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State of the Art in Wearable Sensors for Health Monitoring

edited by Yang Liu, Stephen Xia and Ting Dang

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 440 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; health monitoring; physical rehabilitation; activity tracking; physiological sensing; sensing materials; personalized medicine; telehealth; artificial intelligence; machine learning; data analytics; security and privacy; lifestyle monitoring; preventive healthcare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Advances in Miniaturization and Power Efficiency of Optical Sensors

edited by Yanlu Li,

Roel Baets

and Mohammadamin Ghomashi

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 350 | Submission Open

Keywords: miniaturized photonic sensors; energy-efficient photonic sensors; photonic sensor packaging; optoelectronic sensors; novel optical sensing materials; on-chip photonic sensors; waveguide-based sensors; optical micro-cavity-based sensors; wearable sensors; biomedical photonic sensors; plasmonic sensors; multiplexing of photonic sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Scalable Blockchain and AI-Based Embedded IoT Systems for Smart Spaces (3rd Edition)

edited by

Faisal Jamil

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 289 | Submission Open

Keywords: blockchain; Internet of Things (IoT); smart systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Remote Sensing and UAV Technologies for Environmental Monitoring

edited by

Alfred Colpaert

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open

Keywords: UAV sensors; flight automation; drone swarms; UAV high-precision positioning; RTK; environmental monitoring; damage assessment; long-endurance flight technology; weather resistant drones

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Recent Progress on Sensors in Power Industry: System, Signal Processing, and Data Analysis

edited by Ying Zhang,

Henry Leung

and

Junliang Wang

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; power industry; signal processing; data analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Smart Sensing for Green Engineering: Technologies to Enhance Sustainable Design, Manufacturing and Recycling

edited by Scott D. Adams and

Mario Coccia

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open

Keywords: green engineering; sustainable technologies; smart sensors; sustainable engineering; circular economy; IoT

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Next-Generation Healthcare: The Role of 6G and Vehicular Edge Computing in Smart Automation Systems

edited by

Nuno M. Garcia

and

Ali Hassan Sodhro

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open

Keywords: 6G; AI; IoT vehicular edge computing; smart healthcare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

IoT-Enabled Healthcare Systems: Intelligent Diagnosis and Telemonitoring

edited by

Abdul Ahad

, Qiangguo Jin, Lipeng Gao and

Zhongjiang Yan

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things (IoT); 5G and 6G networks; intelligent diagnosis; telemonitoring; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning (ML); deep learning (DL); quantum computing in healthcare; smart healthcare systems; real-time health monitoring; telemedicine and remote diagnostics; wearable health devices; healthcare data analytics; predictive healthcare technologies; AI-driven healthcare solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Sensor Techniques and Methods for Sports Science: 2nd Edition

edited by

Arnold Baca

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomarkers; biomechanics; heart rate; machine learning; motion analysis; sports equipment technology; tracking; workload

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advancing Ocean Sustainability: Cutting-Edge Sensor Technology and Applications

edited by

Teruhisa Komatsu

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

Keywords: sustainable development; marine sensing technologies; monitoring; remote sensing; habitat mapping; ecosystem health; in situ measurement; archival tags; marine pollution; microplastics; sensor platforms; submersible devices and equipment; biological oceanography; physical oceanography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Scene Text Detection and Recognition with Sensing Technology

edited by

Chu Zhang

and

Hengnian Qi

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: scene text detection; scene text recognition; multi-lingual text recognition; ancient Chinese text recognition; large language models (LLMs); vision– language models; few-shot learning; zero-shot learning; document layout understanding; cultural heritage preservation

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

Advanced Sensing, Control, Autonomous and Fault Tolerant Technologies for Satellite Applications

edited by

Shu Ting Goh

and

Mihindukulasooriya Sheral Crescent Tissera

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: new space; space autonomy; sensor; navigation; control; guidance; fault analysis; space situation awareness; verification; validation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Recent Advances in Electronic Skins and Self-Powered Flexible Sensors for Wearable Applications

edited by

Wen Cheng

, Zifeng Wang and

Mengmeng Liu

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: flexible electronics; electronic Skins (e-skin); self-powered sensors; wearable technology; flexible Sensors; nano/micro-fabrication; novel materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Intelligent Wheels: AI, Next-Generation Networks, and Federated Learning in the Era of Connected Autonomous Vehicles

edited by

Anirudh Paranjothi

Mohammad Khan

and Neeli Rashmi Prasad

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: connected autonomous vehicles (CAVs); next-generation networks (5G/6G); artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning (ML); deep learning; federated learning; V2X communication; intelligent transportation systems (ITSs); mobile edge computing (MEC) for CAVs; cybersecurity in CAVs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Sensors and Sensing Techniques in Petroleum Engineering

