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Advancements in GNSS Precise Point Positioning Technology and Applications

edited by

Dimitrios Psychas

and

Robert Odolinski

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3538 | Submission Open

Keywords: global navigation satellite system (GNSS); precise point positioning (PPP); integer ambiguity resolution (IAR); low-cost receivers and antennas; sensor fusion; LEO; smartphones

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

Radar Imaging and Data Fusion Techniques for Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) Systems

edited by

Zenghui Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3238 | Submission Open

Keywords: radar imaging; Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) systems; 2D/3D/4D mmWave radar imaging methods; MIMO mmWave radar; data fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radar Sensors)

Humidity Sensors Based on Spectroscopy

edited by

José Manuel M. M. De Almeida

and

Luís C. Coelho

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3010 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental monitoring; nanosensors and nanotechnology; optical and photonic humidity sensors; optical fiber sensing; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Wearable Sensors and Signal Processing Technology for Digital Health Applications

edited by

Shing-Hong Liu

and

Xin Zhu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1839 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital health; wearable device; physiological signal and parameter; deep learning; machine learning; edge computing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Operationalize Edge AI for Next-Generation IoT Applications

edited by

Mattia Antonini

, Fabrizio Ruffini and Michela Fazzolari

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1793 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge AI; internet of things (IoT); TinyML; MLOps; cloud-to-thing continuum

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

Applications of Laser Sensors for Precision Measurements

edited by Xinxiu Zhou

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1324 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser sensing technologies; high-precision measurement techniques; distance sensing applications; object dimensions measurement; velocity measurement systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

AI-Based Computer Vision Sensors & Systems—2nd Edition

edited by Xuefeng Liang and Guangyu Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 662 | Submission Open

Keywords: RGB cameras; depth cameras (LiDAR); thermal cameras; image processing units (GPUs; TPUs; FPGAs); YOLO (You Only Look Once); gesture recognition systems; autonomous navigation systems; augmented reality (AR); industrial automation; smart surveillance systems

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

Advances in Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Sensors and Applications

edited by

Yang-Wei Lin

and Yung-Sheng Lin

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 604 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy; biosensing; environmental monitoring; nanomaterials for SERS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Sensors Solutions for the Development of Climate Neutral and Smart Cities

edited by

Alin-Mihai Cailean

Andrei Ceclan

and Radu Ioan Ciobanu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 571 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; urban sensors; environmental monitoring; Internet of Things (IoT); smart infrastructure; smart buildings; urban data analytics; sensor networks; participatory sensing; net-zero emissions; NetZeroCities; infrastructure-to-vehicle communications; V2X; vehicular communications; visible light communications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Selected Papers from the 11th International Symposium on Sensor Science (I3S 2025)

edited by

Edgar Muñoz

and

Eduard Llobet

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 264 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor materials; chemical sensors; biosensors; nanosensors; wearables; physical sensors

Sensors and Responsible Multimodal AI for On-Device Applications

edited by

Taehoon Kim

and YoungJoon Yoo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open

Keywords: on-device AI; multimodal sensor fusion; TinyML and model compression; privacy-preserving learning; federated or split learning; energy-efficient inference; fairness and accountability in AI; wearable and IoT sensing; edge hardware acceleration; real-world benchmarking

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Optical Spectroscopy Technology for Medical Applications

edited by Mitchell B. Robinson

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical spectroscopy; near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS); brillouin spectroscopy; raman spectroscopy; diffuse correlation spectroscopy (DCS); fluorescence spectroscopy; UV-Vis absorbance spectroscopy; terahertz spectroscopy; photoacoustic spectroscopy; hyperspectral imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advances in GNSS Signal Processing and Navigation—Second Edition

edited by Ming Huang, Jingjing Yang and Zhe Xiao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: GNSS signal processing; LEO opportunistic doppler-aided GNSS positioning; GNSS alternatives

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

Integrated Navigation and Its Applications in Autonomous Agricultural Machinery

edited by

Bingbo Cui

Yongyun Zhu

and

Zhen Ma

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated navigation; agricultural vehicle autonomy; high-precision localization; dynamic obstacle avoidance; multi-source sensor fusion; unstructured agricultural environments

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

Recent Advances in Optoelectronic and Photonic Sensors

edited by

Ricardo Lameirinhas

and

João Paulo N. Torres

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

Keywords: optoelectronics; sensors; photonics; integrated photonics; photonic integrated circuits for sensing applications; nanostructures; fiber-optic sensing; quantum effects; plasmonics; light-matter interactions; electro-optic effects; thermo-optic effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Sensors and Sensing Technologies for Rehabilitation in Robot-Assisted Healthcare

edited by

Guillermo Palacios-Navarro

Víctor H. Andaluz

and

Jessica S. Ortiz

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: motion sensors; wearable sensors; telerehabilitation; serious games in rehabilitation; multisensory feedback systems; neurodegenerative disorders impairments; wearable sensors; immersive technologies in healthcare; virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR); head-mounted displays (HMDs); human– robot interaction in rehabilitation; rehabilitation robotics

