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IMU and Innovative Sensors for Healthcare

edited by

Paolo Capodaglio

and

Veronica Cimolin

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 29 articles | Viewed by 73635 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable technology; inertial sensors; wearable sensors; healthcare; biomedical signals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

IoT and Big Data Analytics for Smart Cities

edited by

Adela Bara

and

Simona-Vasilica Oprea

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 22583 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; IoT networks; big data processing; big data analytics; edge-fog-cloud computing; AI-based data processing; digital twins

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

Recent Advances in Microfluidic Sensing Devices

edited by

Dan Gao

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 18444 | Submission Open

Keywords: microfluidic sensor; multifunctional devices; signal processing and data analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Emerging Remote Sensing Techniques and Applications for Object Detection

edited by

Yexin Wang

and Yi Cui

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15635 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; object detection; emerging techniques; deep learning; segmentation; satellite image

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Advanced Applications of WSNs and the IoT—2nd Edition

edited by

Sebastià Galmés

and

Baris Atakan

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13151 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless sensor networks; Internet of Things; wireless communications standards (BLE; ZigBee; LoRaWAN; SigFox; 5G/6G); energy harvesting; big data; artificial intelligence; cloud computing; security; smart environment; ambient intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors: Materials, Methods and Applications

edited by

Zejun Deng

and Tianhan Kai

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11893 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemistry; electrochemical sensors; electrochemical biosensors; electroanalysis; wearable sensors; portable sensors; amperometry; impedimetric; voltammetry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Sensors and Signal Processing Techniques for Non-Invasive Health Monitoring

edited by

Elisabetta Peri

, Alessandra Galli, Sarah Tonello, Ana Neacșu and

Maria G. Signorini

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11422 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical diagnostics; biomedical signal processing; non-invasive monitoring; biosensors; non-obtrusive devices; machine learning for biomedical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advances in Sensing, Control and Path Planning for Robotic Systems

edited by

Rafal Szczepanski

and

Erfu Yang

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10948 | Submission Open

Keywords: path planning algorithms; space exploration; multi-agent systems; nature-inspired optimization algorithms; autonomous vehicle; unmanned vehicle; mobile robot; sensor-fusion; advanced filtering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advanced Sensors in Atomic Level

edited by

Zehui Li

and Kunchan Wang

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10382 | 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)

Blockchain Technology for Internet of Things

edited by

Faisal Jamil

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8525 | Submission Open

Keywords: blockchain technology; Internet of Things (IoT); healthcare; smart cities; smart navigation; mission-critical IoT systems; big data; supply chain management; agriculture; energy management; decentralized ledger; smart contracts; data security; privacy; interoperability; decentralized identity management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Sensing Technologies for Human Evaluation, Testing and Assessment

edited by

Kenneth Loh

Said Quqa

, Liming Salvino and Ning Xi

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8368 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; biosensing and assistive devices; computational biomechanics; data fusion; machine learning; human digital twins; healthcare and rehabilitation; human activity monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Machine Learning and Image-Based Smart Sensing and Applications

edited by

Ran-Zan Wang

and Shang-Kuan Chen

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8064 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; smart sensing; image processing; computer vision; medical imaging; healthcare diagnostics; security and surveillance systems; multi-modal sensor fusion; environmental monitoring and sustainability solutions

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

Indoor Localization Technologies and Applications

edited by

Zhiyong Wang

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5891 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor localization; indoor navigation; indoor GPS alternatives; indoor mobile robot navigation

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

Advances in Chipless RFID Sensors and Systems

edited by

Nemai Chandra Karmakar

and

Mohamed El-Hadidy

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5062 | Submission Open

Keywords: chipless RFID sensors and tags; RCS Manipulation; detection algorithms; coding techniques and protocols; sensors printing techniques; system and channel modeling; IoT networking for chipless sensors; artificial intelligent detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advanced Sensors for Human Health Management

edited by

Ye Tian

Emiliano Schena

Panicos Kyriacou

and Matiar Howlader

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4533 | Submission Open

Keywords: health monitoring; disease diagnosis; medical sensors; healthcare; sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Emerging Trends in Optical Sensing

edited by

Yovan de Coene

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2816 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensors; chirality; Faraday effect; photonic crystals; metastructures; luminescence; nanoparticles; nonlinear optics; spin angular momentum; orbital angular momentum

