Sensors

Advanced UAV-Based Sensor Technologies: 2nd Edition

edited by

Pasquale Daponte

,

Eulalia Balestrieri

and

Francesco Picariello

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4850 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; UAVs; measurement uncertainty; calibration; navigation; sense and avoid; image processing; signal processing; sensor fusion; UAV testing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Sensing Technology and Computer Vision for Precision Agriculture and Smart Farming

edited by

Simone Pasinetti

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4841 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; AI in agriculture; sensor technologies; computer vision; IoT-based monitoring; remote sensing; smart farming; data analytics; environmental monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

Advanced Sensor-Based Methods for Condition Monitoring, Diagnostics, and Fault-Tolerant Control of Power Converters

edited by Dong Xie,

Shuiqing Xu

, Bo Yao and Hongjian Lin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4540 | Submission Open

Keywords: power converter; power devices; AC/DC capacitors; condition monitoring; reliability evaluation; fault diagnosis; fault-tolerant control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Sustainable Smart Cities: Leveraging AI-Driven IoT Systems and Sensors

edited by

Pablo Chamoso

and

Guillermo Hernández

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4522 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable smart cities; AI-driven IoT; sensor networks; urban infrastructure; environmental monitoring; smart grids; intelligent transportation; public health systems; demographic challenges; urban innovation

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

Biosensors for Biomedical, Environmental and Food Applications

edited by

Sebania Libertino

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4461 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; point-of-care diagnostics; environmental monitoring; food safety; electrochemical sensing; optical biosensors; wearable sensors; nanomaterials; lab-on-a-chip; real-time detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Image Processing and Computer Vision Sensing Technologies in Engineering Applications and Digital Twins

edited by

Stefanos Vrochidis

, Konstantinos Ioannidis and Nikolaos I. Dourvas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4321 | Submission Open

Keywords: real-time 3D reconstruction using visual data; AI-based digital counterparts of physical objects; SLAM techniques; real-time multi-object detection and localization; aerial imagery and photogrammetry; simulations for predictions on visual data; smart optronics systems

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

Feature Papers in Sensing and Imaging 2025

edited by

Sylvain Girard

,

Christoph M. Friedrich

and

Bogdan Smolka

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4246 | Submission Open

Keywords: imaging systems; sensors; camera; radar and sonar; probes; diagnostics (bio)medical imaging; subsurface and surface sensing; environmental sensing and imaging; nondestructive sensing and imaging; aerial/UAV imaging; gesture/pattern/target recognition; computer vision; imaging in harsh environments; extended reality (mixed/augmented/virtual reality); material appearance metrology; acoustic/ultrasound/photoacoustic imaging; optical/infrared/spectral/hyperspectral/fluorescence imaging; (micro)wave/terahertz imaging; thermal imaging; magnetic imaging/atomic scale magnetic sensing and imaging; (high dynamic) range imaging ; 2D/3D imaging; computational imaging; unconventional imaging; artificial intelligence (AI); machine/deep learning; (convolutional) neutral network

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

Advancements in Fire Detection Technologies: Innovations for Extreme Environments

edited by Hamid Omidvarborna

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4125 | Submission Open

Keywords: fire detection; extreme conditions; advanced sensor technologies; harsh environments; early warning systems; real-time monitoring; advanced sensing; resilient detection solutions; air pollution sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Sensor-Based Geoinformatics Solutions for Sustainable Agricultural and Water/Forest Resources Management

edited by

Pulakesh Das

,

Satiprasad Sahoo

, Madhumita Sahoo and

Shafique Matin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3909 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; crop monitoring; hydrological modeling; forest change monitoring; machine learning (ML); deep learning (DL)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

Sensor-Based Computational Intelligence and Security Technologies, and Their Applications

edited by

Yiu-ming Cheung

,

Yuping Wang

, Xin Liu and Hai-Lin Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3699 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor technologies; computational intelligence; security technologies; machine learning; privacy-preserving techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Innovative Detection Techniques for Ionizing Radiation in Medicine, Environment and Space

edited by

Giuseppe La Verde

,

Mariagabriella Pugliese

, Marina Poje Sovilj and Roberto Senesi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3337 | Submission Open

