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Multi-Source Image Fusion, Restoration, and Understanding and Its Application in Sensing

edited by Xianfeng Ou and

Honggang Chen

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13191 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensing; image fusion; image restoration; image understanding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Sensor-Based State Estimation and Fault Diagnosis in Automatic Control

edited by

Fanglai Zhu

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10286 | Submission Open

Keywords: state observer; disturbance observer; UIO; distributed observer; fault detection; fault reconstruction; fault-tolerant control; attack detection and secure control

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

Recent Advances in UAV Communications and Networks

edited by Yu Xu and Tiankui Zhang

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6639 | Submission Open

Keywords: UAV; resource allocation; trajectory design; 6G; optimization algorithm

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Wearable Biomedical Sensors for Mobile Health

edited by

Hesham H. Ali

and

Ka-Chun (Joseph) Siu

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6420 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable devices; mobility data; mobile health biomedical informatics; mobility for health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Vehicular Communications in 5G and 6G: Technologies, Architectures, and Challenges for Future Mobility

edited by

David Martín-Sacristán

and David Garcia-Roger

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4485 | Submission Open

Keywords: vehicular communications; V2X; 5G/6G; sensing and communication; autonomous vehicles; artificial intelligence/machine learning; mobile edge computing (MEC); digital twin; big data/API driven services; sustainability/green communications; modelling and simulation; field trials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Indoor Wi-Fi Positioning: Techniques and Systems—2nd Edition

edited by

Günther Retscher

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4161 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless fidelity Wi-Fi; received signal strength RSS; round trip time RTT measurements; lateration; location fingerprinting; combination of techniques; sensor integration and fusion; positioning algorithms; indoor user localization; seamless transition between different environments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Next-Generation Haptic Technologies: Materials, Mechanisms, and Applications

edited by Haotian Chen, Rami Ghannam and Lucas Ferrari Gerez

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2573 | Submission Open

Keywords: haptic feedback; tactile sensing; stretchable electronics; soft robotics; virtual and augmented reality; wearable haptic devices; human– machine interfaces; biomedical applications of haptics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Advances in Point Clouds for Sensing Applications

edited by

Luis G. Jaimes

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1173 | Submission Open

Keywords: LiDAR; radar; RGB-D; 3D registration; semantic segmentation; sensor fusion; SLAM; scene generation; digital twins; edge computing

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

Advances in Sensorized AI-Driven Intelligent Systems in Healthcare and Beyond

edited by

and

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1097 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical and statistical analysis; brain– computer interfaces (BCIs); explainable artificial intelligence (XAI); signal processing; large language models (LLMs); medical decision support systems; interpretability; machine learning; cognitive technologies; IoT; wearables and edge– cloud architectures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Intelligent Sensing Technologies for Blade Health Monitoring and Fault Detection

edited by

Baijie Qiao

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 867 | Submission Open

Keywords: blade tip timing; blade tip clearance; blade health monitoring; fault diagnosis; crack monitoring; intelligent sensing; dynamic frequency identification

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

Smart Sensing and Applications in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)

edited by

Zeba Idrees

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 449 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT); smart sensors; wireless sensor networks; edge and cloud integration; predictive maintenance; cyber– physical systems; sensor data analytics; real-time monitoring; industrial automation; secure and reliable sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advanced Sensors in Biomechanics and Rehabilitation—2nd Edition

edited by

Thurmon Lockhart

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 446 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; biomechanics; rehabilitation; gait analysis; posture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Low-Cost Sensors for Ambient Air Monitoring

edited by

Naveed Salman

and

Muhammad Waqas Khan

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 342 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-cost sensors; air pollution monitoring; sensor calibration; IoT and air quality data analytics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Intelligent Sensing and Computing in Human–Computer Interactions

edited by Jun Kong and Chunying Zhao

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 279 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensing; intelligent systems; ambient intelligence; intelligent assistive technologies; human-computer interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensor Fusion for Autonomous Robotic Systems in Industrial and Service Applications

edited by

Chin-Sheng Chen

and

Chia-Jen Lin

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor fusion; robotic autonomous perception; AI-driven perception; industrial robotics; service robotics; real-time data integration

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

Advanced Blockchain Technologies for Next-Generation Sensor Networks: Security, Privacy, and Scalability Solutions

edited by

Oleksandr Kuznetsov

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

Keywords: blockchain technology; sensor networks; IoT security; zero-knowledge proofs; post-quantum cryptography; decentralized consensus; privacy-preserving protocols; smart contracts; biometric authentication; distributed ledger technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Advanced Sensing Technologies in Thermal Measurements

edited by

Gianluca Rossi

and

Lorenzo Capponi

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal imaging sensors; infrared thermography; smart infrared sensing systems; thermal data processing and analysis; calibration and uncertainty reduction; real-time thermal monitoring; predictive maintenance and diagnostics; applications in energy; manufacturing; and biomedical fields

