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Fiber Optic Sensing and Applications
edited by and
submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 27829 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)
Intelligent Control and Robotic Technologies in Path Planning
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 19775 | 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)
Advances in Energy Harvesting and Sensor Systems
edited by , and
submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16878 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensor; self-powered sensor; energy conversion and harvesting; information acquisition and processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
Bioimpedance Measurements and Microelectrodes
edited by , and Santiago Fernández Scagliusi
submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15792 | 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)
The Forefront of Internet of Things Cybersecurity with Artificial Intelligence
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12540 | Submission Open
Keywords: IoT security; IoT data privacy; AI-powered cyber security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Mechanical Sensors in the 70th Anniversary of the Piezoresistive Effect
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 10257 | Submission Open
Keywords: mechanical sensor; capacitive sensor; strain gauge; piezoelectric sensor; MEMS; pressure sensor; acceleration sensor; sensor interface electronics; low-power interface circuits
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
Optical Sensors for Gas Monitoring submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9331 | 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)
Wireless Sensor Network and IoT Technologies for Smart Cities submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8932 | Submission Open
Keywords: IoT; cognitive IoT; artificial intelligence; wireless sensor network; sensor network systems; energy management; low-power sensor systems; smart technologies; green computing and systems; sustainable networks; smart and intelligent transportation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
Remote Sensing Technology for Agricultural and Land Management
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8781 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensor networks; Internet of Things; environmental monitoring; satellite image analysis; ecological intensification; conservation agriculture; ecosystem services; biodiversity assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)
Advanced Sensors and AI Integration for Human–Robot Teaming
edited by Nader Jalili and Soroush Korivand
submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7528 | 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)
Nano/Micro-Structured Materials for Gas Sensor
edited by Deepak Rajaram Patil
submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4857 | Submission Open
Keywords: gas sensing; nano/micro-structured materials; humidity sensor; hazardous material sensing; sensitivity; selectivity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)
Recent Trends and Advances in Color and Spectral Sensors: 2nd Edition
edited by Qiang Liu, , Xufen Xie and
submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4464 | 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 submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3265 | Submission Open
Keywords: joint communication and sensing; connected vehicles; vehicular networks; integrated radar and communication systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)
Perception and Control Technology for Intelligent Autonomous Unmanned Systems
edited by and
submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2661 | Submission Open
Keywords: environment perception; intelligent network; target detection; target recognition; target tracking; reactive control; perception-aware control; SLAM; robot; event camera; point cloud processing; image processing; information fusion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Navigation and Positioning)
SAR Imaging Technologies and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2542 | Submission Open
Keywords: synthetic aperture radar; PolSAR; InSAR; video SAR; bistatic/multistatic SAR; SAR image segmentation; SAR automatic target detection; SAR automatic target recognition; explainable deep neural network; incremental learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)
Recent Advances in Medical Robots: Design and Applications
edited by Zhenguo Nie
submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 993 | Submission Open
Keywords: medical robot; multimodal sensing; intelligent sensing; haptic perception; human– robot interaction; control; teleoperation; robot design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)
Terahertz Imaging and Tomography with FMCW Radars
edited by Jean-Paul Guillet
submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 809 | Submission Open
Keywords: FMCW; imaging; radars; sensing; tomography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Radar Sensors)
Recent Advances in Gas Sensors submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 662 | Submission Open
Keywords: gas sensing; nanomaterials; sensor selectivity; chemoresistive sensors; optical gas sensors; electrochemical sensors; AI-assisted calibration; VOC detection; environmental monitoring; IoT-enabled gas sensors; sensor stability; e-nose; multi-sensors array; field calibration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)
Advancements in Metasurface-Based Optical and Optoelectronic Sensors submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 557 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical sensors; optoelectronic sensing; metasurfaces; nanomaterials; nanophotonics; 2D materials; quantum dots; plasmonic; spectroscopy and imaging; environmental detection; chemical detection; biomedical diagnostics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)
Wireless Sensor Networks for the Development of Cyber–Physical Systems (CPS) submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 372 | Submission Open
Keywords: cyber-physical systems; industrial IoT; sensor networks; wireless communication; measurement techniques; mobile sensors; 5G; wireless time-sensitive networking; security; industrial applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)
From Science to Recovery: Bridging Sensing Technology and Neurology for a Better Future
edited by , and Antonio Oliviero
submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open
Keywords: neurology; neurorehabilitation; artificial intelligence; sleep; wearable sensors; smart system; neurorobotics; neuromodulation; neurophysiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)
Advanced Robust Processing Techniques and Sensor Technologies for Complex Radio Frequency Signals
edited by Yanwu Ding
submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open
Keywords: passive RF sensing; multispectral sensing and detection; AI and ML algorithms for RF applications; processing the mismatch between training and testing data in ML algorithms; high-fidelity RF digital twins
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)
Recent Progress in Optical Fiber Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring
edited by , and Luis Costa
submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical fiber sensors; structural health monitoring; optical sensing; optical metrology; optical measurement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)
AI and Smart Sensors for Intelligent Transportation Systems
edited by , and Chenglong Liu
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 20767 | 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)
Computer Vision and Sensing Technologies for Industrial Quality Inspection: 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 15691 | Submission Open
