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Advances in Machine Learning for Anomaly Detection

edited by

Yasin Yılmaz

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

Keywords: anomaly detection; machine learning; AI; time series data; high-dimensional data; video surveillance; computer vision

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Application of Internet of Things Systems with Sensors in UAV Identification and Tracking

edited by Chaoqun Yang and

Guangyang Zeng

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: UAV identification; Sensor data fusion; IoT systems

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

Spectroscopic Sensing for Planetary Exploration and Planetary Defense

edited by

Fabrizio Dirri

Andrea Longobardo

and Marianna Angrisani

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: planetary spectroscopy; spectrometers; small bodies; planetary defense; spectroscopy methods; micro-spectroscopy; laboratory analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Recent Trends/Applications in Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Sensing, Localization and Communications

edited by

Tingting Zhang

and

Yubin Zhao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: fundamental limits of UWB systems; sensing based bistatic UWB channel modeling; sdvanced localization algorithms and multi-path mitigation; signal processing for interference; attenuation; and synchronization; communication protocols and network design for UWB systems; security and privacy concerns in UWB wireless communication; ISAC system based on UWB signals; practical applications of UWB in smart cities; industrial automation; and healthcare; multi-sensor fusion and machine learning for UWB systems; human vital sensing using UWB signals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Recent Advances in Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Detection: 2nd Edition

edited by

Eduardo Barrera

and

Guillermo Azuara

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

Keywords: structural health monitoring; damage detection; sensors technology; wireless sensors; piezoelectric transducer; fiber bragg grating

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Advances in Multi-Agent Systems: Cooperative and Intelligent Control Strategies for Complex Applications

edited by Jiaxi Chen

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-agent systems; cooperative control; intelligent control; distributed systems; autonomous agents

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

Securing the Future: Emerging Security and Radio Access Technologies for 5G/6G Networks

edited by

Max Hashem Eiza

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: 6G security; 5G networks; radio access technologies; secure architecture; zero trust; OpenRAN; vulnerability management; API security; certification frameworks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Advances in Microfluidic Biosensing Technology

edited by

Xiaoqiong Li

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: microfluidic biosensors; biosensing principles; disease diagnosis; environmental monitoring; chip design and fabrication; biomarker detection; food safety; high-throughput analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Security and Privacy in Connected and Autonomous Vehicles

edited by

Kangbin Yim

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

Keywords: connected vehicles; cybersecurity; privacy; V2X communication; intrusion detection; AI security; blockchain; cyber resilience; OTA security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Edge Computing for Beyond 5G and Wireless Sensor Networks

edited by

He Li

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge intelligence; beyond 5G networks; edge– cloud architecture; secure edge computing; blockchain in edge

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Distributed Acoustic Sensing and Applications

edited by Ning Wu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: distributed acoustic sensing (DAS); signal Processing; machine learning; distributed acoustic sensing networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Electronics and Sensors for Structure Health Monitoring

edited by Maximilian C. Scardelletti

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

Keywords: electronic devices; sensors; structure health monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Fiber Optical Sensors and Biosensors

edited by

Aris Ikiades

and

Nikolaos Kourkoumelis

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

Keywords: fiber optic sensors; FBG stress and temperature sensing; ice detection in aviation; biosensing; optical fiber technology; biomedical applications; environmental monitoring; nanomaterial-enhanced sensors; surface functionalization; multiplexed sensing; biophotonics; point-of-care diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Human Activity Recognition Based on Sensors: Challenges and Perspectives

edited by Bruno Bouchard

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open

Keywords: human activity recognition (HAR); sensor-based activity recognition; machine learning for HAR; wearable sensors; ambient assisted living (AAL); multimodal sensor fusion; deep learning for activity recognition; real-time activity monitoring; gesture and motion recognition; smart surveillance and security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Recent Advancements in Optical Biosensors

edited by

Guo-En Chang

and

Devesh Barshilia

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical biosensor; waveguide; optical fiber; planar waveguide; guided-mode resonance; photonic crystal; microfluidics; surface plasmon resonance; localized surface plasmon resonance; real-time detection; point-of-care diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advanced Biomedical Imaging and Signal Processing

edited by

Xiaojun Yu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-optical imaging; biomedical image denoising; biomedical signal processing; computer-aided disease diagnosis; biomedical image segmentation techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advances in Radiation Sensors and Detectors

edited by

Valerio Bocci

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 12 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiation detectors; sensor technology; scintillators; semiconductors; signal processing; high-energy physics; quantum sensors; AI-assisted analysis; environmental monitoring; front-end electronics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Transforming Healthcare with Smart Sensing and Machine Learning

