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Recent Advances in Structural Health Monitoring and Damage Detection: 2nd Edition

edited by

Eduardo Barrera

and

Guillermo Azuara

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; damage detection; sensors technology; wireless sensors; piezoelectric transducer; fiber bragg grating

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Intelligent Sensor Systems in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

edited by Konrad W. Wojciechowski, Henryk Josiński and

Adam Świtoński

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: RGB and IR sensors; sensor fusion; visual– inertial systems; hyperspectral imaging; ultrasonic sensors; sensor calibration; magnetometer mapping; intelligent navigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Security and Privacy in Connected and Autonomous Vehicles

edited by

Kangbin Yim

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: connected vehicles; cybersecurity; privacy; V2X communication; intrusion detection; AI security; blockchain; cyber resilience; OTA security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Human Activity Recognition Based on Sensors: Challenges and Perspectives

edited by Bruno Bouchard

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: human activity recognition (HAR); sensor-based activity recognition; machine learning for HAR; wearable sensors; ambient assisted living (AAL); multimodal sensor fusion; deep learning for activity recognition; real-time activity monitoring; gesture and motion recognition; smart surveillance and security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Application of Internet of Things Systems with Sensors in UAV Identification and Tracking

edited by Chaoqun Yang and

Guangyang Zeng

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: UAV identification; Sensor data fusion; IoT systems

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

Recent Advancements in Optical Biosensors

edited by

Guo-En Chang

and

Devesh Barshilia

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical biosensor; waveguide; optical fiber; planar waveguide; guided-mode resonance; photonic crystal; microfluidics; surface plasmon resonance; localized surface plasmon resonance; real-time detection; point-of-care diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advances in Microfluidic Biosensing Technology

edited by

Xiaoqiong Li

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: microfluidic biosensors; biosensing principles; disease diagnosis; environmental monitoring; chip design and fabrication; biomarker detection; food safety; high-throughput analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Advances in Radiation Sensors and Detectors

edited by

Valerio Bocci

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiation detectors; sensor technology; scintillators; semiconductors; signal processing; high-energy physics; quantum sensors; AI-assisted analysis; environmental monitoring; front-end electronics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

AI-Enabled Intelligent Sensors for Wireless Sensor Networks and the Internet of Things

edited by

Seyed Salar Sefati

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless sensor networks (WSNs); Internet of Things (IoT); Artificial Intelligence (AI); machine learning; deep learning; intelligent sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Fiber Optical Sensors and Biosensors

edited by

Aris Ikiades

and

Nikolaos Kourkoumelis

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber optic sensors; FBG stress and temperature sensing; ice detection in aviation; biosensing; optical fiber technology; biomedical applications; environmental monitoring; nanomaterial-enhanced sensors; surface functionalization; multiplexed sensing; biophotonics; point-of-care diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Colorimetric Sensing Technologies for Food Safety and Environment Monitoring

edited by Francisco Javier Pena-Pereira and

José Carlos Bendicho Hernández

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemosensors; colorimetric sensor arrays; colorimetry; microfluidics; multiplexed detection; nanosensors; paper-based analytical devices; smart packaging; smartphone-based detection; smartphone-based spectrometry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Electronics and Sensors for Structure Health Monitoring

edited by Maximilian C. Scardelletti

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open

Keywords: electronic devices; sensors; structure health monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Transforming Healthcare with Smart Sensing and Machine Learning

edited by Mehdi Boukallel

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensing technologies; multimodal sensor fusion; machine learning in healthcare; digital health transformation; personalized medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Application of Signal Processing and Communication Technologies in Urban Environment

edited by

Hanxiao Yu

, Aihua Wang,

Xu Zhang

and Jingxuan Huang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: signal processing; short-distance communications; channel modeling and prediction; intelligent transceiver design; RIS-assisted communication; integrated sensing and communication; digital twin technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Human Activity Recognition Using Sensors and Machine Learning: 2nd Edition

edited by

Dalin Zhang

, Kaixuan Chen,

Xu Cheng

and Huan Liu

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12626 | Submission Open

Keywords: supervised learning; semi-supervised learning; unsupervised learning; active learning; transfer learning; online learning; imbalance learning; representation learning; ensemble methods; auto-machine learning; data segmentation; explainable

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Quantum IoT (QIoT): Revolutionizing Connectivity, Innovation, Challenges, and Applications

edited by Javad Rezazadeh,

John Ayoade

and

Omid Ameri Sianaki

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2714 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum IoT; QIoT; quantum IoT and fog computing

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

Wireless Communication Technologies for Internet of Things and Wireless Sensor Networks

edited by

Jianhang Tang

, Yang Zhang,

Shaobo Li

and Kebing Jin

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1206 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things; wireless sensor networks; artificial intelligence; generative artificial intelligence; UAV; security and privacy; resource allocation

