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

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 60 | 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 58 | 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)

Wearable Sensors and Human Activity Recognition in Health Research

edited by

Marcin Strączkiewicz

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 2 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; human activity recognition; accelerometry; generalization; reproducibility; free-living environments; machine learning; open science

Fluorescent Sensors for Advanced Applications in Biological and Chemical Detection

edited by Sellamuthu Anbu

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 175 | 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 7309 | 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 3372 | 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

Alessandro Fantoni

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1680 | Submission Open

Keywords: 2D materials; optoelectronic device; optoelectronic sensor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)

Recent Advances in Intelligent Vehicles and Intelligent Transportation Systems

edited by

Jinghua Guo

and

Jingyao Wang

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5543 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent vehicles; advanced sensors; environmental perception; intelligent decision; information safety; vehicle dynamics and control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Integrating Cloud Computing, Sensing Technologies, and Digital Twins in IoT Applications

edited by

Virginia Pilloni

and Francesca Marcello

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 982 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things; digital twin; sensing technologies; edge and fog computing; ambient intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Advances in RFID-Based Indoor Positioning Systems

edited by Joao da Silva Pereira and

Paulo Manuel Almeida Costa

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 356 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning- and AI-driven RFID positioning; hybrid positioning methods combining RFID with other technologies (UWB; Wi-Fi; BLE; etc.); RF propagation modeling and signal processing techniques; low-power and energy-efficient RFID-based localization; security and privacy challenges in RFID tracking; applications in Industry 4.0; healthcare; retail; and logistics

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

High-Frequency Spectroscopy and Imaging: Techniques and Applications

edited by

Romolo Marcelli

and

Emanuela Proietti

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-frequency spectroscopy and imaging; near-field microscopy; dielectric constant measurement; image reconstruction algorithms

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

Advanced Sensing and Deep Learning for Damage Detection and Performance Assessment in Structural Health Monitoring

edited by

Andy Nguyen

and

Yang Yu

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; advanced sensing; deep learning; damage detection; performance assessment; smart inspection

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

Advances in Magnetic Sensors: Innovations, Challenges and Applications

edited by

Qi Han

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic sensor; magnetic anomaly detection; earth magnetism navigation; biological magnetic measurement; space magnetic measurement; unmanned vehicle; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensors for Characterization of Energetic Materials Effects

edited by Maylis Lavayssière,

Carole Rossi

and

Patrick Pons

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open

Keywords: shock waves; overpressure; metrology; ultrafast sensors; dynamic calibration; energetic materials; machine learning approach

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

IoT-Enabled Smart Everything Cyber-Physical Systems

edited by

Rolando Herrero

and Abhishek Murthy

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1491 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearables; static sensors; IoT; AI; industry x.0; connected health; smart cities; V2x; cloud; edge; mist

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

Intelligent Circuits and Sensing Technologies: Second Edition

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 827 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-power/low-cost circuit design for sensors; power management circuits for sensors; next-generation CMOS circuit design for sensor systems; intelligent front-end sensing circuits; circuit optimization methods for sensing technologies; VLSI design of sensors for signal processing applications; interface circuits for data fusion from multiple sensors; sensor design for low-power edge computing and IoT applications; wearable sensor design; algorithms and signal processing methods to improve CMOS sensor design; sensor modeling and simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Generative AI and Deep Learning for Sensor-Based Clinical Biomechanics

edited by

Mariano Serrao

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: generative AI; deep learning; sensor-based biomechanics; movement analysis; synthetic data generation; wearable sensors; explainable AI (XAI); neurodegenerative disorders

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Sensors and Imaging Technologies for Foot Health Monitoring and Rehabilitation

edited by

Roozbeh Naemi

and Liudi Jiang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: foot rehabilitation; foot problems; foot care; health monitoring; wearable sensors; wireless monitoring; medical device; smart insole

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

IoT-Enabled Applications for Smart Cities

edited by Ye Zhu and Zicheng Chi

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart infrastructure; edge computing; sustainable urbanization; IoT; urban sensing; data security and privacy

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

Application of LiDAR Remote Sensing and Mapping

edited by

Sheng Nie

,

Xiaoxiao Zhu

and

Cheng Wang

submission deadline 21 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4806 | Submission Open

Keywords: LiDAR remote sensing; point cloud processing; LiDAR applications in forestry and ecology; forest height and mapping; 3D scene reconstruction; space-borne LiDAR; building height retrieval and mapping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Sensor and IoT Technologies for Next-Generation/6G Communication Systems

edited by

Peng Yu

and

Lisu Yu

submission deadline 21 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open

Keywords: 6G communication systems; energy-efficient sensor networks; intelligent IoT architectures; generative artificial intelligence; low-altitude economy and infrastructure; autonomous and vehicular IoT systems; intelligent sensing

