Cyber-Physical Systems: Applications, Challenges and Research Directions

Cyber-physical systems (CPS) are intelligent robotics systems that cleverly merge computing algorithms with physical operations, enabling state-of-the-art response systems by integrating the virtual and physical dimensions and enhancing efficiency, automation, and interconnectedness in many sectors. With examples of real-world implementation, this new book explores many facets of CPS in robotics and engineering and presents a host of cutting-edge technologies and approaches in industrial applications as well as in other sectors, such transportation, gaming, medicine and healthcare, civil engineering and infrastructure, communications and internet security, library science, election integrity, music, etc., providing inspiration for new ideas for CPS applications.

Rajanikanth Aluvalu, PhD, is an accomplished professor currently working as Director at the Symbiosis Institute of Technology, India. With over 21 years of experience in the field of computer science engineering and academia, he has held leadership roles at reputed academic institutions and professional organizations. He has published over 150 research articles in peerreviewed journals and conferences as well as seven books. He has also edited special issues of several journals. Dr. Aluvalu has served as a resource person for technical and faculty development programs, organized international conferences, and delivered keynote addresses. He has received several awards for his work.

Samarjeet Borah, PhD, is a Professor and Head of the Department of Computer Applications, SMIT, Sikkim Manipal University, India. Dr. Borah has carried out various funded projects from All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), the Indian Department of Science & Technology–Cognitive Science Research Initiative (DST-CSRI), etc. He has organized workshops and conferences at national and international levels. Dr. Borah is involved with book volumes and journals of repute from Springer, IEEE, Inderscience, Apple Academic Press, and IGI Global as editor or guest editor. He is the editor-in-chief of the book and proceedings series Research Notes on Computing and Communication Sciences.

Lalit Garg, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems at the University of Malta and an honorary Lecturer at the University of Liverpool, UK. He has also been a researcher at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and Ulster University, UK. He has supervised over 200 master’s dissertations and DBA and PhD theses. He has published over 150 papers as well as edited five books and holds 22 patents. He participates in many EU and locally funded projects, including a one-million-euro Erasmus+ Capacity-Building project in Higher Education (CBHE). The University of Malta awarded him the 2021–22 Research Excellence Award for his work on intelligent computing methods in healthcare, specifically forecasting, resource allocation, and management.