Trustworthy and Autonomous Distributed Systems
A special issue of Systems (ISSN 2079-8954). This special issue belongs to the section "Systems Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 198
Editors
Interests: distributed systems; autonomous systems; trustworthiness; maritime autonomy; maritime networks
Interests: communication systems; machine learning; trustworthiness; autonomy
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Interests: applied mathematical sciences; optimization techniques; operational research techniques; numerical analysis; linear and non-linear programming; machine learning; explainable AI
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to explore the advancements and trends in autonomous distributed systems. Our focus is on the design, testing and validation of distributed systems and how innovative solutions can ensure and enhance autonomy and trustworthiness. Tradeoffs between trustworthiness and performance are also to be examined. Trustworthiness can be examined from a subjective and social point of view.
Topics include, but are not limited to, ensembles of autonomous agents; semantic models of agents’ and dynamic environments; machine-learning enabled solutions; autonomy in decision making; distributed reconfigurable systems and decentralized control, with applications to autonomous vehicles, robotics, smart grids, communication networks, maritime, computing, supply chain management and others.
This issue can fill a gap in existing literature by providing a comprehensive overview of the latest developments in this multidisciplinary field. By situating the discussion within the context of current technological trends and modern needs, this Special Issue can serve as a valuable resource for researchers, practitioners and policymakers interested in the trustworthiness and robustness in autonomous distributed, self-managing systems.
We invite contributions that offer new insights and present novel methodologies and case studies demonstrating trustworthiness in autonomous distributed systems.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Georgios Avdikos
Dr. Ioannis Bartsiokas
Dr. Charis Ntakolia
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- distributed systems
- autonomous agents
- decentralized control
- trustworthiness
- robustness
- machine learning
- formal verification
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