Sensors

Electromagnetic Sensors and Their Applications

edited by

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submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3002 | 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)

Optical Sensors for Industrial Inspection and Quality Control

edited by Mostafa Agour and

Claas Falldorf

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2260 | 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)

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 2156 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Remote Sensing and UAV Technologies for Environmental Monitoring

edited by

Alfred Colpaert

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1868 | 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 1409 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Sensors and Sensing Techniques in Petroleum Engineering

edited by Rita Esuru Okoroafor and Ding Zhu

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1329 | 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)

Architecture, Applications and Challenges of Communication and Navigation Integration

edited by Zhongliang Deng

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1083 | 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 861 | 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)

Acoustic Sensing for Musical Instrument Study and Vocal Analysis

edited by Chii-Chang Chen

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 846 | 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

Nuno M. Garcia

and

Ali Hassan Sodhro

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 491 | Submission Open

Keywords: 6G; AI; IoT vehicular edge computing; smart healthcare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

IoT-Enabled Healthcare Systems: Intelligent Diagnosis and Telemonitoring

edited by

Abdul Ahad

, Qiangguo Jin, Lipeng Gao and

Zhongjiang Yan

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 458 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things (IoT); 5G and 6G networks; intelligent diagnosis; telemonitoring; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning (ML); deep learning (DL); quantum computing in healthcare; smart healthcare systems; real-time health monitoring; telemedicine and remote diagnostics; wearable health devices; healthcare data analytics; predictive healthcare technologies; AI-driven healthcare solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Sensor Techniques and Methods for Sports Science: 2nd Edition

edited by

Arnold Baca

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 401 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomarkers; biomechanics; heart rate; machine learning; motion analysis; sports equipment technology; tracking; workload

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advancing Ocean Sustainability: Cutting-Edge Sensor Technology and Applications

edited by

Teruhisa Komatsu

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; marine sensing technologies; monitoring; remote sensing; habitat mapping; ecosystem health; in situ measurement; archival tags; marine pollution; microplastics; sensor platforms; submersible devices and equipment; biological oceanography; physical oceanography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Scene Text Detection and Recognition with Sensing Technology

edited by

Chu Zhang

and

Hengnian Qi

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open

Keywords: scene text detection; scene text recognition; multi-lingual text recognition; ancient Chinese text recognition; large language models (LLMs); vision– language models; few-shot learning; zero-shot learning; document layout understanding; cultural heritage preservation

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

Soft and Wearable Electronics for Health Monitoring

edited by

Yongkuk Lee

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft electronics; wearable biosensors; health monitoring; flexible circuits; biocompatible materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Advances in Optical Sensing, Instrumentation and Systems: 2nd Edition

edited by

Xin Zhu

and

Zhenhe Ma

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 22 articles | Viewed by 35017 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical coherence tomography (OCT); image processing; deep learning; binocular vision; 3D reconstruction; optimization; spectral analysis; computer vision; stereo vision; surface plasmon resonance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Antenna Array Design for Wireless Communications

edited by Choon Lee

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10584 | Submission Open

Keywords: antenna array; linear and planar arrays; MIMO antennas; beamforming; phased arrays; feeding network; high gain antennas; radiation patterns; 5G; wireless communications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Advances in E-health, Biomedical Sensing, Biosensing Applications

edited by

Hariton-Nicolae Costin

,

Cristian Rotariu

and Gladiola Petroiu

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5887 | Submission Open

Keywords: ehealth; biomedical sciences; bioengineering; medical devices; biosignal; biomechanics; neurosciences

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

State-of-the-Art Optical Sensors Technology in China 2024–2025

edited by

Yang Yang

and Yan Huang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4032 | Submission Open

Keywords: photodetectors; optical-fiber-based sensors; lidar; advanced microscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Sensor Networks and Communication with AI

edited by Ge Wang and Fei Wang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2047 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge and cloud computing; energy-harvesting systems; wearable computing; next generation of mobile networks; smart cities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Emerging Trends in Next-Generation mmWave Cognitive Radio Networks

edited by

Gyanendra Prasad Joshi

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1793 | Submission Open

Keywords: millimeter-wave (mmWave); cognitive radio networks (CRNs); resource management; mobility support; beamforming; spectrum sensing; interference management; handover optimization; machine learning; 5G/6G; network slicing; energy efficiency

