Sensors

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: Trends, Applications and Security Challenges

edited by

Francisco J. Aparicio-Navarro

, Asma Adnane, Hesam Jadidbonab and

Ali Safaa Sadiq Al Shakarchi

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11951 | Submission Open

Keywords: connected vehicles; autonomous vehicles; cyber security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Advanced Deep Learning for Biomedical Sensing and Imaging

edited by Dong Xiao and Yahui Li

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9970 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; deep learning; biomedical optics; biomedical image reconstruction; biomedical image segmentation; computer aided detection; image-guided surgery and characterization; in vivo microscopy; biomedical image analysis; fluorescence imaging; fluorescence lifetime imaging; optical coherence tomography; diffuse tomography.

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

Advanced Sensor Fusion in Industry 4.0

edited by

Luigi Rovati

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9091 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Superconductor and Semiconductor-Based Radiation Detectors

edited by

Alberto Ghirri

and

Francesco Rossella

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6680 | Submission Open

Keywords: microwave radiation detectors; terahertz radiation detectors; superconducting circuits; quantum dots; semiconductor nanostructures; single-photon detectors; photon counters

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Multi-Source Image Fusion, Restoration, and Understanding and Its Application in Sensing

edited by Xianfeng Ou and

Honggang Chen

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5476 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensing; image fusion; image restoration; image understanding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Sensors from Miniaturization of Analytical Instruments (2nd Edition)

edited by

Xiaozhi Wang

and Youjiang Liu

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4295 | Submission Open

Keywords: MEMS; ionization; micro-optical detector; micro mass spectrometry sensor; handhold analytical sensor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Advances in Electrochemical Sensors for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Roger Narayan

and

Yugender Goud Kotagiri

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3675 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; point-of-care diagnostics; electrochemical sensors; wearable sensors; In vivo sensors; biomarkers screening; therapeutic drug monitoring; aptasensors; immunosensors; molecular-imprinted polymers; chemical sensors; potentiometric sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Optimizing the Future: Securing and Streamlining IoT Resource Allocation in the 6G Era with Edge Computing and UAV Integration

edited by Shidrokh Goudarzi

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2168 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT (Internet of Things); resource allocation; 6G connectivity; edge computing; UAV integration; sensor networks; security measures; application-oriented research; efficient resource distribution

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

Sensor Systems for Gesture Recognition (3rd Edition)

edited by

Giovanni Saggio

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2014 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor systems; gesture recognition; gesture recognition technologies; gesture extraction methods; gesture detection sensors; wearable sensors; human tracking; human postures and movements; motion detection and tracking; hand gesture recognition; sign language recognition; gait analysis; remote controlling; pattern recognition for gesture recognition; machine learning for gesture recognition; applications of gesture recognition; algorithms for gesture recognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Smart Magnetic Sensors and Application

edited by

Proloy Taran Das

,

Susana Cardoso De Freitas

and Huali Yang

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1964 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel magnetic sensing methods and technologies; different magnetic sensors; including hall effect devices; magnetometers; magnetoimpedance sensors; magnetoresistance sensors; and magnetoelastic sensors; flexible and wearable magnetic sensors; autonomous and embedded printable magnetic sensors: design; fabrication; assembly; and reliability; biomagnetic sensing and applications; and their integration in MEMS; and microfluidic systems; magnetic sensor interconnections/interfaces and their testing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Humidity Sensors Based on Spectroscopy

edited by

José Manuel M. M. De Almeida

and

Luís C. Coelho

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1795 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental monitoring; nanosensors and nanotechnology; optical and photonic humidity sensors; optical fiber sensing; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Clustered Sensor Networks

edited by

Redha Radaydeh

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1755 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Intelligent Traffic Safety and Security

edited by Pengcheng Wang, Yang Yang and

Guangnian Xiao

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1692 | Submission Open

Keywords: automatic driving; intelligent system; traffic safety; information security; intelligent transportation; road safety optimization; sensor technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Intelligent Maintenance and Fault Diagnosis of Mobility Equipment

edited by

Hongtao Xue

,

Peng Chen

and Zhiqiang Liao

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1602 | Submission Open

Keywords: mobility equipment; diagnostic robots; intelligent fault diagnosis; predictive maintenance; online monitoring; signal processing; vibration and noise control; fault-tolerant control

