Sensors

Implantable Sensors for Neuroengineering

edited by Mingxiang Gao,

and Fariba Karimi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open

Keywords: implantable sensors; wireless bioelectronics; implantable antennas; flexible bioelectronics; neuroengineering; neural interfaces; brain–computer interface; neuromodulation; neural prosthetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

High-Performance Chemosensors via Novel Functional Nanomaterials

edited by

Rosa Garriga

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; chemosensors; biosensors; graphene-based materials; two-dimensional (2D) materials; metal–organic frameworks (MOFs); quantum dots; environmental monitoring; healthcare; safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)

Nano/Micro Biosensors for Biomolecule Sensing

edited by

Guru Prakash Neupane

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 271 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro/nano sensor; biosensor; biomolecule detection; optical biosensor; electrochemical biosensor; wearable sensors; nano/micro fluidic biosensor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Electrochemical Sensors for Agri-Food, Biomedical, and Smart Living Applications

edited by

Ilaria De Munari

and

Valentina Bianchi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 269 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical sensors; electronic interfaces; design and development of sensors for electrochemical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Recent Trends in AI-Enabled Optical Wireless Communication

edited by Julio Rufo and Jose Alberto Rabadan Borges

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical wireless communication; smart cities; smart infrastructure; intelligent sensor networks; localization and positioning; edge processing; neuromorphic computing; semantic communications; smart cities; smart infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Micro/Nano Materials for Biosensors

edited by

Felismina Teixeira Coelho Moreira

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; micro/nanomaterials; healthcare diagnostics; environmental monitoring; food safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Novel Antenna Arrays in 5G/6G Communication

edited by

Ahmed A. Kishk

and

Xiaoming Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-gain arrays; low-sidelobe arrays; multi-beam arrays; sparse/thinned scanning arrays; multi-beam testing; (phaseless) near-field measurement; planar beamforming network; efficient feeding network technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Intelligent Inspection Technologies for Advanced Electronic Packaging and Other Industrial Applications

edited by

Bo Sun

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven intelligent inspection; nondestructive inspection; online inspection; automated optical inspection (AOI); X-ray inspection; active thermography; infrared imaging; scanning acoustic microscopy (SAM); super-resolution imaging; multi-source data fusion; 3D tomography; micro-defect detection; image recognition network; heterogeneous integrated advanced packaging; high-density electronic packaging; hybrid bonding; chiplet

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

UAV Sensing and Networking

edited by Lianghui Ding and

Ting Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

Keywords: UAV; sensing; networking; control; wireless communication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Multimodal Sensing and Learning for Wearable Systems: Challenges, Methods, and Applications

edited by

Jianyuan Ni

and

Shuai Zhang

submission deadline 5 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2593 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal sensing; wearable systems; human activity recognition; sensor fusion; edge computing; privacy-preserving learning; federated learning; generative modeling; healthcare applications; context-aware systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Smart Remote Sensing Images Processing for Sensor-Based Applications

edited by

Jiakui Tang

and Qing Zhang

submission deadline 10 Jan 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6058 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing images; remote sensing applications; machine learning; artificial intelligence; earth information extraction; sensors data processing

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

Sensing Technologies and Machine Learning for Cognitive and Physiological Monitoring

edited by

Carlos Valderrama

submission deadline 10 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2328 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-enhanced sensor fusion; wearable biosensors for cognitive monitoring; Edge AI for real-time health monitoring; brain–computer interface (BCI) sensors; personalized machine learning in healthcare; energy-efficient sensor architectures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advanced Sensors and Machine Learning for Biomedical Signal Processing and Medical Devices

edited by

Ignacio Rojas

,

Francisco Ortuño

and

Olga Valenzuela

submission deadline 10 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 926 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning and deep learning; wearable medical devices; smart biosensors; biomedical signal processing; computer-aided diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advanced Wireless Sensor Network Deployment in Smart Cities, Industry 4.0, and Agriculture 4.0 (2nd Edition)

edited by

Rafael Asorey-Cacheda

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 7 articles | Viewed by 25506 | Submission Open

