Sensors

Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Based Localization for Positioning Applications and Mobile Robot Navigation: Third Edition

edited by

Henrik Hesse

and

Chee Kiat Seow

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2373 | Submission Open

Keywords: applications of SLAM for mobile robot navigation; AI and machine learning algorithms for precise localization; location-based AI applications for (mobile) robots; data fusion for localization/navigation using vision, inertial, LiDAR, UWB, or other time-of-flight sensors; fast SLAM and localization for edge deployment; map-based or landmark-based navigation; 3D SLAM for indoor mapping; algorithms and methods for mobile robot navigation; co-operative localization and SLAM; ultrawide-band (UWB)-based and other GPS-denied localization approaches; AI for non-line-of-sight (NLOS) detection and mitigation; Wi-Fi, 5G technology, and Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE) applications for localization

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

Sensor and IoT Technologies for Next-Generation/6G Communication Systems

edited by

Peng Yu

and

Lisu Yu

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1888 | Submission Open

Keywords: 6G communication systems; energy-efficient sensor networks; intelligent IoT architectures; generative artificial intelligence; low-altitude economy and infrastructure; autonomous and vehicular IoT systems; intelligent sensing

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

Sensing Technologies for Intelligent Robotics and Human–Robot Interaction

edited by Hang Su

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1851 | Submission Open

Keywords: human-robot interaction (HRI); sensor fusion; robotics

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

Distributed Edge Intelligence for Vehicle–Road Collaborative Systems: Sensing, Communication and Computation Synergy

edited by

Lei Liu

and

Kan Wang

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1573 | Submission Open

Keywords: vehicle–road collaborative systems; internet of vehicles; distributed computing; edge intelligence; resource management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Next-Generation Geophysical Sensing

edited by

Andrea Barone

and

Maurizio Milano

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1158 | Submission Open

Keywords: geophysical sensors; distributed sensor networks; UAS platform; applied geophysics; planetary geophysics; energy transition; natural hazard; data fusion; artificial intelligence; data modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Emerging Advances in Wireless Sensor Networks: Architectures, Intelligence, and Applications

edited by

Sabrine Kheriji

,

Faouzi Derbel

and

Olfa Kanoun

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1110 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless sensor networks (WSNs); Internet of Things (IoTs); AI; green technology; security; cloud computing; big data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Cardiac Signals Processing

edited by

Omar Escalona

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1105 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiac signals processing; wearable dry ECG electrodes; ambulatory cardiac contractility monitoring; long-term cardiac diagnostics; transcutaneous coupling bioimpedance spectroscopy; cardiovascular therapeutic destination implanted devices; capacitive coupling wireless power supply; impedance cardiography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Integrated Sensing and Communications: Recent Advances and Challenges

edited by Muhammad Arslan Usman, Muhammad Rehan Usman and

Muhammad Azfar Yaqub

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 685 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated sensing and communication; next-generation networks; wireless networks; antenna design; 6G; AI; beamforming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Recent Progress in Soft Robotic Systems: Design, Control and Applications

edited by

Jahan Zeb Gul

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 439 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft robotics; soft sensors; tactile sensing; robot skin; control strategies; stretchable electronics; self-sensing material

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

From Lab to Clinic: The Expanding Role of Robots and Actuators in Biomedicine

edited by Zhixing Ge and

Xingyue Hu

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 395 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro- and nanorobots; soft robotics; intelligent control systems; minimally invasive therapy; biomedical robotics; clinical translation

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

Challenges in Electrochemical Nucleic Acid-Based Sensing

edited by

Elise Daems

and

Giulia Moro

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 371 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; nucleic acids; electrochemical sensors; diagnostics; biomarkers; aptamers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Sensor Fusion 3D Object Recognition and Applications

edited by

Félix Escalona Moncholí

,

Francisco Gomez-Donoso

,

Edmanuel Cruz

and Jose Carlos Rangel Ortiz

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 359 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D object recognition; sensor fusion; 3D perception; rgbd data; deep learning; multimodal; robotics; autonomous vehicles

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

Optical-Chemical Sensing Technologies for Water Quality, Microplastics Detection and Environmental Monitoring

edited by

Roberto Pizzoferrato

and

Eleonora Nicolai

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical chemical sensors; in-situ water quality monitoring; microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) detection; environmental sensing; surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS); fluorescence-based sensing; Raman spectroscopy; portable and wearable environmental sensors; plasmonic sensing; smart sensing and AI-driven data analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Sensors and IoT Technologies for the Smart Industry

edited by

Michalis Michaelides

,

Herodotos Herodotou

and

Sheraz Aslam

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 28841 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 4.0; Internet of Things (IoT); predictive maintenance (PdM)

