Sensors

Design and Application of Millimeter-Wave/Microwave Antenna Array

edited by Xiang Gao and Zheng Li

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4570 | Submission Open

Keywords: on-chip antenna arrays; on-package antenna arrays; conformal antenna arrays; flexible wearable antenna arrays; shared-aperture antenna arrays; leaky wave antenna arrays; metasurface antenna arrays; beamforming algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Recent Advances in Silicon Photonic Sensors

edited by Beiju Huang and

Zan Zhang

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2824 | Submission Open

Keywords: on-chip silicon photonic sensor design; heterogeneous integration of silicon photonics with III-V semiconductors, 2D materials, or microfluidics; high-sensitivity detection schemes; thermal, vibration, and electromagnetic interference robustness optimization; machine learning/AI-aided sensor calibration, error mitigation, and data analysis; biomedical applications; environmental/industrial sensing; silicon photonic-based LiDAR systems; silicon photonic circuits for spectrum sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Microwave Circuit Design and Propagation in Microwave Sensing Applications

edited by Tae-Hak Lee and

Seongmin Pyo

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2007 | Submission Open

Keywords: millimeter; microwave; antenna; filter; reconfigurable; satellite communication; wireless communication; wave propagation; synthetic aperture radar; wireless power transmission

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Quantum-Enabled Optical Communications and Networks

edited by M. V. Jabir

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1999 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Integrated Radar Sensing and Perception for Next-Generation Intelligent Systems

edited by Marco Mercuri and Marida De Maria

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1836 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-based radar perception; autonomous systems; human and remote monitoring; integrated radar sensing; machine perception; multi-sensor fusion; radar imaging; radar signal processing; semantic perception; smart environments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radar Sensors)

MIMO Antenna Design and Performance Enhancement for Wireless Applications

edited by

Sahar Saleh

, Tale Saeidi and

Nick Timmons

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1784 | Submission Open

Keywords: MIMO antenna systems; diversity performance enhancement; compact and miniaturized antennas; wideband and multiband MIMO antennas; millimeter-wave (mmWave) MIMO; massive MIMO systems; beamforming techniques; reconfigurable MIMO antennas; AI-driven antenna optimization; wireless sensing systems; radar and RF sensing; IoT sensor networks and sensor-integrated antenna systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Recent Advances in Electronic Skins and Self-Powered Flexible Sensors for Wearable Applications

edited by

Wen Cheng

, Zifeng Wang and

Mengmeng Liu

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 714 | Submission Open

Keywords: flexible electronics; electronic Skins (e-skin); self-powered sensors; wearable technology; flexible Sensors; nano/micro-fabrication; novel materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Self-Powered Wearable Sensors for Mobile Autonomous Systems and Human–Robot Interaction

edited by

Hui Dong

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 630 | Submission Open

Keywords: self-powered sensors; wearable sensing; energy harvesting; human motion sensing; human–robot interaction; wearable robots and exoskeletons; autonomous sensing systems

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

Emerging Semiconductor Technologies for Next-Generation Sensors

edited by Tzu-Chiao Wei,

Dung-Sheng Tsai

and Chen-Fang Kang

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 355 | Submission Open

Keywords: semiconductor sensors; emergent materials; hybrid materials; nanomanufacturing; advanced sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)

Electronic, Mass-Sensitive and Thermal Transducers for Bio- and Chemosensing

edited by

Michael J. Schöning

,

Sven Ingebrandt

and

Patrick Wagner

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 28778 | Submission Open

Keywords: transducers; sensors; biosensors; chemosensors; electronic; sensor application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Machine Learning in Image/Video Processing and Sensing

edited by Yibo Fan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 22450 | Submission Open

