Sensors

Micro/Nanoelectromechanical Systems (MEMS/NEMS)

edited by Ali Mohammadi and

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 269 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro/nanofabrication process technology; coupled resonators; and nonlinear phenomena; mechanical memories and programmable devices; actuators; high-precision gyros and accelerometers; MEMS Sensors for Internet of Things (IoT); gas sensors; permittivity measurements; humidity sensors; magnetometers; energy harvesters; medical diagnostics and none-invasive measurements

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)

Optical Microfiber-Based Sensors: Design and Applications

edited by

Yunyun Huang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical microfiber; sensors; fiber design; microfiber fabrication; chemical detection; biosensors; environment monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advances in Micro/Nano Sensors and Actuators for the IoT and Future Mobile Communication

edited by

Nan Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; actuators; transducers; Internet of Things; 5G/6G communication; MEMS; photonics; terahertz; artificial intelligence; flexible electronics

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

Novel Photodetectors for Sensing and Imaging Applications

edited by Zhong Ji

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: photodetectors sensing new measurement parameters; single photodetectors with new principles; materials; structures; and fabrication technologies; new photodetector arrays; applications of new photodetectors; challenges of new photodetectors; new imaging methods of new single photodetectors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Recent Advances in Sensitivity-Enhancement Methods for Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensors

edited by

Zhiling Hou

and Chenyou Lin

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface plasmon resonance; sensor; sensitivity enhancement; two-dimensional materials; nearly guided wave; nanostructures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)

Graphene-Based Strain and Pressure Sensors

edited by

Alessio Tamburrano

,

Hossein Cheraghi Bidsorkhi

and

Marco Fortunato

submission deadline 1 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16636 | Submission Open

Keywords: Graphene-based polymeric composites; Graphene paints and inks; 3D monolithic graphene foams; Conductive composite foams combining polymers with graphene; Graphene coated foams; Periodic architectures using graphene; Bioinspired hierarchical graphene structures; Graphene-incorporated fibers and textiles; Graphene buchypaper; Nanowires/graphene heterostructures; Graphene membrane arrays

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)

CMOS-Integrated Optoelectronics for Sensing Applications

edited by

Bei Shi

submission deadline 1 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1374 | Submission Open

Keywords: detectors and focal plane arrays; heterogeneous integration; CMOS ICs; compound semiconductors; advanced optical materials; sensor processing and characterizations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Detecting, Measuring, and Modelling Speech and Body Movements in Virtual Reality and Human–Robot Interaction

edited by

Oliver Niebuhr

and Ïo Valls-Ratés

submission deadline 1 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 798 | Submission Open

Keywords: voice; speech; acoustics; nonverbals; virtual reality; human– robot interaction; voice assistants; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Emotion Recognition and Cognitive Behavior Analysis Based on Sensors

edited by

Valentina Franzoni

,

Claudio Ferrari

and João Baptista Cardia Neto

submission deadline 5 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9410 | Submission Open

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

Technology Trends in Fluorescence Detection Based on Biosensor

edited by Atsushi Shoji, Tsukuru Minamiki, Kazuhiro Morioka and Yukiko Moriiwa

submission deadline 5 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5934 | Submission Open

Keywords: on-site analysis; cell analysis; imaging; fluorescent protein; fluorescent quantum dot; fluorescent polymer; fluorescence particle; microlfluidics; lab-on-a-chip

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Wearable Sensors for Human Health Monitoring and Analysis

edited by

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and

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 26499 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; health; monitoring; analysis; EMG; EEG; fNIRS; artificial intelligence; physiology; rehabilitation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Advanced Acoustic Sensing Technology

edited by Rui Zhang

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 20545 | Submission Open

Keywords: acoustic sensitivity; piezoelectric transducer; capacitive acoustic sensors; distributed acoustic sensors; wearable; health monitor; non-destructive material testing; intelligence; algorithm

