Sensors

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

edited by

Changyan He

,

Majid Roshanfar

and

Leo Wu

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4518 | 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)

Sensor Techniques and Methods for Sports Science: 2nd Edition

edited by

Arnold Baca

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3919 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomarkers; biomechanics; heart rate; machine learning; motion analysis; sports equipment technology; tracking; workload

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Electrochemical Biosensing Devices and Their Applications

edited by

Angeliki Brouzgou

and

Ilona Sadok

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3180 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical sensing platforms; electrochemical biosensing technologies; electrochemical diagnostics; industrial sensing tools; smart sensing devices; detection tools; methodological improvements

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Computer Vision and Sensor Fusion for Autonomous Vehicles

edited by Yousef Alipouri

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3116 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; sensor fusion; self-driving; SLAM; optical flow; motion detection and analysis; scene understanding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensor-Based Time-Series Analysis Empowered by Artificial Intelligence

edited by

Weidong Dang

, Zhong-Ke Gao, Chengyi Xia and

Dongmei Lv

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3031 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor data-driven time-series modeling; artificial intelligence for sensor signal analysis; network science for time-series analysis; physiological and biomedical signal analysis; brain-computer interfaces and their applications; industrial and IoT sensor time series; forecasting and control with sensor networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensors in Fusion of Lifeforms

edited by

Shengyong Xu

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2795 | Submission Open

Keywords: fusion of lifeforms; biosensors; brain–computer interface; human–machine interface; artificial skin; artificial organs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Wearable Sensors for Gait Monitoring and Motion Analysis

edited by

Tao Liu

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2365 | Submission Open

Keywords: gait analysis; motion analysis; smart diagnosis; intent recognition; human–computer interactions; clinical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Use of Sensors and Chemical Analysis for Food Safety and Quality

edited by

Hamed Karami

and

Sara Erasmus

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2136 | 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)

Wearable Sensors for Continuous Health Monitoring and Analysis: 2nd Edition

edited by

Juan Antonio Holgado-Terriza

,

Pablo Pico-Valencia

and

Zilu Liang

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2015 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless body sensor networks; gesture recognition with wearable sensors; novel sensors for monitoring health data and physical activity; cloud/edge/fog computing for healthcare and wellness systems; vital signal continuous monitoring; multisensor data fusion; human activity recognition; IoT applications in healthcare and sports activity; wearable sensors for m-health and u-health; new algorithms and methods for physical activity analysis; real-time artificial intelligence-based health monitoring; pattern recognition in routines for high-performance athletes; data analytics and machine learning for wearable sensor data in health analysis; ethical and privacy issues in wearable sensor-based health monitoring; explainable AI in health monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Intelligent Sensing Technologies for Water Quality Monitoring

edited by Fowzia Akhter and Mohammed Abdul Salam Gollapalli

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 380 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things (IoT); intelligent sensing systems; water quality monitoring; artificial intelligence (AI); sensor data; deep learning; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Smart and Low-Cost Multisensory Systems for Monitoring and Control of Greenhouse Gases, Atmospheric Pollutants, and Odours in Ambient Air and Indoor Environments

edited by

Tiziano Zarra

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 312 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; industrial process monitoring; instrumental detection and validation; gaseous emissions; multiparametric and multisensorial analysis; low-cost and distributed sensors; greenhouse gases (GHGs); environmental impacts; health effects; climate changes; indoor and outdoor air quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Nanobody-Based Biosensors as Emerging Research Tools

edited by

Marialaura Marchetti

submission deadline 15 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanobodies; biosensor; nanotechnology; bioengineering; diagnostics; recognition elements; molecular imaging; detection strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Sensors for Heart Rate Monitoring and Cardiovascular Disease

edited by

Helmut Karl Lackner

and

Alexander Müller

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 18775 | Submission Open

Keywords: heart rate; cardiovascular disease; electrode-based technologies; photoplethysmography; wearable devices, implants, and contactless systems; artificial intelligence; machine learning; mHealth

