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Advances in Mechanical and Electric Systems for Aircraft and Space Devices Based on Sensors Technology

edited by

Lucjan Setlak

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric propulsion; aerospace systems; mechatronics; spacecraft subsystems; structural dynamics; avionics; thermal control; hybrid-electric aircraft; electromechanical actuators; space robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Integrated Devices, Circuits, and Systems for Sensor Applications

edited by

Zoran Stamenkovic

and

Vladimir M. Milovanović

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensing devices; signal conditioning circuits; interfacing circuits; millimeter wave radar circuits; monolithic sensor systems; hybrid sensor systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Nucleic Acid-Based Biosensors for Molecular Diagnostics

edited by

Fei Ma

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open

Keywords: nucleic acid biosensors; molecular diagnostics; signal amplification; aptamer; DNAzyme; RNAzyme; DNA nanodevice; DNA nanotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Advanced Sensors for Path Planning and Navigation in Challenging Environments

edited by

Jianguo (Jack) Wang

Gregor Klančar

and

Shiwei Lin

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open

Keywords: positioning sensors; sensor fusion; navigation; AGV path planning; dynamic environment; AGV applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Advances in Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces and Smart Beamforming for Next-Generation Wireless Networks

edited by

Ali Mohamed Mamdouh Mahmoud

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open

Keywords: reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS); smart beamforming; wireless networks; energy efficiency; dynamic channel adaptation; IoT; UAV communications; 6G; mmWave/THz communications; AI-driven wireless systems; wireless sensor networks

Real-Time Object Detection and Classification Using Advanced Sensing Techniques

edited by Chuang Zhu

submission deadline 1 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1357 | Submission Open

Keywords: object detection; lightweight model; real-time algorithm; advanced sensors; computer vision

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

Next-Generation Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases: Microfluidics, BioMEMS for Pathogen Detection and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing

edited by

Wei Wang

, Yaoping Liu and Shitao Shen

submission deadline 1 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open

Keywords: pathogen detection; microfluidics; BioMEMS; antimicrobial resistance; AMR; AI-enhanced diagnostics; multiplexed biosensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Chemical Sensors for Toxic Chemical Detection: 2nd Edition

edited by

Marijo Buzuk

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4738 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical sensing; toxic chemicals; electrochemical sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Fluorescent Sensors for Advanced Applications in Biological and Chemical Detection

edited by Sellamuthu Anbu

submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 245 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluorescent sensors; biological detection; chemical detection; fluorescent probes; biosensing technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Sensors Fusion in Digital Healthcare Applications

edited by

Boon Giin Lee

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 26589 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Intelligent Control Systems for Autonomous Vehicles

edited by Jun Chen and Wen-Chiao Lin

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9788 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous vehicles; human– machine interaction; sensor fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Energy Harvesting and Self-Powered Sensors

edited by

Long Liu

, Bingyong Guo and

Lu Wang

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9149 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy harvesting; wave energy; vibration energy; solar energy; self-powered sensors; wireless sensor networks; wearable sensors; power management; internet of things applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Cyber Physical System: Security and Resilience Challenges and Solutions

edited by

Shareeful Islam

Sotiris Ioannidis

, Spyros Papastergiou and Marc-Oliver Pahl

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5833 | Submission Open

Keywords: cybersecurity; resilience; cyber physical systems; risk management; vulnerability assessment; intrusion detection and response; incident response; AI and digital resilience act

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

Trustless Biometric Sensors and Systems

edited by

Kristijan Lenac

and

Žiga Emeršič

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4807 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart biometric sensors; decentralized biometric sensors; trust management in blockchain; trust management in biometrics; biometric data privacy; trusted biometric systems; distributed processing of biometric data; digital identity; decentralised biometrics; decentralised identity; biometric authentication; zero knowledge authentication; privacy-preserving biometry; biodata security; biometric trust; biometric wallets

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Novel 2D Material-Based Sensors for Optoelectronic Devices

edited by

Alessandro Fantoni

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2126 | Submission Open

Keywords: 2D materials; optoelectronic device; optoelectronic sensor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)

