Computer Vision and Machine Intelligence for Renewable Energy Systems

Computer Vision and Machine Intelligence for Renewable Energy Systems offers a practical, systemic guide to the use of computer vision as an innovative tool to support renewable energy integration.
This book equips readers with a variety of essential tools and applications: Part I outlines the fundamentals of computer vision and its unique benefits in renewable energy system models compared to traditional machine intelligence: minimal computing power needs, speed, and accuracy even with partial data. Part II breaks down specific techniques, including those for predictive modeling, performance prediction, market models, and mitigation measures. Part III offers case studies and applications to a wide range of renewable energy sources, and finally the future possibilities of the technology are considered.
The very first book in Elsevier’s cutting-edge new series Advances in Intelligent Energy Systems, Computer Vision and Machine Intelligence for Renewable Energy Systems provides engineers and renewable energy researchers with a holistic, clear introduction to this promising strategy for control and reliability in renewable energy grids.

• Provides a sorely needed primer on the opportunities of computer vision techniques for renewable energy systems
• Builds knowledge and tools in a systematic manner, from fundamentals to advanced applications
• Includes dedicated chapters with case studies and applications for each sustainable energy source

Ashutosh Kumar Dubey is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh, India. He is also a Postdoctoral Fellow of the Ingenium Research Group Lab, Universidad
de Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain.

Abhishek Kumar is Assistant Director and Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Chandigarh University, Punjab, India. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Madras and is currently a Post-Doctoral Fellow with the Ingenium Research Group, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain. He received his M.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering and B.Tech in Information Technology from Rajasthan Technical University, Kota, India. He has over thirteen years of academic teaching experience. His research interests include artificial intelligence, computer vision, image processing, data mining, machine learning, and renewable energy systems. He has authored and edited several books with leading international publishers and serves as a reviewer for reputed journals.

Umesh Chandra Pati is a Professor in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at the National Institute of Technology, India. He has authored/edited two books and published over 100 articles in peer-reviewed international journals and conference proceedings. He has also guest-edited special issues of Cognitive Neurodynamics and International Journal of Signal and Imaging System Engineering. Dr. Pati has filed 2 Indian patents. Besides other sponsored projects, he is currently associated with a high value IMPRINT project “Intelligent Surveillance Data Retriever (ISDR) for Smart City Applications”, an initiative of the Ministries of Education, and Housing and Urban Affairs in the Government of India. His current areas of research include Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT), Industrial Automation, and Instrumentation Systems.

Professor Fausto works as Professor at Universidad De Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Birmingham University, UK, Lecturer at the Postgraduate European Institute. He has published more than 150 papers and is author and editor of 31 books (Elsevier, Springer, Pearson, Mc-GrawHill, Intech, IGI, Marcombo, AlfaOmega). He is Editor of 5 Int. Journals, Committee Member more than 40 Int. Conferences. He has been Principal Investigator in 4 European Projects, 6 National Projects, and more than 150 projects for Universities, Companies, etc. His main interests are: Artificial Intelligence, Maintenance, Management, Renewable Energy, Transport, Advanced Analytics, Data Science. He is an expert in the European Union in AI4People (EISMD), and ESF and Director of www.ingeniumgroup.eu.

Dr. Vicente García-Díaz is a Software Engineer and has a PhD in Computer Science. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Oviedo. He is also part of the editorial and advisory board of several journals and has been editor of several special issues in books and journals. He has supervised 80+ academic projects and published 80+ research papers in journals, conferences and books. His research interests include decision support systems, Domain-Specific languages and eLearning.