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Advances in Low-Humidity Sensing Systems and References
edited by Domen Hudoklin
submission deadline 27 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 430
Keywords: low-humidity sensing; high-sensitivity sensing; trace moisture measurement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)
Integrated Sensing and Communications: Recent Advances and Challenges
edited by Muhammad Arslan Usman, Muhammad Rehan Usman and
submission deadline 27 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 324
Keywords: integrated sensing and communication; next-generation networks; wireless networks; antenna design; 6G; AI; beamforming
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)
Advances in Optical Fiber Sensors for Extreme Environments: Fundamentals and Applications
edited by Federico Scurti and Amy Van Newkirk
submission deadline 27 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 226
Keywords: optical fiber sensors; extreme environments; distributed sensing; Rayleigh scattering; Brillouin scattering; Raman scattering; BOTDA; OFDR; Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG); cryogenic; high-temperature; ionizing radiation; hollow core fibers; radiation tolerance; superconducting magnets; multi-core fibers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)
Sensor Faults Detection in Industrial Condition Monitoring and Diagnosing Systems
edited by Tomasz Barszcz, Marek Fidali and
submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4607 | Submission Open
Keywords: fault detection; condition monitoring; fault-tolerant control; sensor self-diagnostics; embedded systems; smart sensors; sensor design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)
Smart Sensing Systems for Arable Crop and Grassland Management
edited by Ruben Linares and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 29137 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart agriculture; smart farming; IoT in agriculture; proximal sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)
Recent Trends and Advances in Wireless Sensor Networks and the Internet of Things submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 28179 | Submission Open
Keywords: Wireless Sensor Networks; Internet of Things; communication networks
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)
Sensors and Data Analysis for Biomechanics and Physical Activity
edited by Francisco Pinho
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 23781 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensors; biomechanics; EMG; IMU; non-linear analysis; machine learning; sports; kinetics; kinematics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Advanced MEMS Resonators and Sensors: Materials, Designs and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18121 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Communications and Networking Based on Artificial Intelligence
edited by Yifei Wei, and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 17700 | Submission Open
Keywords: communications; networking; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)
Sensors for Human Activity Recognition: 3rd Edition submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16835 | Submission Open
Keywords: human activity recognition; wearable sensor; behavior recognition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)
Advances in Signal Processing for Biomedical Applications and Healthcare submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16209 | 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)
Recent Progress in Electromagnetic Medical Imaging and Sensing
edited by and Xiong Wang
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15372 | 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)
Recent Innovations in Electrochemical Biosensors
edited by Sundaram Gunasekaran and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13063 | Submission Open
Keywords: Biosensors of cancer cell detection; Biosensors for virus detection; Sensors for food pathogens; toxins; contaminations; etc.; Non-enzymatic sensors; Modified screen-printed electrodes for electroanalysis; Paper based (bio)sensors for medical; environmental; food quality; etc.; Biosensors for implants; Wearable biosensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)
Vibration, Acoustics and Sensors Solutions for Machine Condition Monitoring
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12542 | Submission Open
Keywords: vibration; acoustics; rotating machines; predictive maintenance (PM); health and usage monitoring systems (HUMSs); machine learning; digital twin; diagnosis; prognosis; prognostics and health management (PHM); artificial intelligence (AI); incipient fault detection; data fusion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Novel Sensor Technologies for Civil Infrastructure Monitoring
edited by Chengyu Hong
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12173 | Submission Open
Keywords: civil infrastructure monitoring; FBG sensors; multi-sensor fusion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Waveguide-Based Sensors and Applications submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11929 | 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)
Intelligent Sensor Calibration: Techniques, Devices and Methodologies
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 9379 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent sensor calibration; calibration theory; calibration device; methodology and algorithm
(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)
Advancements and Applications of Biomimetic Sensors Technologies
edited by Huichao Zhu
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7210 | 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)
Radar and Multimodal Sensing for Ambient Assisted Living
edited by Haobo Li and Ilya Starshynov
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5688 | Submission Open
Keywords: radar sensing; activity recognition; vital signs monitoring; radar data processing; ambient assisted living; multimodal sensing; information fusion; deep learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Radar Sensors)
Flexible Wearable Sensors for Biomechanical Applications submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5505 | Submission Open
Keywords: multimodal sensors; flexible wearable sensors; biomechanics; performance assessment; rehabilitation; injury prevention; machine learning; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Wearables)
Sensor-Based Systems for Environmental Monitoring and Assessment submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4897 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomedical monitoring; edge-ai computing; embedded systems; environmental monitoring; signal processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)
Recent Innovations in Wearable Sensors for Biomedical Approaches
edited by , and Michela Russo
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4538 | 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)
LoRa Communication Technology for IoT Applications—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4292 | Submission Open
Keywords: LoRa; LoRaWAN; LPWANs; IoT and IIoT; wide area coverage; mobile communications; network configuration; network management; machine learning techniques; security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Communications)
Virtual and Augmented Sensing Techniques via Embedded ML Models for IoT Measurement Infrastructures
edited by , and Matteo Bertocco
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3547 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)
Metrology in Modern Measurement Systems and Sensors: Design, Application, Research and Challenges
edited by , and Mariusz Rząsa
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3227 | Submission Open
Keywords: measurements; measurement diagnostics; measurement infrastructure; metrology; signal analysis; signal processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
