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Intelligent Sensing and Communications for IoT Applications

edited by

Zhidu Li

Zhiwei Guo

and

Zhuwei Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1454 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things; integration of sensing; communication and computing; intelligent optimization technique; resource allocation; security and privacy protection

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

Advances in Wearable Inertial and EMG Sensors for Movement Quality Analysis in Sports Science and Rehabilitation

edited by Miguel García-Jaén and

Gema Sanchis-Soler

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1389 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; inertial measurement units (IMUs); electromyography (EMG); motion analysis; biofeedback; rehabilitation; injury prevention; sports science; spinal health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Metasurfaces for Enhanced Communication and Radar Detection

edited by

Linyan Guo

and

Xiaojun Huang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1248 | Submission Open

Keywords: metasurfaces; metamaterials; metantennas; metadevices; communication; radar detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radar Sensors)

Optoelectronic and Functional Materials for Advanced Sensor Applications

edited by

Jamal Kazmi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1218 | Submission Open

Keywords: optoelectronic materials; heterostructures; sensor technologies; heterojunction devices; semiconductor sensors; multifunctional materials; nanostructured sensors; sensor performance; environmental and biomedical sensing; device fabrication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

EEG-Based Brain–Computer Interfaces: Research and Applications

edited by

Fo Hu

Gang Li

and Junhua Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1168 | Submission Open

Keywords: brain– computer interface; neural signal processing; neural modeling and neuromodulation; computational neuroscience; practical applications of brain– computer interfaces

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Recent Trends in Quantum Sensing

edited by

Changhao Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1055 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum sensing; quantum metrology; semiconductor spin defects; biosensing; quantum control; noise spectroscopy; magnetometry; quantum imaging; quantum sensor design; distributed sensing.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Antennas for Wireless Communications

edited by

Naser Ojaroudi Parchin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1043 | Submission Open

Keywords: antenna; MIMO; wireless networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Mobile Sensing and Computing in Internet of Things

edited by

Tien-Wen Sung

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1003 | Submission Open

Keywords: mobile sensing; ubiquitous computing; internet of things; artificial intelligence; smart city

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

New Polymeric Nanomaterials: Optimization and Application in the Field of Environmental Sensors

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 992 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced nanomaterials; sensor networks; polymer-based nanocomposites; smart sensing technologies; environmental monitoring; Internet of Things (IoT)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Integrated Sensing, Communications, and Computing: Enabling Technologies and Applications for Intelligent Communication Networks and Low-Altitude Economy

edited by Yi Liao and

Rafael Asorey-Cacheda

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 945 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated sensing; communications; and computing (ISCC); intelligent communication networks; waveform design for ISCC; sensing and positioning in communication networks; multi-modal sensing and communication integration; beamforming techniques; MIMO; massive MIMO; and ultra-massive MIMO

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Sensor-Based Assessment of Performance in (Adaptive) Sports: Methodological Developments, Validation, and Emerging Analyses

edited by

Christophe Sauret

and

Delphine Chadefaux

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 938 | Submission Open

Keywords: methodological developments; sensors; sport performance; injury prevention; adaptive sports

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Sensing Motion Decoding Behavior: Sensor-Driven Machine Learning for Next-Generation Gait Analysis

edited by Chi Xu and

Xiang Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 883 | Submission Open

Keywords: gait recognition; sensor-based human sensing; soft biometrics; multimodal machine learning; human motion understanding; wearable and contactless sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Innovative MEMS-Based Sensors for Smart Systems and IoT Applications

edited by Mohammad K. Shavezipur and

Najib Kacem

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 841 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advances in Multichannel Radar Systems

edited by Wenchao Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 815 | Submission Open

Keywords: multichannel radar; direction of arrival (DOA) estimation; radar signal processing; multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) radar; synthetic aperture radar (SAR)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radar Sensors)

Advanced Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT): Network Architectures and Distributed Applications

edited by

Francesco Chiti

Giampaolo Cuozzo

and Deepti Gupta

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 750 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial Internet of Things; industrial web of things; 6G; cellular IoT architectures and protocols; distributed machine learning; security and privacy

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

Low-Cost Novel Sensors for Water Quality Monitoring

edited by Leila Droprinchinski Martins and

Edson Tavares

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 693 | Submission Open

Keywords: water quality sensors for IoT; water resources; cost-effective monitoring; real-time monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensors and Actuators for Lab-on-Chip Applications

edited by

Joanna Filippi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 609 | Submission Open

