Sensors

Innovations in Vehicular Communication and Sensing Technologies

edited by

Jinyuan Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2106 | Submission Open

Keywords: internet of vehicles; vehicular communication; vehicular sensing; integrated sensing and communication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Sensors in Deformation and Dynamic Response Monitoring for Geotechnical and Civil Engineering

edited by

Nan Jiang

and

Bin Zhu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2055 | Submission Open

Keywords: deformation monitoring; dynamic response monitoring; geotechnical engineering; civil infrastructure; non-destructive testing sensor; wireless sensor network; real-time monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Innovative Sensors and Data Intelligence to Explore the Ecosystem Nexus: Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Sensors

edited by

Heye Bogena

, Jie Tian,

Paolo Nasta

and

Jan Bumberger

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2043 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental sensing; ecosystem monitoring; innovative environmental sensors; low-cost environmental sensors; sensor calibration and testing; sensor networks; groundwater–soil–landsurface–atmosphere interactions; data fusion; QA/QC; edge computing/edge analytics; machine learning/AI; time-series analytics; uncertainty quantification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Spectral Sensing Techniques in Biological Detection and Analysis

edited by

Lenka Halámková

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2035 | Submission Open

Keywords: spectral sensing; biosensors; Raman spectroscopy; infrared; fluorescence spectroscopy; UV–vis spectroscopy; biological detection; biomolecule analysis; disease diagnostics; forensic sensing; signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Design and Integration of Sensors for Control, Planning and Deployment in Robotic Systems, 2nd Edition

edited by

Xianqiang Bao

,

Shuangyi Wang

and James Housden

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2019 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor design; advanced sensor technologies; sensor fabrication methods; robotic control systems; autonomous decision-making; sensor fusion technologies; flexible sensors; smart sensing materials; multimodal sensor integration; environmental sensing

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

Feature Papers in the Internet of Things Section 2026

edited by

Raffaele Bruno

and

Petros S. Bithas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1906 | Submission Open

Keywords: internet of multimedia things; industrial Internet of Things (IIoT); underwater IoT communication and networks; machine-type communications; low-power and energy harvesting technologies; real-time systems for the IoT; service middleware and device management for the IoT; privacy, security, and trust in IoT systems; cyber–physical system (CPS) platforms; edge/fog/cloud computing in the IoT; data management and mining platforms for the IoT; IoT architectures and standards; future internet design for the IoT; IoT pilots and testbeds; 5G and beyond 5G architectures and protocols for the IoT; AI/ML and distributed intelligence for the IoT; IoT applications and uses (smart factory, smart city, smart health, smart transportation, and smart agriculture)

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

Feature Papers in “Environmental Sensing” Section 2026

edited by

Pietro Manzoni

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1899 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental monitoring; environmental sensing; Internet of Things; remote sensing; sensor networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Multiphysics Simulation and Design of Antennas and Devices for Next-Gen Wireless Sensor Networks

edited by

Huanhuan Zhang

and

Bian Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1774 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiphysics simulation; artificial intelligence; machine learning system; antennas; devices; wireless sensor networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Advanced Antennas and Microwave Technologies

edited by

Naser Ojaroudi Parchin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1684 | Submission Open

Keywords: antenna; microwave; wireless communication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Spectroscopic Sensors and Spectral Analysis

edited by Qiang Zeng, Dan Feng and Xiaoli Chu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1653 | Submission Open

Keywords: spectroscopic sensors; spectral sensing systems; applications of spectroscopic sensors (agriculture, industrial, biological, geological, energy, environmental…); microsensor and portable sensing system development; laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS); raman spectroscopy; infrared spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advanced Electromagnetic Sensors Technologies and Their Applications

edited by

Alessandro Formisano

,

Bojana Petkovic

and

Daniele Mestriner

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1610 | Submission Open

Keywords: electromagnetic sensing; inductive sensors; hall sensors; magnetostrictive sensors; signal conditioning circuitry; data-driven measurement techniques; non-destructive testing (NDT); biomedical electromagnetic imaging; geophysical electromagnetics; remote current measurement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Advances in Sensor Technologies for Wearable Applications: 2nd Edition

edited by David T. Fullwood and

Anton E. Bowden

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1605 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; sensor fusion; machine learning analysis of wearable sensor data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Sensing Technology and Computer Vision for Precision Agriculture and Smart Farming: 2nd Edition

edited by Simone Pasinetti

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1591 | 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)