edited by Rita Esuru Okoroafor and Ding Zhu

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber optic sensing; distributed acoustic sensing (DAS); distributed temperature sensing (DTS); subsurface monitoring; fracture diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Soft and Wearable Electronics for Health Monitoring

edited by

Yongkuk Lee

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft electronics; wearable biosensors; health monitoring; flexible circuits; biocompatible materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Advances in Optical Sensing, Instrumentation and Systems: 2nd Edition

edited by

Xin Zhu

and

Zhenhe Ma

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 20 articles | Viewed by 20619 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical coherence tomography (OCT); image processing; deep learning; binocular vision; 3D reconstruction; optimization; spectral analysis; computer vision; stereo vision; surface plasmon resonance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

High Performance Sensors and Actuators in the Context of Industry 4.0 and Society Wellbeing: Theory, Developments and Applications

edited by

Vijaya Kumar Manupati

Géza Husi

Camelia Claudia Avram

and

Justyna Trojanowska

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8993 | Submission Open

Keywords: Advanced Sensors; Advanced actuators; Industry 4.0; Added Value Systems; Wellbeing; Quality of Life

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Antenna Array Design for Wireless Communications

edited by Choon Lee

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7816 | Submission Open

Keywords: antenna array; linear and planar arrays; MIMO antennas; beamforming; phased arrays; feeding network; high gain antennas; radiation patterns; 5G; wireless communications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Smartphone Sensors and Their Applications

edited by

Juan A. Monsoriu

and

Juan Carlos Castro-Palacio

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6600 | Submission Open

Keywords: smartphone sensors; smartphone applications; education; health; environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advances in E-health, Biomedical Sensing, Biosensing Applications

edited by

Hariton-Nicolae Costin

Cristian Rotariu

and Gladiola Petroiu

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3001 | Submission Open

Keywords: ehealth; biomedical sciences; bioengineering; medical devices; biosignal; biomechanics; neurosciences

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

State-of-the-Art Optical Sensors Technology in China 2024–2025

edited by

Yang Yang

and Yan Huang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1018 | Submission Open

Keywords: photodetectors; optical-fiber-based sensors; lidar; advanced microscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Integrated Sensing and Communication: Wireless and Optical Communication Techniques and Applications

edited by

Sicong Liu

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 693 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated sensing and communications; visible light communications; visible light positioning; sensing and detection; wireless localization and navigation; next-generation communication networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Sensor Networks and Communication with AI

edited by Ge Wang and Fei Wang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 340 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge and cloud computing; energy-harvesting systems; wearable computing; next generation of mobile networks; smart cities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence for IoT Sensors

edited by

Hiroshi Watanabe

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; Internet of Things sensors; blockchain; verifications; security; attestations; distributed ledger; hash chain

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

Innovations in Digital Healthcare Sensing: AI and IoT Intelligence

edited by

Akshi Kumar

and MPS Bhatia

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital healthcare sensing; large language models (LLMs) & small language models (SLMs) in healthcare; IoT edge intelligence; wearable & implantable sensors; AI-driven medical analytics; multimodal sensor fusion; real-time health monitoring; smart diagnostics; biomedical signal processing; remote patient monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

The Advanced Spintronics Theory, Devices and Sensors

edited by Xiaofang Wang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open

Keywords: spintronics; half-metal; band alignment; spintronic devices and sensors; spintronic theory; magnetic materials; hall effect

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)

Smart Sensing for Healthcare Transformation

edited by

Fernando Seoane

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; real-time location systems; environmental sensors; healthcare transformation; personalized care

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Combining Machine Learning and Sensors in Human Movement Biomechanics: 2nd Edition

edited by

Mariano Serrao

and

Alberto Ranavolo

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; neural network; biomechanics; human movement; wearable devices; movement disorders; movement analysis; motor function

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Datasets in Intelligent Agriculture

edited by

Wen-Hao Su

Zhou Zhang

and

Ce Yang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent plant identification; high-throughput phenotyping; deep learning; image segmentation; weed control; pest and disease monitoring; yield prediction; quality evaluation; grading equipment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cross Data)

Emerging Trends in Next-Generation mmWave Cognitive Radio Networks

edited by

Gyanendra Prasad Joshi

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: millimeter-wave (mmWave); cognitive radio networks (CRNs); resource management; mobility support; beamforming; spectrum sensing; interference management; handover optimization; machine learning; 5G/6G; network slicing; energy efficiency

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

Cyber Security and Privacy in Internet of Things (IoT)

edited by

Xu-An Wang

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT sensor data; IoT security; security for UAV