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

Micro and Nanotechnology (MEMS/NEMS)-Based Sensors, Actuators, Transducers, Circuits and Systems at the Edge of 6G and Future Networks

edited by

Jacopo Iannacci

Alvise Bagolini

, Antonino Picciotto and

Koushik Guha

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 880 | Submission Open

Keywords: MEMS/NEMS; 6G; future networks (FNs); network edges; edge intelligence (EI); sensors; actuators; and transducers (SAT); multi-functional MEMS/NEMS devices; energy-autonomous sensors and actuators; self-reacting sensors and actuators; computing in memory (CIM)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Knowledge-Informed Machine Learning for Sensor-Driven Decision Making in Manufacturing

edited by Shenghan Guo and Clayton Cooper

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 5.0; knowledge-informed machine learning (KIML); manufacturing; decision making

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

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

edited by

Carles Gomez

and

Vidal Ferré Rafael

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open

Keywords: LoRa/LoRaWAN; LPWANs; wireless technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Advances in Wearable Electroencephalography Sensor Technology

edited by Giulia Cisotto and

Stefano Bonaldo

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable EEG; neurological monitoring; brain-computer interface; real-time monitoring; sleep monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Emerging 2D Materials for Diverse Sensing Applications

edited by

Narendhar Chandrasekar

and

Balaji Ramachandran

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; sensors; optoelectronics; photonics; nanotechnology; nanomaterials; 2D materials; carbon nanotubes; graphene; functional surfaces; nanoelectronics; environmental monitoring; environmental remediation; pollutants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Flexible Pressure/Force Sensors and Their Applications

edited by

Xiaohui Yi

submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1121 | 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)

Robust Measurement and Control Under Noise and Vibrations

edited by

Zhiqiang Liao

Md. Shamim Sarker

and

Fabing Duan

submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: uncertainty and disturbance mitigation; high-fidelity sensing technologies; resilient cyber– physical systems; signal integrity and data fusion; next-generation smart sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensors Development)

Design, Synthesis and Application of Multi-Functional Fluorescent Probes for Bioimaging

edited by

Lijuan Wang

submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluorescent probes; bioimaging; pharmacological mechanisms; molecular events; pathology and toxicology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

AI-Assisted Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis

edited by

Pavlos Lazaridis

Euler Cássio Tavares De Macêdo

and

Christos Tachtatzis

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 36 articles | Viewed by 86664 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; condition monitoring; fault diagnosis; industrial systems; partial discharge; artificial intelligence; machine learning; rotating machines; power transformers; power lines

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

Sensors for Severe Environments

edited by

Nick Harris

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 40430 | Submission Open

Keywords: High temperature; Advanced sensors; Environmental sensors; Condition monitoring; Sensor systems; Energy harvesting; Low-power sensor systems; Biological sensors; Chemical sensors; Acoustic Sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Smart Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring and Nondestructive Evaluation: 2nd Edition

edited by

Zenghua Liu

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12109 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; nondestructive evaluation/testing; sensor; sensor array; detection; finite element simulation; signal processing; system development; artificial intelligence; field applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Object Detection and Recognition Based on Deep Learning

edited by

Alessia Saggese

Paolo Spagnolo

and Vincenzo Carletti

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11518 | Submission Open

Keywords: object detection; object recognition; thermal image analysis; multispectral object analysis; applications; crowd counting; zero-shot detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Performance Analysis of Wireless Communication Systems

edited by

Luca Rugini

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2058 | Submission Open

Keywords: performance of modulation and coding schemes; performance of signal detection and interference cancellation; performance of channel estimation and equalization; performance of diversity schemes and fading countermeasures; performance of CDMA and spread spectrum systems; performance of OFDM and multicarrier systems; performance of orthogonal and NOMA techniques; performance of MIMO and massive MIMO systems; performance of space-time coding and space-time processing; performance of ultra-wideband and millimeter-wave communications; performance of spectrum sensing and spectrum sharing; performance of relay-aided and cooperative communications; performance of Internet of Things (IoT) communications; performance of machine-to-machine and devices-to-devices communications; performance of digital broadcasting for audio and video (DAB; DVB); performance of satellite communications; performance of underwater communications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Event-Based Vision Technology: From Imaging to Perception and Control

edited by

Tomasz Kryjak

and Thomas Mesquida

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 931 | Submission Open

Keywords: event-based design; event-based algorithms; neuromorphic computing; object detection and tracking; robotics; data fusion

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

Smart Sensors and Imaging for Face and Gesture Recognition

edited by

Athanasios Nikolaidis

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 350 | Submission Open

Keywords: biometric authentication; computer vision; edge AI processing; infrared depth sensing; machine learning; gesture-based control; time-of-flight (ToF) sensors; emotion recognition

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

Sensors and Data-Driven Precision Agriculture—Second Edition

edited by

Takaharu Kameoka

, Toshihiro Fukatsu and Kazuki Kobayashi

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal sensors; MEMS multispectroscopic devices; phenotyping; drones; robot; photosynthesis; precision agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

