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Biomedical Imaging, Sensing and Signal Processing

edited by

Saideh Ferdowsi

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 21 articles | Viewed by 53956 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical imaging; neuroimage; signal processing; biosensors; machine learning; artificial intelligence; deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Innovative Technologies and Applications in Engineering Sensing Through Deep and Machine Learning

edited by

Haoran Fu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 22884 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; deep learning; engineering applications; data analysis; sensor optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

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 | 7 articles | Viewed by 19706 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sensor Networks)

Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Remote Sensing: Challenges and Future Direction

edited by

Qingjun Zhang

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11746 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthetic aperture radar (SAR); radar system; SAR signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radar Sensors)

Condition Assessment and Reliability Analysis Enabled by Structural Health Monitoring Sensors

edited by

Qi-Ang Wang

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8937 | 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)

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 8604 | Submission Open

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

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

Biomedical Signals, Images and Healthcare Data Analysis: 2nd Edition

edited by

Shivaram Poigai Arunachalam

Kanchan Kulkarni

and

Anup Kumar Mishra

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5515 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical signals; imaging data; healthcare data analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5486 | 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)

Visual Sensing Methods for 3D Object Detection, Tracking, and Quantification

edited by

Thomas P Karnowski

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3426 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D object detection; tracking; visual sensing; RGB-D systems; lidar; radar

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

Innovative Medical Applications of pH/Impedance Sensors

edited by Jafari Jafar

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1211 | Submission Open

Keywords: pH sensors; impedance sensors; biosensors; medical applications; neurogastroenterology; gastrointestinal physiology; MII-pH technology; diagnostic markers; diagnostic accuracy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Advanced Image Recognition and 3D Imaging Technologies and Their Integration

edited by Nobuo Kochi

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 939 | Submission Open

Keywords: image recognition; 3D modeling; measurement; point cloud processing; segmentation; tracking; imaging device; 2D/3D integration

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

Sensing Technologies for Intelligent Robotics and Human–Robot Interaction

edited by Hang Su

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 669 | Submission Open

Keywords: human-robot interaction (HRI); sensor fusion; robotics

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

Machine Learning and Deep Learning in Image/Video Processing and Sensing: 2nd Edition

edited by

Hongying Liu

and

Fanhua Shang

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 664 | Submission Open

Keywords: image sensing; video processing; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

Intelligent Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring and Mechanical Fault Diagnosis: 2nd Edition

edited by

Zijian Qiao

and

Zhihui Lai

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 589 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensing; advanced sensors; structural health monitoring; mechanical fault diagnosis; data quality improvement

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

Sensors for Indoor Positioning

edited by

José Luis Lázaro-Galilea

Álvaro de la Llana Calvo

Alfredo Gardel

and

Ignacio Bravo

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 508 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor positioning; localization sensors; data fusion; machine learning; inertial navigation; radio-frequency localization; optical and ultrasonic sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Sensors)

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

edited by Dan Su,

Seyedmilad Komarizadehasl

and

Ye Xia

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 487 | 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)

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

edited by

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submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 433 | 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)

Chemical Sensors for Air Pollutants: Where the Heck Are We!

edited by

Paul A. Solomon

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 428 | Submission Open

Keywords: air pollution sensors; gases; particle mass; particle chemical species; calibration approaches; uncertainty; collocation results; field studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Sensors)

Wireless Intelligent Sensing

edited by

Changzhan Gu

Jianhua Ma

and

Yihong Qi

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 279 | 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)

Multimodal Ubiquitous Sensing for Human-Centered Healthcare

edited by

Yao Ge

Qammer Abbasi

and

Wenda Li

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 227 | Submission Open

Keywords: multimodal sensing; ubiquitous healthcare; wearable devices; non-contact monitoring; continuous health tracking; vital signs detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Optical Biosensors: Applications, Material Advances, and Technological Developments

edited by

Sándor Valkai

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 226 | 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)

IMU and Innovative Sensors for Healthcare

edited by

Paolo Capodaglio

and

Veronica Cimolin

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 32 articles | Viewed by 91376 | 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 | 7 articles | Viewed by 28698 | 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)

Emerging Remote Sensing Techniques and Applications for Object Detection

edited by

Yexin Wang

and Yi Cui

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 19569 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; object detection; emerging techniques; deep learning; segmentation; satellite image

