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Innovative Approaches in 3D Sensing and Imaging Technologies for Cultural Heritage

edited by

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7389 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D heritage documentation; digital twins; sensors and data fusion (visible/multispectral data); artificial intelligence (AI); digital photogrammetry; sensors development and application; lidar mapping; 3D mobile mapping (visual odometry and SLAM-based solution); digital technologies for NDT inspections and diagnostic; neural radiance field (NeRF); 360° photogrammetry and multi-camera 3D mapping

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

Feature Papers in Electronic Sensors 2025

edited by

Vittorio Ferrari

and

Minyi Xu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7380 | Submission Open

Keywords: electronic sensors; current/voltage/impedance sensors; magnetic sensors; microelectronic sensors; CMOS sensors; piezoelectric sensors and transducers; integrated circuit design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Multimodal Perception Modeling Based on Advanced Computational Technologies

edited by

Manuel Gil-Martín

,

Rubén San-Segundo

and

Fernando Fernández-Martínez

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7314 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal perceptual modeling; motion recognition; large multimodal language models (MMLLMs); sensor technology; wearable devices; computer vision; multi-sensor fusion; machine learning; deep learning; signal processing; activity recognition; multimedia memorability; attention and aesthetics; persuasion in multimedia; olfactory signals; emotion recognition; gesture data; human– computer interaction; healthcare applications; biometric systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Recent Development of Flexible Tactile Sensors and Their Applications

edited by Min Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7071 | Submission Open

Keywords: flexible tactile sensors; novel sensing materials; smart structure design; new sensing principles; high performance; applications

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

Optical-Based Sensors and Sensing Technologies for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Giuseppe Trusso Sfrazzetto

and Roberta Puglisi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6921 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluorescence; sensing; smart materials; medical devices; supramolecular sensing; covalent sensing; reusability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Integration of Edge/Fog Artificial Intelligence into Smart Distributed Systems

edited by

Tuan Nguyen Gia

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6733 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge computing; fog computing; decentralization; internet-of-things; edge AI; smart distributed systems

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

Machine Learning in Image/Video Processing and Sensing

edited by Yibo Fan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6646 | Submission Open

Keywords: image/video processing; video compression; machine learning

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

Wearable Robotics and Assistive Devices

edited by

Jesús Ortiz

and

Maria Lazzaroni

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6636 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable robotics; assistive devices; exoskeletons; physical workload; industry; rehabilitation; human– robot interaction; human performance augmentation; ergonomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Optical Sensors for Industry Applications

edited by

Chen-Kuei Chung

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6532 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensors; non-destructive testing (NDT); interference detection; fluorescence measurement; surface plasmonic resonance sensing; surface-enhanced raman spectroscopy; optical materials synthesis; optical micro-nano structure design; optical sensors platform fabrication; optical sensors applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Emerging Advances in Wireless Positioning and Location-Based Services

edited by

Xi Chen

and Xingxing Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6280 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite positioning; LEO positioning; navigation; and timing; integrated positioning; navigation; and timing in satellite communication constellations; precise point positioning; GNSS; assured PNT with satellite positioning; location-based service; satellite signal-of-opportunity positioning; multi-sensor fusion with GNSS; Lidar; vision; and IMU; satellite positioning for robots; UAVs; and autonomous cars; GNSS augmentation; GNSS interference detection and localization

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

Intelligent Sensing and Artificial Intelligence for Image Processing

edited by

Hui-liang Shen

, Eryun Liu and Siyuan Cao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5812 | Submission Open

Keywords: image fusion; image registration; image segmentation; image recovery and enhancement; image classification; pattern recognition; remote sensing image processing; object detection; tracking and recognition; action recognition; neural networks and deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Recent Advances in Fluorescence Sensing and Imaging

edited by

Agata Szłapa-Kula

and

Sławomir Kula

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5551 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluorescent probes; fluorescent dyes; optical biosensor; fluorescence imaging; bioimaging; biosensing

