Sensors

Intelligent Sensing and Digital Signal Processing in Smart Data

edited by

Hana Charvátová

,

Aleš Procházka

and

Oldřich Vyšata

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 658 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational modelling; sensors; sensor fusion; digital signal processing; artificial intelligence; machine learning; autonomous systems; robotics sensors; smart applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Sensor-Based Image Processing and Sensing Techniques for Enhanced Object Detection

edited by

Hao Luo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 636 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced image preprocessing and enhancement techniques for object detection; feature extraction; representation; and selection methods; image segmentation and region proposal techniques; deep learning-based object detection models and architectures; lightweight and efficient detection algorithms for edge and embedded systems; multi-scale; multi-view; and multi-modal object detection; robust object detection under challenging conditions (e.g.; low light; noise; occlusion); image fusion techniques for enhanced detection performance; object detection in medical; industrial; remote sensing; and autonomous systems; real-time and low-latency image processing for detection tasks; explainable and interpretable image processing methods for object detection; benchmark datasets; evaluation metrics; and comparative studies

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

Advances in MRI Technologies for Biomedical Application

edited by

Nan Li

and

He Wei

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 610 | Submission Open

Keywords: 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; MRI material development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Image-Based Surface Damage Detection

edited by Van Vung Pham and

Vibhuti Gupta

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 584 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; surface damage detection; crack detection; defect segmentation; visual inspection; structural health monitoring; multimodal sensing; UAV/drone imaging; edge AI; domain adaptation; uncertainty estimation

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

Securing the Future: Emerging Security and Radio Access Technologies for 5G/6G Networks

edited by

Max Hashem Eiza

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 436 | Submission Open

Keywords: 6G security; 5G networks; radio access technologies; secure architecture; zero trust; OpenRAN; vulnerability management; API security; certification frameworks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

Advanced Sensor-Based Sorting & Control: Perspectives and Potentials for Securing Valuable Raw Materials

edited by

Tobias Vraetz

and Kathrin Greiff

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 423 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor-based sorting; process control; hyperspectral imaging; particle analysis; machine learning; multi-sensor systems; real-time monitoring; recycling of waste streams; light weight packaging waste; metal waste; construction and demolition waste; paper and wood waste; raw materials; mineral processing; mine optimization; advanced analytics in mineral processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Advances in Fluorescence Sensing: Technologies and Applications

edited by

Debanjana Ghosh

and

Shainaz Landge

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluorescence sensing; molecular probes; supramolecular assemblies; nanomaterials; bioimaging; environmental monitoring; diagnostics; smart materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

INS/GNSS Integrated Navigation Systems: 2nd Edition

edited by

Xiyuan Chen

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open

Keywords: inertial navigation systems; GNSS; sensor fusion; integrated navigation; Kalman filter; positioning with high precision; path planning

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

Detector Systems for Space and Astronomy Applications

edited by

Jasmina Lazendic-Galloway

and

Mark J. Bentum

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 264 | Submission Open

Keywords: space sensors; space detector systems; optical and infrared space detectors; radio and radar space instrumentation; interferometry in space; high-energy space instrumentation; formation flying metrology; radiation-tolerant electronics; space mission instrumentation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Nanostructured Materials for High-Performance Sensors

edited by

Sherif Moussa

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanostructured material synthesis and characterization; graphene-based nanocomposites for electronic applications; nanostructured materials for biosensor use and applications; nano-oxides for CO catalytic oxidation and other catalytic applications; graphene-based nanomaterials for environmental applications; nanostructured material use for sensors applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)

Security and Privacy for the Internet of Things and Wireless Sensor Networks

edited by

Naeem Syed

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open

Keywords: authentication and authorization protocols; lightweight data encryption algorithms; privacy-preserving data aggregation; homomorphic encryption and differential privacy; federated learning techniques; intrusion and anomaly detection for IoT and WSNs; lightweight; on-device; or edge-based ML/AI models (e.g.; anomaly detection) for identifying cyber-attacks; adversarial AI in IoT; blockchain for WSN and IoT; physical-layer security; fingerprinting IoT and WSN devices for authentication and authorization; trust management techniques for zero-trust deployments for IoT and WSNs; dynamic trust and reputation models for ad hoc and distributed sensor networks

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

Advanced Sensing Technologies in Robotic Surgery

edited by Adrian Rubio-Solis, Yang Jianlin,

Mark S. Runciman

and

George Mylonas

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 238 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor fusion; smart sensors; AI-based sensing systems; haptic and force sensing; miniaturized and embedded sensors; surgical robots; robotic surgical vision; AI-based digital twins; sensor fabrication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advancements in Intelligent Sensing Technologies for Major Infrastructure Monitoring

edited by

Tinghai Cheng

, Hengyu Li, Yang Yu,

Jianlong Wang

and

Xiaosong Zhang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open

Keywords: major infrastructure monitoring; intelligent sensing technologies; sensors; structural health monitoring; wireless sensor networks; data analysis methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Recent Advances in Functional Nanomaterials for Sensing Applications

edited by

Ahmad Al Shboul

and

Mathieu Gratuze

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional materials; temperature sensors; flexible electronics; wearable sensors; nanomaterials; conductive polymers; smart sensors; internet of things (IoT); MEMS/NEMS; sensing mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Materials)

