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Electronic Nose and Artificial Olfaction

edited by

Jesus Lozano

Antonio Ruiz-Canales

and

Patricia Arroyo

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5491 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor development; novel materials and integration for eNose systems; signal processing techniques for odor recognition and classification; machine learning and artificial intelligence approaches in olfactory data analysis; miniaturization and wearable eNose devices; applications of eNose in food quality control; environmental monitoring; healthcare and beyond; human– machine interaction and olfactory interfaces; challenges and future directions in the field of artificial olfaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Advanced Sensors in Extended Reality: Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality

edited by

M. Carmen Juan

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: extended reality (XR); virtual reality (VR); augmented reality (AR); mixed reality (MR); advanced sensors; sensor fusion; wearable technologies; multisensory interfaces; user experience (UX) in XR; creative technologies

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

Digital Twin-Based Smart Agriculture

edited by Hyun Yoe and

Meonghun Lee

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twin (DT); IoT and AI systems; smart sensors; smart agriculture; precision agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Vision-Guided System in Intelligent Autonomous Robots

edited by Sheikh Izzal Azid

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: visual perception; navigation; vision and control for autonomous robots

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

Sensing and Machine Learning in Autonomous Agriculture

edited by

Ahamed Tofael

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous sensing and robotic system; agricultural driver safety; plant disease detection; artificial pollination mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Flexible Integrated Sensor Systems for Biomedical and Industrial Applications

edited by

Panagiotis Kassanos

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; stretchable sensors; flexible sensors; physiological monitoring; multiparametric sensing; bioimpedance; electrochemical sensors; sweat analysis; implantable devices; transient sensors; hydrogels; composites; additive manufacturing; microelectronics; microfabrication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

IoT and Ubiquitous Computing in Smart City

edited by

Charith Perera

and Mahmoud Barhamgi

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart city; edge/cloud computing; privacy and security

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

Computing and Applications for Wireless and Mobile Networks

edited by

Neng-Chung Wang

Ming-Fong Tsai

and

Chao-Yang Lee

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13092 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Big Data Analytics, the Internet of Things (IoTs), and Robotics

edited by

Dan Feldman

and Alaa Maalouf

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2781 | Submission Open

Keywords: core-sets; streaming; robotics; SLAM; big data

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

Design and Measurement of Millimeter-Wave Antennas

edited by Zihang Qi

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1664 | Submission Open

Keywords: millimeter-wave antennas; antenna design; antenna measurement; phased arrays

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Signal Processing, Sensing and Biomedical Imaging

edited by Peter Hockicko,

Patrik Kamencay

and Robert Hudec

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1220 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor technologies; sensing technologies; biomedical imaging; deep neural network; deep learning; machine learning; pattern recognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Imaging and Sensing in Fiber Optics and Photonics: 2nd Edition

edited by

Chuen-Lin Tien

and Han-Yen Tu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 803 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensor; fiber-optic sensor; image sensor; biological and chemical sensors; thin film sensor; biomedical sensing; flexible sensor; imaging and sensing devices

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

Condition Assessment and Reliability Analysis Enabled by Structural Health Monitoring Sensors

edited by

Qi-Ang Wang

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 552 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; sensors; condition assessment; reliablity analysis; damge detection; SHM data analysis; infrastructure safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Biomedical Imaging: Present and Future Challenges, from Image Processing Sensors Through Artificial Intelligence—2nd Edition

edited by

and

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical image analysis and other analyses (including; but not limited to; image quality improvement; image restoration; image segmentation; image registration; and radiomics analysis); biomedical sensing; biomedical imaging and diagnosis; image-guided therapy; computer-aided diagnosis and surgery; digital radiography; X-ray-computed tomography (CT); positron emission tomography (PET); ultrasound imaging; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); microscopies; photoacoustic imaging; deep learning; federated learning

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

New Trends in Sensing and Structural Health Monitoring for New and Existing Structures

edited by Dan Su,

Komarizadehasl Seyedmilad

and

Ye Xia

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 12 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; acoustic sensing ; defect imaging ; thermal imaging ; sensor development ; machine learning ; signal processing ; non-destructive testing ; composite inspection ; material characterization ; real-time monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Wireless Intelligent Sensing

edited by

Changzhan Gu

Jianhua Ma

and

Yihong Qi

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 10 | Submission Open

Keywords: WISe systems; radar for smart sensing; WiFi-based sensing; sensing hardware and software co-design; noise reduction technologies; measurement technologies for WISe systems; antenna design for WISe systems; DBF and reconfigurable antennas; AI empowered digital signal processing; DSP algorithms; noise filtering technologies; AI empowered data analytics; AI enabled algorithm for WISe applications; WISe for human centric applications; WISe for automobile applications; WISe for robotics applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Optical Biosensors: Applications, Material Advances, and Technological Developments

edited by

Sándor Valkai

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical biosensor; integrated optics; label-free detecting; evanescent wave; soft lithography; photolithography; microelectrode; whispering gallery; optical waveguide lightmode spectroscopy (OWLS); quantum dot

