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Design and Integration of Sensors for Control, Planning and Deployment in Robotic Systems, 2nd Edition
edited by , and James Housden
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 3209 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensor design; advanced sensor technologies; sensor fabrication methods; robotic control systems; autonomous decision-making; sensor fusion technologies; flexible sensors; smart sensing materials; multimodal sensor integration; environmental sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensors and Robotics)
Feature Papers in Electronic Sensors 2026 submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2966 | Submission Open
Keywords: electronic sensors; current/voltage/impedance sensors; magnetic sensors; microelectronic sensors; CMOS sensors; piezoelectric sensors and transducers; integrated circuit design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)
Chemical Sensors—Recent Advances and Future Challenges 2026
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2922 | Submission Open
Keywords: all aspects of chemical sensors; chemical sensing; electrochemical sensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)
AI and Smart Sensors for Intelligent Transportation Systems—2nd Edition
edited by , and Chenglong Liu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2887 | Submission Open
Keywords: Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSs); artificial intelligence (AI); smart sensors; vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Smart Traffic Control Based on Sensor Technology submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2833 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent transportation systems; connected autonomous vehicles as mobile sensors and actuators; shared mobility; demand-responsive transport (DRT); spatial-temporal travel pattern modeling; dynamic traffic assignment; Mobility as a Service (MaaS); data science in urban mobility; sustainable traffic management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)
Feature Papers in Fault Diagnosis & Sensors 2026 submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2826 | Submission Open
Keywords: fault detection and diagnosis; fault/failure prognosis; structural health monitoring; condition monitoring; non-destructive testing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fault Diagnosis & Sensors)
Innovations in Vehicular Communication and Sensing Technologies
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2545 | Submission Open
Keywords: internet of vehicles; vehicular communication; vehicular sensing; integrated sensing and communication
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)
Biosignal Sensing Analysis (EEG, EMG, ECG, PPG) (3rd Edition)
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2466 | Submission Open
Keywords: biosignals; biomedical signals; biomedical sensing; EEG/ EMG/ECG/PPG/EDR/BCI multimodal signal processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Advanced Ultrasound Sensing Technologies for Biomedical Applications
edited by Steven Jones
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2294 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; multi-modal; transducer technology; modeling algorithms; beamforming
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)
Innovative Sensors and Data Intelligence to Explore the Ecosystem Nexus: Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Sensors
edited by , Jie Tian, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2164 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental sensing; ecosystem monitoring; innovative environmental sensors; low-cost environmental sensors; sensor calibration and testing; sensor networks; groundwater–soil–landsurface–atmosphere interactions; data fusion; QA/QC; edge computing/edge analytics; machine learning/AI; time-series analytics; uncertainty quantification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)
Sensors in Deformation and Dynamic Response Monitoring for Geotechnical and Civil Engineering
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2149 | Submission Open
Keywords: deformation monitoring; dynamic response monitoring; geotechnical engineering; civil infrastructure; non-destructive testing sensor; wireless sensor network; real-time monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
Spectral Sensing Techniques in Biological Detection and Analysis
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2147 | Submission Open
Keywords: spectral sensing; biosensors; Raman spectroscopy; infrared; fluorescence spectroscopy; UV–vis spectroscopy; biological detection; biomolecule analysis; disease diagnostics; forensic sensing; signal processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)
Feature Papers in “Environmental Sensing” Section 2026
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2035 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental monitoring; environmental sensing; Internet of Things; remote sensing; sensor networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)
Feature Papers in the Internet of Things Section 2026 submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2035 | Submission Open
