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Smart Sensors for Ergonomics and Assisted Robotics Applications

edited by

Ornwipa Thamsuwan

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1577 | Submission Open

Keywords: ergonomics; assisted robotics; rehabilitation robotics; smart sensors; health monitoring; wearable technology; biomedical engineering

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

Vibration Engineering, Reliability Assessment and Fault Diagnosis in Mechanical Systems

edited by

Hamed Kalhori

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibration engineering; reliability assessment; fault diagnosis; condition monitoring; structural health monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Energy Harvesting Self-Powered Sensing and Smart Monitoring

edited by

Tao Yang

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 18 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy harvesting; self-powered sensing; smart monitoring; sensor technology; sustainable energy

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

Autonomous Robotics and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Addressing Technical Challenges and Advancing Innovation

edited by

Carmen Delgado

and Lanfranco Zanzi

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1006 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced sensing and perception; autonomous navigation; path planning; swarm robotics; multi-agent systems; power management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

AI, Machine Learning (ML), and Large Language Models (LLMs) for Cybersecurity in Sensor Networks

edited by

Robin Chataut

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI for cybersecurity; machine learning in security; large language models (LLMs); intrusion detection and prevention; phishing and malware detection; adversarial AI in cybersecurity; privacy-preserving AI techniques; behavioral anomaly detection; cyber threat intelligence; automated security response

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Challenges, Innovations and Future Perspectives for Next-Generation Smart Buildings

edited by

Christos-Nikolaos Anagnostopoulos

and

Asimina Dimara

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart buildings; next-generation technologies; Internet of Things; artificial intelligence; energy management; sustainability; cybersecurity; urbanization; building automation; human-centered design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advanced Techniques in Control and Path Planning for Autonomous and Collaborative Robots in Dynamic Environments

edited by

Brahim Brahmi

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous path planning; collaborative robotics; advanced control techniques; AI-driven navigation; multi-robot coordination

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

Advances in Industrial Artificial Intelligence for Smart Manufacturing and Sustainable Systems

edited by Nianbo Liu

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial Artificial Intelligence; sensor-based industrial monitoring; industrial settings automation; sustainability; and efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Movement Biomechanics Applications of Wearable Inertial Sensors

edited by Antonio P. Veloso,

Ricardo Matias

and

Filipa João

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17288 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Integration and Application of Microfluidic Sensors

edited by

Zhen Cao

Weipeng Xuan

and

Shurong Dong

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3851 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced micro/nanofabrication electrokinetics; electrowetting and dielectrophoresis acoustofluidics and optofluidics sensor technology diagnostics and therapy other microfluidic applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Innovative Technologies and Applications in Engineering Sensing Through Deep and Machine Learning

edited by

Haoran Fu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3583 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; deep learning; engineering applications; data analysis; sensor optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Advancements in Healthcare Robotics: Control, Sensing, and Biomedical Applications

edited by Brahim Brahmi

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2667 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotics in healthcare; biomedical robotics; control systems; sensing technologies; medical applications; surgical robotics; rehabilitation robotics; biomedical imaging; diagnostic tools; healthcare optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Innovative Schemes for Bio/Chemical Sensors Based on Specialty Optical Fibers, Metasurfaces and Optofluidics

edited by

Nunzio Cennamo

and

Francesco Arcadio

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1582 | Submission Open

Keywords: POF probes for bio/chemical sensing; metasurfaces; optofluidics; specialty optical fibers for sensing; POF-based optical chemical sensors; POF-based sensor systems; HW and SW for POF sensor systems; machine and deep learning strategies for POF chips; MathMaterial interfaces and POFs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Optoelectronic Devices and Sensors

edited by

Liang-Wen Ji

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1286 | Submission Open

Keywords: optoelectronics; thin films; gas sensors; microelectronics; photodetectors; nanophotonics; AlGaN-based nanoheterostructures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Colorimetric and Fluorescent Sensors and Their Application

edited by

Caiping Ding

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1146 | Submission Open

Keywords: colorimetric; fluorescent; sensors; biomedical applications; environmental monitoring; food safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Event-Driven Vision Sensor Architectures and Application Scenarios

edited by Juan Antonio Lenero-Bardallo

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1070 | Submission Open

Keywords: event driven; vision sensors; applications; event cameras applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

UAV-Based Sensing and Autonomous Technologies

edited by Kaya Kuru

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); unmanned aerial systems (UASs); autonomous vehicles; sensor fusion; autonomous decision making; vehicle automation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

EEG-Based Sensing Applications for Health Monitoring and Interventions in Chronic Disorders

edited by

Laura Angioletti

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open

Keywords: e-health; mental health; health monitoring; EEG based sensors; EEG neurofeedback; wearable devices; chronic disorders; substance use disorders; behavioral addiction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advanced Non-Invasive Sensors: Methods and Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Janusz Kulon