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

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

Recent Advances in LiDAR Sensing Technology for Autonomous Vehicles

edited by

Adam Ziębiński

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17512 | Submission Open

Keywords: LiDAR sensors; 2D LiDAR; 3D LiDAR; localisation systems; positioning systems; object recognition object identification; object tracking; precise distance measurements methods; communications; sensors fusion; data mining; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Infrared and Raman Spectral Sensing for Food and Industrial Applications

edited by

Barry K. Lavine

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17292 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibrational spectroscopy; infrared spectral sensing; Raman spectral sensing; industrial process monitoring; monitoring food production systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Wearable Devices for Physical Activity Monitoring

edited by

Jung-Min Lee

and

Myong-Won Seo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 16980 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advanced Sensors in Atomic Level

edited by

Zehui Li

and Kunchan Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16305 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced sensors; nanomaterials; sensor technologies; MEMS/NEMS; precise atomic regulation; environmental monitoring; medical monitoring; material detection; photoelectric detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)

Smart Magnetic Sensors and Application

edited by

Proloy Taran Das

,

Susana Cardoso de Freitas

and Huali Yang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14827 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel magnetic sensing methods and technologies; different magnetic sensors, including hall effect devices, magnetometers, magnetoimpedance sensors, magnetoresistance sensors, and magnetoelastic sensors; flexible and wearable magnetic sensors; autonomous and embedded printable magnetic sensors: design, fabrication, assembly, and reliability; biomagnetic sensing and applications, and their integration in MEMS, and microfluidic systems; magnetic sensor interconnections/interfaces and their testing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advances in Bearing Fault Diagnosis Using Single Sensor Techniques and Sensor Fusion Approaches

edited by

Jong-Myon Kim

and

Zahoor Ahmad

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 12801 | Submission Open

Keywords: bearing fault diagnosis; single sensor techniques; sensor fusion; condition monitoring; machine learning

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

AI and Big Data Analytics for Medical E-Diagnosis

edited by

Simon Fong

,

Sabah Mohammed

and

Victor Chang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12470 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven medical diagnostics; big data analytics in healthcare; sensor-based e-diagnosis; healthcare data integration; real-time diagnostic systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Underwater Vision Sensing System: 2nd Edition

edited by

Zhibin Yu

, Sai-Kit Yeung and

Huimin Lu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11049 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater imaging; underwater 3D reconstruction; autonomous underwater vehicles; underwater vision sensing systems; underwater networks; underwater communication; underwater sensing and detection; underwater microscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Human Movement Monitoring Using Wearable Sensor Technology—2nd Edition

edited by Yi-Chung Lin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10622 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; human movement; rehabilitation; workplace injury; posture; sport performance; sport injury

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Vibrational Spectroscopic Sensing Technologies and Applications for the Evaluation of Food Quality and Authenticity

edited by

Francisco Ferrero

and

Ana Soldado

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9827 | Submission Open

Keywords: near-infrared spectroscopy; chemometrics; instrumentation; machine learning; food quality applications; food authenticity applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Optoelectronic Devices and Sensors

edited by

Liang-Wen Ji

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8927 | Submission Open

Keywords: optoelectronics; thin films; gas sensors; microelectronics; photodetectors; nanophotonics; AlGaN-based nanoheterostructures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Recent Innovations in Wearable Sensors for Biomedical Approaches

edited by

Martino Giaquinto

,

Luca Greco

and Michela Russo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8783 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel smart health sensors; algorithms for physiological signal processing; low-power edge computing for digital health applications; secure communication protocols for health data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Deep Learning for Perception and Recognition Based on Sensor Data: Methods and Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by Gaochang Wu, Zizhu Fan and Dong Pan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 8776 | Submission Open

Keywords: image processing; visual perception; multimodal learning; multimodal fusion; pattern analysis; knowledge system; explainable machine learning; robot vision

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

Intelligent Robotic Systems: Integration of Perception, Calibration, and Adaptive Control

edited by

Yukang Cui

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8212 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-robot systems; cooperative perception; sensor calibration; adaptive control; path planning; sensor fusion; formation control; real-time robotics; learning-based control; intelligent navigation

