The Next Wave of Intelligent Systems and Innovation
Responsible for this topic:
Full Prof. Neven Vrček, Ph.D., University of Zagreb Faculty of Organization and Informatics, Varaždin
Full Prof. Nina Begičević Ređep, Ph.D., University of Zagreb Faculty of Organization and Informatics, Varaždin
“The Next Wave of Intelligent Systems and Innovation” examines emerging breakthroughs across digital twins, cyber‑physical systems, smart industry, generative AI, robotics, autonomous agents, and simulation‑driven intelligence. It highlights how human‑centered design, explainability, ethics, and cross‑sector collaboration are shaping the development of trustworthy, adaptive, and transformative intelligent systems.
Research papers within this topic include:
Digital twins and cyber-physical systems
Smart industry, Industry 4.0/5.0, and intelligent manufacturing
Generative AI and foundation models for intelligent systems
World models, simulation, and physics-informed AI
Robotics, embodied intelligence, and autonomous systems
Intelligent agents and multi-agent systems
Context-aware and explainable AI for adaptive intelligent systems
Human-centered augmented intelligence and collaborative systems
Ethics, trust, and governance of intelligent systems
Innovation ecosystems and industry–academia–policy collaboration