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Nano/Micro-Structured Materials for Gas Sensor
edited by Deepak Rajaram Patil
submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4533 | 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 4042 | 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 2905 | Submission Open
Keywords: joint communication and sensing; connected vehicles; vehicular networks; integrated radar and communication systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)
SAR Imaging Technologies and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2187 | 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)
Perception and Control Technology for Intelligent Autonomous Unmanned Systems
edited by and
submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2120 | 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)
Recent Advances in Medical Robots: Design and Applications
edited by Zhenguo Nie
submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 834 | 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 725 | 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 551 | 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 539 | 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 339 | 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 163 | 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 160 | 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 108 | 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 | 12 articles | Viewed by 18373 | 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 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12415 | 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 11204 | 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 9737 | 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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6303 | 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 4233 | 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 3800 | 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 2167 | 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 1576 | 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 1346 | 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 745 | 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 135 | 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 132 | 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 87246 | 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 55389 | 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 23633 | 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 22940 | 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 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17500 | 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 15806 | 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)
Sensor-Based Structural Health Monitoring of Civil Infrastructure
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13284 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensors; structural health monitoring; civil infrastructure; sensor materials; sensor networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)
Smart Sensor Systems for Positioning and Navigation
edited by Zhiyuan Luo and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13186 | Submission Open
Keywords: indoor positioning; indoor mapping; indoor navigation; smart sensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Navigation and Positioning)
Recent Advances in Smart Mobile Sensing Technology submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12203 | 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 12123 | Submission Open
Keywords: microwaves; electromagnetics; diagnostic applications; therapeutics; sensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)
Smart Sensor Technologies for Accurate Movement Monitoring and Connectivity
edited by Pi-Chung Wang
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11922 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart sensor; movement monitoring and connectivity; wearable technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Terahertz Sensors
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10735 | 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)
Intelligent Sensors and Robots for Ambient Assisted Living
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9556 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)
Recent Advances in THz Sensing and Imaging
edited by Maxime Bernier, Gwenael Gaborit and Pierre-Baptiste Vigneron
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6415 | Submission Open
Keywords: gas sensing; nondestructive testing; THz prospection; subwavelength imaging; THz image processing; sensing and modeling of heterogeneous samples; QCL THz; THz-QWIP; THz lab-on-chip; THz detectors
(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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6318 | 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)
Advances and Applications of Magnetic Sensors: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5806 | Submission Open
Keywords: magnetic sensors; microsensors; magnetic nanomaterials; characterization of magnetic nanomaterials; magnetic micro- and nanowires; smart materials and composites; sensing materials; magnetic biosensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)
Detectors & Sensors in Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Astrophysics
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5226 | Submission Open
Keywords: detectors; diagnostics system; design; measurements; characterization; simulations; nuclear physics; nuclear astrophysics; fundamental physics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
Human Movement Monitoring Using Wearable Sensor Technology—2nd Edition
edited by Yi-Chung Lin
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4646 | Submission Open
Keywords: wearable sensors; human movement; rehabilitation; workplace injury; posture; sport performance; sport injury
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Sensing Technology to Measure Human-Computer Interactions
edited by Klaas Bombeke
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4362 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensor design; physiological signals; digital interactions; machine learning; gestures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
AI-Based Object Detection and Tracking in UAVs: Challenges and Research Directions—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3505 | Submission Open
Keywords: object detection; object tracking; UAV
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
The Sensing Technologies and Computational Methods for Biomedical Engineering: Next-Generation Perspectives
edited by , and Helena R. Torres
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2655 | Submission Open
Keywords: wearable sensors; medical imaging sensors; AI-driven biosignal processing; multimodal biomedical sensor fusion; sensor-based physiological modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)
Gas Sensing for Air Quality Monitoring
edited by , and Wenjie Zhao
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2467 | 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)
Novel Nanoprobes for Biomedical Sensing, Disease Detection, and Theranostic Applications
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2311 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanoprobes; biomedical sensing; disease detection; theranostics; deep learning; targeted therapy; smart nanodevices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)
Wearable Sensors and Human Activity Recognition in Health Research submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1700 | Submission Open
Keywords: wearable sensors; human activity recognition; accelerometry; generalization; reproducibility; free-living environments; machine learning; open science
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
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