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Sustainable V2X Communication: Intelligent Sensing and Green Connectivity

edited by

Raul Parada Medina

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication; V2X systems; intelligent sensing; green connectivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Spectroscopic Techniques for Optical Sensing

edited by

Werner Mäntele

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: semiconductor sources (from the UV to the far-infrared); optical fibers and interfaces for sensors; sensor specificity; sensitivity and stability; sensors for gases; liquids and solids; environmental sensors; sensors in biotechnology; sensors in chemical industry; biomedical sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Recent Advances in Fiber Optic Sensor Technology

edited by

Zhiguo Zhang

and Baoquan Jin

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open

Keywords: key technologies in optical fiber sensors; micro/nanostructured fiber-optic sensors; fiber-optic chemical and biological biosensors; novel point-based fiber optic sensors; novel sensing modalities for distributed sensors; new fiber and coating materials for sensing; emerging applications of optical fiber sensors; optical fiber sensor access networking and application technology; optical fiber sensor engineering and system integration technology; optical fiber power transmission technology and sensing applications; applications of fiber optic sensors in power; petroleum; and civil engineering industries

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

IoT Network Security (Second Edition)

edited by Jian Li

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3701 | Submission Open

Keywords: cryptography; IoT network security; information security

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

Advanced Optical Sensors Based on Machine Learning: 2nd Edition

edited by

Jinhui Chen

and

Daquan Yang

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1434 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; intelligent sensor design; computational sensing; hyperspectral imaging and sensing; inverse design optics; wearable sensors; intelligent spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Intelligent Microfluidics

edited by

Rasim Guldiken

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 303 | Submission Open

Keywords: microfluidics; lab-on-a-chip; artificial intelligence; machine learning; bioMEMS; point-of-care devices; biomedical devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advances in Soft Robotics and Soft Actuators

edited by Zhixing Ge

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 255 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft robotics; soft actuators; real-time sensor; functional intelligent materials; bio-inspired design; adaptive robotics; bio-hybrid actuators; soft-matter engineering

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

Radio Frequency AI/ML (RF AI/ML) for Wireless Spectrum Sensing and Awareness

edited by

William Headley

and Stephen Adams

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: radio frequency; spectrum sensing; RF AI/ML

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Indoor Localization Technologies and Applications

edited by

Zhiyong Wang

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor localization; indoor navigation; indoor GPS alternatives; indoor mobile robot navigation

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

Advances in Computer Assisted Tomography: New Technologies for Improving Biomedical Image, Sensor and Signal Processing

edited by

Dangdang Shao

and Chenbin Liu

submission deadline 5 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2599 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer-assisted tomography; artificial intelligence; medical imaging; computer-aided diagnosis; computer vision; tomographic sensors

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

Advanced Intelligent Robotics and Autonomous Control Systems—Celebrating the 75th Birthday of Professor Imre J. Rudas

edited by

Tamás Haidegger

Levente Adalbert Kovács

and

Péter Galambos

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5377 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent systems and control; sensor networks and applications; advanced control systems; soft computing and fuzzy systems; applied artificial intelligence and machine learning; cybernetics and systems theory; applied information technology in robotics; multidisciplinary applications of IoT; future perspectives and challenges of sensor technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Gas Sensors: Materials, Mechanisms and Applications: 2nd Edition

edited by

Tingqiang Yang

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2166 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas sensors; nanomaterials; semiconducting metal oxides; polymers; gas-sensing mechanism; gas absorption; gas sensor applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Multi-Modal Image Processing Methods, Systems, and Applications: 2nd Edition

edited by

Kechen Song

and

Yunhui Yan

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1349 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-sensor systems; multi-modal images (RGB-D/T); multi-modal object detection; multi-modal segmentation; multi-modal image fusion; multi-modal object tracking; automatic drive; robotic visual perception; unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)

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

Novel Quantum Devices for Sensing and Other Applications

edited by

Georgios Tsigaridas

and Konstantinos K. Delibasis

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1314 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum devices; quantum sensors; electric field sensors; magnetic field sensors; quantum optics; quantum electronics; weyltronic devices; signal processing; imaging; telecommunications; quantum computing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Technologies, Challenges, Applications, and Emerging Trends in Sensor-Enabled Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing

edited by

and

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1249 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; embedded computing; ubiquitous computing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Advances in Surface Plasmon Resonance Biosensors

edited by José Ribeiro and

João P. Mendes

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open

Keywords: Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR); plasmonic biosensors; optical detection; portable diagnostic devices; miniaturization techniques; food analysis; environmental analysis; disease biomarkers; biomedical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Nondestructive Sensing and Imaging in Ultrasound—Second Edition

edited by

Miguel Ángel García Izquierdo

and

Margarita Hernández

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: nondestructive sensing and imaging; ultrasound; NDE

