Sensors

Data Privacy, Security, and Trust in New Technological Trends—2nd Edition

edited by

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10186 | Submission Open

Keywords: blockchain; communication protocols; cryptographic algorithms; cyberattacks; cybersecurity; data privacy and trust; data security on drones; knowledge on security and privacy; hardware security; data security in smart cities; information context; Internet of Things; management data privacy and trust in cloud computing; mechanism to protect mobile and IoT applications; security in data science

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Tomographic and Multi-Dimensional Sensors

edited by

Manuch Soleimani

and Brian Hoyle

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10112 | Submission Open

Keywords: tomographic sensors; multi-dimensional sensing; process-sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Sensing and Machine Learning Control: Progress and Applications

edited by

Félix Hernández del Olmo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8812 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; sensing technology; autonomous vehicles; robotics; energy management; ML-driven control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Novel Sensors and Sensing Technology Used for Empowering High-End Equipment Structure

edited by

Yipeng Wu

,

Lihang Feng

and

Mingpeng Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8625 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel sensors; sensing technology; IoT sensor networks; self-powered sensor; high-end equipment structure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Multiple Sensor Signal and Image Processing for Clinical Application

edited by

Marios Antonakakis

and

Mihalis Zervakis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8578 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Women’s Special Issue Series: Sensors

edited by

Nicoleta Cristina Gaitan

, Monica Wachowicz and

Imene Yahyaoui

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8557 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors and sensing; lab-on-a-chip; sensor devices

Feature Review Papers in the ‘Sensor Networks’ Section 2024–2025

edited by

Giovanni Pau

,

Dimitrios Georgakopoulos

and

Paolo Ferrari

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8376 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor networks; innovative methodologies; data analysis; Internet of Things (IoT); wireless sensor networks; energy efficiency; security and privacy; machine learning; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Advances in Optical Fiber Sensors and Fiber Lasers

edited by

Ping Lu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7732 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fibers; fiber sensors; harsh environment sensing; fiber lasers; fiber communication; laser machining

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Sensor Technology for Digital Twins in Smart Grids

edited by

Javier M. Aguiar Pérez

and

María Á. Pérez Juárez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7649 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grids; digital twins; predictive maintenance; energy management; fault detection; load forecasting; grid resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Reliability Verification and Diagnosis Methods for Mechanical Equipment

edited by

Haiyang Pan

, Xin Li and

Xinhua Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7267 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; signal processing; fault diagnosis; verification technique; feature extraction; sensor technology

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

Feature Review Papers in Optical Sensors

edited by

Flavio Esposito

,

Stefania Campopiano

and

Agostino Iadicicco

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7168 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber sensors; photonics; spectral sensing; infrared/fluorescent/photoluminescence/terahertz sensors; micro- and nano-optical devices; optical sensing technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Analyzation of Sensor Data with the Aid of Deep Learning

edited by

József Sütő

and Stefan Oniga

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6760 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing data; deep learning; object detection; embedded systems; sensor networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Recent Trends and Advances in Wireless Sensor Networks and the Internet of Things

edited by

Dionisis Kandris

and

Eleftherios Anastasiadis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6712 | Submission Open

Keywords: Wireless Sensor Networks; Internet of Things; communication networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Laser Scanning and Applications

edited by

Virgil-Florin Duma

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6705 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser scanning; optomechatronics; optical devices; laser systems; galvanometer scanners; risley prisms; polygon mirrors; MEMS and MOEMS; Finite Element Analysis (FEA); control and automation; imaging techniques; Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT); lasers in medicine; optical metrology; Non-Destructive Testing (NDT); laser manufacturing; remote sensing; security and defense

