Sensors

Advanced Signal and Image Processing Techniques for Sensor Applications—2nd Edition

edited by Jesmin Farzana Khan and

submission deadline 10 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 269 | Submission Open

Keywords: signal processing; image processing; machine learning; wireless sensor networks; internet of things; deep neural networks; dictionary learning; compressive sensing; big data; brain–computer interface; artificial intelligence

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

Combining Brain-Computer Interfaces and Assistive Biosensing Technologies

edited by Chunxiu Yu

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 30275 | Submission Open

Keywords: brain–computer interface (BCI); assistive technology; biosensing; machine learning; adaptive systems; wearable sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Intelligent Sensor Calibration: Techniques, Devices and Methodologies

edited by

Yan Liu

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12876 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensor calibration; calibration theory; calibration device; methodology and algorithm

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Application of SAR and Remote Sensing Technology in Earth Observation

edited by Xing Peng, Qinghua Xie,

Yanan Du

and

Bing Zhang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9695 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; synthetic aperture radar; land cover; earth observation; data fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Human Body Communication and Wireless Sensing for Space and Challenging Environments

edited by

Pietro Savazzi

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3041 | Submission Open

Keywords: human body communication; body area communication; intrabody communication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

AI-Enabled Biomedical Sensing and Digital Health Applications

edited by Gladiola Petroiu,

Cristian Rotariu

,

Hariton-Nicolae Costin

and Ioana Raluca Adochiei

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1589 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; biomedical sensing; artificial intelligence(AI); digital health; e-health/m-health; healthcare; sensor data; medical diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

AI for Sensor Devices, Circuits and System Design

edited by

Tee Hui Teo

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1473 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); sensor technology; circuit design; system engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensor Security and Beyond

edited by Xiaoyu Ji and

Chen Yan

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 984 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT security and privacy; sensor data security; embedded system security; multi-sensor fusion security; anomaly detection; cyber-physical systems

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

Visual Sensors and Learning for Text Analysis and Recognition

edited by

Silvia Cascianelli

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 312 | Submission Open

Keywords: text recognition; document image analysis; document digitalization; structured document recognition

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

Satellite Remote Sensing for Land Use/Land Cover (LULC) and Vegetation Monitoring

edited by

Dino Dobrinić

and

Mateo Gašparović

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use and land cover (LULC) classification; vegetation indices and dynamics; multi-sensor data fusion (optical, SAR, LiDAR); deep learning for remote sensing; machine learning for vegetation monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Recent Advances in Intelligent Vehicles and Intelligent Transportation Systems: 2nd Edition

edited by

Jinghua Guo

and

Jingyao Wang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent vehicles; advanced sensors; environmental perception; intelligent decision; information safety; vehicle dynamics and control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Internet of Things Cybersecurity

edited by

Vasileios Memos

,

Konstantinos E. Psannis

,

Christos L. Stergiou

and

Andreas P. Plageras

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14991 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things (IoT); security; Botnet of Things (BoT) network; network attacks

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

Advanced Magnetic and Fluorescent Nanomaterial Sensors: Design, Development, and Application

edited by

He Wei

and Shuo Wu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7658 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic nanomaterials; fluorescent nanomaterials; nanotechnology-based sensors; bio-sensing; environmental sensing; functional surface modification; real-time monitoring; sensing applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)

Sensor Technologies for Ocean Environments: Impact Assessment, Monitoring and Protection—Second Edition

edited by

Zbigniew Otremba

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6890 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocean health; weather parameters; climate change; detecting of marine pollution; marine large scale constructions; alien energies and substances

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Colorimetric Sensing Technologies for Food Safety and Environment Monitoring

edited by Francisco Javier Pena-Pereira and

José Carlos Bendicho Hernández

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5661 | 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)

Next-Generation Haptic Technologies: Materials, Mechanisms, and Applications

edited by Haotian Chen, Rami Ghannam and Lucas Ferrari Gerez

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5565 | Submission Open

Keywords: haptic feedback; tactile sensing; stretchable electronics; soft robotics; virtual and augmented reality; wearable haptic devices; human–machine interfaces; biomedical applications of haptics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

AI-Based Sensing and Imaging Applications

edited by

Wahyu Rahmaniar

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4667 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; deep learning; computer vision; medical imaging; intelligent sensing; image enhancement; anomaly detection; multimodal data fusion; autonomous systems; smart imaging applications

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

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 20 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4639 | 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)