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Sensor Techniques for Signal, Image and Video Processing

edited by

Carlos Lima

and Adriano José C. Tavares

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: road noise sensor; road condition sensor; Lab on a chip; LiDAR; remote sensing; synthetic aperture radar ground moving target indicator (SAR-GMTI); FPGA accelerating aeronautic applications; GNSS positioning systems

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

New Prospects in Fiber Optic Sensors and Applications: 2nd Edition

edited by

Xu Guo

and

Xingwei Wang

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber-optic sensors; distributed fiber-optic sensing systems; fiber-optic biomedical sensors; photoacoustics; signal processing and AI; harsh-environment sensing; miniaturization and chip integration; prototype development and commercialization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Electromagnetic Non-Destructive Testing and Evaluation: 2nd Edition

edited by

Yong Li

and

Yang Fang

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

Keywords: electromagnetic non-destructive testing; eddy current testing; magnetic flux leakage testing; eddy current thermography; electromagnetic acoustic transduction; microwave and millimetre-wave testing

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

Sensor Technologies and Surgical Robotics in Medical, Biomedical, and Healthcare Systems

edited by

Isaac Chairez

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; sensing technologies; medical robotics; surgical robotics; remote surgeries; autonomous operations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Sensor Based Computer Vision for Safety and Health Monitoring in Disaster Risk Management

edited by

Nicholas Vretos

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor-based computer vision; disaster risk management; safety and health monitoring; multimodal sensing; situational awareness

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

Advanced Sensor Array Processing Technology for Low-Altitude Target Localization and Tracking

edited by

Xiaofei Zhang

Jianfeng Li

and

Fangqing Wen

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor array; target localization and tracking; reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS)-aided wireless systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Signal Processing and Machine Learning for Sensor Systems (2nd Edition)

edited by

Richard J. J. Povinelli

Priya Deshpande

and

Cristinel Ababei

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: neural network; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; signal processing; sensor systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Energy-Harvesting AIoT: Toward Sustainable and Intelligent Edge Systems

edited by

Dong Kun Noh

and

Ikjune Yoon

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy harvesting; AIoT (artificial intelligence of things); edge intelligence; federated learning; approximate computing; low-power embedded systems; energy-adaptive learning; wireless sensor networks; hybrid communication (LoRa; BLE; 6LoWPAN); sustainable computing; reinforcement-based energy prediction; self-powered AI systems

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

Advancements in Wearable Sensors for Affective Computing

edited by

Dan Zhang

and Zhao Lv

submission deadline 21 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1740 | Submission Open

Keywords: affective computing; ubiquitous computing; wearable sensors; physiological signals; emotion recognition; daily life; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Multispectral and Hyperspectral Imaging for Next-Generation Sensing Applications

edited by

and

submission deadline 22 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2167 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral imaging; remote sensing geology; hyperspectral applications; three high-resolution imaging; data generation

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

Advanced Optical and Optomechanical Sensors

edited by Jize Yan,

Lei Su

and

Yifei Yu

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 31262 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Sensing Functional Imaging Biomarkers and Artificial Intelligence

edited by

Susanna Nuvoli

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 19782 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Sports Sensors for Athlete Motion Tracking and Physiological Monitoring: Second Edition

edited by

Carlos D. Gómez-Carmona

José Pino Ortega

and

Sergio José Ibáñez Godoy

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12311 | Submission Open

Keywords: sport training; GPS tracking systems; radio frequency-based position trackers; athlete monitoring; athlete motion tracking; laser distance trackers; inertial measurement unit; video analysis; wearable devices; physical and physiological analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Positioning and Sensing Technologies for Ubiquitous Mobile Intelligence

edited by

Xiansheng Guo

, Lin Li, Zixuan Huang and Gordon Boateng

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 12214 | Submission Open

Keywords: target positioning; sensing technologies; multi-agent; deep learning; transfer learning; reinforcement learning; intelligent reflecting surfaces; multi-modal data fusion; sensor in mobile phones; GNSS positioning

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

Bio- and Chemical Sensors: Young Scientists in the Asia-Pacific Region

edited by

Yingchun Fu

Jianlong Wang

Junseop Lee

and Yi Chen

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10055 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-chemical sensors; sensor technology; healthcare sensors; environmental monitoring; food safety; agricultural sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Advanced Flexible Electronics for Sensing Application

edited by Xinkai Xie

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9035 | Submission Open

Keywords: flexible electronics; wearable sensors; self-powered optoelectronics; multimodal sensors; neuromorphic sensors; e-textiles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)

Sensing Technologies Applied in Human Emotion and Facial Expression Recognition

edited by Tong Chen and

Hongying Meng

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8202 | Submission Open

Keywords: emotion recognition and understanding; intent recognition; facial expression recognition; micro-expression recognition; masked facial expression recognition; stress recognition; physiological signal; multi-modal signals; wearable sensors; imaging sensors; non-contact sensing for physiological signal measurement; non-contact sensing for emotion recognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Optical Sensing for Environmental Monitoring—2nd Edition

edited by

Radhakrishna Prabhu

Carlos Fernandez

and Sandhya Devalla

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6228 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