Remote Sensing in Urban Surveying and Mapping

edited by

Eva Savina Malinverni

and

Francesco Di Stefano

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 679 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical and thermal remote sensing data; GIS; urban mapping; land surface temperature (LST); change detection; urban heat island; hyperspectral data; LiDAR; deep learning; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Advanced Photodetector Based on Multifunctional Material

edited by Carmela Bonavolontà and Massimo Valentino

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 414 | Submission Open

Keywords: photodetectors based on 2D materials; multifunctional nanoscale device; organic photodetectors; multifunctional 2D materials for chemical and biological agent detection; heterojunctions for ultrasensitive photodetectors; multifunctional composite materials; metal-halide perovskite optoelectronics applications; single-photon detectors; broadband photodetectors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Sensor Applications for Military* and Public Use: The Duality into Action

edited by

Spyridon K. Chronopoulos

and

Konstantinos Peppas

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12782 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned vehicles; multi-sensors; antennas; digital signal processing; public applications; military applications; noise; interference; dual application of military and public usage (DUAMILPUS); short-range communications (SRC); long-range communications (LoRa); satellite communications; security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Combining Brain-Computer Interfaces and Assistive Biosensing Technologies

edited by Chunxiu Yu

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12487 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Secure Communication for Next-Generation Wireless Networks

edited by

Yue Xiao

and

Jie Tian

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10884 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Recent Advances in Intelligent Vehicles and Intelligent Transportation Systems

edited by

Jinghua Guo

and

Jingyao Wang

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8453 | 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)

Sensors in Smart Irrigation Systems

edited by Mohamed Riduan Abid and Tareq Abu Hamed

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6588 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart irrigation; smart agriculture; sensor networks; IoT; big data analytics; control; cloud computing; real-time data processing; mobile applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

Biosignal Sensing Analysis (EEG, EMG, ECG, PPG) (2nd Edition)

edited by

Vangelis Sakkalis

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6332 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical signals; biosignals; ECG; EEG; PPG; EDR; EMG; BCI; multimodal signal processing; biomedical sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advances in Automatic Speech Recognition, Audio and Underwater Acoustic Signal Analysis

edited by Kele Xu, Rui Liu, Maoshen Jia and Dawei Feng

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5519 | Submission Open

Keywords: automatic speech recognition; audio signal acquisition; audio signal processing; audio and underwater acoustic signal recognition and classification; machine learning and deep learning algorithm application in audio signal analysis; safety and privacy; acceleration and deployment of audio signal processing algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Intelligent Sensing and Control Technology for Unmanned Vehicles

edited by

Xiaojie Sun

, Dongdong Mu and Yue Wu

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2270 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned vehicles; intelligent sensing; sensor fusion; motion-planning; AI-driven control; decision-making; behavior prediction; collision avoidance; safety control; autonomous driving

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

Integrating Cloud Computing, Sensing Technologies, and Digital Twins in IoT Applications

edited by

Virginia Pilloni

and Francesca Marcello

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2092 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things; digital twin; sensing technologies; edge and fog computing; ambient intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Advances in Robotics and Sensors for Rehabilitation

edited by

Vidas Raudonis

Arunas Lipnickas

and Ligita Šilinė

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1982 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotic assistive devices; sensor integration; wearable technology; remote patient monitoring

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

Advanced Sensor Strategies and Developments against Disasters and Random Phenomena (ASSAD DARPA)

edited by

Spyridon K. Chronopoulos

, Vasilis P. Tritakis,

Vasilis Christofilakis

Konstantinos Peppas

and

Nikos C. Sagias

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1778 | Submission Open

Keywords: floods; earthquakes; wildfires; drought; tornadoes; severe storms; hurricanes; tropical storms; human-caused disasters; UAV; unmanned vehicles for surveillance; surveillance multi-sensors; antennas; noise; interference; short-range communications (SRCs); long-range communications (LoRa); satellite systems; satellite communications; security; IoT; schumann

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advances in RFID-Based Indoor Positioning Systems

edited by Joao da Silva Pereira and

Paulo Manuel Almeida Costa

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 988 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning- and AI-driven RFID positioning; hybrid positioning methods combining RFID with other technologies (UWB; Wi-Fi; BLE; etc.); RF propagation modeling and signal processing techniques; low-power and energy-efficient RFID-based localization; security and privacy challenges in RFID tracking; applications in Industry 4.0; healthcare; retail; and logistics

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

Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC): Opportunities and Challenges

edited by Rui Wang

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 951 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated sensing and communication; ISAC; 6G

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

Advances in Magnetic Sensors: Innovations, Challenges and Applications

edited by

Qi Han

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 880 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic sensor; magnetic anomaly detection; earth magnetism navigation; biological magnetic measurement; space magnetic measurement; unmanned vehicle; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Recent Advances and Tendencies in Highly Sensitive Fiber Optic Sensors

edited by Shiquan Tao

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 830 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber optic sensors; distributed fiber optic sensing system; fiber optic biomedical sensors; sapphire fiber Bragg gratings; fiber interferometers; surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensors; evanescent wave fiber optic sensor; optical waveguide sensor; hollow waveguide fiber optic sensors; liquid core waveguide fiber optic sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Biosensors: Technologies and Applications

edited by

Stefano Fornasaro

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 786 | Submission Open

Keywords: SERS; nanostructures; substrates

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

Advanced Sensing and Deep Learning for Damage Detection and Performance Assessment in Structural Health Monitoring

edited by

Andy Nguyen

and

Yang Yu

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 596 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; advanced sensing; deep learning; damage detection; performance assessment; smart inspection

