continuous Vital Sign Monitoring

edited by Christian Sylvest Meyhoff

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3633 | Submission Open

Keywords: continuous monitoring; vital signs; biosensors; complications; artificial intelligence; alert reduction; clinical support systems; in-hospital monitoring; hospital at home

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Point-of-Care Biosensors: Design and Applications

edited by Rong Cai and Caroline Ajo-Franklin

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2451 | Submission Open

Keywords: point-of-care; personalized medicine; biosensor; glucometer; electrochemistry; protein engineering; synthetic biology; nanoenzyme; microneedle; organic electrochemical transistor; filed effect transistor; electronic skin; wearable device; colorimetric assay; paper-based sensor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

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

edited by

Faisal Jamil

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1912 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Electromagnetic Sensors and Their Applications

edited by

Shiquan Wang

and

Kwok L. Chung

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1866 | Submission Open

Keywords: electromagnetic sensors; metamaterial-enhanced sensors; AI-driven sensor design; non-contact sensing; IoT-based sensing; integrated sensing and communication; biomedical and industrial applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Recent Progress on Sensors in Power Industry: System, Signal Processing, and Data Analysis

edited by Ying Zhang,

Henry Leung

and

Junliang Wang

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1857 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; power industry; signal processing; data analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Multi-Sensor Resilient Fusion Perception, Positioning and Navigation Systems

edited by

Long Zhao

and

Cheng Yang

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1836 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilient PNT; multi-sensor information resilient fusion; simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM); system autonomous integrity

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

Optical Sensors for Industrial Inspection and Quality Control

edited by Mostafa Agour and

Claas Falldorf

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1746 | Submission Open

Keywords: interferometry and shear interferometry; holographic and speckle techniques; phase retrieval; moire and structured illumination techniques; deflectometry and image correlation techniques; hyperspectral techniques; confocal and focus scanning techniques; coherence scanning; time-of-flight techniques; scattering and diffraction based analysis; advanced imaging and signal processing; fibre and micro-optical sensors; measurement systems using artificial intelligence (smart optical sensors); microstructures; nanostructures and roughness measurement; measurement of precision components; measurement of optical components and systems; additive manufacturing measurement and inspection; form measurement/reverse engineering; non-destructive testing and defect detection; thickness measurement; functional surface inspection; stress and vibration analysis; inspection of renewable energy system components; inspection of large objects; inspection of 2D material (meta-surfaces); scattering surface and volume inspection; measurement systems for Industry 4.0; determining material properties and parameters

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Remote Sensing and UAV Technologies for Environmental Monitoring

edited by

Alfred Colpaert

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1521 | Submission Open

Keywords: UAV sensors; flight automation; drone swarms; UAV high-precision positioning; RTK; environmental monitoring; damage assessment; long-endurance flight technology; weather resistant drones

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Nanophotonic Materials and Sensor Devices

edited by

Zhengbiao Ouyang

Huihui Lu

, Xin Jin and Huanhuan Liu

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1034 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Architecture, Applications and Challenges of Communication and Navigation Integration

edited by Zhongliang Deng

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 951 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless positioning signal design and signal processing; high-precision distance measurement; high-precision angle measurement; wireless positioning signal propagation path identification; wireless positioning error estimation; multi-sensor fusion positioning; fusion positioning algorithm; communication and positioning fusion system; seamless indoor and outdoor location service; mobile device tracking

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

Advances in Smart Nanomaterials and Quantum Sensors: Integrating AI/ML for Next-Generation Applications

edited by

Kamil Reza Khondakar

Hirak Mazumdar

and

Azahar Ali

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 841 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart nanomaterials; quantum sensors; lab-on-chip; smart sensors; artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML); medical diagnostics; environmental monitoring; predictive analytics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)

Sensors and Sensing Techniques in Petroleum Engineering

edited by Rita Esuru Okoroafor and Ding Zhu

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 828 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber optic sensing; distributed acoustic sensing (DAS); distributed temperature sensing (DTS); subsurface monitoring; fracture diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Acoustic Sensing for Musical Instrument Study and Vocal Analysis

edited by Chii-Chang Chen

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 824 | Submission Open

Keywords: acoustics; musical instruments; vocal; holography; acoustic materials; vocals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Next-Generation Healthcare: The Role of 6G and Vehicular Edge Computing in Smart Automation Systems

edited by