Security of AI-Driven Sensing Systems

edited by Cong Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1586 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent systems security; cyber threat resilience; AI and ML in cybersecurity; privacy-preserving technology; blockchain and IoT security

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

Biosignal Sensing Analysis (EEG, EMG, ECG, PPG) (3rd Edition)

edited by

Vangelis Sakkalis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1550 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosignals; biomedical signals; biomedical sensing; EEG/ EMG/ECG/PPG/EDR/BCI multimodal signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Feature Papers in Remote Sensors 2026

edited by

Assefa M. Melesse

and

Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1477 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensors; remote sensing; UAV; hyperspectral and multispectral sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Structural Health Monitoring and Nondestructive Evaluation

edited by

Zixin Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1426 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; physics-informed learning; data-driven modeling; structural health monitoring; nondestructive evaluation; fault detection and diagnosis; digital twins; material characterization; system identification

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

Multi-Criteria Optimization of Electronic Intelligence Sensors Data Processing

edited by Janusz Dudczyk and

Łukasz Rybak

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1141 | Submission Open

Keywords: data processing; emission classification; emission identification; electronic intelligence; main lobe extraction; optimization; pulse features extraction; signals deinterleaving

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radar Sensors)

IoT-Driven Innovations in Smart Cities: From Urban Sensing to Trusted AIoT Services

edited by

Waheb Abdullah

and Wasan Kadhim Saad

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1116 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; internet of things (IoT); AI-enabled IoT (AIoT); urban sensing; sensor networks; edge intelligence; LPWAN (LoRaWAN / NB-IoT /Sigfox); IoT security and privacy; trustworthy AI; cyber–physical systems

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

Feature Papers in Biomedical Sensors 2026

edited by

Thomas Deserno

and

Lorenzo Scalise

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1088 | Submission Open

Keywords: health monitoring; vital signs; sensors; biosignals; systems; signal fusion; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Flying Ad-Hoc Networks: Innovations and Challenges

edited by

Shaoshi Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1035 | Submission Open

Keywords: flying Ad-Hoc networks (FANETs); unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); sensor networks; dynamic network; topology security; vulnerabilities routing; protocols

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Feature Papers in Wearables 2026

edited by

Roozbeh Ghaffari

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1031 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; flexible electronics; wearable computing; integrated sensors; biochemical sensors; health monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Cryogenic Detectors: From Their Fundamental Physics to Their Applications in Space

edited by Emanuele Taralli

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1006 | Submission Open

Keywords: cryogenic sensing; superconducting detectors; cryogenic readout electronics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advanced Flexible Sensors

edited by

Ahmad Al Shboul

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 974 | Submission Open

Keywords: flexible sensors; wearable sensors; printed electronics; polymer nanocomposites; stretchable electronics; self‑powered sensing; environmental and gas sensors; soft robotics; IoT and wireless sensing; advanced sensor materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Sensors and Systems for Automotive and Road Safety —Third Edition

edited by

Marek Jaśkiewicz

,

Milos Poliak

and

Ondrej Stopka

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 967 | Submission Open

Keywords: accident; accident analysis; accident prevention; accident reconstruction; artificial intelligence in automate vehicles; autonomous and connected vehicles; autonomous vehicles; big data analysis in vehicular systems; networks connected vehicles in urban roads; crash test; crashworthiness; driver behaviour monitoring; driving simulators; dummy emerging iot applications in vehicular social networks (VSNS); ault-tolerant systems; ground vehicle safety; intelligent transportation systems; intelligent vehicles; internet of vehicles; lighting of vehicles and roads; road safety; infrastructure safety of electric/hybrid cars; sensors for fault detection of vehicles; sensors for vehicle movement; smart cities; smart mobility and sustainable transport services; traffic control systems; traffic monitoring; traffic organisation; traffic safety; vehicle active safety; vehicle communications: V2X, V2V, and V2I; vehicle detection; vehicle dynamics; vehicle localization system; vehicle passive safety; vehicle privacy and trust; vehicle stability and handling vehicle testing; vehicle to everything; vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETS); vehicular networks; vehicular social networks (VSNS); visibility (recognizability) of pedestrians and obstacles; wireless in-car networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Photodetectors and Optoelectronic Signal Processing for Next-Gen Communication and Sensing

edited by

Bin Sun

and

Sihao Xia

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 960 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoelectric detection; multispectral detection; laser measurement; photodetectors; intelligent sensing; optical communication; photodetectors testing; optoelectronic signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Nanosensors: 2026 Perspectives

edited by

Edgar Muñoz

,

Huanyu Cheng

and

Atef Shalabney

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 952 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanosensor; nanoprobe; micro/nano-chip; micro/nanoscale photodetectors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)

