Sensors

Advances in Security for Emerging Intelligent Systems

edited by Cong Wu, Jing Chen, Yebo Feng and Xianhao Chen

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 15328 | 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)

Trust, Privacy, and Security in IoT Networks

edited by

Antonio Muñoz

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13857 | Submission Open

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

Intelligent Sensing Techniques for Detection of Attacks against Public Infrastructure

edited by

Ankur Chowdhary

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8586 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; Internet of Things (IoT)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Emerging Trends in Artificial Intelligence for Biomedical Image Analysis

edited by

Francesco Mercaldo

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4487 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; medical image analysis; deep learning; artificial intelligence; healthcare

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

Digital Imaging Processing, Sensing, and Object Recognition

edited by

Marco Buzzelli

,

Flavio Piccoli

and Alain Tremeau

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4428 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital imaging processing; object recognition; sensors; object classification; object identification

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

Recent Trends and Developments in Antennas: Second Edition

edited by

Ahmed A. Kishk

and

Xiaoming Chen

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3449 | Submission Open

Keywords: new technologies for antennas that help to overcome traditional problems; new 5G/6G antennas; artificially intelligent (AI) and machine learning (ML)-based antenna design; compact MIMO and Massive MIMO antennas; wide-scanning antenna arrays; frequency diverse array antenna implementation; overcoming OAM shortcomings; enhancing on-chip antennas

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Application of Sensors Technologies in Agricultural Engineering

edited by Sirio Cividino, Veronica Redaelli and Mauro Zaninelli

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2436 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor technologies; quantity and quality of agri-food production; precision agriculture; automation; safety; big data and AI for agricultural decision making

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Intelligent Biophotonic Sensing: AI-Enhanced OTFT-Based Technologies and Applications

edited by

Shanshan Cheng

and

Chenfang Sun

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2346 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; interfaces for biosensing and biomedical applications; point-of-care diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Advances in Intelligent Transportation Systems Based on Sensor Fusion: 2nd Edition

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1398 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous vehicles; driving assistance; surveillance infrastructure; traffic flow characteristics; vehicular communication (vehicle-to-everything); electric vehicles; vehicle robotics and control systems; transportation; multi-modal signal processing and analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Advances in Optical Sensing and Actuation: Devices, Systems and Applications

edited by Dimitrios Makrakis and Oussama Abderrahmane Dambri

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1315 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensing; optical actuation; integrated photonics; macroscale and nanoscale sensing systems; infrared; visible and ultraviolet light sensors; photonic systems; in vivo light transmission; optical medical devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advanced Sensors and Signal Processing for Psychophysiological Monitoring

edited by

Yvonne Tran

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 924 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovations in wearable and contactless sensors; including miniaturised and flexible bioelectronic systems; multimodal wearables; and passive sensing technologies; machine learning methods for feature extraction; such as deep learning models for interpreting physiological signals; automated noise reduction techniques; and personalised calibration strategies; multimodal data integration to improve reliability and interpretation; including sensor fusion strategies combining physiological; behavioural; and contextual data; advances in real-time processing and edge computing; enabling fast; low-latency analysis for continuous monitoring applications; novel signal processing techniques; such as adaptive filtering; wavelet transforms; and graph-based methods for detecting subtle physiological changes; validation studies in controlled and naturalistic settings; addressing challenges in terms of the accuracy; usability; and generalisability of psychophysiological sensors; applications in mental health; cognitive workload assessment; human– computer interaction; and clinical interventions; showcasing how these technologies are reshaping research and practice

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Assistive Robots for Healthcare and Human-Robot Interaction: 3rd Edition

edited by

Grazia D'Onofrio

and

Daniele Sancarlo

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 794 | Submission Open

Keywords: development of new sensing methodologies to facilitate HRI; improvement of existing technologies in HRI; application of multimodal approaches in HRI; role of emotional detection in HRI; ethical aspects of HRI; sensitive design in care robotics; patient centeredness; acceptability and usability assessment; impact of robot embodiment and how this affects interactions

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

Novel Biosensors Based on Nanomaterials

edited by Xiaojia Jin and Zitang Wei

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 541 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; biosensors; nanotechnology; point-of-care diagnostics; molecular recognition; electrochemical sensors; optical sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Smart Infrastructure: Sensing, Monitoring and Data-Driven Insights

edited by Sahar Hassani and

Ulrike Dackermann

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 312 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart infrastructure; structural health monitoring; sensor networks; data-driven insights; IoT in infrastructure; predictive maintenance; sustainable infrastructure; real-time monitoring; advanced sensing technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Emerging Sensors and AI-Driven Innovations in Infrastructure Health Monitoring

edited by Seyyedbehrad Emadi and

Komarizadehasl Seyedmilad

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 260 | Submission Open

Keywords: infrastructure health monitoring; novel sensor technologies; AI-driven algorithms; sensor fusion; modal analysis; low-cost sensors; predictive maintenance; digital twins; IoT in civil engineering; edge computing in monitoring