Keywords: internet of multimedia things; industrial Internet of Things (IIoT); underwater IoT communication and networks; machine-type communications; low-power and energy harvesting technologies; real-time systems for the IoT; service middleware and device management for the IoT; privacy, security, and trust in IoT systems; cyber–physical system (CPS) platforms; edge/fog/cloud computing in the IoT; data management and mining platforms for the IoT; IoT architectures and standards; future internet design for the IoT; IoT pilots and testbeds; 5G and beyond 5G architectures and protocols for the IoT; AI/ML and distributed intelligence for the IoT; IoT applications and uses (smart factory, smart city, smart health, smart transportation, and smart agriculture)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Advances in Sensor Technologies for Wearable Applications: 2nd Edition
edited by David T. Fullwood and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1867 | Submission Open
Keywords: wearable sensors; sensor fusion; machine learning analysis of wearable sensor data
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)
Multiphysics Simulation and Design of Antennas and Devices for Next-Gen Wireless Sensor Networks
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1827 | Submission Open
Keywords: multiphysics simulation; artificial intelligence; machine learning system; antennas; devices; wireless sensor networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)
Security of AI-Driven Sensing Systems
edited by Cong Wu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1801 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent systems security; cyber threat resilience; AI and ML in cybersecurity; privacy-preserving technology; blockchain and IoT security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Advanced Antennas and Microwave Technologies submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1799 | Submission Open
Keywords: antenna; microwave; wireless communication
(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)
Spectroscopic Sensors and Spectral Analysis
edited by Qiang Zeng, Dan Feng and Xiaoli Chu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1787 | Submission Open
Keywords: spectroscopic sensors; spectral sensing systems; applications of spectroscopic sensors (agriculture, industrial, biological, geological, energy, environmental…); microsensor and portable sensing system development; laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS); raman spectroscopy; infrared spectroscopy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)
Sensing Technology and Computer Vision for Precision Agriculture and Smart Farming: 2nd Edition
edited by Simone Pasinetti
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1765 | Submission Open
Keywords: precision agriculture; AI in agriculture; sensor technologies; computer vision; IoT-based monitoring; remote sensing; smart farming; data analytics; environmental monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)
Advanced Electromagnetic Sensors Technologies and Their Applications submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1719 | Submission Open
Keywords: electromagnetic sensing; inductive sensors; hall sensors; magnetostrictive sensors; signal conditioning circuitry; data-driven measurement techniques; non-destructive testing (NDT); biomedical electromagnetic imaging; geophysical electromagnetics; remote current measurement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)
Feature Papers in Remote Sensors 2026 submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1718 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensors; remote sensing; UAV; hyperspectral and multispectral sensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Structural Health Monitoring and Nondestructive Evaluation
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1545 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; physics-informed learning; data-driven modeling; structural health monitoring; nondestructive evaluation; fault detection and diagnosis; digital twins; material characterization; system identification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fault Diagnosis & Sensors)
Multi-Criteria Optimization of Electronic Intelligence Sensors Data Processing
edited by Janusz Dudczyk and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1253 | Submission Open
Keywords: data processing; emission classification; emission identification; electronic intelligence; main lobe extraction; optimization; pulse features extraction; signals deinterleaving
(This special issue belongs to the Section Radar Sensors)
Advanced Flexible Sensors
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1234 | Submission Open
Keywords: flexible sensors; wearable sensors; printed electronics; polymer nanocomposites; stretchable electronics; self‑powered sensing; environmental and gas sensors; soft robotics; IoT and wireless sensing; advanced sensor materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
IoT-Driven Innovations in Smart Cities: From Urban Sensing to Trusted AIoT Services
edited by and Wasan Kadhim Saad
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1224 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart cities; internet of things (IoT); AI-enabled IoT (AIoT); urban sensing; sensor networks; edge intelligence; LPWAN (LoRaWAN / NB-IoT /Sigfox); IoT security and privacy; trustworthy AI; cyber–physical systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Feature Papers in Biomedical Sensors 2026 submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1203 | Submission Open
Keywords: health monitoring; vital signs; sensors; biosignals; systems; signal fusion; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)