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Recent Advances in Sensing Technologies for Automation, Process and Structural Health Monitoring

edited by Ilias Giannakeas and Yingwu Li

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12930 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensor networks; Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled sensing solutions; embedded and energy-efficient sensors; multi-sensor data fusion; smart materials with integrated sensing elements; predictive maintenance and condition assessment; probabilistic methods, deep learning, and signal processing for uncertainty quantification and propagation; optical fiber and fiber Bragg grating sensors; damage detection and imaging algorithms; reliability and safety engineering; guided waves for structural and process monitoring; acoustic and temperature sensors

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

Next-Generation IoT Sensor Systems: Integrating Distributed Intelligence and Decentralised Trust

edited by

Xiao Chen

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8388 | Submission Open

Keywords: next-generation IoT; sensor networks; distributed intelligence; decentralised trust; 6G communications; edge AI; blockchain security; smart agriculture; Industry 4.0; low-altitude economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Advanced Pattern Recognition: Intelligent Sensing and Imaging

edited by

Zhe-Ming Lu

, Yangming Zheng,

Hao Luo

,

Junbao Li

and

Yijia Zhang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8166 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; pattern recognition; intelligent sensing; deep learning; image and video analysis and processing; intelligent sensors; intelligent video surveillance; intelligent visual inspection; security and privacy in sensing

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

Advanced Optical Fiber Sensors and Applications

edited by

Xuewen Shu

,

Qi Yu

and

Lin Zhang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4523 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber optic sensors; distributed sensing; fiber Bragg gratings; structural health monitoring; biochemical sensing; sensor interrogation; multi-parameter sensing; micro-structured optical fibers; industrial applications; biomedical sensing; smart and wearable sensors; optical fiber technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Vision- and Sensor-Based Sensing in Human Activity Recognition—Second Edition

edited by

Jungpil Shin

and Young-Suk Hwang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3904 | Submission Open

Keywords: behavior modeling; activity recognition; deep learning; explainable AI; context understanding; causality knowledge; activity representation

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

Advances in Smart Grid Architectures: Sensor Technologies and Intelligent Monitoring Systems

edited by El Hadj Miliani and Arash Farnoosh

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3008 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grid architecture; sensor technologies; intelligent monitoring systems; real-time data acquisition; artificial intelligence in power systems; predictive maintenance; grid resilience; state estimation; renewable energy integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Architectures, Protocols and Algorithms of Sensor Networks—Third Edition

edited by

Bartłomiej Płaczek

and

Marcin Bernaś

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2135 | Submission Open

Keywords: applications of sensor networks; sensor network architectures; communication protocols; information security; smart sensing; signal processing algorithms; in-network data processing; data reduction; internet of things; localization; object tracking

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Electronic Sensors, Devices, and Artificial Intelligence-Based Technologies for Industry 4.0 and the IoT

edited by

Filippo Laganà

and

Giovanni Angiulli

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2098 | Submission Open

Keywords: electronic sensors; smart sensing systems; artificial intelligence in sensing; industry 4.0; internet of things (IoT); intelligent measurement systems; sensor fusion; edge and embedded AI; predictive monitoring; cyber–physical systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Innovative MEMS-Based Sensors for Smart Systems and IoT Applications

edited by Mohammad K. Shavezipur and

Najib Kacem

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2059 | Submission Open

Keywords: MEMS sensors; biochemical sensors; smart systems; big data; IoT; sensing-integrated systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Sensors in Civil Structural Health Monitoring—2nd Edition

edited by

Jiawei Xiang

,

Laihao Yang

and

Anil Kumar

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1864 | Submission Open

Keywords: civil structural health monitoring; structural health monitoring; advanced noise vibration; harshness measurement; detect structural faults