Sensor Technologies for Electromagnetic Exposure Detection

edited by

Pablo Luis López-Espí

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: electromagnetic field; exposure measurement; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

Smart Sensors in Everyday Life: Field-Based Assessment of Normal and Pathological Human Behavior

edited by Pierre Paul Vidal

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; health monitoring; behavioral sensing; human– machine interaction; biomechanics; movement analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Bioelectrochemical Sensing Systems

edited by Inga Morkvenaite-Vilkonciene

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioelectrochemical sensors; electrochemical biosensing; nanomaterials; biorecognition elements; wearable sensors; lab-on-a-chip; real-time monitoring; signal transduction; biofuel-cell sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Radio Frequency AI/ML (RF AI/ML) for Wireless Spectrum Sensing and Awareness

edited by

William Headley

and Stephen Adams

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3646 | Submission Open

Keywords: radio frequency; spectrum sensing; RF AI/ML

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advanced Sensing System for Microfluidic Research

edited by

Sagnik Basuray

and Zhenglong Li

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 307 | Submission Open

Keywords: analytic equipment; microfluidic device; paper-based analytical device; genetic procedures; self assembled monolayer; dielectric spectroscopy; microelectrode MEMS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Sensor Development in Chemiluminescence and Electrochemiluminescence

edited by

Erin Gross

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemiluminescence; electrochemiluminescence; electrogenerated chemiluminescence; smartphone detection; sensors; biosensors; microscale analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensors Development)

Biodegradable and Polimer-Based Sensors

edited by

Vytautas Bucinskas

and

Andrius Dzedzickis

submission deadline 5 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2858 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodegradable sensors; biomaterials; polymeric materials; sensing mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)

Deep Learning Applications for Pose Estimation and Human Action Recognition—2nd Edition

edited by

Paolo Russo

and

Fabiana Di Ciaccio

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 33490 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; action recognition; pose estimation; human activities; robotics and intelligent systems; navigation; positioning; control; datasets; sensors; embedded systems and devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Advanced Sensors in Brain–Computer Interfaces

edited by

Eduardo Quiles

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 19758 | Submission Open

Keywords: brain– computer interface (BCI); signal processing; brain signal acquisition; cognitive enhancement; machine learning; human– machine interaction; neuroprosthetics; EEG (electroencephalography); neurofeedback; artificial intelligence; real-time processing; brain connectivity; neurorehabilitation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Event-Based Vision Technology: From Imaging to Perception and Control

edited by

Tomasz Kryjak

and Thomas Mesquida

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7721 | Submission Open

Keywords: event-based design; event-based algorithms; neuromorphic computing; object detection and tracking; robotics; data fusion

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

Vehicular Sensing for Improved Urban Mobility: 2nd Edition

edited by

Constantin-Florin Caruntu

and

Ciprian-Romeo Comsa

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7089 | Submission Open

Keywords: vehicular sensing; urban mobility; advanced sensor technologies; artificial intelligence; machine learning; 5G/6G connectivity; V2X communication; Internet of Things (IoT); smart infrastructure; cybersecurity; energy-efficient systems; data fusion; collective perception; human-centric sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Vehicular Sensing)

Deep Learning for Information Fusion and Pattern Recognition—Second Edition

edited by

Yufeng Zheng

and

Erik Blasch

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5040 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor fusion; face recognition; cancer detection; image fusion; object detection; target recognition; robot vision; autonomous driving; AI image/video generators

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

Sensors for Human Health Monitoring Based on Biomedical Signals: From New Perception to Intelligent Diagnosis

edited by Zhong Ji

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3770 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical signals; health monitoring; sensors; wearable devices; flexible electronics; signal processing; artificial intelligence; intelligent diagnosis; non-invasive monitoring; physiological parameters monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

From Brain Signals to Recovery: Neural Sensing for Functional Restoration

edited by Yingchun Zhang and

Su Liu

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1022 | Submission Open

Keywords: EEG; iEEG; EMG; brain– computer interface (BCI); neurorehabilitation; neural plasticity; neuromodulation; biosensors; motor decoding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Communications in the 6G Era

edited by Oyunchimeg Shagdar, Pierre Merdrignac,

Miguel Sepulcre

and Ines Ben Jemaa

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 461 | Submission Open

Keywords: V2X; 6G era; vehicular communications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

