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Sensors and Sensing Technologies for Structural Health Monitoring in Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Engineering

edited by

Francesco Nicassio

, Gennaro Scarselli and

Anastasios C. Mpalaskas

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring (shm); civil; mechanical; and aerospace structures; sensor technologies and networks; non-destructive evaluation (nde); wireless and distributed sensing; data-driven methods and machine learning; digital twins and predictive maintenance; smart and multifunctional materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Feature Review Papers in Sensors and Robotics

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: robot design; robot sensors for control; autonomous functionalities; robot perception; human– robot interaction

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

Hardware-Based Security Techniques for Smart/Intelligent Sensor Systems

edited by Amar Rasheed and

Mohamed Baza

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: hardware-based security; Internet of Things (IoT); intelligent sensing; sensor device

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

5G/6G-Enabled IoT: Connectivity, Scalability and Low-Latency Applications

edited by

Dimitris Katsianis

and

Demosthenes Vouyioukas

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: URLLC and deterministic networking (TSN) for IoT; edge AI; TinyML; and on-device learning; RIS-aided and cell-free IoT connectivity; adaptive and reconfigurable antenna arrays; hybrid beamforming techniques; non-terrestrial IoT (UAV/HAPS/NTN) integration; O-RAN/RIC xApps for IoT slicing and QoS; semantic and source-aware communications for IoT; energy efficiency; EH/SLIPT; and green IoT; secure; zero-trust; and post-quantum IoT protocols; FR3/THz channel models and localization for IoT; digital twins and closed-loop orchestration for IoT; 6G enabled maritime IoT technologies; techno-economic evaluation and business modeling

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

Soil Sensing and Mapping in Precision Agriculture: 2nd Edition

edited by

Francisco Jesús Moral García

João Manuel Pereira Ramalho Serrano

and

Fernando Carvajal-Ramírez

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open

Keywords: proximal soil sensing; remote soil sensing; digital soil mapping; precision agriculture; management zones

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

Advanced Sensing and Diagnostic Techniques for HVDC Transmission

edited by

Giuseppe Rizzo

Guido Ala

and

Pietro Romano

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 18 | Submission Open

Keywords: HVDC transmission; smart sensors; fault detection; condition monitoring; insulation diagnostics; partial discharge detection; optical sensors; AI-based diagnostics; predictive maintenance; power electronics monitoring

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

Advances in Integrated Circuits and Systems for Implantable and Wearable Biomedical Sensors

edited by

Shiwei Wang

and

Cheng-Kai Lu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open

Keywords: implantable biomedical sensors; wearable biomedical sensors; integrated circuits; embedded ML/AI for biomedical sensors; wireless power and data transfer; flexible electronics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

AI, Sensors and Algorithms for Bioacoustic Applications

edited by

Iman Ardekani

Hossein Sarrafzadeh

and

Mahsa Mohaghegh

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 5 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; bioacoustics; adaptive algorithms; signal processing; sensor systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Quantum-Enhanced Wireless Communication: Recent Advances in MIMO Systems and Networking

edited by

Shakil Ahmed

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 10 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum-enhanced communication; reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS); massive MIMO and XL-MIMO systems; ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC); quantum-tactile internet and digital twins; AI-driven channel estimation and optimization; quantum-secure networking and post-quantum cryptography; edge– cloud orchestration in 6G/7G systems; sensor-integrated quantum networks; generative AI and large language models for wireless control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Advanced Antenna Technologies for Sensing and Communication Systems

edited by Yao Zhang

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: new antenna design; 5G/B5G/6G communication; sensing applications; microwave/millimeter-wave/THz antenna and circuit; phased arrays; radar sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Advanced Sensors for Image Processing and Analysis

edited by

Yoichi Kageyama

and

Lifeng Zhang

submission deadline 27 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: image processing; human centered sensing; remote sensing; medical and biomedical image analysis and understanding; thermography; infrared imaging; thermography; infrared imaging; machine learning; artificial intelligence (AI); internet of things (IoT); pattern recognition