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

Sensors for Characterization of Energetic Materials Effects

edited by Maylis Lavayssière,

Carole Rossi

and

Patrick Pons

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 429 | Submission Open

Keywords: shock waves; overpressure; metrology; ultrafast sensors; dynamic calibration; energetic materials; machine learning approach

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

High-Frequency Spectroscopy and Imaging: Techniques and Applications

edited by

Romolo Marcelli

and

Emanuela Proietti

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-frequency spectroscopy and imaging; near-field microscopy; dielectric constant measurement; image reconstruction algorithms

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

Wearable Sensors in Biomechanics and Human Motion

edited by

Philippe Dixon

Clint Hansen

and Jill Emmerzaal

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomechanics; wearable sensors; human motion analysis; activity recognition; machine learning; digital health; sport science; gait and posture; inertial measurement units

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Chip-Based MEMS Platforms—2nd Edition

edited by

Pengcheng Xu

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: MEMS chips; integrated chips; gas sensors; biochemical sensors; microfluidics; internet of things; point-of-care detection; wearable electronics; consumer electronics; low power consumption

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advancements in Photoacoustic Sensors for Gas Detection and Air Quality Assessment

edited by

Enza Panzardi

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoacoustic sensing mechanisms; photoacoustic-based air quality monitoring; gas and multi-pollutant detection; photoacoustic-based environmental and biomedical sensors; photoacoustic-based breath analysis technologies; sensors and sensing system design in photoacoustic applications; signal processing and data analysis specific to systems-based photoacoustic sensing; applications and case studies of photoacoustic principles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Emerging Semiconductor Technologies for Next-Generation Sensors

edited by Tzu-Chiao Wei,

Dung-Sheng Tsai

and Chen-Fang Kang

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: semiconductor sensors; emergent materials; hybrid materials; nanomanufacturing; advanced sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)

Intelligent Single-Photon Sensing and Imaging

edited by

Zhe Li

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open

Keywords: single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD); superconducting nanowire single-photon detector (SNSPD); CMOS single-photon sensors; system-on-chip (SoC) imagers; photon counting; computational imaging and reconstruction; photonic and optoelectronic neuromorphic computing; optoelectronic in-sensor computing; photonic quantum computing; deep learning; spiking neural networks

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

Research Progress in Electrochemical Aptasensors and Biosensors

edited by

Luisa Pilan

and

Matei D. Raicopol

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13296 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical biosensors; aptasensors; DNA biosensors; immunosensors; enzyme biosensors; nanotechnologies for biosensors; functional electrode materials; molecular-imprinted polymers; healthcare; food control; environmental monitoring; lab-on-a-chip; point-of-care

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Sensors and Sensing Technologies for Traffic, Driving and Transportation

edited by Duo Lu and

Bharatesh Chakravarthi

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9680 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; sensing technologies; sensor fusion; intelligent transportation systems (ITSs); intelligent vehicles (IVs); artificial intelligence (AI); datasets

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Exploring the Sensing Potential of Acoustic Wave Devices

edited by Chen Fu and Sami Ramadan

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9256 | Submission Open

Keywords: acoustic wave sensors; acoustic emission sensors; ultrasonic sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Sensors and IoT Technologies for the Smart Industry

edited by

Michalis Michaelides

Herodotos Herodotou

and

Sheraz Aslam

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7214 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 4.0; Internet of Things (IoT); predictive maintenance (PdM)

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

Sensors and Livable Smart Cities

edited by Manuela Montangero and

Catia Prandi

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5872 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; Internet of Things; smart city

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensors for Biomechanical and Rehabilitation Engineering

edited by Ziyun Ding

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5052 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; biomechanical; rehabilitation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Optical Imaging for Medical Applications

edited by Li Lin

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3110 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluorescence imaging; photoacoustic imaging; optical coherence tomography; diffuse optical tomography; Raman spectroscopy; multiphoton fluorescence microscopy; confocal microscopy; light sheet microscopy; light field microscopy; super-resolution microscopy

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

Antenna Design and Array Signal Processing

edited by

MuhibUr Rahman

and