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Radar Imaging and Data Fusion Techniques for Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) Systems

edited by

Zenghui Zhang

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2644 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar imaging; Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) systems; 2D/3D/4D mmWave radar imaging methods; MIMO mmWave radar; data fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radar Sensors)

Advancements in Deep Image Restoration and Understanding of Low-Quality Images: Technologies and Applications in Sensing Systems

edited by Kaihao Zhang, Yanbin Liu and Xin Yu

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1730 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; computer vision; image processing; image analysis; image enhancement and restoration

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

Intelligent Sensing and Decision-Making in Advanced Manufacturing: 2nd Edition

edited by

Longfei Zhou

,

Pai Zheng

and

Xinyu Li

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 601 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensors for manufacturing devices; intrusive sensors and non-intrusive sensors; AI-based sensing technologies; intelligent sensors on industrial robots; dynamic decision-making methods for AM; uncertainty-oriented methods in AM; modeling and simulation for AM; planning and scheduling for AM; human– robot collaborative planning in AM; motion planning and control of industrial robotics; supply chain management and logistics in AM

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Artificial Intelligence-Enabled System for Health and Biomechanical Monitoring II

edited by

Redha Taiar

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 512 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence for healthcare sensor data with applications; artificial intelligence for healthcare sensing and monitoring; biosensors; biosensing techniques; wearable devices; sports biomechanics; human movement analysis; rehabilitation; augmented humans; wearable technologies; modeling and simulation; biological problems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Intelligence, Security, Trust and Privacy Advances in IoT, Bigdata and 5G Networks (2nd Edition)

edited by

Shaoen Wu

,

Jinbo Xiong

,

Periklis Chatzimisios

and

Mahmoud Daneshmand

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 12881 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advanced Sensor Technologies for Fault Diagnosis and Condition Monitoring

edited by

Md Junayed Hasan

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10181 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal data fusion; fault diagnosis; digital condition monitoring; predictive maintenance; artificial intelligence; net-zero challenges with AI

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

Secure Communication for Next-Generation Wireless Networks

edited by

Yue Xiao

and

Jie Tian

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10142 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Microdevices and Sensors Based on Polymeric Materials for Human Health Applications

edited by

Cristina Potrich

and

Lorenzo Lunelli

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9367 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical microdevices; biofunctional materials and surfaces; sensors for human health; clinical diagnostics; on-chip food analysis; lab-on-a-chip; point-of-care devices; polymeric microdevices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)

Advances in Physical, Chemical, and Biosensors

edited by

Sergey Y. Yurish

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8642 | Submission Open

Keywords: accelerometers; inclinometers; gyroscopes; mechanical sensors; optical sensors; optical fiber sensors; photonic sensors; chemical sensors; biosensors; immunosensors; BioMEMS; temperature sensors; pressure sensors; acoustic sensors; electromagnetic sensors; gas sensors; humidity sensors; infrared sensors; devices and thermography; radiation sensors; multi sensor fusion; smart sensors; intelligent sensors; artificial intelligence based sensors and sensor systems; virtual sensors; sensor interfacing and signal conditioning; sensor calibration; nanomaterials and electronics technology for sensors; semiconductor materials for sensors; polymer materials for sensors; MEMS and NEMS; quantum sensors; remote sensors and telemetry; sensor applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Smartphone-Based Human Activities Recognition System Using Deep Learning

edited by

Chifumi Iseki

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8191 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensor Technologies and Intelligent Computing for Biometric Signal Analysis and Pattern Recognition

edited by

Min Wang

,

Raul Fernandez Rojas

and Essam Debie

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7281 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal biometrics; wearable sensors; biometric data/signal analysis; privacy and security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

MEMS and NEMS Sensors: 2nd Edition

edited by

Mustafa Yavuz

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6605 | Submission Open

Keywords: N/MEMS sensors; sensor integration to N/MEMS; CMOS and microfluidic systems; electronic circuits for N/MEMS nano-sensor modulation; bifurcation sensing; sensor functionalization; nano-electro-mechanical sensors; PeCOD