Sustainable Sensing Technologies

edited by

Mengyan Nie

and

Mingqing Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 940 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable sensors; ingestible sensors; biodegradable materials; energy harvesting; green sensor manufacturing; self-powering; sensor regeneration; circular sensor design; sensor recycling; life-cycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)

Functional Low-Dimensional Materials for Optical and Electrochemical Sensing

edited by

Zhifang Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 906 | 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)

Wearable, Non-Contact and Capacitive Sensing for Biomedical and Industrial Applications

edited by

Mario Cifrek, PhD

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 884 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-contact electrodes; capacitive sensing; bioimpedance; wearable sensors; industrial sensing; motion artifact reduction; edge computing; IoMT; remote patient monitoring; ubiquitous healthcare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Intelligent Sensing and Human–Computer Interaction

edited by

George Lepouras

,

Kyriaki Kostoglou

and

Anastasios Theodoropoulos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 877 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal sensing and fusion; adaptive interfaces; human-centered AI; intelligent sensing; real-time systems; virtual and augmented reality; brain–computer interfaces; wearable sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Security, Trust, and Privacy for AI-Enabled Wireless Communication

edited by Zhenlong Xiao,

Li Yang

and Pengyi Jia

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 798 | Submission Open

Keywords: 6G security; trust management; secure AI-native networks; massive IoT security; privacy-preserving communications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Feature Papers in Radar and LiDAR Sensors 2026

edited by Guangcai Sun and Jixiang Xiang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 778 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar and LiDAR technologies; synthetic aperture radar techniques; active and passive radar techniques and applications; artificial intelligence in radar and LiDAR; signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radar Sensors)

Intelligent Fiber-Optic Sensing: From Interferometers to Grating-Based Systems

edited by

Likarn Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 721 | Submission Open

Keywords: distributed fiber-optic sensing; fabrication and packaging; fiber-optic sensing networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Recent Advances and Applications of Gas Sensors

edited by

João Flávio Da Silveira Petruci

and

Sidnei Gonçalves Da Silva

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 689 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas sensors; environmental analysis; health monitoring; sample preparation; instrumentation; analytical chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Hardware-Enabled Security and Trust for IoT Sensors

edited by Haibo Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 677 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet-of-Things; IoT Sensors; hardware security; security and trust; sensor integrity; sensor data privacy

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

Environment-Aware Technology and Applications

edited by Ming Huang, Jingjing Yang and Zhe Xiao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 672 | Submission Open

Keywords: environment-aware technology; environment-perception technology; environmental sensing technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Antenna Design and Optimization for 5G, 6G, and IoT (2nd Edition)

edited by

Naser Ojaroudi Parchin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 646 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-band/UWB antenna design and optimization; MM-wave and THz antennas; MIMO antenna systems; antenna design and optimization for IoT networks; numerical modelling of antennas; simulation-driven antenna optimization; smartphone antennas; decoupling of MIMO/diversity antennas; massive MIMO antenna array for base station applications; optimized filtering antennas; RF/microwave components for 5G/6G antenna systems; SAR and user-impact on the antenna performance; phased array and beam-steerable 5G/6G antennas; simulation-driven antenna optimization; beamforming and smart antennas for 5G and beyond; artificial intelligence (AI) empowered 5G/6G Antennas; design and optimization of metamaterials and metasurfaces; optimization-based pattern synthesis of 5G/6G antennas; reconfigurable antennas for 5G and 6G communications; prototyping, measurements, and experimentation of 5G/6G antennas

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Advances in Infrared Characteristics of Targets and Environments and Their Applications in Recognition and Sensing

edited by

Mingjian He

and

Huanyu Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 621 | Submission Open

