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Sensor Fusion for Autonomous Robotic Systems in Industrial and Service Applications

edited by

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submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4898 | 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)

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

edited by

Xiuwen Xu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4169 | 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 3994 | 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 3596 | 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 3225 | 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 2442 | 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 1428 | 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 964 | 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 769 | 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 507 | 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 396 | 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 366 | 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 349 | 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 310 | 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 218 | 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 198 | 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 144 | 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 108 | 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 25 | 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 296 | 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)

Advanced Sensing and Signal Processing Technologies for Medical Applications

edited by Jordi Cusidó

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | 22 articles | Viewed by 51361 | 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 Sensors and AI Integration for Human–Robot Teaming

edited by Nader Jalili and Soroush Korivand

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | 11 articles | Viewed by 28502 | Submission Open

Keywords: human–robot teaming; sensor fusion; AI integration; real-time data processing; machine learning; autonomous systems; robotics; data acquisition; sensor technologies; intelligent systems

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

Advanced Applications of WSNs and the IoT—2nd Edition

edited by

Sebastià Galmés

and

Baris Atakan

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 19130 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless sensor networks; Internet of Things; wireless communications standards (BLE, ZigBee, LoRaWAN, SigFox, 5G/6G); energy harvesting; big data; artificial intelligence; cloud computing; security; smart environment; ambient intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Optical Sensors for Gas Monitoring

edited by

Vanda Pereira

,

Marta Sofia dos Anjos Ferreira

and

João Micael Leça

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12532 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber sensors; colorimetric sensors; fluorescence sensors; metal organic frameworks; surface plasmon resonance; gas sensing; spectroscopy; remote sensing; microstructured optical fibers; sensing material; in situ monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Nano/Micro-Structured Materials for Gas Sensor

edited by Deepak Rajaram Patil

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9799 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas sensing; nano/micro-structured materials; humidity sensor; hazardous material sensing; sensitivity; selectivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)

Intelligent Sensing Technology for Structural Vibration Control and Non-Destructive Testing

edited by

Yingqing Guo

, Tao Li and Peipei Liu

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8039 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural vibration control; intelligent sensing technology; non-destructive testing; multi-sensor fusion; artificial intelligence (AI)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

AI-Enabled Smart Sensors for Industry Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis

edited by

Wen-qiang Liu

,

Zhiwei Han

, Jun-Fang Wang and Xiangyun Deng

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7391 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced sensing technologies with embedded AI capabilities; novel AI algorithms for sensor data analysis, anomaly detection, and predictive maintenance; application of AI-driven smart sensors; edge AI/edge computing; deep learning for sensing; explainable AI (XAI) for industry; industrial IoT (IIoT) monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

AIoT Methodologies & Techniques for Reliable CPS and Smart Environment Monitoring

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5748 | Submission Open

Keywords: AIoT; AI, ML, and DL; IoT; smart environment; cyber-physical systems; resource orchestration; system resiliency, reliability and availability; computing continuum; edge computing; edge/cloud systems; security

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

Latest Developments in Biopotential Sensor Development for Brain Signals

edited by Walter Besio

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5066 | Submission Open

Keywords: biopotential sensors; electrodes; brain signals; brain–computer interface

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Intelligent Wireless Sensor Networks for Internet of Things Applications

edited by

Lexi Xu

, Chaowei Wang,

Feng Yin

and Keke Zu

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5028 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI; wireless sensor networks; IoT; applications; resource allocation and management; distributed optimization; big data; wireless localization and tracking; ISAC

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

Development and Application of Optical Chemical Sensing

edited by

George Tsogkas

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3986 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensing; low-cost platforms; analytical chemistry; paper-based devices; pharmaceutical analysis; food analysis; environmental monitoring; smartphone-based analysis; nanomaterials; point-of-care diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Sensor-Based IoT Systems: Edge Intelligence, Trust Management, and Applications

edited by

Nyothiri Aung

,

Sahraoui Dhelim

and

Chaker Abdelaziz Kerrache

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3688 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge intelligence; trust management; sensor-based IoT applications; security and privacy in IoT; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Perception, Modeling, State Estimation, and Dynamic Control of Intelligent Transportation Equipment

edited by Te Chen

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2878 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transportation equipment; autonomous vehicle; sensor information fusion; perception and decision-making; complex dynamics modeling; parameter identification; state estimation; advanced dynamics control; nonlinear and robust control; trajectory planning and tracking

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Trusted and Secure Edge Intelligence for Large AI Models in IoT Sensor Networks

edited by

Qinqin Tang

, Zhe Peng and Tianjiao Chen

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2315 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge intelligence; IoT Security; privacy-preserving learning; large AI models; trustworthy AI

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

Sensors and Applications in Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence

edited by

Shyan-Ming Yuan

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1962 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; deep learning; sensor networks; object detection; reinforcement learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Intelligent Sensing and Machine Vision for Industrial Performance Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis

edited by

Kai Zhang

, Yuri A. W. Shardt and

Mingzhu Tang

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1759 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensing methods; machine vision methods; advanced fault diagnosis methods; performance monitoring methods; image and voiceprint-based fault diagnosis; predictive maintenance; industrial applications in different sectors