Keywords: internet of things (IoT); wireless sensor networks; WSN; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensor-Based Methods for Kinematics, Kinetics, and Physiology in Motion: Applications and Metrological Characterization

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 9 articles | Viewed by 15441 | Submission Open

Keywords: development and validation of innovative sensor-based methods for motion and physiological analysis; wearable, portable, and non-wearable sensing technologies for biomechanics applications; accuracy evaluation, calibration, and standardization of sensor-based measurements; metrological approaches to ensure measurement traceability, repeatability, and reliability; sensor fusion and multimodal data integration for biomechanical and physiological monitoring; advanced data analysis methods, including ai and machine learning for sensor data interpretation; real-time feedback systems and adaptive technologies in clinical, sports, or robotic contexts; non-invasive physiological monitoring integrated with motion analysis (e.g., respiratory rate, heart rate, EMG)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Artificial Intelligence in Intelligent Transportation Systems and Traffic Control for Smart Cities

edited by

Daniele Cenni

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12218 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; cloud computing; information retrieval; social networks; intelligent transportation systems; traffic control systems; smart city; traffic management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advances in AI-Driven Technologies for Intelligent Sensors and IoT Systems

edited by Halimjon Khujamatov and

Abdinabi Mukhamadiyev

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6778 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning; deep learning; intelligent sensors; internet of things (IoT); signal processing; large language models (LLMs); smart systems; wireless sensor networks; autonomous systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Trustworthy and Secure Internet of Things and Cyber–Physical Systems

edited by

Mohamed Ibrahem

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5826 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT and CPS security; privacy-preserving techniques; network security frameworks; lightweight cryptographic protocols; intrusion detection and prevention systems; blockchain for secure IoT and CPS; AI-driven cybersecurity solutions; secure communication protocols in IoT and CPS; trust management in IoT and CPS; resilient architectures for critical infrastructures

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

Radar Target Detection, Imaging and Recognition (2nd Edition)

edited by

Tianxian Zhang

,

Xueting Li

and Yuanhang Wang

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5257 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar imaging technology; radar design and simulation; radar detection, tracking, parameter estimation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radar Sensors)

From Innovation to Field Adoption: Sensing and Robotic Systems in Smart Agriculture

edited by Thomas A. Ciarfuglia,

Francesco Leotta

and

Giorgio Grisetti

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2253 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural robotics; intelligent sensing systems; robotic perception; multi-sensor fusion; autonomous agricultural vehicles; AI for precision agriculture; edge computing for agriculture; agricultural remote sensing; smart soil and crop monitoring; agricultural technology adoption

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

Motor Control and Remote Handling in Robotic Applications

edited by

Eloise Matheson

and Mario Di Castro

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2169 | Submission Open

Keywords: robot platform design; end effector design; motor control; remote handling; telerobotics; human–robot interfaces

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

Digital Image Processing and Sensing Technologies—Third Edition

edited by

Baptiste Magnier

,

Khizar Hayat

and Hamza Bayd

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1528 | Submission Open

Keywords: image compression; pattern recognition; object tracking

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

Data Engineering in the Internet of Things: 3rd Edition

edited by

Ray-I Chang

,

Chia-Hui Wang

and

Yu-Hsin Hung

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1525 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT; data engineering; data warehouse and database; privacy and security; data processing; data analysis; data mining; data searching; data management; data retrieval

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

Microwave-Based Sensing: Innovations for Future Sensor Technologies

edited by Magomed Muradov, Patryk Kot and Jakub Stefan Markiewicz

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1334 | Submission Open

Keywords: microwave sensing; multi-frequency technique; signal interpretation; calibration and measurement variability; microwave imaging; data-driven methods; non-invasive sensing; localization and geometric characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Wearable Sensing of Medical Conditions in the Home Environment—2nd Edition

edited by

Gaddi Blumrosen

and

Amos Bardea

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 916 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensing; home monitoring; health monitoring; healthcare; sensor signal processing; diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Innovative Gas Sensors: Development and Application

edited by

Bin Ai

submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 319 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas sensors; nanomaterials for sensing; portable and wearable sensors; internet of things (IoT) sensors; electronic nose; artificial intelligence in gas sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Positioning and Sensing Technologies for Ubiquitous Mobile Intelligence

edited by

Xiansheng Guo

, Lin Li, Zixuan Huang and Gordon Boateng

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 17659 | Submission Open

Keywords: target positioning; sensing technologies; multi-agent; deep learning; transfer learning; reinforcement learning; intelligent reflecting surfaces; multi-modal data fusion; sensor in mobile phones; GNSS positioning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Navigation and Positioning)