Keywords: infrared characteristics; target background; radiation transmission; infrared simulation; target recognition; infrared sensing; multi-source fusion; deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Intelligent Systems and Wearable Sensor Applications for Health Monitoring

edited by Agnese Brunzini and Manila Caragiuli

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 612 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital health; e-health; wearable devices; personalized healthcare; healthy aging; healthcare models; digital twins; artificial intelligence; sustainability assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Emerging Innovations in Hyperspectral Imaging: Experimental Technologies, Chemometrics, and AI

edited by

Marc Brecht

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 577 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral imaging; spectral sensor technology; experimental spectroscopy; chemometrics; machine learning in spectral analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Novel Sensor Technologies for Civil Infrastructure Monitoring—2nd Edition

edited by Chengyu Hong,

Min Zhu

and Xiaoqiong Qin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 557 | Submission Open

Keywords: civil infrastructure monitoring; FBG sensors; multi-sensor fusion; IoT

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advanced Wide-Band Sensing and Measurement Technologies for Power and Instrument Transformer Diagnostics and Harmonic Analysis

edited by

Giovanni D’Avanzo

, Luca Barbieri and Palma Sara Letizia

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 555 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical current transformers (OCT); optical voltage transformers (OVT); fiber Bragg gratings (FBG); distributed fiber‑optic sensing (DFOS); Faraday and Pockels effect sensors; partial discharge optical detection; high‑frequency and transient measurement; photonic transducers for power systems; smart grid monitoring; high‑voltage diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Industrial IoT, Big Data and Smart Cities

edited by Simon James Fong,

Patrick Hung

and

Victor Chang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 532 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel sensors: optical, MEMS, photonic, chemical, and environmental optical imaging and spectral technologies sensors for IIoT and smart city environments; wireless and optical communication sensor data acquisition; AI and data techniques for 5G and 6G; security for 5G and 6G

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

Recent Developments in Imaging and Sensing: From Radio Frequencies to Ionizing Radiation

edited by

Hoi-Shun (Antony) Lui

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 501 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensing ; imaging; electromagnetic scattering; microwave radar; synthetic aperture radar; ground penetrating radar; radar target detection; radar target classification; radar target recognition; microwave tomography; millimetre wave radar ; terahertz radar; non-destructive testing; diffraction tomography; inverse scattering; electromagnetic methods for medical diagnosis; microwave-based medical diagnosis; radiology; computerized tomography; planar scintigraphy ; tomosynthesis; positron emission tomography (PET); single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT); sensor fusion

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

Feature Review Papers in Physical Sensors 2026

edited by

Sabina Merlo

and

Nicolò Marconato

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 463 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors based on magnetic properties; sensors based on semiconducting properties; sensors based on dielectric properties; sensors based on conducting properties; sensors based on superconducting properties; magnetic sensors; optic sensors; acoustic sensors; electric sensors; industrial applications; defense applications; transportation applications; biomedical applications; multidisciplinary

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Big Data Analytics and Internet of Things for Sensor Application

edited by Simon James Fong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 450 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data analytics for sensor application; internet of things for sensor application; sensor data

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

Emerging Trends in Wide-Bandgap Semiconductor UV Photodetectors

edited by Weihua Tang,

Zeng Liu

,

Daoyou Guo

and

Shan Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 425 | Submission Open

Keywords: wide-bandgap semiconductors; ultraviolet (UV) photodetector; optoelectronic devices; gallium oxide; heterojunction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Selected Papers from the 3rd International Conference on AI Sensors and Transducers (AIS 2026)

edited by

,

,

,

and Zixuan Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 424 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; AI; transducers; AI-enhanced sensing systems; MEMS; nanosensors; wearable sensors; biosensing; remote sensing; smart gas sensors; robots; humanoid; energy harvesting; Si photonics; nanophotonics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advanced Sensor-Integrated Circuit Design for Next-Generation Embedded Systems

edited by

Maria S. Papadopoulou

,

Achilles Boursianis

and Georgios Panagopoulos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 409 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor interface circuits; analog and mixed-signal circuits; embedded sensing systems; low-power circuit design; edge AI hardware; neuromorphic sensing circuits; energy-efficient signal processing; secure hardware for sensing systems; energy harvesting sensing platforms; Internet-of-Things sensing architectures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

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