Image Processing and Pattern Recognition Based on Deep Learning for Sensing Applications—3rd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2875 | 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
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2751 | 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)
Sensors and Sensing Techniques in Petroleum Engineering
edited by Rita Esuru Okoroafor and Ding Zhu
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2630 | Submission Open
Keywords: fiber optic sensing; distributed acoustic sensing (DAS); distributed temperature sensing (DTS); subsurface monitoring; fracture diagnostics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
Robotic Systems for Future Farming
edited by and Dong Chen
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2550 | Submission Open
Keywords: robotic farming; precision agriculture; agricultural robotics; AI-enabled sensors; sensor fusion; autonomous systems; smart farming; environmental sensing; IoT in agriculture; agricultural automation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Agriculture)
Sensors in 2026 submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1727 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical sensors; chemical sensors; biosensors; biomedical sensors; lab-on-a-chip; remote sensors; sensor networks
Recent Innovations in X-Ray Sensing and Imaging
edited by Xin Liu and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1304 | Submission Open
Keywords: X-ray imaging; X-ray detection; X-ray sensing; medical diagnostics; industrial nondestructive testing (NDT)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensing and Imaging)
Acoustic and Ultrasonic Sensing Technology in Non-Destructive Testing—2nd Edition
edited by , and Constanza Rubio Michavila
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1170 | Submission Open
Keywords: ultrasonic devices; HIFU transducer(s); non-destructive testing material characterization; photonic nanojets; ultrasonic imaging and visualization; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compatible materials; medical and biomedical ultrasonic sensors; biological ultrasonic sensors; food characterization ultrasonic sensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fault Diagnosis & Sensors)
Biosensor Technologies Based on Nanomaterials submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1114 | Submission Open
Keywords: biosensors; chemical sensors; nanofabrication; nanomaterials; nanostructures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)
IoT/AIoT-Enabled Wireless Sensor Networks: Issues and Challenges submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 834 | Submission Open
Keywords: low power and long range wireless communication network; satellite communication; nano-electronic new material and technologies such as 2D/3D field effect transistor for implementing low cost low power MCU IoT/AIoT node; firmware for IoT/AIoT; operating system; wireless communication protocol; static and mobile sink node; safety; reliability and security; AI agent for IoT/AIoT management; SmartCare; smart home; smart farming; MEMS/NEMS sensors; energy harvesting technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Advanced Sensing Systems for Biological Monitoring
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 741 | Submission Open
Keywords: biological monitoring; ecological monitoring; biodiversity assessment; sensing systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sensing)
Information Security of Sensor Networks: A Focus on Surveys and Tutorials
edited by Jian Li
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 706 | Submission Open
Keywords: cryptography; Sensor network security; information security
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Ultra-High-Speed Optoelectronic Devices for Beyond 5G, 6G and Quantum Computers
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 528 | Submission Open
Keywords: optoelectronic devices; quantum computing; 5G; 6G
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
Advanced Edge Computing in Wireless Sensor Network
edited by Lav Gupta and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 398 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; wireless sensor networks; edge computing; distributed computing; predictive data analysis; energy-efficient edge; security and privacy; 5G/6G integration; QoS-aware offloading
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)
Exploring Sensor Data Fusion in IoT with Advanced AI Techniques
edited by and Chafika Benzaïd
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 368 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensor data fusion; Internet of Things (IoT); artificial intelligence (AI); IoT sensors; software-defined networking (SDN); fog and edge computing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Next-Generation Gas Sensors and Electrocatalytic Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 358 | Submission Open
Keywords: gas sensors; electrocatalytic materials; nanostructured materials; sustainable energy; environmental monitoring
Intelligent and Secure Wireless Network Sensing: Techniques, Architectures, and Real-World Applications
edited by Sandhya Aneja and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open
Keywords: wireless sensor networks (WSNS); data fusion; signal processing; distributed computing; edge computing; fog computing; cybersecurity; network intrusion detection; internet of things (IoT); 5G/6G communications; network traffic analysis; machine learning in networking; deep learning for anomaly detection; adversarial machine learning; secure protocol design; device and browser fingerprinting; sensor networks for smart environments; resilient network architectures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)
Biometric Recognition: Interpretability, Explainability, and Interaction with Large-Scale Models
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open
Keywords: biometric recognition; facial recognition; fingerprint analysis; gait recognition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)
Smart Sensor Technology for Structural Health Monitoring
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart sensors; structural health monitoring; data analytics and fault diagnosis; reliability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Fault Diagnosis & Sensors)
Advanced Optical Imaging and Interference Detection Techniques
edited by Lisong Yan
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 206 | 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)
Advanced Sensing Digital Image Processing for Dynamic Deformation and Vibration Monitoring
edited by Zeren Gao and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 181 | 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)
Brain Activity Monitoring and Measurement (2nd Edition) submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16744 | Submission Open
Keywords: functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI); functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS); magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS); encephalography (EEG); real-life brain monitoring; signal processing and validation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosensors)
Sensing Technologies in Neuroscience and Brain Research
edited by
submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 15037 | 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)
AI-Empowered Internet of Things submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7838 | Submission Open
Keywords: IoT sensing; edge computing/fog computing; smart IoT
(This special issue belongs to the Section Internet of Things)
Advances in Sensor Technologies and Measurement Techniques for Smart Agri-Food submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7731 | 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) submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 1567 | Submission Open
Keywords: SHM; composite materials; civil infrastructures  
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
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