edited by Mehdi Boukallel

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensing technologies; multimodal sensor fusion; machine learning in healthcare; digital health transformation; personalized medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Intelligent Sensor Systems in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

edited by Konrad W. Wojciechowski, Henryk Josiński and

Adam Świtoński

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open

Keywords: RGB and IR sensors; sensor fusion; visual– inertial systems; hyperspectral imaging; ultrasonic sensors; sensor calibration; magnetometer mapping; intelligent navigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Human Activity Recognition Using Sensors and Machine Learning: 2nd Edition

edited by

Dalin Zhang

, Kaixuan Chen,

Xu Cheng

and Huan Liu

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10449 | Submission Open

Keywords: supervised learning; semi-supervised learning; unsupervised learning; active learning; transfer learning; online learning; imbalance learning; representation learning; ensemble methods; auto-machine learning; data segmentation; explainable

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Quantum IoT (QIoT): Revolutionizing Connectivity, Innovation, Challenges, and Applications

edited by Javad Rezazadeh,

John Ayoade

and

Omid Ameri Sianaki

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1499 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum IoT; QIoT; quantum IoT and fog computing

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

Wireless Communication Technologies for Internet of Things and Wireless Sensor Networks

edited by

Jianhang Tang

, Yang Zhang,

Shaobo Li

and Kebing Jin

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 809 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things; wireless sensor networks; artificial intelligence; generative artificial intelligence; UAV; security and privacy; resource allocation

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

Micro and Nanotechnology (MEMS/NEMS)-Based Sensors, Actuators, Transducers, Circuits and Systems at the Edge of 6G and Future Networks

edited by

Jacopo Iannacci

Alvise Bagolini

, Antonino Picciotto and

Koushik Guha

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open

Keywords: MEMS/NEMS; 6G; future networks (FNs); network edges; edge intelligence (EI); sensors; actuators; and transducers (SAT); multi-functional MEMS/NEMS devices; energy-autonomous sensors and actuators; self-reacting sensors and actuators; computing in memory (CIM)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Knowledge-Informed Machine Learning for Sensor-Driven Decision Making in Manufacturing

edited by Shenghan Guo and Clayton Cooper

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 5.0; knowledge-informed machine learning (KIML); manufacturing; decision making

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Recent Trends and Advances in Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWANs)

edited by

Carles Gomez

and

Vidal Ferré Rafael

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open

Keywords: LoRa/LoRaWAN; LPWANs; wireless technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Emerging 2D Materials for Diverse Sensing Applications

edited by

Narendhar Chandrasekar

and

Balaji Ramachandran

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; sensors; optoelectronics; photonics; nanotechnology; nanomaterials; 2D materials; carbon nanotubes; graphene; functional surfaces; nanoelectronics; environmental monitoring; environmental remediation; pollutants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Flexible Pressure/Force Sensors and Their Applications

edited by

Xiaohui Yi

submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 386 | Submission Open

Keywords: flexible sensors; tactile sensing; wearable technology; IoT applications; smart systems; material innovation; prosthetics; robotics; healthcare monitoring; industrial automation; nanomaterials; conductive polymers; piezoelectric materials; magnetic elastomer; sensor integration; aerospace engineering

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

Robust Measurement and Control Under Noise and Vibrations

edited by

Zhiqiang Liao

Md. Shamim Sarker

and

Fabing Duan

submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: uncertainty and disturbance mitigation; high-fidelity sensing technologies; resilient cyber– physical systems; signal integrity and data fusion; next-generation smart sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensors Development)

Object Detection and Recognition Based on Deep Learning

edited by

Alessia Saggese

Paolo Spagnolo

and Vincenzo Carletti

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7433 | Submission Open

Keywords: object detection; object recognition; thermal image analysis; multispectral object analysis; applications; crowd counting; zero-shot detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Performance Analysis of Wireless Communication Systems

edited by

Luca Rugini

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1773 | Submission Open

Keywords: performance of modulation and coding schemes; performance of signal detection and interference cancellation; performance of channel estimation and equalization; performance of diversity schemes and fading countermeasures; performance of CDMA and spread spectrum systems; performance of OFDM and multicarrier systems; performance of orthogonal and NOMA techniques; performance of MIMO and massive MIMO systems; performance of space-time coding and space-time processing; performance of ultra-wideband and millimeter-wave communications; performance of spectrum sensing and spectrum sharing; performance of relay-aided and cooperative communications; performance of Internet of Things (IoT) communications; performance of machine-to-machine and devices-to-devices communications; performance of digital broadcasting for audio and video (DAB; DVB); performance of satellite communications; performance of underwater communications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Smart Sensors and Imaging for Face and Gesture Recognition

edited by

Athanasios Nikolaidis

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: biometric authentication; computer vision; edge AI processing; infrared depth sensing; machine learning; gesture-based control; time-of-flight (ToF) sensors; emotion recognition

