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Application of FPGA-Based Sensor Systems

edited by Nicola Lusardi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14270 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated processing intelligence; digitization of sensor data; real-time processing; latency reduction; communication overhead; programmable parallel processing; field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs); time-mode

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Multi-Sensor Data Fusion

edited by Ning Xiong

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10763 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor fusion; fusion system architecture; signal; image; machine learning; multi-modal fusion; uncertainty; resource management; fusion performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advanced Sensing and Fault Diagnosis for Complex Manufacturing Processes

edited by

Kai Zhang

Zhiwen Chen

and Yuri A. W. Shardt

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9498 | Submission Open

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

Recent Advances in X-Ray Sensing and Imaging

edited by Bahaa Ghammraoui

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8861 | Submission Open

Keywords: X-ray imaging; photon-counting detectors; spectral imaging; high-spatial-resolution detectors; direct conversion detectors; X-ray phase-contrast imaging; X-ray coherent scatter imaging; material characterization; machine learning in imaging; industrial X-ray applications

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

Smart Sensing and Control for Autonomous Intelligent Unmanned Systems

edited by

Yabin Gao

, Yanxu Su,

Xiuyu He

and Bo Xu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8585 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sampling; machine vision; machine learning; distributed filtering; intelligent detection; autonomous decision making; optimal control; cooperation control; game-based control; smart fault tolerant; safety and security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advanced Silicon Photomultiplier Based Sensors

edited by

Fabio Acerbi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8508 | Submission Open

Keywords: SiPM; silicon photomultiplier; single-photon; avalanche photodiode; solid-state photomultiplier; detection efficiency; radiation; scintillation; Cherenkov

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Energy Harvesting Technologies for Wireless Sensors

edited by Vishwas Bedekar

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8174 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy harvesting; wireless sensors; energy management; energy optimization; Internet of Things (IoT); energy-aware data collection; self-powered wireless sensor networks; multimodal energy harvesting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Advanced Sensing Technology in Structural Health Monitoring

edited by

Emanuela Natale

and

Giulio D'Emilia

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7116 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; sensor networks; MEMS sensors; measuring systems; uncertainty evaluation; structural monitoring; artificial intelligence; sensor fusion; calibration

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

Machine Learning and Big Data Analytics for the Internet of Things and Wireless Sensor Networks

edited by

Emanuele Lattanzi

and Chiara Contoli

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2759 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things; machine learning for IoT; energy-aware machine learning; predictive maintenance; big data analytics; wireless sensor networks; security and privacy

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

Optical Sensors for Biological and Biomedical Applications

edited by

Antonio Martínez Olmos

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1695 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensor; LED; photodetector; biological; biomedical

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

State of the Art in Photoacoustic and Photothermal Spectroscopy Gas Sensing

edited by

Hongpeng Wu

Angelo Sampaolo

Xukun Yin

and Ruyue Cui

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1385 | Submission Open

Keywords: trace gas sensing; quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy; multiple-sound-source-excitation photoacoustic spectroscopy; photoacoustic and photothermal hybrid spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Efficient Resource Allocation in Wireless Sensor Networks

edited by

Jaeyoung Choi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1013 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; bandwidth management; computational resources; memory utilization; load balancing; machine learning approaches; cross-layer design; energy harvesting techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Sensors for Hyperspectral Imaging: Technologies, Methods and Data Processing—Second Edition

edited by

Subrata Chakraborty

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 529 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral imaging; band selection; data compression; information fusion; and data visualization; model/algorithm development using machine learning/deep learning; new sensor technology and hardware

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

Quantum-Inspired Computational Sensing and Imaging

edited by Siddhartha Bhattacharyya,

Jan Platoš

and

Avishek Nag

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 506 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum computational imaging techniques; quantum sensors; intelligent quantum sensing

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

Optical Nanosensors for Environmental and Biomedical Monitoring

edited by

Zhiyang Zhang

and Ling Chen

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 332 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical nanosensors; colorimetric sensor; lateral flow test; quantum dot sensor; SERS sensor; environmental monitoring; real-time monitoring; pollutant detection; biomedical detection; point-of-care testing; disease diagnostics; biomarker; pathogen detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Intelligent Wireless Sensor Networks for Internet of Things Applications

edited by

Lexi Xu

, Chaowei Wang,

Feng Yin

and Keke Zu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI; wireless sensor networks; IoT; applications; resource allocation and management; distributed optimization; big data; wireless localization and tracking; ISAC

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

Image Processing and Analysis for Object Detection: 3rd Edition

edited by

Kaihua Zhang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open

Keywords: augmented reality; artificial intelligence; computer vision; classification algorithms; defect detection; deep learning; feature extraction; image processing; image classification; image super-resolution; machine vision; object detection; tracking; and recognition techniques; semantic segmentation; sensing technologies; sensor fusion and technologies; visual tracking; vision sensors; video classification

