Sensors

Photoacoustic and Photothermal Sensing and Imaging

edited by

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoacoustic/photothermal sensors; photoacoustic/photothermal spectroscopy; photoacoustic/photothermal imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advanced Sensing Technologies in Hydraulic Engineering

edited by

Lin Cheng

, Fei Tong,

Rui Pang

and

Jie Yang

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydraulic engineering; optical fiber sensing; electromagnetic sensing; structural health monitoring; hydraulic structure monitoring; numerical simulation; digital twin; fiber bragg grating (FBG); distributed fiber optic sensing (DFOS); light de-tection and ranging (LiDAR); multi-physical field coupling monitoring systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Sensors for Human Motion Analysis and Applications

edited by Yasutaka Uchida and

Bo Wu

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: human motion analysis; wearable sensors; gait analysis; upper limb application; rehabilitation applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Intelligent Sensing and Machine Vision in Precision Agriculture: 2nd Edition

edited by

Lu Liu

, Jianjun Yin, Haiyong Weng and

Yuwei Wang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 14 articles | Viewed by 36169 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; agricultural robot; machine vision; image processing; multispectral imaging; plant phenotyping; optical measurement; disease detection; deep learning; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things in Autonomous Vehicles - 2nd Edition

edited by

Saber Fallah

and

Dimitrie Popescu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14394 | Submission Open

Keywords: vehicular networks; V2X communications and networks; wireless communication technologies for autonomous vehicles; AI and deep learning; reinforcement learning; control; optimization; and prediction; vision and environment perception; sensors’ data dissemination in the vehicular system; big data and data analysis; AI transparency; vehicle localization and autonomous navigation; sensor-based object detection and/or tracking in vehicular scenarios; sensor-based data compression in vehicular networks; edge-assisted sensor processing in vehicular networks; 5G/B5G-based sensing solutions for autonomous cars; human factors and HMI; security; privacy; and safety systems; sensors and detectors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advances in Optical Fiber-Based Sensors

edited by Peng Zhang,

Yiping Wang

and Wei Jin

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8596 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser-engraved fabry– perot pressure sensors; ultra-large range fabry– perot pressure sensors; Fabry– Perot manufacturing technology (MEMS; 3D print); ultra-thin fabry– perot pressure sensor manufacturing process; ultra-thin fabry– perot pressure sensor signal processing; pressure alignment and calibration methods; optical fiber-based sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Spacecraft Vibration Suppression and Measurement Sensor Technology

edited by Minglong Xu and Jian Zhou

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8159 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibration suppression; sensor; image stabilization; high-precision pointing; fast reflection mirrors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensors for Fault Diagnosis of Electric Machines

edited by

Christos Zachariades

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6002 | Submission Open

Keywords: condition monitoring; diagnostics; electric machine; fault detection; predictive maintenance; sensor; signal processing

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

Recent Trends and Advances in Biomedical Optics and Imaging

edited by

António Miguel L. S. Morgado

, João M. R. Cardoso,

Rui Bernardes

and

Anne Humeau-Heurtier

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5494 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical imaging technologies ; tissue optics ; optical sensors for biomedicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advanced Wireless Sensor Network Deployment in Smart Cities, Industry 4.0, and Agriculture 4.0 (2nd Edition)

edited by

Rafael Asorey-Cacheda

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5314 | Submission Open

Keywords: internet of things (IoT); wireless sensor networks; WSN; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Future Horizons in Networking: Exploring the Potential of 6G

edited by

Arun Kumar

and

Peter Han Joo Chong

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5251 | Submission Open

Keywords: 6G networks; Artificial Intelligence; Internet of Things

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Sensors Technology Applied in Power Systems and Energy Management

edited by

Enrique Personal

,

Antonio Parejo

and Luca Parodi

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3812 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart grid sensors; advanced metering infrastructures; sensor-based flexibility services; microgrid and virtual power plant management based on sensors; monitoring systems for asset management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Atmospheric Optical Remote Sensing

edited by Chunmin Zhang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2892 | Submission Open

Keywords: atmospheric remote sensing; atmospheric optical imaging; atmospheric optical properties; optical remote sensing data processing; climate monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Smart Sensors, Internet of Things, Machine Learning: Coalition Forces on Seismic Monitoring

edited by John P. Makris

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2207 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic motions; seismic monitoring; seismic networks; nodal arrays; fiber-optic sensing; smart sensors; intelligent systems; internet of things; machine learning; neural networks; data processing; earthquake analysis; earthquake catalogs; early warning; earthquake precursors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Engineering Sensing Applications

edited by

Biswanath Samanta

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1787 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning; data cleaning and preprocessing; anamoly detection; process optimization; sensor calibration and compensation; signal interpretation; predictive maintenance; machinery and structural health monitoring; environmental monitoring; quality control; autonomous vehicles; edge computing; federated learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advanced Pattern Recognition: Intelligent Sensing and Imaging

edited by

Zhe-Ming Lu

, Yangming Zheng,

Hao Luo

,

Junbao Li

and

Yijia Zhang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1478 | 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)

