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Recent Developments and Challenges in Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning in Advanced Sensing Systems

edited by

Kah Phooi Seng

and

Li-Minn Ang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7944 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI sensors; intelligent sensing; advanced sensing; deep learming; AI internet of things; AI wearables

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Intelligent Transportation Systems with Connected Vehicle, Cloud Computing, and Internet of Things Technologies

edited by Yongxing Li

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7088 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent transportation systems; IoTs; connected vehicle; vehicle sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Optofluidic Sensors

edited by

Isabelle Ledoux-Rak

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5708 | Submission Open

Keywords: optics; microfluidics; integration; microtechnology; nanotechnology; lab-on-chip; fabrication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Fatigue-Sensing Technologies for Manufacturing Materials and Machinery Parts

edited by Zepeng Liu, Matthew Armstrong and Libing Cao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5443 | Submission Open

Keywords: fatigue sensing; predictive maintenance; machine learning; nondestructive testing (NDT); material fatigue; digital manufacturing; structural health monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Infrared and Raman Spectral Sensing for Food and Industrial Applications

edited by

Barry K. Lavine

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5321 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibrational spectroscopy; infrared spectral sensing; Raman spectral sensing; industrial process monitoring; monitoring food production systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advances in “Point-of-Care” Ultrasound Imaging and Sensing in Healthcare Professions

edited by

Tomasz Wolny

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5119 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

EEG Signal Processing Techniques and Applications—3rd Edition

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4836 | Submission Open

Keywords: electroencephalography; EEG signal processing; artificial intelligence in EEG data analysis; brain connectivity; time– frequency analysis; deep learning in EEG data analysis; machine learning techniques in EEG data analysis; computer-aided diagnosis systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advances in Microwave Photonics

edited by

Chao Wang

Yang Chen

and Jiejun Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4733 | Submission Open

Keywords: microwave photonics; sensing; radar; optoelectronic devices; optoelectronic oscillators; arbitrary waveform generation; photonic signal processing; integrated microwave photonics; radio over fiber; THz photonics; AI in microwave photonics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Sensors for Object Detection, Pose Estimation, and 3D Reconstruction

edited by

Liyan Zhang

, Shenglan Liu and Nan Ye

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4419 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine vision; 3D optical inspection; industrial augmented reality; computer vision; 3D reconstruction; photogrammetry; non-contact strain measurement; image processing

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

AI, IoT and Smart Sensors for Precision Agriculture: 2nd Edition

edited by

Nahina Islam

and

Dinko Oletic

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3934 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; IoT; sensors; precision agriculture; precision livestock

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

Electronic Test and Measurement Instrumentation: Design and Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by

Tomasz Starecki

and

Piotr Z. Wieczorek

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3823 | Submission Open

Keywords: front-end electronics; signal conditioning; digital signal processing; data processing; control; communication with sensors and in sensor systems; energy harvesting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Advances in Fluorescence and Raman Spectroscopy Techniques

edited by

Huizhong Xu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3311 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioimaging; biomarkers; biophotonics; fluorescence correlation spectroscopy; nanomaterials; nanoscopic spectroscopy; nano-optics; optical nanostructures; plasmonic nanostructures; single-molecule spectroscopy; super-resolution microscopy; surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS); tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)

New Sensor-Based Methods for Structural Health Monitoring—2nd Edition

edited by

Francesc Pozo

and

Diego Alexander Tibaduiza Burgos

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3177 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Recent Advances in Optical Wireless Communications

edited by Borja Genoves Guzman and Maximo Morales-Céspedes

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2874 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical wireless communications; free-space optics (FSO); visible light communication (VLC); infrared (IR); communication light fidelity (LiFi)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Signal Processing for Satellite Navigation and Wireless Localization

edited by Xin Chen and Xinhua Tang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2849 | Submission Open

Keywords: positioning and navigation; global navigation satellite systems (GNSS); signal processing; satellite navigation; wireless localization; LEO-PNT

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advances in Remote Sensing and Electromagnetic Spectrum Sensing: Data Acquisition and Signal Processing

edited by Hongbing Ji,

Lin Li

and

Tiancheng Li

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2551 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; spectrum sensing; signal processing; target recognition; target tracking; signal classification; information fusion; deep learning