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

Smart Sensing Technology in Structural Health Monitoring (SHM)

edited by

Jose Antonio Lozano-Galant

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; smart sensing; drone; robotics; sensor design; data analytics

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

Advances in Sensing, Imaging and Computing for Autonomous Driving: 2nd Edition

edited by

Wei Li

and

Honglu Jiang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous driving vehicles; sensory data acquisition; sensory data processing; computer vision; motion planning and decision making; object detection; perception; and prediction; attack and defense in autonomous driving; safety; security; and privacy in autonomous driving; anomaly detection in autonomous driving; cooperative and coordinated autonomous driving

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

Wireless Sensor Networks and Next-Generation Communication Technologies

edited by Li Chen

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless sensor networks (WSNs); 5G/6G communication systems; internet of things (IoT); edge/fog computing; AI-driven data fusion; energy-efficient protocols; security and privacy; heterogeneous network interoperability; smart city and industrial IoT; distributed network architectures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Hyperspectral Imaging for Environmental Monitoring

edited by Matthew Hobbs and

Mary Stuart

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral imaging (HSI); environmental monitoring; remote sensing; air pollution detection; climate change monitoring; biodiversity assessment; machine learning in HSI; spatial and spectral resolution; ecological health; glacial and cryosphere studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensors Development)

Smart Sensing System for Intelligent Human Computer Interaction

edited by Yang Yi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensing systems; intelligent human– computer interaction (HCI); human– robot interaction (HRI); hardware-aware perspective; context-aware sensors; large language models (LLMs); reinforcement learning; real-time processing; machine learning integration

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

Smart Magnetic Sensors and Magnetometer Systems

edited by

Jixi Lu

, Danyue Ma and

Xiujie Fang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart magnetic sensors; magnetometer systems; high-precision magnetic field measurements; miniaturized design; low-power chip technologies; edge computing; atomic spin detection; atomic spin manipulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advances in Sensors for Sustainable Infrastructure: Inspection, Monitoring, and Maintenance

edited by

Suyun Ham

and

Mohammad Noori

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced sensors; sustainable infrastructure; structural health monitoring; predictive maintenance

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

Sensor Data-Driven Fault Diagnosis Techniques

edited by

Jang Woo Kwon

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault diagnosis; intelligent monitoring; predictive maintenance; sensor data analytics; machine learning for fault detection

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

Novel Sensing Technologies for Environmental Monitoring and Detection

edited by

George Hloupis

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9726 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensors; environmental monitoring; early warning systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Deep Learning-Based Image and Signal Sensing and Processing: 2nd Edition

edited by

Jian-Jiun Ding

Feng-Tsun Chien

and

Chih-Chang Yu

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8610 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensing; object detection; object recognition; tracking; medical image processing; denoising signal enhancement; speech; music signal recognition; medical signal processing

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

Novel Sensing Technology and Networks for Music Learning and Education

edited by

Fabrizio Taffoni

Domenico Formica

, Nicola Di Stefano and Marc Leman

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8472 | Submission Open

Keywords: human-centered technology; technology-enhanced music learning; music education; smart devices; wearables; functional assessment; tool use; body area networks; motor learning; motor control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Remote Healthcare with Sensors and Internet of Things

edited by Liudi Jiang

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7226 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Artificial Intelligence-Based Target Recognition and Remote Sensing Data Processing

edited by Abdelmalek Toumi,

Ali Khenchaf

and

Jean-Christophe Cexus

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6912 | Submission Open

Keywords: target recognition; machine learning; deep learning; remote sensing; environmental monitoring; data fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Computer Vision and Sensors-Based Application for Intelligent Systems

edited by

Jungpil Shin

and

Yutaka Watanobe

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4378 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensing technology; computer vision; human– computer interaction; image processing; pattern recognition; object detection; 3D reconstruction; virtual reality; machine learning; deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Spacecraft Vibration Suppression and Measurement Sensor Technology

edited by Minglong Xu and Jian Zhou

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3925 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibration suppression; sensor; image stabilization; high-precision pointing; fast reflection mirrors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Wireless Sensor Networks for Localization and Tracking Systems: Technologies

edited by

Faouzi Derbel

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1728 | Submission Open

Keywords: WSN; localization; tracking; energy-efficient algorithms; scalability

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

Energy Harvesting and Machine Learning in IoT Sensors

edited by

Michal Prauzek

Petr Musilek

and

Darius Andriukaitis

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1629 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy harvesting; machine learning in IoT; embedded intelligence; adaptive IoT sensors; predictive maintenance; energy-efficient ML models