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

New Solutions in Pattern Recognition and Intelligent Sensors for Mobile Robots

edited by

Peter Sarcevic

Akos Odry

and Seyed Jalaleddin Mousavirad

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensor systems; mobile robots; sensor networks; pattern recognition; control; sensor fusion; localization; machine learning; decision-making

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advanced Imaging Sensors for Object-Shape Recognition and 3D Reconstruction

edited by

Anna Morabito

and

Emanuele Guardiani

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: imaging sensors; sensor fusion; robust object detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Advances and Applications of Metal Oxide-Based Gas Sensors

edited by

Vincent Tim

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials for metal oxide gas sensors; signal processing techniques for sensing applications; novel applications of metal oxide sensors; air quality analysis; environmental monitoring; electronic nose/electronic tongue; VOC sensing

Laser and Spectroscopy for Sensing Applications

edited by

Luca Poletto

and Lorenzo Cocola

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

Keywords: tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy; cavity enhanced spectroscopy; comb spectroscopy; raman spectroscopy; laser induced breakdown spectroscopy; photoacoustic spectroscopy; trace detection; multi species analysis; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Two-Dimensional Materials for Next-Generation Sensor Technologies: From Fundamentals to Multifunctional Applications

edited by Wei Li and Shupeng Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: two-dimensional materials; flexible electronics; transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs); graphene heterostructures; MXenes; nanoelectronics; energy conversion/storage; sensors; material characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensors Development)

Advanced Nano–Bio Interfaces: Smart Materials for Sensing, Therapy and Optoelectronic Applications

edited by

Jiao Sun

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: nano-drugs; nano-imaging probes; biomarker detection; microfluidic biosensors; machine learning in nano– bio interfaces; stiffness-gradient hydrogels

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)

Integrated Communication, Sensing and Localization in Next Generation of Communication Networks

edited by

Di He

and

Zhongqin Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated communication; sensing and localization; communication; navigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Smart Materials for Soft Robotics and Sensors

edited by

Silvia Taccola

, James H. Chandler and Arianna Mazzotta

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart materials; multifunctional materials; smart material processing; smart materials synthesis; smart sensors; wearable sensors; soft sensors; flexible electronics; conformable electronics; stretchable electronics; soft robotic sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)

Advances in Biosensing and BioMEMS for Biomedical Engineering

edited by

Yuhao Qiang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; BioMEMS; point-of-care devices; biomedical engineering; lab-on-a-chip; personalized medicine; diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Micro- and Nano-Scale Biosensors for Frontier Applications in Neuroengineering

edited by Jia Liu

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

Keywords: biosensors; neuroengineering; brain– machine interfaces; nanomaterials; neural monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Novel Approaches and Applications for Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) Sensors

edited by Yajun Jiang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: femtosecond direct laser writing technology; phase mask technology; functionalized nanomaterials; biomedical applications; extreme environments; sapphire FBG sensors; 3D printing technology; two-photon polymerization; vernier effect; deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Advanced Optoelectronic and Photonic Devices for Next-Generation Sensing and Communication

edited by

Xin Yan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 5 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced optoelectronic devices; advanced photonic devices; nano-optoelectronics; nanophotonics; sensing; optical communication; optical interconnection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Sensing Technologies for Health Monitoring of Smart Structures and Systems

edited by Shirsendu Sikdar

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5158 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensing technologies; health monitoring; smart structures and systems; structural health monitoring and NDT; sensor integration; IoT applications; signal processing; wireless sensor networks; wearable sensors; remote sensing

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

Advanced Artificial Devices and Sensing Technologies in Rehabilitation

edited by

Bart Jansen

and

Bruno Bonnechère

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1579 | Submission Open

Keywords: AR/VR; digital twin; prediction models; wearables; mocap; computer games; rehabilomics; serious games

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Multi-Sensor Fusion for Autonomous Vehicles and Driver Assistance Systems

edited by

Iván García Daza

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 293 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor fusion; autonomous vehicles; LiDAR; perception; machine learning; localisation; behavioural decision-making

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Embodied Intelligence-Based Robotics in Medicine: Sensor-Driven Innovations for Healthcare

edited by

Xiaojun Chen

and Jiangchang Xu

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: embodied intelligence; sensor-driven medical robots; advanced sensors; human– robot interaction; intelligent control; sensor fusion; medical image computing

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

AI for Emerging Image-Based Sensor Applications

edited by

Sheng Huang

, Shizheng Zhang and

Yi Zhang

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; image sensors; deep learning; computer vision

