Applications of Automated Management System

Dear Colleagues,

Today, organizations, as well as diverse systems, are facing unprecedented challenges like globalization that dictates around-the-clock work, contingency, real-time and critical decision-making, etc. These challenges apply to many fields, including industry, commerce, infrastructures, information systems, finance, medicine, computer networks, and governance. Considering the amount of data, the complexity of the problems, and the required response time, manual solutions cannot effectively address these challenges. Therefore, computer-based applications for automated management systems are required. The availability of significant AI power has boosted these solutions; thus, for this Special Issue, we encourage submissions related to AI, however this is not mandatory, and other technology bases like RFID are suitable.

In light of the above, we welcome the submission of articles that introduce novel methods with potential applicability in this field. The proposed automation may be full or partial as an intermediate stage towards minimizing user intervention. Topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Application for automation of business/organizational process;
• Application for automation of individual tasks;
• Automated tools to enhance user’s productivity and experience;
• IT management automation;
• Automating the process of testing and conducting experiments;
• Harnessing AI to automate management;
• Theoretical models that can support management automation;
• Trust and Explainability (especially XAI) in automatic management systems;
• Social and legal aspects of management automation.

Original work highlighting the latest research and technical developments is encouraged, but review papers and comparative studies are also welcome to be submitted.

Dr. Ron Hirschprung
Prof. Dr. Oded Maimon
Dr. Sigal Kordova
Guest Editors

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