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Advanced Wireless Sensor Network Deployment in Smart Cities, Industry 4.0, and Agriculture 4.0 (2nd Edition)

edited by

Rafael Asorey-Cacheda

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2682 | Submission Open

Keywords: internet of things (IoT); wireless sensor networks; WSN; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Development of Flexible and Wearable Sensors and Their Applications

edited by Chiara Romano and

Alessandro Giuseppe D’Aloia

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1806 | Submission Open

Keywords: flexible materials; wearable technology; sensor integration; physiological monitoring; human– machine interfaces

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Extremely Large-Scale MIMO Technologies for 6G Near-Field Communications

edited by Haiyang Zhang and Wei Huang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1511 | Submission Open

Keywords: MIMO; near-field communications; 6G mobile communication systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Advances in Nanomaterial-Based Electrochemical and Optical Biosensors

edited by

Angelo Ferlazzo

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1315 | 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)

IoT and Sensor Technologies for Healthcare

edited by Zaib Ullah and

Muddasar Naeem

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1051 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things (IoT); sensor technologies; healthcare monitoring; wearable devices; remote patient care; data analytics; blockchain application in healthcare; personalized medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Intelligent Sensing and Computing in Wireless Networks

edited by Jiankang Ren, Wei Jiang and Jinmiao Song

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 913 | 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)

Advanced Sensors for Neurorehabilitation: Empowering Precision and Personalized Therapy—2nd Edition

edited by Vance Bergeron

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 476 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurorehabilitation; advanced sensors; neural interfaces; rehabilitation technology; wearable sensors; human– machine interface

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Sensing and Control Technology of Intelligent Robots

edited by

Vladimir Gurau

and

Doyun Lee

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 269 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

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 230 | 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)

Photovoltaic Sensors for Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Manuel Fuentes Conde

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 211 | 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 Monitoring of Individual Living Organisms

edited by

Daniel Berckmans

and

Alberto Peña Fernández

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: individualized algorithms; real-time monitoring; continuous health monitoring; measuring mental state; infection monitoring; early warnings; using objectively measured biological variables; prediction-based controls; personalized medication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Body Area Networks: Intelligence, Sensing and Communication

edited by

Xiang Li

and

Lei Jing

submission deadline 18 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: body area networks (BANs); wearable sensors; signal processing; structural health monitoring (SHM); human– structure co-monitoring; artificial intelligence (AI); large language models (LLMs); human activity recognition; sensor fusion and multimodal data; embodied game interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Flexible and Wearable Sensors: Design, Fabrication Methods, and Applications

edited by

Yichun Ding

, Tingting Zhao and Ziran Wang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 42339 | Submission Open

Keywords: flexible and stretchable materials; device configuration; structural design; sensing mechanism and simulation; physical sensors; chemical and biological sensors; electrophysiological sensors; human health monitoring; wearable sensors; devices; and electronics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Smart Sensing Technology for Human Activity Recognition

edited by

Giorgio Biagetti

and

Paolo Crippa

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 38848 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Sensors for High Temperature Monitoring

edited by

Yanping Xu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 38814 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Innovations in AI and ML-Based Techniques for Image and Video Analysis from Sensors

edited by

Hwa-Young Jeong

and

Neil Yuwen Yen

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 32495 | Submission Open

Keywords: object detection and recognition techniques; artificial intelligence; machine learning; image classification; video classification; semantic segmentation; medical imaging; robotics; augmented reality; human-computer interaction

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

Energy-Efficient Communication Networks and Systems: 2nd Edition

edited by

Josip Lorincz

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 31547 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Image and Video Processing and Recognition Based on Artificial Intelligence: 3rd Edition

edited by

Kang Ryoung Park

Sangyoun Lee

and

Euntai Kim

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 29988 | Submission Open

Keywords: image processing; understanding; recognition; compression; and reconstruction based on sensing techniques and AI; video processing; understanding; recognition; compression; and reconstruction based on sensing techniques and AI; computer vision based on sensing techniques and AI; biometrics based on sensing techniques and AI; AI fusion and conventional methods; AI fusion and blockchain methods

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

Optical Sensors for Industrial Applications

edited by

Grzegorz Fusiek

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 17 articles | Viewed by 29885 | Submission Open

