Guest Editorial: Special Issue on the 2013 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference Minneapolis, MN, USA, May 6-9, 2013

The 30th annual IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC) was held in Minneapolis, MN, on May 6-9, 2013. The conference was attended by a total of 434 registered participants, including 97 postgraduate students and five undergraduate students. The technical program consisted of a series of scientific and technical sessions, covering all aspects of theories and practice of measurement science and technology, instrumentation, and a wide range of applications, as reflected also in the diversity of the papers. Following the usual review process, a total of 365 papers from all over the world were accepted, and were organized into 205 oral session presentations and 160 poster session presentations. The oral presentation sessions included three invited keynotes and seven special sessions, which were closely aligned with the I2MTC 2013 conference theme Instrumentation and Measurement for Life. Following I2MTC 2013, a total of 102 papers that were technically extended in a substantial way from their conference proceeding versions were submitted to this special issue. Of these, 41 accepted papers are presented that represent the latest developments in the field of instrumentation and measurement and offer possible solutions to existing problems.