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Wireless Sensor Networks for the Development of Cyber–Physical Systems (CPS)

edited by

Alberto Morato

and

Federico Tramarin

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 393 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyber-physical systems; industrial IoT; sensor networks; wireless communication; measurement techniques; mobile sensors; 5G; wireless time-sensitive networking; security; industrial applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

From Science to Recovery: Bridging Sensing Technology and Neurology for a Better Future

edited by

Hatice Kumru

Yolanda Castillo-Escario

and Antonio Oliviero

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurology; neurorehabilitation; artificial intelligence; sleep; wearable sensors; smart system; neurorobotics; neuromodulation; neurophysiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advanced Robust Processing Techniques and Sensor Technologies for Complex Radio Frequency Signals

edited by Yanwu Ding

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: passive RF sensing; multispectral sensing and detection; AI and ML algorithms for RF applications; processing the mismatch between training and testing data in ML algorithms; high-fidelity RF digital twins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Recent Progress in Optical Fiber Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring

edited by

Francesco Falcetelli

Neha Chandarana

and Luis Costa

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber sensors; structural health monitoring; optical sensing; optical metrology; optical measurement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

AI and Smart Sensors for Intelligent Transportation Systems

edited by

Yuchuan Du

Yu Shen

and Chenglong Liu

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 22189 | Submission Open

Keywords: Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS); Artificial intelligence (AI); smart sensors; Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) communication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Computer Vision and Sensing Technologies for Industrial Quality Inspection: 2nd Edition

edited by

Hong-Dar Lin

Cheng-Hsiung Hsieh

and

Hsin-Chieh Wu

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 17189 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; sensing technologies; industrial quality inspection; automatic optical inspection; artificial intelligence techniques; machine learning; deep learning

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

Applied Robotics in Mechatronics and Automation

edited by Yueh-Jaw (YJ) Lin

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12277 | Submission Open

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

Materials and Devices for Flexible Electronics in Sensor Applications

edited by Huanhuan Feng

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11404 | Submission Open

Keywords: flexible sensors; electronic skins; curved interfaces; health monitoring; wearable devices; tactile sensing; advanced materials; structural designs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Feature Review Papers in Fault Diagnosis & Sensors

edited by

Len Gelman

Gilbert-Rainer Gillich

and

Shuncong Zhong

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10477 | Submission Open

Keywords: condition monitoring; structural health monitoring; non-destructive testing

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

Novel Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring: 2nd Edition

edited by

Carlos Moutinho

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4738 | Submission Open

Keywords: distributed sensor networks; vision systems; fiber optic sensing; wireless sensing; noncontact sensing; laser and radar systems; unmanned ground and aerial vehicle inspection; global navigation satellite systems; energy-harvesting-based systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Sensors for Enabling Wireless Spectrum Access

edited by Joseph Gaeddert and

Alan Michaels

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4388 | Submission Open

Keywords: radio frequency (RF) wireless communications; spectrum sensing; dynamic spectrum access; software-defined radio; 5g/cellular communications; satellite communications; radar coexistence; antennas and phased arrays; digital signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radar Sensors)

Distributed Sensors: Development and Applications

edited by

George Y. Chen

and

Jun He

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2350 | Submission Open

Keywords: distributed sensing systems; distributed fiber-optic sensors; distributed sensors deployment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality in Neurosurgery

edited by

Adrian Elmi Terander

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1752 | Submission Open

Keywords: extended reality (XR); virtual reality (VR); augmented reality (AR); mixed reality (MR); neurosurgery; neuronavigation

