Call for Papers – IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering: Special Issue on Trustworthy AI for Automation Control of Embodied Agents in the Era of Foundation Models

[Shangding Gu]

Dear all,

We are pleased to announce a Special Issue of the IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering titled "Trustworthy AI for Automation Control of Embodied Agents in the Era of Foundation Models."

With the rapid integration of foundation models into robotics and automation systems, ensuring trustworthiness, including safety, explainability, robustness, and ethical alignment, is more critical than ever.

We invite high-quality submissions addressing, but not limited to, the following topics:

• Safe and adaptive control with foundation models
• Explainable and interpretable AI for embodied agents
• Robustness and reliability in real-world deployment
• Human-AI interaction and trust in automation
• Ethical frameworks and accountability in autonomous systems

Key Dates:

• Submission Deadline: Jan 1, 2026
• Tentative Publication: Dec 1, 2026

Submit via IEEE Manuscript Central: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/t-ase 

Details & Guidelines: https://www.ieee-ras.org/images/publications/t-ase/2025/Special_Issue_Template_EAI_20250220.pdf

Guest Editors:
Prof. Guang Chen – Tongji University, China
Dr. Shangding Gu – University of California, Berkeley, USA

Dr. Hanna Krasowski – University of California, Berkeley, USA
Prof. Chenguang Yang – University of Liverpool, UK
Prof. Murat Arcak – University of California, Berkeley, USA
Prof. Chuchu Fan – MIT, USA
Prof. Ming Jin – Virginia Tech, USA

Prof. Costas Spanos – University of California, Berkeley, USA

For inquiries: guan...@tongji.edu.cn & shangd...@berkeley.edu

Let’s shape the future of trustworthy AI-driven automation together!

Best regards,

Shangding Gu