Sensors

Security and Privacy in Next-Generation Mobile Networks: Challenges, Solutions, and Innovations

edited by

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1248 | Submission Open

Keywords: next-generation mobile networks; 5G and 6G security; privacy-preserving techniques; IoT security; edge computing; cybersecurity; blockchain and DLT; post-quantum cryptography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Optical Sensors for Biomedical Imaging and Diagnostics

edited by

Federico Tommasi

and

Alessio Gnerucci

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 623 | Submission Open

Keywords: Raman; scattering; imaging; random laser; plasmonic; artificial intelligence; Monte Carlo; absorption; fluorescence; optical fiber; perovskite

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

Intelligent Sensors and Advanced Computing: Developments in the Era of Industry 4.0: 2nd Edition

edited by

Grigore Stamatescu

,

Anatoliy Sachenko

and Serhii Vladov

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensors; data acquisition; advanced computing systems; information processing; wireless sensor networks; internet of things

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advanced Optical Fiber Displacement Sensors

edited by

Joseba Zubia Zaballa

and

Gorka Zubia-Garea

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber displacement sensors; optical fiber bundles; multicore optical fibers (MCFs); photonic lanterns; hollow-core fiber sensors (ARHCFs); photonic crystal fibers (PCF); multiplexed sensing; aeronautical sensing; industrial metrology; wavefront sensor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Sensors for Breathing Monitoring—2nd Edition

edited by

Andrea Aliverti

and

Yoshitaka Oku

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: breath monitoring; apnea detecting; wearable sensors; gas sensors; physiological signals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Wearable Electronic Technologies for Advanced Biomedical Applications

edited by Yuting Cai

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable electronics; flexible and stretchable sensors; hydrogel-based biointerfaces; biocompatible materials; implantable devices; continuous health monitoring; personalized therapy; closed-loop system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Fault Diagnosis in Transportation and Industry: Sensors, Methods, and Experimental Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by

Steven Chatterton

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine fault diagnosis; gear fault diagnosis; rolling element bearing diagnosis; heavy noise; nonstationary condition; experimental implementations

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

Integrated Sensing, Communication, and Networking for 5G–6G and IoT Systems

edited by

Domenico Scotece

and Riccardo Venanzi

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated sensing and communication (ISAC); 5G/6G networks; Internet of Things (IoT); joint communication and sensing; edge and fog computing; smart cities and industrial IoT

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

Sensor in Neurophysiology and Neurorehabilitation

edited by Luis Eduardo Cofre Lizama

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; neurophysiology; neurorehabilitation; metrics; mobile technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advanced Sensing and Signal Processing Technologies for Medical Applications

edited by Jordi Cusidó

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 22618 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT in healthcare; virtual sensors; advanced signal processing; patient monitoring; AI in medical diagnosis; real-time data analytics; predictive healthcare algorithms; wearable medical devices; secure data in IoT healthcare; smart healthcare solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advanced Sensor Fusion in Industry 4.0

edited by

Luigi Rovati

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16353 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Novel Optical Sensors for Biomedical Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Benjamin L. Miller

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11912 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensing; point-of-care diagnostics; developing world diagnostics; integrated photonics for sensing; plasmonics; multiplex detection; spectroscopy; lab-on-a-chip devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advanced Optical Sensors Based on Machine Learning: 2nd Edition

edited by

Jinhui Chen

and

Daquan Yang

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10100 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; intelligent sensor design; computational sensing; hyperspectral imaging and sensing; inverse design optics; wearable sensors; intelligent spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advanced Sensor and Measurement Technologies in Astronomy and Astrophysics

edited by Giuseppe Romeo

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6663 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; space exploration; astronomy; astrophysics; cosmos

