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Wearable Inertial Sensors for Human Movement Analysis

edited by Britta Berg-Johansen and Stephen Klisch

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1466 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; wearable devices; digital health; musculoskeletal; movement; motion analysis; inertial measurement units

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Development, Investigation and Application of Acoustic Sensors for Liquid Medium and Phase Transition Characterization

edited by

Iren E. Kuznetsova

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 800 | Submission Open

Keywords: acoustic waves; layered structures; liquid properties; hydroacoustic devices; viscosity; acoustic sensors; phase transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Intelligent Sensor-Integrated Antenna Arrays for 5G and 6G Applications

edited by Ming Zhang, Shitao Zhu and Hongyu Shi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 744 | Submission Open

Keywords: large-scale antenna arrays; multibeam antenna arrays; wearable sensor arrays; orbital angular momentum (OAM) arrays; reconfigurable intelligence surfaces; low-cost phased arrays; sensor array optimization; integrated sensing and communication; antenna array measurement

(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

Boyang Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 728 | Submission Open

Keywords: object detection; object tracking; UAV

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensor Technologies for Radar Detection

edited by Muhammad Faeyz Karim

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 650 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar sensing technology; radar architectures; system designs; emerging technologies; diverse applications; signal processing; applications for transportation; healthcare; personal security; and robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Integrated Sensing and Communication in IoT Applications

edited by

Rafael Berkvens

Constantinos Angelis

and

Gianmarco Romano

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 626 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated sensing and communication (ISAC); IoT applications; spectrum efficiency; 5G and 6G networks; signal processing; human-influenced signals; privacy and security in IoT; environmental sensing; autonomous systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

New Technologies in Wireless Communication System

edited by

Michel Kulhandjian

and

Hovannes Kulhandjian

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 362 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless communications; wireless networks; Internet of Things

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Emerging Electrochemical Biosensor Based on Carbon Nanomaterials

edited by Won-Yong Jeon and

Young-Bong Choi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 345 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensor; chemosensors; chemical sensors; electrochemical biosensors; carbon nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Technical Progress of Electrochemical Sensors

edited by

M'hamed Chahma

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 319 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface modifications; electrochemical sensors; microlectrodes; biosensors; molecular recognitions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Computer Vision Powered Human-Machine Interaction in Healthcare

edited by Xiaoqing Guo and Qianhui Men

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; human– machine interaction (HMI); artificial intelligence (AI); healthcare technology; AI-driven medical assistants; clinical decision support; explainable AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensors for Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision

edited by Jose F. Velez

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 229 | 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)

Sensor-Based Systems for Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

edited by

Bartolomeo Montrucchio

Jacopo Sini

and

Antonio Costantino Marceddu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical monitoring; edge-ai computing; embedded systems; environmental monitoring; signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Structural Health Monitoring Using Acoustic Emission Signals: The Role of Machine Learning

edited by Robert L. Reuben

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 221 | Submission Open

Keywords: acoustic emission; structural integrity; structural degradation; machine learning; artificial intelligence

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

Advanced Sensors and Artificial Intelligence for Condition Monitoring of Power Electronic Systems

edited by

Yuan Gao

, Haihong Qin, Yu Zeng and Victor Cedeno-Campos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; artificial intelligence; condition monitoring; power electronic systems; predictive maintenance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensor-Driven Approaches to Enhancing D2D Communication Efficiency and Interference Management

edited by

Redha Radaydeh

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open

Keywords: D2D communication; network sensing; spectrum sharing; intelligent devices; AI techniques; network efficiency; interference management; recourse management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Energy Harvesting Systems for Autonomous Wireless Sensor Networks

edited by

Sebastian Bader

and

Domenico Balsamo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy harvesting; Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN); power management circuits; ambient energy sources; energy-aware protocols

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Micro-/Nanorobots for Medical Diagnosis and Therapeutic Applications

edited by Ali Ghanbari and

Tapas Sen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro-/nanorobots; micro-/nano sensors; medical diagnosis; micro-/nanorobotic systems; micro-/nanofabrication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Operationalize Edge AI for Next-Generation IoT Applications

edited by

Mattia Antonini

, Fabrizio Ruffini and Michela Fazzolari

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge AI; internet of things (IoT); TinyML; MLOps; cloud-to-thing continuum