Keywords: lab-on-chip devices; actuators; integrated sensors; microfluidics; materials for sensing; biosensors; intelligent sensing; point-of-care diagnostics; real-time monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Advanced Sensing for Connected and Automated Mobilities

edited by

Dominique Gruyer

, Sio Song Ieng,

Homayoun Najjaran

and

Sebastien Glaser

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 588 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced sensing technologies; AI and deep learning; AI-based sensor fusion; cooperative and multiple sensor fusion; new sensor technologies; sensor and data processing; embedded/distributed/collaborative architectures; information processing; cooperative perception; automated driving

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Bioelectrochemical Sensors for Environmental Monitoring

edited by

Prabhu Arumugam

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 527 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical sensors and biosensors; electrochemical detection methods; electronic tongue; electronic nose; environmental monitoring; heavy metals; pesticides; electrode materials; (additive) manufacturing techniques; electrochemical data analysis methods; electrocatalysts; commercialization challenges; sensor designs; sustainability considerations; advances in sensing sciences; environmental considerations; nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Future Wireless Communication and IoT for Cybersecurity

edited by

Ismail Butun

Amar Amouri

and Manel Khelifi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 495 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT cybersecurity; wireless communication; quantum computing for enhancing cybersecurity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Machine/Deep Learning and Sensing Technology for Weather Variability and Human Health Monitoring

edited by

Vito Telesca

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 470 | Submission Open

Keywords: predictive analytics; climate adaptation; epidemiology; data fusion; health forecasting; environmental sensing; sensor networks; disease outbreaks; big data; extreme weather events; resilience planning; personalized interventions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Signal Processing for Integrated Sensing and Communications

edited by Zhen Chen,

Hao Jiang

and

Wanming Hao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 411 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated sensing and communications; signal processing; wireless network

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Ultrasound Sensors and MEMS Devices for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Andrea Scorza

and

Giorgia Fiori

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 384 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrasound sensors; MEMS devices; sensing technology; instrumentation; measurement; biomedical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Near-Field Probing for Integrated Circuits

edited by Wenxiao Fang and

Chengyang Luo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 378 | Submission Open

Keywords: near field; probe; electromagnetic field; electric field probe; magnetic field probe; time-domain measurement; frequency; surface scanning; source reconstruction

Recent Developments and Applications in Vehicle-Assisted Structural Health Monitoring for Infrastructures

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 359 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; damage detection; modal identification; unmanned aerial vehicles; deep learning; drive-by/fly-by method; computer vision

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Computational Discovery: Diversity Supplement with Sensor Technology

edited by

Hwa-Young Jeong

Jason C. Hung

and

Jeongeun Byun

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 344 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal data fusion techniques; real-time data processing algorithms; digital twin using VR; MR; XR and AR; empirical systems and applications using Digital Twin; bias detection and mitigation in sensor data; machine learning for sensor data; applications in healthcare monitoring; environmental monitoring; smart city innovations using sensors; human-computer interaction with sensors; technology for autonomous vehicles; systems or applications using IoT (Internet of Things) and IoE (Internet of Everything); Fog/Edge computing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Adaptive Filters in Signal Processing for IoT-Enabled Sensing Systems

edited by

Ying-Ren Chien

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 332 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive filtering; signal processing; IoT-enabled sensing systems; IoT systems

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

Terahertz and Millimeter Wave Communications for 5G and Beyond: Applications and Future Directions

edited by Marco Giordani

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 325 | Submission Open

Keywords: terahertz communications; millimeter wave communications; 5G and beyond (B5G); 6G; beamforming and antenna design; AI/ML in wireless communications; spectrum management; protocol design; hardware and testbed

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Photoacoustic Sensing and Imaging: Hardware, Algorithm and AI

edited by

Fei Gao

, Hengrong Lan and Daohuai Jiang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 320 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoacoustic sensing; photoacoustic imaging; hardware; algorithm; artificial intelligence

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

Object Detection Based on Vision Sensors and Neural Network—2nd Edition

edited by

Man Qi

and Zaira Manigrasso

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 315 | Submission Open

Keywords: object detection; vision sensing; lightweight neural network

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

Novel Microfluidic Devices and Sensors

edited by

Peng Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 308 | Submission Open

Keywords: microfluidics; lab-on-a-chip; biosensing; microfabrication; point-of-care testing; sample processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)

Sensor Technologies and Earth Observation Data for Soil Landscape Modeling

edited by Abolghasem Sadeghi-Niaraki and

Seyed Vahid Razavi-Termeh

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 305 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil landscape modeling; unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); geographic information systems (GISs); remote sensing; digital soil mapping; soil property monitoring; geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI); soil-related hazards

