We would like to invite you to contribute to the Special Session: /"New
Forms of Human-Technology Interaction in Production and Logistics
Systems for the Operator 4.0/5.0"/, organized within the APMS 2026
Conference (Advances in Production Management Systems), which will take
place in Bergamo, Italy.
As production and logistics systems become increasingly digital,
connected, and autonomous, the role of the human operator is evolving
rather than disappearing. This special session focuses on human-centric
design of human–cyber-physical systems, exploring how emerging
technologies can augment human capabilities, support well-being, and
enable effective collaboration between humans and machines.
Technologies of interest include augmented reality, collaborative
robots, wearable sensors, and AI-based assistants, among others.
We welcome contributions addressing topics such as (but not limited to):
• Design principles and frameworks for effective Human-Technology
Interaction (HTI)
• Adaptive systems tailored to individual operator capabilities and needs
• Organizational and workforce-level impacts of human-centric production
technologies
• Human-AI collaboration and Operator 4.0 / Operator 5.0 paradigms
• Human factors and ergonomics in advanced production and logistics systems
*Submission deadline for full papers (12–15 pages): 28 March 2026*
Special Session Organizers:
• Jannick Fiedler – ETH Zurich
• Huizhong Cao – Chalmers University of Technology
• Serena Finco – University of Padua
• Fabio Sgarbossa – NTNU
• David Romero – Tecnológico de Monterrey
If your research relates to human-centric production systems, Operator
4.0/5.0, or human-AI collaboration in industrial contexts, we warmly
encourage you to submit your work and join the discussion.
More information about the conference and submission guidelines is
available on the APMS 2026 conference website.
Kind regards,
Serena Finco
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Dr. Finco Serena
Associate Professor of Industrial Plants and Logistics
University of Padova - Department of Management and Engineering
Stradella San Nicola, 3 - 36100 Vicenza (Italy)
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