Agentic and Explainable AI for Secure and Trustworthy Industrial IoT: Advances in Cyber-Physical Systems, Wireless Communication and the Cloud–Edge–IoT Continuum
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Sensor Networks".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 November 2025 | Viewed by 46
Special Issue Editors
Interests: internet-of-things network management of computing; machine learning; industrial 5G; wireless networking
Interests: network security; AI/ML; cyber physical system
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Dear Colleagues,
Industrial IoT (IIoT) ecosystems are rapidly evolving through Industry 4.0, seamlessly integrating physical processes, computational intelligence, and communication across the cloud–edge–IoT continuum. At the core of this evolution lies Agentic AI—which encompasses intelligent systems characterized by autonomy, adaptability, and proactive decision making, essential for managing the complexity and dynamism inherent in modern industrial operations. Agentic AI facilitates the effective integration of cyber–physical systems (CPSs), industrial communication protocols, sensor technologies, wireless networks, semantic communications, and emerging 6G technologies, ensuring synchronized collaboration under stringent real-time conditions.
Nevertheless, the increasing dependence on autonomous AI-driven decisions presents significant challenges concerning transparency, security, and trustworthiness. As critical operations in industry become more reliant on AI agents, there is a compelling need to ensure that these systems are transparent, secure, and reliable.
We invite original research and review papers exploring recent advancements, technological solutions, applications, and emerging challenges in secure, trustworthy, and resilient Agentic AI-driven Industrial IoT ecosystems.
Potential topics of interest include the following:
- Cyber-physical system (CPS) integration;
- Industrial communication protocols;
- Sensor technologies;
- 6G and semantic communications in industrial settings;
- Resource orchestration in the cloud–edge–IoT continuum;
- Explainable AI (XAI) approaches;
- Security and privacy in IIoT;
- Trustworthiness and ethical AI.
Dr. Sarder Abedin
Dr. Nishat I Mowla
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- industrial IoT
- AI
- cyber-physical system
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