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-invasive sensors; smartphones; non-invasive sensor networks; wearable non-invasive devices; data analysis; sensor design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence Methods for Diagnostics in Medical Imaging and Sensing

edited by

Sebastian Iwaszenko

and

Karolina Nurzynska

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor-based medical image processing; computed tomography; micro-computed tomography; cone beam computed tomography; optical coherence tomography; magnetic resonance; ultrasonography; computer-aided diagnosis

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

Advanced Sensing and Control Technologies in Power Electronics: 2nd Edition

edited by

Krzysztof Bernacki

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: power electronics; energy efficiency; sensing technologies; microgrids; electromagnetic compatibility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Optical Sensing in Power Systems

edited by

Pawel Niewczas

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 30987 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical current sensors; optical voltage sensors; optical strain; temperature and chemical sensors; optical partial discharge sensors; optical sensors for power applications; sensor development; sensor networks; interoperability of optical sensors with substation equipment; optical sensor metrology; optical sensor standardisation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Distributed Fibre Optic Sensing Technologies and Applications

edited by

Martin Litzenberger

, Gaetan Calbris and

Bernd Drapp

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 23647 | Submission Open

Keywords: specialised fibre optic cables; sensing fibres; interrogator instrumentation design; amplification and range extension techniques for interrogator systems; raw optical signal processing; object and event detection and classification in FOS signals; including; but not limited to; machine learning techniques; real time parallel processing and signal compression techniques for FOS; railway applications; road traffic monitoring applications; oil and gas applications; including pipeline monitoring; geology applications; border and perimeter surveillance; cable monitoring; including monitoring of power line interconnections; structural health monitoring; long terminal monitoring; power cable or bus duct temperature monitoring; monitoring of offshore windfarms and connections; long term experience or new applications using FOS-based fire detection solutions (e.g.; metro tunnels; traffic tunnels; vessels; etc.); bridge monitoring and condition-based maintenance; monitoring of landslides; dike and dam monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Fiber Optic Sensing and Applications

edited by

Jinjun Xia

and

Qingsong Cui

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 19030 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Intelligent Control and Robotic Technologies in Path Planning

edited by

Jonghoek Kim

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 7939 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy-efficient path planning; time-efficient path planning; motion planning; simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM); coverage path plan; mobile robots; multiple robots; robot arms; underwater robots; unmanned aerial vehicle; safe path plan; navigation; guidance; and controls for autonomous vehicles; 3D path plan

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Optical Sensors for Gas Monitoring

edited by

Vanda Pereira

Marta S. Ferreira

and

João Micael Leça

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6898 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber sensors; colorimetric sensors; fluorescence sensors; metal organic frameworks; surface plasmon resonance; gas sensing; spectroscopy; remote sensing; microstructured optical fibers; sensing material; in situ monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Bioimpedance Measurements and Microelectrodes

edited by

Gloria Huertas

Alberto Yufera

and Santiago Fernández Scagliusi

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3662 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioimpedance; microelectrodes; biomedical diagnostics; electrical properties of biological samples; cellular health; high-resolution measurements; minimally invasive techniques; microelectrode design; bioimpedance systems; tissue characterization; cellular analysis; clinical applications; electrophysiology; tissue engineering; cancer detection; neural recording; physiological processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Nano/Micro-Structured Materials for Gas Sensor

edited by Deepak Rajaram Patil

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3031 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas sensing; nano/micro-structured materials; humidity sensor; hazardous material sensing; sensitivity; selectivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)

Advanced Sensors and AI Integration for Human–Robot Teaming

edited by Nader Jalili and Soroush Korivand

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2179 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– robot teaming; sensor fusion; AI integration; real-time data processing; machine learning; autonomous systems; robotics; data acquisition; sensor technologies; intelligent systems

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

Recent Trends and Advances in Color and Spectral Sensors: 2nd Edition

edited by Qiang Liu,

Jean-Baptiste Thomas

, Xufen Xie and

Guangyuan Wu

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2077 | Submission Open

Keywords: color sensors; spectral sensors; imaging spectroscopy; spectral recovery; color perception; color appearance model; color reproduction; image vision

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

Joint Communication and Sensing in Vehicular Networks

edited by

Barbara Mavì Masini

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1268 | Submission Open

Keywords: joint communication and sensing; connected vehicles; vehicular networks; integrated radar and communication systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Trustworthy and Secure Internet of Things and Cyber–Physical Systems

edited by

Mohamed Ibrahem

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT and CPS security; privacy-preserving techniques; network security frameworks; lightweight cryptographic protocols; intrusion detection and prevention systems; blockchain for secure IoT and CPS; AI-driven cybersecurity solutions; secure communication protocols in IoT and CPS; trust management in IoT and CPS; resilient architectures for critical infrastructures

