Sensors

Computer Vision Recognition and Communication Sensing System

edited by

Weizhong Qian

,

Weimin Shi

and Yue Xiu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 30115 | Submission Open

Keywords: visual recognition perception; waveform design; visual positioning navigation; deep learning; algorithm design; integrated sensing and communication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Human-Centred Smart Manufacturing - Industry 5.0

edited by

Jorn Mehnen

,

Nikolaos Tapoglou

and

Jonathan Corney

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 29349 | Submission Open

Keywords: human-centric manufacturing systems; human-in-the-loop control; human– robot collaboration; smart decision-making support; human digital twin; trust; reliability; upgrading and upskilling; human– machine interfaces; sustainable smart manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Feature Review Papers in the Biomedical Sensors Section

edited by

James F. Rusling

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 28365 | Submission Open

Keywords: in vivo sensors; cancer biomarkers; heart disease biomarkers; Alzheimer’ s disease biomarkers; sensors for physiological function; self-powered sensors; RNA sensors; CRISPR-based sensors; multiplexed sensors; wearable sensors; implanted sensors; nano-electronically powered sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Independent Living: Sensor-Assisted Intelligent Care and Healthcare

edited by Lili Liu and

Antonio Miguel-Cruz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 27855 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; ambient sensors; types of sensors (vision and imaging; radiation; temperature; motion; humidity; electrical contract; pressure; etc.); Internet of Things (IoT); apps (mobile applications); zero-effort technology (ZET); healthcare implementation; usability and adoption; technologies for indoor localization and tracking; e.g.; Ultra-wide Band (UWB); micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) / nano-electromechanical systems (NEMS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Multimodal Sensing Technologies for IoT and AI-Enabled Systems

edited by

Emmanouil Tsardoulias

,

Charalampos Dimoulas

and Andreas L. Symeonidis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 26035 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; AI-enabled systems; data-driven systems; Internet of Things; machine learning; multimodal decision making; multimodal sensing; smart systems

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

Medical Imaging and Sensing Technologies

edited by

Cihui Yang

and

Shiping Wen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 25960 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical imaging; magnetic resonance imaging; medical image denoising; medical image segmentation; tumor detection; deep learning; image processing; computerized tomography; ultrasounds; positron emission tomography

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

Perception and Imaging for Smart Agriculture

edited by

Wei Wang

,

Xuan Chu

and Hongwei Sun

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 25457 | Submission Open

Keywords: perception; sensors; advanced imaging technology; smart agriculture; agricultural information acquisition; artificial intelligence; agricultural robot; deep learning

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

Feature Papers in Optical Sensors 2025

edited by

Yuliya Semenova

and

Gabriele Bolognini

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 18 articles | Viewed by 25389 | Submission Open

Keywords: photonic sensors; optomechanical sensors; fiber-optic sensors; silicon photonics; plasmonic sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Intelligent Sensors and Signal Processing in Industry

edited by

Lisha Peng

, Oleksii Karpenko, Hongyu Sun and Zhichao Cai

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 24912 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-destructive testing; structural health monitoring; intelligent sensors; signal processing; industrial applications; predictive maintenance; machine learning; real-time monitoring; Industrial IoT (IIoT)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Feature Papers in Smart Sensing and Intelligent Sensors 2025

edited by

Antonio Fernández-Caballero

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 23366 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensors; smart sensing; artificial intelligence; sensing systems; sensor data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Feature Papers in the 'Sensor Networks' Section 2025

edited by

Wei Yi

and

Chase Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 21690 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor networks; wireless sensor networks; sensing and communication; IoT

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Design, Communication, and Control of Autonomous Vehicle Systems

edited by

Ali Eydgahi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 21503 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Electronic Noses III

edited by

Jose V. Ros-Lis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 19988 | Submission Open

Keywords: e-nose; electronic nose; pattern recognition; optoelectronic nose; array analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Intelligent Social Robotic Systems

edited by

Ameersing Luximon

and

Ravindra S. Goonetilleke

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 19397 | Submission Open

Keywords: social robots: past; present; and future; theoretical aspects of robotic systems; including sensing and instrumentation; robotics systems and technology; wearables technology and systems for social robots; AI technologies in intelligent robotic systems; human– robot interaction; design of intelligent social robotic systems; intelligent robotic systems in everyday life; instrumentation and sensors for intelligent robotic systems; smart homes with social systems; smart cities and social robots; social robots in health care

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

Data Privacy, Security, and Trust in New Technological Trends—2nd Edition

edited by

Valderi R. Q. Leithardt

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 18947 | Submission Open

Keywords: blockchain; communication protocols; cryptographic algorithms; cyberattacks; cybersecurity; data privacy and trust; data security on drones; knowledge on security and privacy; hardware security; data security in smart cities; information context; Internet of Things; management data privacy and trust in cloud computing; mechanism to protect mobile and IoT applications; security in data science

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Sensing and Machine Learning Control: Progress and Applications

edited by

Félix Hernández del Olmo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 18927 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; sensing technology; autonomous vehicles; robotics; energy management; ML-driven control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Wearable Sensors, Robotic Systems and Assistive Devices