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

Novel Optical Biosensors in Biomechanics and Physiology

edited by

Keat Ghee Ong

and Michael McGeehan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8024 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; implantable sensors; biomechanics; physiology; optoelectronics; force; motion; kinematics; kinetics; assistive devices; biomechatronics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advanced Sensor-Based Methods for Condition Monitoring, Diagnostics, and Fault-Tolerant Control of Power Converters

edited by Dong Xie,

Shuiqing Xu

, Bo Yao and Hongjian Lin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7973 | Submission Open

Keywords: power converter; power devices; AC/DC capacitors; condition monitoring; reliability evaluation; fault diagnosis; fault-tolerant control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advanced Sensing Technology and Data Analytics for Power Equipment Security and Energy System

edited by

Jingang Wang

and Pengcheng Zhao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7923 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced sensing; data analytics; cybersecurity; energy systems; fault detection; machine learning; artificial intelligence; big data; predictive analytics; energy optimization; renewable integration; cyber-physical systems; Internet of Things (IoT); real-time monitoring; smart sensors; intelligent control systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

The Sensing Technologies and Computational Methods for Biomedical Engineering: Next-Generation Perspectives

edited by

Pedro Morais

,

João Vilaça

and Helena R. Torres

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7702 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; medical imaging sensors; AI-driven biosignal processing; multimodal biomedical sensor fusion; sensor-based physiological modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advanced Techniques in Control and Path Planning for Autonomous and Collaborative Robots in Dynamic Environments

edited by

Brahim Brahmi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7658 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous path planning; collaborative robotics; advanced control techniques; AI-driven navigation; multi-robot coordination

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

AI-Powered RF Sensing and Signal Intelligence: Advances in Detection and Classification Techniques

edited by

Emanuel Puschita

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7553 | Submission Open

Keywords: RF sensing; signal intelligence (SIGINT); spectrum monitoring; RF signal detection and classification; I/Q time series analysis; spectrogram-based methods; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning (ML); deep learning for RF; real-time signal intelligence; source localization; security and surveillance applications; non-cooperative sensing; cognitive radio; drone detection via RF

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Sensor Networks and Communication with AI

edited by Ge Wang and Fei Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7202 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge and cloud computing; energy-harvesting systems; wearable computing; next generation of mobile networks; smart cities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Intelligent Sensing and Communications for IoT Applications

edited by

Zhidu Li

,

Zhiwei Guo

and

Zhuwei Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6666 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things; integration of sensing; communication and computing; intelligent optimization technique; resource allocation; security and privacy protection

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

Spectroscopy and Sensing Technologies for Smart Agriculture

edited by

Md Zafar Iqbal

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6379 | Submission Open

Keywords: spectroscopy (hyperspectral, multispectral, Raman, NIR, fluorescence); precision and smart agriculture; sensor-based technologies; machine learning and AI; agricultural robotics and automation; IoT and data fusion; crop and soil monitoring; stress, disease, and yield detection; smart irrigation and water management; decision support systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

AI and Sensors in Computer-Based Educational Systems

edited by

Ahmet Can Sabuncu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6311 | Submission Open

Keywords: integration of AI and sensors; IoT sensors; AI and sensor-enabled systems

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

Multimodal Sensing, Fusion, and VLMs for Scene Understanding and Robot Vision

edited by

ByoungChul Ko

and Sungkeun Yoo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5596 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal sensing and fusion (RGB/Depth/Thermal/Event/LiDAR/Radar/IMU/Audio); sensor calibration, synchronization, and uncertainty modeling; Vision–Language Models (VLMs)/Multimodal LLMs (MLLMs) for sensor-grounded perception; open-vocabulary detection/segmentation/tracking with real sensor data; grounded VQA, referring expressions, spatio-temporal/3D grounding; 3D perception and SLAM with language guidance; cross-modal registration; edge/embedded deployment, real-time inference, power–latency tradeoffs; robustness, safety, OOD detection, and trustworthy evaluation; retrieval-augmented and knowledge-aware perception with sensor priors; datasets, data acquisition protocols, and reproducible benchmarks