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

Sensors and Signal Processing Techniques for Non-Invasive Health Monitoring

edited by

Elisabetta Peri

, Alessandra Galli, Sarah Tonello, Ana Neacșu and

Maria G. Signorini

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16412 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedical diagnostics; biomedical signal processing; non-invasive monitoring; biosensors; non-obtrusive devices; machine learning for biomedical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)

Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors: Materials, Methods and Applications

edited by

Zejun Deng

and Tianhan Kai

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16185 | 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)

Advanced Applications of WSNs and the IoT—2nd Edition

edited by

Sebastià Galmés

and

Baris Atakan

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 15384 | 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)

Advances in Sensing, Control and Path Planning for Robotic Systems

edited by

Rafal Szczepanski

and

Erfu Yang

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14211 | 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)

Advanced Sensors in Atomic Level

edited by

Zehui Li

and Kunchan Wang

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12568 | 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)

Sensing Technologies for Human Evaluation, Testing and Assessment

edited by

Kenneth Loh

Said Quqa

, Liming Salvino and Ning Xi

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10930 | 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)

Machine Learning and Image-Based Smart Sensing and Applications

edited by

Ran-Zan Wang

and Shang-Kuan Chen

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9952 | 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)

Indoor Localization Technologies and Applications

edited by

Zhiyong Wang

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9886 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor localization; indoor navigation; indoor GPS alternatives; indoor mobile robot navigation

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

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 5963 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4198 | 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)

Industry 5.0 and Beyond: Sensor and Digital Technologies for Sustainable, Circular, and Human-Centric Systems

edited by

Maria Valero Bernal

Manuchehr Soleimani

and Anthony Basco Halog

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4123 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensors; wearable sensors; internet of things (IoT); industrial internet of things (IIoT); digital twins; artificial intelligence; machine learning; smart manufacturing; Industry 4.0; Industry 5.0; manufacturing systems; robotics and sensors; sustainability; human-centric systems; circularity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)

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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2210 | 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)

AI-Enabled Smart Sensors for Industry Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis

edited by

Wen-qiang Liu

Zhiwei Han

, Jun-Fang Wang and Xiangyun Deng

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1996 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced sensing technologies with embedded AI capabilities; novel AI algorithms for sensor data analysis; anomaly detection; and predictive maintenance; application of AI-driven smart sensors; edge AI/edge computing; deep learning for sensing; explainable AI (XAI) for industry; industrial IoT (IIoT) monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)

Remote Sensors for Climate Observation and Environment Monitoring

edited by

Muhammad Aslam

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1850 | Submission Open

Keywords: localized climate adaptation; microclimate monitoring; community-scale remote sensing; sensor-driven resilience; UAV applications; coastal vulnerability; environmental recovery; remote sensing in extreme environments; sensor fusion for sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Remote Sensors)

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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1751 | 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)

Optical Tweezers in Sensing Technologies

edited by

Jinsheng Lu

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1018 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical Sensors)

Nanosensors: 2026 Perspectives

edited by

Edgar Muñoz

Huanyu Cheng

and

Atef Shalabney

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 522 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanosensor; nanoprobe; micro/nano-chip; micro/nanoscale photodetectors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanosensors)

Cybersecurity in Healthcare and Medical Devices

edited by

Lorenzo Bracciale

Emanuele Raso

and

Pierpaolo Loreti

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 375 | 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)

Advanced Connectivity Mechanisms in Wireless Sensor Networks

edited by

Ki-Il Kim

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 361 | 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)

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

edited by

Jing Tian

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 270 | 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)

Sensing Techniques for Intelligent Tunnel Construction

edited by

Chuan Zhang

and

Guowen Xu

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 228 | 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)

Advances in Low-Humidity Sensing Systems and References

edited by Domen Hudoklin

submission deadline 27 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 369 | Submission Open

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

Muhammad Azfar Yaqub

submission deadline 27 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open

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 148 | Submission Open

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)

Secure IoT: Cryptographic Solutions for Sensor Networks

edited by Md Akbar Hossain

submission deadline 28 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: secure IoT; sensor networks; lightweight cryptography; blockchain based trust management; privacy preserving protocols; energy efficient encryption; post quantum security; key management in IoT; intrusion and anomaly detection; federated and edge intelligence for security

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

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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12840 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Intelligent Sensors)

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