Intelligent Systems and Immersive Technologies for Human–Machine Interaction and Collaboration

Topic Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Topic invites contributions on intelligent systems that support effective, adaptive, and trustworthy interaction among humans, machines, and smart environments. The Topic focuses on applied research at the intersection of artificial intelligence, human–computer interaction, immersive technologies, robotics, the Internet of Things, and cyber–physical systems.

We welcome studies on AI-enabled interfaces, multimodal and affective interaction, human–AI and human–robot collaboration, extended reality (XR), context-aware and personalized systems, digital twins, and intelligent environments. Submissions may address methodological advances, component-level innovations, or integrated end-to-end systems, provided that they offer clear technical novelty, application relevance, or rigorous evaluation.

Particular interest is given to systems that combine sensing, inference, interaction, and actuation across physical and digital settings. Relevant contributions include adaptive interfaces, predictive and anticipatory models, collaborative intelligent agents, wearable and physiological computing, conversational and multimodal AI, and immersive systems for training, decision support, and operational assistance. Research on machine-to-machine coordination is also welcome when it strengthens or extends human–machine interaction and collaboration.

This Topic welcomes original research articles, review articles, and application-driven case studies. Contributions should demonstrate strong methodological quality and appropriate validation through experiments, comparative analysis, user studies, simulations, benchmark evaluations, or real-world deployments. Application domains may include healthcare, manufacturing, education, assistive technologies, transportation, industrial automation, and smart environments.

The aim of this Topic is to advance the design, integration, and evaluation of intelligent interactive systems that improve collaboration across human, digital, and physical contexts.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• AI-enabled interfaces and intelligent user interaction;
• Verification and validation of intelligent systems;
• Multimodal interaction using speech, gesture, gaze, touch, and physiological signals;
• Context-aware, adaptive, and personalized human–machine systems;
• Human–AI collaboration and human-in-the-loop intelligent systems;
• Human–robot interaction and shared autonomy;
• Extended reality (AR, VR, MR) for training, assistance, and decision support;
• Conversational agents, multimodal foundation models, and natural language interaction;
• Affective computing, wearable sensing, and physiologically aware systems;
• IoT-enabled smart environments and cyber–physical interaction;
• Multi-agent systems and machine-to-machine coordination in human-centered settings
• Digital twins and simulation-based support for interactive systems;
• Trustworthy AI, explainability, privacy, safety, and ethics in human-facing systems;
• Evaluation methods, benchmarks, datasets, and real-world deployments.

Prof. Dr. Vassilis Charissis
Prof. Dr. Dimitris Drikakis
Dr. Mónica Ballesta Galdeano
Topic Editors

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Participating Journals

Journal Name	Impact Factor	CiteScore	Launched Year	First Decision (median)	APC
Applied Sciences applsci	2.5	5.5	2011	16 Days	CHF 2400	Submit
Computation computation	1.9	4.1	2013	14.8 Days	CHF 1800	Submit
Electronics electronics	2.6	6.1	2012	16.4 Days	CHF 2400	Submit
Modelling modelling	1.5	2.2	2020	24.9 Days	CHF 1200	Submit
Robotics robotics	3.3	7.7	2012	23.7 Days	CHF 1800	Submit
Sensors sensors	3.5	8.2	2001	17.8 Days	CHF 2600	Submit
Virtual Worlds virtualworlds	-	-	2022	18.1 Days	CHF 1200	Submit

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