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Smart Gas Sensor Applications in Environmental Change Monitoring

edited by

Kai Xu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9592 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Waveguide-Based Sensors and Applications

edited by

Rita Asquini

and

Alessio Buzzin

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9237 | Submission Open

Keywords: waveguide-based sensors; optical waveguides; sensor technology; integrated photonics; biosensing applications; optoelectronic systems; refractive index sensors; fiber optic sensors; plasmonic waveguides; lab-on-a-chip systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Novel Sensor Technologies for Civil Infrastructure Monitoring

edited by Chengyu Hong

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8487 | Submission Open

Keywords: civil infrastructure monitoring; FBG sensors; multi-sensor fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Intelligent Sensor Calibration: Techniques, Devices and Methodologies

edited by

Yan Liu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6561 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensor calibration; calibration theory; calibration device; methodology and algorithm

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advancements and Applications of Biomimetic Sensors Technologies

edited by Huichao Zhu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5302 | Submission Open

Keywords: inspired sensors; bionic robots; biological modelling sensors; nature-mimicking sensors; biofunctional sensors; biomimetic sensors; biomimetic membrane systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Radar and Multimodal Sensing for Ambient Assisted Living

edited by Haobo Li and Ilya Starshynov

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4632 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar sensing; activity recognition; vital signs monitoring; radar data processing; ambient assisted living; multimodal sensing; information fusion; deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radar Sensors)

Acoustic Sensing and Monitoring in Urban and Natural Environments (2nd Edition)

edited by

Hector Eduardo Roman

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4130 | Submission Open

Keywords: noise source identification; sound source location; wireless acoustic sensor networks; acoustic data processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Flexible Wearable Sensors for Biomechanical Applications

edited by

Manuel E. Hernandez

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3530 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal sensors; flexible wearable sensors; biomechanics; performance assessment; rehabilitation; injury prevention; machine learning; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

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

edited by

Zbigniew Otremba

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3073 | 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)

Sensor-Based Systems for Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

edited by

Bartolomeo Montrucchio

Jacopo Sini

and

Antonio Costantino Marceddu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2496 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical monitoring; edge-ai computing; embedded systems; environmental monitoring; signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Condition Monitoring of Electrical Equipment Within Power Systems

edited by

Alin Dragomir

and Cristian Andriesei

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2376 | Submission Open

Keywords: monitoring and diagnosis of electrical equipment; electrical thermal stress; condition monitoring; design of electrical systems; modeling of thermal simulation; IoT methods for condition monitoring; maintenance methods; saw sensors; zig-bee network; digital communication; adaptive operation and sensing; data collection and cloud computing; data transmission technologies and optimization; energy harvesting technologies; energy-efficient algorithms; energy management algorithms; fault and maintenance prediction; operation reliability analysis; hardware security; microwaves; smart cities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Virtual and Augmented Sensing Techniques via Embedded ML Models for IoT Measurement Infrastructures

edited by

Giacomo Peruzzi

Alessandro Pozzebon

and Matteo Bertocco

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1957 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Recent Innovations in Wearable Sensors for Biomedical Approaches

edited by

Martino Giaquinto

Luca Greco

and Michela Russo

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1936 | 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)

LoRa Communication Technology for IoT Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Luca Leonardi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1644 | Submission Open

Keywords: LoRa; LoRaWAN; LPWANs; IoT and IIoT; wide area coverage; mobile communications; network configuration; network management; machine learning techniques; security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Metrology in Modern Measurement Systems and Sensors: Design, Application, Research and Challenges

edited by

Piotr Kuwalek

Grzegorz Wiczyński

and Mariusz Rząsa

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1569 | Submission Open

Keywords: measurements; measurement diagnostics; measurement infrastructure; metrology; signal analysis; signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Recent Advances in Sensors for Chemical Detection Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by

Michele Penza

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1349 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical detection; gas sensors; low-cost sensor technology; functional materials; sensor systems; wireless sensor networks; IoT applications; sensor calibration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Signal Processing and Machine Learning Techniques for Intelligent Sensing Applications

edited by

Lidia Jackowska-Strumiłło

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1288 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; signal processing; image analysis; intelligent sensing applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Emerging MRI Techniques for Enhanced Disease Diagnosis and Monitoring

edited by

Akbar Alipour

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1225 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); RF coil; disease biomarkers; MRI hardware innovations; ultra-low-field MRI; ultra-high-field MRI; clinical imaging applications; functional and structural imaging; quantitative MRI; MRI acquisition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Human Body Communication

edited by

Pietro Savazzi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1160 | Submission Open