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

Innovations in Digital Healthcare Sensing: AI and IoT Intelligence

edited by

Akshi Kumar

and MPS Bhatia

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1343 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital healthcare sensing; large language models (LLMs) & small language models (SLMs) in healthcare; IoT edge intelligence; wearable & implantable sensors; AI-driven medical analytics; multimodal sensor fusion; real-time health monitoring; smart diagnostics; biomedical signal processing; remote patient monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Energy Harvesting and Self-Powered Sensors: 2nd Edition

edited by

Long Liu

, Bingyong Guo and

Lu Wang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1315 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy harvesting; wave energy; vibration energy; solar energy; self-powered sensors; wireless sensor networks; wearable sensors; power management; internet of things applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Nanostructured Photocatalytic and Electrocatalytic Materials for Advanced Sensor Technologies

edited by Shanmugam Vignesh and

Paramasivan Sivaprakash

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1038 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor technologies; photoelectrochemical sensors; electrochemical sensors; environmental sensing; energy-harvesting sensors; smart sensor interfaces; catalytic sensing materials; next-generation sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)

Sensor Systems for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Monitoring

edited by Becky Heath and Sarab Singh Sethi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1036 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity; ecological monitoring; wildlife monitoring; conservation technology; environment; embedded systems; AI; robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Multi-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Biological and Chemical Sensors

edited by

Meng Lin

and

Chuanxu Yang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 772 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional sensing materials; nanomaterials for sensing; biosensors; chemical sensors; flexible and wearable sensors; analytical chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Advanced Sensing Applications in Non-Destructive Testing and Electromagnetic Compatibility

edited by

Nikolaos Kantartzis

and Dimitrios I. Karatzidis

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 745 | Submission Open

Keywords: electromagnetic compatibility; non-destructive testing; metamaterial sensors; EMI shielding; radiated emission; electromagnetic bandgap; eddy-current sensing; inductance-to-digital converter

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

Integrated IoT and Sensing in Healthcare System

edited by

Bader Alsharif

, Mohammad Ilyas, Imadeldin Mahgoub, Ali Ibrahim and

Easa Alalwany

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 682 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things (IoT); healthcare sensors; wearable biosensors; Internet of Medical Things (IoMT); machine learning; cybersecurity; edge computing; smart health monitoring; assistive technology; big data analytics

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

Smart Sensing Technology in Structural Health Monitoring (SHM)

edited by

Jose Antonio Lozano-Galant

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 655 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; smart sensing; drone; robotics; sensor design; data analytics

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

Perception Sensors and Sensor Fusion for Intelligent and Autonomous Agents

edited by

Wei Han

, Dequan Zeng, Junfei Nie,

Akos Odry

,

Larisa Rybak

and

Dmitry Malyshev

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 623 | Submission Open

Keywords: perception sensors and sensor fusion; intelligent and autonomous agents; autonomous driving and driver assistance; neural-enhanced sensor fusion; intelligent new energy system; intelligent and autonomous robotics; multi-agent information interaction; information enhancement; multi-agent cooperative control; multi-source information fusion management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Sensors for Vibration Monitoring and Structural Dynamics

edited by

Yue Bao

,

Xiaoran Wang

and

Tian He

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 577 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibration monitoring; sensor technologies; structural dynamics; nonlinear vibrations; wave propagation; metamaterials and engineered structures; vibration control and isolation; wave energy manipulation; structural health monitoring; data-driven modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advanced Sensor Array Processing Technology for Low-Altitude Target Localization and Tracking

edited by

Xiaofei Zhang

,

Jianfeng Li

and

Fangqing Wen

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 497 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor array; target localization and tracking; reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS)-aided wireless systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Flexible and Stretchable Electronics for Next-Generation Smart Sensing

edited by

Chaorui Qiu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 319 | Submission Open

Keywords: epidermal electronics; sensing network; multimodality sensing; Internet of Things (IoT); e-skin

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Multi-Sensor Fusion in Medical Imaging, Diagnosis and Therapy—2nd Edition

edited by

Xuming Zhang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open

Keywords: data fusion; sparse representation; multi-scale decomposition; machine learning; deep learning model; convolutional neural network; transformer; disease diagnosis and therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

New Trends and Applications of Fiber Bragg and Long-Period Gratings Sensors

edited by Xiaopeng Dong and Chenxu Lu

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

Keywords: fiber Bragg gratings (FBG); long-period fiber gratings (LPFG); fiber grating sensors for multi-parameters; special fiber gratings; structural health monitoring (SHM) with fiber gratings; fiber grating inscription; characterization of fiber grating

