AI-Driven Intelligent and Secure Navigation in Next-Gen Autonomous Systems

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue focuses on intelligent and secure navigation in autonomous systems, particularly unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and ground vehicles. We aim to explore advanced methods that improve autonomy, communication, and decision-making in dynamic and uncertain environments.We welcome various contributions covering decentralized and centralized control, secure communication, cooperative multi-agent systems, path planning, and decision-making strategies. Both AI-based and model-driven approaches are encouraged, as well as hybrid methods that demonstrate practical value and real-world applicability.

This Special Issue will present recent progress in autonomous navigation while emphasizing the integration of navigation, control, and secure communication. It will bring together research that addresses these areas not in isolation but as interconnected challenges shaping the future of autonomous systems.

By encouraging work that bridges theoretical innovation and system-level implementation, this Special Issue will complement the existing literature and provide a platform for new insights into the development of robust, intelligent, and secure autonomous platforms.

We invite researchers and practitioners to share their latest findings on this timely and evolving topic.

Dr. Ali Marzoughi
Prof. Dr. Andrey V. Savkin
Guest Editors

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