Taylor & Francis CRC Press · Edited Volume
Call for Book Chapters 2026 · International Edition

Agentic AI in Smart Cities:
Autonomous Systems for Sustainable
and Intelligent Urban Futures

An international edited volume examining how Agentic AI is reshaping urban systems into dynamic, autonomous, and sustainable environments.

Researchers, practitioners, and postgraduate scholars are warmly invited to contribute. The volume integrates foundational theory, domain-specific applications, and international case studies in order to deliver practical strategies for resilient and future-ready cities.

I. Editors
Dr Mahmoud Elkhodr
Dr Mahmoud Elkhodr
Senior Lecturer in ICT
School of Engineering and Technology
Central Queensland University
Sydney, Australia
m.elkhodr@cqu.edu.au
Dr Abdallah Al-Sabbagh
Dr Abdallah Al-Sabbagh
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Beirut Arab University
Beirut, Lebanon
a.alsabbagh@bau.edu.lb
II. Indicative Themes

Proposals are welcomed across, but are not limited to, the following themes. Contributions that bridge multiple themes, or that introduce new themes consistent with the volume scope, are encouraged.

01Foundations and theoretical frameworks of Agentic AI in urban contexts
02Intelligent mobility, transportation ecosystems, and digital-twin federations
03Smart grids, self-healing energy networks, and building coordination
04Environmental monitoring, climate response, and sustainability automation
05Circular economy, zero-waste cities, and intelligent resource management
06Industrial and cyber-physical systems for manufacturing and process industries
07Smart and connected health, assistive autonomy, and wellbeing at home
08Predictive public safety and resilient infrastructure systems
09Urban operations, city-scale logistics, and utility management
10Digital governance, accountable AI, and citizen-centred services
11Adversarial threat models for LLM-based agents
12Confidential and federated learning for agentic pipelines
13Post-quantum cryptography for IoT and 6G
14Standards, interoperability, and large-scale implementation
15Global case studies and comparative urban deployments
III. Submission Timeline
Important Dates
Chapter proposal deadline 15 August 2026
Notification of acceptance 20 August 2026
Full chapter submission 30 September 2026
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Submission & Editorial Information Agentic AI in Smart Cities
IV. Submission Guidelines

Proposal Stage

Each proposal should comprise a chapter title, an abstract of 200 to 300 words, four to six keywords, author affiliations, ORCID identifiers where available, and a short biographical note of 50 to 100 words per author. A full reference list is not required at this stage.

Submit your chapter proposal

Full Chapter

Accepted chapters should be between 8,000 and 12,000 words, inclusive of references. Manuscripts must use the chapter template provided below and follow the applicable Taylor & Francis book-chapter requirements.

Download the chapter template

Originality and Similarity

Chapters must be original and must not have been submitted elsewhere. All submissions will be screened using standard similarity tools, and significant unattributed overlap will be grounds for rejection.

Editorial Process

All proposals and full chapters will be subject to editorial assessment and peer review. One round of revisions is anticipated prior to acceptance. Authors will be advised of decisions in line with the dates listed on the preceding page.

Responsible Use of AI and Declaration

All submissions must comply with the Taylor & Francis AI Policy, available at taylorandfrancis.com/our-policies/ai-policy. Generative AI tools may be used to assist with limited language refinement; however, authors remain fully responsible for the integrity, originality, and accuracy of all content. Any use of generative AI tools must be disclosed in a declaration accompanying the submission. AI tools may not be listed as authors, and AI-generated images are not permitted other than where AI is the explicit subject of the research.

Co-authorship and Diversity

Contributors are encouraged to collaborate with international and early-career co-authors in order to broaden the disciplinary, geographic, and generational diversity of the volume.

V. Why Contribute
i
High Visibility
Publication with Taylor & Francis (CRC Press), with global distribution across academic and practitioner audiences.
ii
Applied Impact
A volume designed for regulators, urban-systems decision-makers, and practitioners shaping the next generation of cities.
iii
Multidisciplinary Reach
Cross-cutting reach across engineering, computing, urban studies, and public policy, with international editorial leadership.