Sensor-Enhanced Machine Learning for Complex System Optimization

edited by

Hossein Fotouhi

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2791 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex system; optimization system; control/optimization; machine learning; reinforcement learning; cyber–physical systems; Internet of Things; digital twin; smart sensors; sensor networks; edge computing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Next-Generation IoT Ecosystems: Methods, Challenges and Prospects

edited by

Mohammed Al-Khafajiy

and

Saeid Pourroostaei Ardakani

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1887 | Submission Open

Keywords: next-generation IoT ecosystems; cloud–edge–fog computing; applied Artificial Intelligence (AI); security and privacy in IoT; computer vision and intelligent sensing; robotics and autonomous systems; digital twin technologies; smart cities, healthcare, and agriculture applications; AI-driven IoT architectures

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

Advanced Wearable, Vision-Based, and Intelligent Systems for Movement and Gait Analysis

edited by

Behnaz Ghoraani

and

Yunfeng Wu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1848 | Submission Open

Keywords: gait analysis; wearable sensors; video-based sensing; inertial measurement units; movement analysis; artificial intelligence; machine learning; digital biomarkers; rehabilitation monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

AI-Driven Analytics and Intelligent Sensing for Industrial Systems

edited by

Janis Terpenny

, Thomas Kurfess, Vittal Prabhu and

Pongchalat Chaisiriroj

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1831 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven analytics; intelligent sensing; physics-informed learning; industrial systems; manufacturing; transportation; logistics; supply chains; digital twins; operational optimization

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

Laser Spectroscopy Sensing for Gas Detection

edited by

Ying He

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1474 | Submission Open

Keywords: tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS); cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS); photoacoustic spectroscopy (PAS); quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy (QEPAS); light-induced thermoelastic spectroscopy (LITES); integrated cavity output spectroscopy (ICOS); laser-induced fluorescence (LIF); laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS); quantum cascade laser (QCL); interband cascade lasers (ICL)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Combining Machine Learning and Sensors in Human Movement Biomechanics: 2nd Edition

edited by

Mariano Serrao

and

Alberto Ranavolo

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1333 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; neural network; biomechanics; human movement; wearable devices; movement disorders; movement analysis; motor function

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Intelligent Point Cloud Processing, Sensing and Understanding—Fourth Edition

edited by

Miaohui Wang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1268 | Submission Open

Keywords: point cloud acquisition from laser scanners, stereo vision, panoramas, camera phone images and oblique as well as satellite imagery; deep learning for point cloud processing; point cloud registration, segmentation, object detection, semantic labelling, compression and quality assessment; fusion of multimodal point clouds; modeling of LiDAR/image-based point cloud processing; industrial applications with large-scale point clouds; high-performance computing for large-scale point clouds

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

Sensor Technologies and Surgical Robotics in Medical, Biomedical, and Healthcare Systems

edited by

Isaac Chairez

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1047 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; sensing technologies; medical robotics; surgical robotics; remote surgeries; autonomous operations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Deep Learning Technology and Image Sensing: 3rd Edition

edited by

Sukho Lee

and

Dae-Ki Kang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 718 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; image sensing; video sensing; image sensor; video sensor; computer vision

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

Biomedical Imaging and Sensing Applications

edited by

Jiaqing Liu

and Tomoko Tateyama

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 690 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical imaging; sensing applications; medical diagnosis support; healthcare monitoring; gait-based analysis; human motion understanding; cognitive assessment; neurological disease screening; multimodal biomedical sensing; wearable and camera-based sensing; image and video analysis; deep learning for healthcare; intelligent sensing systems

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

Novel Sensing Methods in Advanced Manufacturing Systems

edited by Meysam Zareiee and

Mahsa Mehrad

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 667 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced manufacturing; smart sensors; Industry 4.0 and 5.0; sensor fusion; cyber–physical systems; digital twins; predictive maintenance; intelligent sensing; industrial IoT; process monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Sensor Technologies and Intelligent Computing for Biometric Signal Analysis and Pattern Recognition—2nd Edition

edited by

Min Wang

,

Raul Fernandez Rojas

and Essam Debie

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 629 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal biometrics; wearable sensors; biometric data/signal analysis; privacy and security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Embodied Intelligent Wireless Systems: Key Technologies, Applications, and Challenges

edited by

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,

,

and

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 588 | Submission Open

Keywords: embodied intelligence; wireless system; sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Optical Materials for Sensors and Their Applications

edited by

Cristian Felipe Ramírez Gutiérrez

,

Jorge David Castaño Yepes

and

Cesar Isaza Bohórquez

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 511 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical materials; optical sensors; photonic structures; nanostructured materials; material characterization; optical modeling; optical simulation; metasurface sensors; photoacoustic sensing; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Sensors for Neuroimaging and Cardiovascular Monitoring

edited by

Alka Bishnoi

and

Giovanna Sannino

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 365 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuroimaging sensors; cardiovascular monitoring; wearable biosensors; functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS); electroencephalography (EEG); electrocardiography (ECG); multimodal sensing; signal processing in biomedical sensors; point-of-care diagnostics; smart health technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Collaborative Intelligent Sensing for Social IoT

edited by Dapeng Wu, Xinqi Lin and Boran Yang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 359 | Submission Open