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

Smart Magnetic Sensors and Applications

edited by

Yuanping Xu

, Lu Yang and Qiuying Zhao

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1390 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel magnetic materials and structures; smart sensor networks; intelligent signal processing; miniaturization and integration; sensor fusion and multi-sensor integration; advanced sensor calibration and standardization; extended applications in harsh environments, aerospace, and IoT; wearable and healthcare applications; autonomous systems and robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Wearable Sensing and Vision Technologies for Human Activity Recognition in Daily Life

edited by Benjamin Allaert, Marius Bilasco and

Andon Tchechmedjiev

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1099 | Submission Open

Keywords: human activity recognition; energy-efficient sensing; video, audio, and imaging analysis; multimodal data fusion; technology acceptance; context awareness; privacy preservation; anomaly detection; explainable ai; human-centered design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Advanced EEG Sensing for Real-World Applications

edited by

Jinung An

,

Minji Lee

and

Dong-Ok Won

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 845 | Submission Open

Keywords: EEG; wearable sensors; artificial intelligence; neural decoding; brain–computer interface; deep learning; explainable AI; foundation model; digital healthcare; neurotechnology; human–machine interaction; physiological state estimation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Optical, Radar and Lidar Sensing Technologies for Object Detection, Recognition and Tracking

edited by

Radu Danescu

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 765 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-modal sensor fusion; object detection and tracking; machine learning for perception; autonomous navigation; 3D environment perception; Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM); edge computing for sensing; radar/LiDAR/camera signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Selected Papers from the 18th International Conference on Intelligent Human-Computer Interaction (IHCI 2026)

edited by

Boon Giin Lee

and

Wan-Young Chung

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 563 | Submission Open

Keywords: human-computer interaction; intelligent sensors; affective computing; sensor fusion; human-centered AI; assistive technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Smart Sensors in Power and Electronic Systems: Innovations and Self-Powered Operation

edited by

Simon Lineykin

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 371 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensors; energy harvesting; self-powered systems; sensor networks; power electronics; diagnostics; monitoring; control; predictive maintenance; smart energy systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

AI-Driven Intelligent Sensing and Communication Networks: Integration, Optimization, and Emerging Applications

edited by Yifei Wei and

Xiaojun Wang

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: communications; networking; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Learning-Efficient Audio Sensing: Active Learning, Continual Learning, and Benchmarking for Intelligent Acoustic Perception

edited by

Kele Xu

,

Tianjiao Wan

and Ming Feng

submission deadline 25 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: audio sensing; acoustic perception; active learning; continual learning; benchmark datasets; sound event detection; acoustic scene classification; self-supervised learning; weakly supervised learning; edge audio intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

AI-Driven Methods for Chemometric Spectroscopy: Algorithms and Applications

edited by

Liang Zou

and

Yue Huang

submission deadline 27 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3158 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); spectroscopic sensing; chemical and material analysis; chemometric spectroscopy; AI-based spectral preprocessing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Intelligent Wheels: AI, Next-Generation Networks, and Federated Learning in the Era of Connected Autonomous Vehicles

edited by

Anirudh Paranjothi

,

Mohammad Khan

and Neeli Rashmi Prasad

submission deadline 29 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 547 | Submission Open

Keywords: connected autonomous vehicles (CAVs); next-generation networks (5G/6G); artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning (ML); deep learning; federated learning; V2X communication; intelligent transportation systems (ITSs); mobile edge computing (MEC) for CAVs; cybersecurity in CAVs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Advanced Sensing Techniques in Biomedical Signal Processing

edited by

Dakun Lai

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | 11 articles | Viewed by 17857 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; biomedical imaging; electrophysiological signal; heart; brain

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advanced Biomedical Imaging and Signal Processing

edited by

Xiaojun Yu

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | 16 articles | Viewed by 16641 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-optical imaging; biomedical image denoising; biomedical signal processing; computer-aided disease diagnosis; biomedical image segmentation techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Machine Learning and Image-Based Smart Sensing and Applications

edited by

Ran-Zan Wang

and Shang-Kuan Chen

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12597 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; smart sensing; image processing; computer vision; medical imaging; healthcare diagnostics; security and surveillance systems; multi-modal sensor fusion; environmental monitoring and sustainability solutions

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

AI/ML in RF and Microwave Sensors for Medicine and Biomedical Applications

edited by

Rahul Gomes

and

Dipankar Mitra

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 12291 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven advancements in RF and microwave medical imaging; microwave-based non-invasive diagnostics and therapeutic systems; explainable AI for RF and microwave healthcare applications; federated learning for distributed medical data analysis using RF systems; deep learning in microwave hyperthermia and ablation therapies; integration of RF devices with biomedical sensors for real-time monitoring; reinforcement learning in adaptive RF-based treatment protocols; RF and microwave devices for wearable and implantable medical systems; AI-powered microwave imaging for tumor detection and monitoring; RF-based solutions for point-of-care diagnostics; challenges and solutions in the standardization and safety of RF devices in medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

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