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Advances in Aptamer-Based Sensors: Innovations in Design, Applications, and Analytical Performance

edited by Tianhuan Peng

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: aptamer selection and SELEX; aptamer-based biosensors; signal transduction and amplification; nano-biosensors; point-of-care diagnostics and real-time detection; clinical diagnostics and biomarker selection; environmental monitoring and food safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Advances and Perspectives on Robotics and Sensors for the Rehabilitation of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

edited by

Matteo Malosio

Emilia Biffi

, Giuseppina Sgandurra and Matjaž Mihelj

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6544 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor-based technologies; robotic rehabilitation; developmental age; neurodevelopmental disorders; neurodevelopmental diseases; pediatric rehabilitation; remote therapy; telerehabilitation; user experience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Multi-Agent Sensors Systems and Their Applications

edited by Salman Jalalifar

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2747 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-agent sensor systems; collaborative sensing; information fusion; industrial automation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Human Signal Processing Based on Wearable Non-Invasive Device: 2nd Edition

edited by

Wing-Kuen Ling

Steve Ling

and

Bonnie Law

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 872 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoplethysmograms; electrocardiograms; electromyograms; electroencephalograms; electrooculograms; denoising; feature extraction; classification; regression

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Emerging Wireless Propagation: Antenna Arrays and Microwave Sensing Technologies

edited by

Jiahui Fu

Zhefei Wang

and

Wan Chen

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 605 | 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)

Recent Advances in Sensor Technology and Precision Measurement

edited by

Biao Tang

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 326 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum precision measurement; atomic and molecular physics; atomic interferometry; cold atoms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Intelligent Wireless Sensor Networks: Advancing Efficiency and Autonomy with Machine Learning

edited by

Elias Dritsas

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 312 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless sensor networks; machine learning; edge intelligence; energy-efficient protocols; anomaly detection; federated learning; reinforcement learning in wireless sensor networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Advances in UAV Sensing and Data Analytics for Precision Agriculture

edited by

Fatemeh Khalesi

and

Francesco Picariello

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 256 | Submission Open

Keywords: UAVs; remote sensing; precision agriculture; sensor technology; data fusion; IoT; artificial intelligence; machine learning

Human-Centric Sensing and Technologies in Industry 5.0

edited by Elena Carlotta Olivetti,

Federica Marcolin

Enrico Vezzetti

and Sandro Moos

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 5.0; digital twins; holistic ergonomics; mental/physical stress in the workplace; psycho-physiological technologies; sensors for ergonomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Semantic Communication for the Internet of Things

edited by Samer Lahoud

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 203 | Submission Open

Keywords: semantic communication; Internet of Things; edge intelligence; semantic source coding; intent-based networking; ontology-driven sensing; federated learning; cross-layer metrics; task-oriented communication; energy-efficient IoT

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

Sensors in Fusion of Lifeforms

edited by

Shengyong Xu

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: fusion of lifeforms; biosensors; brain– computer interface; human– machine interface; artificial skin; artificial organs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Sensor-Driven Synergies: Machine Vision, Pattern Recognition, and Robotics in Smart Industries

edited by Alberto Tellaeche

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart industries; industrial manufacturing; advanced sensors; sensor data collection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Intelligent Sensing for Robotic Control and Visual Perception

edited by

Adrian Burlacu

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensing; sensor fusion; visual perception/computer vision/mixed reality; event-based vision; deep; learning for perception and control; SLAM; localization; and mapping; tactile and proprioceptive sensing; real-time perception and control; human– robot interaction

(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 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Intelligent Sensors for Biomechanics, Exercise Physiology and Performance Analysis

edited by Sofia Brandão

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensors; biomechanics; exercise performance monitoring; rehabilitation and injury prevention; data integration and accuracy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Digital Image Processing and Sensing Technologies—Second Edition

edited by

and

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16719 | Submission Open

Keywords: image acquisition; image analysis; digital image forensics; multimedia security (image and video); digital image watermarking; machine learning in DIP; image-based data hiding; image filtering; feature extraction; edge detection; corner extraction; keypoint detection; feature descriptor; image segmentation; image compression; pattern recognition