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advancements in PET Instrumentation and Sensor Technologies for Enhanced Disease Diagnosis

edited by Alla Reznik and Oleksandr Bubon

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 6 | Submission Open

Keywords: positron emission tomography (PET); medical imaging sensors; PET detector technology; scintillation materials silicon photomultipliers; signal acquisition and processing; image reconstruction algorithms; AI in PET imaging

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

Optical Sensing and Implantable Sensors for Healthcare Applications

edited by Chenyang He and Ricardo Correia

submission deadline 5 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensors; implantable sensors; biosensing; optical fibre technology; minimally invasive monitoring; healthcare; wearable

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Acoustic Sensors and Their Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Farook Sattar

, Niladri Bihari Puhan and Reza Fazel-Rezai

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6507 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrophones; acoustic signal processing; acoustic signal classification; acoustic devices; acoustic signal detection; data analysis; channel bank filters; feature extraction; medical signal detection; mixture models; patient diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advances in Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Industrial Robotics

edited by Lichao Yang and Zhuangkun Wei

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3246 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-modal sensing and fusion; computer vision for robotics; decision-making for robotics; human– machine interaction; trustworthy AI in sensor systems; AI security and privacy; applications in robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Active Sensors for Surface and Underground Mining Applications

edited by

Graham Brooker

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open

Keywords: lidar; radar; situational awareness; navigation; mapping; autonomous vehicles; collision avoidance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radar Sensors)

Neuromorphic Sensing and Computing: Technologies and Applications

edited by

Jean Chamberlain Chedjou

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3547 | Submission Open

Keywords: analog/digital/mixed-signal circuits and architectures for neuromorphic systems; architectures and algorithms for neuromorphic computing; event-based sensory systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Remote Sensing Image Fusion and Object Tracking

edited by

Xu Li

and Tao Gao

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 742 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; image fusion; object tracking; machine learning; deep learning; object detection; feature extraction; computer vision; pattern recognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Spectroscopic Characterization of Cultural Heritage Materials: Techniques and Systems

edited by

Xueshi Bai

and Duixiong Sun

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: applications of novel spectroscopic techniques in cultural heritage; algorithmic innovations for the analysis of cultural heritage materials; applications of spectroscopy-based interdisciplinary techniques in cultural heritage; applications of AI-empowering spectroscopic techniques in the field of cultural heritage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Advanced Sensing Technology

edited by

Wai Lun Lo

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced sensor technology; computer vision; artificial intelligence; machine learning; image processing; speech recognition; pattern recognition; knowledge extraction from sensing data; intelligent control system; applications of AI and machine learning; intelligent control system; model parameter estimations; artificial neural network design; fuzzy and neuro-fuzzy systems for control; evolutionary computation methods for control and parameter estimation; machine learning for science and engineering problems; reinforcement learning for control and parameter estimation; applications of large language models for advanced sensing technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Flexible Electronics and Wearables for Biomedical, Health and Sport Monitoring

edited by

Raúl Fernández-García

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open

Keywords: e-textiles; flexible electronics; biomedical monitoring; health monitoring; sport performance monitoring; physiological sensing; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Computer Vision-Based Human Activity Recognition

edited by

Stefan Poslad

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14279 | Submission Open

Keywords: human activity recognition (HAR); activities of daily living (ADLs); computer vision (CV); sensor data fusion for CV; AI and data science for CV

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

Nondestructive Sensing and Imaging in Ultrasound—Second Edition

edited by

Miguel Ángel García Izquierdo

and

Margarita Hernández

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 916 | Submission Open

Keywords: nondestructive sensing and imaging; ultrasound; NDE

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

Wearable Biosensors and Integrated Therapeutics for Precision Health

edited by Kuldeep Mahato and Amal Abbas

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosensors; chemical sensors; precision health; therapeutic drug monitoring; wearable sensors; implantable sensors; disposable sensors; point of care sensors; closed-loop devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)

Secure Authentication Scheme and Key Management for Wireless Sensor Networks

edited by

JoonYoung Lee

and

SungJin Yu

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

Keywords: secure authentication; key management; intrusion detection; wireless sensor networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Sensor-Enabled Intelligent Surgery: Intelligent Sensing and Imaging, Surgical Robotics, and Smart Image-Guided Technology

edited by

Guoyan Zheng

Wenyong Liu

and

Shaolong Kuang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent surgery; artificial intelligence; intelligent sensing; intelligent imaging; medical image analysis; surgical interventions; surgical robotics; surgical data science; image-guided technology; computer-assisted surgery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Functional Nanomaterials in Sensing

edited by

Jai Prakash

Bruno Campos Janegitz

and

Danny Wong

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 24311 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal nanostructures; carbon-based materials; hybrid nanocomposites; sensing technologies; sensing devices; environmental sensors; biomedical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)

Distributed Sensing and Imaging Technologies for Health Monitoring Applications

edited by

Ram Bilas Pachori

and M. Sabarimalai Manikandan

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10660 | Submission Open

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

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