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Feature Review Papers in Fault Diagnosis & Sensors submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8716 | 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
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4528 | 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
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4128 | 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 and
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2269 | 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 submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1673 | 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 and Weihua Liu
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1524 | 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 submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1077 | 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 155 | 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
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 145 | 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 submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 14 articles | Viewed by 89395 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
New Trends in Intelligent Social-Health Systems Empowered by Internet of Every Things submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 56336 | 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 and Giuseppe Tradigo
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 25551 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)
Green Analytical Chemistry: A Themed Issue in Honor of Professor Jacek Namieśnik submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 24281 | 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
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 19067 | 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 and Hu Xiong
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 17348 | 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
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14417 | Submission Open
Keywords: indoor positioning; indoor mapping; indoor navigation; smart sensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Navigation and Positioning)
Sensor-Based Structural Health Monitoring of Civil Infrastructure
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14139 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensors; structural health monitoring; civil infrastructure; sensor materials; sensor networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)
Smart Sensor Technologies for Accurate Movement Monitoring and Connectivity
edited by Pi-Chung Wang
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13660 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart sensor; movement monitoring and connectivity; wearable technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Recent Advances in Smart Mobile Sensing Technology submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13126 | 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 submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12927 | Submission Open
Keywords: microwaves; electromagnetics; diagnostic applications; therapeutics; sensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)
Terahertz Sensors
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11389 | 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)
Intelligent Sensors and Robots for Ambient Assisted Living
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11388 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)
Innovative Synergies: Robotics, AI, and Sensor Technologies in Field Autonomous Systems
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8841 | 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
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7197 | 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 6894 | 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
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5721 | 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 5080 | 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 4897 | 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
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4038 | 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 , and Helena R. Torres
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3104 | 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 , and Wenjie Zhao
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3027 | 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)
Novel Nanoprobes for Biomedical Sensing, Disease Detection, and Theranostic Applications
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2441 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanoprobes; biomedical sensing; disease detection; theranostics; deep learning; targeted therapy; smart nanodevices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)
Advances in Bearing Fault Diagnosis Using Single Sensor Techniques and Sensor Fusion Approaches
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2329 | 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)
Wearable Sensors and Human Activity Recognition in Health Research submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2227 | 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
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1387 | 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
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1166 | 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 Neural Architectures for Anomaly Detection in Sensory Data
edited by Alireza Tavakkoli and Prithul Sarker
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1041 | Submission Open
Keywords: anomaly detection; neural architectures; generative models; density estimation; data description
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Advanced Sensors for Path Planning and Navigation in Challenging Environments submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1009 | Submission Open
Keywords: positioning sensors; sensor fusion; navigation; AGV path planning; dynamic environment; AGV applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)
Recent Advances in Spectroscopic Sensing and Sensor Engineering submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 987 | 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 submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 959 | 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 , and Yoshinobu Honkura
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 891 | 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)
Advances in Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces and Smart Beamforming for Next-Generation Wireless Networks submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 526 | Submission Open
Keywords: reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS); smart beamforming; wireless networks; energy efficiency; dynamic channel adaptation; IoT; UAV communications; 6G; mmWave/THz communications; AI-driven wireless systems; wireless sensor networks
Drone Autonomous Perception-Aware Path Planning for Survey and Inspection Missions
edited by , Sui Yang Khoo, Chee Peng Lim and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 506 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-rotor drones; fixed-wing drones; autonomous navigation; path planning; mission planning; task decomposition; survey and inspection missions; human pilot guidance; perception-aware path planning
Functional Low-Dimensional Materials for Optical and Electrochemical Sensing
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 339 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical and electrochemical sensing; low-dimensional sensing materials; ensing methodologies and mechanism— flexible; wearable; and miniaturized sensor platforms; environmental monitoring; biomedical diagnostics; and industrial sensing; low-dimensional material-enabled sensing structure or devices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
Security, Trust and Privacy in Internet of Things
edited by Alex Akinbi, Safiullah Khan and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 328 | Submission Open
Keywords: IoT; privacy; security; blockchain; cryptography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Development of Metal Oxide Gas Sensors: From Design and Synthesis to Real-World Applications submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 317 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal oxide gas sensors; nanostructured sensing materials; selectivity and sensitivity enhancement; environmental and industrial monitoring; smart and wearable gas sensors; hybrid and composite materials; low-power and flexible sensors; mechanisms of gas detection; Internet of Things (IoT) sensing applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)
Cyber Resilience of IoT Systems: Leveraging Cryptography, Protocols, and AI
edited by and Nan Wang
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 291 | Submission Open
Keywords: cyber resilience; IoT systems; IoT security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Sensors and Machine Vision Technologies for Stress and Disease Detection in Digital Agriculture submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open
Keywords: computer vision; artificial intelligence; smart sensors; deep learning models; crop sensing; disease detection and monitoring; data-driven agriculture; AgRobotics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)
Blockchain Security and Its Application in Internet of Things (2nd Edition) submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open
Keywords: blockchain; Internet of Things; security and privacy; cryptography protocol; secure communication
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Biometric Sensing in Human–Computer Interaction for Assistive AI Systems submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open
Keywords: product sensing in Kansei engineering; biometrics; AI methods in smart life; smart cities; affective computing; assistive AI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
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