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 18025 | Submission Open

Keywords: human bio-sensors; human ambulation sensors; human motion intention detection systems; mobile servant robots; physical assistance; cognitive assistance; humanoid robots; wearable assistive exoskeletons; supplementation assistive systems; augmentation assistive systems; medical assistive systems; rehabilitation exoskeletons; physical assessment capability systems; wearable technology regulations; human ethics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Women’s Special Issue Series: Sensors

edited by

Nicoleta Cristina Gaitan

, Monica Wachowicz and

Imene Yahyaoui

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 18020 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors and sensing; lab-on-a-chip; sensor devices

Feature Papers in Remote Sensors 2024–2025

edited by

Assefa M. Melesse

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17847 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensors; remote sensing; remote devices; platforms; and systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Multimodal Perception Modeling Based on Advanced Computational Technologies

edited by

Manuel Gil-Martín

,

Rubén San-Segundo

and

Fernando Fernández-Martínez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 17784 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal perceptual modeling; motion recognition; large multimodal language models (MMLLMs); sensor technology; wearable devices; computer vision; multi-sensor fusion; machine learning; deep learning; signal processing; activity recognition; multimedia memorability; attention and aesthetics; persuasion in multimedia; olfactory signals; emotion recognition; gesture data; human– computer interaction; healthcare applications; biometric systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Multiple Sensor Signal and Image Processing for Clinical Application

edited by

Marios Antonakakis

and

Mihalis Zervakis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 17714 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Feature Review Papers in the ‘Sensor Networks’ Section 2024–2025

edited by

Giovanni Pau

,

Dimitrios Georgakopoulos

and

Paolo Ferrari

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 16586 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor networks; innovative methodologies; data analysis; Internet of Things (IoT); wireless sensor networks; energy efficiency; security and privacy; machine learning; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Novel Sensors and Sensing Technology Used for Empowering High-End Equipment Structure

edited by

Yipeng Wu

,

Lihang Feng

and

Mingpeng Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16186 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel sensors; sensing technology; IoT sensor networks; self-powered sensor; high-end equipment structure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Feature Papers in Fault Diagnosis & Sensors 2025

edited by

Francesc Pozo

,

Mohammad N Noori

,

Steven Chatterton

and

Jose Alfonso Antonino-Daviu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 15890 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault detection and diagnosis; fault/failure prognosis; structural health monitoring; condition monitoring; non-destructive testing

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

Feature Papers in the Internet of Things Section 2025

edited by

Raffaele Bruno

and

Petros S. Bithas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 15497 | Submission Open

Keywords: internet of multimedia things; industrial Internet of Things (IIoT); underwater IoT communication and networks; machine-type communications; low-power and energy harvesting technologies; real-time systems for the IoT; service middleware and device management for the IoT; privacy; security; and trust in IoT systems; cyber– physical system (CPS) platforms; edge/fog/cloud computing in the IoT; data management and mining platforms for the IoT; IoT architectures and standards; future internet design for the IoT; IoT pilots and testbeds; 5G and beyond 5G architectures and protocols for the IoT; AI/ML and distributed intelligence for the IoT; IoT applications and uses (smart factory; smart city; smart health; smart transportation; and smart agriculture)

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

Feature Papers in Biosensors Section 2025

edited by

Alexander Star

,

Spyridon Kintzios

and

Patrick Wagner

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 14959 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; lab-on-a-chip technology; optical biosensors; plasmonic biosensors; biosensors for cell analysis; electrochemical biosensors; enzymatic biosensors; graphene-based biosensors; carbon nanotube biosensors; aptamer biosensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Innovative Approaches in 3D Sensing and Imaging Technologies for Cultural Heritage

edited by

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14732 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D heritage documentation; digital twins; sensors and data fusion (visible/multispectral data); artificial intelligence (AI); digital photogrammetry; sensors development and application; lidar mapping; 3D mobile mapping (visual odometry and SLAM-based solution); digital technologies for NDT inspections and diagnostic; neural radiance field (NeRF); 360° photogrammetry and multi-camera 3D mapping

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

Current Advances in Sensor Design, Innovation, and Their Industry Applications

edited by

Wilmar Hernandez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14675 | Submission Open

Keywords: signal processing; estimation and control for sensor; novel signal conditioning techniques for sensors; statistical analysis of the information from sensor measurements; robust and optimal sensor systems; novel interface for sensors; applications of sensors in robotics; mechanics; telecommunications; environment; transportation; electrical circuits; hardware engineering; software engineering; IoT systems; acoustics; optics; biological systems and aerospace engineering; among other fields of science and engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Selected Papers from International Symposium on Electronics and Telecommunications ISETC 2024

edited by

Marius Otesteanu

,

Cătălin Căleanu

and

Florin Alexa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14640 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; antenna and propagation; biomedical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Analyzation of Sensor Data with the Aid of Deep Learning

edited by

József Sütő

and Stefan Oniga

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14411 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing data; deep learning; object detection; embedded systems; sensor networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Feature Papers in Smart Agriculture 2025

edited by

Wonsuk (Daniel) Lee

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14369 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor; artificial intelligence; IoT; UAV; robot; smart agriculture; smart farming; precision livestock management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