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Advancements in Autonomous Navigation Systems for UAVs

edited by

Vladan Papic

and Josip Music

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous navigation systems; UAV sensors; path planning; SLAM; onboard computer; autonomous drones; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Next-Generation IoT Sensor Systems: Integrating Distributed Intelligence and Decentralised Trust

edited by

Xiao Chen

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 5 | Submission Open

Keywords: next-generation IoT; sensor networks; distributed intelligence; decentralised trust; 6G communications; edge AI; blockchain security; smart agriculture; Industry 4.0; low-altitude economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

IMU and Innovative Sensors for Healthcare

edited by

Paolo Capodaglio

and

Veronica Cimolin

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 24 articles | Viewed by 39341 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable technology; inertial sensors; wearable sensors; healthcare; biomedical signals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

IoT and Big Data Analytics for Smart Cities

edited by

Adela Bara

and

Simona-Vasilica Oprea

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11715 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; IoT networks; big data processing; big data analytics; edge-fog-cloud computing; AI-based data processing; digital twins

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

Advanced Applications of WSNs and the IoT—2nd Edition

edited by

Sebastià Galmés

and

Baris Atakan

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9577 | Submission Open

Keywords: wireless sensor networks; Internet of Things; wireless communications standards (BLE; ZigBee; LoRaWAN; SigFox; 5G/6G); energy harvesting; big data; artificial intelligence; cloud computing; security; smart environment; ambient intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Advanced Sensors in Atomic Level

edited by

Zehui Li

and Kunchan Wang

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6196 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced sensors; nanomaterials; sensor technologies; MEMS/NEMS; precise atomic regulation; environmental monitoring; medical monitoring; material detection; photoelectric detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)

Recent Advances in Microfluidic Sensing Devices

edited by

Dan Gao

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5620 | Submission Open

Keywords: microfluidic sensor; multifunctional devices; signal processing and data analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Advances in Sensing, Control and Path Planning for Robotic Systems

edited by

Rafal Szczepanski

and

Erfu Yang

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5540 | Submission Open

Keywords: path planning algorithms; space exploration; multi-agent systems; nature-inspired optimization algorithms; autonomous vehicle; unmanned vehicle; mobile robot; sensor-fusion; advanced filtering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Blockchain Technology for Internet of Things

edited by

Faisal Jamil

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4565 | Submission Open

Keywords: blockchain technology; Internet of Things (IoT); healthcare; smart cities; smart navigation; mission-critical IoT systems; big data; supply chain management; agriculture; energy management; decentralized ledger; smart contracts; data security; privacy; interoperability; decentralized identity management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Machine Learning and Image-Based Smart Sensing and Applications

edited by

Ran-Zan Wang

and Shang-Kuan Chen

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4321 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; smart sensing; image processing; computer vision; medical imaging; healthcare diagnostics; security and surveillance systems; multi-modal sensor fusion; environmental monitoring and sustainability solutions

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

Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors: Materials, Methods and Applications

edited by

Zejun Deng

and Tianhan Kai

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4053 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemistry; electrochemical sensors; electrochemical biosensors; electroanalysis; wearable sensors; portable sensors; amperometry; impedimetric; voltammetry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Advances in Chipless RFID Sensors and Systems

edited by

Nemai Chandra Karmakar

and

Mohamed El-Hadidy

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3319 | Submission Open

Keywords: chipless RFID sensors and tags; RCS Manipulation; detection algorithms; coding techniques and protocols; sensors printing techniques; system and channel modeling; IoT networking for chipless sensors; artificial intelligent detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Emerging Trends in Optical Sensing

edited by

Yovan de Coene

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1656 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensors; chirality; Faraday effect; photonic crystals; metastructures; luminescence; nanoparticles; nonlinear optics; spin angular momentum; orbital angular momentum

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Sensing Technologies for Human Evaluation, Testing and Assessment

edited by

Kenneth Loh

Said Quqa

, Liming Salvino and Ning Xi

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 993 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; biosensing and assistive devices; computational biomechanics; data fusion; machine learning; human digital twins; healthcare and rehabilitation; human activity monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Optical Tweezers in Sensing Technologies

edited by

Jinsheng Lu

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 695 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advanced Sensors for Human Health Management

edited by

Ye Tian

Emiliano Schena

Panicos Kyriacou

and Matiar Howlader

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open

Keywords: health monitoring; disease diagnosis; medical sensors; healthcare; sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Advanced Connectivity Mechanisms in Wireless Sensor Networks

edited by

Ki-Il Kim

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: QoS routing; wireless sensor networks; machine learning; software defined networks; congestion; traffic engineering; reliability; end-to-end delay

