Emerging Cyber-Physical Systems for Industry 5.0
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Computing and Artificial Intelligence".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 October 2025 | Viewed by 14
Special Issue Editors
Interests: model-based development; petri-nets; co-design of embedded systems; cyber–physical systems; reconfigurable computing platforms; FPGAs
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Interests: creative robotics; computational creativity, systematic organizational creativity; co-creative CPS; affective computing; information technology management; bio-inspired automation and smart manufacture
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cyber–physical systems (CPSs) are evolving rapidly, propelled by transformative advances in hardware, software, sensing, connectivity, artificial intelligence, and systems engineering. These emerging technologies and methodologies are not only enhancing performance but enabling a fundamentally new generation of CPS—designed to interact seamlessly with humans, adapt intelligently to their environments, and contribute meaningfully to the complex needs of Society 5.0 and Industry 5.0.
This Special Issue focuses on the design, development, and deployment of next-generation CPSs that are human-centric, creative, and resilient. These systems are expected to operate in rich socio-technical environments, supporting applications that go beyond automation—enabling emotional awareness, co-creation, and collaborative intelligence. In this context, special attention is given to CPSs that can engage with emerging trends such as the feeling economy, where emotional intelligence and affective computing become integral to system design and human–machine collaboration.
Dr. Anikó Costa
Dr. Sanaz Nikghadam-Hojjati
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cyber–physical systems
- Industry 5.0
- Society 5.0
- feeling economy
- co-creation
- collaborative intelligence
- human-machine collaboration
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