5G and 6G Networks: Advances in Self-Organizing, Cybersecurity and Privacy

edited by

Pedro Pinto

and

Silvestre Malta

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6119 | Submission Open

Keywords: 5G; 6G; security; privacy protection; network vulnerabilities; cryptographic techniques; SON; IoT security; data integrity; cyber resilience; advanced threat mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Sensors and Their Applications in Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision

edited by Jose F. Velez

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4663 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision sensors; pattern recognition sensors; image data augmentation; image data enhancement; cameras (RGB; 3D; infrared; multispectral; X-ray; thermal); lidar; scanners; MRI; ultrasonic sensors

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

Recent Advances in Wearable and Non-Invasive Sensors

edited by Changhao Xu

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2521 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; non-invasive monitoring; personalized healthcare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Unmanned Aerial Systems in Precision Agriculture

edited by

Aristotelis C. Tagarakis

and

Dimitrios Kateris

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1456 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; computer vision; UAV; artificial intelligence for data analysis; sensors fusion for agricultural applications; simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM); flight planning; field; crop and soil properties monitoring and mapping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

Artificial Intelligence in Intelligent Transportation Systems and Traffic Control for Smart Cities

edited by

Daniele Cenni

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1367 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; cloud computing; information retrieval; social networks; intelligent transportation systems; traffic control systems; smart city; traffic management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Sensors for Human Movement Recognition and Analysis: 2nd Edition

edited by

Iain D. Murray

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1351 | Submission Open

Keywords: assistive technology; rehabilitation; sport science; smart PPE equipment; wearables; human movement recognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Electrochemical Biosensing Devices and Their Applications

edited by

Angeliki Brouzgou

and

Ilona Sadok

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 984 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical sensing platforms; electrochemical biosensing technologies; electrochemical diagnostics; industrial sensing tools; smart sensing devices; detection tools; methodological improvements

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Fiber Bragg Gratings-Based Sensors for Optical Measurement

edited by João Pereira

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 882 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber bragg gratings; optical sensors; measurement; structural health monitoring; distributed sensing; biomedical applications; data analysis; strain measurement; temperature sensing; gas sensors; super-structured FBGs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Machine Learning and Sensors Technology in Agriculture: 2nd Edition

edited by

Krista Rizman Žalik

and

Štefan Kohek

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 588 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; artificial neural networks; convolutional neural networks; recurrent neural networks; advanced deep learning models and techniques; deep neural networks; deep belief networks; recurrent neural networks (GAN; DNN; RNN); Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM); deep-learning-based 3D/Multiview sensing; imaging; and video processing; sensor networks; multisensor; data fusion; data mining; decision support systems; deep-learning-based visual object detection; tracking; and understanding

Sensors and Applications in Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence

edited by

Shyan-Ming Yuan

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 447 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; deep learning; sensor networks; object detection; reinforcement learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Smart Magnetic Sensors and Applications

edited by

Yuanping Xu

, Lu Yang and Qiuying Zhao

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 411 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel magnetic materials and structures; smart sensor networks; intelligent signal processing; miniaturization and integration; sensor fusion and multi-sensor integration; advanced sensor calibration and standardization; extended applications in harsh environments; aerospace; and IoT; wearable and healthcare applications; autonomous systems and robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advancements in Metamaterial Sensors Across Frequency Domains

edited by Brian Wells

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open

Keywords: metamaterials; metasurfaces; sensors; gigahertz frequencies; terahertz frequencies; optical sensors; electromagnetic sensing; 3D printing; frequency-selective devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advanced Sensors for Health Monitoring in Older Adults: 2nd Edition

edited by Aly Chkeir and

Farah Mourad-Chehade

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: elderly care technology; IoT in healthcare; balance assessment tools; grip strength measurement; gait analysis; standardized geriatric evaluation; autonomy in aging; mobility impairment; fall risk and prevention; balance disorders; bioimpedance in health assessment; health questionnaires; corrective interventions for elderly; data fusion in healthcare; AI in healthcare; alert systems for elderly; decision making in elderly care

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Intelligent Industrial Internet of Things: From Theory to Applications

edited by

and

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent industrial IoT training; artificial intelligence; edge computing; innovative IoT applications; IoT technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Human Emotion Recognition and Reactions Through Sensor Technologies: Findings, Challenges, Opportunities and Future Directions

edited by Messias Silva

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

Keywords: human emotion recognition; sensor technologies; multimodal data fusion; physiological signal processing; machine learning and AI; human– computer interaction; neurocognitive responses; ethical and privacy issues; applications in healthcare and education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

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