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

Advanced Optics and Photonics Technologies for Sensing Applications (AOP 2026)

edited by

Manuel Filipe P. C. M. Costa

Orlando Frazão

Susana Silva

and Susana Novais

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical communications and sensors; optoelectronics; photonics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

AI for Sensor Devices, Circuits and System Design

edited by

Tee Hui Teo

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 312 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensor-Enhanced Machine Learning for Complex System Optimization

edited by

Hossein Fotouhi

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1047 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex system; optimization system; control/optimization; machine learning; reinforcement learning; cyber– physical systems; Internet of Things; digital twin; smart sensors; sensor networks; edge computing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advanced Environment Perception, Decision Planning, and Intelligent Control of Transport Equipment

edited by

Yujie Shen

and Sifeng Bi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 23468 | Submission Open

Keywords: transport equipment; environment perception; decision planning; intelligent control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensor-Based Condition Monitoring and Non-Destructive Testing

edited by

Len Gelman

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1139 | Submission Open

Keywords: condition monitoring; non-destructive testing; classical; time– frequency and higher-order signal processing; adaptation of sensor-based monitoring/testing technologies

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

Emerging Innovations in Hyperspectral Imaging: Experimental Technologies, Chemometrics, and AI

edited by

Marc Brecht

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral imaging; spectral sensor technology; experimental spectroscopy; chemometrics; machine learning in spectral analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Challenges and Advances of Cybersecurity in Cloud-Sensor Digital Infrastructure

edited by Sheng Wen and

Xiaogang Zhu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart city security; healthcare cybersecurity; industrial IoT security; critical infrastructure protection; smart grid cybersecurity; autonomous vehicle security; smart home security; agricultural sensor network protection; environmental monitoring security; remote patient monitoring security; cybersecurity in digital twins; surveillance and perimeter sensor security; wearable device security; transportation system cybersecurity; energy system cyber-resilience; cybersecurity in supply chain monitoring; disaster response sensor network security; building automation system security; security in water and utility systems; mission-critical sensor system protection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Recent Developments in Imaging and Sensing: From Radio Frequencies to Ionizing Radiation

edited by

Hoi-Shun (Antony) Lui

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensing ; imaging; electromagnetic scattering; microwave radar; synthetic aperture radar; ground penetrating radar; radar target detection; radar target classification; radar target recognition; microwave tomography; millimetre wave radar ; terahertz radar; non-destructive testing; diffraction tomography; inverse scattering; electromagnetic methods for medical diagnosis; microwave-based medical diagnosis; radiology; computerized tomography; planar scintigraphy ; tomosynthesis; positron emission tomography (PET); single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT); sensor fusion

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

Big Data Analytics and Internet of Things for Sensor Application

edited by Simon James Fong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data analytics for sensor application; internet of things for sensor application; sensor data

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

Trustworthy and Secure Internet of Things and Cyber–Physical Systems

edited by

Mohamed Ibrahem

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 851 | 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)

Sensor Technology in Ophthalmology

edited by

Bojan Pajic

Dragan Indjin

and

Željka Cvejić

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: glaucoma; cataract surgery; refractive surgery; femtosecond laser; excimer laser; visual acuity; optical coherence tomography; wavefront analysis; Raman sensing and imaging; imaging spectroscopy; sensing mechanism; biological sensors; chemical sensors; physical sensors; medical sensors; mathematical modelling; biomechanical modelling; corneal and retinal imaging; optical coherence tomography angiography; ocular blood circulation; choroidea; confocal microscopy; Scheimpflug sensing; diode laser; placido sensing; corneal endothelial cell pattern; aberrations; fluorescence angiography; visual field sensing; corneal topography; laser scanning tomography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Applications of Wearable Sensors and Body Worn Devices

edited by

Bijan Najafi

submission deadline 1 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; digital health; digital biomarkers; healthcare

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