It's scary how much life can change in an instant.One minute I'm preparing for a new school year in my San Diego town, and the next I'm being ripped from my childhood home.Making the cut from my father's death two years ago that much deeper.Not only am I being forced to leave a place that reminds me so much of him, but I'm being forced to move hundreds of miles across the country to a city I've only learned about through Mom and social media.Different climat...

This book presents the best-selected research papers presented at the Third International Conference on Computing, Communication, Security & Intelligent Systems (IC3SIS 2024), organized by SCMS School of Engineering and Technology, Kochi, on July 11–12, 2024. It discusses the latest technologies in communication and intelligent systems, covering various areas of computing, such as advanced computing, communication and networking, intelligent systems and analytics, 5G and IoT, soft computin...

Cybersecurity is a paramount concern in both Internet of Things (IoT) and Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs) due to the interconnected and often critical nature of these systems. The integration of AI/ML into the realm of IoT and CPS security has gained significant attention and momentum in recent years. The success of AI/ML in various domains has sparked interest in leveraging these technologies to enhance the security, resilience, and adaptability of IoT and CPS. Secure and Smart ...

CONVERGENCE of CLOUD with AI for BIG DATA ANALYTICSThis book covers the foundations and applications of cloud computing, AI, and Big Data and analyses their convergence for improved development and services.The 17 chapters of the book masterfully and comprehensively cover the intertwining concepts of artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and big data, all of which have recently emerged as the next-generation p...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th Annual SmartCity360° Summit which was organized in November 2021 in Porto, Portugal. Due to COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held virtually. The volume combines selected papers of 6 conferences, namely EdgeIoT 2021 - International Conference on Intelligent Edge Processing in the IoT Era; IC4S 2021 - International Conference on Cognitive Computing and Cyber Physical Systems; SmartGov 2021 - International Conference on Smart Gover...

This book constitutes the jointly proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Edge Processing in the IoT Era, Edge-IoT 2022, and the 4th International Conference on Smart Governance for Sustainable Smart Cities, SmartGov 2022. Both conferences were held online due to COVID-19 pandemic in November 2022, held as virtual events, in November 16-18, 2022.The 12 full papers were selected from 31 submissions. SmartGov 2022 was to promote the development of secure and su...

This book presents the best-selected research papers presented at the Second International Conference on Computing, Communication, Security & Intelligent Systems (IC3SIS 2023), organized by SCMS School of Engineering and Technology, Kochi, on July 06–07, 2023. It discusses the latest technologies in communication and intelligent systems, covering various areas of computing, such as advanced computing, communication and networking, intelligent systems and analytics, 5G and IoT, soft computi...

Smart Cities Cybersecurity and Privacy examines the latest research developments and their outcomes for safe, secure, and trusting smart cities residents. Smart cities improve the quality of life of citizens in their energy and water usage, healthcare, environmental impact, transportation needs, and many other critical city services. Recent advances in hardware and software, have fueled the rapid growth and deployment of ubiquitous connectivity between a city's physical and cyber component...

A cognitive network makes use of the information gathered from the network in order to sense the environment, plan actions according to the input, and make appropriate decisions using a reasoning engine. The ability of cognitive networks to learn from the past and use that knowledge to improve future decisions makes them a key area of interest for

Although comprehensive knowledge of cyber-physical systems (CPS) is becoming a must for researchers, practitioners, system designers, policy makers, system managers, and administrators, there has been a need for a comprehensive and up-to-date source of research and information on cyber-physical systems. This book fills that need.Cyber-Physical Syst

While security is of vital importance to ensure the integrity of communications in wireless and mobile networks, most businesses which rely on these networks expect a high level of security and privacy to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of communications among terminals, networks, applications, and services. Security, Privacy, Trust, and Resource Management in Mobile and Wireless Communications examines the current scope of theoretical and practical applications on the security of...

The main goal of Internet of Things (IoT) is to make secure, reliable, and fully automated smart environments. However, there are many technological challenges in deploying IoT. This includes connectivity and networking, timeliness, power and energy consumption dependability, security and privacy, compatibility and longevity, and network/protocol standards. Internet of Things and Secure Smart Environments: Successes and Pitfalls provides a comprehensive overview o...