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

New Technologies in Wireless Communication System

edited by

Michel Kulhandjian

and

Hovannes Kulhandjian

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5356 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless communications; wireless networks; Internet of Things

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advances in Microfluidic Biosensing Technology

edited by

Xiaoqiong Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5200 | Submission Open

Keywords: microfluidic biosensors; biosensing principles; disease diagnosis; environmental monitoring; chip design and fabrication; biomarker detection; food safety; high-throughput analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence Methods for Diagnostics in Medical Imaging and Sensing

edited by

Sebastian Iwaszenko

and

Karolina Nurzynska

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4893 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor-based medical image processing; computed tomography; micro-computed tomography; cone beam computed tomography; optical coherence tomography; magnetic resonance; ultrasonography; computer-aided diagnosis

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

Advances in Human–Robot Interactions Through Multimodal Sensing and Virtual Reality

edited by

Nilanjan Sarkar

and

Miroslava Migovich

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4772 | Submission Open

Keywords: human–robot interactions; multimodal sensing; virtual reality; affective computing; sensor integration; user-centered robotics; assistive technology; emotion recognition; intelligent and interactive systems; cognitive and social robotics

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

Sensors for Smart Manufacturing: Advanced Sensing Solutions for Human-Centric, Inclusive and Resilient Industrial Systems

edited by

Alessandro Simeone

and Alessandra Caggiano

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4698 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart manufacturing; wearable sensors; nearable sensors; cognitive load modeling; stress assessment; operator well-being; ergonomics; digital twins; sensor fusion; inclusive design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Novel Nanoprobes for Biomedical Sensing, Disease Detection, and Theranostic Applications

edited by

Ke Cheng

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4653 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoprobes; biomedical sensing; disease detection; theranostics; deep learning; targeted therapy; smart nanodevices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)

Sensors and Actuators for Lab-on-Chip Applications

edited by

Joanna Filippi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4250 | Submission Open

Keywords: lab-on-chip devices; actuators; integrated sensors; microfluidics; materials for sensing; biosensors; intelligent sensing; point-of-care diagnostics; real-time monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Chip-Based MEMS Platforms—2nd Edition

edited by

Pengcheng Xu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3720 | Submission Open

Keywords: MEMS chips; integrated chips; gas sensors; biochemical sensors; microfluidics; internet of things; point-of-care detection; wearable electronics; consumer electronics; low power consumption

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

New Trends in Time–Frequency Signal Analysis and Processing

edited by

Vedran Jurdana

and

Franck Badets

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3644 | Submission Open

Keywords: enhanced time–frequency representations; adaptive and robust signal processing techniques; the integration of machine learning paradigms; novel applications in the Internet of Things (IoT), healthcare diagnostics, and environmental sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

MEMS Resonators and Sensors

edited by Stewart McWilliam and

Davin Arifin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3592 | Submission Open

Keywords: MEMS resonators; structural vibrations; dynamics; inertial sensors; actuators; frequency referencing; nonlinear oscillators

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Sensing Technologies in Digital Radiology and Image Analysis

edited by Tie-Qiang Li and Chunliang Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3592 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital radiology; image analysis; sensing technologies; high-resolution detectors; multispectral imaging; AI-driven imaging; photon-counting detectors; low-dose imaging; wearable sensors; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

UAV and Sensor Applications for Navigation and Positioning—2nd Edition

edited by

Yongbo Zhang

and

Yuhang Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3196 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned aerial vehicles; sensor applications; navigation and positioning; SLAM; machine learning; data fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Transforming Healthcare with Smart Sensing and Machine Learning

edited by Mehdi Boukallel

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3005 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensing technologies; multimodal sensor fusion; machine learning in healthcare; digital health transformation; personalized medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advanced Sensors for Health and Human Performance Monitoring

edited by

Jūratė Jolanta Petronienė

and

Darius Viržonis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2700 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; biodegradable sensors; implantable sensors; human health monitoring; telemedicine and remote monitoring; sensor–signal fusion; long-term activity monitoring; wireless health-monitoring systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

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