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Advances in Electrochemical Sensors for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Roger Narayan

and

Yugender Goud Kotagiri

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4880 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; point-of-care diagnostics; electrochemical sensors; wearable sensors; In vivo sensors; biomarkers screening; therapeutic drug monitoring; aptasensors; immunosensors; molecular-imprinted polymers; chemical sensors; potentiometric sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advanced Communication and Networking Technologies for Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs): 2nd Edition

edited by

Qiong Wu

and

Pingyi Fan

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3435 | Submission Open

Keywords: Ad hoc networks; VANETs; communication technologies; networking technologies; machine learning; positioning; sensing; cloud computing and edge computing; collaborative communication; resource allocation; 5g NR

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Optical Techniques and Sensors for Biological and Agricultural Applications

edited by Alma Fernández and

Aart J. Verhoef

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3267 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical coherence tomography; Raman spectroscopy; coherent Raman imaging; microscopy; multimodal imaging; infrared imaging and spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Optimizing the Future: Securing and Streamlining IoT Resource Allocation in the 6G Era with Edge Computing and UAV Integration

edited by Shidrokh Goudarzi

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3242 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT (Internet of Things); resource allocation; 6G connectivity; edge computing; UAV integration; sensor networks; security measures; application-oriented research; efficient resource distribution

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

Optical Spectroscopy for Sensing, Monitoring and Analysis: 2nd Edition

edited by

Hunter B. Andrews

,

Luke R. Sadergaski

and Kyle C. Hartig

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2934 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical spectroscopy; laser spectroscopy; laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy; Raman spectroscopy; spectrophotometry; fluorescence spectroscopy; online monitoring; sensor fusion; chemometrics; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

6G Communication and Edge Intelligence in Wireless Sensor Networks

edited by

Guanding Yu

and

Shengli Liu

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2649 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge computing; edge AI; federated learning; decentralized learning; learning latency; constrained resource; task-oriented communication; 6G; edge inference; heterogeneous resource; resource management; asynchronous aggregation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Ultrafast Optoelectronic Sensing and Imaging

edited by

Houzhi Cai

and

Lijuan Xiang

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2423 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrafast science; ultrafast optoelectronics; ultrafast laser physics; ultrafast optical measurement; ultrafast imaging and information processing; ultrafast diagnosis; ultrafast sensors/detectors; ultrafast electronics; ultrafast phenomena; intersection of ultrafast optics and other disciplines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advancements in Power Amplifier Design and Linearization Techniques for Wireless Communication Systems

edited by Pere L. Gilabert and

Anna Piacibello

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2264 | Submission Open

Keywords: power amplifier design; load-modulated balanced amplifiers (LMBAs); outphasing power amplifiers; Doherty power amplifiers; all-digital transmitters (TX); linearization techniques; efficiency enhancement; Digital Pre-Distortion (DPD); envelope tracking; radio frequency (RF) and microwave engineering; nonlinear distortion compensation; 5G and beyond wireless networks; phased arrays and beamforming; MIMO power amplifiers; high-efficiency PA architectures; machine learning for PA optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Challenges and Future Trends in Antenna Technology

edited by

Yasir Al-Yasir

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1794 | Submission Open

Keywords: antennas; mmWave; terahertz; massive MIMO; RIS; 5G; filter; power amplifiers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Recent Innovations in Computational Imaging and Sensing

edited by

Rakib Hyder

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1650 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational imaging; image reconstruction; machine learning; inverse problems; compressive sensing; medical imaging; coherent imaging; remote sensing; tomography; industrial applications

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

Electrochemical DNA- and Aptasensors for the Detection of Low-Molecular Compounds (2nd Edition)

edited by

Tibor Hianik

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1403 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical dna sensors; aptasensors; low-molecular-weight compounds; signal amplification; real sample detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Wearable Electronics and Self-Powered Sensors

edited by Yang Jiang and

Jianjun Luo

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1303 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; wearable electronics; self-powered systems; self-powered sensing; triboelectric generators; piezoelectric generators; blue energy; high-voltage applications; nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)