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Electromagnetic Waves, Antennas and Sensor Technologies in Modern Biomedical and Environmental Applications

edited by

Simona Miclaus

,

Raquel Cruz Conceição

and

Marco Donald Migliore

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6068 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical applications; environmental monitoring; electromagnetic waves; antenna design; sensor technologies; wireless communication; IoMT (Internet of Medical Things); metamaterials; signal processing; 5G/6G networks; medical imaging; precision diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Optical-Based Sensors and Sensing Technologies for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Giuseppe Trusso Sfrazzetto

and Roberta Puglisi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5984 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluorescence; sensing; smart materials; medical devices; supramolecular sensing; covalent sensing; reusability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Wearable Robotics and Assistive Devices

edited by

Jesús Ortiz

and

Maria Lazzaroni

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5699 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable robotics; assistive devices; exoskeletons; physical workload; industry; rehabilitation; human– robot interaction; human performance augmentation; ergonomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Artificial-Intelligence-Driven Intelligent Fault Prediction and Health Management Techniques in Manufacturing Systems: 2nd Edition

edited by

Long Wen

, Zhuyun Chen, Chuanjiang Li, Junyu Qi, Gernot Schullerus and

Jianan Wei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5592 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault prediction; defect detection; artificial intelligence; smart manufacturing

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

Current Advances in Sensor Design, Innovation, and Their Industry Applications

edited by

Wilmar Hernandez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5590 | Submission Open

Keywords: signal processing; estimation and control for sensor; novel signal conditioning techniques for sensors; statistical analysis of the information from sensor measurements; robust and optimal sensor systems; novel interface for sensors; applications of sensors in robotics; mechanics; telecommunications; environment; transportation; electrical circuits; hardware engineering; software engineering; IoT systems; acoustics; optics; biological systems and aerospace engineering; among other fields of science and engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Emerging Advances in Wireless Positioning and Location-Based Services

edited by

Xi Chen

and Xingxing Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5522 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite positioning; LEO positioning; navigation; and timing; integrated positioning; navigation; and timing in satellite communication constellations; precise point positioning; GNSS; assured PNT with satellite positioning; location-based service; satellite signal-of-opportunity positioning; multi-sensor fusion with GNSS; Lidar; vision; and IMU; satellite positioning for robots; UAVs; and autonomous cars; GNSS augmentation; GNSS interference detection and localization

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

Wearable Devices for Physical Activity Monitoring

edited by

Jung-Min Lee

and

Myong-Won Seo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5517 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable devices; physical activity monitoring; physical activity assessment; public Health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Recent Development of Flexible Tactile Sensors and Their Applications

edited by Min Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5467 | Submission Open

Keywords: flexible tactile sensors; novel sensing materials; smart structure design; new sensing principles; high performance; applications

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

Machine Learning in Image/Video Processing and Sensing

edited by Yibo Fan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5438 | Submission Open

Keywords: image/video processing; video compression; machine learning

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

Integration of Edge/Fog Artificial Intelligence into Smart Distributed Systems

edited by

Tuan Nguyen Gia

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5414 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge computing; fog computing; decentralization; internet-of-things; edge AI; smart distributed systems

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

Optical Sensors for Industry Applications

edited by

Chen-Kuei Chung

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5271 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensors; non-destructive testing (NDT); interference detection; fluorescence measurement; surface plasmonic resonance sensing; surface-enhanced raman spectroscopy; optical materials synthesis; optical micro-nano structure design; optical sensors platform fabrication; optical sensors applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Wearable Devices for Physical Activity and Healthcare Monitoring

edited by

Yehuda Weizman

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5209 | Submission Open

Keywords: physiological disorders; disability; orthopaedics; epidemiology; public health; detection; prevention; sedentary behaviour; digital healthcare; wearable motion and pressure sensors; textile sensors for human movement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Feature Papers in Electronic Sensors 2025

edited by

Vittorio Ferrari

and

Minyi Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4867 | Submission Open

Keywords: electronic sensors; current/voltage/impedance sensors; magnetic sensors; microelectronic sensors; CMOS sensors; piezoelectric sensors and transducers; integrated circuit design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Recent Advances in Fluorescence Sensing and Imaging

edited by

Agata Szłapa-Kula

and

Sławomir Kula

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4801 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluorescent probes; fluorescent dyes; optical biosensor; fluorescence imaging; bioimaging; biosensing