Advanced Pre-Earthquake Sensing and Detection Technologies

edited by

Dimitar Ouzounov

and

Katsumi Hattori

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2470 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Recent Advances in Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) and Long Range (LoRa) Network

edited by

Celia Garrido-Hidalgo

and

Krzysztof Grochla

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2115 | Submission Open

Keywords: LPWAN; LoRa; LoRaWAN; IIoT; AIoT

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Advances in Wireless Sensor and Mobile Networks

edited by

Princy Johnson

, Mitra Mirhassani and

Daniel Gutiérrez Reina

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1968 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless sensors; network architectures; internet of things; smart cities; security and privacy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Cooperative Perception and Control for Autonomous Vehicles

edited by Miaomiao Liu and

Anton Rassõlkin

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1825 | Submission Open

Keywords: motion control of AVs; cooperative perception method; sensor equipment application; environmental perception; traffic safety control theory; modern intelligent science and game theory; multi-agent learning; AVs efficiency; cooperative control of AVs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Innovative Applications of mmWave Sensors

edited by Zhengxiong Li and Chenhan Xu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1396 | Submission Open

Keywords: new fields of millimeter wave sensor technology and applications; millimeter wave measurements and system design; millimeter wave sensor design and signal processing; AI-enhanced millimeter wave technology; millimeter wave imaging; millimeter wave propagation and communication; security and safety in millimeter wave applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Microwave Components in Sensing Design and Signal Processing

edited by Kewen Pan and Xianjun Huang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1389 | Submission Open

Keywords: microwave sensing; microwave component design; microwave signal processing; antennas; filters; amplifiers; absorbers; resonators; microwave system integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Advanced Sensing Technology and Data Analytics for Power Equipment Security and Energy System

edited by

Jingang Wang

and Pengcheng Zhao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1347 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced sensing; data analytics; cybersecurity; energy systems; fault detection; machine learning; artificial intelligence; big data; predictive analytics; energy optimization; renewable integration; cyber-physical systems; Internet of Things (IoT); real-time monitoring; smart sensors; intelligent control systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Sensors and Techniques for Indoor Positioning and Localization: 2nd Edition

edited by

Antonio Moschitta

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1336 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor positioning; tracking; sensors; smart sensors; algorithms; measurement; accuracy; estimation; artificial intelligence; Internet of Things

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

The Advanced Flexible Electronic Devices: 2nd Edition

edited by

Min Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1285 | Submission Open

Keywords: flexible; implantable; sensors; actuators; human– machine interface

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)

Advances in Biosensors Based on Micro/Nanomaterials

edited by

Jiuxing Li

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1265 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology; biosensors; micro/nanomaterials; biotechnology; sensing advancements; viruses; bacteria; aptamer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Sensors for Fault Diagnosis of Electric Machines

edited by

Christos Zachariades

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1262 | 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)

Security Challenges in Wireless Sensor Networks and the Internet of Things (IoTs)

edited by Laurent Gallon and

Richard Chbeir

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1211 | Submission Open

Keywords: security; wireless sensor networks; Internet of Things

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Wireless Sensor Networks and Next-Generation Health Management Systems: Innovations Driving the IoMT Revolution

edited by Sara Jayousi,

and

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1193 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless sensor networks (WSN); internet of medical things (IoMT); artificial intelligence and machine learning in healthcare; wireless body area networks (WBANs); digital biomarkers in diagnostics and therapies; extended reality (XR) in rehabilitation; personalized and precision medicine; telehealth and remote monitoring; ethical; privacy; and security challenges in healthcare systems; sustainable and inclusive health management systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Advances in Seismic Sensing and Monitoring

edited by

Qiancheng Liu

and

Giovanni Leucci

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1124 | Submission Open

Keywords: seismic sensing; seismic monitoring; seismic imaging and tomography techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Modeling and Control of Mixed Traffic Flow with Connected Automated Vehicle

edited by

Zhihong Yao

and

Linheng Li

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 852 | Submission Open

Keywords: connected automated vehicles (CAVs); modeling; traffic flow

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Toward Embodied Intelligence: State-of-the-Art in Sensing, Decision-Making and Control Technologies for Autonomous Robots (2nd Edition)

edited by

Yuanlong Xie

, Shuting Wang and Shane Xie

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 809 | Submission Open

Keywords: kinematic and dynamic modelling and parameter identification; learning-based perception; recognition; navigation; mapping; and localization; generative AI-driven perception and multimodal sensor fusion; understanding of intelligent decisions; cooperation; environments; and situations; AI-driven multi-agent decision-making (e.g.; reinforcement learning; meta-learning); large language model (LLM)-guided task planning and cognitive reasoning; foundation models for embodied intelligence and robot-environment interaction; mobile robot manipulation and in-wheel-driven techniques; cooperative control of multiple autonomous systems; coexisting– cooperative– cognitive technologies; autonomous levels of unmanned systems; robot optimal control; adaptive control; and system optimization; model-based and model-free reinforcement learning for adaptive control

