Advances in AI for Extended Reality: From Explainable Agents to Generative Worlds
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 June 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: augmented reality; artificial intelligence; data science
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The research work on the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and extended reality (XR) has been widely explored, already proving its capacity to transform fields such as education, rehabilitation, entertainment, security, science, or industry by offering user-customizable and engaging experiences, skill augmentation, proper frame for better understanding in various fields, or remote assistance in collaborative environments.
Nevertheless, the recent advances in AI and the need to build trustworthy intelligent systems open up new perspectives for innovation at the intersection of AI and XR.
Therefore, we would like to propose this Special Issue, where we strongly encourage interdisciplinary applications that approach, but are not limited to, the following:
- Explainable AI (XAI) techniques to make XR systems transparent, accountable, and trustworthy to ensure a good interaction between humans and intelligent systems.
- Multiagent systems that bring scalability and realism to XR by allowing numerous AI entities to act simultaneously, interact with users and with each other, and collectively shape the virtual world.
- LLMs and generative AI for XR to create immersive environments that are dynamic, adaptive, and capable of rich natural communication that feels more intuitive, personalized, and human-like.
- Generative AI for XR to create multi-modal content, e.g., text, 3D assets, textures, animations, sounds, and even entire scenes, by transforming XR development from labor-intensive manual design into a collaborative process between humans and AI.
We invite authors to submit their research papers and review articles that are focused on the abovementioned topics.
Dr. Marina Anca Cidota
Dr. Clara Maathuis
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- XAI techniques
- generative AI
- agent-based modeling
- digital twin
- augmented/virtual/mixed realities
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