Sensors

Multi-Sensor Fusion Technology for Feature Extraction and Intelligent Fault Diagnosis

edited by

Shengnan Tang

,

Yong Zhu

and

Qiang Gao

submission deadline 24 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1697 | Submission Open

Keywords: feature extraction; fault diagnosis; multi-sensor fusion; signal-level fusion; feature-level fusion; decision-level fusion; hybrid fusion

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

Advanced Microwave Sensors and Their Applications in Measurement

edited by

Changjun Liu

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 31017 | Submission Open

Keywords: microwave energy applications in the industry; microwave sensors and advanced sensing systems; real-time industrial monitoring; sensor performance benchmarking: simulation vs. validation; permittivity measurement sensor; emerging wireless sensor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

New Developments in Guided Waves (GW) Based Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) Using Optical Fiber Sensors

edited by

Rohan Nandkishor Soman

,

Kara Peters

and

Zahra Sharif Khodaei

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 22396 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber sensors; structural health monitoring; guided waves; damage detection; fiber Bragg grating; Fabry– Perot interferometer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advances in Sensing and Robotic Assistive Technologies in Rehabilitation

edited by Daniela D'Auria

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 20855 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical robotics; telemedicine; AI; bioengineering; rehabilitation

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

Superconductor and Semiconductor-Based Radiation Detectors

edited by

Alberto Ghirri

and

Francesco Rossella

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 10536 | Submission Open

Keywords: microwave radiation detectors; terahertz radiation detectors; superconducting circuits; quantum dots; semiconductor nanostructures; single-photon detectors; photon counters

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

AI-Enabled Sensing Technology for Smart Healthcare and Precision Diagnosis

edited by

Muhammad Azizur Rahman

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8072 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven real-time health monitoring; data fusion from wearable/medical sensors; secure data transmission in healthcare IoT; ML/DL-based diagnostic models; federated and privacy-preserving AI; predictive analytics for early detection; digital twins and virtual patient models; explainable AI for clinical decision support; 5G/6G-enabled remote diagnostics; energy-efficient AI for continuous monitoring; multimodal data analysis (e.g.; imaging; genomics); adaptive systems for personalized care

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensor Fusion: Kalman Filtering for Engineering Applications

edited by

Xinhe Zhu

,

Yongmin Zhong

and

Bingbing Gao

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6454 | Submission Open

Keywords: Kalman filter; sensor fusion; multiple sensors; autonomous navigation; GPS and IMU fusion; biomedical systems; computational biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Sensing in Wireless Communication Systems

edited by

Antonio Pérez Yuste

and

Neftali Nuñez

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3214 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated sensing and communication (ISAC); artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML); 5G and 6G mobile networks; dedicated short-range communications (DSRC); non-terrestrial networks (NTN); waveform design; millimeter-wave (mmWave) and terahertz (THz) bands; massive MIMO; joint resource allocation; target parameter estimation; high-accuracy positioning; quality of service (QoS); energy efficiency; security and privacy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Chemical Sensors for Air Pollutants: Where the Heck Are We!

edited by

Paul A. Solomon

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1992 | Submission Open

Keywords: air pollution sensors; gases; particle mass; particle chemical species; calibration approaches; uncertainty; collocation results; field studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Advances in Magnetic Field Sensing and Measurement

edited by Zhiyin Sun

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1862 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic field sensor; low-noise measurement; zero-field and ultra-low-field detection; magnetic metrology; interdisciplinary applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Smart Sensing for Green Engineering: Technologies to Enhance Sustainable Design, Manufacturing and Recycling

edited by Scott D. Adams and

Mario Coccia

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1792 | Submission Open

Keywords: green engineering; sustainable technologies; smart sensors; sustainable engineering; circular economy; IoT

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Positioning and Navigation Techniques Based on Wireless Communication

edited by Lu Yin

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1635 | Submission Open

Keywords: positioning; localization; navigation; communication– positioning integration; high-accuracy positioning

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

Sensors in Biomedical Optics and Imaging Processing Applications

edited by

Sofia Zaira Otin Mallada

and

Francisco Ávila Gómez

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 616 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical optics; photonic sensors; digital image processing; optical coherence tomography; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Smart Sensing and AI-Driven Monitoring for Natural Hazards and Geotechnical Infrastructure

edited by Daoyuan Tan,

Gang Cheng

and

Xiao Ye

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 403 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensing technologies; artificial intelligence for natural hazards; geotechnical infrastructure monitoring; machine learning for risk prediction; data fusion and early warning systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

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

edited by

Simon Lineykin

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 254 | 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)

Soft and Wearable Electronics for Health Monitoring

edited by

Yongkuk Lee

submission deadline 26 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1149 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft electronics; wearable biosensors; health monitoring; flexible circuits; biocompatible materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

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 26 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 416 | 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)