The Forefront of Internet of Things Cybersecurity with Artificial Intelligence

edited by

Shingo Yamaguchi

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 21442 | Submission Open

Keywords: IoT security; IoT data privacy; AI-powered cyber security

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

Remote Sensing for Crop Growth Monitoring

edited by

Antonio Uris Martínez

and

Alberto San Bautista

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12267 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; crop modelling; vegetation indices; machine learning; data processing; productivity; crop management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Thermography Sensing-Based Non-destructive Testing Methods and Applications

edited by

Bin Gao

,

Junyan Liu

and

Yunze He

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12131 | Submission Open

Keywords: photothermal radiometry; infrared thermography; multi-information fusion detection; physic guided machine learning; thermal feature extraction; photothermal heteredyne imaging; heat conduction; thermography sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Advanced Environmental Sensing Towards Acoustic Monitoring and Modeling: Applications and Challenges

edited by

Elena Ascari

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8764 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental sensing; acoustic monitoring; bioacoustics; ecoacoustics; noise pollution monitoring; acoustic sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

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

edited by

M. Carmen Juan

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7292 | 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)

Advances in Industrial Artificial Intelligence for Smart Manufacturing and Sustainable Systems

edited by Nianbo Liu

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7017 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial Artificial Intelligence; sensor-based industrial monitoring; industrial settings automation; sustainability; and efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Measurement Sensors and Machine Learning Applications in Modern Manufacturing

edited by Tomasz Mazur and

Mirosław Rucki

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6937 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors; gauges; calibration; measurement; surface topography; coordinate measurement; manufacturing; machine learning; measurement data processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

Advanced Pre-Earthquake Sensing and Detection Technologies

edited by

Dimitar Ouzounov

and

Katsumi Hattori

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5838 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

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 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2290 | 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)

Recent Advances in Spectroscopic Sensing and Sensor Engineering

edited by

Andrea Zifarelli

,

Giansergio Menduni

and

Mariagrazia Olivieri

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2031 | 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)

Flexible Integrated Sensor Systems for Biomedical and Industrial Applications

edited by

Panagiotis Kassanos

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1559 | 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)

Securing the Internet of Things: Advances in Attack and Intrusion Detection Mechanisms

edited by Morshed Chowdhury

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1189 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things; intrusion detection; threat detection; privacy-preserving; IoT security solutions

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

Remote Sensing for Hydrogeological/Hydrological Modelling and Applications: Second Edition

edited by Xiaoyong Xu and

Amen Al-Yaari

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 910 | Submission Open

Keywords: earth observation; satellite hydrologic products; water cycle; water resources’ sustainability; water security; climate change; data assimilation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Millimeter-Wave Antennas for 5G—2nd Edition

edited by Minmin Mao

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 760 | Submission Open

Keywords: millimeter-wave; antennas; 5G

(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)

IoT-Edge-Cloud Solutions for Precision Agriculture

edited by

Ivan Ganchev

,

Zhanlin Ji

and

Rossitza Goleva

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 715 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors and actuators; lab on a chip; networking and internetworking; Internet of Things technology and application; edge– fog– cloud continuum and computing; distributed computing; swarm management; signal processing; data fusion; machine learning and deep learning in edge– fog– cloud continuum; human– computer interaction and data visualization; action recognition and prediction using artificial intelligence algorithms; precision agriculture and forestry implementations; water; fertilization and soil management in precision agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)

Development of Metal Oxide Gas Sensors: From Design and Synthesis to Real-World Applications

edited by

Estefanía Núñez-Carmona

and

Veronica Sberveglieri

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 592 | 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)

Sensor Technologies for Environmental Monitoring

edited by Veerappan Mani

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 420 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental monitoring; sensors and biosensors; water quality monitoring; air quality sensing; soil health monitoring; wastewater-based epidemiology; environmental antimicrobial resistance (AMR); remote and satellite sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensors Development)

IoT Sensor Systems: Design, Interfaces, Signals, Processing, and Applications: 2nd edition

edited by

Manuel José Cabral dos Santos Reis

and

Nishu Gupta

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 335 | Submission Open

Keywords: techniques for exploring the design space of IoT devices and systems; power; energy; efficient resource management; and energy harvesting; things to cloud: computation and communication gateways; miniaturization: sensors; CPUs; and networks; analysis of IoT interconnections among ISPs— QoS; scalability; performance; and interference; semantic technologies: information and data models for interoperability; virtualization: multiple aggregated sensors; or a sensor shared by multiple users; privacy/security/trust/identity/anonymity target prediction; design principles and best practices for developing IoT applications; green IoT: sustainable design and technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Intelligent Single-Photon Sensing and Imaging

edited by

Zhe Li

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 306 | 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)

Smart and Low-Power Sensing Systems for Environmental Monitoring

edited by

Alfiero Leoni

and

Davide Colaiuda

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 297 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensors; environmental monitoring; low-power sensing; wireless sensor networks; Internet of Things (IoT); embedded sensing systems; energy harvesting; edge computing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)

Image Sensing Technology in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

edited by

Longjun Liu

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 256 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; deep learning; pattern recognition; image processing

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

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