Advances in Intelligent System Engineering for Smart Sensor Applications

edited by Te-Jen Su

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 969 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent system engineering; smart sensors; Internet of Things (IoT); machine learning (ML); edge computing; embedded systems; wireless sensor networks (WSNs); artificial intelligence (AI); industrial automation and real-time monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

AI-Enhanced Industrial Sensors: From Adaptive Detection to Smart Manufacturing

edited by

Rey-Chue Hwang

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 770 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); smart manufacturing; adaptive detection; deep learning; big data analytics; cloud computing; process optimization; quality assurance; decision support systems; sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Challenges and Future Trends in Electronics for Wireless Sensing Technology

edited by

Andrea Ria

, Andrea Motroni and

Antonello Florio

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 520 | Submission Open

Keywords: electronics; wireless; IoT; RFID; sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Advances in Magnetic Sensors and Their Applications: 2nd Edition

edited by

Nicholas Sammut

and Marco Calvi

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic sensors; magnetic actuators; non-destructive control; magnetic materials; magnetometers; fundamentals and physics of magnetic sensors; magnetic measurements and instrumentation; measurement standards; smart materials and composites; non-destructive control; tunable metamaterials; magnetic sensor applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advancements in Smart Sensors for Automotive Systems

edited by Pier Andrea Traverso

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensors in automotive; automotive system sensing and data processing; integrated sensor nodes in automotive; sensing architectures for ICEVs; HEVs; EVs and FCEVs; sensor networks in automotive; sensors for BMS; sensors for engine control units; ADAS technologies; data fusion and data-driven models in automotive; AI driven sensors for automotive

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Advanced Sensing, Control, Autonomous and Fault Tolerant Technologies for Satellite Applications

edited by

Shu Ting Goh

and

Mihindukulasooriya Sheral Crescent Tissera

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

Keywords: new space; space autonomy; sensor; navigation; control; guidance; fault analysis; space situation awareness; verification; validation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Millimeter Waves and Terahertz Technologies for Sensing Applications

edited by

Richard Klemm

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: intrinsic Josephson junctions; antenna shapes; slitted antenna shapes; THz waves; millimeter waves

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Intelligent Optical Sensors in Biomedicine and Robotics

edited by Jae-Ho Han and

Cheol Song

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: biophotonics; optical biosensing; medical diagnostics; surgical robotics / minimally invasive surgery; wearable optical sensors; robot vision/computer vision; haptic/tactile sensing (optical); deep learning / neural networks for sensor data

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

Advanced Social Robots and Human–Computer Interaction Applications

edited by Junfeng Yao

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: social robots; embodied artificial intelligence; human– robot interaction; body; core; head; brain; sensation; emotion

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

Innovative Sample Introduction Techniques for Advanced Chemical and Biological Sensing

edited by

Shai Kendler

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative sample introduction; field-ready sensing solutions; ambient ionization methods; plasma-based sample processing; laser desorption techniques; portable chemical sensors; real-time biological detection; miniaturized analytical platforms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Advanced Interface Circuits for Sensor Systems: 3rd Edition

edited by

Pak Kwong Chan

and

Holden King-Ho Li

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: readout circuits; interface circuit techniques; AI-IoT power management; system architectures; sensor peripheral circuits; data communication; digital-assisted design; software-assisted design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Wearable Electronic Devices: Materials and Applications

edited by

Miguel Ángel Carvajal Rodríguez

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable; sensors; materials; body monitoring; sport and health applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Neural Network-Based Approaches for Intelligent Sensing and Data Analysis

edited by

Tatiana Kalganova

and

Pedro Machado

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor data fusion; neural networks; AI for real-time sensing; intelligent sensing; anomaly recognition; deep learning for time-series and spatial data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Voltage and Current Sensors for Active Distribution Networks Control

