{"id":11655,"date":"2026-03-08T02:34:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T02:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcsoc-forum.org\/site\/?page_id=11655"},"modified":"2026-05-07T00:30:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T00:30:47","slug":"human-centric-ai","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mcsoc-forum.org\/site\/index.php\/human-centric-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Session on Human-Centric AI and Intelligent Systems for Sustainable Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-medium-gray-border-color has-white-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-radius:12px;padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00629b;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px\">Chair<\/h2>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-black-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-black-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;grid-template-columns:17% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mcsoc-forum.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Manjunatha.jpg\" alt=\"Amirreza Yousefzadeh\" class=\"wp-image-4762 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bintelligence.com\/judge\/manjunatha-sughaturu-krishnappa\" style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #00629B;\"> Manjunatha Sughaturu Krishnappa<\/a><\/strong><br><span style=\"font-size: 0.9em; color: #555;\">Oracle America Inc, USA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The rapid evolution of Industry 5.0 is redefining how intelligent technologies interact with people, processes, and the environment. This special session brings together cutting\u2011edge research at the intersection of <strong>Artificial Intelligence<\/strong>, <strong>Intelligent Systems<\/strong>, and <strong>human\u2011centered industrial innovation<\/strong>, with a strong emphasis on sustainability, ethics, and real\u2011world deployment. <br>We invite original contributions that explore how advanced computational intelligence can empower next\u2011generation industrial ecosystems\u2014systems that are <strong>resilient<\/strong>, <strong>adaptive<\/strong>, <strong>energy\u2011efficient<\/strong>, and fundamentally <strong>human\u2011centric<\/strong>. The session aims to bridge academic breakthroughs with practical industrial applications, fostering a collaborative platform for researchers, engineers, and practitioners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Human\u2011Centric AI &amp; Intelligent Systems<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AI for human\u2011machine collaboration and augmented decision\u2011making<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ethical, explainable, and trustworthy AI for industrial environments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cognitive systems and adaptive human\u2011robot interaction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Industry 5.0 Technologies &amp; Applications<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Intelligent automation and cyber\u2011physical production systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sustainable manufacturing and energy\u2011aware industrial AI<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resilient and human\u2011oriented industrial workflows<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Advanced Computational Intelligence<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Reinforcement Learning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Big Data Analytics and real\u2011time data intelligence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Natural Language Processing and multimodal AI for industry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Connected &amp; Distributed Systems<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>IoT, IIoT, and Edge\/Fog Computing for Smart Factories<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cloud\u2011native AI services and distributed intelligence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blockchain for secure and transparent industrial operations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Security, Safety &amp; Reliability<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AI\u2011driven cybersecurity for industrial systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fault\u2011tolerant and self\u2011healing intelligent infrastructures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Risk assessment and safety\u2011critical AI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Emerging Technologies<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Quantum computing applications for optimization and simulation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hybrid quantum\u2011classical AI for industrial innovation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Novel architectures for sustainable intelligent systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n<style>\n  \/* Scoped styles for this section *\/\n  .paper-submission-highlight {\n    background-color: #f6f7f9; \/* Light professional gray background *\/\n    border-left: 6px solid #2c3e50; \/* Thicker accent border *\/\n    padding: 35px; \/* Increased padding for breathing room *\/\n    margin: 25px 0;\n    border-radius: 4px;\n    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, \"Segoe UI\", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif;\n    color: #333;\n    box-shadow: 0 3px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.08);\n  }\n\n  .paper-submission-highlight h2 {\n    margin-top: 0;\n    color: #2c3e50;\n    font-size: 2rem; \/* Increased from 1.5rem *\/\n    font-weight: 700;\n    margin-bottom: 15px;\n  }\n\n  .paper-submission-highlight p {\n    font-size: 1.25rem; \/* Increased from 1rem *\/\n    line-height: 1.6;\n    margin-bottom: 25px;\n  }\n\n  .submission-btn {\n    display: inline-block;\n    background-color: #0073aa; \n    color: #ffffff !important;\n    padding: 15px 30px; \/* Larger button padding *\/\n    font-size: 1.15rem; \/* Larger button text *\/\n    text-decoration: none;\n    border-radius: 5px;\n    font-weight: bold;\n    transition: background-color 0.3s ease;\n    text-align: center;\n  }\n\n  .submission-btn:hover {\n    background-color: #005177; \n    text-decoration: none;\n    cursor: pointer;\n  }\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"paper-submission-highlight\">\n  <h2>Paper Submission<\/h2>\n  <p>\n    All papers must be submitted electronically through EDAS. 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