Keywords: human body communication; body area communication; intrabody communication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Robotic Systems for Future Farming

edited by

Xiaojun Jin

and Dong Chen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1018 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotic farming; precision agriculture; agricultural robotics; AI-enabled sensors; sensor fusion; autonomous systems; smart farming; environmental sensing; IoT in agriculture; agricultural automation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

Recent Innovations in X-Ray Sensing and Imaging

edited by Xin Liu and

Jianheng Huang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 753 | Submission Open

Keywords: X-ray imaging; X-ray detection; X-ray sensing; medical diagnostics; industrial nondestructive testing (NDT)

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

Acoustic and Ultrasonic Sensing Technology in Non-Destructive Testing—2nd Edition

edited by

Sergio Castiñeira-Ibáñez

Daniel Tarrazó-Serrano

and Constanza Rubio Michavila

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 657 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrasonic devices; HIFU transducer(s); non-destructive testing material characterization; photonic nanojets; ultrasonic imaging and visualization; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compatible materials; medical and biomedical ultrasonic sensors; biological ultrasonic sensors; food characterization ultrasonic sensors

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

Infrastructure Distress Detection with Sensors

edited by Fangyu Liu, Jian Liu and

Zhen Liu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 571 | Submission Open

Keywords: infrastructure; distress detection; sensors; artificial intellegence; deep learning; non-destructive testing; signal processing; condition monitoring

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

Biosensor Technologies Based on Nanomaterials

edited by

Fabio Di Pietrantonio

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 453 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; chemical sensors; nanofabrication; nanomaterials; nanostructures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Ultra-High-Speed Optoelectronic Devices for Beyond 5G, 6G and Quantum Computers

edited by

Yasufumi Enami

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 386 | Submission Open

Keywords: optoelectronic devices; quantum computing; 5G; 6G

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Use of Sensors and Chemical Analysis for Food Safety and Quality

edited by

Hamed Karami

and

Sara Erasmus

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 375 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; sensors; gas sensors; electrochemical sensors; chemical analysis; GC-MS; GC-IMS; HPLC; chromatography; spectrometry; titration; food safety; quality control; contaminant detection; fraud detection; microbial testing; rapid detection; intelligent packaging; shelf-life monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Advanced Sensing Systems for Biological Monitoring

edited by

Chunlei Xia

and

Jungpil Shin

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 291 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological monitoring; ecological monitoring; biodiversity assessment; sensing systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

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

edited by

Francisco Ferrero

and

Ana Soldado

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 279 | 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)

Next-Generation Gas Sensors and Electrocatalytic Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications

edited by

Rajneesh Kumar Mishra

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas sensors; electrocatalytic materials; nanostructured materials; sustainable energy; environmental monitoring

IoT/AIoT-Enabled Wireless Sensor Networks: Issues and Challenges

edited by

Kunmean Hou

and

Jean-Pierre Chanet

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 245 | Submission Open

Keywords: low power and long range wireless communication network; satellite communication; nano-electronic new material and technologies such as 2D/3D field effect transistor for implementing low cost low power MCU IoT/AIoT node; firmware for IoT/AIoT; operating system; wireless communication protocol; static and mobile sink node; safety; reliability and security; AI agent for IoT/AIoT management; SmartCare; smart home; smart farming; MEMS/NEMS sensors; energy harvesting technologies

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

Exploring Sensor Data Fusion in IoT with Advanced AI Techniques

edited by

Amir Javadpour

and Chafika Benzaïd

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor data fusion; Internet of Things (IoT); artificial intelligence (AI); IoT sensors; software-defined networking (SDN); fog and edge computing

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

Advanced Edge Computing in Wireless Sensor Network

edited by Lav Gupta and

Tara Salman

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; wireless sensor networks; edge computing; distributed computing; predictive data analysis; energy-efficient edge; security and privacy; 5G/6G integration; QoS-aware offloading

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Image Processing and Pattern Recognition Based on Deep Learning for Sensing Applications—3rd Edition

edited by

Dan Popescu

and

Loretta Ichim

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open

Keywords: image processing; sensors for various image generation: RGB; multispectral; thermal; collecting data and data fusion from different sensors; multimodal approaches; pattern recognition; image segmentation; object classification; neural networks; deep learning; decision fusion; systems based on multiple neural networks; the detection of regions of interest from remote images; industry applications; sensorial domain applications; precision agriculture application; medical application; the monitoring of protected areas; disaster monitoring and assessment