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

Measurement Sensors and Machine Learning Applications in Modern Manufacturing

edited by Tomasz Mazur and

Mirosław Rucki

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; gauges; calibration; measurement; surface topography; coordinate measurement; manufacturing; machine learning; measurement data processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Advances in Mobile Sensing for Smart Healthcare

edited by

Maria Valero

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 20040 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; remote patient monitoring; disease management; preventive healthcare; telemedicine and telehealth; mHealth applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Application of FPGA-Based Sensor Systems

edited by Nicola Lusardi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16068 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated processing intelligence; digitization of sensor data; real-time processing; latency reduction; communication overhead; programmable parallel processing; field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs); time-mode

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Multi-Sensor Data Fusion

edited by Ning Xiong

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14278 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor fusion; fusion system architecture; signal; image; machine learning; multi-modal fusion; uncertainty; resource management; fusion performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advanced Sensing and Fault Diagnosis for Complex Manufacturing Processes

edited by

Kai Zhang

,

Zhiwen Chen

and Yuri A. W. Shardt

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10910 | Submission Open

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

Recent Advances in X-Ray Sensing and Imaging

edited by Bahaa Ghammraoui

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10761 | Submission Open

Keywords: X-ray imaging; photon-counting detectors; spectral imaging; high-spatial-resolution detectors; direct conversion detectors; X-ray phase-contrast imaging; X-ray coherent scatter imaging; material characterization; machine learning in imaging; industrial X-ray applications

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

Smart Sensing and Control for Autonomous Intelligent Unmanned Systems

edited by

Yabin Gao

, Yanxu Su,

Xiuyu He

and Bo Xu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9795 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sampling; machine vision; machine learning; distributed filtering; intelligent detection; autonomous decision making; optimal control; cooperation control; game-based control; smart fault tolerant; safety and security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advanced Silicon Photomultiplier Based Sensors

edited by

Fabio Acerbi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9680 | Submission Open

Keywords: SiPM; silicon photomultiplier; single-photon; avalanche photodiode; solid-state photomultiplier; detection efficiency; radiation; scintillation; Cherenkov

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Energy Harvesting Technologies for Wireless Sensors

edited by Vishwas Bedekar

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9174 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy harvesting; wireless sensors; energy management; energy optimization; Internet of Things (IoT); energy-aware data collection; self-powered wireless sensor networks; multimodal energy harvesting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Advanced Sensing Technology in Structural Health Monitoring

edited by

Emanuela Natale

and

Giulio D'Emilia

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8223 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; sensor networks; MEMS sensors; measuring systems; uncertainty evaluation; structural monitoring; artificial intelligence; sensor fusion; calibration

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

Gas Recognition in E-Nose System

edited by

Antonio Pardo Martínez

and

Luis Fernandez Romero

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7866 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas recognition; electronic noses; machine olfaction; chemical sensing; chemometrics and signal processing; pattern recognition and machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Intelligent Sensors and Artificial Intelligence in Building

edited by Ke Yan, Xin Li and

Vincent Gan

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6663 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Machine Learning and Big Data Analytics for the Internet of Things and Wireless Sensor Networks

edited by

Emanuele Lattanzi

and Chiara Contoli

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3906 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things; machine learning for IoT; energy-aware machine learning; predictive maintenance; big data analytics; wireless sensor networks; security and privacy

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

Optical Sensors for Biological and Biomedical Applications

edited by

Antonio Martínez Olmos

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1912 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensor; LED; photodetector; biological; biomedical

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

State of the Art in Photoacoustic and Photothermal Spectroscopy Gas Sensing

edited by

Hongpeng Wu

,

Angelo Sampaolo

,

Xukun Yin

and Ruyue Cui

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1550 | Submission Open

Keywords: trace gas sensing; quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy; multiple-sound-source-excitation photoacoustic spectroscopy; photoacoustic and photothermal hybrid spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Efficient Resource Allocation in Wireless Sensor Networks

edited by

Jaeyoung Choi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1375 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; bandwidth management; computational resources; memory utilization; load balancing; machine learning approaches; cross-layer design; energy harvesting techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Advances in Sensing, Imaging and Computing for Autonomous Driving: 2nd Edition

edited by

Wei Li

and

Honglu Jiang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 901 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous driving vehicles; sensory data acquisition; sensory data processing; computer vision; motion planning and decision making; object detection; perception; and prediction; attack and defense in autonomous driving; safety; security; and privacy in autonomous driving; anomaly detection in autonomous driving; cooperative and coordinated autonomous driving

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

Sensors for Hyperspectral Imaging: Technologies, Methods and Data Processing—Second Edition

edited by

Subrata Chakraborty

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 758 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral imaging; band selection; data compression; information fusion; and data visualization; model/algorithm development using machine learning/deep learning; new sensor technology and hardware

