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Feature Review Papers in Fault Diagnosis & Sensors submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 836 | Submission Open
Keywords: condition monitoring; structural health monitoring; non-destructive testing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fault Diagnosis & Sensors)
Emerging Trends in Cybersecurity for Wireless Communication and IoT
edited by and Weihua Liu
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 318 | Submission Open
Keywords: wireless communication; Internet of Things (IoT); cybersecurity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)
Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality in Neurosurgery submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 291 | Submission Open
Keywords: extended reality (XR); virtual reality (VR); augmented reality (AR); mixed reality (MR); neurosurgery; neuronavigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensing and Imaging)
Smart Internet of Things System for Renewable Energy Resource submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open
Keywords: cloud computing; smart electric meters; smart power analyzers; smart grids; smart meter networks; monitoring of renewable energy power plants: photovoltaic solar energy; wind energy; hydroelectric energy; biomass energy; and other renewable energy resources; distributed generation; efficient smart electrical energy; monitoring of storage energy system: batteries; supercapacitors; fuel cells; etc.; monitoring electrical vehicles; wireless technologies: Wi-Fi; LoRa; ZigBee; Bluetooth; NB-IoT; etc.; LPWAN electrical networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Healthcare Systems Enhanced by Advances in the Internet of Medical Things
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open
Keywords: IoMT; biomedical sensor; wearable devices; remote patient monitoring; smart health; sensor integration; cybersecurity in IoMT; AI  in healthcare; edge computing; health data security; personalised medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)
Sensors Technologies in Robot-Assisted Surgical Systems
edited by Jianmin Li
submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open
Keywords: flexible sensors; multi-modal sensing; miniaturized sensors; real-time sensing feedback; robot assisted surgery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensors and Robotics)
New Trends in Intelligent Social-Health Systems Empowered by Internet of Every Things submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 50118 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent systems; Internet of Everything; artificial intelligence; soft computing; social health systems; accessibility; dependency; disability; aging; accessibility
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Recent Advances in Biomedical Imaging Sensors and Processing
edited by and Giuseppe Tradigo
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14372 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)
Multi-sensor Fusion in Medical Imaging, Diagnosis and Therapy
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11239 | Submission Open
Keywords: data fusion; sparse representation; multi-scale decomposition; machine learning; deep learning model; convolutional neural network; transformer; disease diagnosis and therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)
Sensor-Based Structural Health Monitoring of Civil Infrastructure
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8970 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensors; structural health monitoring; civil infrastructure; sensor materials; sensor networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)
Recent Advances in Smart Mobile Sensing Technology submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8470 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI-enabled smart mobile sensing technology; hardware; material; and signal processing of smart mobile sensing technology; smart mobile sensing applications and use-cases; machine learning; deep learning; and big data analytics; privacy-preserving and security of smart mobile sensing; intelligent AR/VR application with machine/deep learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)
Terahertz Sensors
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8446 | Submission Open
Keywords: THz metamaterial; THz sensing; QBIC; quantum dot; photonic crystal; molecular marker; trace detection; Q value; sensitivity; resonant frequency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)
Microwaves for Biomedical Applications and Sensing submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6833 | Submission Open
Keywords: microwaves; electromagnetics; diagnostic applications; therapeutics; sensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)
Intelligent Sensors and Robots for Ambient Assisted Living
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5717 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)
Smart Sensor Technologies for Accurate Movement Monitoring and Connectivity
edited by Pi-Chung Wang
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2563 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart sensor; movement monitoring and connectivity; wearable technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Human Movement Monitoring Using Wearable Sensor Technology—2nd Edition
edited by Yi-Chung Lin
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2555 | Submission Open
Keywords: wearable sensors; human movement; rehabilitation; workplace injury; posture; sport performance; sport injury
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Sensing Technology to Measure Human-Computer Interactions
edited by Klaas Bombeke
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1993 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensor design; physiological signals; digital interactions; machine learning; gestures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Novel Nanoprobes for Biomedical Sensing, Disease Detection, and Theranostic Applications
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1421 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanoprobes; biomedical sensing; disease detection; theranostics; deep learning; targeted therapy; smart nanodevices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)
Gas Sensing for Air Quality Monitoring
edited by , and Wenjie Zhao
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1108 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; machine olfaction; electronic nose; gas detection; concentration estimation; deep learning; signal processing; gas sensitive material
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
Advances in Photothermal Techniques for Material Characterization and Sensor Development
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 493 | Submission Open
Keywords: photothermics; photoacoustics; laser physics; thermophysics; bio- and nanophotonics; material science; laser medicine; theranostics; thermal analysis; laser spectroscopy; laser ultrasonics; photothermal theoretical models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)
Innovative Synergies: Robotics, AI, and Sensor Technologies in Field Autonomous Systems
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 313 | Submission Open
Keywords: field robotics systems: trials and real-world applications; robotic sensor technologies and sensor fusion for field deployment; AI applications in robotics; vision; and sensor technologies; algorithms and field implementations for visual and non-visual sensors; mobile robotics and navigation in field environments; human– robot interactions in field settings; bio-inspired robotics for field  applications; computational intelligence in field robotics; mechatronic systems: field applications  and innovations; swarm robotics in field operations; drones in field operations; social/humanoid robotics in field contexts; immersive interfaces for field robotics; IoT and robotics: crossover field applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensors and Robotics)
Challenges and Future Trends in Antenna Technologies for Communications and Sensing
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 301 | Submission Open
Keywords: antenna measurements; antenna sensor; wireless communication; broadband antennas; communication and sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Cyber Resilience of IoT Systems: Leveraging Cryptography, Protocols, and AI
edited by and Nan Wang
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open
