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Advanced Sensing Digital Image Processing for Dynamic Deformation and Vibration Monitoring

edited by Zeren Gao and

Yu Fu

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

Keywords: structural health monitoring (SHM); dynamic deformation measurement; non-contact vibration sensing; operational modal analysis; multi-sensor data fusion; structural dynamics characterization; rotating machinery diagnostics

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

Human Body Communication

edited by

Pietro Savazzi

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

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Internet of Things (IoT), Smart Sensors and Pervasive Systems for Health and Wellbeing

edited by

Daniela Micucci

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 18 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT-based health monitoring; smart health sensor; wearable health technology; ambient assisted living; edge and cloud computing in healthcare; AI-driven health data analysis; healthcare interoperability and security; remote patient monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advanced Optical Imaging and Interference Detection Techniques

edited by Lisong Yan

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 18 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical design; optical testing; interferometry; adaptive optics; laser metrology; phase retrieval; real-time measurement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Image Processing and Pattern Recognition Based on Deep Learning for Sensing Applications—3rd Edition

edited by

Dan Popescu

and

Loretta Ichim

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open

Keywords: image processing; sensors for various image generation: RGB; multispectral; thermal; collecting data and data fusion from different sensors; multimodal approaches; pattern recognition; image segmentation; object classification; neural networks; deep learning; decision fusion; systems based on multiple neural networks; the detection of regions of interest from remote images; industry applications; sensorial domain applications; precision agriculture application; medical application; the monitoring of protected areas; disaster monitoring and assessment

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

Emerging MRI Techniques for Enhanced Disease Diagnosis and Monitoring

edited by

Akbar Alipour

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); RF coil; disease biomarkers; MRI hardware innovations; ultra-low-field MRI; ultra-high-field MRI; clinical imaging applications; functional and structural imaging; quantitative MRI; MRI acquisition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Sensing Technologies in Neuroscience and Brain Research

edited by

Attila Kaszás

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9231 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurotechnology; neuronal activity; populational activity; machine learning; brain– computer interface; transparent devices; neurological disorders

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Sensing and Imaging in Computer Vision

edited by Codruta Orniana Ancuti

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1372 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; imaging sensors; multimodal sensing; AI in image understanding; remote sensing; sensor fusion

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

Advances in Sensor Technologies and Measurement Techniques for Smart Agri-Food

edited by

and

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 966 | Submission Open

Keywords: contactless measurements ; measurement science; artificial intelligence; machine learning; and deep learning; optical; chemical; electronic sensing; hyperspectral imaging; data analysis; sensor fusion; precision agriculture; precision food quality assessment; food fraud and adulteration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Selected Papers from the 15th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring (IWSHM 2025)

edited by

Fu-Kuo Chang

and

Alfredo Güemes

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 295 | Submission Open

Keywords: SHM; composite materials; civil infrastructures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Sensor Enabled Smart Energy Solutions

edited by

Hamid Reza Shaker

and

Rahman Dashti

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 17304 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault detection; location; and diagnosis; data analytics; smart maintenance and renovation planning; reliability and risk analysis; intelligent control and protection; energy management and optimization; forecasting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Sensor Fusion for the Safety of Automated Driving Systems

edited by Man Zhou, Weina Niu and Xin Liu

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7640 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous driving; safety and robustness; autonomous driving system security; sensor data security; sensor fusion architecture; cameras; LiDAR; radar

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Wearable Systems for Monitoring Joint Kinematics

edited by Arianna Carnevale and

Daniela Lo Presti

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4899 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable systems for biomedical applications; wearable sensors for monitoring joint kinematics; wearable systems for applications in Orthopaedics; wearable body area networks; metrological characterization of wearable sensors; wearables for remote monitoring; signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Reinforcement Learning and Intelligent Systems in Sensor Networks and Applications

edited by

Hyunsu Lee

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1071 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor networks; reinforcement learning; intelligent systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Applications of Sensor Technologies in Motion Perception and Position Tracking

edited by

Maki Sugimoto

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open

Keywords: spatial computing; motion perception; position tracking; sensor technologies; Apple Vision Pro

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advances in Sensing Technologies for Inertial Stabilization

edited by Tao Tang and

Zhiyong Yu

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: inertial sensors trends; inertial sensor-based measurement and control methods; robust disturbance rejection; signal processing in inertial stabilization control; inertial stabilization platform

