[CFP] Book Chapters: Networked Autonomy for Vehicles and Robotic Fleets (Wiley-IEEE Press proposal in preparation)
sharmila subudhi
This edited volume is being prepared for submission to Wiley-IEEE Press. It brings together research on how connected vehicles and robotic fleets sense, localize, learn, coordinate and operate safely at scale. It is intended for researchers, graduate students and industry practitioners in robotics, intelligent transportation, communications and AI.
Publication is subject to publisher approval and peer review.
Editors
Rathin Chandra Shit, Ph.D., NavSense Lab, India | [Google Scholar]
Sharmila Subudhi, Ph.D., Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University, India | [Google Scholar]
Prof. Weiwei Jiang, Ph.D., Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China | [Google Scholar]
Mohd Sameen Chisti, Ph.D. Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway | [Google Scholar]
Scope and Topics
(Indicative, not exhaustive)
Foundations and architectures: autonomy levels; edge/fog/cloud architectures for fleets; communication and compute co-design
Localization and sensing: GNSS-denied and multi-sensor positioning; collaborative SLAM; V2X and inter-robot communication; privacy-preserving positioning
Learning at the edge: federated, continual and foundation-model learning, including vision-language-action models
Coordination and planning: multi-robot coordination, task allocation, planning and control; digital twins; sim-to-real validation
Security and trust: intrusion detection, distributed trust, resilience, safety assurance, standards and regulation
Applications and case studies: road vehicles, UAV swarms, maritime, agriculture, logistics and industrial fleets
Chapter types welcome: survey, tutorial, methodology and case-study chapters. Early-career researchers are especially encouraged to submit.
Chapter Requirements
Length: 6,000-8,000 words, including references
Originality: original, unpublished work only; chapters must pass a similarity check
AI use: AI-assisted writing must be disclosed; authors remain fully responsible for content
Permissions: authors are responsible for permissions for any third-party figures; copyright terms follow the publisher's contributor agreement
Fees: no submission or publication fees for authors
What to Submit
Single PDF or Word file, by email:
Chapter title and target topic area (from the list above)
Abstract of 250-300 words, with 4-6 keywords
Author names, affiliations and corresponding author's email
Up to five related publications with DOIs
Submit To
Dr. Sharmila Subudhi (sharmilasubudhi1[at]gmail[dot]com) with the subject line: Chapter Proposal – [Surname] – [Topic Area] by 10 October 2026.