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

Sensors for Unsupervised Mobility Assessment and Rehabilitation

edited by

Philippe Terrier

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7396 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological assessment methods in mobility; unsupervised mobility assessment in aging populations and older adults; wearable sensors and mobile health devices; data processing and algorithms for unsupervised data; remote monitoring and tele-rehabilitation systems; patient engagement through personal sensing devices; addressing challenges in data privacy and security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Intelligent Traffic Safety and Security

edited by Pengcheng Wang, Yang Yang and

Guangnian Xiao

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6718 | 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)

Sensors for Heart Rate Monitoring and Cardiovascular Disease

edited by

Helmut Karl Lackner

and

Alexander Müller

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6545 | Submission Open

Keywords: heart rate; cardiovascular disease; electrode-based technologies; photoplethysmography; wearable devices; implants; and contactless systems; artificial intelligence; machine learning; mHealth

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advanced Massive MIMO Antenna Arrays, Metasurfaces and Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces for Sensing, Localization, and Wireless Communications: 2nd Edition

edited by

Peng Mei

Shuai Zhang

and Liying Nie

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3227 | Submission Open

Keywords: antenna arrays; decoupling technology; metasurface reconfigurable intelligent surface; millimeter-wave communications; sensing and location

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Smart Sensing Technology for Structural Health Monitoring

edited by

Xinqun Zhu

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2928 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensing technology; structural health monitoring; computer vision; IoT sensors; sensor fault detection

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

Intelligent Robots: Control and Sensing

edited by

Ting Zou

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1298 | Submission Open

Keywords: control; robotic perception; sensing; machine learning; intelligent robots

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

Security and Privacy in Next-Generation Mobile Networks: Challenges, Solutions, and Innovations

edited by

Yohan Park

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1206 | 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)

Optical Sensors for Biomedical Imaging and Diagnostics

edited by

Federico Tommasi

and

Alessio Gnerucci

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 615 | Submission Open

Keywords: Raman; scattering; imaging; random laser; plasmonic; artificial intelligence; Monte Carlo; absorption; fluorescence; optical fiber; perovskite

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

Sensors for Breathing Monitoring—2nd Edition

edited by

Andrea Aliverti

and

Yoshitaka Oku

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: breath monitoring; apnea detecting; wearable sensors; gas sensors; physiological signals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Intelligent Sensors and Advanced Computing: Developments in the Era of Industry 4.0: 2nd Edition

edited by

Grigore Stamatescu

Anatoliy Sachenko

and Serhii Vladov

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensors; data acquisition; advanced computing systems; information processing; wireless sensor networks; internet of things

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advanced Optical Fiber Displacement Sensors

edited by

Joseba Zubia Zaballa

and

Gorka Zubia-Garea

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber displacement sensors; optical fiber bundles; multicore optical fibers (MCFs); photonic lanterns; hollow-core fiber sensors (ARHCFs); photonic crystal fibers (PCF); multiplexed sensing; aeronautical sensing; industrial metrology; wavefront sensor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Wearable Electronic Technologies for Advanced Biomedical Applications

edited by Yuting Cai

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable electronics; flexible and stretchable sensors; hydrogel-based biointerfaces; biocompatible materials; implantable devices; continuous health monitoring; personalized therapy; closed-loop system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Fault Diagnosis in Transportation and Industry: Sensors, Methods, and Experimental Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by

Steven Chatterton

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine fault diagnosis; gear fault diagnosis; rolling element bearing diagnosis; heavy noise; nonstationary condition; experimental implementations

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

Integrated Sensing, Communication, and Networking for 5G–6G and IoT Systems

edited by

Domenico Scotece

and Riccardo Venanzi

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated sensing and communication (ISAC); 5G/6G networks; Internet of Things (IoT); joint communication and sensing; edge and fog computing; smart cities and industrial IoT

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

Sensor in Neurophysiology and Neurorehabilitation

edited by Luis Eduardo Cofre Lizama

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; neurophysiology; neurorehabilitation; metrics; mobile technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advanced Sensing and Signal Processing Technologies for Medical Applications

edited by Jordi Cusidó

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 21201 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT in healthcare; virtual sensors; advanced signal processing; patient monitoring; AI in medical diagnosis; real-time data analytics; predictive healthcare algorithms; wearable medical devices; secure data in IoT healthcare; smart healthcare solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advanced Sensor Fusion in Industry 4.0

edited by

Luigi Rovati

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 15606 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Novel Optical Sensors for Biomedical Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Benjamin L. Miller

