Sensors

Emerging Advances in Wireless Positioning and Location-Based Services

edited by

and Xingxing Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8397 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite positioning; LEO positioning; navigation; and timing; integrated positioning; navigation; and timing in satellite communication constellations; precise point positioning; GNSS; assured PNT with satellite positioning; location-based service; satellite signal-of-opportunity positioning; multi-sensor fusion with GNSS; Lidar; vision; and IMU; satellite positioning for robots; UAVs; and autonomous cars; GNSS augmentation; GNSS interference detection and localization

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

Advances in Sensing Technology: From Photon, Electron to Signal Processing

edited by

Yuxi Ruan

,

Bin Liu

and

Yuanlong Fan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8050 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor technology; smart sensors; sensing applications; wireless sensing; optical sensing; signal processing; microwave photonics; AI in sensing; quantum sensing; terahertz sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Electroencephalogram/Electromyogram-Based Sensing Technologies for Biomedical Applications: Challenges and Possible Applications

edited by Yang Zheng,

Hui Liu

, Jun Xie, Lili Li,

Min Li

and João Rodrigues

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7886 | Submission Open

Keywords: electroencephalogram; electromyogram; biomedical engineering; sensors; signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Feature Review Papers in Biosensors Section 2025

edited by

Toshiyo Tamura

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7729 | Submission Open

Keywords: noninvasive; unconstrained; optical; biochemical; physical MEMS/NEMS; wearable energy harvest; healthcare; clinical practice; AI; 5G; Internet of Things

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Smart Sensing for Dietary Monitoring

edited by

Wenyan Jia

and Yuhao Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7277 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable device; smart sensor; IoT system; sensing technology; dietary pattern; meal frequency and timing; dietary assessment; dietary data processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensing Technology and Computer Vision for Precision Agriculture and Smart Farming

edited by

Simone Pasinetti

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6860 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; AI in agriculture; sensor technologies; computer vision; IoT-based monitoring; remote sensing; smart farming; data analytics; environmental monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

Artificial Intelligence and Wireless Sensors for Smart Manufacturing, Intelligent Quality Control, and Smart Retailing

edited by

Chih-Hsuan Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6553 | Submission Open

Keywords: pattern recognition; quality control; smart manufacturing; smart retailing; artificial intelligence.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Sensor Fusion for Telemedicine: Advancing Remote Healthcare Through Multi-Modal Data Integration

edited by

Pierre Boulanger

and Giovanni Ferrara

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6409 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor fusion; telemedicine; multi-modal data; remote patient monitoring; healthcare informatics; wearable sensors; clinical decision support; edge computing; medical IoT; bio-signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Biosensors for Biomedical, Environmental and Food Applications

edited by

Sebania Libertino

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6335 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; point-of-care diagnostics; environmental monitoring; food safety; electrochemical sensing; optical biosensors; wearable sensors; nanomaterials; lab-on-a-chip; real-time detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Sleep, Neuroscience, EEG and Sensors

edited by

Gary Garcia-Molina

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6112 | Submission Open

Keywords: sleep EEG; unobtrusive sensing; closed-loop; falling and staying asleep; slow wave enhancement; AI applied to sleep EEG

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Cutting-Edge Developments in Optical Communications, Perception and Computing

edited by Yiwen Zhang, Hao Song, Lei Sun and

Yang Yue

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5959 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical communications; optical computing; optical sensing; optical perception; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Advanced Sensors Technologies for Soft Robotic System

edited by Yuanyuan Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5811 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft sensors; soft robotics; sensing feedback; tactile sensing; haptic sensing; environmental sensing; sensor integration; robotic application; bio-inspired sensor

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

Advanced UAV-Based Sensor Technologies: 2nd Edition

edited by

Pasquale Daponte

,

Eulalia Balestrieri

and

Francesco Picariello

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5521 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; UAVs; measurement uncertainty; calibration; navigation; sense and avoid; image processing; signal processing; sensor fusion; UAV testing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Sustainable Smart Cities: Leveraging AI-Driven IoT Systems and Sensors

edited by

Pablo Chamoso

and

Guillermo Hernández

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5264 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable smart cities; AI-driven IoT; sensor networks; urban infrastructure; environmental monitoring; smart grids; intelligent transportation; public health systems; demographic challenges; urban innovation