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

Sensor-Aid Localization and Applications

edited by

Paolo Pagano

and

Alexandr Tardo

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 850 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT; M2M communications; SOA; SDN; NFV; DVL; DLT; 5G networks; MEC; data integrity and trustworthiness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Fiber Bragg Gratings-Based Sensors for Optical Measurement

edited by João Pereira

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 770 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber bragg gratings; optical sensors; measurement; structural health monitoring; distributed sensing; biomedical applications; data analysis; strain measurement; temperature sensing; gas sensors; super-structured FBGs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Application of Nano-Materials Technology and Raman Spectroscopy in Biochemical Sensors

edited by Wanyi Xie, Mingjie Tang and Weitao Huang

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 364 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; nanotechnology; Raman spectroscopy; SERS; biochemical sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Challenges and Future Trends in Electronics for Wireless Sensing Technology

edited by

Andrea Ria

, Andrea Motroni and

Antonello Florio

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 323 | Submission Open

Keywords: electronics; wireless; IoT; RFID; sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Metal-Organic Frameworks Based Advanced Sensors for Pollutant Detection

edited by

Ki-Hyun Kim

and

Vanish Kumar

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 296 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal-organic framework; sensing; biosensing; electrochemical; optical; bioconjugation; signal amplification; pollutant; contaminant; pesticide; heavy metal ion; metalloid ion; allergen; toxin; emerging pollutant; antibiotic; microbe; fluorescence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Fiber Optic Biosensing Technology

edited by

Yuzhi Chen

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface plasmon resonance; fiber optic biosensor; immunology detection; disposable biosensors; specific detection; healthcare monitoring; environmental monitoring; immobilization techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Functional Nucleic Acids in Biosensing: From Detection to Therapeutic Applications

edited by

Qinqin Hu

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open

Keywords: aptamers; DNAzymes; ribozymes or riboswitches; biosensors; SELEX; diagnosis; therapy; biochemical analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Antennas, Metamaterials and Metasurfaces for Advanced Sensing Applications

edited by Guowen Ding

submission deadline 27 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1578 | Submission Open

Keywords: antenna design; metamaterials; metasurfaces; sensing technologies; wireless communications; environmental monitoring; healthcare applications; smart city infrastructure; signal processing; electromagnetic theory

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Intelligent Sensors for Smart and Autonomous Vehicles

edited by

István Barabás

,

Calin Iclodean

and

Máté Zöldy

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 25585 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensors; optimized sensors; sensors fusion; sensor integration; imaging sensors; range sensors; inertial sensors; autonomous driving; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; big data processing; virtual reality; cloud computing; edge computing; fog computing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Energy-Efficient Communication Networks and Systems: 2nd Edition

edited by

Josip Lorincz

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17029 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Sensors and Wearables for AR/VR Applications

edited by Mario Lorenz

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 857 | Submission Open

Keywords: XR; AR; VR; HCI; human factors; presence; wearables; spatial computing; haptics; training

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Recent Advances in Sensor Technology and Robotics Integration

edited by

Gani Sergazin

and

Tamás Haidegger

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 462 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent medical robotic systems and control; medical imaging and image-based robotic intervention; haptics and physical interaction in medical robotics; sensor-based rehabilitation robots; intuitive and advanced medical instrumentation; computer-integrated interventional systems

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

Recent Advances in Antenna Measurement Techniques

edited by

Claudio Gennarelli

, Stuart Gregson,

Claudio Curcio

and

Rocco Guerriero

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 402 | Submission Open

Keywords: advances in indoor and outdoor test ranges; advances in far-field; compact; and RCS range measurement techniques; OTA antenna measurements; UAV; drone; and robotic-based measurements; advances in NF– FF transformation techniques; innovative NF measurement techniques; electromagnetic algorithms and data processing; microwave holography; phased array testing; measurement uncertainty analysis; phase retrieval methods; probe position correction; specialized antenna NF measurements; millimeter-wave and terahertz antenna measurements; time-domain NF measurements; NF probe design and characterization; numerical methods related to EM measurements; measurement standards and laboratory comparisons; compressed sensing for antenna test applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Information Management and Vehicle Scheduling for Intelligent Transportation Systems

edited by Chongtao Guo, Yun Meng and

Hongguang Ma

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 301 | Submission Open

Keywords: service offloading methods in transportation; differentiated service scheduling in transportation; cooperative communication among vehicles; resource allocation and scheduling in UAV-assisted V2X networks; distribution analysis of computing and communication resources in the Internet of Vehicles; data-driven vehicle scheduling approaches; vehicle route planning and scheduling in autonomous transportation systems; advanced analytics and predictive modeling for vehicle scheduling; dynamic vehicle scheduling algorithms; green/sustainable transportation network optimization; collaborative perception techniques assisted by V2X; high-accuracy PNT for autonomous driving; low-earth-orbit satellite-assisted ITSs; joint wireless resource allocation and vehicle scheduling; joint optimization of V2X and vehicle control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Wireless Sensor Networks and Next-Generation Health Management Systems: Innovations Driving the IoMT Revolution

edited by Sara Jayousi,

,

,

and

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 256 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless sensor networks (WSN); internet of medical things (IoMT); artificial intelligence and machine learning in healthcare; wireless body area networks (WBANs); digital biomarkers in diagnostics and therapies; extended reality (XR) in rehabilitation; personalized and precision medicine; telehealth and remote monitoring; ethical; privacy; and security challenges in healthcare systems; sustainable and inclusive health management systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Waveform for Joint Radar and Communications

edited by

Matthias Weiß

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar; environmental sensing; communication; waveform design; joint radar– communication (JRC); dual-function radar communication system (DFRC)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radar Sensors)