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

Sensors for Vital Signs Monitoring—2nd Edition

edited by

Jong-Ryul Yang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 807 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel and enhanced sensors for vital sign monitoring; innovative vital sign sensing technologies and applications; circuits and systems of miniaturized sensors for vital sign monitoring; new processing and analysis algorithms and machine learning for vital sign monitoring; low-power wireless communication technologies for vital sign monitoring; energy-efficient battery management and wireless power transmission for vital sign sensors; big data challenges and the use of the Internet of Things for vital sign monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Industrial Soft-Sensing Technology Based on Data-Driven and Artificial Intelligence Technologies

edited by

Sheng Du

Li Jin

Zixin Huang

and Pan Yu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 561 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial soft-sensing; data-driven technologies; artificial intelligence; process monitoring and control; machine learning

Biomedical Electronics and Wearable Systems—2nd Edition

edited by

José Machado da Silva

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 555 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioelectronics; wearables and smart clothing; neuroprosthetics; biosensors; bionic and biorobotic devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advances in Multi-Agent Systems: Cooperative and Intelligent Control Strategies for Complex Applications

edited by Jiaxi Chen

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 478 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-agent systems; cooperative control; intelligent control; distributed systems; autonomous agents

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

AI and Big Data Analytics for Medical E-Diagnosis

edited by

Simon Fong

Sabah Mohammed

and

Victor Chang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 472 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven medical diagnostics; big data analytics in healthcare; sensor-based e-diagnosis; healthcare data integration; real-time diagnostic systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Microwave Circuit Design and Propagation in Microwave Sensing Applications

edited by Tae-Hak Lee and

Seongmin Pyo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 449 | Submission Open

Keywords: millimeter; microwave; antenna; filter; reconfigurable; satellite communication; wireless communication; wave propagation; synthetic aperture radar; wireless power transmission

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Sensors and Sensing Technologies for Social Robots

edited by

Juan Pedro Bandera

and Suna Bensch

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 392 | Submission Open

Keywords: social robots; sensor fusion; artificial vision; object detection; activity recognition; human– robot interaction; shared perception; multiagent cooperation

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

Sensing, Modeling and Learning for Robotic Manipulation

edited by Yunzhu Li

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 290 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotic manipulation; tactile sensors; vision-based systems; machine learning; multi-sensory fusion; multimodal sensing and perception; embodied intelligence

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

Artificial Intelligence of Things for Future Networks and Service Management

edited by Li Zhu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things (IoT); Artificial Intelligence (AI); future networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Artificial Intelligence and Smart Sensor-Based Industrial Advanced Technology: 2nd Edition

edited by

Jianxiong Zhu

Zhijie Xia

and

Longhui Qin

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; smart sensor; multi-sensor fusion; machine vision; machine learning; defect detection; failure prediction; industrial big data; digital twin; cloud computing; edge computing; decision support system; intelligent manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Advanced Biomedical Imaging and Signal Processing

edited by

Xiaojun Yu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 205 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-optical imaging; biomedical image denoising; biomedical signal processing; computer-aided disease diagnosis; biomedical image segmentation techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Non-Invasive Sensors for Disease Diagnosis

edited by

Valentina Vassilenko

and

Pedro C. Moura

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-invasive biomedical sensors; wearable sensors; wireless sensing devices; body-sensor networks; optical sensors; biochemical sensors; infrared detectors; breath analysis; machine learning; artificial intelligence; clinical environment; portable technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advances in Machine Learning for Anomaly Detection

edited by

Yasin Yılmaz

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: anomaly detection; machine learning; AI; time series data; high-dimensional data; video surveillance; computer vision

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Recent Trends/Applications in Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Sensing, Localization and Communications

edited by

Tingting Zhang

and

Yubin Zhao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: fundamental limits of UWB systems; sensing based bistatic UWB channel modeling; sdvanced localization algorithms and multi-path mitigation; signal processing for interference; attenuation; and synchronization; communication protocols and network design for UWB systems; security and privacy concerns in UWB wireless communication; ISAC system based on UWB signals; practical applications of UWB in smart cities; industrial automation; and healthcare; multi-sensor fusion and machine learning for UWB systems; human vital sensing using UWB signals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Distributed Acoustic Sensing and Applications

edited by Ning Wu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: distributed acoustic sensing (DAS); signal Processing; machine learning; distributed acoustic sensing networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Securing the Future: Emerging Security and Radio Access Technologies for 5G/6G Networks

edited by

Max Hashem Eiza

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: 6G security; 5G networks; radio access technologies; secure architecture; zero trust; OpenRAN; vulnerability management; API security; certification frameworks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Spectroscopic Sensing for Planetary Exploration and Planetary Defense

edited by

Fabrizio Dirri