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

From Science to Recovery: Bridging Sensing Technology and Neurology for a Better Future

edited by

Hatice Kumru

Yolanda Castillo-Escario

and Antonio Oliviero

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurology; neurorehabilitation; artificial intelligence; sleep; wearable sensors; smart system; neurorobotics; neuromodulation; neurophysiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

AI and Smart Sensors for Intelligent Transportation Systems

edited by

Yuchuan Du

Yu Shen

and Chenglong Liu

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5647 | Submission Open

Keywords: Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS); Artificial intelligence (AI); smart sensors; Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) communication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensors for Enabling Wireless Spectrum Access

edited by Joseph Gaeddert and

Alan Michaels

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1507 | Submission Open

Keywords: radio frequency (RF) wireless communications; spectrum sensing; dynamic spectrum access; software-defined radio; 5g/cellular communications; satellite communications; radar coexistence; antennas and phased arrays; digital signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radar Sensors)

Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality in Neurosurgery

edited by

Adrian Elmi Terander

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: extended reality (XR); virtual reality (VR); augmented reality (AR); mixed reality (MR); neurosurgery; neuronavigation

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

Emerging Trends in Cybersecurity for Wireless Communication and IoT

edited by

Kiho Lim

and Weihua Liu

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless communication; Internet of Things (IoT); cybersecurity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Smart Internet of Things System for Renewable Energy Resource

edited by

Antonio Cano-Ortega

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: cloud computing; smart electric meters; smart power analyzers; smart grids; smart meter networks; monitoring of renewable energy power plants: photovoltaic solar energy; wind energy; hydroelectric energy; biomass energy; and other renewable energy resources; distributed generation; efficient smart electrical energy; monitoring of storage energy system: batteries; supercapacitors; fuel cells; etc.; monitoring electrical vehicles; wireless technologies: Wi-Fi; LoRa; ZigBee; Bluetooth; NB-IoT; etc.; LPWAN electrical networks

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

New Trends in Intelligent Social-Health Systems Empowered by Internet of Every Things

edited by

Macarena Espinilla-Estevéz

Mª Ángeles Verdejo-Espinosa

Francisco Javier Cabrerizo-Lorite

and

Yolanda María de la Fuente Robles

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 47518 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent systems; Internet of Everything; artificial intelligence; soft computing; social health systems; accessibility; dependency; disability; aging; accessibility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Intelligent Sensors and Robots for Ambient Assisted Living

edited by

Philippe Gorce

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5056 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Cyber Resilience of IoT Systems: Leveraging Cryptography, Protocols, and AI

edited by

Dongxi Liu

and Nan Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyber resilience; IoT systems; IoT security

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

Advances in Photothermal Techniques for Material Characterization and Sensor Development

edited by

Dorota Korte

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: photothermics; photoacoustics; laser physics; thermophysics; bio- and nanophotonics; material science; laser medicine; theranostics; thermal analysis; laser spectroscopy; laser ultrasonics; photothermal theoretical models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)

Development of Metal Oxide Gas Sensors: From Design and Synthesis to Real-World Applications

edited by

Estefanía Núñez-Carmona

and

Veronica Sberveglieri

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal oxide gas sensors; nanostructured sensing materials; selectivity and sensitivity enhancement; environmental and industrial monitoring; smart and wearable gas sensors; hybrid and composite materials; low-power and flexible sensors; mechanisms of gas detection; Internet of Things (IoT) sensing applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Sensors and Machine Vision Technologies for Stress and Disease Detection in Digital Agriculture

edited by

Md Sultan Mahmud

and

Tanzeel Ur Rehman

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; artificial intelligence; smart sensors; deep learning models; crop sensing; disease detection and monitoring; data-driven agriculture; AgRobotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

Functional Low-Dimensional Materials for Optical and Electrochemical Sensing

edited by

Zhifang Liu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical and electrochemical sensing; low-dimensional sensing materials; ensing methodologies and mechanism— flexible; wearable; and miniaturized sensor platforms; environmental monitoring; biomedical diagnostics; and industrial sensing; low-dimensional material-enabled sensing structure or devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Fluorescent Sensors for Advanced Applications in Biological and Chemical Detection

edited by Sellamuthu Anbu

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluorescent sensors; biological detection; chemical detection; fluorescent probes; biosensing technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Intelligent Control Systems for Autonomous Vehicles

edited by

Jun Chen

and Wen-Chiao Lin

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7060 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous vehicles; human– machine interaction; sensor fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Cyber Physical System: Security and Resilience Challenges and Solutions

edited by

Shareeful Islam

Sotiris Ioannidis

, Spyros Papastergiou and Marc-Oliver Pahl

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3193 | Submission Open

Keywords: cybersecurity; resilience; cyber physical systems; risk management; vulnerability assessment; intrusion detection and response; incident response; AI and digital resilience act

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

Novel 2D Material-Based Sensors for Optoelectronic Devices

edited by