Control and Security of Industrial Cyber–Physical Systems
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Computing and Artificial Intelligence".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2026 | Viewed by 218
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nonlinear control; filtering; power systems; cyber-physical systems
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: networked control system; cyber-physical systems; robust control; optimal control
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Industrial cyber–physical system is a complex system that deeply integrates information technologies such as computing, communication, and control with physical systems in industrial production. Its core lies in achieving intelligence, precision, and efficiency in industrial production through bidirectional interaction and collaboration between information and physics. The typical application of industrial cyber-physical systems including smart grid, robots, autonomous unmanned systems, intelligent transportation, and more.
Due to the deep coupling between physical systems and cyber systems, the monitoring, modeling, control, and security of cyber–physical systems face unprecedented technological challenges. This Special Issue aims to showcase the latest advancements in the control and security field of industrial cyber–physical systems. Authors are invited to contribute original research papers and conceptual articles addressing various aspects of cyber–physical systems.
Suitable topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Distributed Optimization and Control;
- Data Driven Learning and Control;
- Collaborative Control of Multi-agent Systems;
- Secure Control and Optimization;
- Attack and fault detection;
- Privacy Protection and Differential Privacy;
- The applications in smart grid, robots, etc.
Prof. Dr. Meng Zhang
Dr. Meng Li
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Applied Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- cyber-physical systems
- fault detection
- collaborative control of multi-agent systems
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- Reprint: MDPI Books provides the opportunity to republish successful Special Issues in book format, both online and in print.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies can be found here.