Wearable Sensors for Human Posture and Motion Recognition

edited by

Zixiang Gao

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; motion recognition; clinical/sports-related applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Connected and Intelligent Sensors and Smart Systems for Improved Vehicle Autonomy, Efficiency and Resilience

edited by

Nadjim Horri

Toufik Souanef

and

Thomas Statheros

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor fusion; smart system; fault; control; monitoring; vehicle; autonomy; resilience; estimation; Internet of Things (IoT)

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

Recent Advances in CMOS Image Sensor

edited by

De Xing Lioe

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 41986 | Submission Open

Keywords: Circuit and pixel designs of CMOS image sensor; ; Low noise; ; High-dynamic range; ; Global shutter; ; High-speed imagers; ; Photon-counting imagers; ; Time-of-flight; ; Computational and biomedical imaging; ; Microscopy and spectroscopy; ; Emerging applications.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Bioimpedance Sensors for Medical Monitoring and Diagnosis

edited by

Mart Min

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8827 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioimpedance-based sensing; wearable sensors; blood flow and pressure; cardiovascular analysis; cardio– pulmonary processes; perioperative monitoring; post-operative diagnosis; arterial stiffness; cardiovascular risk assessment; home care follow-up

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Radar Target Detection, Imaging and Recognition

edited by

Tianxian Zhang

Xueting Li

and Yuanhang Wang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 8459 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar imaging technology; radar design and simulation; radar detection; tracking; parameter estimation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radar Sensors)

Applications of Smart Sensing Textiles for Assessment and Assistance of Motion

edited by

Joana Figueiredo

and

Cristina P. Santos

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7064 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; smart textiles; flexible sensors; smart actuators; human monitoring; motion assistance; sports analytics; healthcare; ergonomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Thermography Sensing-Based Non-destructive Testing Methods and Applications

edited by

Bin Gao

Junyan Liu

and

Yunze He

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6458 | Submission Open

Keywords: photothermal radiometry; infrared thermography; multi-information fusion detection; physic guided machine learning; thermal feature extraction; photothermal heteredyne imaging; heat conduction; thermography sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Vibration, Acoustics and Sensors Solutions for Machine Condition Monitoring

edited by Nader Sawalhi

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5484 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibration; acoustics; rotating machines; predictive maintenance (PM); health and usage monitoring systems (HUMSs); machine learning; digital twin; diagnosis; prognosis; prognostics and health management (PHM); artificial intelligence (AI); incipient fault detection; data fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensor Technology for Improving Human Movements and Postures: 3rd Edition

edited by

Winson Lee

and

Emre Sariyildiz

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3761 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; robotic sensors; motion analysis; rehabilitation; aging; sports and injury

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Sensor-Based Human Activity Recognition

edited by

Kimiaki Shirahama

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3653 | Submission Open

Keywords: human activity recognition (HAR); sensor technology; artificial intelligence; pervasive computing; wearable computing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Leveraging Machine Learning for Enhanced Indoor Positioning Accuracy and Reliability

edited by

Wenda Li

Yue Tian

and Shelly Vishwakarma

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3130 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor positioning; machine learning; sensor fusion; explainable AI (XAI)

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

Fault Diagnosis Based on Sensing and Control Systems

edited by Chengwei Li

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2742 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensing; multisensor fusion; predictive maintenance; real-time fault detection; adaptive control systems; machine learning and artificial intelligence in fault diagnosis; sensor-based monitoring systems

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

Neuroarchitecture: Innovations in the Human-Environment Relationship Through Sensors and Sensing Technologies

edited by

Juan Luis Higuera-Trujillo

and Carmen Llinares

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2741 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuroarchitecture; science-based architecture; emotional architecture; built environment; methodologies for neuroarchitecture; experimentation in neuroarchitecture; virtual reality; biometric data; neurophysiological recordings; sensing technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Emerging Technologies for 6G Space–Air–Ground Integrated Networks (SAGIN)

edited by

Neng Ye

, Di Zhou, Ruide Li, Jinpeng Song, Xiangming Li and Ran Zhang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2376 | Submission Open

Keywords: 6G; space– air– ground integrated networks; physical layer technology; networking; security; massive connections

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Recent Advances in Imaging Sensors: Integration with Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence

edited by Ning Chen, Hang Zhang and

Jian Liu

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1865 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensors; industrial machine vision; anomaly detection; medical imaging; object detection for intelligent transportation; deep learning for image processing; visual large models

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

Advances in Nanomaterial-Based Electrochemical and Optical Biosensors

edited by

Angelo Ferlazzo

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 743 | Submission Open

Keywords: preparation and characterizations of nanomaterials; electrochemical sensors; colorimetric sensors; fluorescence sensors; applications of biosensors based on nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Development of Flexible and Wearable Sensors and Their Applications

edited by Chiara Romano and

Alessandro Giuseppe D’Aloia

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 623 | Submission Open

Keywords: flexible materials; wearable technology; sensor integration; physiological monitoring; human– machine interfaces

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

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