edited by Bogdan-Constantin Neagu,

Radu Porumb

and Dan Doru Micu

submission deadline 28 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: voltage sensors; current sensors; smart metering; distribution networks; power quality; microgrids; artificial intelligence; wide-area monitoring; renewable integration; grid automation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Automotive Visible Light Communications (AutoVLC)

edited by

Alin-Mihai Cailean

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 44573 | Submission Open

Keywords: accident prevention; communication-based vehicle safety applications; I2V; infrastructure-to-vehicle communications; inter-vehicle communications; V2V; V2X; vehicular VLC channel; vehicle-to-vehicle communications; vehicle safety; vehicular communications; visible light communications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Applications of Sensors Based on Embedded Systems

edited by

Sergio Spanò

and

Luca Di Nunzio

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 20939 | Submission Open

Keywords: applications of sensors to low-power IoT systems; FPGA and SoC processing for sensors data; microcontrollers processing for sensors data; embedded GPU processing for sensors data; ASIC processing for sensors data; machine learning on the Edge; efficient sensors data-processing algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Sensing Technology and Wearables for Physical Activity

edited by

Li-Fong Lin

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18649 | Submission Open

Keywords: sport; gerontology; physical activity; exercise; physiotherapy; rehabilitation; sensor; virtual reality; robotic; wearable device; balance; gait

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Spectroscopy for Biochemical Imaging and Sensing

edited by

Bruno Wacogne

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 10931 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochemical imaging; sensing techniques; optical spectroscopy; fluorescence spectroscopy; Raman spectroscopy; infrared spectroscopy; near-infrared spectroscopy; surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy; hyperspectral/mulitspectral imaging; fluorescence imaging; molecular imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Sensors-Based Biomarker Detection and Bioinformatics Analysis

edited by

Panayiotis Vlamos

and

Marios Krokidis

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7949 | Submission Open

Keywords: data analytics; remote sensing platforms; biosensors; biomarkers; bioinformatics; digital health; neurodegenerative diseases; clinical trials; artificial intelligence; wearable devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Convolutional Neural Network Technology for 3D Imaging and Sensing

edited by Konstantinos Sfikas

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7511 | Submission Open

Keywords: convolutional neural networks; depth estimation; three-dimensional object recognition; three-dimensional semantic segmentation; real-time 3D processing; three-dimensional scene understanding; autonomous vehicles; augmented reality; virtual reality; three-dimensional sensor technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Recent Advances in Bioelectronics for Health Monitoring and Disease Diagnosis

edited by

Massimo Mischi

and Geert Langereis

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5618 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioelectronics; wearable biosensors; flexible electronics; electrochemical sensors; implantable biosensors; ingestible devices; microfluidics; remote patient monitoring; signal processing and AI for edge computing; biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Optical Fiber Sensors in Radiation Environments: 2nd Edition

edited by

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and

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5239 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber-optic sensors; fiber gratings; fiber components; specialty optical fibers; distributed sensors; physical sensors; mechanical sensors; dosimeters; radiations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Innovative Applications of Gas Sensing Technology in the Medical and Health Field

edited by

Xiaofeng Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5054 | Submission Open

Keywords: disease diagnosis; respiratory analysis; biomarker detection; drug release monitoring; new sensing materials; gas-sensing mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Sensor-Based Methods for Kinematics, Kinetics, and Physiology in Motion: Applications and Metrological Characterization

edited by

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submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4692 | Submission Open

Keywords: development and validation of innovative sensor-based methods for motion and physiological analysis; wearable; portable; and non-wearable sensing technologies for biomechanics applications; accuracy evaluation; calibration; and standardization of sensor-based measurements; metrological approaches to ensure measurement traceability; repeatability; and reliability; sensor fusion and multimodal data integration for biomechanical and physiological monitoring; advanced data analysis methods; including ai and machine learning for sensor data interpretation; real-time feedback systems and adaptive technologies in clinical; sports; or robotic contexts; non-invasive physiological monitoring integrated with motion analysis (e.g.; respiratory rate; heart rate; EMG)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

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