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

Cloud and Edge Computing for IoT Applications

edited by

Haoran Chi

and

Rutvij Jhaveri

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13081 | Submission Open

Keywords: cloud and edge computing; embedded AI; network security; IoT; 5G/6G

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

Wearable Sensors for Movement, Postural Control and Locomotion Analysis

edited by

Harish Chander

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12593 | Submission Open

Keywords: posture; balance; gait; wearables; technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Advances in Photoacoustic Resonators and Sensors

edited by

Bernd Baumann

and

Marcus Wolff

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2592 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advanced Sensing Techniques for Environmental and Energy Systems

edited by

George Efthimiou

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 415 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensors; environmental monitoring; computational modeling; energy efficiency; predictive algorithms; air quality management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Smart Sensors in Precision Agriculture

edited by

Carlos Campillo

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 306 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil moisture sensors; irrigation and fertilization management sensors; crop monitoring sensors; spatial variability management; precision agriculture; digital twin integration; decision support system; AI & machine learning integration; automation of management process in precision agriculture; variable rate technology; wireless sensor networks; blockchain integration in precision agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensors for Biomedical Detection Application

edited by

Georgi Dyankov

and

Tinko Eftimov

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: grating/prism-based SPR; SPRi biosensor; optical fiber-based SPR sensors; two-dimensional nanomaterials for SPR-based biosensors; molecular diagnostic; clinical samples; SPR immunosensor; nanoparticles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Sensors for Performance Analysis in Team Sports: Second Edition

edited by

Bruno Gonçalves

,

Diogo Alexandre Martins Coutinho

and

Bruno Emanuel Nogueira Figueira

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: technical and tactical behaviour; physical and physiological analysis; movement patterns; talent identification technology; training and game monitoring; wearable sensors; motion analysis; motion tracking; sensor validation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Sensors and Advanced Sensing Techniques for Computer Vision Applications: Second Edition

edited by

Christos Nikolaos E. Anagnostopoulos

and

Stelios Krinidis

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; pattern recognition; digital twins; 2D/3D object recognition; 3D scanners cameras

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Development and Challenges of Indoor Positioning and Localization

edited by

María Del Carmen Pérez-Rubio

,

Elena Aparicio Esteve

and

Carlos De Marziani

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor positioning systems (IPSs); localization algorithms; sensor fusion; Wi-Fi; Bluetooth; UWB; and RFID-based positioning; vision-based localization; infrared; magnetic; and ultrasound; machine learning for indoor localization; accuracy and error mitigation; real-world applications

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

Artificial Intelligence and Sensors in Cardiovascular Disease Monitoring

edited by

Alauddin Bhuiyan

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiovascular monitoring; artificial intelligence; wearable and non-invasive sensing systems; real-time health monitoring; machine learning; deep learning; cardiovascular diagnostics; sensor fusion; ECG data analysis; CVD prediction; heart attack prediction; stroke prediction; CVD diagnosis or detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Cooperative Perception and Planning for Swarm Robot Systems

edited by

Heoncheol Lee

and

Seunghwan Lee

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7562 | Submission Open

Keywords: swarm robot systems; multi-robot systems; cooperative perception; cooperative planning; cooperative navigation; multi-robot cooperation; inter-robot recognition; inter-robot collision avoidance; inter-robot communication; real-time systems; algorithm parallelization and acceleration; embedded robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Deep Power Vision Technology and Intelligent Vision Sensors: 2nd Edition

edited by

Ke Zhang

and

Yincheng Qi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3312 | Submission Open

Keywords: power vision technology; deep learning; intelligent vision sensors

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

Recent Advances in Sensing and Data Centric Methods for Structural Health Monitoring and Resilience: 2nd Edition

edited by

Mohammad N Noori

,

Marco Domaneschi

,

Naiwei Lu

and Tianyu Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2769 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensing; data centric methods; structural health monitoring

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

Advanced Sensing Applications for Fault Diagnosis and Reliability Analysis of Elector-Mechanical Systems

edited by Chao Zhang,

Yong Zhou

, Shangjun Ma, Wen Zhao and

Qixun Zhou

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 332 | Submission Open

Keywords: design and manufacturing of precision sensors for electro-mechanical systems; active and passive sensing methods for electro-mechanical systems; advanced signal processing and data processing for electro-mechanical systems; sensor fusion techniques for electro-mechanical systems; fault diagnosis methods for electro-mechanical systems; reliability analysis methods for electro-mechanical systems