Assistive and Rehabilitation Technologies Based on Intelligent Sensors

edited by

Andrea Tigrini

,

Alessandro Mengarelli

,

Federica Verdini

,

Ali Al-Timemy

and

Simone Ranaldi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 33037 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– computer interfaces; rehabilitation and assistive technologies; prosthesis control; EMG sensors; IMU systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Artificial Intelligence and Sensing Technology in Smart Manufacturing

edited by Sudha Ramasamy

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 14 articles | Viewed by 31334 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart manufacturing; machine vision; machine learning; artificial intelligence; internet of things; plug & produce; multi-agent systems; flexible manufacturing; process optimization; intelligent automation; energy efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Multimodal Perception Modeling Based on Advanced Computational Technologies

edited by

Manuel Gil-Martín

,

Rubén San-Segundo

and

Fernando Fernández-Martínez

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 25937 | 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)

Sensors for Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment

edited by

Joaquín Ángel Ortuño

and José M. Olmos

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 23439 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; water quality; chemical sensors; water monitoring; real-time monitoring; drinking water; seawater; aquaculture; environmental pollution; wastewater; groundwater

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Security and Privacy in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs)

edited by

Kamanashis Biswas

,

Mohammad Jabed Morshed Chowdhury

and

Shantanu Pal

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 20682 | Submission Open

Keywords: security; privacy; trustworthiness; wireless sensor networks; Internet of Things

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Smart Gas Sensor Applications in Environmental Change Monitoring

edited by

Kai Xu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 19483 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas sensors; environmental monitoring; nanomaterials; metal oxides; metal sulfides; pollutants; semiconductors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensors and Analog Front-End Circuits for Sensing Systems and High Sensitivity Measurements: 2nd Edition

edited by

Haruo Kobayashi

,

Toshio Iino

and

Tadashi Ito

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 19015 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors for recent sensing systems; high-sensitivity measurement; sensors (image sensors; photo sensors; magnetic sensors; acceleration sensors; gyro sensors; temperature sensors; position sensors; strain sensors; pressure sensors; sounds sensors; flow sensors; gas sensors; soil sensors; biomagnetism sensors; and so on) Integrated sensors; MEMS sensors; analog filter; op amp; delta-sigma ADC; incremental ADC; SAR ADC; analog signal conditioning; calibration; testing; power supply circuits (switching converter; charge pump circuits; LDOs)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Sensors and Sensor Systems for Atmospheric and Environmental Pollution Monitoring

edited by

Emiliano Zampetti

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17755 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical sensors; physical sensors; chemical sensor array; electronic nose; smart sensors; sensor networks; wireless sensors; materials for chemical sensors; sensors for soil contaminants; sensors for environmental disaster

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Image Feature Extraction for Computer Vision Tasks in Sensor Systems and Applications

edited by Weichuan Zhang,

Yanbing Li

, Jie Ren and Jin Lu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17599 | Submission Open

Keywords: representation learning; deep learning; image feature extraction; medical image analysis; image denoising and enhancement; image classification; feature matching; image defect detection; three-dimensional reconstruction

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

AI-Based Computer Vision Sensors & Systems—2nd Edition

edited by Xuefeng Liang and Guangyu Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 15 articles | Viewed by 17370 | Submission Open

Keywords: RGB cameras; depth cameras (LiDAR); thermal cameras; image processing units (GPUs; TPUs; FPGAs); YOLO (You Only Look Once); gesture recognition systems; autonomous navigation systems; augmented reality (AR); industrial automation; smart surveillance systems

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

Sensors for Object Detection, Pose Estimation, and 3D Reconstruction

edited by

Liyan Zhang

, Shenglan Liu and Nan Ye

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16957 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine vision; 3D optical inspection; industrial augmented reality; computer vision; 3D reconstruction; photogrammetry; non-contact strain measurement; image processing

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

High Performance Sensors and Actuators in the Context of Industry 4.0 and Society Wellbeing: Theory, Developments and Applications

edited by

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,

,

,

Vijaya Kumar Manupati

,

Géza Husi

,

Camelia Claudia Avram

and

Justyna Trojanowska

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15542 | Submission Open

Keywords: Advanced Sensors; Advanced actuators; Industry 4.0; Added Value Systems; Wellbeing; Quality of Life

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Advanced Physical Sensors for Environmental Monitoring

edited by Yizhou Ye and

Shunbo Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14499 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical sensor; environmental monitoring; MEMS; high performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Vision- and Image-Based Biomedical Diagnostics—2nd Edition

edited by

Alexander Wong

,

Pengcheng Xi

and

Ashkan Ebadi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14485 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical; medical; imaging; image; vision; diagnostics; prognosis; artificial intelligence; machine learning; imaging modalities; signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advancements in GNSS Precise Point Positioning Technology and Applications

edited by

Dimitrios Psychas

and

Robert Odolinski

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14318 | Submission Open

Keywords: global navigation satellite system (GNSS); precise point positioning (PPP); integer ambiguity resolution (IAR); low-cost receivers and antennas; sensor fusion; LEO; smartphones