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

Novel Actuation, Sensing, and Intelligent Control in Medical Robotic Systems

edited by

Changyan He

Majid Roshanfar

and

Leo Wu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical robotics; smart sensors; magnetic actuation; sensor fusion; AI in surgical control; soft robotics; continuum robots; flexible sensors; image-guided navigation; human– robot interaction

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

Intelligent and Secure Wireless Network Sensing: Techniques, Architectures, and Real-World Applications

edited by Sandhya Aneja and

Nagender Aneja

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless sensor networks (WSNS); data fusion; signal processing; distributed computing; edge computing; fog computing; cybersecurity; network intrusion detection; internet of things (IoT); 5G/6G communications; network traffic analysis; machine learning in networking; deep learning for anomaly detection; adversarial machine learning; secure protocol design; device and browser fingerprinting; sensor networks for smart environments; resilient network architectures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Advanced MIMO Antenna Technologies for Intelligent Sensing Networks

edited by

Jose Monserrat

and

Lin Bai

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: massive MIMO; fluid antennas; reduced signaling; radio-to-fiber interfaces; joint communication and sensing (JC& S)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Digital Twin Networks, Network Virtualization and Applications for Next-Generation Sensor Systems

edited by

Xavier Hesselbach

and

Juan Felipe Botero

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twin networks; virtualization; AI; massive IoT; 6G; edge computing; terahertz communication; ultra-low latency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Biometric Recognition: Interpretability, Explainability, and Interaction with Large-Scale Models

edited by

Hugo Proença

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: biometric recognition; facial recognition; fingerprint analysis; gait recognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Magnetic Sensor Applications: Status, Challenges and Perspectives

edited by

Stan Zurek

and

Branko Koprivica

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: induction coil; Hall effect; fluxgate; magneto-resistive and magneto-impedance; magnetoelastic; SQUID; proton resonance; electron spin; Faraday effect; Kerr effect; voltage and current transformers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensors Development)

Internet of Things (IoT), Smart Sensors and Pervasive Systems for Health and Wellbeing

edited by

Daniela Micucci

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT-based health monitoring; smart health sensor; wearable health technology; ambient assisted living; edge and cloud computing in healthcare; AI-driven health data analysis; healthcare interoperability and security; remote patient monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Smart Sensor Technology for Structural Health Monitoring

edited by

Hu Sun

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensors; structural health monitoring; data analytics and fault diagnosis; reliability

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

Sensing Technologies in Digital Radiology and Image Analysis

edited by Tie-Qiang Li and Chunliang Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 114 | 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)

Information Security of Sensor Networks: A Focus on Surveys and Tutorials

edited by Jian Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: cryptography; Sensor network security; information security

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

Advanced Optical Imaging and Interference Detection Techniques

edited by Lisong Yan

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical design; optical testing; interferometry; adaptive optics; laser metrology; phase retrieval; real-time measurement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advanced Sensing Digital Image Processing for Dynamic Deformation and Vibration Monitoring

edited by Zeren Gao and

Yu Fu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring (SHM); dynamic deformation measurement; non-contact vibration sensing; operational modal analysis; multi-sensor data fusion; structural dynamics characterization; rotating machinery diagnostics

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

Advanced Sensing Technologies for Smart Drug Delivery

edited by

Xinwei Wei

and

Steve Ling

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; smart drug delivery; closed-loop systems; wearable devices; stimuli-responsive materials; precision medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Sensing Technologies in Neuroscience and Brain Research

edited by

Attila Kaszás

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12230 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurotechnology; neuronal activity; populational activity; machine learning; brain– computer interface; transparent devices; neurological disorders

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Brain Activity Monitoring and Measurement (2nd Edition)

edited by

Annabel Chen

Gianluca Esposito

and

Andrea Bizzego

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11421 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI); functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS); magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS); encephalography (EEG); real-life brain monitoring; signal processing and validation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Advances in Sensor Technologies and Measurement Techniques for Smart Agri-Food

edited by

and

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4868 | Submission Open

Keywords: contactless measurements ; measurement science; artificial intelligence; machine learning; and deep learning; optical; chemical; electronic sensing; hyperspectral imaging; data analysis; sensor fusion; precision agriculture; precision food quality assessment; food fraud and adulteration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensing and Imaging in Computer Vision

edited by Codruta Orniana Ancuti

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3179 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; imaging sensors; multimodal sensing; AI in image understanding; remote sensing; sensor fusion

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

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