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

Sensors and Artificial Intelligence for Analyzing Human Behavior in Sports and Physical Activity

edited by

John Komar

and

Ludovic Seifert

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 25716 | Submission Open

Keywords: global positioning systems; inertial measurement units; indoor tracking; local positioning systems; performance analysis; motion analysis; computer vision; machine learning; positional data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Sensor-Fusion-Based Deep Interpretable Networks

edited by Guangfeng Lin, Guoliang Fan, Zhigang Ling and

Jiangyun Li

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6230 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors fusion; reliability networks; causal reasoning; interpretable networks; graph neural networks; attention fusion mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Deep Learning Applications for Pose Estimation and Human Action Recognition—2nd Edition

edited by

Paolo Russo

and

Fabiana Di Ciaccio

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3307 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; action recognition; pose estimation; human activities; robotics and intelligent systems; navigation; positioning; control; datasets; sensors; embedded systems and devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Inorganic Nanostructure-Based Sensors: Design and Applications

edited by Changlong Hao

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2731 | Submission Open

Keywords: inorganic; sensor; nanomaterials; design; applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)

Image Feature Extraction for Computer Vision Tasks in Sensor Systems and Applications

edited by Weichuan Zhang,

Yanbing Li

, Jie Ren and Jin Lu

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2212 | Submission Open

Keywords: representation learning; deep learning; image feature extraction; medical image analysis; image denoising and enhancement; image classification; feature matching; image defect detection; three-dimensional reconstruction

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

Brain Activity Monitoring and Measurement (2nd Edition)

edited by

Annabel Chen

Gianluca Esposito

and

Andrea Bizzego

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1989 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI); functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS); magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS); encephalography (EEG); real-life brain monitoring; signal processing and validation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Advanced Environmental Sensing Towards Acoustic Monitoring and Modeling: Applications and Challenges

edited by

Elena Ascari

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1682 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental sensing; acoustic monitoring; bioacoustics; ecoacoustics; noise pollution monitoring; acoustic sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Remote Sensing Image Fusion and Object Tracking

edited by

Xu Li

and Tao Gao

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 492 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; image fusion; object tracking; machine learning; deep learning; object detection; feature extraction; computer vision; pattern recognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Advances in Vision-Based UAV Navigation: Innovations and Applications

edited by

Bo Li

, Shaoyi Li and

Shun Zhang

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open

Keywords: vision-based navigation; unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); visual SLAM; obstacle detection and avoidance; machine learning; sensor fusion; real-time processing; energy-efficient navigation; urban environments; agricultural applications

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

Innovative Sensor Systems and Applications: Enabling Navigation, Perception, and Decision-Making Across Domains

edited by

Michael J. Korenberg

Aboelmagd Noureldin

and

Umar Iqbal

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced sensor data fusion and integration; navigation and perception in complex environments; indoor/outdoor localization and mapping technologies; robotics and autonomous vehicles sensor systems; wearable technologies for health; sports; and safety; intelligent and adaptive sensor architectures; multi-sensor networks for precision agriculture; public safety and tactical training sensors; aviation and aerospace navigation innovations; sports performance and rehabilitation monitoring systems; AI-driven sensing and decision-making technologies; remote monitoring and surveillance applications; environmental and proximity sensing in challenging conditions; hyperspectral and thermal imaging sensors

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

IoT-Edge-Cloud Solutions for Precision Agriculture

edited by

Ivan Ganchev

Zhanlin Ji

and

Rossitza Goleva

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors and actuators; lab on a chip; networking and internetworking; Internet of Things technology and application; edge– fog– cloud continuum and computing; distributed computing; swarm management; signal processing; data fusion; machine learning and deep learning in edge– fog– cloud continuum; human– computer interaction and data visualization; action recognition and prediction using artificial intelligence algorithms; precision agriculture and forestry implementations; water; fertilization and soil management in precision agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