Keywords: ionizing radiation; radiation protection; radioactivity measurements; mapping; radiometric characterization; environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

New Trends in the Sensing and Control Techniques Used for Intelligent Industrial Perception and Service Robotics

edited by

Silu Chen

, Hao Zheng and Yina Wei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3277 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart manufacturing; human– robot collaboration; real-time perception; multi-modal sensor fusion; context-aware cognition

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

Application of SAR and Remote Sensing Technology in Earth Observation

edited by Xing Peng, Qinghua Xie,

Yanan Du

and

Bing Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3253 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; synthetic aperture radar; land cover; earth observation; data fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Ubiquitous Sensors in Environmental Monitor, Precision Agriculture, and Food Safety

edited by

Jian Lu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3086 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors for precision agriculture; sensors for environmental monitoring; sensors for water quality; sensors for living stock animals; sensor networks for wild animals; design and fabrication of sensors stand-alone sensor node; sensors for climate change; sensor manufacture and system integration; sensors for food safety; sensor networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Internet of Things (IoT) Sensing Systems for Engineering Applications

edited by

Giuseppe Campobello

,

Filippo Battaglia

and

Giovanni Gugliandolo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3079 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT applications and protocols; wireless sensor networks; sensing systems; sensors metrology; measurement systems; sensors technologies; sensor calibration techniques and procedures

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

Sensors for Space Situational Awareness and Object Tracking

edited by

Regina Lee

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3037 | Submission Open

Keywords: space situational awareness; object tracking; RSO detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Multimodal Human Behavior Understanding in Human–AI Interaction: Sensor-Based Signal Processing and Interaction Techniques

edited by

Changzeng Fu

,

Shiqi Zhao

and

Yuliang Zhao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2978 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal signal processing; human behavior understanding; affective computing; cognitive computing; wearable sensors; brain– computer interfaces; human– AI interaction; signal processing techniques; interaction methods; real-time systems; user experience

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

New Trends in Optical Imaging and Sensing Technologies

edited by

Zhe Guang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2903 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrafast imaging; artificial intelligence; high-resolution imaging; hyperspectral imaging; wearable sensors; fiber optical sensors; biomedical imaging; miniaturization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Structural Health Monitoring and Smart Disaster Prevention

edited by Hongjuan Chen, Xiaojiang Liu and

Zhao-Dong Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2822 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensing technology; structural health monitoring; smart; damage detection; safety assessment; disaster prevention; dynamic analysis; artificial intelligence; data processing; multiple disasters

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Vehicular Sensing for Improved Urban Mobility: 2nd Edition

edited by

Constantin-Florin Caruntu

and

Ciprian-Romeo Comsa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2521 | Submission Open

Keywords: vehicular sensing; urban mobility; advanced sensor technologies; artificial intelligence; machine learning; 5G/6G connectivity; V2X communication; Internet of Things (IoT); smart infrastructure; cybersecurity; energy-efficient systems; data fusion; collective perception; human-centric sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Integrating Smart Sensors and Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Human Healthcare Applications

edited by Basheer Qolomany, Jacques Bou Abdo and Liaquat Hossain

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2511 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensors in healthcare; artificial intelligence in healthcare; predictive healthcare analytics; wearable health technologies; remote patient monitoring; personalized medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Feature Papers in Communications Section 2025

edited by

Peter Han Joo Chong

and

Kalupahana Liyanage Kushan Sudheera

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2373 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless communication; integrated sensing and communications; antenna technology; radio frequency identification; 5G/6G

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Digital Health Technologies for Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy

edited by

Samuel Stuart

and

Rosie Morris

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2349 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital health technology; digital therapeutics; rehabilitation; physical therapy; mobility; balance; wearables; smartphones; assistive technology; mHealth