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11124 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensing; point-of-care diagnostics; developing world diagnostics; integrated photonics for sensing; plasmonics; multiplex detection; spectroscopy; lab-on-a-chip devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advanced Optical Sensors Based on Machine Learning: 2nd Edition

edited by

Jinhui Chen

and

Daquan Yang

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9354 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; intelligent sensor design; computational sensing; hyperspectral imaging and sensing; inverse design optics; wearable sensors; intelligent spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advanced Sensor and Measurement Technologies in Astronomy and Astrophysics

edited by Giuseppe Romeo

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6560 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; space exploration; astronomy; astrophysics; cosmos

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Advances in Electrochemical Sensors for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Roger Narayan

and

Yugender Goud Kotagiri

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4817 | 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)

Advanced Communication and Networking Technologies for Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs): 2nd Edition

edited by

Qiong Wu

and

Pingyi Fan

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3205 | Submission Open

Keywords: Ad hoc networks; VANETs; communication technologies; networking technologies; machine learning; positioning; sensing; cloud computing and edge computing; collaborative communication; resource allocation; 5g NR

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

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 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3195 | 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)

Optical Techniques and Sensors for Biological and Agricultural Applications

edited by Alma Fernández and

Aart J. Verhoef

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3137 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical coherence tomography; Raman spectroscopy; coherent Raman imaging; microscopy; multimodal imaging; infrared imaging and spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Optical Spectroscopy for Sensing, Monitoring and Analysis: 2nd Edition

edited by

Hunter B. Andrews

Luke R. Sadergaski

and Kyle C. Hartig

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2816 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical spectroscopy; laser spectroscopy; laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy; Raman spectroscopy; spectrophotometry; fluorescence spectroscopy; online monitoring; sensor fusion; chemometrics; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

6G Communication and Edge Intelligence in Wireless Sensor Networks

edited by

Guanding Yu

and

Shengli Liu

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2455 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge computing; edge AI; federated learning; decentralized learning; learning latency; constrained resource; task-oriented communication; 6G; edge inference; heterogeneous resource; resource management; asynchronous aggregation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Ultrafast Optoelectronic Sensing and Imaging

edited by

Houzhi Cai

and

Lijuan Xiang

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2275 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrafast science; ultrafast optoelectronics; ultrafast laser physics; ultrafast optical measurement; ultrafast imaging and information processing; ultrafast diagnosis; ultrafast sensors/detectors; ultrafast electronics; ultrafast phenomena; intersection of ultrafast optics and other disciplines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Challenges and Future Trends in Antenna Technology

edited by

Yasir Al-Yasir

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1675 | Submission Open

Keywords: antennas; mmWave; terahertz; massive MIMO; RIS; 5G; filter; power amplifiers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

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

edited by Pere L. Gilabert and

Anna Piacibello

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1570 | 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)

Recent Innovations in Computational Imaging and Sensing

edited by

Rakib Hyder

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1436 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational imaging; image reconstruction; machine learning; inverse problems; compressive sensing; medical imaging; coherent imaging; remote sensing; tomography; industrial applications

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

Electrochemical DNA- and Aptasensors for the Detection of Low-Molecular Compounds (2nd Edition)

edited by

Tibor Hianik

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1225 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical dna sensors; aptasensors; low-molecular-weight compounds; signal amplification; real sample detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Wearable Electronics and Self-Powered Sensors

edited by Yang Jiang and

Jianjun Luo

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1214 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; wearable electronics; self-powered systems; self-powered sensing; triboelectric generators; piezoelectric generators; blue energy; high-voltage applications; nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)

Advances in Intelligent System Engineering for Smart Sensor Applications

edited by Te-Jen Su

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 898 | 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-Enhanced Industrial Sensors: From Adaptive Detection to Smart Manufacturing

edited by

Rey-Chue Hwang

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 639 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); smart manufacturing; adaptive detection; deep learning; big data analytics; cloud computing; process optimization; quality assurance; decision support systems; sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

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