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Sensors and Technology-Assisted Dual-Task Cognitive Motor Rehabilitation: 2nd Edition

edited by

Tanvi Bhatt

and Shuaijie (Jay) Wang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 260 | Submission Open

Keywords: mobility limitations; cognitive impairment; gait stability; balance perturbation; exergames; virtual reality; computerized dual-task analysis; falls risk analysis; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

3D Imaging and Analysis for Atmospheric Monitoring of Anthropogenic Sources

edited by

Gavin Gillmore

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: anthropogenic air pollution; air quality assessments; PM10 and PM2.5; gas sensors; 3D imaging; LiDAR; GIS mapping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Recent Advances in LiDAR Sensors, Algorithms and Applications

edited by

Xingsheng Liu

,

Xiaobin Xu

and

Ziwei Wang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open

Keywords: LiDAR; 3D cloud point; robot navigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radar Sensors)

Sensor Technologies for Rehabilitation Robotics

edited by

Inga Wang

,

Sheng-Che Yen

, Kevin Chui and

Mohammad H. Rahman

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open

Keywords: rehabilitation robotics; wearable sensors; sensor fusion; human–robot interaction; multimodal sensing; artificial intelligence; telerehabilitation; motion capture; assistive technologies; clinical translation

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

Novel Material Sensors for Soft Robotics and Artificial Intelligence

edited by

Jose Sanchez del Rio Saez

and Carolina Hermida Merino

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open

Keywords: triboelectric nanogenerators; phase change materials; soft robotics; novel material sensors; artificial intelligence; drug delivery; electromagnetic shielding; IoT communication systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)

Sensor Fusion for the Safety of Automated Driving Systems

edited by Man Zhou, Weina Niu and Xin Liu

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 22070 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous driving; safety and robustness; autonomous driving system security; sensor data security; sensor fusion architecture; cameras; LiDAR; radar

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Sensing Technologies for Human Evaluation, Testing and Assessment

edited by

Kenneth Loh

,

Said Quqa

, Liming Salvino and Ning Xi

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14277 | 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)

Applications of Manufacturing and Measurement Sensors: 2nd Edition

edited by

Shichang Du

,

Yiping Shao

and

Delin Huang

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14274 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced measurement sensors; measurement and sensing applications; manufacturing systems; applications of sensors in intelligent logistics equipment; quality monitoring and control; machine vision and applications; methods of detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Condition Assessment and Reliability Analysis Enabled by Structural Health Monitoring Sensors

edited by

Qi-Ang Wang

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12945 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; sensors; condition assessment; reliablity analysis; damge detection; SHM data analysis; infrastructure safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Smart Sensors Based on Optoelectronic and Piezoelectric Materials

edited by

Hao Xu

,

Ruimin Chen

, Xiao Li and Qinhao Lin

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12285 | Submission Open

Keywords: optoelectronic materials; piezoelectric materials; graphene and 2D materials; photodetectors and light sources; acoustic sensors; chemical and biosensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Energy Harvesting and Machine Learning in IoT Sensors

edited by

Michal Prauzek

,

Petr Musilek

and

Darius Andriukaitis

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8806 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy harvesting; machine learning in IoT; embedded intelligence; adaptive IoT sensors; predictive maintenance; energy-efficient ML models

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

AI, Machine Learning (ML), and Large Language Models (LLMs) for Cybersecurity in Sensor Networks

edited by

Robin Chataut

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7236 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI for cybersecurity; machine learning in security; large language models (LLMs); intrusion detection and prevention; phishing and malware detection; adversarial AI in cybersecurity; privacy-preserving AI techniques; behavioral anomaly detection; cyber threat intelligence; automated security response

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Advanced Integrated Sensing Enabling Smart Structures

edited by

Jandro L. Abot

,

Simon Laflamme

and

Filippo Ubertini

submission deadline 25 Nov 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6888 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart structures; structural health monitoring; novel sensing technologies; wireless sensor networks; sensor integration; energy harvesting; machine learning; predictive maintenance; infrastructure resilience; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)

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