Keywords: social intelligence; Internet of Things (IoT); collaborative sensing; edge AI; distributed sensor networks; multi-modal perception; smart cities; security and privacy

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

Artificial Intelligence and Sensor-Based Learning for Intelligent Driving and Smart Mobility

edited by Gábor Kiss and

Lehel Denes-Fazakas

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; sensor fusion; intelligent driving; smart mobility; driver monitoring; smart parking; ADAS; intelligent transportation systems; automated driving; cooperative AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Efficient Deep Learning for Vision-Based Sensing and Perception

edited by

Bogusław Cyganek

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; neural networks; visual transformers; computer vision; large vision–language models; vision embedded systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Intelligent Sensing, Conversational Intelligence and Robot Control for Human–Machine Coexistence

edited by

Duk Shin

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: conversational AI; large language models; ego-centric vision; sign gesture recognition; human–robot interaction; robot motor control; human–machine coexistence; multimodal sensing

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

Advances in Energy Harvesting and Sensor Systems: 2nd Edition

edited by

Yi Xi

,

Jin Yang

and

Hulin Zhang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor; self-powered sensor; energy conversion and harvesting; information acquisition and processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advances in EEG/EMG-Based Sensing Technologies for Biomedical Applications: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by Yang Zheng,

Hui Liu

, Jun Xie, Lili Li,

Min Li

and João Rodrigues

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

Keywords: EEG; EMG; biomedical engineering; sensors; signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: Optical Measurements and Sensing Technology: 2nd Edition

edited by

Michele Norgia

,

Elfed Lewis

and

Alberto Vallan

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensors; interferometry; fiber optical sensors; optical measurements; laser Doppler velocimetry; optical rangefinder

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advanced Sensors and Detector Systems for Radiation, Energy and Biomedical Applications

edited by Giada Petringa and

Claudio Verona

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: beam monitoring; radiation measurement; medical imaging; dosimetry; microdosimetry; quality assurance; semiconductor detectors; scintillation detectors; gas detectors; simulation devices; biomedical applications; energetic applications; plasma diagnostic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Recent Advances in UAVs’ GN&C (Guidance, Navigation, and Control) Technologies: 2nd Edition

edited by

Xueyun Wang

and

Stefano Caizzone

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated guidance and control; intelligent guidance and control; optimized guidance and control; flight experiment and simulations; inertial navigation; sensor fusion; trajectory tracking guidance; attitude control; control of UAV swarms; navigation of UAV swarms; trajectory optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Wearable Devices for Biomedical Monitoring

edited by

Stephen Mizzi

and

Alfonso Martínez-Nova

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; biomedical monitoring; smart textiles; in-shoe sensing; continuous monitoring; real-world measurements; signal processing; digital health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Fall Detection Based on Wearable Sensors

edited by

Plinio Moreno

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 40800 | Submission Open

Keywords: data generation from simulation; transfer learning; data augmentation from fall videos; motion capture; fall detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Advances in Radiation Sensors and Detectors

edited by

Valerio Bocci

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8246 | 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)

Secure and Resilient Solutions for CCTV, Small Sensor and IoT Device Security

edited by

Jong Hyuk Park

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7359 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT security; CCTV anomaly detection; lightweight cryptography; blockchain for IoT; secure IoT frameworks; sensor authentication; cyber threat mitigation; federated learning for IoT; quantum-resistant algorithms; resilient IoT architectures

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

Smart Sensors in Precision Agriculture

edited by

Carlos Campillo

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5913 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil moisture sensors; irrigation and fertilization management sensors; crop monitoring sensors; spatial variability management; precision agriculture; digital twin integration; decision support system; AI & machine learning integration; automation of management process in precision agriculture; variable rate technology; wireless sensor networks; blockchain integration in precision agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

Autonomous Navigation for Intelligent Robots: Perception, Planning, and Control

edited by

Weimin Zhang

,

Xiaopeng Chen

and

Fangxing Li

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5765 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous navigation; robot perception; motion planning; robot control; sensor fusion; SLAM (simultaneous localization and mapping); path planning; intelligent robots; mobile robotics

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

Low-Cost Chemosensors for Applications in Environment, Health, Food, and Industry Process Control, 2nd Edition

edited by

Weiying Lu

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4272 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-cost; chemosensors; sensors; food analysis; gas sensor; pH sensor; medical diagnostics; colorimetric sensors; electronic nose; healthcare; environmental monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Acoustic Sensing for Musical Instrument Study and Vocal Analysis

edited by Chii-Chang Chen

submission deadline 25 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3483 | Submission Open

Keywords: acoustics; musical instruments; vocal; holography; acoustic materials; vocals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

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