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

Feature Papers in Sensing and Imaging 2025

edited by

Sylvain Girard

,

Christoph M. Friedrich

and

Bogdan Smolka

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5235 | Submission Open

Keywords: imaging systems; sensors; camera; radar and sonar; probes; diagnostics (bio)medical imaging; subsurface and surface sensing; environmental sensing and imaging; nondestructive sensing and imaging; aerial/UAV imaging; gesture/pattern/target recognition; computer vision; imaging in harsh environments; extended reality (mixed/augmented/virtual reality); material appearance metrology; acoustic/ultrasound/photoacoustic imaging; optical/infrared/spectral/hyperspectral/fluorescence imaging; (micro)wave/terahertz imaging; thermal imaging; magnetic imaging/atomic scale magnetic sensing and imaging; (high dynamic) range imaging ; 2D/3D imaging; computational imaging; unconventional imaging; artificial intelligence (AI); machine/deep learning; (convolutional) neutral network

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

Sensor-Based Geoinformatics Solutions for Sustainable Agricultural and Water/Forest Resources Management

edited by

Pulakesh Das

,

Satiprasad Sahoo

, Madhumita Sahoo and

Shafique Matin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5202 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; crop monitoring; hydrological modeling; forest change monitoring; machine learning (ML); deep learning (DL)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

Image Processing and Computer Vision Sensing Technologies in Engineering Applications and Digital Twins

edited by

Stefanos Vrochidis

, Konstantinos Ioannidis and Nikolaos I. Dourvas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4980 | Submission Open

Keywords: real-time 3D reconstruction using visual data; AI-based digital counterparts of physical objects; SLAM techniques; real-time multi-object detection and localization; aerial imagery and photogrammetry; simulations for predictions on visual data; smart optronics systems

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

Advanced Sensor-Based Methods for Condition Monitoring, Diagnostics, and Fault-Tolerant Control of Power Converters

edited by Dong Xie,

Shuiqing Xu

, Bo Yao and Hongjian Lin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4940 | Submission Open

Keywords: power converter; power devices; AC/DC capacitors; condition monitoring; reliability evaluation; fault diagnosis; fault-tolerant control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Sensor-Based Computational Intelligence and Security Technologies, and Their Applications

edited by

Yiu-ming Cheung

,

Yuping Wang

, Xin Liu and Hai-Lin Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4517 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor technologies; computational intelligence; security technologies; machine learning; privacy-preserving techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

New Trends in the Sensing and Control Techniques Used for Intelligent Industrial Perception and Service Robotics

edited by

Silu Chen

, Hao Zheng and Yina Wei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4346 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart manufacturing; human– robot collaboration; real-time perception; multi-modal sensor fusion; context-aware cognition

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

Application of SAR and Remote Sensing Technology in Earth Observation

edited by Xing Peng, Qinghua Xie,

Yanan Du

and

Bing Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3980 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; synthetic aperture radar; land cover; earth observation; data fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Structural Health Monitoring and Smart Disaster Prevention

edited by Hongjuan Chen, Xiaojiang Liu and

Zhao-Dong Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3755 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensing technology; structural health monitoring; smart; damage detection; safety assessment; disaster prevention; dynamic analysis; artificial intelligence; data processing; multiple disasters

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Ubiquitous Sensors in Environmental Monitor, Precision Agriculture, and Food Safety

edited by

Jian Lu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3739 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors for precision agriculture; sensors for environmental monitoring; sensors for water quality; sensors for living stock animals; sensor networks for wild animals; design and fabrication of sensors stand-alone sensor node; sensors for climate change; sensor manufacture and system integration; sensors for food safety; sensor networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Innovative Detection Techniques for Ionizing Radiation in Medicine, Environment and Space

edited by

Giuseppe La Verde

,

Mariagabriella Pugliese

, Marina Poje Sovilj and Roberto Senesi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3728 | Submission Open

