Sensors

Applications of Spectroscopy and Imaging in Environmental and Biomedical Studies, as Well as Clinical Diagnosis

edited by Sayo O. Fakayode and

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 12 | Submission Open

Keywords: spectroscopy; microscopic imaging; nanoscience; materials science; nanotechnology; sensing; disease process; disease diagnostics; cancer detection; pathogen detection; biological sample analysis; emerging contaminants; perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); microplastics; pharmaceuticals; hyperspectral data analysis; photocatalysis; molecular recognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Defect Detection Based on Vision Sensors

edited by Pu Huang, Liuyong Chang and Xiangdong Ma

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 12 | Submission Open

Keywords: nondestructive testing; computer vision; visual inspection and characterization; robot vision; multi-modal sensor

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

Converter-Based Architectures for Precision and Intelligent Current Sensing

edited by Yangxiao Xiang, Hongjian Lin,

Yuanxi Chen

and

Zhihao Lin

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open

Keywords: current sensing; analog-to-digital converter (ADC); mixed-signal circuits; sensor signal conditioning; digital calibration; precision measurement; system-on-chip (SoC)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Innovative Sensing Technologies for Interactive Education

edited by

Qingquan Sun

, Jin Wang and Xinlin Huang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent agent development; sparse sensor data fusion; educational informatics; smart classroom analytics based on sensors and AI-empowered sensing technologies; adaptive learning systems; edge computing in education; privacy-preserving sensor analytics; TinyML for education; federated learning in schools; IoT-based teaching optimization; AIGC-powered pedagogical agents; human– computer interaction in learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

AI-Enabled Biosensor Technologies for Boosting Medical Applications

edited by

Carlos G. Juan

and

José María Vicente-Samper

submission deadline 1 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 317 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; reagents; chemical sensors; electronic sensors; optical sensors; electromagnetic sensors; biomedical applications; artificial intelligence; deep learning; machine learning; medical imaging

Applied Robotics and AI in Agriculture: Sensing and Autonomy for Deployment and Adoption

edited by

Santosh Pitla

and

Luan Pereira De Oliveira

submission deadline 1 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural robotics; artificial intelligence in agriculture; autonomous farm machinery; precision agriculture; computer vision for crops and livestock; edge AI and real-time analytics; robotic planting and harvesting; human– robot collaboration; scalable automation in farming; technology adoption in agriculture

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

Advanced Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems and Micro-Electro-Optical-Mechanical Systems in Scanning Probe Microscopy

edited by Andrzej Sikora

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7312 | Submission Open

Keywords: MEMSs; MEOMSs; scanning probe microscopy; sensors; nanoscale imaging; biosensing; control systems

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

Quantum-Inspired Computational Sensing and Imaging

edited by Siddhartha Bhattacharyya,

Jan Platoš

and

Avishek Nag

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 812 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum computational imaging techniques; quantum sensors; intelligent quantum sensing

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

Design and Application of Nanosensor Arrays

edited by Yingying Geng and

Abdelhafed Taleb

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 271 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanosensor; biomedical; environmental monitoring; cell phenotyping; drug discovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)

Artificial Intelligence for Sensing, Data Analytics, and Intelligent Human–Computer Interaction

edited by

Boštjan Šumak

and

Maja Pušnik

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– computer interaction (HCI); intelligent user interfaces (IUI); user experience (UX) and generative UX (GenUX); artificial intelligence (AI) and multimodal large models; intelligent sensors and edge AI for HCI; conversational and agent-based interfaces; extended reality (XR: AR/VR/MR) and HCI; internet of things (IoT) and internet of behaviors (IoB); user interaction patterns and data analytics; responsible AI in HCI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Wearable Sensors and IoT-Oriented Systems for Life Quality Improvement-Edition II

edited by

Paolo Visconti

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 24804 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors and systems; body sensors networks; wearable devices; internet of medical things; internet of healthcare things; remote control systems; software and hardware development; life quality improvement; data processing; monitoring health platforms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Acoustic Sensing for Condition Monitoring

