Sensors

Advanced Microwave Sensors and Their Applications in Measurement

edited by

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 20755 | 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 20135 | 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 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14350 | 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 8906 | 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)

Sensor Fusion: Kalman Filtering for Engineering Applications

edited by

Xinhe Zhu

,

Yongmin Zhong

and

Bingbing Gao

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2849 | 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)

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 654 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

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 318 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advances in Magnetic Field Sensing and Measurement

edited by Zhiyin Sun

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 225 | 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 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 165 | 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)

AI-Enabled Sensing Technology for Smart Healthcare and Precision Diagnosis

edited by

Muhammad Azizur Rahman

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 150 | 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)

Sensing in Wireless Communication Systems

edited by

Antonio Pérez Yuste

and

Neftali Nuñez

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 122 | 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)

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

edited by

Simon Lineykin

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 49 | 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)

Positioning and Navigation Techniques Based on Wireless Communication

edited by Lu Yin

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open

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

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

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 219 | 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 Technologies for Human–Computer Interaction with a Sustainable Development Goal(s) Focus

edited by

Ann Morrison

submission deadline 26 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: SDGs; HCI; advanced sensors; multispecies; regions; open source; shared knowledge; climate change response; endangered species

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

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 26114 | 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 | 8 articles | Viewed by 18390 | 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)

Sensors for Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment

edited by

Joaquín Ángel Ortuño

and José M. Olmos

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 15368 | 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)

Sensors and Sensor Systems for Atmospheric and Environmental Pollution Monitoring

edited by

Emiliano Zampetti

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13974 | 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)

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 13767 | 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)

Security and Privacy in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs)

edited by

Kamanashis Biswas

,

Mohammad Jabed Morshed Chowdhury

and

Shantanu Pal

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13727 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

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 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11872 | 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)

Recent Advances in Nanomaterial-Based Electrochemical Sensors

edited by Kuoyuan Hwa

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11339 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Advanced Physical Sensors for Environmental Monitoring

edited by Yizhou Ye and

Shunbo Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11002 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10880 | 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)

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

edited by

Alexander Wong

,

Pengcheng Xi

and

Ashkan Ebadi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10297 | 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)

Biosensors for Point-of-Care Diagnostics

edited by

Dacheng Wei

and Derong Kong

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9523 | 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)

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

edited by

Liyan Zhang

, Shenglan Liu and Nan Ye

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9487 | 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)

Advancements in GNSS Precise Point Positioning Technology and Applications

edited by

Dimitrios Psychas

and

Robert Odolinski

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8176 | 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)

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 8090 | Submission Open

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

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

Integration of Sensor Technologies and Artificial Intelligence Strategies for Autonomous Vehicles and Intelligent Transportation Systems

edited by

Tomás Mateo Sanguino

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7976 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous vehicles; intelligent transportation systems; sensor integration; embedded computer vision; artificial intelligence; real-time decision making; resource-constrained hardware; sensor fusion; edge computing; cloud computing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

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

edited by

Rahul Gomes

and

Dipankar Mitra

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7954 | 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)

Novel Signal Processing Techniques for Wireless Communications

edited by Zhongxia He

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7511 | Submission Open

Keywords: signal processing; wireless communication; THz signals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Sensors, Systems and Methods for Power Quality Measurements

edited by

Alessandro Mingotti

and

Mario Luiso

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7206 | 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)

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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7141 | Submission Open

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

Signal Processing for Satellite Navigation and Wireless Localization

edited by Xin Chen and Xinhua Tang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5256 | 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)

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

edited by Qi Liu and

Junguo Cui

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5234 | 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)

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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4931 | 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)

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

edited by Xuefeng Liang and Guangyu Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4622 | 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)

Magnetoelectric Sensors and Their Applications

edited by

David Gray

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4476 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetoelectric; magnetic field sensors; multiferroic; low-noise sensing; noise rejection; materials synthesis; device fabrication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4143 | 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)

Advances in Fluorescence and Raman Spectroscopy Techniques

edited by

Huizhong Xu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4073 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioimaging; biomarkers; biophotonics; fluorescence correlation spectroscopy; nanomaterials; nanoscopic spectroscopy; nano-optics; optical nanostructures; plasmonic nanostructures; single-molecule spectroscopy; super-resolution microscopy; surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS); tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)

Sensors Solutions for the Development of Climate Neutral and Smart Cities

edited by

Alin-Mihai Cailean

,

Andrei Ceclan

and Radu Ioan Ciobanu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3904 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; urban sensors; environmental monitoring; Internet of Things (IoT); smart infrastructure; smart buildings; urban data analytics; sensor networks; participatory sensing; net-zero emissions; NetZeroCities; infrastructure-to-vehicle communications; V2X; vehicular communications; visible light communications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Humidity Sensors Based on Spectroscopy

edited by

José Manuel M. M. De Almeida

and

Luís C. Coelho

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3900 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental monitoring; nanosensors and nanotechnology; optical and photonic humidity sensors; optical fiber sensing; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Radar Imaging and Data Fusion Techniques for Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) Systems

edited by

Zenghui Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3843 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar imaging; Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) systems; 2D/3D/4D mmWave radar imaging methods; MIMO mmWave radar; data fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radar Sensors)

Image Processing and Analysis for Object Detection: 3rd Edition

edited by

Kaihua Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3720 | 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)

Sensors for Space Situational Awareness and Object Tracking

edited by

Regina Lee

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3656 | Submission Open

Keywords: space situational awareness; object tracking; RSO detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Operationalize Edge AI for Next-Generation IoT Applications

edited by

Mattia Antonini

, Fabrizio Ruffini and Michela Fazzolari

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3399 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge AI; internet of things (IoT); TinyML; MLOps; cloud-to-thing continuum

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

Integrated Navigation and Its Applications in Autonomous Agricultural Machinery

edited by

Bingbo Cui

,

Yongyun Zhu

and

Zhen Ma

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3159 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated navigation; agricultural vehicle autonomy; high-precision localization; dynamic obstacle avoidance; multi-source sensor fusion; unstructured agricultural environments

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

Recent Trends and Advances in Intelligent Fault Diagnostics

edited by Yongfang Mao, Kunpeng Wang, Yonghua Jiang and Li Feng

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3094 | Submission Open

Keywords: transfer learning; multi-model approach; zero/few-shot learning; unsupervised learning; knowledge-based diagnosis; digital twin; fault estimation; signal processing; mixed expert model; large model

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

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