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Resonance Sensors: Technology, Measurements and Applications across the Frequency Operating Range

edited by

Nicola Donato

Giovanni Gugliandolo

Giovanni Crupi

and Mariangela Catena Latino

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2557 | Submission Open

Keywords: resonance; resonant sensors; the design; fabrication; characterization; and modelling of resonant sensors; sensor materials; metrology; microwave frequencies; microfluidics; remote sensing and structural monitoring; agriculture and environmental monitoring; healthcare and medical applications; industrial and automotive applications; interdisciplinary engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Industry 5.0 and Beyond: Sensor and Digital Technologies for Sustainable, Circular, and Human-Centric Systems

edited by

Maria Valero Bernal

Manuchehr Soleimani

and Anthony Basco Halog

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2452 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensors; wearable sensors; internet of things (IoT); industrial internet of things (IIoT); digital twins; artificial intelligence; machine learning; smart manufacturing; Industry 4.0; Industry 5.0; manufacturing systems; robotics and sensors; sustainability; human-centric systems; circularity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Remote Sensors for Climate Observation and Environment Monitoring

edited by

Muhammad Aslam

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1397 | Submission Open

Keywords: localized climate adaptation; microclimate monitoring; community-scale remote sensing; sensor-driven resilience; UAV applications; coastal vulnerability; environmental recovery; remote sensing in extreme environments; sensor fusion for sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

AI-Enabled Smart Sensors for Industry Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis

edited by

Wen-qiang Liu

Zhiwei Han

, Jun-Fang Wang and Xiangyun Deng

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 903 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced sensing technologies with embedded AI capabilities; novel AI algorithms for sensor data analysis; anomaly detection; and predictive maintenance; application of AI-driven smart sensors; edge AI/edge computing; deep learning for sensing; explainable AI (XAI) for industry; industrial IoT (IIoT) monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

The Application of Sensing Technologies for Gait Analysis and Rehabilitation: The Role of Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence

edited by Charles Odonkor

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 826 | Submission Open

Keywords: gait analysis; wearable sensors; rehabilitation; artificial intelligence; digital health; machine learning; inertial measurement units (IMUs); telemedicine; motion capture; smart healthcare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Optical Tweezers in Sensing Technologies

edited by

Jinsheng Lu

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 790 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Spectroscopy and Sensing Technologies for Smart Agriculture

edited by

Md Zafar Iqbal

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 692 | 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)

Intelligent Sensing Technology for Structural Vibration Control and Non-Destructive Testing

edited by

Yingqing Guo

, Tao Li and Peipei Liu

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 282 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural vibration control; intelligent sensing technology; non-destructive testing; multi-sensor fusion; artificial intelligence (AI)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Nanosensors: 2026 Perspectives

edited by

Edgar Muñoz

Huanyu Cheng

and

Atef Shalabney

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanosensor; nanoprobe; micro/nano-chip; micro/nanoscale photodetectors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)

Cybersecurity in Healthcare and Medical Devices

edited by

Lorenzo Bracciale

Emanuele Raso

and

Pierpaolo Loreti

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open

Keywords: secure medical device architectures; analysis of the vulnerabilities of healthcare systems “ in the wild” ; cybersecurity for medical devices; cybersecurity for medical protocols (FHIR; CDA; etc.); cryptographic schemes applied to healthcare; hardware/software solutions for privacy and security in healthcare data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Advanced Connectivity Mechanisms in Wireless Sensor Networks

edited by

Ki-Il Kim

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open

Keywords: QoS routing; wireless sensor networks; machine learning; software defined networks; congestion; traffic engineering; reliability; end-to-end delay

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Computer Vision and Machine Learning for Intelligent Sensing Systems: Third Edition

edited by

Jing Tian

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; deep learning; computer vision; image classification; image analysis; object detection; image segmentation; action recognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensing Techniques for Intelligent Tunnel Construction

edited by

Chuan Zhang

and

Guowen Xu

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensing techniques; Intelligent construction; drill-blast tunneling; tunnel boring machine; tunnel safety evaluation; automated measurement; artificial intelligence in tunnel construction; structure health monitoring; nondestructive testing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Innovative Optical Sensors for Navigation and Positioning Systems

edited by

Álvaro de la Llana Calvo

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensors; visible light positioning (VLP); visible light communication (VLC); indoor localization; indoor positioning system (IPS); vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V); vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I); navigation systems; position-sensitive detectors (PSD); quadrant angular diversity aperture photodiode (QADA); sensor fusion; multipath mitigation; smart mobility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Recent Progress in Soft Robotic Systems: Design, Control and Applications

edited by

Jahan Zeb Gul

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft robotics; soft sensors; tactile sensing; robot skin; control strategies; stretchable electronics; self-sensing material