edited by Pan Dou,

Tonghai Wu

and Longbiao He

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3372 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrasonic sensing; acoustic emission sensing; calibration; structural health monitoring (SHM); mechanical health monitoring (MHM)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Body Area Networks: Intelligence, Sensing and Communication

edited by

Xiang Li

and

Lei Jing

submission deadline 18 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open

Keywords: body area networks (BANs); wearable sensors; signal processing; structural health monitoring (SHM); human– structure co-monitoring; artificial intelligence (AI); large language models (LLMs); human activity recognition; sensor fusion and multimodal data; embodied game interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensing Technologies and Optical Communication

edited by

Isiaka A. Alimi

and

Paulo Pereira Monteiro

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16752 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable optical and electromagnetic sensors; fiber bragg gratings; micro- and nano-structured fiber sensors; metro; data-center; and long-haul fiber optic networks; ai/machine learning-based communication and sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Sensing and Imaging for Defect Detection: 2nd Edition

edited by

Haitao Wang

, Yongkai Zhu and

Fei Fei

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12586 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; NDT& E technology; defect detection technology; imaging technology; data acquirement and processing; sensing techniques

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

Advances in Sensing, Imaging and Computing for Autonomous Driving: 2nd Edition

edited by

Wei Li

and

Honglu Jiang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4294 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous driving vehicles; sensory data acquisition; sensory data processing; computer vision; motion planning and decision making; object detection; perception; and prediction; attack and defense in autonomous driving; safety; security; and privacy in autonomous driving; anomaly detection in autonomous driving; cooperative and coordinated autonomous driving

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

Smart Sensing System for Intelligent Human Computer Interaction

edited by Yi Yang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1113 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensing systems; intelligent human– computer interaction (HCI); human– robot interaction (HRI); hardware-aware perspective; context-aware sensors; large language models (LLMs); reinforcement learning; real-time processing; machine learning integration

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

New Trends in Computational Pathology: Advancements in Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence-Driven Image Analysis

edited by

Jorge Garcia-Gutierrez

and Laura Macías García

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 493 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); cytology; computational pathology; deep learning; histopathology; image analysis; multi-modal modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Emerging Trends and Novel Materials for Low-Cost Environmental Sensors

edited by

Daniel Dunea

, Gabriel Abarca and

Rodica-Mariana Ion

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 465 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; materials; built environment sensors; signal processing; data analytics; artificial intelligence; sensor networks; optical wireless communication; thermographic cameras; thermal camera communication; air quality; water quality; cultural heritage protection and monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Edge Computing for Beyond 5G and Wireless Sensor Networks

edited by

He Li

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge intelligence; beyond 5G networks; edge– cloud architecture; secure edge computing; blockchain in edge

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Emerging 2D Material-Based Biosensors for Detecting Biological and Chemical Pollutants in Wastewater Systems

edited by

Narendhar Chandrasekar

and

Balaji Ramachandran

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; sensors; optoelectronics; photonics; nanotechnology; nanomaterials; 2D materials; carbon nanotubes; graphene; functional surfaces; nanoelectronics; environmental monitoring; environmental remediation; pollutants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Event-Based Vision and Multimodal Sensor Fusion

edited by

Yi Chang

, Luxin Yan and Haoyue Liu

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: event-based vision; multimodal sensor fusion; cross-modal learning; autonomous systems and robotics; intelligent perception systems

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

Computational Intelligence and Sensor Signal Analysis in Healthcare and Cyber Analytics

edited by

Supriya Supriya

and

Kamran Shaukat

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; reinforcement learning; explainable machine learning; adversarial machine learning; adversarial attacks; cyber security; intrusion detection systems; imbalanced datasets; bioinformatics; medical diagnosis; learning analytics; sensor data; multimodal biosignal and imaging fusion; wearable-derived physiological streams; low-power; real-time health monitoring; smart cities and sensor networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

FEM-Supported and Embedded Sensing-Enhanced Health Monitoring of Composite Structures

edited by

Alessandro Airoldi

, Giuseppe Sala and

Pietro Ballarin

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: finite elements; structural health monitoring; prognostics; machine learning; digital twin; composite laminates; fracture mechanics; life cycle management

