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Smart Sensor Systems for Positioning and Navigation

edited by Zhiyuan Luo and

Khuong An Nguyen

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14069 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor positioning; indoor mapping; indoor navigation; smart sensors

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

Sensor-Based Structural Health Monitoring of Civil Infrastructure

edited by

Bin Xu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13854 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; structural health monitoring; civil infrastructure; sensor materials; sensor networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Smart Sensor Technologies for Accurate Movement Monitoring and Connectivity

edited by Pi-Chung Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12955 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensor; movement monitoring and connectivity; wearable technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Recent Advances in Smart Mobile Sensing Technology

edited by

Chien Aun Chan

Ming Yan

and

Chunguo Li

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12835 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-enabled smart mobile sensing technology; hardware; material; and signal processing of smart mobile sensing technology; smart mobile sensing applications and use-cases; machine learning; deep learning; and big data analytics; privacy-preserving and security of smart mobile sensing; intelligent AR/VR application with machine/deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Microwaves for Biomedical Applications and Sensing

edited by

Marta Cavagnaro

and

Rosa Scapaticci

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12696 | Submission Open

Keywords: microwaves; electromagnetics; diagnostic applications; therapeutics; sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Terahertz Sensors

edited by

Dongshan Wei

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11047 | Submission Open

Keywords: THz metamaterial; THz sensing; QBIC; quantum dot; photonic crystal; molecular marker; trace detection; Q value; sensitivity; resonant frequency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Intelligent Sensors and Robots for Ambient Assisted Living

edited by

Philippe Gorce

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10823 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Innovative Synergies: Robotics, AI, and Sensor Technologies in Field Autonomous Systems

edited by

Ehsan Asadi

and

Hamid Khayyam

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8263 | Submission Open

Keywords: field robotics systems: trials and real-world applications; robotic sensor technologies and sensor fusion for field deployment; AI applications in robotics; vision; and sensor technologies; algorithms and field implementations for visual and non-visual sensors; mobile robotics and navigation in field environments; human– robot interactions in field settings; bio-inspired robotics for field applications; computational intelligence in field robotics; mechatronic systems: field applications and innovations; swarm robotics in field operations; drones in field operations; social/humanoid robotics in field contexts; immersive interfaces for field robotics; IoT and robotics: crossover field applications

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

Advances and Applications of Magnetic Sensors: 2nd Edition

edited by

Paula Corte-Leon

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6795 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic sensors; microsensors; magnetic nanomaterials; characterization of magnetic nanomaterials; magnetic micro- and nanowires; smart materials and composites; sensing materials; magnetic biosensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Recent Advances in THz Sensing and Imaging

edited by Maxime Bernier, Gwenael Gaborit and Pierre-Baptiste Vigneron

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6734 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas sensing; nondestructive testing; THz prospection; subwavelength imaging; THz image processing; sensing and modeling of heterogeneous samples; QCL THz; THz-QWIP; THz lab-on-chip; THz detectors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Detectors & Sensors in Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Astrophysics

edited by

Zhuang Ge

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5569 | Submission Open

Keywords: detectors; diagnostics system; design; measurements; characterization; simulations; nuclear physics; nuclear astrophysics; fundamental physics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Human Movement Monitoring Using Wearable Sensor Technology—2nd Edition

edited by Yi-Chung Lin

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4957 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; human movement; rehabilitation; workplace injury; posture; sport performance; sport injury

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensing Technology to Measure Human-Computer Interactions

edited by Klaas Bombeke

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4726 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor design; physiological signals; digital interactions; machine learning; gestures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

AI-Based Object Detection and Tracking in UAVs: Challenges and Research Directions—2nd Edition

edited by

Boyang Li

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3888 | Submission Open

Keywords: object detection; object tracking; UAV

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

The Sensing Technologies and Computational Methods for Biomedical Engineering: Next-Generation Perspectives

edited by

Pedro Morais

João Vilaça

and Helena R. Torres

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2973 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; medical imaging sensors; AI-driven biosignal processing; multimodal biomedical sensor fusion; sensor-based physiological modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Gas Sensing for Air Quality Monitoring

edited by

Yinsheng Chen

Yunbo Shi

and Wenjie Zhao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2893 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; machine olfaction; electronic nose; gas detection; concentration estimation; deep learning; signal processing; gas sensitive material

