Article: A cyber-physical system for AI-assisted ceramic design: framework and communication protocol for co-creation between artist and machine Journal: International Journal of Information and Communication Technology (IJICT) 2026 Vol.27 No.53 pp.1 - 23 Abstract: The proposed study presents a new AI-supported CPS architecture that facilitates the establishment of real-time co-creation among artists and intelligent machines based on an adaptive communication set. The architecture of the system is a three-layer system that comprises the perception layer, where a generative adversarial network (GAN)-based design recommender is optimised by a feedback loop of reinforcement learning (RL) that captures sensory feedback of the system, the cognitive layer, which interprets the input data into a recommended creative modification; and finally the layer that implements the suggested modification into the work environment with robotic actuators and additive manufacturing tools. The semantic communication protocol is carried out on the message queuing telemetry transport (MQTT) and open platform communications - unified architecture (OPC-UA) standards to promote the uninterrupted exchange and synchronisation of the data between the interface of the artist and the physical production space. Inderscience Publishers - linking academia, business and industry through research

Title: A cyber-physical system for AI-assisted ceramic design: framework and communication protocol for co-creation between artist and machine

Authors: Xiaoxiong Wang; Xiaotong Zhang; Jingwen Tian

Addresses: College of Design and Innovation (D&I), Tongji University, Shanghai, China ' Department of Arts and Design, University of Macau, Macau, China ' College of Design and Innovation (D&I), Tongji University, Shanghai, China

Abstract: The proposed study presents a new AI-supported CPS architecture that facilitates the establishment of real-time co-creation among artists and intelligent machines based on an adaptive communication set. The architecture of the system is a three-layer system that comprises the perception layer, where a generative adversarial network (GAN)-based design recommender is optimised by a feedback loop of reinforcement learning (RL) that captures sensory feedback of the system, the cognitive layer, which interprets the input data into a recommended creative modification; and finally the layer that implements the suggested modification into the work environment with robotic actuators and additive manufacturing tools. The semantic communication protocol is carried out on the message queuing telemetry transport (MQTT) and open platform communications - unified architecture (OPC-UA) standards to promote the uninterrupted exchange and synchronisation of the data between the interface of the artist and the physical production space.

Keywords: cyber-physical system; AI-assisted design; co-creation framework; generative adversarial network; GAN; ceramic manufacturing.

DOI: 10.1504/IJICT.2026.153715

International Journal of Information and Communication Technology, 2026 Vol.27 No.53, pp.1 - 23

Received: 07 Nov 2025
Accepted: 02 Feb 2026
Published online: 21 May 2026 *

Title: A cyber-physical system for AI-assisted ceramic design: framework and communication protocol for co-creation between artist and machine

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