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Sensors in Smart Irrigation Systems

edited by Mohamed Riduan Abid and Tareq Abu Hamed

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4643 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart irrigation; smart agriculture; sensor networks; IoT; big data analytics; control; cloud computing; real-time data processing; mobile applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

Sensing Technologies in Optical Image Stabilization

edited by Tao Tang

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4456 | Submission Open

Keywords: attitude sensors; active vibration control; image stabilization; adaptive disturbance rejection; tip– tilt correction

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

Neuromorphic Sensing and Computing: Technologies and Applications

edited by

Jean Chamberlain Chedjou

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3044 | Submission Open

Keywords: analog/digital/mixed-signal circuits and architectures for neuromorphic systems; architectures and algorithms for neuromorphic computing; event-based sensory systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Optical Fiber Sensors in Radiation Environments: 2nd Edition

edited by

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submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2953 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber-optic sensors; fiber gratings; fiber components; specialty optical fibers; distributed sensors; physical sensors; mechanical sensors; dosimeters; radiations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Visual Sensors and Machine Learning Techniques for Handwritten Text and Document Recognition

edited by

Silvia Cascianelli

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2939 | Submission Open

Keywords: handwritten text recognition; document image analysis; document digitalization; structured document recognition

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

Quadrupedal Gait Analysis in the Field

edited by Thilo Pfau

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2882 | Submission Open

Keywords: quadrupedal gait analysis; sensor technology; musculoskeletal injury reduction; performance optimisation; quantitative measurements in field applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

AI-Based 5G/6G Communications

edited by Lixin Li, Wensheng Lin,

Qinghe Du

and

Claudio Marche

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 701 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven network optimization and resource allocation for 5G/6G; machine learning and deep learning applications in wireless communications; semantic communications; intelligent spectrum management and signal processing; AI for energy-efficient 5G/6G networks; reinforcement learning for dynamic network adaptation; AI-enhanced multiple access and modulation techniques; AI-based security and privacy solutions in 5G/6G networks; edge AI for low-latency and real-time applications; AI for massive MIMO and beamforming techniques; federated learning and decentralized AI in 5G/6G; AI in vehicular communications; IoT; and smart cities powered by 5G/6G; AI-based predictive maintenance and self-healing networks; ethical considerations and challenges of AI in 5G/6G communications

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

Advances in Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Industrial Robotics

edited by Lichao Yang and Zhuangkun Wei

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 671 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-modal sensing and fusion; computer vision for robotics; decision-making for robotics; human– machine interaction; trustworthy AI in sensor systems; AI security and privacy; applications in robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Use of Sensors and Chemical Analysis for Food Safety and Quality

edited by

Hamed Karami

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; sensors; gas sensors; electrochemical sensors; chemical analysis; GC-MS; GC-IMS; HPLC; chromatography; spectrometry; titration; food safety; quality control; contaminant detection; fraud detection; microbial testing; rapid detection; intelligent packaging; shelf-life monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Industry 5.0: How Intelligent Sensors and Its Applications Accelerate Customized Digital Transformation for Industry

edited by

Jiann-Shing Shieh

and

Maysam Abbod

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 68309 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Multi-Sensor Technology for Target Tracking, Positioning and Navigation

edited by

Bingbing Gao

and

Gaoge Hu

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 19 articles | Viewed by 37835 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-sensor technology; target tracking; positioning and navigation; SLAM; route planning; artificial intelligence

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

Wearable Sensors for Postural Stability and Fall Risk Analyses

edited by

Tadayoshi Asaka

and

Naoya Hasegawa

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 22733 | Submission Open

Keywords: fall risk; motor learning; postural control; postural stability; wearable sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Sensors and Pattern Recognition Methods for Security and Industrial Applications (SPR-SIA)—2nd Edition

edited by

Michal Choras

,

Rafal Kozik

and Marek Pawlicki

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 22024 | Submission Open

Keywords: security of IoT; cloud; fog; and edge networks; machine learning; pattern recognition; AI applications; anomaly detection; secure software