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

Recent Advances in Nanomaterial-Based Electrochemical Sensors

edited by Kuoyuan Hwa

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13372 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Biosensors for Point-of-Care Diagnostics

edited by

Dacheng Wei

and Derong Kong

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12805 | Submission Open

Keywords: point-of-care diagnostics; biosensors; molecular diagnostics; disease detection; healthcare; biomarkers; infectious disease testing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensors Development)

Image Processing and Analysis for Object Detection: 3rd Edition

edited by

Kaihua Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 12054 | Submission Open

Keywords: augmented reality; artificial intelligence; computer vision; classification algorithms; defect detection; deep learning; feature extraction; image processing; image classification; image super-resolution; machine vision; object detection; tracking; and recognition techniques; semantic segmentation; sensing technologies; sensor fusion and technologies; visual tracking; vision sensors; video classification

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

Advances in Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) and Fiber Optic Sensor Technology

edited by Qi Liu and

Junguo Cui

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11751 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber bragg grating; fiber optic sensors; distributed sensing; real-time monitoring; optimization; artificial intelligence; data processing and analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Sensors, Systems and Methods for Power Quality Measurements

edited by

Alessandro Mingotti

and

Mario Luiso

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11313 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; transducers; power quality; harmonics; supraharmonics; signal processing; high frequency; measurement systems; signal generation; distubances

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Digital Imaging Processing, Sensing, and Object Recognition

edited by

Marco Buzzelli

,

Flavio Piccoli

and Alain Tremeau

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10954 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital imaging processing; object recognition; sensors; object classification; object identification

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

Advances in Remote Sensing and Electromagnetic Spectrum Sensing: Data Acquisition and Signal Processing

edited by Hongbing Ji,

Lin Li

and

Tiancheng Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10949 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; spectrum sensing; signal processing; target recognition; target tracking; signal classification; information fusion; deep learning

Cutting-Edge Developments in Optical Communications, Perception and Computing

edited by Yiwen Zhang, Hao Song, Lei Sun and

Yang Yue

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10909 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical communications; optical computing; optical sensing; optical perception; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Novel Signal Processing Techniques for Wireless Communications

edited by Zhongxia He

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10556 | Submission Open

Keywords: signal processing; wireless communication; THz signals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Sleep, Neuroscience, EEG and Sensors

edited by

Gary Garcia-Molina

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10150 | Submission Open

Keywords: sleep EEG; unobtrusive sensing; closed-loop; falling and staying asleep; slow wave enhancement; AI applied to sleep EEG

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Applications of Advanced Sensors and Interoperability Technologies in Autonomous Transportation Systems

edited by

Yilong Ren

, Zhiyong Cui and

Kun Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10010 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous transportation systems; interoperability technologies; consistent interaction semantics; integration of sensor; communication; and computing resources; interoperability requirements and mechanisms; crowd intelligence and decision control; multi-agent cooperative control; crowd sensing; simulation and testing of interoperability technologies; collaborative perception technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Signal Processing for Satellite Navigation and Wireless Localization

edited by Xin Chen and Xinhua Tang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8890 | Submission Open

Keywords: positioning and navigation; global navigation satellite systems (GNSS); signal processing; satellite navigation; wireless localization; LEO-PNT

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Recent Advances in LiDAR Sensor

edited by

Sung Min Park

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8850 | Submission Open

Keywords: single-photon avalanche photodiodes (SPADs); avalanche photodiodes (APDs); analog front-end (AFE) circuits; readout integrated circuits (ROICs); solid-state LiDAR sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advances in GNSS Signal Processing and Navigation—Second Edition

edited by Ming Huang, Jingjing Yang and Zhe Xiao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 8506 | Submission Open

Keywords: GNSS signal processing; LEO opportunistic doppler-aided GNSS positioning; GNSS alternatives

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

Advanced Sensing Technologies for Detecting Cybersecurity Attacks in Internet of Things Systems

edited by

Kamran Siddique

,

Ka Lok Man

and

Zahid Akhtar

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7841 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT security; cybersecurity attacks; anomaly detection; intrusion detection; machine learning; AI-driven security; blockchain; edge computing; threat monitoring; sensor networks; data fusion; privacy-preserving techniques

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

Sensors for Space Situational Awareness and Object Tracking

edited by

Regina Lee

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7410 | Submission Open

Keywords: space situational awareness; object tracking; RSO detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Wearable Sensors and Signal Processing Technology for Digital Health Applications

edited by

Shing-Hong Liu

and

Xin Zhu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5958 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital health; wearable device; physiological signal and parameter; deep learning; machine learning; edge computing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

New Challenges and Sensor Techniques in Robot Positioning

edited by

Itzik Klein

and

Dušan Nemec

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5879 | Submission Open

Keywords: robot navigation; sensor fusion; positioning and localization; sensors; data-driven navigation; nonlinear filtering; bio-inspired navigation

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

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