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

Datasets in Intelligent Agriculture

edited by

Wen-Hao Su

,

Zhou Zhang

and

Ce Yang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1147 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent plant identification; high-throughput phenotyping; deep learning; image segmentation; weed control; pest and disease monitoring; yield prediction; quality evaluation; grading equipment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cross Data)

Smart Sensing for Healthcare Transformation

edited by

Fernando Seoane

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1083 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; real-time location systems; environmental sensors; healthcare transformation; personalized care

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence for IoT Sensors

edited by

Hiroshi Watanabe

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 431 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; Internet of Things sensors; blockchain; verifications; security; attestations; distributed ledger; hash chain

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

Cyber Security and Privacy in Internet of Things (IoT)

edited by

Xu-An Wang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 339 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT sensor data; IoT security; security for UAV

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

Innovations in Digital Healthcare Sensing: AI and IoT Intelligence

edited by

Akshi Kumar

and MPS Bhatia

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 315 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital healthcare sensing; large language models (LLMs) & small language models (SLMs) in healthcare; IoT edge intelligence; wearable & implantable sensors; AI-driven medical analytics; multimodal sensor fusion; real-time health monitoring; smart diagnostics; biomedical signal processing; remote patient monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

The Advanced Spintronics Theory, Devices and Sensors

edited by Xiaofang Wang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 287 | Submission Open

Keywords: spintronics; half-metal; band alignment; spintronic devices and sensors; spintronic theory; magnetic materials; hall effect

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)

Combining Machine Learning and Sensors in Human Movement Biomechanics: 2nd Edition

edited by

Mariano Serrao

and

Alberto Ranavolo

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 285 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; neural network; biomechanics; human movement; wearable devices; movement disorders; movement analysis; motor function

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

UAV Detection, Classification, and Tracking

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 104769 | Submission Open

Keywords: UAV detection; UAV classification; UAV tracking; Optical sensors; IR sensors; RF sensors; Radars; Deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Feature Review Papers in Physical Sensors

edited by

Evangelos Hristoforou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 79107 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors based on magnetic properties; sensors based on semiconducting properties; sensors based on dielectric properties; sensors based on conducting properties; sensors based on superconducting properties; magnetic sensors; optic sensors; acoustic sensors; electric sensors; industrial applications; defense applications; transportation applications; biomedical applications; multidisciplinary

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

EMG Signal Acquisition, Processing and Analysis: From Research to Daily Practice in the Rehabilitation, Sports, and Occupational Fields

edited by

Luca Miceli

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 37138 | Submission Open

Keywords: EMG and surface EMG analysis; myoelectric control; wearable sensors; rehabilitation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Wearable Sensing of Medical Condition at Home Environment

edited by

Gaddi Blumrosen

and

Amos Bardea

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 35543 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensing; home monitoring; health monitoring; healthcare; sensor signal processing; diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Industrial Internet of Things in the Industry 4.0: New Researches, Applications and Challenges (Volume II)

edited by

Salvatore Cavalieri

and

Nunzio Marco Torrisi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 34880 | Submission Open

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

Feature Review Papers in Optical Sensors

edited by

Flavio Esposito

,

Stefania Campopiano

and

Agostino Iadicicco

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 31434 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber sensors; photonics; spectral sensing; infrared/fluorescent/photoluminescence/terahertz sensors; micro- and nano-optical devices; optical sensing technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advanced Wearable Sensors and Other Sensing Technologies for Diagnosis and Treatment of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 30943 | Submission Open

Keywords: Parkinson’ s disease; movement disorders; parkinsonism; dystonia; ataxia; chorea; biosensors; wearable sensors; gait analysis; remote patient monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

INS/GNSS Integrated Navigation Systems

edited by

Xiyuan Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 30276 | Submission Open

Keywords: inertial navigation systems; GNSS; sensor fusion; integrated navigation; Kalman filter

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

Feature Papers in Physical Sensors 2025

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 22 articles | Viewed by 29620 | Submission Open

