Sensors

Sensor-Based Frequency, Time–Frequency and Higher-Order Signal Processing for Condition Monitoring, Structural Health Monitoring and Non-Destructive Testing (Second Edition)

edited by

Len Gelman

and

Shuncong Zhong

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6555 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-destructive testing technologies; structural health monitoring; diagnostic feature extraction

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

IoT-Embedded Electrical Drives and Machineries: The New Frontier of Edge Computing and Intelligent Sensors

edited by

Giuseppe Leonardo Cascella

and

Elia Brescia

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6193 | Submission Open

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

Nanotechnology Applications in Sensors Development

edited by

Maria Lepore

and

Ines Delfino

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5608 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; multilayer; core– shell-type nanoparticles for sensing applications; nanopatterning of surfaces; surface functionalization; and the self-assembling of structures; organization of nanoparticles into periodic or aperiodic functional structures for nanoscale probes; sensors; and devices; semiconductor quantum dot technology for sensor development; metallic nanoparticles and nanorods for biosensing; up-converting nanophores; nanosensors for in vitro bioanalysis; nanotechnologies for Raman; SERS; and SEIRA sensing; fluorescence-based nanosensors; DNA-based nanosensors; multimodal nanosensors; plasmonic nanosensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Securing E-Health Data Across IoMT and Wearable Sensor Networks

edited by

Ashraf Uddin

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4085 | Submission Open

Keywords: blockchain; federated learning; eHealth; mHealth; self-health monitoring systems; wearable sensing devices; smart mobile technologies; Internet of Medical Things (IoMT); sensor networks; health data

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

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

edited by Andrzej Sikora

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3192 | Submission Open

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

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

Magnetoelectric Sensors and Their Applications

edited by

David Gray

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2824 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetoelectric; magnetic field sensors; multiferroic; low-noise sensing; noise rejection; materials synthesis; device fabrication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Innovative Applications of Gas Sensing Technology in the Medical and Health Field

edited by

Xiaofeng Wang

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2330 | Submission Open

Keywords: disease diagnosis; respiratory analysis; biomarker detection; drug release monitoring; new sensing materials; gas-sensing mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Optical Techniques and Sensors for Biological and Agricultural Applications

edited by Alma Fernández and

Aart J. Verhoef

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1846 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical coherence tomography; Raman spectroscopy; coherent Raman imaging; microscopy; multimodal imaging; infrared imaging and spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Progress in LiDAR Technologies and Applications

edited by

Santiago Royo

, Maria Ballesta-Garcia and

Pablo García-Gómez

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 789 | Submission Open

Keywords: lidar; TOF lidar; FMCW lidar; AMCW lidar; data fusion; point cloud processing; 3D computer vision; scattering media; modelling; autonomous vehicles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Sensors for Continuum, Soft and Compliant Robotics

edited by

Guangbo Hao

, Jieyu Wang, Haitong Liang and Yinjun Zhao

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 477 | Submission Open

Keywords: compliant robot; adaptive structure; origami; soft robot; continuum robot; wearable robot

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

Advanced Sensing for Surgical Robots and Devices

edited by Rui Li

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 407 | Submission Open

Keywords: surgical robotics; surgical devices; image-guided therapy; soft robotic sensing

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

Reliable Autonomics and the Internet of Things

edited by

Joseph Rafferty

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 369 | Submission Open

Keywords: reliable autonomic systems; Internet of Things (IoT); self-management capabilitie; IoT automation; heterogeneous networks; self-healing networks; zero-trust protocols

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

Acoustic Sensing for Condition Monitoring

edited by Pan Dou,

Tonghai Wu

and Longbiao He

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 299 | 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)

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 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 298 | 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)

Emerging Trends and Novel Materials for Low-Cost Environmental Sensors

edited by

Daniel Dunea

, Gabriel Abarca and

Rodica-Mariana Ion

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 263 | 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)

Optical Fiber Sensing and Its Applications

edited by

Ki-Joong Kim

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber sensing; fiber optic sensor design; environmental monitoring; distributed sensing; chemical sensing materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Smart Magnetic Sensors and Applications

edited by

Yuanping Xu

, Lu Yang and Qiuying Zhao

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 152 | 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)

Wearable and Portable Devices for Endurance Sports

edited by

Diego Jaén-Carrillo

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable devices; portable devices; sensors; biomechanics; endurance sports

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Advances in Intelligent Vehicular Networks and Communications

edited by

Chen Chen

and Licheng Wang

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT in vehicle communication; vehicle communication technology; V2X and V2I communication technology; 5G/6G networks in vehicle communication; real-time traffic management; autonomous driving and collaborative driving; security and privacy protection; blockchain technology; energy efficiency and sustainability; low-power communication design technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Innovations in Remote Sensing and AI-Enabled Sensing for Smart Agriculture

edited by

Faramarz F. Samavati

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open

Keywords: geoinformatics; remote sensing; AI-enabled sensors; geospatial data processing and organization; computational and optimization methods; UAV-based sensing; LiDAR; data fusion; agricultural monitoring; agrometeorology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