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Sensing Techniques for Intelligent Tunnel Construction

edited by

Chuan Zhang

and

Guowen Xu

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

Keywords: smart sensing techniques; Intelligent construction; drill-blast tunneling; tunnel boring machine; tunnel safety evaluation; automated measurement; artificial intelligence in tunnel construction; structure health monitoring; nondestructive testing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Cybersecurity in Healthcare and Medical Devices

edited by

Lorenzo Bracciale

Emanuele Raso

and

Pierpaolo Loreti

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

Keywords: secure medical device architectures; analysis of the vulnerabilities of healthcare systems “ in the wild” ; cybersecurity for medical devices; cybersecurity for medical protocols (FHIR; CDA; etc.); cryptographic schemes applied to healthcare; hardware/software solutions for privacy and security in healthcare data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

The Application of Sensing Technologies for Gait Analysis and Rehabilitation: The Role of Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence

edited by Charles Odonkor

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: gait analysis; wearable sensors; rehabilitation; artificial intelligence; digital health; machine learning; inertial measurement units (IMUs); telemedicine; motion capture; smart healthcare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Intelligent Sensing Technology for Structural Vibration Control and Non-Destructive Testing

edited by

Yingqing Guo

, Tao Li and Peipei Liu

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural vibration control; intelligent sensing technology; non-destructive testing; multi-sensor fusion; artificial intelligence (AI)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Computer Vision and Machine Learning for Intelligent Sensing Systems: Third Edition

edited by

Jing Tian

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; deep learning; computer vision; image classification; image analysis; object detection; image segmentation; action recognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advances in Low-Humidity Sensing Systems and References

edited by Domen Hudoklin

submission deadline 27 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-humidity sensing; high-sensitivity sensing; trace moisture measurement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

The Use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning with Sensor Data for Human Healthcare Applications

edited by Samprit Banerjee and

Soohyun Kim

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1398 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; personalized healthcare; wearables; sensor data; real-time monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Recent Progress in Electromagnetic Medical Imaging and Sensing

edited by

Yifan Chen

and Xiong Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10259 | Submission Open

Keywords: electromagnetic medical imaging and sensing; computational electromagnetics; electromagnetic tomography; radar for remote or noninvasive imaging and sensing; biomedical signal processing; antennas and sensors; wearable and implantable systems

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

Advances in Signal Processing for Biomedical Applications and Healthcare

edited by

Cataldo Guaragnella

and

Maria Rizzi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8170 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer-aided diagnosis systems; digital technologies for healthcare; biomedical signal/image/video processing; algorithms and techniques for healthcare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Sensors for Human Activity Recognition: 3rd Edition

edited by

Hui Liu

Tanja Schultz

and

Hugo Gamboa

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5533 | Submission Open

Keywords: human activity recognition; wearable sensor; behavior recognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Waveguide-Based Sensors and Applications

edited by

Rita Asquini

and

Alessio Buzzin

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3881 | Submission Open

Keywords: waveguide-based sensors; optical waveguides; sensor technology; integrated photonics; biosensing applications; optoelectronic systems; refractive index sensors; fiber optic sensors; plasmonic waveguides; lab-on-a-chip systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advancements and Applications of Biomimetic Sensors Technologies

edited by Huichao Zhu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2616 | Submission Open

Keywords: inspired sensors; bionic robots; biological modelling sensors; nature-mimicking sensors; biofunctional sensors; biomimetic sensors; biomimetic membrane systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

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

edited by

Zbigniew Otremba

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 482 | 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)

Metrology in Modern Measurement Systems and Sensors: Design, Application, Research and Challenges

edited by

Piotr Kuwalek

Grzegorz Wiczyński

and Mariusz Rząsa

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 424 | Submission Open

Keywords: measurements; measurement diagnostics; measurement infrastructure; metrology; signal analysis; signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Signal Processing and Machine Learning Techniques for Intelligent Sensing Applications

edited by

Lidia Jackowska-Strumiłło

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 227 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; signal processing; image analysis; intelligent sensing applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Recent Innovations in Wearable Sensors for Biomedical Approaches

edited by

Martino Giaquinto

Luca Greco

and Michela Russo

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel smart health sensors; algorithms for physiological signal processing; low-power edge computing for digital health applications; secure communication protocols for health data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

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