Keywords: acoustic; sound; vibration:; geophone; hydrophone; microphone; seismometer; sound locator; ultrasonic sensors electric current; electric potential; magnetic; radio:; current sensor; hall effect sensor; magnetic anomaly detector; magnetometer; magnetoresistance; MEMS magnetic field sensor; planar hall sensor; radio direction finder; voltage detector pressure; force; density; level:; pressure sensor; tactile sensor; force gauge and force sensor; level sensor; piezocapacitive pressure sensor; piezoelectric sensor; torque sensor thermal; heat; temperature:; microwave radiometer; infrared thermometer; special sensor microwave/imager mechanical:; mechanical sensors; transducers and actuators; flexible mechanical sensors proximity; presence; alarm sensor; motion detector; proximity sensor; infrared sensor triangulation sensor position; angle; displacement; distance; speed; acceleration; accelerometer; capacitive displacement sensor; capacitive sensing; piezoelectric accelerometer; position sensor; angular rate sensor; motion sensor; tilt sensor; tachometer; ultrasonic thickness gauge; variable reluctance sensor; speed sensor others; quantum sensor; sensor array; underwater sensors; MEMS sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Computer Vision Recognition and Communication Sensing System

edited by

Weizhong Qian

,

Weimin Shi

and Yue Xiu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 29274 | Submission Open

Keywords: visual recognition perception; waveform design; visual positioning navigation; deep learning; algorithm design; integrated sensing and communication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Human-Centred Smart Manufacturing - Industry 5.0

edited by

Jorn Mehnen

,

Nikolaos Tapoglou

and

Jonathan Corney

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 28682 | Submission Open

Keywords: human-centric manufacturing systems; human-in-the-loop control; human– robot collaboration; smart decision-making support; human digital twin; trust; reliability; upgrading and upskilling; human– machine interfaces; sustainable smart manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Feature Review Papers in the Biomedical Sensors Section

edited by

James F. Rusling

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 27602 | Submission Open

Keywords: in vivo sensors; cancer biomarkers; heart disease biomarkers; Alzheimer’ s disease biomarkers; sensors for physiological function; self-powered sensors; RNA sensors; CRISPR-based sensors; multiplexed sensors; wearable sensors; implanted sensors; nano-electronically powered sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Independent Living: Sensor-Assisted Intelligent Care and Healthcare

edited by Lili Liu and Antonio Miguel-Cruz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 26945 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; ambient sensors; types of sensors (vision and imaging; radiation; temperature; motion; humidity; electrical contract; pressure; etc.); Internet of Things (IoT); apps (mobile applications); zero-effort technology (ZET); healthcare implementation; usability and adoption; technologies for indoor localization and tracking; e.g.; Ultra-wide Band (UWB); micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) / nano-electromechanical systems (NEMS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Medical Imaging and Sensing Technologies

edited by

Cihui Yang

and

Shiping Wen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 25629 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical imaging; magnetic resonance imaging; medical image denoising; medical image segmentation; tumor detection; deep learning; image processing; computerized tomography; ultrasounds; positron emission tomography

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

Multimodal Sensing Technologies for IoT and AI-Enabled Systems

edited by

Emmanouil Tsardoulias

,

Charalampos Dimoulas

and Andreas L. Symeonidis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 25506 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; AI-enabled systems; data-driven systems; Internet of Things; machine learning; multimodal decision making; multimodal sensing; smart systems

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

Perception and Imaging for Smart Agriculture

edited by

Wei Wang

,

Xuan Chu

and Hongwei Sun

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 25075 | Submission Open

Keywords: perception; sensors; advanced imaging technology; smart agriculture; agricultural information acquisition; artificial intelligence; agricultural robot; deep learning

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

Feature Papers in Optical Sensors 2025

edited by

Yuliya Semenova

and

Gabriele Bolognini

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 18 articles | Viewed by 24110 | Submission Open

Keywords: photonic sensors; optomechanical sensors; fiber-optic sensors; silicon photonics; plasmonic sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Intelligent Sensors and Signal Processing in Industry

edited by

Lisha Peng

, Oleksii Karpenko, Hongyu Sun and Zhichao Cai

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 24084 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-destructive testing; structural health monitoring; intelligent sensors; signal processing; industrial applications; predictive maintenance; machine learning; real-time monitoring; Industrial IoT (IIoT)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Feature Papers in Smart Sensing and Intelligent Sensors 2025

edited by

Antonio Fernández-Caballero

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 22010 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensors; smart sensing; artificial intelligence; sensing systems; sensor data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Design, Communication, and Control of Autonomous Vehicle Systems

edited by

Ali Eydgahi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 21076 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Feature Papers in the 'Sensor Networks' Section 2025

edited by

Wei Yi

and

Chase Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 20098 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor networks; wireless sensor networks; sensing and communication; IoT

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Electronic Noses III

edited by

Jose V. Ros-Lis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 19590 | Submission Open

Keywords: e-nose; electronic nose; pattern recognition; optoelectronic nose; array analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

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