Sensors

Advanced Magnetic and Fluorescent Nanomaterial Sensors: Design, Development, and Application

edited by

and Shuo Wu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8852 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic nanomaterials; fluorescent nanomaterials; nanotechnology-based sensors; bio-sensing; environmental sensing; functional surface modification; real-time monitoring; sensing applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)

Sensor Technologies for Ocean Environments: Impact Assessment, Monitoring and Protection—Second Edition

edited by

Zbigniew Otremba

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8281 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocean health; weather parameters; climate change; detecting of marine pollution; marine large scale constructions; alien energies and substances

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

AI-Based Sensing and Imaging Applications

edited by

Wahyu Rahmaniar

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7656 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; deep learning; computer vision; medical imaging; intelligent sensing; image enhancement; anomaly detection; multimodal data fusion; autonomous systems; smart imaging applications

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

Colorimetric Sensing Technologies for Food Safety and Environment Monitoring

edited by Francisco Javier Pena-Pereira and

José Carlos Bendicho Hernández

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7263 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemosensors; colorimetric sensor arrays; colorimetry; microfluidics; multiplexed detection; nanosensors; paper-based analytical devices; smart packaging; smartphone-based detection; smartphone-based spectrometry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Next-Generation Haptic Technologies: Materials, Mechanisms, and Applications

edited by Haotian Chen, Rami Ghannam and Lucas Ferrari Gerez

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6151 | Submission Open

Keywords: haptic feedback; tactile sensing; stretchable electronics; soft robotics; virtual and augmented reality; wearable haptic devices; human–machine interfaces; biomedical applications of haptics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Advances in Wearable Inertial and EMG Sensors for Movement Quality Analysis in Sports Science and Rehabilitation

edited by Miguel García-Jaén and

Gema Sanchis-Soler

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5436 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; inertial measurement units (IMUs); electromyography (EMG); motion analysis; biofeedback; rehabilitation; injury prevention; sports science; spinal health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

AI-Driven Analytics and Intelligent Sensing for Industrial Systems

edited by

Janis Terpenny

, Thomas Kurfess, Vittal Prabhu and

Pongchalat Chaisiriroj

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3949 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven analytics; intelligent sensing; physics-informed learning; industrial systems; manufacturing; transportation; logistics; supply chains; digital twins; operational optimization

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

Sensor-Enhanced Machine Learning for Complex System Optimization

edited by

Hossein Fotouhi

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3169 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex system; optimization system; control/optimization; machine learning; reinforcement learning; cyber–physical systems; Internet of Things; digital twin; smart sensors; sensor networks; edge computing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advanced Wearable, Vision-Based, and Intelligent Systems for Movement and Gait Analysis

edited by

Behnaz Ghoraani

and

Yunfeng Wu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2687 | Submission Open

Keywords: gait analysis; wearable sensors; video-based sensing; inertial measurement units; movement analysis; artificial intelligence; machine learning; digital biomarkers; rehabilitation monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Intelligent Point Cloud Processing, Sensing and Understanding—Fourth Edition

edited by

Miaohui Wang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2684 | Submission Open

Keywords: point cloud acquisition from laser scanners, stereo vision, panoramas, camera phone images and oblique as well as satellite imagery; deep learning for point cloud processing; point cloud registration, segmentation, object detection, semantic labelling, compression and quality assessment; fusion of multimodal point clouds; modeling of LiDAR/image-based point cloud processing; industrial applications with large-scale point clouds; high-performance computing for large-scale point clouds

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

Next-Generation IoT Ecosystems: Methods, Challenges and Prospects

edited by

Mohammed Al-Khafajiy

and

Saeid Pourroostaei Ardakani

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2595 | Submission Open

Keywords: next-generation IoT ecosystems; cloud–edge–fog computing; applied Artificial Intelligence (AI); security and privacy in IoT; computer vision and intelligent sensing; robotics and autonomous systems; digital twin technologies; smart cities, healthcare, and agriculture applications; AI-driven IoT architectures

