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Application of Optical Imaging in Medical and Biomedical Research
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5663 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical imaging; optical coherence tomography; medical research; biomedical research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensing and Imaging)
Integrated Sensing and Communication: Wireless and Optical Communication Techniques and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5395 | Submission Open
Keywords: integrated sensing and communications; visible light communications; visible light positioning; sensing and detection; wireless localization and navigation; next-generation communication networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)
Distributed Sensors: Development and Applications
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5106 | Submission Open
Keywords: distributed sensing systems; distributed fiber-optic sensors; distributed sensors deployment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)
Intelligent Optimization for Marine Vehicle Navigation and Positioning
edited by Xiaoyang Gao and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5071 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine vehicle systems; dynamic positioning; navigation planning; optimized control; intelligent control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Navigation and Positioning)
Recent Advances in Medical Robots: Design and Applications
edited by Zhenguo Nie
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4705 | 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)
Sensing, Prediction, and Virtual Validation Technologies for Connected and Automated Vehicles
edited by , Ignacio Alvarez and Eleni Mantouka
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4312 | Submission Open
Keywords: automated and autonomous driving; vehicle sensing technologies; sensor fusion; object detection and identification; driver monitoring; large language models in automotive industry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)
Security and Privacy in Next-Generation Mobile Networks: Challenges, Solutions, and Innovations
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3915 | Submission Open
Keywords: next-generation mobile networks; 5G and 6G security; privacy-preserving techniques; IoT security; edge computing; cybersecurity; blockchain and DLT; post-quantum cryptography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)
Sensors in Biomechanics, Neurophysiology and Neurorehabilitation submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3279 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart/intelligent sensors; biosensors; wearable sensors, devices, and electronics; MEMS/NEMS; remote sensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Recent Progress in X-Ray Medical Imaging and Detectors submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3257 | Submission Open
Keywords: X-ray medical detectors; photon-counting detectors; quantitative medical imaging; innovative scanning geometries; image processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)
Integrated Sensing and Communications in IoT Applications
edited by and Chenyuan Feng
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3204 | Submission Open
Keywords: IoT devices; ISAC; environmental monitoring; networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Recent Innovations in X-Ray Sensing and Imaging
edited by Xin Liu and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3112 | Submission Open
Keywords: X-ray imaging; X-ray detection; X-ray sensing; medical diagnostics; industrial nondestructive testing (NDT)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensing and Imaging)
Sensing Signals for Biomedical Monitoring—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3039 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomedical monitoring; sensing signals; artificial intelligence for healthcare; wearable sensors; data acquisition and management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)
Advancements in Photoacoustic Sensors for Gas Detection and Air Quality Assessment
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3001 | Submission Open
Keywords: photoacoustic sensing mechanisms; photoacoustic-based air quality monitoring; gas and multi-pollutant detection; photoacoustic-based environmental and biomedical sensors; photoacoustic-based breath analysis technologies; sensors and sensing system design in photoacoustic applications; signal processing and data analysis specific to systems-based photoacoustic sensing; applications and case studies of photoacoustic principles
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)
Emerging Wireless Propagation: Antenna Arrays and Microwave Sensing Technologies
edited by , and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2988 | Submission Open
Keywords: antenna arrays; microwave devices; biomedical RF sensors; MIMO systems; metamaterials; metasurface; beamforming; reconfigurable antennas; 5G/6G technologies; IoT connectivity; mm wave communications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)
Smart Sensing and Applications in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2970 | Submission Open
Keywords: Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT); smart sensors; wireless sensor networks; edge and cloud integration; predictive maintenance; cyber–physical systems; sensor data analytics; real-time monitoring; industrial automation; secure and reliable sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Signal Processing and Machine Learning Techniques for Intelligent Sensing Applications submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2549 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; signal processing; image analysis; intelligent sensing applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Advanced Optics and Photonics Technologies for Sensing Applications (AOP 2026) submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2492 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical communications and sensors; optoelectronics; photonics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)
Biomechanical Analysis of Motion and Postural Control: Sensor-Based Classical and AI Methods submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2391 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomechanics; sports; day-to-day activities; impairments; data processing; wearable; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)
Sensor Technologies for Mobility in Aging: Development, Validation and Application
edited by Anwar Elhadad and Woei-Nan Bair
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2371 | Submission Open