Keywords: cyber resilience; IoT systems; IoT security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Development of Metal Oxide Gas Sensors: From Design and Synthesis to Real-World Applications submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal oxide gas sensors; nanostructured sensing materials; selectivity and sensitivity enhancement; environmental and industrial monitoring; smart and wearable gas sensors; hybrid and composite materials; low-power and flexible sensors; mechanisms of gas detection; Internet of Things (IoT) sensing applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)
Sensors and Machine Vision Technologies for Stress and Disease Detection in Digital Agriculture submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open
Keywords: computer vision; artificial intelligence; smart sensors; deep learning models; crop sensing; disease detection and monitoring; data-driven agriculture; AgRobotics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)
AI-Driven Innovations for Enhanced Signal Intelligence: Applications in Radar and Biomedical Imaging Sensing submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning; biomedical imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Functional Low-Dimensional Materials for Optical and Electrochemical Sensing
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical and electrochemical sensing; low-dimensional sensing materials; ensing methodologies and mechanism— flexible; wearable; and miniaturized sensor platforms; environmental monitoring; biomedical diagnostics; and industrial sensing; low-dimensional material-enabled sensing structure or devices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
Drone Autonomous Perception-Aware Path Planning for Survey and Inspection Missions
edited by , Sui Yang Khoo, Chee Peng Lim and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-rotor drones; fixed-wing drones; autonomous navigation; path planning; mission planning; task decomposition; survey and inspection missions; human pilot guidance; perception-aware path planning
Advances in Bearing Fault Diagnosis Using Single Sensor Techniques and Sensor Fusion Approaches
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open
Keywords: bearing fault diagnosis; single sensor techniques; sensor fusion; condition monitoring; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fault Diagnosis & Sensors)
Blockchain Security and Its Application in Internet of Things (2nd Edition) submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open
Keywords: blockchain; Internet of Things; security and privacy; cryptography protocol; secure communication
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Wearable Sensors and Human Activity Recognition in Health Research submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open
Keywords: wearable sensors; human activity recognition; accelerometry; generalization; reproducibility; free-living environments; machine learning; open science
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
Application of Optical Imaging in Medical and Biomedical Research
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical imaging; optical coherence tomography; medical research; biomedical research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensing and Imaging)
Biometric Sensing in Human–Computer Interaction for Assistive AI Systems submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open
Keywords: product sensing in Kansei engineering; biometrics; AI methods in smart life; smart cities; affective computing; assistive AI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Security, Trust and Privacy in Internet of Things
edited by Alex Akinbi, Safiullah Khan and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open
Keywords: IoT; privacy; security; blockchain; cryptography
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Sensing Signals for Biomedical Monitoring—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomedical monitoring; sensing signals; artificial intelligence for healthcare; wearable sensors; data acquisition and management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)
Recent Trends and Advances in Magnetic Sensors
edited by , and Yoshinobu Honkura
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open
Keywords: magnetic sensors; non-destructive control and monitoring; magnetoelastic sensors; giant magnetoimpedance effect and related applications; GHz spin rotation effect and related applications; magnetic materials for sensor and actuator applications; magnetometers; fundamentals and physics of magnetic sensors; magnetic measurements and instrumentation; measurement standards; smart materials and composites; tuneable metamaterials and composites; magnetic sensors applications; novel sensing techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
Next-Generation Semiconductor-Based Nanophotonic Sensors for Applied Technologies
edited by Evripidis Michail
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensing; semiconductors; nanophotonic; nanofabrication; optoelectronics; photonic devices; light– matter interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Advances in Mechanical and Electric Systems for Aircraft and Space Devices Based on Sensors Technology
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 36 | 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)
eHealth Platforms and Sensors for Monitoring Health and Human Activity—Second Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital health (eHealth/mHealth) platforms; remote and predictive healthcare; self-managed care; health monitoring and management; human activity monitoring; sensing and actuation; smart wearables; brain– computer interfaces (BCIs); and Internet of Things (IoT) networks; health analytics and AI; sensor-based human– AI collaboration; and Natural Language Processing (NLP); assisted living; cybersecurity and privacy protection; user acceptance and adoption; robotics in health monitoring and management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)
The Sensing Technologies and Computational Methods for Biomedical Engineering: Next-Generation Perspectives
edited by , and Helena R. Torres
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open
Keywords: wearable sensors; medical imaging sensors; AI-driven biosignal processing; multimodal biomedical sensor fusion; sensor-based physiological modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)
Innovative Sensing Methods for Motion and Behavior Analysis
edited by Koichi Hashimoto, and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open
Keywords: motion analysis; behavior sensing; sensor fusion; SLAM; hyperspectral imaging; RFID; high-speed vision; animal tracking; human– machine interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensing and Imaging)
Wearable Technologies and Sensors for Health Monitoring submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open
Keywords: wearable health monitoring; biosignal monitoring; biosensors; flexible antennas
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)
Advancements in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks: Challenges, Solutions and Applications in Modern Domains
edited by Alessandro Aloisio
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open
Keywords: heterogeneous wireless networks; communication; IoT
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Recent Advances in Spectroscopic Sensing and Sensor Engineering submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 15 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical spectroscopy; sensing technologies; laser sources and detectors; photoacoustic gas and liquid sensing; light-induced thermoelastic spectroscopy; real-world applications of sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)
Chemical Sensors for Toxic Chemical Detection: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 5 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2953 | 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 221 | Submission Open
Keywords: fluorescent sensors; biological detection; chemical detection; fluorescent probes; biosensing technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)
Intelligent Control Systems for Autonomous Vehicles
edited by Jun Chen and Wen-Chiao Lin
submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8651 | 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 , Bingyong Guo and
submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6909 | 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 , , Spyros Papastergiou and Marc-Oliver Pahl
submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4538 | 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 submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4526 | 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)
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