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Personal Sensor Technologies for Physiological, Physical Activity and Air Pollution Exposure Assessments

edited by

Michael S. Breen

,

Miyuki Breen

and

Vlad Isakov

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 17031 | Submission Open

Keywords: Wearable sensors technologies ; Physiological biometrics ; Physical activity ; Motion analysis ; Microenvironment modeling and monitoring ; Air pollution exposure assessments ; Health monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Sensor-Based Human Motor Learning

edited by Xavier García-Massó,

Israel Villarrasa-Sapiña

and

Cristina Menescardi

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16616 | Submission Open

Keywords: motor learning; inertial measurement unit; motor function; physical training; motor sensors; physical conditioning; feedback

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advanced Fault Diagnosis and Health Monitoring Techniques for Complex Engineering Systems: 2nd Edition

edited by

Yongbo Li

, Teng Wang,

Khandaker Noman

and

Bing Li

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 13715 | Submission Open

Keywords: prognostic and health management; structural health monitoring; condition-based maintenance; non-destructive testing and evaluation; reliability engineering

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

Gas Sensors: Progress, Perspectives and Challenges

edited by

Paulina Powroźnik

and

Maciej Krzywiecki

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11934 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials for gas sensors; gas sensor design; sensing techniques; modelling; simulations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Advances in Energy Harvesting and Sensor Systems

edited by

Yi Xi

,

Jin Yang

and

Hulin Zhang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10023 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor; self-powered sensor; energy conversion and harvesting; information acquisition and processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Computer Vision-Based Human Activity Recognition

edited by

Stefan Poslad

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8238 | Submission Open

Keywords: human activity recognition (HAR); activities of daily living (ADLs); computer vision (CV); sensor data fusion for CV; AI and data science for CV

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

Emotion Recognition and Biometric Authentication with Contactless Sensing

edited by

Eui Chul Lee

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5428 | Submission Open

Keywords: emotion recognition; biometric authentication; contactless sensing; remote biosignal sensing; multimodal fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Applications of Manufacturing and Measurement Sensors: 2nd Edition

edited by

Shichang Du

,

Yiping Shao

and

Delin Huang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3748 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced measurement sensors; measurement and sensing applications; manufacturing systems; applications of sensors in intelligent logistics equipment; quality monitoring and control; machine vision and applications; methods of detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Empowering the IoT: Scalable, Sustainable, and Ultra-Low Power Solutions

edited by

Shimin Gong

, Lanhua Li, Yueling Che, Kongyang Chen and Nguyen Cong Luong

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3594 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultra-low-power IoT; edge AI; IoT security; wireless powered communications; integrated sensing; communication and computing; UAV; RIS; semantic communications

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

Detectors & Sensors in Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Astrophysics

edited by

Zhuang Ge

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2931 | Submission Open

Keywords: detectors; diagnostics system; design; measurements; characterization; simulations; nuclear physics; nuclear astrophysics; fundamental physics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Sensors and Signal Processing Techniques for Non-Invasive Health Monitoring

edited by

Elisabetta Peri

, Alessandra Galli, Sarah Tonello, Ana Neacșu and

Maria G. Signorini

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2874 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical diagnostics; biomedical signal processing; non-invasive monitoring; biosensors; non-obtrusive devices; machine learning for biomedical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

MIMO Technologies in Sensors and Wireless Communication Applications: 2nd Edition

edited by

Xinyu Zhou

,

Wing-Shing Chan

and Liheng Zhou

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2687 | Submission Open

Keywords: MIMO; antennas; microwave

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

New Trends in Optical Imaging and Sensing Technologies

edited by

Zhe Guang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2205 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrafast imaging; artificial intelligence; high-resolution imaging; hyperspectral imaging; wearable sensors; fiber optical sensors; biomedical imaging; miniaturization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

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