Keywords: computer vision; sensing technologies; industrial quality inspection; automatic optical inspection; artificial intelligence techniques; machine learning; deep learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensing and Imaging)
Applied Robotics in Mechatronics and Automation
edited by Yueh-Jaw (YJ) Lin
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11909 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensors and Robotics)
Materials and Devices for Flexible Electronics in Sensor Applications
edited by Huanhuan Feng
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10786 | Submission Open
Keywords: flexible sensors; electronic skins; curved interfaces; health monitoring; wearable devices; tactile sensing; advanced materials; structural designs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
Feature Review Papers in Fault Diagnosis & Sensors submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8944 | Submission Open
Keywords: condition monitoring; structural health monitoring; non-destructive testing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fault Diagnosis & Sensors)
Novel Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4561 | Submission Open
Keywords: distributed sensor networks; vision systems; fiber optic sensing; wireless sensing; noncontact sensing; laser and radar systems; unmanned ground and aerial vehicle inspection; global navigation satellite systems; energy-harvesting-based systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)
Sensors for Enabling Wireless Spectrum Access
edited by Joseph Gaeddert and
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4167 | 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)
Distributed Sensors: Development and Applications
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2283 | Submission Open
Keywords: distributed sensing systems; distributed fiber-optic sensors; distributed sensors deployment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)
Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality in Neurosurgery submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1680 | 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 and Weihua Liu
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1549 | 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 submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1095 | 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)
Sensors Technologies in Robot-Assisted Surgical Systems
edited by Jianmin Li
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open
Keywords: flexible sensors; multi-modal sensing; miniaturized sensors; real-time sensing feedback; robot assisted surgery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensors and Robotics)
Healthcare Systems Enhanced by Advances in the Internet of Medical Things
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open
Keywords: IoMT; biomedical sensor; wearable devices; remote patient monitoring; smart health; sensor integration; cybersecurity in IoMT; AI  in healthcare; edge computing; health data security; personalised medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)
RFID and Zero-Power Backscatter Sensors submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 14 articles | Viewed by 89597 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
New Trends in Intelligent Social-Health Systems Empowered by Internet of Every Things submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 56427 | 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)
Recent Advances in Biomedical Imaging Sensors and Processing
edited by and Giuseppe Tradigo
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 25709 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)
Green Analytical Chemistry: A Themed Issue in Honor of Professor Jacek Namieśnik submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 24400 | Submission Open
Keywords: chemical sensors; sensor arrays; electronic noses; electronic tongues; gas chromatography; liquid chromatography; olfactometry; mass spectrometry; capillary electrophoresis; isotachophoresis; sensor miniaturization; device miniaturization; new analytical methodologies; volatiles; non volatiles; qualitative and quantitative analysis; classifications; signal treatment; data processing methods; chemometrics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)
Multi-sensor Fusion in Medical Imaging, Diagnosis and Therapy
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 19211 | Submission Open
Keywords: data fusion; sparse representation; multi-scale decomposition; machine learning; deep learning model; convolutional neural network; transformer; disease diagnosis and therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)
Blockchain-Based Security System Applied to IoT Used in Intelligent Systems
edited by and Hu Xiong
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 17482 | 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)
Smart Sensor Systems for Positioning and Navigation
edited by Zhiyuan Luo and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14536 | Submission Open
Keywords: indoor positioning; indoor mapping; indoor navigation; smart sensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Navigation and Positioning)
Sensor-Based Structural Health Monitoring of Civil Infrastructure
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14230 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensors; structural health monitoring; civil infrastructure; sensor materials; sensor networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)
Smart Sensor Technologies for Accurate Movement Monitoring and Connectivity
edited by Pi-Chung Wang
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13790 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart sensor; movement monitoring and connectivity; wearable technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Recent Advances in Smart Mobile Sensing Technology submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13233 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI-enabled smart mobile sensing technology; hardware; material; and signal processing of smart mobile sensing technology; smart mobile sensing applications and use-cases; machine learning; deep learning; and big data analytics; privacy-preserving and security of smart mobile sensing; intelligent AR/VR application with machine/deep learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)
Microwaves for Biomedical Applications and Sensing submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13008 | Submission Open
Keywords: microwaves; electromagnetics; diagnostic applications; therapeutics; sensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)
Intelligent Sensors and Robots for Ambient Assisted Living
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11703 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)
Terahertz Sensors
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11483 | Submission Open
Keywords: THz metamaterial; THz sensing; QBIC; quantum dot; photonic crystal; molecular marker; trace detection; Q value; sensitivity; resonant frequency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)
Innovative Synergies: Robotics, AI, and Sensor Technologies in Field Autonomous Systems
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9045 | Submission Open
Keywords: field robotics systems: trials and real-world applications; robotic sensor technologies and sensor fusion for field deployment; AI applications in robotics; vision; and sensor technologies; algorithms and field implementations for visual and non-visual sensors; mobile robotics and navigation in field environments; human– robot interactions in field settings; bio-inspired robotics for field  applications; computational intelligence in field robotics; mechatronic systems: field applications  and innovations; swarm robotics in field operations; drones in field operations; social/humanoid robotics in field contexts; immersive interfaces for field robotics; IoT and robotics: crossover field applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensors and Robotics)
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