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

Sports Sensors for Athlete Motion Tracking and Physiological Monitoring: Second Edition

edited by

Carlos D. Gómez-Carmona

José Pino Ortega

and

Sergio José Ibáñez Godoy

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1469 | Submission Open

Keywords: sport training; GPS tracking systems; radio frequency-based position trackers; athlete monitoring; athlete motion tracking; laser distance trackers; inertial measurement unit; video analysis; wearable devices; physical and physiological analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Nanostructures and Nanocrystals for Sensing Studies

edited by

Hossein Roshan

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 851 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor; nanostructure; nanocrystal; biosensing; light sensing; gas sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Sensing Technologies Applied in Human Emotion and Facial Expression Recognition

edited by Tong Chen and

Hongying Meng

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 355 | Submission Open

Keywords: emotion recognition and understanding; intent recognition; facial expression recognition; micro-expression recognition; masked facial expression recognition; stress recognition; physiological signal; multi-modal signals; wearable sensors; imaging sensors; non-contact sensing for physiological signal measurement; non-contact sensing for emotion recognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Novel Optical Biosensors in Biomechanics and Physiology

edited by

Keat Ghee Ong

and Michael McGeehan

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 240 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; implantable sensors; biomechanics; physiology; optoelectronics; force; motion; kinematics; kinetics; assistive devices; biomechatronics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advances in Communication Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks

edited by

Stavros Koubias

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: real time; energy efficiency; security; heterogeneity; application-specific protocols; AI and machine learning in communication protocols; IoT

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Design and Application of Millimeter-Wave/Microwave Antenna Array

edited by Xiang Gao and Zheng Li

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: on-chip antenna arrays; on-package antenna arrays; conformal antenna arrays; flexible wearable antenna arrays; shared-aperture antenna arrays; leaky wave antenna arrays; metasurface antenna arrays; beamforming algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Sensor-Based Control and Navigation for Autonomous Vehicles

edited by

Bilin Aksun Guvenc

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: perception sensors and algorithms for rare and extreme events; vision-based control and navigation for autonomous driving; sensor fusion including learning methods for autonomous vehicle control and navigation; sensor-based vulnerable road user safety of autonomous driving; perception sensor modeling for autonomous driving simulation; realistic perception sensors models for AV simulation/operation in virtual/augmented/mixed/extended reality environments; safe; efficient; and realistic AV development and evaluation methods and environments; other related topics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Sensing and Imaging on Wearable, Vehicular, and Portable Platforms

edited by

Natalia K. Nikolova

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: RF and microwave sensors; millimeter-wave sensors; microwave sensing networks; microwave imaging; millimeter-wave imaging; radar imaging; synthetic aperture radar; airborne radar; vehicular radars; wearable and portable sensing and imaging systems; biomedical RF/microwave sensing and imaging

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

Agentic and Explainable AI for Secure and Trustworthy Industrial IoT: Advances in Cyber-Physical Systems, Wireless Communication and the Cloud–Edge–IoT Continuum

edited by Sarder Abedin and Nishat I Mowla

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial IoT; AI; cyber-physical system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Nanomaterial-Driven Innovations in Biosensing and Healthcare

edited by

Arunkumar Shanmugasundaram

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

Keywords: smart nanomaterials; biosensors; biomedical sensing; point-of-care diagnostics; wearable sensors; electrochemical sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Electrochemical Biosensors for Biomarker Detection and Medical Applications

edited by

Kamila Malecka-Baturo

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical biosensors; multiplex electrochemical biosensors; miniaturization technologies in the design of electrochemical biosensors; point-of-care biosensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Security Issues and Solutions for the Internet of Things

edited by

Marco Grossi

and Martin Eugenio Omana

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things; security; cyberattacks; artificial intelligence; machine learning; authentication; cryptography; firewall; physical unclonable functions; denial of service attack

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

Advanced Sensors and Techniques for Indoor Positioning and Localization

edited by Wafa Njima and

Iness Ahriz

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; indoor localization; internet of things; accuracy; energy consumption; sensing; communication; artificial intelligence; machine learning

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

Advancements in Smart Sensors for Automotive Systems

edited by Pier Andrea Traverso

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensors in automotives; automotive system sensing and data processing; integrated sensor nodes in automotives; sensing architectures for ICEVs; HEVs; EVs; and FCEVs; sensor networks in automotives; sensors for BMS; sensors for engine control units; ADAS technologies; data fusion and data-driven models in automotives; AI driven sensors for automotives; data processing in automotives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

The Design and Fabrication of Advanced Flexible Sensors and the Application of AI in Flexible Sensing

edited by Zhenkun Li and