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

Artificial Intelligence and Sensor-Based Learning for Intelligent Driving and Smart Mobility

edited by Gábor Kiss and

Lehel Denes-Fazakas

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2079 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; sensor fusion; intelligent driving; smart mobility; driver monitoring; smart parking; ADAS; intelligent transportation systems; automated driving; cooperative AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Embodied Intelligent Wireless Systems: Key Technologies, Applications, and Challenges

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submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2011 | Submission Open

Keywords: embodied intelligence; wireless system; sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Laser Spectroscopy Sensing for Gas Detection

edited by

Ying He

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1764 | Submission Open

Keywords: tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS); cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS); photoacoustic spectroscopy (PAS); quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy (QEPAS); light-induced thermoelastic spectroscopy (LITES); integrated cavity output spectroscopy (ICOS); laser-induced fluorescence (LIF); laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS); quantum cascade laser (QCL); interband cascade lasers (ICL)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Combining Machine Learning and Sensors in Human Movement Biomechanics: 2nd Edition

edited by

Mariano Serrao

and

Alberto Ranavolo

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1587 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; neural network; biomechanics; human movement; wearable devices; movement disorders; movement analysis; motor function

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Sensor Technologies and Surgical Robotics in Medical, Biomedical, and Healthcare Systems

edited by

Isaac Chairez

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1254 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; sensing technologies; medical robotics; surgical robotics; remote surgeries; autonomous operations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Efficient Deep Learning for Vision-Based Sensing and Perception

edited by

Bogusław Cyganek

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1251 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; neural networks; visual transformers; computer vision; large vision–language models; vision embedded systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Biomedical Imaging and Sensing Applications

edited by

Jiaqing Liu

and Tomoko Tateyama

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1155 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical imaging; sensing applications; medical diagnosis support; healthcare monitoring; gait-based analysis; human motion understanding; cognitive assessment; neurological disease screening; multimodal biomedical sensing; wearable and camera-based sensing; image and video analysis; deep learning for healthcare; intelligent sensing systems

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

Deep Learning Technology and Image Sensing: 3rd Edition

edited by

Sukho Lee

and

Dae-Ki Kang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1137 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; image sensing; video sensing; image sensor; video sensor; computer vision

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

Novel Sensing Methods in Advanced Manufacturing Systems

edited by Meysam Zareiee and

Mahsa Mehrad

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 919 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced manufacturing; smart sensors; Industry 4.0 and 5.0; sensor fusion; cyber–physical systems; digital twins; predictive maintenance; intelligent sensing; industrial IoT; process monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Sensor Technologies and Intelligent Computing for Biometric Signal Analysis and Pattern Recognition—2nd Edition

edited by

Min Wang

,

Raul Fernandez Rojas

and Essam Debie

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 883 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal biometrics; wearable sensors; biometric data/signal analysis; privacy and security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Collaborative Intelligent Sensing for Social IoT

edited by Dapeng Wu, Xinqi Lin and Boran Yang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 833 | Submission Open

Keywords: social intelligence; Internet of Things (IoT); collaborative sensing; edge AI; distributed sensor networks; multi-modal perception; smart cities; security and privacy

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

Sensors for Neuroimaging and Cardiovascular Monitoring

edited by

Alka Bishnoi

and

Giovanna Sannino

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 769 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuroimaging sensors; cardiovascular monitoring; wearable biosensors; functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS); electroencephalography (EEG); electrocardiography (ECG); multimodal sensing; signal processing in biomedical sensors; point-of-care diagnostics; smart health technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Intelligent Sensing, Conversational Intelligence and Robot Control for Human–Machine Coexistence

edited by

Duk Shin

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 709 | Submission Open

Keywords: conversational AI; large language models; ego-centric vision; sign gesture recognition; human–robot interaction; robot motor control; human–machine coexistence; multimodal sensing