Next-Generation Structural Health Monitoring: Advanced Sensing, AI and Digital Twins

edited by

Giulio Mariniello

and

Giorgio De Alteriis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 287 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring (SHM); inertial sensors; digital twin; artificial intelligence; dynamic monitoring; damage detection; modal analysis; sensor data fusion; machine learning; infrastructure resilience; civil structures

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

Sensors in Versatile Intelligent Portable Mobile Robotics

edited by

Luige Vladareanu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 248 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced intelligent control; mobile robots; robot control; rehabilitation; intelligent sensor systems; intelligent decision support systems; new technologies; adaptive sensor networks; virtual and augmented reality; intelligent remote control and communication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Selected Papers from the 2nd International Conference on AI Sensors and Transducers

edited by

Chengkuo Lee

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI; sensors; transducers; MEMS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Versatile Intelligent Portable Sensors for Mechatronic Autonomous Systems

edited by

Luige Vladareanu

and

Qing Tan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced intelligent control; mechatronic autonomous systems (mass); robot control; intelligent sensor systems; intelligent decision support systems; new technologies; adaptive sensor networks; virtual and augmented reality; intelligent remote control and communication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Antenna Design and Optimization for 5G, 6G, and IoT (2nd Edition)

edited by

Naser Ojaroudi Parchin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 238 | 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)

Next-Generation Avionics Communication, Navigation and Surveillance (ACNS) Using LEO Opportunistic Signals

edited by René Jr. Landry,

Hamza Benzerrouk

Ahmad Esmaeilkhah

and

Joe Zambrano

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open

Keywords: avionics communication system; navigation technologies; surveillance methods; Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellites; opportunistic signal integration; aviation safety

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

Sensor-Enhanced Medical Imaging: Machine Learning and Computer Vision for Multimodal Analysis

edited by

Vidas Raudonis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor-enhanced medical imaging; medical sensors; sensor fusion; AI-driven diagnostics; multimodal image analysis; real-time sensor analytics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Recent Advances in Raman and IR Spectroscopy: Biology and Medicine

edited by

M. G. Ramírez-Elías

and

Carlo Morasso

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: Raman spectroscopy; infrared spectroscopy; biology; medicine; diagnostics; biomarkers; tissue; biofluids; biomedical

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Wireless Propagation in Integrated Sensing and Communication Systems

edited by

Vittorio Rampa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated sensing and communication; radio propagation models; B5G methods and technologies; array sensing methods and technologies; machine learning for sensing and communication; multi-spectral technologies; multi-domain technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Secure AI for Biomedical Sensing and Imaging Applications

edited by Yanming Zhu,

Xuefei Yin

and

Jiankun Hu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advanced Monitoring and Control of Air Pollution: Sensors and Technologies for Environmental Protection

edited by

Ivo Allegrini

and Federica Valentini

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor devices; environmental pollution; environmental monitoring; gaseous pollutants; particulate matter; ion chromatography (IC)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Underwater Intelligent Detection and Object Recognition Based on Deep Learning

edited by Zhenkai Zhang,

Wentao Shi

and Miao Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: object detection; target positioning; object tracking

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

Smart Sensing: Advances in Nanomaterials and Molecular Recognition for Chemical Detection

edited by

Mirela Samardžić

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology; molecular recognition; chemical sensing; environmental monitoring; food safety control; industrial process control; biomedical diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Spectral Sensing Techniques in Biological Detection and Analysis

edited by

Lenka Halámková

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 166 | 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)

Sensors in Electric Vehicles and Charging Networks

edited by

Omprakash Kaiwartya

Yue Cao

and Neetesh Kumar

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor data fusion for EV and charging energy network; sensor data security for EV and charging station networks; EV charging infrastructure management framework; performance improvement in EV’ s OCPP framework; cyber security in EV and its charging or energy network; in-vehicle automotive network performance improvement; physical layer security for connected and autonomous vehicles; zero trust-based security framework for EV and its energy network.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Intelligent Biomedical Systems: The Convergence of Sensors, Signal Processing, and Machine Learning

edited by

Daria Hemmerling

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical sensors; machine learning; signal processing; wearable devices; health monitoring; artificial intelligence; digital biomarkers; telemedicine; precision medicine; edge computing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Nanostructured Materials for High-Performance Sensors

edited by

Sherif Moussa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanostructured material synthesis and characterization; graphene-based nanocomposites for electronic applications; nanostructured materials for biosensor use and applications; nano-oxides for CO catalytic oxidation and other catalytic applications; graphene-based nanomaterials for environmental applications; nanostructured material use for sensors applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)

Emotion Recognition and Cognitive Behavior Analysis Based on Sensors

edited by