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

Advances in Low-Humidity Sensing Systems and References

edited by Domen Hudoklin

submission deadline 27 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-humidity sensing; high-sensitivity sensing; trace moisture measurement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Integrated Sensing and Communications: Recent Advances and Challenges

edited by Muhammad Arslan Usman, Muhammad Rehan Usman and

Muhammad Azfar Yaqub

submission deadline 27 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated sensing and communication; next-generation networks; wireless networks; antenna design; 6G; AI; beamforming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Advances in Optical Fiber Sensors for Extreme Environments: Fundamentals and Applications

edited by Federico Scurti and Amy Van Newkirk

submission deadline 27 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber sensors; extreme environments; distributed sensing; Rayleigh scattering; Brillouin scattering; Raman scattering; BOTDA; OFDR; Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG); cryogenic; high-temperature; ionizing radiation; hollow core fibers; radiation tolerance; superconducting magnets; multi-core fibers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Secure IoT: Cryptographic Solutions for Sensor Networks

edited by Md Akbar Hossain

submission deadline 28 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open

Keywords: secure IoT; sensor networks; lightweight cryptography; blockchain based trust management; privacy preserving protocols; energy efficient encryption; post quantum security; key management in IoT; intrusion and anomaly detection; federated and edge intelligence for security

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

The Use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning with Sensor Data for Human Healthcare Applications

edited by Samprit Banerjee and

Soohyun Kim

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8255 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; personalized healthcare; wearables; sensor data; real-time monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

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

edited by

Jingang Wang

and Pengcheng Zhao

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3965 | 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)

Sensor Faults Detection in Industrial Condition Monitoring and Diagnosing Systems

edited by Tomasz Barszcz, Marek Fidali and

Piotr Przystalka

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3326 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault detection; condition monitoring; fault-tolerant control; sensor self-diagnostics; embedded systems; smart sensors; sensor design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Advanced Magnetic Field-Sensing Technologies: Design and Application

edited by

Yang Ke

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 527 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum magnetometry; MEMS-based magnetic sensors; spin-based sensor design; magnetic source modeling；; noise modeling and suppression algorithms; magnetic anomaly detection; novel Magnetic localization techniques; AI-driven calibration techniques; IoT-integrated magnetic sensing; ELF magnetic field propagation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Integrating Consumer Wearables into Healthcare Delivery Models

edited by

Louis Faust

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open

Keywords: consumer wearables; health sensors; healthcare delivery; machine learning; data interoperability; digital biomarkers; clinical decision support; remote patient monitoring; electronic health records (EHRs); adherence

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

edited by

Michael J. Schöning

Sven Ingebrandt

and

Patrick Wagner

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 22036 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Smart Sensing Systems for Arable Crop and Grassland Management

edited by Ruben Linares and

Lorena Parra

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 19498 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart agriculture; smart farming; IoT in agriculture; proximal sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

Recent Trends and Advances in Wireless Sensor Networks and the Internet of Things

edited by

Dionisis Kandris

and

Eleftherios Anastasiadis

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18431 | Submission Open

Keywords: Wireless Sensor Networks; Internet of Things; communication networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Sensors and Data Analysis for Biomechanics and Physical Activity

edited by Francisco Pinho

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16034 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; biomechanics; EMG; IMU; non-linear analysis; machine learning; sports; kinetics; kinematics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Recent Progress in Electromagnetic Medical Imaging and Sensing

edited by

Yifan Chen

and Xiong Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13307 | Submission Open

Keywords: electromagnetic medical imaging and sensing; computational electromagnetics; electromagnetic tomography; radar for remote or noninvasive imaging and sensing; biomedical signal processing; antennas and sensors; wearable and implantable systems

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

Advanced MEMS Resonators and Sensors: Materials, Designs and Applications

edited by

Guofeng Chen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12639 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advances in Signal Processing for Biomedical Applications and Healthcare

edited by

Cataldo Guaragnella

and

Maria Rizzi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12518 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer-aided diagnosis systems; digital technologies for healthcare; biomedical signal/image/video processing; algorithms and techniques for healthcare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Sensors for Human Activity Recognition: 3rd Edition

edited by

Hui Liu

Tanja Schultz

and

Hugo Gamboa

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12509 | Submission Open

Keywords: human activity recognition; wearable sensor; behavior recognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Recent Innovations in Electrochemical Biosensors

edited by Sundaram Gunasekaran and

Ashok Kumar Sundramoorthy

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11773 | Submission Open

Keywords: Biosensors of cancer cell detection; Biosensors for virus detection; Sensors for food pathogens; toxins; contaminations; etc.; Non-enzymatic sensors; Modified screen-printed electrodes for electroanalysis; Paper based (bio)sensors for medical; environmental; food quality; etc.; Biosensors for implants; Wearable biosensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Security and Privacy Challenges in IoT-Driven Smart Environments

edited by