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

Optical Materials for Sensors and Their Applications

edited by

Cristian Felipe Ramírez Gutiérrez

,

Jorge David Castaño Yepes

and

Cesar Isaza Bohórquez

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 617 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical materials; optical sensors; photonic structures; nanostructured materials; material characterization; optical modeling; optical simulation; metasurface sensors; photoacoustic sensing; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Recent Advances in UAVs’ GN&C (Guidance, Navigation, and Control) Technologies: 2nd Edition

edited by

Xueyun Wang

and

Stefano Caizzone

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 322 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated guidance and control; intelligent guidance and control; optimized guidance and control; flight experiment and simulations; inertial navigation; sensor fusion; trajectory tracking guidance; attitude control; control of UAV swarms; navigation of UAV swarms; trajectory optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Advances in Energy Harvesting and Sensor Systems: 2nd Edition

edited by

Yi Xi

,

Jin Yang

and

Hulin Zhang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 286 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor; self-powered sensor; energy conversion and harvesting; information acquisition and processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: Optical Measurements and Sensing Technology: 2nd Edition

edited by

Michele Norgia

,

Elfed Lewis

and

Alberto Vallan

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensors; interferometry; fiber optical sensors; optical measurements; laser Doppler velocimetry; optical rangefinder

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advanced Sensors and Detector Systems for Radiation, Energy and Biomedical Applications

edited by Giada Petringa and

Claudio Verona

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 269 | Submission Open

Keywords: beam monitoring; radiation measurement; medical imaging; dosimetry; microdosimetry; quality assurance; semiconductor detectors; scintillation detectors; gas detectors; simulation devices; biomedical applications; energetic applications; plasma diagnostic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advances in EEG/EMG-Based Sensing Technologies for Biomedical Applications: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by Yang Zheng,

Hui Liu

, Jun Xie, Lili Li,

Min Li

and João Rodrigues

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 268 | Submission Open

Keywords: EEG; EMG; biomedical engineering; sensors; signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Wearable Devices for Biomedical Monitoring

edited by

Stephen Mizzi

and

Alfonso Martínez-Nova

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; biomedical monitoring; smart textiles; in-shoe sensing; continuous monitoring; real-world measurements; signal processing; digital health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Fall Detection Based on Wearable Sensors

edited by

Plinio Moreno

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 43624 | Submission Open

Keywords: data generation from simulation; transfer learning; data augmentation from fall videos; motion capture; fall detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Advances in Radiation Sensors and Detectors

edited by

Valerio Bocci

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9174 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiation detectors; sensor technology; scintillators; semiconductors; signal processing; high-energy physics; quantum sensors; AI-assisted analysis; environmental monitoring; front-end electronics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Secure and Resilient Solutions for CCTV, Small Sensor and IoT Device Security

edited by

Jong Hyuk Park

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8565 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT security; CCTV anomaly detection; lightweight cryptography; blockchain for IoT; secure IoT frameworks; sensor authentication; cyber threat mitigation; federated learning for IoT; quantum-resistant algorithms; resilient IoT architectures

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

Autonomous Navigation for Intelligent Robots: Perception, Planning, and Control

edited by

Weimin Zhang

,

Xiaopeng Chen

and

Fangxing Li

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7724 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous navigation; robot perception; motion planning; robot control; sensor fusion; SLAM (simultaneous localization and mapping); path planning; intelligent robots; mobile robotics

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

Smart Sensors in Precision Agriculture

edited by

Carlos Campillo

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6922 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil moisture sensors; irrigation and fertilization management sensors; crop monitoring sensors; spatial variability management; precision agriculture; digital twin integration; decision support system; AI & machine learning integration; automation of management process in precision agriculture; variable rate technology; wireless sensor networks; blockchain integration in precision agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

Low-Cost Chemosensors for Applications in Environment, Health, Food, and Industry Process Control, 2nd Edition

edited by

Weiying Lu

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4918 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-cost; chemosensors; sensors; food analysis; gas sensor; pH sensor; medical diagnostics; colorimetric sensors; electronic nose; healthcare; environmental monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Sensing in Wireless Communication Systems

edited by

Antonio Pérez Yuste

and

Neftali Nuñez

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4573 | 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)

