Call for Papers — Embodied Intelligence Empowering Smart Manufacturing
The Industrial AI Group at the University of Auckland is co-organizing a special issue focused on embodied intelligence in smart manufacturing, published in the Journal of Industrial Information Integration.
Overview
Embodied Intelligence (EI) is a key enabler of flexible and efficient manufacturing in smart manufacturing. This special issue addresses challenges including limited adaptability of current AI systems, insufficient knowledge sharing among independent models, and inefficient human-machine collaboration in manufacturing environments.
Research Topics
The special issue welcomes submissions on:
- Human-machine interaction and collaboration
- Intelligent equipment maintenance using multimodal data
- Digital twin modeling for intelligent robots
- Multi-agent collaboration and collective intelligence
- Large-scale multimodal data communication networks
- Control system design driven by embodied intelligence
Timeline
- Submission portal opens: March 1, 2025
- Manuscript deadline: August 31, 2025
- Editorial acceptance deadline: November 30, 2025
Guest Editors
The special issue is led by researchers from South China University of Technology, University of Auckland, University of Iowa, and Augusta University.
Interested researchers should select the article type "VSI: EI - Smart Manufacturing" when submitting through Editorial Manager.