Handbook on Integrating Smart Technologies for Sustainable Development

The text discusses the latest research on essential issues and prospects surrounding the deployment of intelligent technologies, such as infrastructural needs, data privacy issues, and legislative considerations. It includes case studies of businesses using innovative technology for sustainable development.

This book:

• Investigates the relationship between intelligent technology and sustainable development, offering a thorough summary of how cutting-edge technological advancements might support an environmentally friendly future
• Discusses the role of using smart technologies in revolutionizing waste collection and recycling systems
• Explores ethical considerations in the implementation of smart technology and sustainability
• Highlights latest innovations in smart transportation, and digital twin technology
• Showcases the use of smart technologies in areas including energy management, transportation, waste management, water conservation, and healthcare

It is primarily written for senior undergraduates, graduate students, and academic researchers in fields including electrical engineering, electronics, and communication engineering, computer science and engineering, information technology, civil engineering, and environmental engineering.

Radhika Thapar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management, Rukmini Devi Institute of Advanced Studies India. She has a Doctorate in Computer Science, MPhil in Computer science, Master’s in Computer Applications and Master’s in Business Administration. She has 19+ years’ experience in teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in Computer Applications, Information Technology and Management studies. She has actively participated in continued learning through conferences, networking events and professional research. She has contributed immensely to quality research through paper publications in national, international conferences and journals, having indexing in SCOPUS, ABDC & UGC Care. She believes in students’ abilities to learn and inherent knowledge in the right environment. She actively works to inspire students to resonate with their course material to transform lives. Her areas of research include human resource development, software engineering and business intelligence. She has been reviewer and session chair for various conferences.

A. V. Senthil Kumar is Professor and Director, PG and Research Department of Computer Applications, Hindustan College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore, India. He has five years of industrial experience and 27 years of teaching experience, and has a decorate in Computer Science. He has to his credit 38 book chapters, 220 papers in International and National Journals, 64 papers in International Conferences in International and National Conferences, and edited 11 books and 2 textbooks. He is an Associate Editor of IEEE Access. He is an Editor-in-Chief for many journals and Key Member for India, Machine Intelligence Research Lab (MIR Labs). He is an editorial board member and reviewer for various international journals. He is also a committee member for various International conferences. He is a life member of International Association of Engineers (IAENG), Systems Society of India (SSI), member of The Indian Science Congress Association, member of Internet Society (ISOC), International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology (IACSIT), Indian Association for Research in Computing Science (IARCS), and committee member for various international conferences.

Fahad Alturise is a Professor in the Department of Cybersecurity, College of Computer, Qassim University. He has sixteen years experience in teaching and research. He holds a PhD in Information Technology from Flinders University, where he was also a member of the Golden Key International Honour Society, recognizing his outstanding academic achievements. His primary research interests include e-learning, e-services, e-government, IoT, ICT adaptation, IT security, AI, ML, and Software Engineering. He has published more than 100 papers in international journals/conference proceedings. He was also a member of the Australian Computer Society (ACS) for 4 years.

Omar S. Saleh is an Associate Professor at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Iraq, where he contributes to the Studies, Planning, and Follow-Up Directorate. He holds a B.Sc. in Computer Engineering (University of Technology, Baghdad, 2006), an M.Sc. in Software Engineering (Staffordshire University, APU Malaysia, 2012), and a Ph.D. in Information Technology (Universiti Utara Malaysia, UUM). An active researcher in Blockchain, Cloud Computing, Software Architecture, and IoT, Dr. Saleh has published over 30 peer-reviewed articles, including journal papers, conference proceedings, and book chapters. He serves as a reviewer for top-tier indexed journals and participates in organizing IEEE and other international conferences, including his role on the Technical Program Committee of the IEEE International Conference on Blockchain.