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

Sensor and Data Integration, Analysis and Exchange for Healthcare and Healthy Living

edited by

Carlos Agostinho

and

Luigi Gallo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5530 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensor systems and wearables; internet of (medical) things; biosensors and systems; data management and security; data-driven health and care; digital health twins; health data standards; (explainable) artificial intelligence; healthcare systems; healthy living applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Communication Networks 2024–2025

edited by

Qiong Wu

and Qiang Fan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5435 | Submission Open

Keywords: V2X communications; communication technologies; networking technologies; machine learning; positioning; sensing; cloud computing and edge computing; collaborative communication; resource allocation; 5G NR

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Feature Papers in Fault Diagnosis & Sensors 2025

edited by

Francesc Pozo

,

Mohammad N Noori

,

Steven Chatterton

and

Jose Alfonso Antonino-Daviu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5051 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault detection and diagnosis; fault/failure prognosis; structural health monitoring; condition monitoring; non-destructive testing

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

Cyber Security and AI—2nd Edition

edited by

Yushu Zhang

and

Zhongyun Hua

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5006 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI and machine learning for cybersecurity; adversarial attack for cybersecurity; generative adversarial networks for cybersecurity; automated and intelligent and data-driven cybersecurity model; AI security and neural networks; cloud computing security and AI; AI for multimedia networks security; security and privacy of AIGC

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Feature Papers in Biosensors Section 2025

edited by

Alexander Star

,

Spyridon Kintzios

and

Patrick Wagner

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4877 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; lab-on-a-chip technology; optical biosensors; plasmonic biosensors; biosensors for cell analysis; electrochemical biosensors; enzymatic biosensors; graphene-based biosensors; carbon nanotube biosensors; aptamer biosensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Advances in Sensing Technology: From Photon, Electron to Signal Processing

edited by

Yuxi Ruan

,

Bin Liu

and

Yuanlong Fan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4686 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor technology; smart sensors; sensing applications; wireless sensing; optical sensing; signal processing; microwave photonics; AI in sensing; quantum sensing; terahertz sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Sensor and Sensing Technologies for Structural Health Monitoring and Non-Destructive Testing—2nd Edition

edited by

Victor Giurgiutiu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4675 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; damage detection; guided wave; nondestructive evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Sensor Technology in Robotic Surgery

edited by Tim Horeman

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4631 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotics; sustainable; SMART; AI; frugal; automated; interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Electroencephalogram/Electromyogram-Based Sensing Technologies for Biomedical Applications: Challenges and Possible Applications

edited by Yang Zheng,

Hui Liu

, Jun Xie, Lili Li,

Min Li

and João Rodrigues

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4419 | Submission Open

Keywords: electroencephalogram; electromyogram; biomedical engineering; sensors; signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Sensors-Based Healthcare Diagnostics, Monitoring and Medical Devices

edited by

Shih-Lin Wu

and Jen-Jee Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4354 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor-based diagnostics; monitoring; medical devices; healthcare; real-time healthcare monitoring; early detections and diagnostics; non-wearable/wearable healthcare devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Sleep, Neuroscience, EEG and Sensors

edited by

Gary Garcia-Molina

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4042 | Submission Open

Keywords: sleep EEG; unobtrusive sensing; closed-loop; falling and staying asleep; slow wave enhancement; AI applied to sleep EEG

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Feature Papers in Smart Agriculture 2025

edited by

Wonsuk (Daniel) Lee

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4041 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor; artificial intelligence; IoT; UAV; robot; smart agriculture; smart farming; precision livestock management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

Feature Papers in the Internet of Things Section 2025

edited by

Raffaele Bruno

and

Petros S. Bithas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3983 | Submission Open

Keywords: internet of multimedia things; industrial Internet of Things (IIoT); underwater IoT communication and networks; machine-type communications; low-power and energy harvesting technologies; real-time systems for the IoT; service middleware and device management for the IoT; privacy; security; and trust in IoT systems; cyber– physical system (CPS) platforms; edge/fog/cloud computing in the IoT; data management and mining platforms for the IoT; IoT architectures and standards; future internet design for the IoT; IoT pilots and testbeds; 5G and beyond 5G architectures and protocols for the IoT; AI/ML and distributed intelligence for the IoT; IoT applications and uses (smart factory; smart city; smart health; smart transportation; and smart agriculture)