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

Recent Advances in Smart Mobile Sensing Technology

edited by

Chien Aun Chan

,

Ming Yan

and

Chunguo Li

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 23391 | 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)

Advances in Robotics and Sensors for Rehabilitation

edited by

Vidas Raudonis

,

Arunas Lipnickas

and Ligita Šilinė

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14984 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotic assistive devices; sensor integration; wearable technology; remote patient monitoring

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

Advancements in Power Amplifier Design and Linearization Techniques for Wireless Communication Systems

edited by Pere L. Gilabert and

Anna Piacibello

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10077 | Submission Open

Keywords: power amplifier design; load-modulated balanced amplifiers (LMBAs); outphasing power amplifiers; Doherty power amplifiers; all-digital transmitters (TX); linearization techniques; efficiency enhancement; Digital Pre-Distortion (DPD); envelope tracking; radio frequency (RF) and microwave engineering; nonlinear distortion compensation; 5G and beyond wireless networks; phased arrays and beamforming; MIMO power amplifiers; high-efficiency PA architectures; machine learning for PA optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Real-Time Object Detection and Classification Using Advanced Sensing Techniques

edited by Chuang Zhu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9241 | Submission Open

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

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

Sensors and Wearables for AR/VR Applications

edited by Mario Lorenz

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8872 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Metrology in Modern Measurement Systems and Sensors: Design, Application, Research and Challenges

edited by

Piotr Kuwalek

,

Grzegorz Wiczyński

and Mariusz Rząsa

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8821 | Submission Open

Keywords: measurements; measurement diagnostics; measurement infrastructure; metrology; signal analysis; signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

LoRa Communication Technology for IoT Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Luca Leonardi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8601 | Submission Open

Keywords: LoRa; LoRaWAN; LPWANs; IoT and IIoT; wide area coverage; mobile communications; network configuration; network management; machine learning techniques; security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Intelligent Sensing and Control Technology for Unmanned Vehicles

edited by

Xiaojie Sun

, Dongdong Mu and Yue Wu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8333 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned vehicles; intelligent sensing; sensor fusion; motion-planning; AI-driven control; decision-making; behavior prediction; collision avoidance; safety control; autonomous driving

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

Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Sensing Applications in Precision Agriculture

edited by Dequan Zhu, Juan Liao, Wentao Ma and

Yuwei Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7921 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; image processing; multimodal fusion; intelligent sensing; precision agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

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

edited by Saad Bin Ahmed

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7226 | 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)

Gas Sensing for Air Quality Monitoring

edited by

Yinsheng Chen

,

Yunbo Shi

and Wenjie Zhao

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6816 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; machine olfaction; electronic nose; gas detection; concentration estimation; deep learning; signal processing; gas sensitive material

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Feature Review Papers in Sensors and Robotics

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6444 | 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)

Advanced Sensing Applications for Fault Diagnosis and Reliability Analysis of Elector-Mechanical Systems

edited by Chao Zhang,

Yong Zhou

, Shangjun Ma, Wen Zhao and

Qixun Zhou

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6351 | Submission Open

Keywords: design and manufacturing of precision sensors for electro-mechanical systems; active and passive sensing methods for electro-mechanical systems; advanced signal processing and data processing for electro-mechanical systems; sensor fusion techniques for electro-mechanical systems; fault diagnosis methods for electro-mechanical systems; reliability analysis methods for electro-mechanical systems

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

Advanced Sensors in Nondestructive Testing and Structural Health Monitoring: 2nd Edition

edited by

Miguel A. Machado

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6190 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced sensors; nondestructive testing (NDT); structural health monitoring (SHM); sensor technologies; smart materials; numerical simulation; remote monitoring; proactive maintenance; structural integrity; real-time monitoring; wireless sensor networks; terahertz inspection; eddy currents; ultrasounds; thermography

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

Sensors and Sensing Techniques in Petroleum Engineering

edited by Rita Esuru Okoroafor and Ding Zhu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5594 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber optic sensing; distributed acoustic sensing (DAS); distributed temperature sensing (DTS); subsurface monitoring; fracture diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advances in Intelligent System Engineering for Smart Sensor Applications

edited by Te-Jen Su

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5522 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent system engineering; smart sensors; Internet of Things (IoT); machine learning (ML); edge computing; embedded systems; wireless sensor networks (WSNs); artificial intelligence (AI); industrial automation and real-time monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

AI/ML-Powered Intelligent IoT Systems with Smart Sensors for Next-Generation Edge Computing

edited by

Junaid Shuja

and

Mohamed Ibrahem

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5014 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT; edge computing; AI; ML; edge cloud continuum