Keywords: biosensors; biomedical sensors; wearable sensors, devices, and electronics; human–computer interaction; AI-enabled sensors; aging; frailty; gait; falls
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)
Advanced Magnetic Field-Sensing Technologies: Design and Application
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2255 | Submission Open
Keywords: quantum magnetometry; MEMS-based magnetic sensors; spin-based sensor design; magnetic source modeling;; noise modeling and suppression algorithms; magnetic anomaly detection; novel Magnetic localization techniques; AI-driven calibration techniques; IoT-integrated magnetic sensing; ELF magnetic field propagation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)
Vision Based Defect Detection in Power Systems
edited by Zhenbing Zhao and Shiyin Zhang
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2011 | Submission Open
Keywords: defect detection; power systems; transmission; transformation and distribution equipments; computer vision; artificial intelligence; multimodal data fusion; 3D data processing; explainable AI models; high-resolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)
Unobtrusive Sensing for Continuous Health Monitoring
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2008 | Submission Open
Keywords: unconstrained sensors; contactless sensors; bed sensors; radar; heart rate; raspatory rate; fall detection; clinical practice; personal authentication; AI; neural networks; machine learning; deep learning; IoT
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
AI-Enhanced Remote Sensing and InSAR for Geoscience Monitoring and Modeling
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1933 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI; remote sensing; InSAR; LiDAR; UAV; geohazards; ground deformation; monitoring; modelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)
Wireless Propagation in Integrated Sensing and Communication Systems
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1853 | Submission Open
Keywords: integrated sensing and communication; radio propagation models; B5G methods and technologies; array sensing methods and technologies; machine learning for sensing and communication; multi-spectral technologies; multi-domain technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)
AI UAV-Based Systems for Agricultural Monitoring submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1848 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); precision agriculture; Agriculture 5.0; machine learning; sensor fusion; multispectral imaging; hyperspectral imaging; thermal sensing; crop monitoring; autonomous systems; remote sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)
Signal Processing and Machine Learning for Sensor Systems (2nd Edition) submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1806 | Submission Open
Keywords: neural network; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; signal processing; sensor systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Sensing, Control, and Fault Diagnosis in Mechanical Instrumentation and Automation submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1795 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensing; control; fault diagnosis; mechanical instrumentation and automation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fault Diagnosis & Sensors)
MIMO Systems for Future Wireless Communications submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1676 | Submission Open
Keywords: MIMO antennas; MIMO systems; 6G wireless systems; terahertz (THz) communications; cell-free MIMO; massive MIMO; mmWave/terahertz massive MIMO; reconfigurable intelligence surfaces; wireless localization and sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)
Advanced Intelligent Sensing and Communication for Next-Generation Wireless Networks
edited by Yulan Gao, , and Xiaoming Yuan
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1665 | Submission Open
Keywords: integrated sensing and communication; artificial intelligence; deep learning; resource management; network optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)
AI and Fusion Methods for Urban and Medical Sensing
edited by Faizan Ullah
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1659 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; sensor fusion; multi-modal sensing; smart cities; medical and biomedical sensing; deep learning; bayesian inference
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Novel Applications of Smart Sensors in Civil Infrastructure
edited by Chuanrui Guo and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1555 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart sensors; structural health monitoring (SHM); fiber optic sensors; wireless sensor networks; sensor-based durability monitoring; AI and machine learning in SHM; infrastructure digital twins; real-time data analytics; civil engineering applications; sensor fusion and integration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)
Sensor Technologies for Structural Health Monitoring and Monitoring Systems
edited by and Maribel Anaya
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1506 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensors; monitoring systems; smart technologies; machine learning; deep learning; digital twins
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
Advances in Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Sensing submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1489 | Submission Open
Keywords: microwave sensing; millimeter-wave sensing; non-destructive testing (NDT); biomedical applications; material characterization; wireless sensing and IoT; reflectometry and radar techniques; high-frequency instrumentation; signal processing for GHz measurements; metrology and calibration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
Spectroscopic Sensing for Planetary Exploration and Planetary Defense
edited by , and Marianna Angrisani
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1368 | Submission Open
Keywords: planetary spectroscopy; spectrometers; small bodies; planetary defense; spectroscopy methods; micro-spectroscopy; laboratory analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)
Sensor Based Computer Vision for Safety and Health Monitoring in Disaster Risk Management
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1348 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensor-based computer vision; disaster risk management; safety and health monitoring; multimodal sensing; situational awareness
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensing and Imaging)
Smart Sensing: Advances in Nanomaterials and Molecular Recognition for Chemical Detection