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

Advanced Electrochemical Sensors: Design and Applications

edited by

Nikola Sakač

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open

Keywords: food safety analysis; environmental monitoring (air; water; and soil quality); biomedical and health monitoring; gas detection; detection of explosives; corrosion and industrial process monitoring; sensors for harsh environments.; microfluidic and lab-on-a-chip electrochemical devices; portable and wearable electrochemical sensors; printed and screen-printed electrochemical sensors; metal oxides; carbon nanomaterials; polymers; novel electrode materials.; machine learning; computational modeling of electrochemical sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Sensing and AI: Advancements in Robotics and Autonomous Systems

edited by Yohan Noh,

Md Nazmul Huda

and Mingfeng Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensing technology; Artificial Intelligence (AI); mechanism design; robotics automation; smart sensors; machine learning; control systems; bio-inspired robotics; human-robot interaction; autonomous systems; industrial automation; deep learning in robotics; embedded AI; tactile and vision-based sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advances in Fiber Optic Sensors: Innovations, Challenges and Applications

edited by

Jianzhong Hao

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber optic sensing technologies; distributed and multiplexed sensing; smart sensors and iot integration; optical signal processing and ai-enhanced analytics; structural health monitoring and industrial applications; biomedical and environmental sensing; advanced materials for fiber sensors; harsh environment sensing and durability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Low-Cost Chemosenors for Applications in Environment, Health, Food, and Industry Process Control, 2nd Edition

edited by

Weiying Lu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-cost; chemosensors; sensors; food analysis; gas sensor; pH sensor; medical diagnostics; colorimetric sensors; electronic nose; healthcare; environmental monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Application, Optimization and Security for Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) and Internet of Things (IoTs)

edited by

Yi Gu

and

Lei Miao

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5982 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities and home automation; agriculture and industrial automation; environmental monitoring and disaster management; healthcare monitoring and wearable sensor technologies; energy-efficient routing protocols; data aggregation and coverage optimization; QoS (Quality of Service) optimization; sensor deployment strategies and load balancing in IoT networks; blockchain for IoT security; intrusion prevention systems (IPSs) and intrusion detection systems (IDSs); privacy; authentication; and confidentiality in wireless communications; fault tolerance and reliability in WSNs; sensing data analytics in cloud/edge/fog computing; human– machine interaction and AI applications; traffic monitoring and management optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Advances and Recent Trends in Sensing Technology and Systems for Human Health Monitoring

edited by

Giorgia Fiori

and

Andrea Scorza

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensing; biomedical engineering; health monitoring; measurement; technology; systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Nanomaterial-Optimized Device Construction and AI-Enhanced Signal Analysis of Gas Sensors

edited by

Tao Wang

, Tetsuya Shimamura,

Jia Yan

and

Mingzhi Jiao

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4137 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas sensor; chemiresistive sensor; nanomaterials; constructing heterojunctions; two-dimensional materials; electronic sensitization; machine learning; deep learning; electronic nose; signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)

Advanced Design and Electronic Design Automation Techniques of Analog and RF Integrated Circuits for Sensor Applications

edited by

Lihong Zhang

, Yushi Zhou and

Ricardo Martins

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1768 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated circuits (ICs); analog and radio frequency (RF); circuit design methodologies; electronic design automation (EDA); sensor application; design; and optimization; circuit performance and constraints

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Computing and Applications for Wireless and Mobile Networks

edited by

Neng-Chung Wang

,

Ming-Fong Tsai

and

Chao-Yang Lee

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11702 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Big Data Analytics, the Internet of Things (IoTs), and Robotics

edited by

Dan Feldman

and Alaa Maalouf

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1845 | Submission Open

Keywords: core-sets; streaming; robotics; SLAM; big data

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

Condition Assessment and Reliability Analysis Enabled by Structural Health Monitoring Sensors

edited by

Qi-Ang Wang

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; sensors; condition assessment; reliablity analysis; damge detection; SHM data analysis; infrastructure safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

IoT and Big Data Analytics for Smart Cities

edited by

Adela Bara

and

Simona-Vasilica Oprea

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8852 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; IoT networks; big data processing; big data analytics; edge-fog-cloud computing; AI-based data processing; digital twins

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

Advanced Applications of WSNs and the IoT—2nd Edition

edited by

Sebastià Galmés

and

Baris Atakan

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8182 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless sensor networks; Internet of Things; wireless communications standards (BLE; ZigBee; LoRaWAN; SigFox; 5G/6G); energy harvesting; big data; artificial intelligence; cloud computing; security; smart environment; ambient intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Recent Advances in Microfluidic Sensing Devices

edited by

Dan Gao

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3073 | Submission Open

Keywords: microfluidic sensor; multifunctional devices; signal processing and data analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Sensing Technologies for Human Evaluation, Testing and Assessment

edited by

Kenneth Loh

,

Said Quqa

, Liming Salvino and Ning Xi

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; biosensing and assistive devices; computational biomechanics; data fusion; machine learning; human digital twins; healthcare and rehabilitation; human activity monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

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