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

Advances in Aptamer-Based Sensors: Innovations in Design, Applications, and Analytical Performance

edited by Tianhuan Peng

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: aptamer selection and SELEX; aptamer-based biosensors; signal transduction and amplification; nano-biosensors; point-of-care diagnostics and real-time detection; clinical diagnostics and biomarker selection; environmental monitoring and food safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Multi-Agent Sensors Systems and Their Applications

edited by Salman Jalalifar

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1781 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-agent sensor systems; collaborative sensing; information fusion; industrial automation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Emerging Wireless Propagation: Antenna Arrays and Microwave Sensing Technologies

edited by

Jiahui Fu

Zhefei Wang

and

Wan Chen

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open

Keywords: antenna arrays; microwave devices; biomedical RF sensors; MIMO systems; metamaterials; metasurface; beamforming; reconfigurable antennas; 5G/6G technologies; IoT connectivity; mm wave communications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Sensors in Fusion of Lifeforms

edited by

Shengyong Xu

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: fusion of lifeforms; biosensors; brain– computer interface; human– machine interface; artificial skin; artificial organs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Recent Advances in Sensor Technology and Precision Measurement

edited by

Biao Tang

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum precision measurement; atomic and molecular physics; atomic interferometry; cold atoms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Semantic Communication for the Internet of Things

edited by Samer Lahoud

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

Keywords: semantic communication; Internet of Things; edge intelligence; semantic source coding; intent-based networking; ontology-driven sensing; federated learning; cross-layer metrics; task-oriented communication; energy-efficient IoT

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

Human Signal Processing Based on Wearable Non-Invasive Device: 2nd Edition

edited by

Wing-Kuen Ling

Steve Ling

and

Bonnie Law

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: photoplethysmograms; electrocardiograms; electromyograms; electroencephalograms; electrooculograms; denoising; feature extraction; classification; regression

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Sensor-Driven Synergies: Machine Vision, Pattern Recognition, and Robotics in Smart Industries

edited by Alberto Tellaeche

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart industries; industrial manufacturing; advanced sensors; sensor data collection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Digital Image Processing and Sensing Technologies—Second Edition

edited by

and

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8042 | Submission Open

Keywords: image acquisition; image analysis; digital image forensics; multimedia security (image and video); digital image watermarking; machine learning in DIP; image-based data hiding; image filtering; feature extraction; edge detection; corner extraction; keypoint detection; feature descriptor; image segmentation; image compression; pattern recognition

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

Intelligent Traffic Safety and Security

edited by Pengcheng Wang, Yang Yang and

Guangnian Xiao

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3656 | Submission Open

Keywords: automatic driving; intelligent system; traffic safety; information security; intelligent transportation; road safety optimization; sensor technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensors for Heart Rate Monitoring and Cardiovascular Disease

edited by

Helmut Karl Lackner

and

Alexander Müller

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3123 | Submission Open

Keywords: heart rate; cardiovascular disease; electrode-based technologies; photoplethysmography; wearable devices; implants; and contactless systems; artificial intelligence; machine learning; mHealth

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Security and Privacy in Next-Generation Mobile Networks: Challenges, Solutions, and Innovations

edited by

Yohan Park

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 805 | Submission Open

Keywords: next-generation mobile networks; 5G and 6G security; privacy-preserving techniques; IoT security; edge computing; cybersecurity; blockchain and DLT; post-quantum cryptography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Optical Sensors for Biomedical Imaging and Diagnostics

edited by

Federico Tommasi

and

Alessio Gnerucci

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 448 | Submission Open

Keywords: Raman; scattering; imaging; random laser; plasmonic; artificial intelligence; Monte Carlo; absorption; fluorescence; optical fiber; perovskite

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

Sensors for Breathing Monitoring—2nd Edition

edited by

Andrea Aliverti

and

Yoshitaka Oku

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: breath monitoring; apnea detecting; wearable sensors; gas sensors; physiological signals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advanced Optical Fiber Displacement Sensors

edited by

Joseba Zubia Zaballa

and

Gorka Zubia-Garea

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber displacement sensors; optical fiber bundles; multicore optical fibers (MCFs); photonic lanterns; hollow-core fiber sensors (ARHCFs); photonic crystal fibers (PCF); multiplexed sensing; aeronautical sensing; industrial metrology; wavefront sensor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advanced Sensor Fusion in Industry 4.0

edited by

Luigi Rovati

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12064 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Advanced Sensor and Measurement Technologies in Astronomy and Astrophysics

edited by Giuseppe Romeo

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5748 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; space exploration; astronomy; astrophysics; cosmos

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Novel Optical Sensors for Biomedical Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Benjamin L. Miller

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5744 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensing; point-of-care diagnostics; developing world diagnostics; integrated photonics for sensing; plasmonics; multiplex detection; spectroscopy; lab-on-a-chip devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advances in Electrochemical Sensors for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Roger Narayan

and

Yugender Goud Kotagiri

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4210 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; point-of-care diagnostics; electrochemical sensors; wearable sensors; In vivo sensors; biomarkers screening; therapeutic drug monitoring; aptasensors; immunosensors; molecular-imprinted polymers; chemical sensors; potentiometric sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Optimizing the Future: Securing and Streamlining IoT Resource Allocation in the 6G Era with Edge Computing and UAV Integration

edited by Shidrokh Goudarzi

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2724 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT (Internet of Things); resource allocation; 6G connectivity; edge computing; UAV integration; sensor networks; security measures; application-oriented research; efficient resource distribution