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

Event-Based Vision Technology: From Imaging to Perception and Control

edited by

Tomasz Kryjak

and Thomas Mesquida

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: event-based design; event-based algorithms; neuromorphic computing; object detection and tracking; robotics; data fusion

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

Wearable Sensors for Human Posture and Motion Recognition

edited by

Zixiang Gao

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; motion recognition; clinical/sports-related applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensors and Data-Driven Precision Agriculture—Second Edition

edited by

Takaharu Kameoka

, Toshihiro Fukatsu and Kazuki Kobayashi

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal sensors; MEMS multispectroscopic devices; phenotyping; drones; robot; photosynthesis; precision agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

Recent Advances in CMOS Image Sensor

edited by

De Xing Lioe

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 37909 | Submission Open

Keywords: Circuit and pixel designs of CMOS image sensor; ; Low noise; ; High-dynamic range; ; Global shutter; ; High-speed imagers; ; Photon-counting imagers; ; Time-of-flight; ; Computational and biomedical imaging; ; Microscopy and spectroscopy; ; Emerging applications.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Applications of Smart Sensing Textiles for Assessment and Assistance of Motion

edited by

Joana Figueiredo

and

Cristina P. Santos

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5842 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; smart textiles; flexible sensors; smart actuators; human monitoring; motion assistance; sports analytics; healthcare; ergonomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Radar Target Detection, Imaging and Recognition

edited by

Tianxian Zhang

Xueting Li

and Yuanhang Wang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5671 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar imaging technology; radar design and simulation; radar detection; tracking; parameter estimation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radar Sensors)

Sensor-Based Human Activity Recognition

edited by

Kimiaki Shirahama

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2444 | Submission Open

Keywords: human activity recognition (HAR); sensor technology; artificial intelligence; pervasive computing; wearable computing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensor Technology for Improving Human Movements and Postures: 3rd Edition

edited by

Winson Lee

and

Emre Sariyildiz

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2340 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; robotic sensors; motion analysis; rehabilitation; aging; sports and injury

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Emerging Technologies for 6G Space–Air–Ground Integrated Networks (SAGIN)

edited by

Neng Ye

, Di Zhou, Ruide Li, Jinpeng Song, Xiangming Li and Ran Zhang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1922 | Submission Open

Keywords: 6G; space– air– ground integrated networks; physical layer technology; networking; security; massive connections

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Fault Diagnosis Based on Sensing and Control Systems

edited by Chengwei Li

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1556 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensing; multisensor fusion; predictive maintenance; real-time fault detection; adaptive control systems; machine learning and artificial intelligence in fault diagnosis; sensor-based monitoring systems

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

Advances in Nanomaterial-Based Electrochemical and Optical Biosensors

edited by

Angelo Ferlazzo

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 500 | Submission Open

Keywords: preparation and characterizations of nanomaterials; electrochemical sensors; colorimetric sensors; fluorescence sensors; applications of biosensors based on nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Intelligent Sensing and Computing in Wireless Networks

edited by Jiankang Ren, Wei Jiang and Jinmiao Song

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 238 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things (IoT); cyber-physical systems (CPS); intelligent sensing; intelligent computing; wireless networks; real-time computing; edge computing; energy efficiency; security and privacy

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

Generative AI for Sensor Devices, Circuits and System Design

edited by

Tee Hui Teo

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); sensor technology; circuit design; system engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensing and Control Technology of Intelligent Robots

edited by

Vladimir Gurau

and

Doyun Lee

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: robot sensing; robot perception; adaptive robotics; real-time sensing; feedback control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Photovoltaic Sensors for Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Manuel Fuentes Conde

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: PV sensors for wastewater treatment; self-powering sensors; calibration PV sensors for wastewater treatment; IoT wastewater treatment applications; accurate and precision analysis; smart PV sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Real-Time Structural Damage and Impact Identification, and Life Prediction Using Advanced Sensor Systems and Methods

edited by Junzhou Huo, Laikuang Lin and Jingyu Zhai

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensing; structural damage; multi-sensor fusion; structural life prediction; impact monitoring; load prediction; crack detection; crack initiation and propagation

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

Development of Flexible and Wearable Sensors and Their Applications

edited by Chiara Romano and