Special Session
Physical AI and Intelligent Sensing for Industry 5.0: Towards a Sustainable Future
This special session aligns strongly with the Sensors Applications Symposium by emphasizing the convergence of different sensing modalities into multimodal, application-driven sensing systems towards sustainability. The session will showcase advances in sensor technologies, system integration, instrumentation, signal processing, and data fusion. It aims to bridge the gap between emerging sensing principles and practical deployments while fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and promoting next-generation sensing solutions with enhanced sensitivity, selectivity, robustness, and real-time decision-making capabilities.
Abstract: Industry 5.0 is driving the convergence of advanced sensing, artificial intelligence, and human-centric automation to create resilient, sustainable, and intelligent industrial ecosystems. This special session focuses on the emerging role of Physical AI and intelligent sensors in enabling real-time perception, decision-making, and adaptive control across complex industrial environments. Topics include next-generation sensor architectures, smart sensing materials, multimodal sensing technologies, edge and AI-enabled analytics, digital twins, autonomous monitoring systems, and data-driven intelligence for enhanced situational awareness. Particular emphasis will be placed on applications in smart manufacturing, water and resource monitoring, sustainable mining and mineral processing. The session aims to bring together researchers and practitioners working at the intersection of sensing, AI, and cyber-physical systems to showcase innovative solutions that transform sensor data into actionable intelligence, thereby accelerating the realization of sustainable, resilient, and human-centric Industry 5.0.