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

Optical Spectroscopy for Sensing, Monitoring and Analysis: 2nd Edition

edited by

Hunter B. Andrews

Luke R. Sadergaski

and Kyle C. Hartig

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2169 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical spectroscopy; laser spectroscopy; laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy; Raman spectroscopy; spectrophotometry; fluorescence spectroscopy; online monitoring; sensor fusion; chemometrics; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

6G Communication and Edge Intelligence in Wireless Sensor Networks

edited by

Guanding Yu

and

Shengli Liu

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1383 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge computing; edge AI; federated learning; decentralized learning; learning latency; constrained resource; task-oriented communication; 6G; edge inference; heterogeneous resource; resource management; asynchronous aggregation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Challenges and Future Trends in Electronics for Wireless Sensing Technology

edited by

Andrea Ria

, Andrea Motroni and

Antonello Florio

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 397 | Submission Open

Keywords: electronics; wireless; IoT; RFID; sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Advancements in Power Amplifier Design and Linearization Techniques for Wireless Communication Systems

edited by Pere L. Gilabert and

Anna Piacibello

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 337 | Submission Open

Keywords: power amplifier design; load-modulated balanced amplifiers (LMBAs); outphasing power amplifiers; Doherty power amplifiers; all-digital transmitters (TX); linearization techniques; efficiency enhancement; Digital Pre-Distortion (DPD); envelope tracking; radio frequency (RF) and microwave engineering; nonlinear distortion compensation; 5G and beyond wireless networks; phased arrays and beamforming; MIMO power amplifiers; high-efficiency PA architectures; machine learning for PA optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Advanced Social Robots and Human–Computer Interaction Applications

edited by Junfeng Yao

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: social robots; embodied artificial intelligence; human– robot interaction; body; core; head; brain; sensation; emotion

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

Intelligent Optical Sensors in Biomedicine and Robotics

edited by Jae-Ho Han and

Cheol Song

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: biophotonics; optical biosensing; medical diagnostics; surgical robotics / minimally invasive surgery; wearable optical sensors; robot vision/computer vision; haptic/tactile sensing (optical); deep learning / neural networks for sensor data

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

Electrochemical DNA- and Aptasensors for the Detection of Low-Molecular Compounds (2nd Edition)

edited by

Tibor Hianik

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical dna sensors; aptasensors; low-molecular-weight compounds; signal amplification; real sample detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Advances in Magnetic Sensors and Their Applications: 2nd Edition

edited by

Nicholas Sammut

and Marco Calvi

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic sensors; magnetic actuators; non-destructive control; magnetic materials; magnetometers; fundamentals and physics of magnetic sensors; magnetic measurements and instrumentation; measurement standards; smart materials and composites; non-destructive control; tunable metamaterials; magnetic sensor applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

AI-Enhanced Industrial Sensors: From Adaptive Detection to Smart Manufacturing

edited by

Rey-Chue Hwang

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); smart manufacturing; adaptive detection; deep learning; big data analytics; cloud computing; process optimization; quality assurance; decision support systems; sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Advanced Interface Circuits for Sensor Systems: 3rd Edition

edited by

Pak Kwong Chan

and

Holden King-Ho Li

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open

Keywords: readout circuits; interface circuit techniques; AI-IoT power management; system architectures; sensor peripheral circuits; data communication; digital-assisted design; software-assisted design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Automotive Visible Light Communications (AutoVLC)

edited by

Alin-Mihai Cailean

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 40251 | Submission Open

Keywords: accident prevention; communication-based vehicle safety applications; I2V; infrastructure-to-vehicle communications; inter-vehicle communications; V2V; V2X; vehicular VLC channel; vehicle-to-vehicle communications; vehicle safety; vehicular communications; visible light communications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Sensing Technology and Wearables for Physical Activity

edited by

Li-Fong Lin

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13830 | Submission Open

Keywords: sport; gerontology; physical activity; exercise; physiotherapy; rehabilitation; sensor; virtual reality; robotic; wearable device; balance; gait

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Advanced Sensing Technology for Detection of Battery States

edited by

Tongye Wei

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1731 | Submission Open

Keywords: battery; sensors; energy storage solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Sensors and Wearables for AR/VR Applications

edited by Mario Lorenz

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 1079 | Submission Open

Keywords: XR; AR; VR; HCI; human factors; presence; wearables; spatial computing; haptics; training

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

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