Intelligent Sensing and Human–Computer Interaction submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 1155 | Submission Open
Keywords: multimodal sensing and fusion; adaptive interfaces; human-centered AI; intelligent sensing; real-time systems; virtual and augmented reality; brain–computer interfaces; wearable sensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Cryogenic Detectors: From Their Fundamental Physics to Their Applications in Space
edited by Emanuele Taralli
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1121 | Submission Open
Keywords: cryogenic sensing; superconducting detectors; cryogenic readout electronics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
Feature Papers in Wearables 2026
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1113 | Submission Open
Keywords: wearable sensors; flexible electronics; wearable computing; integrated sensors; biochemical sensors; health monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)
Flying Ad-Hoc Networks: Innovations and Challenges
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1085 | Submission Open
Keywords: flying Ad-Hoc networks (FANETs); unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); sensor networks; dynamic network; topology security; vulnerabilities routing; protocols
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)
Photodetectors and Optoelectronic Signal Processing for Next-Gen Communication and Sensing
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1047 | Submission Open
Keywords: photoelectric detection; multispectral detection; laser measurement; photodetectors; intelligent sensing; optical communication; photodetectors testing; optoelectronic signal processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)
Sensors and Systems for Automotive and Road Safety —Third Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1046 | Submission Open
Keywords: accident; accident analysis; accident prevention; accident reconstruction; artificial intelligence in automate vehicles; autonomous and connected vehicles; autonomous vehicles; big data analysis in vehicular systems; networks connected vehicles in urban roads; crash test; crashworthiness; driver behaviour monitoring; driving simulators; dummy emerging iot applications in vehicular social networks (VSNS); ault-tolerant systems; ground vehicle safety; intelligent transportation systems; intelligent vehicles; internet of vehicles; lighting of vehicles and roads; road safety; infrastructure safety of electric/hybrid cars; sensors for fault detection of vehicles; sensors for vehicle movement; smart cities; smart mobility and sustainable transport services; traffic control systems; traffic monitoring; traffic organisation; traffic safety; vehicle active safety; vehicle communications: V2X, V2V, and V2I; vehicle detection; vehicle dynamics; vehicle localization system; vehicle passive safety; vehicle privacy and trust; vehicle stability and handling vehicle testing; vehicle to everything; vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETS); vehicular networks; vehicular social networks (VSNS); visibility (recognizability) of pedestrians and obstacles; wireless in-car networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)
Sustainable Sensing Technologies
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1044 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable sensors; ingestible sensors; biodegradable materials; energy harvesting; green sensor manufacturing; self-powering; sensor regeneration; circular sensor design; sensor recycling; life-cycle assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)
Functional Low-Dimensional Materials for Optical and Electrochemical Sensing
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1039 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical and electrochemical sensing; low-dimensional sensing materials; ensing methodologies and mechanism—flexible, wearable, and miniaturized sensor platforms; environmental monitoring, biomedical diagnostics, and industrial sensing; low-dimensional material-enabled sensing structure or devices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
Nanosensors: 2026 Perspectives submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 981 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanosensor; nanoprobe; micro/nano-chip; micro/nanoscale photodetectors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)
Wearable, Non-Contact and Capacitive Sensing for Biomedical and Industrial Applications
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 973 | Submission Open
Keywords: non-contact electrodes; capacitive sensing; bioimpedance; wearable sensors; industrial sensing; motion artifact reduction; edge computing; IoMT; remote patient monitoring; ubiquitous healthcare
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)
Security, Trust, and Privacy for AI-Enabled Wireless Communication
edited by Zhenlong Xiao, and Pengyi Jia
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 853 | Submission Open
Keywords: 6G security; trust management; secure AI-native networks; massive IoT security; privacy-preserving communications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)
Feature Papers in Radar and LiDAR Sensors 2026
edited by Guangcai Sun and Jixiang Xiang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 830 | Submission Open
Keywords: radar and LiDAR technologies; synthetic aperture radar techniques; active and passive radar techniques and applications; artificial intelligence in radar and LiDAR; signal processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Radar Sensors)