Keywords: ionizing radiation; radiation protection; radioactivity measurements; mapping; radiometric characterization; environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Multimodal Human Behavior Understanding in Human–AI Interaction: Sensor-Based Signal Processing and Interaction Techniques

edited by

Changzeng Fu

,

Shiqi Zhao

and

Yuliang Zhao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3614 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal signal processing; human behavior understanding; affective computing; cognitive computing; wearable sensors; brain– computer interfaces; human– AI interaction; signal processing techniques; interaction methods; real-time systems; user experience

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

Internet of Things (IoT) Sensing Systems for Engineering Applications

edited by

Giuseppe Campobello

,

Filippo Battaglia

and

Giovanni Gugliandolo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3387 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT applications and protocols; wireless sensor networks; sensing systems; sensors metrology; measurement systems; sensors technologies; sensor calibration techniques and procedures

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

Feature Papers in Communications Section 2025

edited by

Peter Han Joo Chong

and

Kalupahana Liyanage Kushan Sudheera

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3354 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless communication; integrated sensing and communications; antenna technology; radio frequency identification; 5G/6G

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Vehicular Sensing for Improved Urban Mobility: 2nd Edition

edited by

Constantin-Florin Caruntu

and

Ciprian-Romeo Comsa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3241 | Submission Open

Keywords: vehicular sensing; urban mobility; advanced sensor technologies; artificial intelligence; machine learning; 5G/6G connectivity; V2X communication; Internet of Things (IoT); smart infrastructure; cybersecurity; energy-efficient systems; data fusion; collective perception; human-centric sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

New Trends in Optical Imaging and Sensing Technologies

edited by

Zhe Guang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3174 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrafast imaging; artificial intelligence; high-resolution imaging; hyperspectral imaging; wearable sensors; fiber optical sensors; biomedical imaging; miniaturization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Digital Health Technologies for Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy

edited by

Samuel Stuart

and

Rosie Morris

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2870 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital health technology; digital therapeutics; rehabilitation; physical therapy; mobility; balance; wearables; smartphones; assistive technology; mHealth

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Smart Healthcare 4.0: AI, Quantum Computing, and Real-Time Biomedical Monitoring

edited by

Jiann-Shing Shieh

,

Shou-Zen Fan

and Faiyaz Doctor

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2745 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence in healthcare; quantum computing in medicine; real-time biomedical monitoring; ai-driven diagnosis and therapy; precision medicine technologies; biomedical signal processing; healthcare data analytics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Radars, Sensors and Applications for Applied Geophysics

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2536 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite; aerial and/or ground-based radar; synthetic aperture radar (SAR); real aperture radar (RAR); interferometric RAR/SAR data; GNSS reflectometry (topic to be handled by Sensors’ Associate Editors); ground-penetrating radar (GPR); SAR polarimetry; data processing and interpretation; signal enhancement; portable radar systems; radar applications to societal issues; Integration of data and sensors; integration and fusion with other geophysical and diagnostics techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advanced Sensing and Imaging Techniques for Structural Dynamics, Health Monitoring, and Integrity Assessment

edited by

Lorenzo Capponi

and

Massimiliano Palmieri

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2447 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; sensing and imaging techniques; structural dynamics

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

Privacy and Security for IoT-Based Smart Homes

edited by

Andreas Jacobsson

and

Kayode Sakariyah Adewole

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2444 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT security; privacy and trust; sensor data protection; intrusion detection systems (IDS); data anonymization; cybersecurity for IoT devices; secure sensor networks; edge and cloud security; ethical AI for smart homes

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

Systems for Contactless Monitoring of Vital Signs

edited by

Emanuele Piuzzi

, Orlandino Testa and

Erika Pittella

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2436 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar remote sensing; acoustic sensors; infrared sensors; optical sensors; smart healthcare; vital sign sensors; non-invasive diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Enhancing the Cultural Heritage Experience for People with Disabilities

edited by

Tsvi Kuflik

, Joel Lanir,

Alexandra Saad

and Julia Sheidin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2182 | Submission Open