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

Trajectory Precise Perception of Traffic Targets and Its Applications

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: roadside sensor; in-vehicle sensor; vehicle trajectories; multi-sensor fusion; state identification; proactive traffic management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Security, Trust and Privacy in IoT Environments

edited by

Lidia Fotia

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT security; trust management; privacy-preserving IoT; secure sensors; distributed systems; anomaly detection; blockchain; AI in IoT

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

Special Issue on the 2025 International Image Sensor Workshop (IISW2025)

edited by

Yusuke Oike

, Robert Henderson,

Johannes Solhusvik

, Min-Woong Seo and

Guy Meynants

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: CMOS image sensors; electronic image sensors; image sensor design and performance; imaging device technologies; image processing

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

Enabling IoT Sensors Through Satellite Networks: Applications, Technologies and Solutions

edited by

Victor Monzón Baeza

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT sensor networks; satellite communications; satellite-based IoT; remote area connectivity; energy-efficient IoT; satellite network for IoT; IoT applications in remote locations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advanced Sensing Systems for Biological Monitoring

edited by

Chunlei Xia

and

Jungpil Shin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological monitoring; ecological monitoring; biodiversity assessment; sensing systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Integrating AI and IoT with Sensors in Computer-Based Educational Systems

edited by

Ahmet Can Sabuncu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: integration of AI and sensors; IoT sensors; AI and sensor-enabled systems

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

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Cyber–Physical–Social Sensing (CPSS)

edited by Md Tahmid Rashid

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI; cyber– physical– social systems; social sensing; physical sensing; multimodal data fusion; federated learning; knowledge graphs; privacy and security; machine learning; decision-making systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Multimodal Sensory Intelligence

edited by Yang Cai, Mel Siegel and Scott Ledgerwood

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal sensory intelligence; novel sensor fusion algorithms; biologically inspired sensory computing; sensing and reasoning; novel sensing modes; human perception and simulation; animal perception and simulation; cyber-physical sensing; cyber-physical systems; sensing and adaptation; self-healing; survivability of sensory systems; sensory intelligence theory; energy harvesting for in vivo sensors; nano-scale sensing and interaction; sensing and discovery; self-evolving sensors

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

Advancing Cyber Security in the IoT Era: Distributed Ledger and AI Solutions for Enhancing Security and Privacy

edited by

Gordon Russell

and Sean McKeown

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT; cyber security; blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) in bolstering IoT security and privacy

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

AI-Enabled Biosensor Technologies for Boosting Medical Applications

edited by

Carlos G. Juan

and

José María Vicente-Samper

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; reagents; chemical sensors; electronic sensors; optical sensors; electromagnetic sensors; biomedical applications; artificial intelligence; deep learning; machine learning; medical imaging

Optical Fiber Sensors and Sensing Networks for Structural Health Monitoring

edited by

Luís Pereira

and

Paulo Antunes

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; optical fiber sensors; sensing networks; distributed sensors; embedded optical fiber sensors; damage detection; structural integrity; smart sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Sensors for Space Applications

edited by

Ignacio Mateos

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 19066 | Submission Open

Keywords: Magnetometer; Temperature sensor; Gravitational reference sensor; ADCS (Attitude Determination and Control System); Start tracker; Sun sensor; Camera; Gyroscope; Accelerometer; Pressure gauge; Interferometer; Radiation monitor; Spectrometer; Remote sensing; Radiometer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Innovative Approaches to Cybersecurity for IoT and Wireless Networks

edited by Hannan Xiao,

William Spring

and

Ievgeniia Kuzminykh

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1077 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT cybersecurity; sensor technology; wireless networks; AI for security; quantum-free applications; lightweight cryptography; attack technologies; adversarial behaviours

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Mechanical Energy Harvesting and Self-Powered Sensors

edited by Zhengbao Yang

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 772 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy harvesting; piezoelectric materials; wireless power transfer; vibration; flexible electronics; smart materials

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

Ubiquitous Healthcare Monitoring over Wireless Networks

edited by Yazdan Ahmad Qadri

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 369 | Submission Open

Keywords: internet of things in healthcare; QoS communication; Wi-Fi; URLLC; artificial intelligence; digital signal processing