Advances in Bionic Tactile Systems for Sensor Application and Flexible Operation

edited by

Yimin Zhou

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11145 | Submission Open

Keywords: bionic tactile systems; multimodal sensor; sensor integration; data fusion; electro-tactile skin

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Sensor in Neurophysiology and Neurorehabilitation

edited by Luis Eduardo Cofre Lizama

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5583 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Sensor Fusion for Autonomous Robotic Systems in Industrial and Service Applications

edited by

Chin-Sheng Chen

and

Chia-Jen Lin

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5152 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor fusion; robotic autonomous perception; AI-driven perception; industrial robotics; service robotics; real-time data integration

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

Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation for In-Situ Biological Monitoring

edited by

Anna Vilà

and

Angel Diéguez

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5069 | Submission Open

Keywords: in-vivo sensing; in-situ monitoring; miniaturized instrumentation; microfluidic biosensors; lab-on-a-chip; real-time biological analysis; point-of-care devices; integrated biosensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Next-Generation X-Ray Detection and Imaging Materials and Devices

edited by

Xiuwen Xu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4260 | Submission Open

Keywords: luminescent metal halides; halide perovskites; dosimeters; flat-panel X-ray imagers; 3D X-ray image reconstruction; multi-scenario X-ray detection and imaging

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

Sensing and Processing for Medical Imaging: Methods and Applications

edited by

Saed Moradi

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4071 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical image processing; image reconstruction; image enhancement; image segmentation; image registration; multi-modal image fusion; deep learning in medical imaging; machine learning for diagnosis; vision–language models (VLMs); large language models (LLMs); multi-modal learning; computer-aided diagnosis (CAD); medical image analysis; clinical decision support; AI in radiology; medical imaging applications; quantitative imaging; image interpretation; medical imaging informatics; medical vision transformers

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

Advanced Sensors in Biomechanics and Rehabilitation—2nd Edition

edited by

Thurmon Lockhart

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3726 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; biomechanics; rehabilitation; gait analysis; posture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Electromagnetic Non-Destructive Testing and Evaluation: 2nd Edition

edited by

Yong Li

and

Yang Fang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3288 | Submission Open

Keywords: electromagnetic non-destructive testing; eddy current testing; magnetic flux leakage testing; eddy current thermography; electromagnetic acoustic transduction; microwave and millimetre-wave testing

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

Advances in Optical Fibers Sensing and Communication

edited by Tibor Berceli

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2484 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber sensors; optical wireless sensors; radio over fiber; optical communications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Advanced Sensing Technologies in Thermal Measurements

edited by

Gianluca Rossi

and

Lorenzo Capponi

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1476 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal imaging sensors; infrared thermography; smart infrared sensing systems; thermal data processing and analysis; calibration and uncertainty reduction; real-time thermal monitoring; predictive maintenance and diagnostics; applications in energy, manufacturing, and biomedical fields

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Energy-Harvesting AIoT: Toward Sustainable and Intelligent Edge Systems

edited by

Dong Kun Noh

and

Ikjune Yoon

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 981 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy harvesting; AIoT (artificial intelligence of things); edge intelligence; federated learning; approximate computing; low-power embedded systems; energy-adaptive learning; wireless sensor networks; hybrid communication (LoRa, BLE, 6LoWPAN); sustainable computing; reinforcement-based energy prediction; self-powered AI systems