Keywords: technology-supported accessibility in cultural heritage; enhancing the cultural heritage experience for people with disabilities; inclusive design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advanced Sensor Technologies for Corrosion Monitoring

edited by

Jiantao Qi

and

Xiaolong Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2109 | Submission Open

Keywords: corrosion; monitor; life assessment; sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Recent Challenges in Underwater Optical Communication and Detection

edited by

Meiwei Kong

,

Chen Chen

and Zhe Sun

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2103 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater wireless optical communication; underwater target detection; underwater optical networking

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Intelligent Sensing and Communications for IoT Applications

edited by

Zhidu Li

,

Zhiwei Guo

and

Zhuwei Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2056 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things; integration of sensing; communication and computing; intelligent optimization technique; resource allocation; security and privacy protection

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

Sensors for Smart Manufacturing: Advanced Sensing Solutions for Human-Centric, Inclusive and Resilient Industrial Systems

edited by

Alessandro Simeone

and Alessandra Caggiano

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2041 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart manufacturing; wearable sensors; nearable sensors; cognitive load modeling; stress assessment; operator well-being; ergonomics; digital twins; sensor fusion; inclusive design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Wearable Sensors in Medical Diagnostics and Rehabilitation

edited by Qiang (Jason) Zhang and

Xiangrong Shen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1977 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; signal processing; medical diagnostics; rehabilitation technology; biomechanical sensors; AI-driven analytics; personalized healthcare; sensor fusion; disease detection; sensing; monitoring; and mapping; wearable robotics; sensor materials; mobile health devices; smart healthcare solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advanced Sensors and Artificial Intelligence for Condition Monitoring of Power Electronic Systems

edited by

Yuan Gao

, Haihong Qin, Yu Zeng and Victor Cedeno-Campos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1972 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; artificial intelligence; condition monitoring; power electronic systems; predictive maintenance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Chemical Sensors—Recent Advances and Future Challenges 2025

edited by

Eduard Llobet

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1918 | Submission Open

Keywords: all aspects of chemical sensors; chemical sensing; electrochemical sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Optoelectronic and Functional Materials for Advanced Sensor Applications

edited by

Jamal Kazmi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1829 | Submission Open

Keywords: optoelectronic materials; heterostructures; sensor technologies; heterojunction devices; semiconductor sensors; multifunctional materials; nanostructured sensors; sensor performance; environmental and biomedical sensing; device fabrication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advances in Semiconductor Sensor Applications

edited by

Razvan Pascu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1792 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor applications; modeling; sensing mechanisms; wide operation range; wide bandgap and emerging semiconductors; test platforms; sustainability; STEM education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Electrical Impedance Tomography for Industrial Detection and Medical Diagnosis

edited by

Shihong Yue

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1636 | Submission Open

Keywords: EIT; industrial detection; medical diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Metasurfaces for Enhanced Communication and Radar Detection

edited by

Linyan Guo

and

Xiaojun Huang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1499 | Submission Open

Keywords: metasurfaces; metamaterials; metantennas; metadevices; communication; radar detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radar Sensors)

EEG-Based Brain–Computer Interfaces: Research and Applications

edited by

Fo Hu

,

Gang Li

and Junhua Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1472 | Submission Open

Keywords: brain– computer interface; neural signal processing; neural modeling and neuromodulation; computational neuroscience; practical applications of brain– computer interfaces

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Advanced Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT): Network Architectures and Distributed Applications

edited by

Francesco Chiti

,

Giampaolo Cuozzo

and Deepti Gupta

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1257 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial Internet of Things; industrial web of things; 6G; cellular IoT architectures and protocols; distributed machine learning; security and privacy

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

Mobile Sensing and Computing in Internet of Things

edited by

Tien-Wen Sung

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1246 | Submission Open

Keywords: mobile sensing; ubiquitous computing; internet of things; artificial intelligence; smart city

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

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