Real-Time Object Detection and Classification Using Advanced Sensing Techniques

edited by Chuang Zhu

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: object detection; lightweight model; real-time algorithm; advanced sensors; computer vision

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

Chemical Sensors for Air Pollutants: Where the Heck Are We!

edited by

Paul A. Solomon

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: air pollution sensors; gases; particle mass; particle chemical species; calibration approaches; uncertainty; collocation results; field studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Innovative Medical Applications of pH/Impedance Sensors

edited by Jafari Jafar

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: pH sensors; impedance sensors; biosensors; medical applications; neurogastroenterology; gastrointestinal physiology; MII-pH technology; diagnostic markers; diagnostic accuracy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advancing Land Monitoring through Synergistic Harmonization of Optical, Radar and Lidar Satellite Technologies

edited by

Ram C. Sharma

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 16 articles | Viewed by 24497 | Submission Open

Keywords: land monitoring; vegetation; disaster response; urban; agriculture; biomass and carbon stocks; data fusion; optical; radar; lidar observations; algorithm development; deep learning; ecological applications; multi-spectral; hyper-spectral; SAR; landsat; sentinel; worldview; GEDI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Communication, Sensing and Localization in 6G Systems

edited by

Di He

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 19748 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Stereo Vision Sensing and Image Processing

edited by

Pei-Ju Chiang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 18622 | Submission Open

Keywords: stereo vision; stereo reconstruction; 3D point cloud; image processing; image recognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Spectral Detection Technology, Sensors and Instruments, 2nd Edition

edited by

Qing Yu

, Ran Tu, Ting Liu and Lina Li

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 13954 | Submission Open

Keywords: multispectral detection; spectral analysis; spectral imaging; spectral sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Recent Advances in the Acquisition and Processing of Biomedical Signals and Images

edited by

Maria Filomena Santarelli

,

Vincenzo Positano

and

Nicola Vanello

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13767 | Submission Open

(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 31 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11821 | 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)

Non-Intrusive Sensors for Human Activity Detection and Recognition

edited by Eliane Bodanese

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10630 | Submission Open

Keywords: health monitoring; ; human activity; sensor networks; IoT; integrated sensing; privacy-preserving sensing data

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

Sensor Fusion and Advanced Controller for Connected and Automated Vehicles (Volume II)

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9848 | Submission Open

Keywords: state estimator; sensor fusion; automated vehicles; connected vehicles; integrated controller; path planning control; path tracking control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Sensors in mHealth Applications

edited by

Johannes Schobel

and

Rüdiger Pryss

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9480 | Submission Open

Keywords: mHealth applications; eHealth applications; mobile sensing; mobile data collection using sensors; IoT in healthcare; wearables; activity recognition; robotics (in medicine or care); emotion/mood detection using camera systems; ambient assisted living; AR and VR in healthcare applications (i.e.; education)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Vision Sensors for Object Detection and Tracking

edited by

ByoungChul Ko

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7199 | Submission Open

Keywords: object detection tracking; deep learning; computer vision

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

Blockchain-Based Security System Applied to IoT Used in Intelligent Systems

edited by

Yongjun Ren

and Hu Xiong

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6887 | Submission Open

Keywords: blockchain; Internet of Things; smart contracts; data security; access control; intelligent systems; artificial intelligence

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

Advances in IoT, AI and Sensor-Based Technologies for Disease Treatment, Health Promotion and Ageing Well

edited by Mevludin Memedi, Vanessa Leung and Vida Groznik

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6305 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things; artificial intelligence; sensor technologies; digital biomarkers; active assisted living; ageing well; patient monitoring; disease treatment; smart homes; patient empowerment; personalized care; chatbots; natural language processing

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

Nanomaterial-Based Biochemical Sensors and Their Applications

edited by

Meng Lin

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5765 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; chemical sensors; fluorescent sensors; electrochemical sensors; electrochemistry; electronic tongue; electronic nose; environmental monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Intelligent Sensing Technologies for Monitoring Food Quality and Safety

edited by

Nicolás Laguarda-Miró

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4052 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; technologies; food; quality; safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Process-Aware Cyber Security Management in the Industrial Internet of Things

edited by

Stefan Schönig

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3926 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial IoT; cyber security; process management; process modelling; sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Machine Learning and Image-Based Smart Sensing and Applications

edited by

Ran-Zan Wang

and Shang-Kuan Chen

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3449 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; smart sensing; image processing; computer vision; medical imaging; healthcare diagnostics; security and surveillance systems; multi-modal sensor fusion; environmental monitoring and sustainability solutions

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

Advanced Robotic Manipulators and Control Applications

edited by

Shoukun Wang

and Zhihua Chen

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3432 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotics motion control; multi-agent reinforcement learning; medical image processing; motion planning; velocity profile planning; heterogeneous agent; data-driven; cyber-physical systems

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

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