Keywords: polarimetric; interferometric; and intensity sensors; fiber bragg grating sensors; novel concepts of photonic sensing; design and development of novel optical sensors; sensor fabrication and packaging; sensor interrogation and multiplexing techniques; sensor networks; sensor characterization; calibration and performance evaluation; remote and distributed sensing; harsh-environment sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Deep Learning Based Face Recognition and Feature Extraction

edited by

Bogdan Smolka

Karolina Nurzynska

and

Michal Kawulok

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 27898 | Submission Open

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

Sensors and Machine-Learning Based Signal Processing

edited by

Jonatan Lerga

Eftim Zdravevski

and Péter Kovács

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 27118 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; model-driven deep learning signal processing; classification; signal enhancement; signal reconstruction; prediction; forecasting; adaptive filtering; feature extraction; sensor fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Optical Sensing Technologies for Food Quality and Safety

edited by

J. Paul Robinson

and

Euiwon Bae

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 26320 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensing technologies; spectroscopy; atomic spectroscopy; mass spectrometry; authentication; food analysis; food safety; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Architectures, Protocols and Algorithms of Sensor Networks—Second Edition

edited by

Bartłomiej Płaczek

and

Marcin Bernaś

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 20002 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Design and Integration of Sensors for Control, Planning and Deployment in Robotic Systems

edited by

Xianqiang Bao

Shuangyi Wang

and James Housden

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 19216 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor design; advanced sensor technologies; sensor fabrication methods; robotic control systems; autonomous decision-making; sensor fusion technologies; flexible sensors; smart sensing materials; multimodal sensor integration; environmental sensing

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

Advances in Biomedical Sensing, Instrumentation and Systems: 2nd Edition

edited by

Giorgio Biagetti

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18027 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosignal acquisition; wearable devices; portable sensors; wireless sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Artificial Intelligence in Computer Vision: Methods and Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Zhaoyang Wang

, Minh P. Vo,

Hieu Nguyen

and John Hyatt

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 17218 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; deep learning; computer vision; smart sensors; intelligent sensing; 3D imaging and sensing; localization and mapping; navigation and positioning

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

Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: Optical Measurements and Sensing Technology

edited by

Michele Norgia

Elfed Lewis

and

Alberto Vallan

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16301 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensors; interferometry; fiber optical sensors; optical measurements; laser doppler velocimetry; optical rangefinder

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Neuromechanical Principles of Perturbed and Unperturbed Motion Control

edited by

Adamantios Arampatzis

and

Sebastian Bohm

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16034 | Submission Open

Keywords: Neuromotor control; Muscle force– length– velocity dynamics; Tendon elasticity; Exoskeleton; Modular organization; Perturbations and disturbances; Robustness of motion; Dynamic stability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Advanced Signal and Image Processing Techniques for Sensor Applications

edited by Jesmin Farzana Khan and

Mandoye Ndoye

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15984 | Submission Open

Keywords: signal processing; image processing; machine learning; wireless sensor networks; Internet of Things; deep neural networks; dictionary learning; compressive sensing; big data; brain– computer interface; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Wearable Sensors for Optimising Rehabilitation and Sport Training

edited by

Mohsen Shafizadeh

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15095 | Submission Open

Keywords: inertial motion units (IMU); wireless electromyography (EMG); global positioning system (GPS); sport injuries; sport rehabilitation; physical therapy; gait retraining; technology; training; wearable sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Sensors and Sensing Technologies for Object Detection and Recognition

edited by

Chih-Yang Lin

and Ir. Kahlil Muchtar

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14729 | Submission Open

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

Advanced Mobile Edge Computing in 5G Networks

edited by Wanli Wen and Zheng Yang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13285 | Submission Open

Keywords: mobile edge computing (MEC); 5G networks; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning (ML); autonomous vehicles; blockchain; smart sensing; caching; semantic communications; holographic communications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Preparation and Application of Photonic Devices for Optical Sensing and Detection

edited by

Chao Chen

and

Yongsen Yu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12726 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber sensing; coherent laser detection; narrow linewidth laser; tunable laser; VCSEL; fiber optic sensor; fiber grating; silicon-based integrated sensor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advanced Sensors in MEMS: 2nd Edition

edited by

Edmond Cretu

and

Chang Ge

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12499 | Submission Open

Keywords: microsystems; MEMS; microsensors; microfabrication; sensor networks; intelligent sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Smart Textile Sensors, Actuators, and Related Applications

edited by Dhaval Solanki

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8479 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart textiles; textile biosensors; e-textiles in healthcare; IoT-enabled wearable systems; flexible and durable health monitoring; AI in smart textile applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advancements and Applications of UAV Communications with RF, Microwave, and mmWave Techniques