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

Resource Allocation and Interference Mitigation in Intelligent Wireless Sensing Systems

edited by Redha Radaydeh

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open

Keywords: resource allocation; wireless sensing; interference management and mitigation; energy efficiency; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Advanced Field-Effect Transistor (FET) Sensors for Chemical and Biological Detection

edited by Walter Buchwald

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: field-effect transistor (FET); functionalized films; spectroscopic detection; on-chip sensor arrays; real-time detection; low-cost sensors; chemical sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Biological Signal Processing Technologies for Heart Disease Prediction and Diagnosis

edited by Maciej Sterliński and

Ewa Świerżyńska-Wodarska

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiovascular diagnostics; heart disease prediction; telemedicine; machine learning; biosensors; wearable devices; implantable devices; heart failure management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Sensing and Signal Processing Technologies for Outpatient Monitoring and Rehabilitation

edited by

John Rasmussen

and

Arash Ghaffari

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 37709 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor data processing; wearable biomarkers; outpatient monitoring; remote patient rehabilitation; telemedicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advanced Sensors for Monitoring and Detection in Geotechnical Engineering

edited by Kuihua Wang and

Juntao Wu

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 14 articles | Viewed by 17870 | Submission Open

Keywords: geotechnical engineering; monitoring and detection; advanced sensors; non-destructive testing; on-site testing; damage identification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Spectroscopy Gas Sensing and Applications

edited by

Liqun Sun

and

Haoyun Wei

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15035 | Submission Open

Keywords: absorption spectroscopy; photoacoustic and photothermal spectroscopy; dispersion spectroscopy; frequency comb spectroscopy; Raman spectroscopy; optical gas sensor; laser gas sensor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Recent Advances in Micro- and Nanofiber-Optic Sensors

edited by

Dejun Liu

,

Qiang Wu

and

Ke Tian

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10450 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber sensors; micro-/nanofibers; microstructure optical fibers; SPR sensors; biochemical sensors; gas sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advanced Spectroscopy-Based Sensors and Spectral Analysis Technology

edited by

Israel Schechter

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8699 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; spectroscopy; spectral analysis; laser spectroscopy; chip spectrometers; chemometry; monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Security and Privacy Technologies in Smart Cities: Advances in Anomaly Detection and Privacy-Preserving Solutions

edited by

Mohamed Baza

and

Tara Salman

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6401 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart city security; privacy-preserving technologies; anomaly detection; blockchain and cryptography; IoT security; adversarial machine learning; secure sensor networks; federated learning; healthcare security in smart cities

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

Scalable Blockchain and AI-Based Embedded IoT Systems for Smart Spaces (3rd Edition)

edited by

Faisal Jamil

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2526 | Submission Open

Keywords: blockchain; Internet of Things (IoT); smart systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advances in Machine Learning for Anomaly Detection

edited by

Yasin Yılmaz

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 507 | Submission Open

Keywords: anomaly detection; machine learning; AI; time series data; high-dimensional data; video surveillance; computer vision

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Knowledge-Informed Machine Learning for Sensor-Driven Decision Making in Manufacturing

edited by Shenghan Guo and Clayton Cooper

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 5.0; knowledge-informed machine learning (KIML); manufacturing; decision making

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Biometric and Cryptographic Techniques and Their Applications in Sensor Data and Network Security

edited by

Wencheng Yang

and

Fei Zhu

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: biometric authentication; cryptographic protocols; privacy-preserving techniques; sensor data security; network security; lightweight cryptography; secure template protection; Internet of Things (IoT); privacy and trust in sensor networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Indoor Positioning Technologies for Internet-of-Things: 2nd Edition

edited by

Marco Passafiume

,

Stefano Maddio

and

Giovanni Collodi

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor positioning; user experience; RSSI; wireless sensor networks; Wi-Fi; Bluetooth; home automation; tracking; robotics; multimedia

