This open-access book provides a comprehensive edited volume that brings together contributions from leading experts and practitioners in Trustworthy Generative AI.  It is a compilation of selected high-quality chapters covering best practices, technologies, experiences, and practical recommendations on research and innovation. It also delves into foundational principles and cutting-edge techniques, systematically investigating theoretical foundations with practical insights. Artificial Intelligence is reshaping industries, economies, and daily life. The rise of Generative AI powered by developments in large language models and natural language understanding, has created new opportunities in content creation, autonomous systems, and interactive dialogues. This book organizes these contributions into three parts: foundations, applications, and future directions.

Part I – Foundations covers the core scientific and technical principles of Trustworthy Generative AI. The chapters detail explainability, ethical frameworks, hybrid decision-making, data governance, provenance, bias, trust, synthetic data, regulatory compliance, and assessment. Part II – Applications illustrates how Generative AI technologies can disrupt various domains and applications.  Its chapters are co-authored with industry experts and include case studies in public administration, travel risk management, healthcare, medical imaging, and manufacturing. The role of multimodal generative AI for human-robot collaboration is explored in Chapter 17.  Part III – Future Directions discusses aspects of trust, certification, and the responsible adoption of generative AI.

Researchers and advanced-level students focused in the fields of AI, Data Science, Robotics, and associated disciplines, e.g. computer science, information technology, information systems, among others will find this book useful as a reference.  ICT experts will find practical recommendations from this book, based on rigorous studies, that offer insights and guidance on Trustworthy Generative AI across a range of technology and innovation areas. Policymakers and decision drivers at the local, national, or international level will also find this book to be a valuable resource.

Edward Curry is the established professor of Data Science and director of the Insight Research Ireland Centre for Data Analytics and Data Science Institute at the University of Galway. Edward has made substantial contributions to semantic technologies, incremental data management, event processing middleware, software engineering, distributed systems, and information systems. He combines strong theoretical results with high-impact practical applications. The excellence and impact of his research have been recognised through numerous awards, including the Best Paper Award and the University of Galway President’s Award for Societal Impact in 2017. His team’s technology enables intelligent systems for smart environments in collaboration with several industrial partners. He is the organiser and programme co-chair of major international conferences, including CIKM 2020, ECML 2018, IEEE Big Data Congress, ESWC 2025 and the European Big Data Value Forum.  Edward is a co-founder and elected vice-president of the AI, Data and Robotics Association (Adra) and the Big Data Value Association (BDVA). He has built consensus on joint European research and innovation agendas and has influenced European data and AI innovation policy to deliver on them. In 2023, the Science Foundation Ireland Best International Engagement Award recognised his contributions to the European research and innovation ecosystem. He is a member of the Data Architecture and Technical Committee of the Irish Government Data Governance Board.

Fredrik Heintz is a professor of Computer Science at Linköping University, where he leads the Division of Artificial Intelligence and Integrated Computer Systems (AIICS) and the Reasoning and Learning lab (ReaL). His research focus is artificial intelligence especially Trustworthy AI and the intersection between machine reasoning and machine learning. He is director of the Wallenberg AI and Transformative Technologies Education Development Program (WASP-ED); co-director of the Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program (WASP); coordinator of the TrustLLM project; vice-president for AI Research Adra the AI, Data, and Robotics partnership; member of the Swedish AI Commission; and fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA). 

Stefan Leijnen is vice-president at the AI, Data and Robotics Association, representing AI Industry. He works as head of EU relations for AIC4NL, the public-private investment programme strengthening and accelerating AI in the Netherlands. He is also a professor in artificial intelligence, where his research areas are real-world implementation of responsible AI, novel deep learning architectures for generative AI, and exploring how machine learning can be technically constrained by regulatory frameworks.

Thibauld Jongen is a leader at the intersection of technology, engineering, and business, adept at steering companies towards success with a clear societal impact. As CEO of Sabca Group from 2016 to 2024, I transformed the aerospace and defense industry player into a modern entity, significantly enhancing our business portfolio with major clients and positioning us as a tone-setter in the drone industry. As a firm believer of the critical need to maintain industrial value creation within Europe, he co-founded an ambitious startup to merge the transformative power of generative AI with advancements in robotics. His academic credentials include an engineering degree for the University of Louvain and PhD from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. His career is also marked by numerous awards, public speaking engagements, and over 45 scientific publications.