Acoustic Sensing for Musical Instrument Study and Vocal Analysis

edited by Chii-Chang Chen

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4234 | Submission Open

Keywords: acoustics; musical instruments; vocal; holography; acoustic materials; vocals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Electrochemical DNA- and Aptasensors for the Detection of Low-Molecular Compounds (2nd Edition)

edited by

Tibor Hianik

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3587 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical dna sensors; aptasensors; low-molecular-weight compounds; signal amplification; real sample detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Nanophotonic Materials and Sensor Devices

edited by

Zhengbiao Ouyang

,

Huihui Lu

, Xin Jin and Huanhuan Liu

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3526 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Architecture, Applications and Challenges of Communication and Navigation Integration

edited by Zhongliang Deng

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3315 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless positioning signal design and signal processing; high-precision distance measurement; high-precision angle measurement; wireless positioning signal propagation path identification; wireless positioning error estimation; multi-sensor fusion positioning; fusion positioning algorithm; communication and positioning fusion system; seamless indoor and outdoor location service; mobile device tracking

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

Optical Sensors for Industrial Applications: 2nd Edition

edited by

Grzegorz Fusiek

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2241 | Submission Open

Keywords: polarimetric, interferometric, and intensity sensors; fiber bragg grating sensors; novel concepts of photonic sensing; design and development of novel optical sensors; sensor fabrication and packaging; sensor interrogation and multiplexing techniques; sensor networks; sensor characterization, calibration and performance evaluation; remote and distributed sensing; harsh-environment sensing; optical sensors for industrial applications.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Intelligent Sensing and Computing for Biomedical Signal Processing and Analysis

edited by

Zhe Liu

,

Jiansheng Wang

,

Jun Chen

and Kai Han

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1007 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensing; biomedical signal processing; artificial intelligence; deep learning; medical image processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Application-Driven and Advanced Sensing and Control for Autonomous UAV Systems

edited by

Hamed Habibi

,

Amirmehdi Yazdani

and D. M. K. K. Venkateswara Rao

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 906 | Submission Open

Keywords: UAV; sensor fusion; application-driven design; perception-aware control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Sensor Networks and Wearables for People Activities and Wellbeing Monitoring: 2nd Edition

edited by

Sara Casaccia

and

Gloria Cosoli

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 569 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor networks; wearable sensors; wellbeing; health; comfort; measurements; accuracy; living environment; data processing; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Key Sensors and Actuators in Robotic Exoskeletons and Biomedical Robots

edited by Mihai Dragusanu and

József Tollár

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 562 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotic exoskeletons; biomedical robots; twisted string actuators (TSAs); wearable robotics; haptic sensing; actuation systems; human–robot interaction; soft robotics; adaptive control; artificial intelligence; force and motion sensing; rehabilitation robotics; surgical robotics; prosthetics

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

Trustworthy IoT Sensing: Advancing Adversarial Robustness, Privacy, and Security

edited by

Nima Karimian

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 326 | Submission Open

Keywords: adversarial machine learning; cyber–physical systems (CPSs); sensor spoofing; differential privacy; smart sensing; edge computing

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

Intelligent Sensor-Enhanced Systems for Cybersecurity and Attack Detection

edited by

Reza Shahbazian

,

Irina Trubitsyna

,

Seyedeh Leili Mirtaheri

and

Carmelo Felicetti

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensor systems; attack detection; physical-layer security; hardware root of trust (PUFs); explainable artificial intelligence (XAI); edge intelligence; secure signal processing; anomaly detection; internet of things (IoT) security; cyber–physical systems (CPS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Magnetic and Current Sensing Beyond Standard Conditions: Challenges and Applications

edited by

Nicolò Marconato

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 282 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic sensors; current sensors; non-standard geometries; harsh environments; electromagnetic modeling; sensor calibration; fusion diagnostics; embedded sensing; electromagnetic interference; advanced measurement techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

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