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

Feature Papers in Biomedical Sensors 2025

edited by

Thomas M. Deserno

and

Zhong Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3645 | Submission Open

Keywords: health monitoring; remote monitoring; continuous monitoring; preventive medicine; biological sensors; vital signs; artificial intelligence; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Smart Sensing for Dietary Monitoring

edited by

Wenyan Jia

and Yuhao Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3645 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable device; smart sensor; IoT system; sensing technology; dietary pattern; meal frequency and timing; dietary assessment; dietary data processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advanced Sensor-Based Methods for Condition Monitoring, Diagnostics, and Fault-Tolerant Control of Power Converters

edited by Dong Xie,

Shuiqing Xu

, Bo Yao and Hongjian Lin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3584 | Submission Open

Keywords: power converter; power devices; AC/DC capacitors; condition monitoring; reliability evaluation; fault diagnosis; fault-tolerant control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Cutting-Edge Developments in Optical Communications, Perception and Computing

edited by Yiwen Zhang, Hao Song, Lei Sun and

Yang Yue

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3390 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical communications; optical computing; optical sensing; optical perception; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Advanced UAV-Based Sensor Technologies: 2nd Edition

edited by

Pasquale Daponte

,

Eulalia Balestrieri

and

Francesco Picariello

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3383 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; UAVs; measurement uncertainty; calibration; navigation; sense and avoid; image processing; signal processing; sensor fusion; UAV testing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Artificial Intelligence and Wireless Sensors for Smart Manufacturing, Intelligent Quality Control, and Smart Retailing

edited by

Chih-Hsuan Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3159 | Submission Open

Keywords: pattern recognition; quality control; smart manufacturing; smart retailing; artificial intelligence.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Image Processing and Computer Vision Sensing Technologies in Engineering Applications and Digital Twins

edited by

Stefanos Vrochidis

, Konstantinos Ioannidis and Nikolaos I. Dourvas

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3050 | Submission Open

Keywords: real-time 3D reconstruction using visual data; AI-based digital counterparts of physical objects; SLAM techniques; real-time multi-object detection and localization; aerial imagery and photogrammetry; simulations for predictions on visual data; smart optronics systems

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

Feature Papers in the 'Sensor Networks' Section 2025

edited by

Wei Yi

and

Chase Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 2958 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor networks; wireless sensor networks; sensing and communication; IoT

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Sensor Fusion for Telemedicine: Advancing Remote Healthcare Through Multi-Modal Data Integration

edited by

Pierre Boulanger

and Giovanni Ferrara

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2937 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor fusion; telemedicine; multi-modal data; remote patient monitoring; healthcare informatics; wearable sensors; clinical decision support; edge computing; medical IoT; bio-signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advanced Sensors Technologies for Soft Robotic System

edited by Yuanyuan Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2900 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft sensors; soft robotics; sensing feedback; tactile sensing; haptic sensing; environmental sensing; sensor integration; robotic application; bio-inspired sensor

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

Innovative Detection Techniques for Ionizing Radiation in Medicine, Environment and Space

edited by

Giuseppe La Verde

,

Mariagabriella Pugliese

, Marina Poje Sovilj and Roberto Senesi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2568 | Submission Open

Keywords: ionizing radiation; radiation protection; radioactivity measurements; mapping; radiometric characterization; environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

New Trends in Optical Imaging and Sensing Technologies

edited by

Zhe Guang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2438 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrafast imaging; artificial intelligence; high-resolution imaging; hyperspectral imaging; wearable sensors; fiber optical sensors; biomedical imaging; miniaturization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Internet of Things (IoT) Sensing Systems for Engineering Applications

edited by

Giuseppe Campobello

, Filippo Battaglia and

Giovanni Gugliandolo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2433 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT applications and protocols; wireless sensor networks; sensing systems; sensors metrology; measurement systems; sensors technologies; sensor calibration techniques and procedures