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Novel Nanoprobes for Biomedical Sensing, Disease Detection, and Theranostic Applications

edited by

Ke Cheng

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2407 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoprobes; biomedical sensing; disease detection; theranostics; deep learning; targeted therapy; smart nanodevices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)

Advances in Bearing Fault Diagnosis Using Single Sensor Techniques and Sensor Fusion Approaches

edited by

Jong-Myon Kim

and

Zahoor Ahmad

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2191 | Submission Open

Keywords: bearing fault diagnosis; single sensor techniques; sensor fusion; condition monitoring; machine learning

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

Wearable Sensors and Human Activity Recognition in Health Research

edited by

Marcin Strączkiewicz

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2123 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; human activity recognition; accelerometry; generalization; reproducibility; free-living environments; machine learning; open science

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Challenges and Future Trends in Antenna Technologies for Communications and Sensing

edited by

Qingsheng Zeng

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1338 | Submission Open

Keywords: antenna measurements; antenna sensor; wireless communication; broadband antennas; communication and sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advances in Photothermal Techniques for Material Characterization and Sensor Development

edited by

Dorota Korte

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1130 | Submission Open

Keywords: photothermics; photoacoustics; laser physics; thermophysics; bio- and nanophotonics; material science; laser medicine; theranostics; thermal analysis; laser spectroscopy; laser ultrasonics; photothermal theoretical models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)

Advanced Neural Architectures for Anomaly Detection in Sensory Data

edited by Alireza Tavakkoli and Prithul Sarker

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1005 | Submission Open

Keywords: anomaly detection; neural architectures; generative models; density estimation; data description

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

Recent Advances in Spectroscopic Sensing and Sensor Engineering

edited by

Andrea Zifarelli

Giansergio Menduni

and

Mariagrazia Olivieri

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 934 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical spectroscopy; sensing technologies; laser sources and detectors; photoacoustic gas and liquid sensing; light-induced thermoelastic spectroscopy; real-world applications of sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advanced Sensors for Path Planning and Navigation in Challenging Environments

edited by

Jianguo (Jack) Wang

Gregor Klančar

and

Shiwei Lin

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 934 | Submission Open

Keywords: positioning sensors; sensor fusion; navigation; AGV path planning; dynamic environment; AGV applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

AI-Driven Innovations for Enhanced Signal Intelligence: Applications in Radar and Biomedical Imaging Sensing

edited by

Hong Tang

Hanxiang Zhang

and

Yu Shi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 932 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning; biomedical imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Recent Trends and Advances in Magnetic Sensors

edited by

Valentina Zhukova

Arcady Zhukov

and Yoshinobu Honkura

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 863 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic sensors; non-destructive control and monitoring; magnetoelastic sensors; giant magnetoimpedance effect and related applications; GHz spin rotation effect and related applications; magnetic materials for sensor and actuator applications; magnetometers; fundamentals and physics of magnetic sensors; magnetic measurements and instrumentation; measurement standards; smart materials and composites; tuneable metamaterials and composites; magnetic sensors applications; novel sensing techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Drone Autonomous Perception-Aware Path Planning for Survey and Inspection Missions

edited by

Samer Hanoun

, Sui Yang Khoo, Chee Peng Lim and

Khaled Eskaf

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 490 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-rotor drones; fixed-wing drones; autonomous navigation; path planning; mission planning; task decomposition; survey and inspection missions; human pilot guidance; perception-aware path planning

Advances in Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces and Smart Beamforming for Next-Generation Wireless Networks

edited by

Mohamed Mamdouh Mahmoud Ali

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 465 | Submission Open

Keywords: reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS); smart beamforming; wireless networks; energy efficiency; dynamic channel adaptation; IoT; UAV communications; 6G; mmWave/THz communications; AI-driven wireless systems; wireless sensor networks