Fatemeh Ahmadi Zeleti is a research fellow at the Insight Research Ireland Centre for Data Analytics. She contributes to advancing research in responsible AI, data governance, and digital public innovation. With over seven years of experience in data analysis and research, she is committed to facilitating ethical and impactful uses of AI and emerging technologies. Her work bridges academic research, policy development, and practical applications with the aim to ensure that data-driven solutions and AI frameworks align with principles of transparency, sustainability and societal benefit. Her focus is on fostering innovation at the intersection of technology and governance to drive meaningful public sector transformation.

Ahmed Nabil Belbachir has almost three decades of experience with computer vision, AI and robotics, as engineer, scientist, visionary leader and strategist, contributing with sustainable innovative concepts, products and solutions. He is a research director at NORCE, director at eu-robotics Aisbl and strategy advisor for ADRA Aisbl for coordinating European Strategic Research, Innovation and Deployment Agenda 2030 and contributing to HEU work programme 2025–2027 in AI, Data and Robotics.  He holds a PhD in computer science from TU Vienna (2005), and from 2000 to 2006, he led Austria's technical contribution to the ESA-Herschel infrared observatory. Before joining NORCE, he was a senior scientist at AIT from 2006 to 2014, focusing on bio-inspired vision and co-inventing a 360° panoramic 3D camera for robotics. He edited the single-source Springer book “Smart Cameras (2009)”, translated into Chinese by China Machine Press (2014). His research interests include artificial vision, lifelong learning and AI for industrial and robotic applications. He has over 140 scientific publications and 3 patents and has been featured in two TV documentaries (i.e., Euronews and TV2 Norway). He serves on the IEEE Embedded Vision steering committee and has secured over €100 million in national, EU and international funding. Currently, he is coordinating two Horizon Europe Innovation projects COGNIMAN (€11 million) and iBot4CRMs (€9.5 million) on AI-powered robotics respectively for Flexible Manufacturing and for critical raw materials recovery. He also advises SMEs and large enterprises on innovative technologies. Dr. Belbachir is vice general chair for the ADRA Forum 2024 (Netherlands), General Chair for ADRA Forum 2025 (Norway) and General Co-Chair of the euRobotics Forum 2026 (Norway).

Philip Piatkiewicz is a seasoned leader in European affairs and project management, currently serving as the head of Adra – the AI, Data and Robotics Association. Adra is a leading strategic technology network of stakeholders from academia, industry and the public sector, dedicated to advancing and adopting AI, data and robotics technologies across Europe. Adra acts as the private side for the AI, Data, Robotics public-private partnership in Horizon Europe. Philip’s expertise encompasses strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, policy analysis and project execution. He has successfully managed and coordinated complex collaborative projects that support the research, innovation and industrial agendas of regional, national and EU level, with a particular focus on key enabling technologies and digital industries.

Emanuela Girardi is the president of Adra, the European Association for AI, Data, and Robotics, partner of the European Commission in the AI, Data, and Robotics Public-Private Partnership. She is the founder and president of Pop AI, a non-profit organization dedicated to making artificial intelligence accessible and understandable to everyone. Emanuela is the founder and CEO of AI Value Srl, which helps companies digitalise their value chain with AI projects that combine economic and social sustainability. Emanuela is an expert in international AI policy, and she has been a member of the Italian Ministry of Economic Development's expert group on AI, contributing to the drafting Italy’s first national AI strategy. She serves on the industrial board of AIxIA, the Italian association for artificial intelligence, and the Advisory Board of CAIRNE, the confederation of AI laboratories in Europe.

She also brings her expertise to academia, teaching AI and sustainable development at the HumanAIze Master’s program at the Politecnico University of Turin and sits on the board of Fondazione per la Scuola of Compagnia di San Paolo. Recognized as one of the 50 most influential women in technology in Italy, Emanuela is also the vice-president of IGF Italy, the UN-promoted Internet Governance Forum and a co-founder and board member of EquALL, an initiative promoting gender equality.