Advanced Nanogenerators for Micro-Energy and Self-Powered Sensors

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submission deadline 28 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: triboelectric nanogenerators; piezoelectric nanogenerators; electromagnetic nanogenerator; wearable self-powered sensor; zero-power sensors; artificial intelligence; sound and vibration; multifunctional sensors; energy harvesting; internet of things; monitoring and communication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Based Localization for Positioning Applications and Mobile Robot Navigation—Second Edition

edited by

Henrik Hesse

and

Chee Kiat Seow

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 17 articles | Viewed by 35152 | Submission Open

Keywords: applications of SLAM for mobile robot navigation; AI and machine learning algorithms for precise localization; location-based AI applications for (mobile) robots; data fusion for localization/ navigation using vision; inertial; LiDAR; UWB; or other time-of-flight sensors; fast SLAM and localization for edge deployment; map-based or landmark-based navigation; 3D SLAM for indoor mapping; algorithms and methods for mobile robot navigation; co-operative localization and SLAM; ultrawide-band (UWB)-based and other GPS-denied localization approaches; AI for non-line-of-sight (NLOS) detection and mitigation; Wi-Fi; 5G technology; and Bluetooth low-energy (BLE) applications for localization

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

Advanced Sensing and Measurement Control Applications

edited by Peter W. McCarthy,

Vincenzo Cascioli

and

Zhuofu Liu

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 31929 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; measurement and control; signal processing; computer vision; artificial intelligence; machine/deep learning algorithms; clinical/medical data analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

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

edited by

Tomasz Marcin Dymerski

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17334 | 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)

Biomedical Sensing and Bioinformatics Processing

edited by Min Shi, Yan Luo, Yu Tian and

Wenfeng Zhao

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7854 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Atmospheric Precipitation Sensors

edited by

Arianna Cauteruccio

and

Elisa Adirosi

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6528 | Submission Open

Keywords: traditional atmospheric precipitation sensors; disdrometers; rain sensors; snow sensors; opportunistic sensors; weather radar; satellite-borne sensors; in situ and remote atmospheric precipitation measurements; satellite vs. ground validation studies; severe storms analysis; interpretation and nowcasting; liquid/solid precipitation microphysical parameters; quantitative precipitation estimation; data quality; climate records; urban-scale monitoring; sensor networking; artificial intelligence and multi-sensor big data; hail detection; microwave propagation; rain fading; meteorology; climatology; hydrology; agriculture; water management; environmental monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Vision- and Image-Based Biomedical Diagnostics—2nd Edition

edited by

Alexander Wong

,

Pengcheng Xi

and

Ashkan Ebadi

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4897 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical; medical; imaging; image; vision; diagnostics; prognosis; artificial intelligence; machine learning; imaging modalities; signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Sensors in Intelligent Transport Systems

edited by

Alexander Kocian

, Ana Lucia Martins, Mirco Nanni, Luca Pappalardo and Paolo Milazzo

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4247 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transport systems; mobility data science; geospatial AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Remote Sensing in Atmospheric Measurements

edited by

Feinan Chen

and

Belay Demoz

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4235 | Submission Open

Keywords: atmospheric measurement; atmospheric dynamics; lidar; remote sensing; optical detection and imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Protocols, Algorithms and Applications of Wireless Networks and Internet of Things

edited by

SungJin Yu

and

KiSung Park

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3352 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless networks; IoT; protocols and algorithms

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

Advances in Big Data and Internet of Things

edited by

João Alexandre Lobo Marques

and Simon James Fong

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3330 | Submission Open

Keywords: cloud and grid computing for big data; data mining and machine learning; artificial intelligence and data sciences; cloud computing and service data analysis; software architecture and middleware; performance evaluation and modeling; networking and communication protocols; machine-to-machine communications; software engineering for IoT and IoE; machine learning and deep learning approaches data analytics; technological focus for smart environments; architecture for secure and interactive IoT; social implications and ethics for IoT intelligence; systems for IoT and services computing; sensor networks and remote diagnosis and development; intelligent infrastructure and guidance systems for green vehicles; systems and smart cities; 6G-enabled IoT