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

Advanced Sensing Techniques in Biomedical Signal Processing

edited by

Dakun Lai

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 5 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; biomedical imaging; electrophysiological signal; heart; brain

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

UAV Detection, Classification, and Tracking

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 85262 | Submission Open

Keywords: UAV detection; UAV classification; UAV tracking; Optical sensors; IR sensors; RF sensors; Radars; Deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Feature Review Papers in Physical Sensors

edited by

Evangelos Hristoforou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 34457 | 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)

Industrial Internet of Things in the Industry 4.0: New Researches, Applications and Challenges (Volume II)

edited by

Salvatore Cavalieri

and

Nunzio Marco Torrisi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 21747 | Submission Open

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

Medical Imaging and Sensing Technologies

edited by

Cihui Yang

and

Shiping Wen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 19872 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical imaging; magnetic resonance imaging; medical image denoising; medical image segmentation; tumor detection; deep learning; image processing; computerized tomography; ultrasounds; positron emission tomography

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

Perception and Imaging for Smart Agriculture

edited by

Wei Wang

Seung-Chul Yoon

Xuan Chu

and Hongwei Sun

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 18346 | Submission Open

Keywords: perception; sensors; advanced imaging technology; smart agriculture; agricultural information acquisition; artificial intelligence; agricultural robot; deep learning

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

Wearable Sensing of Medical Condition at Home Environment

edited by

Gaddi Blumrosen

and

Amos Bardea

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 18270 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensing; home monitoring; health monitoring; healthcare; sensor signal processing; diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Human-Centred Smart Manufacturing - Industry 5.0

edited by

Jorn Mehnen

Nikolaos Tapoglou

and

Jonathan Corney

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 17973 | Submission Open

Keywords: human-centric manufacturing systems; human-in-the-loop control; human– robot collaboration; smart decision-making support; human digital twin; trust; reliability; upgrading and upskilling; human– machine interfaces; sustainable smart manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

INS/GNSS Integrated Navigation Systems

edited by

Xiyuan Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16094 | Submission Open

Keywords: inertial navigation systems; GNSS; sensor fusion; integrated navigation; Kalman filter

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

Computer Vision Recognition and Communication Sensing System

edited by

Weizhong Qian

Weimin Shi

and Yue Xiu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 15863 | Submission Open

Keywords: visual recognition perception; waveform design; visual positioning navigation; deep learning; algorithm design; integrated sensing and communication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Multimodal Sensing Technologies for IoT and AI-Enabled Systems

edited by

Emmanouil Tsardoulias

Charalampos Dimoulas

and Andreas L. Symeonidis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15577 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; AI-enabled systems; data-driven systems; Internet of Things; machine learning; multimodal decision making; multimodal sensing; smart systems

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

Design, Communication, and Control of Autonomous Vehicle Systems

edited by

Ali Eydgahi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15254 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Independent Living: Sensor-Assisted Intelligent Care and Healthcare

edited by Lili Liu and Antonio Miguel-Cruz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15063 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; ambient sensors; types of sensors (vision and imaging; radiation; temperature; motion; humidity; electrical contract; pressure; etc.); Internet of Things (IoT); apps (mobile applications); zero-effort technology (ZET); healthcare implementation; usability and adoption; technologies for indoor localization and tracking; e.g.; Ultra-wide Band (UWB); micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) / nano-electromechanical systems (NEMS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

EMG Signal Acquisition, Processing and Analysis: From Research to Daily Practice in the Rehabilitation, Sports, and Occupational Fields

edited by

Luca Miceli

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 13007 | Submission Open

Keywords: EMG and surface EMG analysis; myoelectric control; wearable sensors; rehabilitation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Electronic Noses III

edited by

Jose V. Ros-Lis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12822 | Submission Open

Keywords: e-nose; electronic nose; pattern recognition; optoelectronic nose; array analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Wearable Sensors, Robotic Systems and Assistive Devices

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12179 | Submission Open

Keywords: human bio-sensors; human ambulation sensors; human motion intention detection systems; mobile servant robots; physical assistance; cognitive assistance; humanoid robots; wearable assistive exoskeletons; supplementation assistive systems; augmentation assistive systems; medical assistive systems; rehabilitation exoskeletons; physical assessment capability systems; wearable technology regulations; human ethics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Intelligent Sensors and Signal Processing in Industry

edited by

Lisha Peng

, Oleksii Karpenko, Hongyu Sun and Zhichao Cai

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12004 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-destructive testing; structural health monitoring; intelligent sensors; signal processing; industrial applications; predictive maintenance; machine learning; real-time monitoring; Industrial IoT (IIoT)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Feature Papers in Remote Sensors 2024–2025

edited by

Assefa M. Melesse

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10591 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensors; remote sensing; remote devices; platforms; and systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

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