Intelligent Fiber-Optic Sensing: From Interferometers to Grating-Based Systems
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 805 | Submission Open
Keywords: distributed fiber-optic sensing; fabrication and packaging; fiber-optic sensing networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)
Recent Advances and Applications of Gas Sensors submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 774 | Submission Open
Keywords: gas sensors; environmental analysis; health monitoring; sample preparation; instrumentation; analytical chemistry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
Recent Developments in Imaging and Sensing: From Radio Frequencies to Ionizing Radiation submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 748 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensing ; imaging; electromagnetic scattering; microwave radar; synthetic aperture radar; ground penetrating radar; radar target detection; radar target classification; radar target recognition; microwave tomography; millimetre wave radar ; terahertz radar; non-destructive testing; diffraction tomography; inverse scattering; electromagnetic methods for medical diagnosis; microwave-based medical diagnosis; radiology; computerized tomography; planar scintigraphy ; tomosynthesis; positron emission tomography (PET); single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT); sensor fusion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensing and Imaging)
Environment-Aware Technology and Applications
edited by Ming Huang, Jingjing Yang and Zhe Xiao
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 747 | Submission Open
Keywords: environment-aware technology; environment-perception technology; environmental sensing technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)
Hardware-Enabled Security and Trust for IoT Sensors
edited by Haibo Wang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 697 | Submission Open
Keywords: Internet-of-Things; IoT Sensors; hardware security; security and trust; sensor integrity; sensor data privacy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Advances in Infrared Characteristics of Targets and Environments and Their Applications in Recognition and Sensing
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 696 | Submission Open
Keywords: infrared characteristics; target background; radiation transmission; infrared simulation; target recognition; infrared sensing; multi-source fusion; deep learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
Intelligent Systems and Wearable Sensor Applications for Health Monitoring
edited by Agnese Brunzini and Manila Caragiuli
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 671 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital health; e-health; wearable devices; personalized healthcare; healthy aging; healthcare models; digital twins; artificial intelligence; sustainability assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)
Antenna Design and Optimization for 5G, 6G, and IoT (2nd Edition) submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 662 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-band/UWB antenna design and optimization; MM-wave and THz antennas; MIMO antenna systems; antenna design and optimization for IoT networks; numerical modelling of antennas; simulation-driven antenna optimization; smartphone antennas; decoupling of MIMO/diversity antennas; massive MIMO antenna array for base station applications; optimized filtering antennas; RF/microwave components for 5G/6G antenna systems; SAR and user-impact on the antenna performance; phased array and beam-steerable 5G/6G antennas; simulation-driven antenna optimization; beamforming and smart antennas for 5G and beyond; artificial intelligence (AI) empowered 5G/6G Antennas; design and optimization of metamaterials and metasurfaces; optimization-based pattern synthesis of 5G/6G antennas; reconfigurable antennas for 5G and 6G communications; prototyping, measurements, and experimentation of 5G/6G antennas
(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)
Advanced Wide-Band Sensing and Measurement Technologies for Power and Instrument Transformer Diagnostics and Harmonic Analysis
edited by , Luca Barbieri and Palma Sara Letizia
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 635 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical current transformers (OCT); optical voltage transformers (OVT); fiber Bragg gratings (FBG); distributed fiber‑optic sensing (DFOS); Faraday and Pockels effect sensors; partial discharge optical detection; high‑frequency and transient measurement; photonic transducers for power systems; smart grid monitoring; high‑voltage diagnostics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
Novel Sensor Technologies for Civil Infrastructure Monitoring—2nd Edition
edited by Chengyu Hong, and Xiaoqiong Qin
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 628 | Submission Open
Keywords: civil infrastructure monitoring; FBG sensors; multi-sensor fusion; IoT
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Emerging Innovations in Hyperspectral Imaging: Experimental Technologies, Chemometrics, and AI
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 597 | Submission Open
Keywords: hyperspectral imaging; spectral sensor technology; experimental spectroscopy; chemometrics; machine learning in spectral analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)
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