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

Smart Systems and Wireless Sensor Networks for Localization

edited by

Luigi Ferrigno

,

Domenico Capriglione

and

Chiara Carissimo

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1631 | Submission Open

Keywords: localization; measurement technologies and techniques; ranging techniques; positioning; real-time operating; internet of things (IoT); smart sensors; artificial intelligence; data fusion; energy harvesting in localization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Sensing in Harsh Environments: Power, Communication and Material Challenges

edited by Chong Li

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1297 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; power supply; communications; materials; harsh environments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Cybersecurity in IoT and Smart Infrastructure: Perspectives on Emerging Technologies Including AI, Blockchain, and Quantum Computing

edited by

Khondokar Fida Hasan

,

Basker Palaniswamy

and Mohammad Ali Moni

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 1217 | Submission Open

Keywords: cybersecurity; IoT (Internet of Things); smart infrastructure; artificial intelligence (AI); blockchain technology; quantum computing; emerging technologies

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

Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors for High Temperature Sensing Applications

edited by

Jie Huang

,

Bohong Zhang

and Koustav Dey

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1020 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber optic sensors; distributed sensors; high-temperature measurement; sapphire fiber bragg gratings; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advances in Wearable Sensors for Continuous Health Monitoring

edited by

Leopoldo Angrisani

, Romano Maria and

Annarita Tedesco

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 956 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; patient monitoring; health management; remote health monitoring; AI-enabled processing; medical IoT

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Selected Papers from the 11th International Electronic Conference on Sensors and Applications

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submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 697 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemo- and biosensors; physical sensors; sensor networks; IoT; smart cities; and heath monitoring; sensors and artificial intelligence; smart agriculture sensors; electronic sensors; devices; and systems; wearable sensors and healthcare applications; robotics; sensors; and industry 4.0

Music Acquisition and Automatic Processing for Machine Learning-Based Applications

edited by

Alicja Wieczorkowska

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 453 | Submission Open

Keywords: signal acquisition; digital signal processing; audio signal analysis; sensors; machine learning

Blockchain-Based Solutions to Secure IoT

edited by

Zhaofeng Ma

, Yuwei Xu and Yuntao Wang

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 316 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT security; blockchain; decentralized security; AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Ultrasonic Sensors and Ultrasonic Signal Processing

edited by

Ming Zhu

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 274 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrasonic sensor technology; ultrasound signal processing; materials science; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Electrochemical Sensors and Biotechnology for Sustainable Water Quality Monitoring and Bioenergy Solutions

edited by

Woo Hyoung Lee

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioenergy; biotechnology; electrochemical sensors; emerging contaminants; renewable energy; water quality monitoring; wastewater

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Advanced Massive MIMO and mmWave Communication Systems for Next-Generation Wireless Networks

edited by

Nicola Pasquino

and

Daniele Franci

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: massive MIMO system; multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO); electromagnetic field measurement; antenna design; 5G networks; wireless communication; wireless networks; mmWave

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Innovative Applications of Wearable Sensors in Musculoskeletal Biomechanics and Rehabilitation

edited by

Marco Caruso

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 19 articles | Viewed by 35853 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; musculoskeletal biomechanics; real-time joint kinematics; IMU and MIMU sensors; tele-rehabilitation; movement analysis; sensor-based rehabilitation; real-time motion tracking; virtual reality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

AI-Driving for Autonomous Vehicles

edited by

Agapito Ledezma Espino

and

Araceli Sanchis de Miguel

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 22742 | Submission Open

Keywords: detection algorithms; autopilots; connected cars; self-driving; passengers’ experiences

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Internet of Things, Big Data and Smart Systems II

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submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 20325 | Submission Open

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

Remote Sensing of Plants, Soil, and Atmosphere for Agricultural Monitoring

edited by

Oz Kira

and

Asim Biswas

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 18766 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; remote sensing; satellite monitoring; climate monitoring; digital soil mapping; smart farming; agricultural management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

Computer Vision for Object Detection and Tracking with Sensor-Based Applications

edited by Li-Wei Kang,

Chih-Chung Hsu

, Chia-Chi Tsai and

Chao-Yang Lee

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 17103 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; object tracking; object detection; sensor fusion; sensor technologies; autonomous vehicles; surveillance systems; deep learning

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

Recent Advances in Distributed Optical Fiber Acoustic Sensors and Their Applications

edited by

Ali Masoudi

,

Stefano Faralli

and

Minghong Yang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16750 | Submission Open

Keywords: Distributed optical fiber sensors ; Distributed optical fiber acoustic sensors ; Phase sensitive optical domain reflectometry ; Rayleigh Scattering ; … … ..

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Sensing Technology and Applications for Industrial Maintenance and Automation

edited by

Miguel Delgado-Prieto

,

Athanasios Karlis

and

Toomas Vaimann

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 15342 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Deep Learning for Perception and Recognition: Method and Applications

edited by Gaochang Wu, Zizhu Fan and Dong Pan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 14165 | Submission Open

Keywords: image processing; visual perception; multimodal learning; multimodal fusion; pattern analysis; knowledge system; explainable machine learning

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

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