Electrochemical Sensing: Technologies, Applications and Challenges

edited by

Shatrudhan Palsaniya

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical sensors; biomedical devices; low-cost electronic materials; IoTs with sustainable routes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Machine Learning-Enhanced Fiber Optic Sensing: From Materials to Applications

edited by

Boguslaw Szczupak

and

Mateusz Mądry

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning for fiber optic sensing; artificial intelligence in photonic sensors; fiber Bragg grating (FBG) signal processing; optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR) with ML; distributed fiber sensing and data-driven methods; noise reduction and feature extraction in optical signals; predictive maintenance using fiber sensor networks; structural health monitoring with ML-enhanced fiber sensors; smart materials and intelligent sensing platforms; IoT integration of fiber optic sensors; deep learning for optical signal interpretation; adaptive algorithms for real-time fiber sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Artificial Intelligence and Sensor Systems: From Attack Detection to Cyber Security

edited by Hongli Zhang and

Dongyang Zhan

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; cybersecurity; attack detection; intrusion detection systems; adversarial machine learning; threat intelligence; digital resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Sensing Technologies, Digital Twins, and Human–Robot Collaboration in Intelligent Manufacturing

edited by

Chao Liu

,

Haidong Shao

and Baicun Wang

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

Keywords: intelligent manufacturing; artificial intelligence; digital twin; sensors; human– robot collaboration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

IMU-Based Gait Recognition and Analysis: Emerging Methods and Applications

edited by

Emahnuel Troisi Lopez

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: IMU sensors; gait analysis; biomechanics; wearable technology; motion capture; human locomotion; gait cycle; movement recognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Analysis, Synchronization and Control of Complex IoT and Sensor Networks

edited by Alessandro Chiumento

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex networks; IoT; sensor networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Intelligent Sensors for Fault Diagnosis in Power Equipment

edited by Hui Ding and Shudong Wang

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensor design for electrical machinery and equipment; multi-parameter sensing (temperature; vibration; acoustic; partial discharge; etc.); IoT-enabled monitoring platforms for power systems; machine learning and deep learning for fault diagnosis; data fusion and advanced signal processing in sensor systems; sensor-based predictive maintenance for transformers; motors; switchgear; real-time monitoring and protection systems in smart grids; edge computing and embedded ai for condition monitoring; wireless sensor networks for distributed asset management; cybersecurity in sensor-based monitoring systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Innovative Protocols, Algorithms, and Applications for Autonomous Sensing and Sensor Networks

edited by Debarun Das, Haiping Xu and Taieb Znati

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous sensing; sensor networks; innovative sensing algorithms; protocols; and applications; intelligent sensing hardware; intelligent methods for real-time semantic data acquisition and processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Computer-Aided Medical Imaging Sensors and Their Applications

edited by Rongjun Ge and

Yuting He

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer-aided diagnosis; medical imaging sensors; artificial intelligence in healthcare; deep learning for image analysis; biomedical sensor networks; image-reconstruction algorithms; wearable imaging devices; multimodal imaging integration; real-time image processing; clinical-decision support systems

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

Intent-Based Networking for IoT Systems

edited by

Aggeliki Sgora

and

Athanasios Tsipis

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open

Keywords: Intent-Based Networking (IBN); Internet of Things (IoT); network slicing; AI/ML; edge– cloud orchestration; self-optimization; network automation; Industry 5.0

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

Challenges and Future Trends of UAV Communications

edited by

Wei Wu

, Mingzhe Chen,

Lisheng Fan

and Tianwen Guo

submission deadline 27 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned aerial vehicle; 6G mobile communication; semantic communication; embodied artificial intelligence; edge computing; Internet of Things; integrated sensing and communication; non-terrestrial networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Intelligent Sensor Systems in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

edited by Konrad W. Wojciechowski, Henryk Josiński and

Adam Świtoński

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5251 | Submission Open

Keywords: RGB and IR sensors; sensor fusion; visual– inertial systems; hyperspectral imaging; ultrasonic sensors; sensor calibration; magnetometer mapping; intelligent navigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

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