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simeon okechukwu ajakwe
Kumoh National Institute of Technology
Gumi, Republic of Korea
- Frontiers in Future Transportation
- Transport Safety
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- Trustworthy AI and Cyber-Resilient Frameworks for Connected, Aerial, and Software-Defined Vehicles
Trustworthy AI and Cyber-Resilient Frameworks for Connected, Aerial, and Software-Defined Vehicles
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Manuscript Summary Submission Deadline 23 February 2026 | Manuscript Submission Deadline 13 June 2026
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Background
The rapid proliferation of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), Urban Air Mobility (UAM),and low-altitude economy networking has given rise to complex, safety-critical ecosystems where trust, autonomy, and cyber-resilience are paramount. Aerial platforms now rely heavily on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for perception, navigation, and cooperative flight operations, introducing new vulnerabilities to GPS/ADS-B spoofing, electronic warfare, adversarial attacks on neural networks, and software supply-chain threats. This Research Topic focuses on the design and deployment of trustworthy AI and cyber-resilientframeworks for software-defined aerial vehicles (SDAVs) and multi-UAV ecosystems. It emphasizes deployable solutions for resource-constrained avionics, Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight (BVLOS) missions, and swarm cooperation under adversarial conditions. The objective is to integrate AI assurance, quantum-safe communication, and resilient flight architectures into verifiable, real-world systems validated through flight tests or high-fidelity digital twins, while maintaining compliance with U-Space, FAA Remote ID, and ICAO regulatory frameworks.
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Keywords: Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cyber-Resilience, Software-Defined Aerial Vehicles (SDAVs), Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), Urban Air Mobility (UAM), Low-Altitude Economy Networking (LAENet), Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI), AIAssurance and Verification, Federated and TinyML Learning;Secure Avionics and Flight Control Systems, Post-Quantum Cryptography, Quantum-Safe Communication, GPS and ADS-B Spoofing Detection, Electronic Warfare Resilience;Multi-UAV Swarm Coordination, Secure V2X and V2A Communication, Digital Twin and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Simulation, Autonomous Flight Certification, U-Space and Remote ID Compliance, Airspace Cybersecurity, Resilient Swarm Intelligence, AI-driven Air Traffic Management (ATM), Blockchain and Distributed Trust for Aerial Operations, Standardization and Safety-Critical Assurance
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