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

Optical Nanosensors for Environmental and Biomedical Monitoring

edited by

Zhiyang Zhang

and Ling Chen

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 623 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical nanosensors; colorimetric sensor; lateral flow test; quantum dot sensor; SERS sensor; environmental monitoring; real-time monitoring; pollutant detection; biomedical detection; point-of-care testing; disease diagnostics; biomarker; pathogen detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Sensor Data-Driven Fault Diagnosis Techniques

edited by

Jang Woo Kwon

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 616 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault diagnosis; intelligent monitoring; predictive maintenance; sensor data analytics; machine learning for fault detection

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

Quantum-Inspired Computational Sensing and Imaging

edited by Siddhartha Bhattacharyya,

Jan Platoš

and

Avishek Nag

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 603 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum computational imaging techniques; quantum sensors; intelligent quantum sensing

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

Space Weather—Radiation Damage to Materials and Electronic Devices: Mitigation Risks

edited by

Jose Sanchez del Rio Saez

and

Antonio Vázquez-López

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 373 | Submission Open

Keywords: space weather; solar flares; climate change; high- and medium-energy detectors; materials operating as electromagnetic shields; metals; ceramics; carbon polymer composites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Advances in Generative Pre-Trained Models for Edge Computing

edited by

Jie Zeng

,

Tiejun Lv

and

Xin Su

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 305 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge computing; GPTs; IoT applications; services; and wearable devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Intelligent Wireless Sensor Networks for Internet of Things Applications

edited by

Lexi Xu

, Chaowei Wang,

Feng Yin

and Keke Zu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI; wireless sensor networks; IoT; applications; resource allocation and management; distributed optimization; big data; wireless localization and tracking; ISAC

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

Image Processing and Analysis for Object Detection: 3rd Edition

edited by

Kaihua Zhang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 252 | Submission Open

Keywords: augmented reality; artificial intelligence; computer vision; classification algorithms; defect detection; deep learning; feature extraction; image processing; image classification; image super-resolution; machine vision; object detection; tracking; and recognition techniques; semantic segmentation; sensing technologies; sensor fusion and technologies; visual tracking; vision sensors; video classification

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

Smart Sensing Technology in Structural Health Monitoring (SHM)

edited by

Jose Antonio Lozano-Galant

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

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

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

Hyperspectral Imaging for Environmental Monitoring

edited by Matthew Hobbs and

Mary Stuart

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyperspectral imaging (HSI); environmental monitoring; remote sensing; air pollution detection; climate change monitoring; biodiversity assessment; machine learning in HSI; spatial and spectral resolution; ecological health; glacial and cryosphere studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensors Development)

Wireless Sensor Networks and Next-Generation Communication Technologies

edited by Li Chen

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless sensor networks (WSNs); 5G/6G communication systems; internet of things (IoT); edge/fog computing; AI-driven data fusion; energy-efficient protocols; security and privacy; heterogeneous network interoperability; smart city and industrial IoT; distributed network architectures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Smart Sensing System for Intelligent Human Computer Interaction

edited by Yang Yi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensing systems; intelligent human– computer interaction (HCI); human– robot interaction (HRI); hardware-aware perspective; context-aware sensors; large language models (LLMs); reinforcement learning; real-time processing; machine learning integration

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

Advances in Sensors for Sustainable Infrastructure: Inspection, Monitoring, and Maintenance

edited by

Suyun Ham

and

Mohammad Noori

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced sensors; sustainable infrastructure; structural health monitoring; predictive maintenance

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

Smart Magnetic Sensors and Magnetometer Systems

edited by

Jixi Lu

, Danyue Ma and

Xiujie Fang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart magnetic sensors; magnetometer systems; high-precision magnetic field measurements; miniaturized design; low-power chip technologies; edge computing; atomic spin detection; atomic spin manipulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Applications of Optical Sensing and Laser Spectroscopy in Gas Detection

edited by

Qiang Wang

and

Yu Wang

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 18089 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical gas sensing; laser spectroscopy; photothermal/photoacoustic spectroscopy; advanced laser diagnostics; combustion diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Deep Learning-Based Image and Signal Sensing and Processing: 2nd Edition

edited by

Jian-Jiun Ding

,

Feng-Tsun Chien

and

Chih-Chang Yu

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13487 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensing; object detection; object recognition; tracking; medical image processing; denoising signal enhancement; speech; music signal recognition; medical signal processing

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

Novel Sensing Technologies for Environmental Monitoring and Detection

edited by

George Hloupis

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10753 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensors; environmental monitoring; early warning systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Novel Sensing Technology and Networks for Music Learning and Education

edited by

Fabrizio Taffoni

,

Domenico Formica

, Nicola Di Stefano and Marc Leman

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10045 | Submission Open

Keywords: human-centered technology; technology-enhanced music learning; music education; smart devices; wearables; functional assessment; tool use; body area networks; motor learning; motor control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

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