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Smart Healthcare 4.0: AI, Quantum Computing, and Real-Time Biomedical Monitoring

edited by

Jiann-Shing Shieh

,

Shou-Zen Fan

and Faiyaz Doctor

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2329 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence in healthcare; quantum computing in medicine; real-time biomedical monitoring; ai-driven diagnosis and therapy; precision medicine technologies; biomedical signal processing; healthcare data analytics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Privacy and Security for IoT-Based Smart Homes

edited by

Andreas Jacobsson

and

Kayode Sakariyah Adewole

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2202 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT security; privacy and trust; sensor data protection; intrusion detection systems (IDS); data anonymization; cybersecurity for IoT devices; secure sensor networks; edge and cloud security; ethical AI for smart homes

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

Radars, Sensors and Applications for Applied Geophysics

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2198 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite; aerial and/or ground-based radar; synthetic aperture radar (SAR); real aperture radar (RAR); interferometric RAR/SAR data; GNSS reflectometry (topic to be handled by Sensors’ Associate Editors); ground-penetrating radar (GPR); SAR polarimetry; data processing and interpretation; signal enhancement; portable radar systems; radar applications to societal issues; Integration of data and sensors; integration and fusion with other geophysical and diagnostics techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advanced Sensing and Imaging Techniques for Structural Dynamics, Health Monitoring, and Integrity Assessment

edited by

Lorenzo Capponi

and

Massimiliano Palmieri

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2144 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; sensing and imaging techniques; structural dynamics

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

Recent Challenges in Underwater Optical Communication and Detection

edited by

Meiwei Kong

,

Chen Chen

and Zhe Sun

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1946 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater wireless optical communication; underwater target detection; underwater optical networking

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Systems for Contactless Monitoring of Vital Signs

edited by

Emanuele Piuzzi

, Orlandino Testa and

Erika Pittella

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1884 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar remote sensing; acoustic sensors; infrared sensors; optical sensors; smart healthcare; vital sign sensors; non-invasive diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Sensors for Smart Manufacturing: Advanced Sensing Solutions for Human-Centric, Inclusive and Resilient Industrial Systems

edited by

Alessandro Simeone

and Alessandra Caggiano

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1763 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart manufacturing; wearable sensors; nearable sensors; cognitive load modeling; stress assessment; operator well-being; ergonomics; digital twins; sensor fusion; inclusive design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Wearable Sensors in Medical Diagnostics and Rehabilitation

edited by Qiang (Jason) Zhang and

Xiangrong Shen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1760 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; signal processing; medical diagnostics; rehabilitation technology; biomechanical sensors; AI-driven analytics; personalized healthcare; sensor fusion; disease detection; sensing; monitoring; and mapping; wearable robotics; sensor materials; mobile health devices; smart healthcare solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advanced Sensor Technologies for Corrosion Monitoring

edited by

Jiantao Qi

and

Xiaolong Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1727 | Submission Open

Keywords: corrosion; monitor; life assessment; sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Enhancing the Cultural Heritage Experience for People with Disabilities

edited by

Tsvi Kuflik

, Joel Lanir,

Alexandra Saad

and Julia Sheidin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1717 | Submission Open

Keywords: technology-supported accessibility in cultural heritage; enhancing the cultural heritage experience for people with disabilities; inclusive design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Chemical Sensors—Recent Advances and Future Challenges 2025

edited by

Eduard Llobet

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1675 | Submission Open

Keywords: all aspects of chemical sensors; chemical sensing; electrochemical sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Advanced Sensors and Artificial Intelligence for Condition Monitoring of Power Electronic Systems

edited by

Yuan Gao

, Haihong Qin, Yu Zeng and Victor Cedeno-Campos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1638 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; artificial intelligence; condition monitoring; power electronic systems; predictive maintenance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advances in Semiconductor Sensor Applications

edited by

Razvan Pascu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1527 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor applications; modeling; sensing mechanisms; wide operation range; wide bandgap and emerging semiconductors; test platforms; sustainability; STEM education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Intelligent Sensing and Communications for IoT Applications

edited by

Zhidu Li

,

Zhiwei Guo

and

Zhuwei Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1523 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things; integration of sensing; communication and computing; intelligent optimization technique; resource allocation; security and privacy protection