Advance in Sensors Technology for Medical Robotics

edited by

Arshia Khan

and

Iulian I. Iordachita

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: healthcare robotics; human– robot interaction; AI in healthcare; medical automation; assistive robotics; surgical robotics; rehabilitation technology; sensor-enabled systems; healthcare accessibility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Feature Review Papers in Intelligent Sensors

edited by

Mehmet Rasit Yuce

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 66625 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensors; intelligent sensors; sensor network; sensor data; sensor fusion; sensor applications; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Optical Biosensors and Applications

edited by

Hossein Zare-Behtash

and

Esmaeil Heydari

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16107 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical biosensors; immunosensors; fiber-optical biosensors; fluorescence-based biosensors; microfluidics and optical integrated biosensor systems (lab-on-a-chip); nanobiosensors; resonant sensors; waveguide sensors; DNA chips; nucleic acid sensors; protein chips; microarray; optical oxygen sensors; optical glucose sensors; wearable biosensors biological flows; aerodynamics; wind tunnel testing; pressure and temperature measurement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Emerging Remote Sensing Techniques and Applications for Object Detection

edited by

Yexin Wang

and Yi Cui

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8840 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; object detection; emerging techniques; deep learning; segmentation; satellite image

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Advanced Microwave Sensors and Their Applications in Measurement

edited by

Changjun Liu

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7839 | Submission Open

Keywords: microwave energy applications in the industry; microwave sensors and advanced sensing systems; real-time industrial monitoring; sensor performance benchmarking: simulation vs. validation; permittivity measurement sensor; emerging wireless sensor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

State-of-the-Art Sensors Technologies in Belgium 2024-2025

edited by

Abdellah Touhafi

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7603 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section State-of-the-Art Sensors Technologies)

Advanced Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks: 2nd Edition

edited by

Lei Zhang

Weizhi Meng

and

Kaitai Liang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5541 | Submission Open

Keywords: 5G-enabled VANET; vehicular cloud/fog; block-chain based VANET; security and privacy; federal learning in VANET; intrusion detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Sensing and Imaging for Defect Detection: 2nd Edition

edited by

Haitao Wang

, Yongkai Zhu and

Fei Fei

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5316 | 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)

Intelligent Industrial Process Control Systems: 2nd Edition

edited by

Iwona Grobelna

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1997 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Diagnosis and Risk Analysis of Electrical Systems

edited by Zhenbing Zhao, Bing Li and Haopeng Li

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 825 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrical equipment; fault diagnosis; risk analysis; sensor technology; AI and big data; Internet of Things

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

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 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 235 | 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)

Intelligent Robots: Control and Sensing

edited by

Ting Zou

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

Keywords: control; robotic perception; sensing; machine learning; intelligent robots

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

Recent Advances in Sensing Technologies for Automation, Process and Structural Health Monitoring

edited by Ilias Giannakeas and Yingwu Li

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensor networks; Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled sensing solutions; embedded and energy-efficient sensors; multi-sensor data fusion; smart materials with integrated sensing elements; predictive maintenance and condition assessment; probabilistic methods; deep learning; and signal processing for uncertainty quantification and propagation; optical fiber and fiber Bragg grating sensors; damage detection and imaging algorithms; reliability and safety engineering; guided waves for structural and process monitoring; acoustic and temperature sensors

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

Low-Cost Sensors for Ambient Air Monitoring

edited by

Naveed Salman

and

Muhammad Waqas Khan

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 64 | 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 Technologies for Blade Health Monitoring and Fault Detection

edited by

Baijie Qiao

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 49 | 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)

AI-Enhanced Radar Sensors: Theories and Applications

edited by

Choon-Sik Cho

and Youngwook Kim

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar; radar sensors; artificial intelligence; radar signal processing; imaging radar; target detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Advances in Wireless Sensor Networks for Smart City

edited by

Guisong Yang

Yutong Liu

and

Linghe Kong

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 25888 | Submission Open

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

Optic Fiber Sensing Technology for Marine Environment

edited by

Fang Li

Chi Wu

and

Zhou Meng

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 20207 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Sensor-Based Telerehabilitation and Telemonitoring Technologies

edited by

Bruno Bonnechère

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12658 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Smart Sensors for Machine Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis

edited by

Wilson Q. Wang

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11657 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensors and instrumentation; machine health monitoring; fault diagnosis; prognosis and system state forecasting; signal processing; AI and machine learning

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

Digital Holography in Optics: Techniques and Applications

edited by Chau-Jern Cheng

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10255 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital holography; optical metrology; deep leaning; biological cell imaging; optical inspection; unconventional imaging; resolution enhancement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Collaborative Robotics: Prospects, Challenges and Applications

edited by