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

Intelligent Sensors for Smart and Autonomous Vehicles: 2nd Edition

edited by

István Barabás

, Horia Beles,

Calin Iclodean

and

Stefano Quer

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4597 | 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)

Machine Learning and Deep Learning in Image/Video Processing and Sensing: 2nd Edition

edited by

Hongying Liu

and

Fanhua Shang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4499 | Submission Open

Keywords: image sensing; video processing; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality in Biomedical Engineering

edited by

Adrian Elmi Terander

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4459 | 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)

Terahertz and Millimeter Wave Communications for 5G and Beyond: Applications and Future Directions

edited by

Marco Giordani

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3928 | Submission Open

Keywords: terahertz communications; millimeter wave communications; 5G and beyond (B5G); 6G; beamforming and antenna design; AI/ML in wireless communications; spectrum management; protocol design; hardware and testbed

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3702 | 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)

Muscle Activity Sensing for Prosthesis Control and Human-Computer Interaction

edited by Roman Kusche and

Rim Barioul

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3667 | Submission Open

Keywords: electromyography (EMG); muscle activity; physiological sensors; signal processing; prosthesis control; human-computer interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advanced Neural Architectures for Anomaly Detection in Sensory Data

edited by Alireza Tavakkoli and Prithul Sarker

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3255 | Submission Open

Keywords: anomaly detection; neural architectures; generative models; density estimation; data description

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

Advances in Single Photon Detectors

edited by

Wei Jiang

and

M. Jamal Deen

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3139 | Submission Open

Keywords: single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD); quantum sensing; medical imaging; time-correlated single photon counting (TCSPC); LiDAR; FLIM; quantum key distribution (QKD); optical wireless communication, etc.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3126 | 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)

Sensor-Based Movement Signal Acquisition, Processing and Analysis

edited by

Luca Miceli

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2986 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; motion analysis; inertial measurement units (IMU); signal processing; feature extraction; machine learning; rehabilitation monitoring; sports performance; occupational ergonomics; real-world implementation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Innovative Optical and Scintillation Sensors for Environmental Monitoring

edited by

Giuseppe Gallo

and

Domenico Lo Presti

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2904 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensors; scintillation sensors; environmental monitoring; pollutant detection; radiation assessment; public health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advanced Robust Processing Techniques and Sensor Technologies for Complex Radio Frequency Signals

edited by Yanwu Ding

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2760 | 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)

Hardware-Based Security Techniques for Smart/Intelligent Sensor Systems

edited by Amar Rasheed and

Mohamed Baza

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2665 | Submission Open

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

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

Wearable and AI-Driven Sensing for Brain Disorders: From Digital Biomarkers to Clinical Translation

edited by

Cristina P. Santos

and Cristiana Filipa Sampaio Pinheiro

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2636 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; brain disorders; continuous monitoring; digital biomarkers; early diagnosis; personalized therapies; wearable sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Vibration Engineering, Reliability Assessment and Fault Diagnosis in Mechanical Systems

edited by

Hamed Kalhori

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2620 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibration engineering; reliability assessment; fault diagnosis; condition monitoring; structural health monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advanced MIMO Antenna Technologies for Intelligent Sensing Networks

edited by

Jose Monserrat

and

Lin Bai

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2579 | Submission Open

Keywords: massive MIMO; fluid antennas; reduced signaling; radio-to-fiber interfaces; joint communication and sensing (JC&S)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

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

edited by

Dimitris Katsianis

,

Demosthenes Vouyioukas

and

Petros S. Bithas

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2540 | 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)

Intelligent MRI Sensing: Novel Acquisition and AI-Powered Diagnosis

edited by Yashwant Kurmi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2338 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent and AI-assisted MRI acquisition and sensing; molecular and functional MRI techniques and imaging biomarkers; MRI reconstruction, slice profile correction, and reformatting methods; through-plane and isotropic resolution enhancement; super-resolution MRI using conventional, learning-based, and GAN-based methods; MRI denoising using classical, variational, and deep learning approaches; CNN-, transformer-, diffusion-, and hybrid AI models for MRI; transfer learning, domain adaptation, and robustness across scanners and protocols; AI-powered MRI visualization, interpretation, and diagnosis; clinical validation and translational MRI applications

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

Intelligent Automatic Control Systems

edited by Yaojung Shiao and

Tan Linh Huynh

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2279 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent control; intelligent automation; autonomous systems; smart sensors; sensor fusion; intelligent fault diagnosis; AI-driven industrial automation

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

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