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

Challenges and Future Trends in Antenna Technology

edited by

Yasir Al-Yasir

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: antennas; mmWave; terahertz; massive MIMO; RIS; 5G; filter; power amplifiers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Design and Application of Nanosensor Arrays

edited by Yingying Geng and

Abdelhafed Taleb

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanosensor; biomedical; environmental monitoring; cell phenotyping; drug discovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)

AI-Empowered Internet of Things

edited by

and

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT sensing; edge computing/fog computing; smart IoT

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

Image/Video Coding and Processing Techniques for Intelligent Sensor Nodes: 2nd Edition

edited by

Jinjia Zhou

Ittetsu Taniguchi

and Xin Jin

submission deadline 9 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3113 | Submission Open

Keywords: image/video coding; image sensing; image/video processing; wireless communication; wireless sensor network; computational imaging

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

Blockchain in Future Wireless Sensor Networks: Integration and Use Case Applications

edited by

and

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9117 | Submission Open

Keywords: blockchain; 5G and beyond; 6G; future wireless networks; Internet of Things; wireless sensor networks; distributed networks

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

Digital Holography Imaging Techniques and Applications Using Sensors

edited by

Jose Angel Picazo-Bueno

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6066 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital holography; machine learning; digital holographic microscopy; holographic tomography; lensless holography; lab-on-chip holography; computer-generated holograms; virtual and augmented reality; 3D display and imaging; compressive sensing and single-pixel holography; information security

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

Advanced Optics and Sensing Technologies for Telescopes

edited by Donglin Ma

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3990 | Submission Open

Keywords: telescope design; telescope mirror fabrication; telescope mirror testing; telescope interferometry; adaptive optics; wavefront sensing; telescope coating technology; astronomical instrumentation; telescope spectrometer

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

Synergistic Intelligence: Pioneering Deep Learning Paradigms for Multi-Sensor Systems

edited by

Xue-Bo Jin

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2010 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-sensor systems; deep learning; sensor data

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

Intelligent Point Cloud Processing, Sensing and Understanding—Third Edition

edited by

Miaohui Wang

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 826 | Submission Open

Keywords: point cloud acquisition from laser scanners; stereo vision; panoramas; camera phone images and oblique as well as satellite imagery; deep learning for point cloud processing; point cloud registration; segmentation; object detection; semantic labelling; compression and quality assessment; fusion of multimodal point clouds; modeling of LiDAR/image-based point cloud processing; industrial applications with large-scale point clouds; high-performance computing for large-scale point clouds

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

Parallel and Edge Computing with Artificial Intelligence for Sensor Networks: Second Edition

edited by

Chase Wu

Celimuge Wu

and

Kihyeon Kwon

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 501 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor networks; parallel computing; edge computing; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

AI-Based Intrusion Detection Techniques for Vehicle Networks

edited by

Xiangxue Li

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 361 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; intrusion detection; vehicle networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Data Engineering in the Internet of Things—Second Edition

edited by

Ray-I Chang

Chia-Hui Wang

and

Yu-Hsin Hung

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8348 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT; data engineering; data warehouse and database; privacy and security; data processing; data analysis; data mining; data searching; data management; data retrieval

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

Recent Advances in Nanomaterial-Based Electrochemical Sensors

edited by Kuoyuan Hwa

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7912 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Advances in Security of Mobile and Wireless Communications

edited by

Hyoungshick Kim

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6960 | Submission Open

Keywords: mobile security; wireless security; mobile malware; mobile/wireless sensor network intrusion; intrusion and anomaly detection in mobile and wireless sensor networks; risk assessment in mobile and wireless sensor networks; security protocols for mobile and wireless sensor networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Acoustic Sensors and Their Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Farook Sattar

, Niladri Bihari Puhan and Reza Fazel-Rezai

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4165 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrophones; acoustic signal processing; acoustic signal classification; acoustic devices; acoustic signal detection; data analysis; channel bank filters; feature extraction; medical signal detection; mixture models; patient diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

EEG-Based Brain–Computer Interface: Trends, Challenges and Advancements

edited by