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

Emerging Trends in Cybersecurity for Wireless Communication and IoT

edited by

Kiho Lim

and Weihua Liu

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1676 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless communication; Internet of Things (IoT); cybersecurity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Smart Internet of Things System for Renewable Energy Resource

edited by

Antonio Cano-Ortega

and

Francisco Sánchez-Sutil

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1279 | Submission Open

Keywords: cloud computing; smart electric meters; smart power analyzers; smart grids; smart meter networks; monitoring of renewable energy power plants: photovoltaic solar energy; wind energy; hydroelectric energy; biomass energy; and other renewable energy resources; distributed generation; efficient smart electrical energy; monitoring of storage energy system: batteries; supercapacitors; fuel cells; etc.; monitoring electrical vehicles; wireless technologies: Wi-Fi; LoRa; ZigBee; Bluetooth; NB-IoT; etc.; LPWAN electrical networks

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

Sensors Technologies in Robot-Assisted Surgical Systems

edited by Jianmin Li

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: flexible sensors; multi-modal sensing; miniaturized sensors; real-time sensing feedback; robot assisted surgery

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

Healthcare Systems Enhanced by Advances in the Internet of Medical Things

edited by

George Oguntala

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoMT; biomedical sensor; wearable devices; remote patient monitoring; smart health; sensor integration; cybersecurity in IoMT; AI in healthcare; edge computing; health data security; personalised medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

RFID and Zero-Power Backscatter Sensors

edited by

Antonio Lázaro

David Girbau

and

Ramon Villarino

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 15 articles | Viewed by 91208 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

New Trends in Intelligent Social-Health Systems Empowered by Internet of Every Things

edited by

Macarena Espinilla-Estevéz

Mª Ángeles Verdejo-Espinosa

Francisco Javier Cabrerizo-Lorite

and

Yolanda María de la Fuente Robles

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 56963 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent systems; Internet of Everything; artificial intelligence; soft computing; social health systems; accessibility; dependency; disability; aging; accessibility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Recent Advances in Biomedical Imaging Sensors and Processing

edited by

Patrizia Vizza

and Giuseppe Tradigo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 26872 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Green Analytical Chemistry: A Themed Issue in Honor of Professor Jacek Namieśnik

edited by

Tomasz Marcin Dymerski

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 25185 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical sensors; sensor arrays; electronic noses; electronic tongues; gas chromatography; liquid chromatography; olfactometry; mass spectrometry; capillary electrophoresis; isotachophoresis; sensor miniaturization; device miniaturization; new analytical methodologies; volatiles; non volatiles; qualitative and quantitative analysis; classifications; signal treatment; data processing methods; chemometrics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Multi-sensor Fusion in Medical Imaging, Diagnosis and Therapy

edited by

Xuming Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 20091 | Submission Open

Keywords: data fusion; sparse representation; multi-scale decomposition; machine learning; deep learning model; convolutional neural network; transformer; disease diagnosis and therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Blockchain-Based Security System Applied to IoT Used in Intelligent Systems

edited by

Yongjun Ren

and Hu Xiong

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 18348 | Submission Open

Keywords: blockchain; Internet of Things; smart contracts; data security; access control; intelligent systems; artificial intelligence

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

Smart Sensor Systems for Positioning and Navigation

edited by Zhiyuan Luo and

Khuong An Nguyen

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 15284 | Submission Open

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

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

Smart Sensor Technologies for Accurate Movement Monitoring and Connectivity

edited by Pi-Chung Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14822 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensor-Based Structural Health Monitoring of Civil Infrastructure

edited by

Bin Xu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14773 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

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 13795 | 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 13527 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Intelligent Sensors and Robots for Ambient Assisted Living

edited by

Philippe Gorce

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13013 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Terahertz Sensors

edited by

Dongshan Wei

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11839 | 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)

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 10098 | 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 8152 | 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 7230 | 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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6055 | 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 5402 | 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 5199 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4659 | 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 3459 | 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 3244 | 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)

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 2687 | 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)

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

edited by

Ke Cheng

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2534 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)

Wearable Sensors and Human Activity Recognition in Health Research

edited by

Marcin Strączkiewicz

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2474 | 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 1503 | 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 1265 | 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 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 1131 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

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 1128 | 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 1088 | 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)

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 1050 | 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 947 | 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)

Wearable Technologies and Sensors for Health Monitoring

edited by

Francisco J. Romero

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 701 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

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