Functional Low-Dimensional Materials for Optical and Electrochemical Sensing

edited by

Zhifang Liu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 337 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical and electrochemical sensing; low-dimensional sensing materials; ensing methodologies and mechanism— flexible; wearable; and miniaturized sensor platforms; environmental monitoring; biomedical diagnostics; and industrial sensing; low-dimensional material-enabled sensing structure or devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Security, Trust and Privacy in Internet of Things

edited by Alex Akinbi, Safiullah Khan and

Max Hashem Eiza

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 311 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT; privacy; security; blockchain; cryptography

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

Development of Metal Oxide Gas Sensors: From Design and Synthesis to Real-World Applications

edited by

Estefanía Núñez-Carmona

and

Veronica Sberveglieri

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 308 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal oxide gas sensors; nanostructured sensing materials; selectivity and sensitivity enhancement; environmental and industrial monitoring; smart and wearable gas sensors; hybrid and composite materials; low-power and flexible sensors; mechanisms of gas detection; Internet of Things (IoT) sensing applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Cyber Resilience of IoT Systems: Leveraging Cryptography, Protocols, and AI

edited by

Dongxi Liu

and Nan Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 289 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyber resilience; IoT systems; IoT security

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

Sensors and Machine Vision Technologies for Stress and Disease Detection in Digital Agriculture

edited by

Md Sultan Mahmud

and

Tanzeel Ur Rehman

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 271 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; artificial intelligence; smart sensors; deep learning models; crop sensing; disease detection and monitoring; data-driven agriculture; AgRobotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

Blockchain Security and Its Application in Internet of Things (2nd Edition)

edited by

Chun-Ta Li

Cheng-Chi Lee

and

Tuan-Vinh Le

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open

Keywords: blockchain; Internet of Things; security and privacy; cryptography protocol; secure communication

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

Biometric Sensing in Human–Computer Interaction for Assistive AI Systems

edited by

Khalid Saeed

and

Nobuyuki Nishiuchi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open

Keywords: product sensing in Kansei engineering; biometrics; AI methods in smart life; smart cities; affective computing; assistive AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensing Signals for Biomedical Monitoring—2nd Edition

edited by

Carlos M. Travieso-González

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical monitoring; sensing signals; artificial intelligence for healthcare; wearable sensors; data acquisition and management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Wearable Technologies and Sensors for Health Monitoring

edited by

Francisco J. Romero

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable health monitoring; biosignal monitoring; biosensors; flexible antennas

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Innovative Sensing Methods for Motion and Behavior Analysis

edited by Koichi Hashimoto,

Naoya Chiba

and

Shohei Ochi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open

Keywords: motion analysis; behavior sensing; sensor fusion; SLAM; hyperspectral imaging; RFID; high-speed vision; animal tracking; human– machine interaction

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

Next-Generation Semiconductor-Based Nanophotonic Sensors for Applied Technologies

edited by Evripidis Michail

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensing; semiconductors; nanophotonic; nanofabrication; optoelectronics; photonic devices; light– matter interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Integrated Devices, Circuits, and Systems for Sensor Applications

edited by

Zoran Stamenkovic

and

Vladimir M. Milovanović

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensing devices; signal conditioning circuits; interfacing circuits; millimeter wave radar circuits; monolithic sensor systems; hybrid sensor systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Advances in Mechanical and Electric Systems for Aircraft and Space Devices Based on Sensors Technology

edited by

Lucjan Setlak

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric propulsion; aerospace systems; mechatronics; spacecraft subsystems; structural dynamics; avionics; thermal control; hybrid-electric aircraft; electromechanical actuators; space robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

eHealth Platforms and Sensors for Monitoring Health and Human Activity—Second Edition

edited by

Safak Dogan

and

Xiyu Shi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital health (eHealth/mHealth) platforms; remote and predictive healthcare; self-managed care; health monitoring and management; human activity monitoring; sensing and actuation; smart wearables; brain– computer interfaces (BCIs); and Internet of Things (IoT) networks; health analytics and AI; sensor-based human– AI collaboration; and Natural Language Processing (NLP); assisted living; cybersecurity and privacy protection; user acceptance and adoption; robotics in health monitoring and management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advancements in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks: Challenges, Solutions and Applications in Modern Domains

edited by Alessandro Aloisio

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

Keywords: heterogeneous wireless networks; communication; IoT

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

Application of Optical Imaging in Medical and Biomedical Research

edited by