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

Innovative Approaches in 3D Sensing and Imaging Technologies for Cultural Heritage

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4769 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D heritage documentation; digital twins; sensors and data fusion (visible/multispectral data); artificial intelligence (AI); digital photogrammetry; sensors development and application; lidar mapping; 3D mobile mapping (visual odometry and SLAM-based solution); digital technologies for NDT inspections and diagnostic; neural radiance field (NeRF); 360° photogrammetry and multi-camera 3D mapping

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

Feature Papers in Physical Sensors 2025

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4650 | Submission Open

Keywords: acoustic; sound; vibration:; geophone; hydrophone; microphone; seismometer; sound locator; ultrasonic sensors electric current; electric potential; magnetic; radio:; current sensor; hall effect sensor; magnetic anomaly detector; magnetometer; magnetoresistance; MEMS magnetic field sensor; planar hall sensor; radio direction finder; voltage detector pressure; force; density; level:; pressure sensor; tactile sensor; force gauge and force sensor; level sensor; piezocapacitive pressure sensor; piezoelectric sensor; torque sensor thermal; heat; temperature:; microwave radiometer; infrared thermometer; special sensor microwave/imager mechanical:; mechanical sensors; transducers and actuators; flexible mechanical sensors proximity; presence; alarm sensor; motion detector; proximity sensor; infrared sensor triangulation sensor position; angle; displacement; distance; speed; acceleration; accelerometer; capacitive displacement sensor; capacitive sensing; piezoelectric accelerometer; position sensor; angular rate sensor; motion sensor; tilt sensor; tachometer; ultrasonic thickness gauge; variable reluctance sensor; speed sensor others; quantum sensor; sensor array; underwater sensors; MEMS sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Intelligent Sensing and Artificial Intelligence for Image Processing

edited by

Hui-liang Shen

, Eryun Liu and Siyuan Cao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4609 | Submission Open

Keywords: image fusion; image registration; image segmentation; image recovery and enhancement; image classification; pattern recognition; remote sensing image processing; object detection; tracking and recognition; action recognition; neural networks and deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Multimodal Perception Modeling Based on Advanced Computational Technologies

edited by

Manuel Gil-Martín

,

Rubén San-Segundo

and

Fernando Fernández-Martínez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4463 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal perceptual modeling; motion recognition; large multimodal language models (MMLLMs); sensor technology; wearable devices; computer vision; multi-sensor fusion; machine learning; deep learning; signal processing; activity recognition; multimedia memorability; attention and aesthetics; persuasion in multimedia; olfactory signals; emotion recognition; gesture data; human– computer interaction; healthcare applications; biometric systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Communication Networks 2024–2025

edited by

Qiong Wu

and Qiang Fan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4353 | Submission Open

Keywords: V2X communications; communication technologies; networking technologies; machine learning; positioning; sensing; cloud computing and edge computing; collaborative communication; resource allocation; 5G NR

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Feature Papers in Smart Sensing and Intelligent Sensors 2025

edited by

Antonio Fernández-Caballero

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4243 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensors; smart sensing; artificial intelligence; sensing systems; sensor data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advances in Sensing Technology: From Photon, Electron to Signal Processing

edited by

Yuxi Ruan

,

Bin Liu

and

Yuanlong Fan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3777 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor technology; smart sensors; sensing applications; wireless sensing; optical sensing; signal processing; microwave photonics; AI in sensing; quantum sensing; terahertz sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Feature Papers in Optical Sensors 2025

edited by

Yuliya Semenova

and

Gabriele Bolognini

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 3768 | Submission Open

Keywords: photonic sensors; optomechanical sensors; fiber-optic sensors; silicon photonics; plasmonic sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Sensor and Sensing Technologies for Structural Health Monitoring and Non-Destructive Testing—2nd Edition

edited by

Victor Giurgiutiu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3722 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; damage detection; guided wave; nondestructive evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Sensor Technology in Robotic Surgery

edited by Tim Horeman

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3547 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotics; sustainable; SMART; AI; frugal; automated; interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Sleep, Neuroscience, EEG and Sensors

edited by

Gary Garcia-Molina

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3386 | Submission Open

Keywords: sleep EEG; unobtrusive sensing; closed-loop; falling and staying asleep; slow wave enhancement; AI applied to sleep EEG