Feature Papers in Electronic Sensors 2025

edited by

Vittorio Ferrari

and

Minyi Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 14353 | Submission Open

Keywords: electronic sensors; current/voltage/impedance sensors; magnetic sensors; microelectronic sensors; CMOS sensors; piezoelectric sensors and transducers; integrated circuit design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Tomographic and Multi-Dimensional Sensors

edited by

Manuch Soleimani

and Brian Hoyle

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14122 | Submission Open

Keywords: tomographic sensors; multi-dimensional sensing; process-sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Artificial-Intelligence-Driven Intelligent Fault Prediction and Health Management Techniques in Manufacturing Systems: 2nd Edition

edited by

Long Wen

, Zhuyun Chen, Chuanjiang Li, Junyu Qi, Gernot Schullerus and

Jianan Wei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13929 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault prediction; defect detection; artificial intelligence; smart manufacturing

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

Sensors-Based Healthcare Diagnostics, Monitoring and Medical Devices

edited by

Shih-Lin Wu

and Jen-Jee Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13903 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor-based diagnostics; monitoring; medical devices; healthcare; real-time healthcare monitoring; early detections and diagnostics; non-wearable/wearable healthcare devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Wearable Devices for Physical Activity Monitoring

edited by

Jung-Min Lee

and

Myong-Won Seo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 13676 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable devices; physical activity monitoring; physical activity assessment; public Health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Integration of Edge/Fog Artificial Intelligence into Smart Distributed Systems

edited by

Tuan Nguyen Gia

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13337 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge computing; fog computing; decentralization; internet-of-things; edge AI; smart distributed systems

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

Feature Papers in Biomedical Sensors 2025

edited by

Thomas M. Deserno

and

Zhong Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13183 | Submission Open

Keywords: health monitoring; remote monitoring; continuous monitoring; preventive medicine; biological sensors; vital signs; artificial intelligence; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Sensor Technology for Digital Twins in Smart Grids

edited by

Javier M. Aguiar Pérez

and

María Á. Pérez Juárez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 11498 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grids; digital twins; predictive maintenance; energy management; fault detection; load forecasting; grid resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Sensor Technology in Robotic Surgery

edited by Tim Horeman

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11465 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotics; sustainable; SMART; AI; frugal; automated; interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Machine Learning in Image/Video Processing and Sensing

edited by Yibo Fan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10752 | Submission Open

Keywords: image/video processing; video compression; machine learning

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

Cyber Security and AI—2nd Edition

edited by

Yushu Zhang

and

Zhongyun Hua

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10669 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI and machine learning for cybersecurity; adversarial attack for cybersecurity; generative adversarial networks for cybersecurity; automated and intelligent and data-driven cybersecurity model; AI security and neural networks; cloud computing security and AI; AI for multimedia networks security; security and privacy of AIGC

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Laser Scanning and Applications

edited by

Virgil-Florin Duma

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10241 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser scanning; optomechatronics; optical devices; laser systems; galvanometer scanners; risley prisms; polygon mirrors; MEMS and MOEMS; Finite Element Analysis (FEA); control and automation; imaging techniques; Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT); lasers in medicine; optical metrology; Non-Destructive Testing (NDT); laser manufacturing; remote sensing; security and defense

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Reliability Verification and Diagnosis Methods for Mechanical Equipment

edited by

Haiyang Pan

, Xin Li and

Xinhua Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9967 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; signal processing; fault diagnosis; verification technique; feature extraction; sensor technology

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

Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Communication Networks 2024–2025

edited by

Qiong Wu

and Qiang Fan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9873 | Submission Open

Keywords: V2X communications; 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)

Wearable Robotics and Assistive Devices

edited by

Jesús Ortiz

and

Maria Lazzaroni

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9866 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable robotics; assistive devices; exoskeletons; physical workload; industry; rehabilitation; human– robot interaction; human performance augmentation; ergonomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Optical-Based Sensors and Sensing Technologies for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Giuseppe Trusso Sfrazzetto

and Roberta Puglisi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9799 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluorescence; sensing; smart materials; medical devices; supramolecular sensing; covalent sensing; reusability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Intelligent Sensing and Artificial Intelligence for Image Processing

edited by

Hui-liang Shen

, Eryun Liu and Siyuan Cao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9731 | Submission Open

Keywords: image fusion; image registration; image segmentation; image recovery and enhancement; image classification; pattern recognition; remote sensing image processing; object detection; tracking and recognition; action recognition; neural networks and deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensor and Sensing Technologies for Structural Health Monitoring and Non-Destructive Testing—2nd Edition

edited by

Victor Giurgiutiu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9440 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; damage detection; guided wave; nondestructive evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Sensor and Data Integration, Analysis and Exchange for Healthcare and Healthy Living

edited by

Carlos Agostinho

and

Luigi Gallo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9398 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensor systems and wearables; internet of (medical) things; biosensors and systems; data management and security; data-driven health and care; digital health twins; health data standards; (explainable) artificial intelligence; healthcare systems; healthy living applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

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