Intelligent Sensors for Condition Monitoring, Diagnosis, and Prognostics, 2nd Edition

edited by Tianyu Gao,

Yinsheng Chen

, Jianyu Wang and Xiaoli Zhao

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1132 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensors; measurement condition monitoring; anomaly detection; fault diagnosis prognostics; machine learning; deep learning; signal processing

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

Multi-Sensor Technology for Tracking, Positioning and Navigation

edited by

Bingbing Gao

and

Gaoge Hu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 754 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-sensor technology; target tracking; positioning and navigation; SLAM; route planning; artificial intelligence

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

Perception, Modeling, State Estimation, and Dynamic Control of Intelligent Transportation Equipment

edited by Te Chen

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 679 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transportation equipment; autonomous vehicle; sensor information fusion; perception and decision-making; complex dynamics modeling; parameter identification; state estimation; advanced dynamics control; nonlinear and robust control; trajectory planning and tracking

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Advances in Gas Sensing Technologies for Disease Diagnosis Application

edited by

Tesfalem Welearegay

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 611 | Submission Open

Keywords: disease diagnosis and monitoring; disease biomarkers; gas sensors; micro-nanosensors; electronic-nose; chemical sensors; optical sensors; sensor systems and point of care devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Security and Privacy Challenges for AI in Wireless Communication

edited by

Saeed Rehman

and Shafiq Alam

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 518 | Submission Open

Keywords: adversarial machine learning; machine learning security; wireless attacks; security-aware AI; AI in wireless communication; AI defence; adversarial attacks; threat analysis; privacy in AI

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

Advancing Zero Trust for 6G Security

edited by

Xu Chen

and

Wei Feng

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 516 | Submission Open

Keywords: zero trust; 6G networks; trust management; decentralized identity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Smart Agriculture at China Agricultural University: Celebrating Its 120th Anniversary

edited by

Xiaoshuan Zhang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 328 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI and IoT for precision farming; agricultural robotics; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

Advances in Surface Plasmon Resonance Biosensors

edited by

José Ribeiro

and

João P. Mendes

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 304 | Submission Open

Keywords: Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR); plasmonic biosensors; optical detection; portable diagnostic devices; miniaturization techniques; food analysis; environmental analysis; disease biomarkers; biomedical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Image Processing and Analysis in Sensor-Based Object Detection

edited by

Ruichao Hou

and Kangjian He

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 248 | Submission Open

Keywords: multispectral and hyperspectral imaging; multi-sensor data; fusion image processing; object detection; salient object detection; LiDAR and radar perception; machine learning for sensor data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Smart Geospatial Analytics: Integrating AI and GIS for Advanced Urban Planning and Environmental Solutions

edited by

Alessandro Vitale

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: GeoAI; remote sensing; GIS integration; machine learning; deep learning; urban analytics; environmental monitoring; smart cities; UAV-based sensing; spatio-temporal analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Challenges and Future Trends in Biomedical Signal Processing

edited by

Daniele Esposito

and

Jessica Centracchio

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical signal processing; AI-enabled signal analysis; multimodal data fusion; IoT in healthcare; cloud-based processing; physiological monitoring; smart processing systems; real-time analysis; biomedical datasets

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Multisensor Image and Video Processing: Methods and Applications

edited by

Di Yuan

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: multisensor fusion; multimodal data; image and video processing; object detection

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

Multi-Criteria Optimization of Electronic Intelligence Sensors Data Processing

edited by Janusz Dudczyk and

Łukasz Rybak

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 115 | 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)

LoRa-Based IoT Applications in Smart Cities

edited by

Zinon Zinonos

and

Spyros J. Lavdas

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: LoRa; LoRaWAN; LPWAN; smart cities; internet of things (IoT); physical layer and waveform design; energy efficiency in IoT; latency and reliability in LPWAN; adaptive MAC protocols; MIMO and cooperative communications; scalability and interference management; machine learning for IoT optimization; federated learning and distributed intelligence; IoT data analytics and performance evaluation; intrusion detection and privacy-preserving IoT; security and lightweight cryptography; LoRa– 5G/6G and Edge/Fog integration; digital twins and sustainable IoT; real-world IoT deployments

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

Intelligent Agent Communication, Computing and Sensing

edited by

Changqiao Xu

, Han Xiao,

Hao Hao

,

Hongtao Zhang

and Xingyan Chen

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: agent communication; distributed computing frameworks; sensing technologies; IoT devices

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

Trusted and Secure Edge Intelligence for Large AI Models in IoT Sensor Networks

edited by

Qinqin Tang

, Zhe Peng and Tianjiao Chen

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

Keywords: edge intelligence; IoT Security; privacy-preserving learning; large AI models; trustworthy AI

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

Recent Advances in the Acquisition and Processing of Biomedical Signals and Images—2nd Edition

edited by

Maria Filomena Santarelli

,

Vincenzo Positano

and

Nicola Vanello

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical imaging; biomedical signal processing; biomedical image processing