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

Electrical Impedance Tomography for Industrial Detection and Medical Diagnosis

edited by

Shihong Yue

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1514 | Submission Open

Keywords: EIT; industrial detection; medical diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advances in Wearable Inertial and EMG Sensors for Movement Quality Analysis in Sports Science and Rehabilitation

edited by Miguel García-Jaén and

Gema Sanchis-Soler

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1445 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; inertial measurement units (IMUs); electromyography (EMG); motion analysis; biofeedback; rehabilitation; injury prevention; sports science; spinal health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Optoelectronic and Functional Materials for Advanced Sensor Applications

edited by

Jamal Kazmi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1361 | Submission Open

Keywords: optoelectronic materials; heterostructures; sensor technologies; heterojunction devices; semiconductor sensors; multifunctional materials; nanostructured sensors; sensor performance; environmental and biomedical sensing; device fabrication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Metasurfaces for Enhanced Communication and Radar Detection

edited by

Linyan Guo

and

Xiaojun Huang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1292 | Submission Open

Keywords: metasurfaces; metamaterials; metantennas; metadevices; communication; radar detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radar Sensors)

EEG-Based Brain–Computer Interfaces: Research and Applications

edited by

Fo Hu

,

Gang Li

and Junhua Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1199 | Submission Open

Keywords: brain– computer interface; neural signal processing; neural modeling and neuromodulation; computational neuroscience; practical applications of brain– computer interfaces

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Recent Trends in Quantum Sensing

edited by

Changhao Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1082 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum sensing; quantum metrology; semiconductor spin defects; biosensing; quantum control; noise spectroscopy; magnetometry; quantum imaging; quantum sensor design; distributed sensing.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Antennas for Wireless Communications

edited by

Naser Ojaroudi Parchin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1062 | Submission Open

Keywords: antenna; MIMO; wireless networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Mobile Sensing and Computing in Internet of Things

edited by

Tien-Wen Sung

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1022 | Submission Open

Keywords: mobile sensing; ubiquitous computing; internet of things; artificial intelligence; smart city

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

New Polymeric Nanomaterials: Optimization and Application in the Field of Environmental Sensors

edited by

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1014 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced nanomaterials; sensor networks; polymer-based nanocomposites; smart sensing technologies; environmental monitoring; Internet of Things (IoT)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Integrated Sensing, Communications, and Computing: Enabling Technologies and Applications for Intelligent Communication Networks and Low-Altitude Economy

edited by Yi Liao and

Rafael Asorey-Cacheda

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 978 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated sensing; communications; and computing (ISCC); intelligent communication networks; waveform design for ISCC; sensing and positioning in communication networks; multi-modal sensing and communication integration; beamforming techniques; MIMO; massive MIMO; and ultra-massive MIMO

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Sensor-Based Assessment of Performance in (Adaptive) Sports: Methodological Developments, Validation, and Emerging Analyses

edited by

Christophe Sauret

and

Delphine Chadefaux

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 968 | Submission Open

Keywords: methodological developments; sensors; sport performance; injury prevention; adaptive sports

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Sensing Motion Decoding Behavior: Sensor-Driven Machine Learning for Next-Generation Gait Analysis

edited by Chi Xu and

Xiang Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 899 | Submission Open

Keywords: gait recognition; sensor-based human sensing; soft biometrics; multimodal machine learning; human motion understanding; wearable and contactless sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Innovative MEMS-Based Sensors for Smart Systems and IoT Applications

edited by Mohammad K. Shavezipur and

Najib Kacem

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 863 | Submission Open

Keywords: MEMS sensors; biochemical sensors; smart systems; big data; IoT; sensing-integrated systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

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