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Feature Papers in Biosensors Section 2025

edited by

Alexander Star

,

Spyridon Kintzios

and

Patrick Wagner

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3163 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; lab-on-a-chip technology; optical biosensors; plasmonic biosensors; biosensors for cell analysis; electrochemical biosensors; enzymatic biosensors; graphene-based biosensors; carbon nanotube biosensors; aptamer biosensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Feature Papers in Fault Diagnosis & Sensors 2025

edited by

Francesc Pozo

,

Mohammad N Noori

,

Steven Chatterton

and

Jose Alfonso Antonino-Daviu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3094 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault detection and diagnosis; fault/failure prognosis; structural health monitoring; condition monitoring; non-destructive testing

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

Electroencephalogram/Electromyogram-Based Sensing Technologies for Biomedical Applications: Challenges and Possible Applications

edited by Yang Zheng,

Hui Liu

, Jun Xie, Lili Li,

Min Li

and João Rodrigues

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3091 | Submission Open

Keywords: electroencephalogram; electromyogram; biomedical engineering; sensors; signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Cyber Security and AI—2nd Edition

edited by

Yushu Zhang

and

Zhongyun Hua

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3084 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI and machine learning for cybersecurity; adversarial attack for cybersecurity; generative adversarial networks for cybersecurity; automated and intelligent and data-driven cybersecurity model; AI security and neural networks; cloud computing security and AI; AI for multimedia networks security; security and privacy of AIGC

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advanced UAV-Based Sensor Technologies: 2nd Edition

edited by

Pasquale Daponte

,

Eulalia Balestrieri

and

Francesco Picariello

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2661 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; UAVs; measurement uncertainty; calibration; navigation; sense and avoid; image processing; signal processing; sensor fusion; UAV testing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Sensors-Based Healthcare Diagnostics, Monitoring and Medical Devices

edited by

Shih-Lin Wu

and Jen-Jee Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2641 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor-based diagnostics; monitoring; medical devices; healthcare; real-time healthcare monitoring; early detections and diagnostics; non-wearable/wearable healthcare devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Smart Sensing for Dietary Monitoring

edited by

Wenyan Jia

and Yuhao Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2597 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable device; smart sensor; IoT system; sensing technology; dietary pattern; meal frequency and timing; dietary assessment; dietary data processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Cutting-Edge Developments in Optical Communications, Perception and Computing

edited by Yiwen Zhang, Hao Song, Lei Sun and

Yang Yue

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2333 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical communications; optical computing; optical sensing; optical perception; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Artificial Intelligence and Wireless Sensors for Smart Manufacturing, Intelligent Quality Control, and Smart Retailing

edited by

Chih-Hsuan Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2165 | Submission Open

Keywords: pattern recognition; quality control; smart manufacturing; smart retailing; artificial intelligence.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Innovative Detection Techniques for Ionizing Radiation in Medicine, Environment and Space

edited by

Giuseppe La Verde

,

Mariagabriella Pugliese

, Marina Poje Sovilj and Roberto Senesi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2087 | Submission Open

Keywords: ionizing radiation; radiation protection; radioactivity measurements; mapping; radiometric characterization; environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advanced Sensors Technologies for Soft Robotic System

edited by Yuanyuan Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1968 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft sensors; soft robotics; sensing feedback; tactile sensing; haptic sensing; environmental sensing; sensor integration; robotic application; bio-inspired sensor

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

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