Sensors

Reliability Verification and Diagnosis Methods for Mechanical Equipment

edited by

, Xin Li and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6451 | 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)

Advances in Optical Fiber Sensors and Fiber Lasers

edited by

Ping Lu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6258 | 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 6103 | 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)

Laser Scanning and Applications

edited by

Virgil-Florin Duma

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5814 | 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)

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 5706 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Sensing and Machine Learning Control: Progress and Applications

edited by

Félix Hernández del Olmo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5504 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent 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 5470 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical 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 5362 | Submission Open

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

Optical Sensors for Industry Applications

edited by

Chen-Kuei Chung

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4801 | 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)

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 4683 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent 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 4647 | 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)

Recent Advances in Fluorescence Sensing and Imaging

edited by

Agata Szłapa-Kula

and

Sławomir Kula

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3992 | Submission Open

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

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

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 3584 | 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)

Machine Learning in Image/Video Processing and Sensing

edited by Yibo Fan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3551 | Submission Open

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

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

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

edited by

Wilmar Hernandez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3271 | 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)

Feature Review Papers in Optical Sensors

edited by

Flavio Esposito

,

Stefania Campopiano

and

Agostino Iadicicco

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3217 | 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)

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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3207 | 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)

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 3097 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical 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 3070 | 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)

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

edited by

Qiong Wu

and Qiang Fan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2928 | 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)

Sleep, Neuroscience, EEG and Sensors

edited by

Gary Garcia-Molina

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2669 | 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)

Wearable Devices for Physical Activity and Healthcare Monitoring

edited by

Yehuda Weizman

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2566 | 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)

Sensor Technology in Robotic Surgery

edited by Tim Horeman

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2525 | Submission Open

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

(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 2038 | 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 1864 | 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)

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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1804 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Feature Papers in Optical Sensors 2025

edited by

Yuliya Semenova

and

Gabriele Bolognini

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1561 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical 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 1487 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1411 | 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)

Recent Challenges in Underwater Optical Communication and Detection

edited by

Meiwei Kong

,

Chen Chen

and Zhe Sun

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1317 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater wireless optical communication; underwater target detection; underwater optical networking

(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 1170 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Feature Papers in Biosensors Section 2025

edited by

Alexander Star

,

Spyridon Kintzios

and

Patrick Wagner

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1125 | 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)

Electrical Impedance Tomography for Industrial Detection and Medical Diagnosis

edited by

Shihong Yue

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1072 | Submission Open

Keywords: EIT; industrial detection; medical diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Sensors for Space Situational Awareness and Object Tracking

edited by

Regina Lee

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 782 | Submission Open

Keywords: space situational awareness; object tracking; RSO detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Digital Health Technologies for Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy

edited by

Samuel Stuart

and

Rosie Morris

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 755 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital health technology; digital therapeutics; rehabilitation; physical therapy; mobility; balance; wearables; smartphones; assistive technology; mHealth

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Smart Healthcare 4.0: AI, Quantum Computing, and Real-Time Biomedical Monitoring

edited by

Jiann-Shing Shieh

,

Shou-Zen Fan

and Faiyaz Doctor

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 736 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence in healthcare; quantum computing in medicine; real-time biomedical monitoring; ai-driven diagnosis and therapy; precision medicine technologies; biomedical signal processing; healthcare data analytics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Feature Papers in Electronic Sensors 2025

edited by

Vittorio Ferrari

and

Minyi Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 680 | 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)

Advanced Sensing for Connected and Automated Mobilities

edited by

Dominique Gruyer

, Sio Song Ieng,

Homayoun Najjaran

and

Sebastien Glaser

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 450 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced sensing technologies; AI and deep learning; AI-based sensor fusion; cooperative and multiple sensor fusion; new sensor technologies; sensor and data processing; embedded/distributed/collaborative architectures; information processing; cooperative perception; automated driving

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Feature Papers in Physical Sensors 2025

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 407 | 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)

Ubiquitous Sensors in Environmental Monitor, Precision Agriculture, and Food Safety

edited by

Jian Lu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 367 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors for precision agriculture; sensors for environmental monitoring; sensors for water quality; sensors for living stock animals; sensor networks for wild animals; design and fabrication of sensors stand-alone sensor node; sensors for climate change; sensor manufacture and system integration; sensors for food safety; sensor networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Bioelectrochemical Sensors for Environmental Monitoring

edited by

Prabhu Arumugam

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 348 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical sensors and biosensors; electrochemical detection methods; electronic tongue; electronic nose; environmental monitoring; heavy metals; pesticides; electrode materials; (additive) manufacturing techniques; electrochemical data analysis methods; electrocatalysts; commercialization challenges; sensor designs; sustainability considerations; advances in sensing sciences; environmental considerations; nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Sensor Fusion for Telemedicine: Advancing Remote Healthcare Through Multi-Modal Data Integration

edited by

Pierre Boulanger

and Giovanni Ferrara

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 338 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor fusion; telemedicine; multi-modal data; remote patient monitoring; healthcare informatics; wearable sensors; clinical decision support; edge computing; medical IoT; bio-signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Radars, Sensors and Applications for Applied Geophysics

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 333 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite; aerial and/or ground-based radar; synthetic aperture radar (SAR); real aperture radar (RAR); interferometric RAR/SAR data; GNSS reflectometry (topic to be handled by Sensors’ Associate Editors); ground-penetrating radar (GPR); SAR polarimetry; data processing and interpretation; signal enhancement; portable radar systems; radar applications to societal issues; Integration of data and sensors; integration and fusion with other geophysical and diagnostics techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Future Wireless Communication and IoT for Cybersecurity

edited by

Ismail Butun

,

Amar Amouri

and Manel Khelifi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 325 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT cybersecurity; wireless communication; quantum computing for enhancing cybersecurity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Advancing Zero Trust for 6G Security

edited by

Xu Chen

and

Wei Feng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 313 | Submission Open

Keywords: zero trust; 6G networks; trust management; decentralized identity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Structural Health Monitoring and Smart Disaster Prevention

edited by Hongjuan Chen, Xiaojiang Liu and

Zhao-Dong Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 305 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensing technology; structural health monitoring; smart; damage detection; safety assessment; disaster prevention; dynamic analysis; artificial intelligence; data processing; multiple disasters

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Machine/Deep Learning and Sensing Technology for Weather Variability and Human Health Monitoring

edited by

Vito Telesca

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 304 | Submission Open

Keywords: predictive analytics; climate adaptation; epidemiology; data fusion; health forecasting; environmental sensing; sensor networks; disease outbreaks; big data; extreme weather events; resilience planning; personalized interventions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Enhancing the Cultural Heritage Experience for People with Disabilities

edited by

Tsvi Kuflik

, Joel Lanir,

Alexandra Saad

and Julia Sheidin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 291 | Submission Open

Keywords: technology-supported accessibility in cultural heritage; enhancing the cultural heritage experience for people with disabilities; inclusive design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advances in Semiconductor Sensor Applications

edited by

Razvan Pascu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor applications; modeling; sensing mechanisms; wide operation range; wide bandgap and emerging semiconductors; test platforms; sustainability; STEM education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Sensor-Based Geoinformatics Solutions for Sustainable Agricultural and Water/Forest Resources Management

edited by