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1303 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanotechnology; molecular recognition; chemical sensing; environmental monitoring; food safety control; industrial process control; biomedical diagnostics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)
Advanced Non-Contact Sensing Technologies for Structural Health Monitoring
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1131 | Submission Open
Keywords: non-contact sensing; structural health monitoring (SHM); infrared thermography; terahertz sensing; vision and laser vibrometry; radar and microwave sensing; signal/Image processing; machine learning/deep learning; remote sensing technology; digital twin and predictive analytics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Vision & Multimodal Sensing for Healthcare and Industrial Intelligence
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1057 | Submission Open
Keywords: vision-based sensing; multimodal sensing; sensor fusion; healthcare intelligence; industrial intelligence; explainable AI; edge AI; federated learning; predictive maintenance; blockchain-assisted data provenance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
AI-Enabled Sensor Technologies for Gait and Posture Recognition: Methods, Applications, and Future Directions
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1018 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensor; gait; AI; digital biomarkers; deep learning; smart healthcare; wearable sensors; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)
Infrastructure Distress Detection with Sensors
edited by Fangyu Liu, and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 983 | Submission Open
Keywords: infrastructure; distress detection; sensors; artificial intellegence; deep learning; non-destructive testing; signal processing; condition monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fault Diagnosis & Sensors)
eHealth Platforms and Sensors for Monitoring Health and Human Activity—Second Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 859 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital health (eHealth/mHealth) platforms; remote and predictive healthcare; self-managed care; health monitoring and management; human activity monitoring; sensing and actuation; smart wearables, brain–computer interfaces (BCIs), and Internet of Things (IoT) networks; health analytics and AI, sensor-based human–AI collaboration, and Natural Language Processing (NLP); assisted living; cybersecurity and privacy protection; user acceptance and adoption; robotics in health monitoring and management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)
Artificial Intelligence and Smart Sensor-Based Industrial Advanced Technology: 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 851 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; smart sensor; multi-sensor fusion; machine vision; machine learning; defect detection; failure prediction; industrial big data; digital twin; cloud computing; edge computing; decision support system; intelligent manufacturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)
Computational Optical Sensing and Imaging: 2nd Edition
edited by Jun Ke, Xu Ma and Zhenbo Ren
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 821 | Submission Open
Keywords: basic theories of computational imaging; computational microscopy; compressive imaging; compressive spectral imaging; computational display for AR/VR; computational holography; event-driven computational imaging; imaging through scattering media; lensless imaging; LIDAR; light field; non-line-of-sight imaging; single-pixel imaging; structure illumination for 3D imaging; super-resolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)
Adaptive Filters in Signal Processing for IoT-Enabled Sensing Systems
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 816 | Submission Open
Keywords: adaptive filtering; signal processing; IoT-enabled sensing systems; IoT systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Advances in Sensors and Sensor-Based Systems for Electrochemical Analysis submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 692 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrochemical sensors; biosensors; environmental monitoring; food quality; clinical and pharmaceutical analyses; industrial process monitoring; energy systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)
Motion Intelligence: Bridging Computer Vision and Contact Sensing
edited by Shanxin Yuan and Chengjiang Long
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 691 | Submission Open
Keywords: world models (predictive modeling, latent space dynamics); computer vision (3D pose estimation, action recognition); contact sensing (tactile, force, and pressure sensors); physics-grounded synthesis (generative video, kinematic accuracy); robot motion intelligence (dexterous manipulation, locomotion); visuo-tactile fusion (multi-modal perception); sim-to-real transfer (virtual training for physical worlds); physically informed AI (grounding AI in biomechanical laws)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Advanced Connectivity Mechanisms in Wireless Sensor Networks
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 622 | Submission Open
Keywords: QoS routing; wireless sensor networks; machine learning; software defined networks; congestion; traffic engineering; reliability; end-to-end delay
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)
Intelligent Sensing, Digital Twins, and AI Applications for Smart Infrastructure and the Built Environment
edited by , , Mudan Wang and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 621 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent sensing; digital twins; artificial intelligence; smart infrastructure; building information modelling (BIM); internet of things (IoT); structural health monitoring; computer vision; smart cities; infrastructure monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Advances in MEMS Based Gas Sensors
edited by Ying Chen and Ming Li
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 573 | Submission Open
Keywords: gas sensors; transducer technology; MEMS; sensing materials; sensing mechanism; artificial intelligence in gas detection; heterogeneous integration; sensing microsystems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Advanced Integrated Circuits for Sensing Systems
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 524 | Submission Open
Keywords: integrated circuits; low power circuits; low noise circuits; tunable/reconfigurable circuits; wearable circuits; biomedical circuits; energy harvesting circuits; high-speed circuits; ultra-wideband (UWB) circuits
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)
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