edited by

Gia Khanh Tran

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7590 | Submission Open

Keywords: millimeter-wave techniques for UAVs; beyond 5G/6G; NTNs including UAVs; microwave techniques for UAVs; UAV trajectories; UAV edge caching; UAV distributed computing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Smart Sensors Based on Optoelectronic and Piezoelectric Materials

edited by

Hao Xu

Ruimin Chen

, Xiao Li and Qinhao Lin

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6493 | Submission Open

Keywords: optoelectronic materials; piezoelectric materials; graphene and 2D materials; photodetectors and light sources; acoustic sensors; chemical and biosensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advances in Multispectral Sensing, Imaging Techniques and Computational Applications in Cultural Heritage

edited by Emanuela Grifoni and

Marco Gargano

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5664 | Submission Open

Keywords: reflectance imaging spectroscopy; hyperspectral imaging; reflectance transformation imaging; image processing; 3D imaging; holographic speckle interferometry; 3D data fusion; multimodal survey; sensors

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

Empowering the IoT: Scalable, Sustainable, and Ultra-Low Power Solutions

edited by

Shimin Gong

, Lanhua Li, Yueling Che, Kongyang Chen and Nguyen Cong Luong

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5223 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultra-low-power IoT; edge AI; IoT security; wireless powered communications; integrated sensing; communication and computing; UAV; RIS; semantic communications

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

Advanced BioMEMS and Their Applications

edited by

Seokheun Choi

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5033 | Submission Open

Keywords: BioMEMS; BioMEMS for diagnostics; BioMEMS for therapeutics; BioMEMS for tissue engineering; BioMEMS for bioanalytics; BioMEMS for cell culture; microfluidics; lab-on-a-chip; micro total analysis systems (µ TAS); organ-on-a-chip; biomedical devices; biocompatible materials and packaging; energy harvesting for sustainable operation; biosensors; tissue engineering; bioimaging techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Deep Learning for Hyperspectral Data Analysis and Manipulation of Augmented Medical Data

edited by Saad Bin Ahmed

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4213 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral data; explainable AI; augmented data; deep learning; medical report generation; generative AI; early diagnosis; textual image analysis; pattern identification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Security, Privacy and Threat Detection in Sensor Networks

edited by Leandros Maglaras

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4134 | Submission Open

Keywords: post-quantum cryptography; lightweight security solutions; sensor network privacy; threat detection; large language models (LLMs); industrial Internet of Things

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Deep Learning Based Intelligent Fault Diagnosis

edited by

Long Zhang

Jiayang Liu

Xiaoli Zhao

and Zhenghong Wu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4020 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault diagnosis; deep learning; transfer learning; domain generalization; feature extraction; condition monitoring; fault prognostics; anomaly detection; condition assessment

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

Recent Advances in Optoelectronic Materials and Device Engineering

edited by

Pargam Vashishtha

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3757 | Submission Open

Keywords: optoelectronic; 2D materials; III-nitrides; wide band gap materials; Van der Waals materials; photodetector; sensor; photonics devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Applications of Advanced Sensors and Interoperability Technologies in Autonomous Transportation Systems

edited by

Yilong Ren

, Zhiyong Cui and

Kun Wang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3537 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous transportation systems; interoperability technologies; consistent interaction semantics; integration of sensor; communication; and computing resources; interoperability requirements and mechanisms; crowd intelligence and decision control; multi-agent cooperative control; crowd sensing; simulation and testing of interoperability technologies; collaborative perception technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Mental Health Monitoring and Psychiatric Practice Using Sensors and Wearables

edited by

Toshikazu Shinba

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3321 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; practical and objective measures; psychiatric disorders; mental health; diagnostic aid; symptom evaluation; development of new treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Recent Advances in Plasmon Resonance Sensors

edited by

Vivek Semwal

and Jakob Janting

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2861 | Submission Open

Keywords: SPR-based sensors; LSPR-based sensors; plasmonic biosensors; machine learning/artificial intelligence in plasmonics; plasmonic metasurfaces; microfluidic plasmonic sensing devices; surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy; plasmon enhanced fluorescence; quantum plasmonics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Applications of Sensors in Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis

edited by Guoliang Lu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2082 | Submission Open

Keywords: condition monitoring; intelligent diagnosis; health monitoring; fault detection; fault diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Intelligent Signal Processing and Sensing Technology for IoT Applications

edited by Fatemehsadat Tabei and