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

Image Processing and Visual Recognition for Adverse Weather Sensing and Monitoring

edited by

Jin Xie

and

Hanqing Sun

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: visual recognition; object detection; semantic segmentation; image enhancement; image restoration; image denoising; image dehazing; image fusion; adverse weather

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

Eddy Current Sensors and Applications

edited by

Thomas Krause

and Peter Ross Underhill

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-destructive testing; eddy current testing; multi-frequency eddy current; pulsed eddy current; low frequency eddy current; remote field eddy current; eddy current array; inverse methods; mulit-parameter extraction; eddy current modelling; machion learning for eddy current signal analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

IoT and Big Data Technologies for Real-Time Monitoring and Data Processing

edited by

Sara Saeedi

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT; big data; real-time monitoring; geospatial AI

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

Circuit and System Design for Flexible and Printed Electronics

edited by

Oscar Alonso

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: flexible electronics; printed electronics; thin-film transistor circuits; analog and mixed-signal flexible design; power management in flexible ICs; sensor and communication interfaces; biomedical and wearable circuits; reliability and variability-aware design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

5G/6G Networks for Wireless Communication and IoT—2nd Edition

edited by

Giuseppe Araniti

,

Chiara Suraci

,

Roberto Morabito

and Antonino Orsino

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: 6G; wireless communications; IoT; future applications; network security and privacy

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

Integrated Sensing Technologies in Lab-on-a-Chip

edited by

Gianni Antonelli

and

Daniele Goldoni

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: lab-on-a-chip; integrated sensors; microfluidics; biosensing; point-of-care; machine learning; electronics; continuous monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Artificial Intelligence-Enhanced Flexible Electronics for Human–Machine Interaction

edited by

Huamin Chen

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: flexible sensors; flexible actuators; low-dimensional materials; wearable electronics; human– machine interactions; artificial intelligence; machine learning

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

Development and Application of Optical Chemical Sensing

edited by

George Tsogkas

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensing; low-cost platforms; analytical chemistry; paper-based devices; pharmaceutical analysis; food analysis; environmental monitoring; smartphone-based analysis; nanomaterials; point-of-care diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Channel Characterization and Modeling for Future Wireless Communication Systems

edited by

Pan Tang

and

Kun Yang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open

Keywords: channel measurement; channel characterization; channel modeling; 6G; Wi-Fi

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

From Innovation to Field Adoption: Sensing and Robotic Systems in Smart Agriculture

edited by Thomas A. Ciarfuglia,

Francesco Leotta

and

Giorgio Grisetti

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural robotics; intelligent sensing systems; robotic perception; multi-sensor fusion; autonomous agricultural vehicles; AI for precision agriculture; edge computing for agriculture; agricultural remote sensing; smart soil and crop monitoring; agricultural technology adoption

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

Remote Sensing Image Processing, Analysis and Application

edited by Yilong Han,

Qi Chen

,

Zhiling Guo

and

Hanchao Zhang

submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6158 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; image processing; photogrammetry; geospatial analysis; meachine learning; environmental monitoring; satellite imagery; agricultural practices

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

Innovative Approaches to Cybersecurity for IoT and Wireless Networks

edited by Hannah Cao,

William Spring

and

Ievgeniia Kuzminykh

submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2690 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT cybersecurity; sensor technology; wireless networks; AI for security; quantum-free applications; lightweight cryptography; attack technologies; adversarial behaviours

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Recent Advances in Low-Power Wide-Area Networks (LPWANs)

edited by

Carles Gomez

and

Vidal Ferré Rafael

submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 324 | Submission Open

Keywords: LoRa/LoRaWAN; LPWANs; wireless technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Recent Innovations in Microfluidics Devices, Biosensors, and Associated Data Analysis

edited by Michele D’Orazio and

Filippo Bonafè

submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: organ-on-chip; micro physiological systems; microfluidics; bioprinting; impedance-cytometry; deformability-cytometry; sensors; biosensors; materials for biosensors; deep-learning; machine-learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Flexible Pressure/Force Sensors and Their Applications

edited by

Xiaohui Yi

submission deadline 5 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3601 | Submission Open

Keywords: flexible sensors; tactile sensing; wearable technology; IoT applications; smart systems; material innovation; prosthetics; robotics; healthcare monitoring; industrial automation; nanomaterials; conductive polymers; piezoelectric materials; magnetic elastomer; sensor integration; aerospace engineering

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

Printing Methodologies for Sensors: Towards Bespoke Devices for Analysis

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 5 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials integration; screen printing; inkjet printing; gravure printing; 3D printing (additive manufacturing); sensor electronics; wearable devices; electrochemical sensors; optical sensors; piezoresistive/piezoelectric sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Multi-Modal Image Processing Methods, Systems, and Applications: 2nd Edition

edited by

Kechen Song

and

Yunhui Yan

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9828 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-sensor systems; multi-modal images (RGB-D/T); multi-modal object detection; multi-modal segmentation; multi-modal image fusion; multi-modal object tracking; automatic drive; robotic visual perception; unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)

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

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