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

Sensor-Based Computational Intelligence and Security Technologies, and Their Applications

edited by

Yiu-ming Cheung

,

Yuping Wang

, Xin Liu and Hai-Lin Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2047 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor technologies; computational intelligence; security technologies; machine learning; privacy-preserving techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Sensors for Space Situational Awareness and Object Tracking

edited by

Regina Lee

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2032 | Submission Open

Keywords: space situational awareness; object tracking; RSO detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Feature Papers in Sensing and Imaging 2025

edited by

Sylvain Girard

,

Christoph M. Friedrich

and

Bogdan Smolka

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2012 | Submission Open

Keywords: imaging systems; sensors; camera; radar and sonar; probes; diagnostics (bio)medical imaging; subsurface and surface sensing; environmental sensing and imaging; nondestructive sensing and imaging; aerial/UAV imaging; gesture/pattern/target recognition; computer vision; imaging in harsh environments; extended reality (mixed/augmented/virtual reality); material appearance metrology; acoustic/ultrasound/photoacoustic imaging; optical/infrared/spectral/hyperspectral/fluorescence imaging; (micro)wave/terahertz imaging; thermal imaging; magnetic imaging/atomic scale magnetic sensing and imaging; (high dynamic) range imaging ; 2D/3D imaging; computational imaging; unconventional imaging; artificial intelligence (AI); machine/deep learning; (convolutional) neutral network

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

Feature Review Papers in Biosensors Section 2025

edited by

Toshiyo Tamura

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1949 | Submission Open

Keywords: noninvasive; unconstrained; optical; biochemical; physical MEMS/NEMS; wearable energy harvest; healthcare; clinical practice; AI; 5G; Internet of Things

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Ubiquitous Sensors in Environmental Monitor, Precision Agriculture, and Food Safety

edited by

Jian Lu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1928 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors for precision agriculture; sensors for environmental monitoring; sensors for water quality; sensors for living stock animals; sensor networks for wild animals; design and fabrication of sensors stand-alone sensor node; sensors for climate change; sensor manufacture and system integration; sensors for food safety; sensor networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Integrating Smart Sensors and Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Human Healthcare Applications

edited by Basheer Qolomany, Jacques Bou Abdo and Liaquat Hossain

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1851 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensors in healthcare; artificial intelligence in healthcare; predictive healthcare analytics; wearable health technologies; remote patient monitoring; personalized medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Privacy and Security for IoT-Based Smart Homes

edited by

Andreas Jacobsson

and

Kayode Sakariyah Adewole

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1732 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT security; privacy and trust; sensor data protection; intrusion detection systems (IDS); data anonymization; cybersecurity for IoT devices; secure sensor networks; edge and cloud security; ethical AI for smart homes

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

Multimodal Human Behavior Understanding in Human–AI Interaction: Sensor-Based Signal Processing and Interaction Techniques

edited by

Changzeng Fu

,

Shiqi Zhao

and

Yuliang Zhao

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1712 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal signal processing; human behavior understanding; affective computing; cognitive computing; wearable sensors; brain– computer interfaces; human– AI interaction; signal processing techniques; interaction methods; real-time systems; user experience

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

Recent Challenges in Underwater Optical Communication and Detection

edited by

Meiwei Kong

,

Chen Chen

and Zhe Sun

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1619 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater wireless optical communication; underwater target detection; underwater optical networking

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Smart Healthcare 4.0: AI, Quantum Computing, and Real-Time Biomedical Monitoring

edited by

Jiann-Shing Shieh

,

Shou-Zen Fan

and Faiyaz Doctor

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1598 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence in healthcare; quantum computing in medicine; real-time biomedical monitoring; ai-driven diagnosis and therapy; precision medicine technologies; biomedical signal processing; healthcare data analytics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensing Technology and Computer Vision for Precision Agriculture and Smart Farming

edited by

Simone Pasinetti

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1585 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision agriculture; AI in agriculture; sensor technologies; computer vision; IoT-based monitoring; remote sensing; smart farming; data analytics; environmental monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

Wearable Sensors in Medical Diagnostics and Rehabilitation

edited by Qiang (Jason) Zhang and

Xiangrong Shen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1338 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; signal processing; medical diagnostics; rehabilitation technology; biomechanical sensors; AI-driven analytics; personalized healthcare; sensor fusion; disease detection; sensing; monitoring; and mapping; wearable robotics; sensor materials; mobile health devices; smart healthcare solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

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