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

Wearable Sensors for Physiological Signal Monitoring

edited by Pascal Verdonck and

Guylian Stevens

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 793 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; physiological monitoring; remote patient monitoring; chronic disease management; signal quality; motion artefact rejection; photoplethysmography; artificial intelligence; clinical validation; ambulatory monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Distributed Learning for Privacy-Aware Cloud-Edge Processing in Health Sensor Networks

edited by

Nadia Kanwal

and

Amro Al-Said Ahmad

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 518 | Submission Open

Keywords: federated learning; distributed machine learning; privacy-preserving AI; edge intelligence; cloud computing; edge computing; fog computing; sensor networks; Internet of Medical Things (IoMT); wearable sensors; embedded AI; lightweight models; communication efficiency; model personalization; fairness and bias; secure aggregation; differential privacy; cloud orchestration; cloud-edge deployment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Integrated Sensing Technologies in Lab-on-Chip

edited by

Gianni Antonelli

and

Daniele Goldoni

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 406 | Submission Open

Keywords: lab-on-chip; integrated sensors; microfluidics; biosensing; point-of-care; machine learning; electronics; continuous monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Cloud–Fog–Edge Computing Synergies for IoT and Smart Sensing Systems

edited by Massimo Canonico and Marco Guazzone

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 372 | Submission Open

Keywords: cloud-edge continuum; fog computing; resource orchestration; computation offloading; edge AI/federated learning; distributed computing; IoT architecture; smart sensing systems; 5G/6G networks; low-latency services; multi-access edge computing (MEC)

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

External Stimulus-Responsive Molecules and Materials for Sensing: Design and Applications

edited by

Shinichiro Nakamura

, Kingo Uchida, Satoshi Yokojima and Junwei Shen

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 356 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoresponsive materials; molecular photoswitches; near-field optics; photochromic sensors; light-activated sensing; smart coatings and interfaces; optical and electrochemical transduction; biomedical and biosensing applications; photo-controlled drug monitoring; environmental and security sensing; adaptive and wearable sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Sensor Probe Design for Environmental and Pollution Monitoring

edited by

Christian Ebere Enyoh

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 319 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental sensing; sensor probe design; chemical sensors; optical sensors; nanomaterial-based sensors; fluorescent probes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Novel Sensor Technologies for Non-Destructive Testing and Structural Health Monitoring

edited by

Tat-Hean Gan

and

Mayorkinos Papaelias

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-destructive testing (NDT); structural health monitoring (SHM); smart and IoT sensors; acoustic and ultrasonic sensing; sensor fusion; artificial intelligence, machine learning and neural networks; wireless network sensors; digital twins; autonomous inspection

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

Electrochemical Sensing and Biosensing: Innovations, Challenges and Applications

edited by

Luisa Pilan

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 205 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical sensing; biosensing; nanomaterials; electrode materials; wearable electrochemical systems; clinical diagnostics; AI-assisted data analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Networks for Humans: Agentic and AI-Driven Human-Centric Networked Systems

edited by

Benedetta Picano

and

Ning Chen

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open

Keywords: human-centered networking; networks for humans; AI-driven networking; agentic AI; autonomous networked systems; edge–cloud–space computing; network intelligence; non-stationary network environments; explainable AI for networking

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

Wearable Sensors for Gait and Biomechanics Analysis

edited by Lloyd Chan

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; accelerometers; gyroscopes; inertial measurement units; gait; walking; biomechanics; application; healthcare; real world; daily life; risk prediction; validation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Advanced Sensing and Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and Neural Engineering

edited by Michael Kuhl, Luigi Duraccio and

Rim Barioul

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; applied metrology; augmented reality; biomedical measurement systems; extended reality; human–machine interfaces; measurement systems; multimodal data fusion; neural engineering; wearable sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Integrated Circuits and Systems for Biochemical Sensing

edited by

Sungyong Jung

and

Hyusim Park

submission deadline 22 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 301 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated circuits; analog and mixed-signal circuits; sensor interface circuits; system-on-chip (SoC) design; low-noise and low-power electronics; embedded sensing systems; hardware–software co-design; biochemical sensing systems; wireless sensing architectures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

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