Computer vision is an effective solution in a diverse range of real-life applications. With the advent of the machine and deep learning paradigms, this book adopts machine and deep learning algorithms to leverage digital image processing for designing accurate biometrical applications. In this aspect, it presents the advancements made in computer vision to biometric applications design approach using emerging technologies. It discusses the challenges of designing efficient and accurate bio...

While Computer Security is a broader term which incorporates technologies, protocols, standards and policies to ensure the security of the computing systems including the computer hardware, software and the information stored in it, Cyber Security is a specific, growing field to protect computer networks (offline and online) from unauthorized access, botnets, phishing scams, etc. Machine learning is a branch of Computer Science which enables computing machines to adopt new behaviors on the...

This is an open access book.The First International Conference on Innovation in information technology and business (ICIITB) will be taking place in Muscat, Oman, on November 9th and 10th, 2022. The Conference will be carried out in a hybrid format, allowing world-scattered academicians, researchers, and industry professionals to participate in this unique Conference for Oman and the GCC region.The participants of the Conference will get an opportunity to contribute to the ...

In the ever-evolving landscape of digital forensics and cybercrime investigation, staying ahead with the latest advancements is not just advantageous—it’s imperative. Digital Forensics and Cyber Crime Investigation: Recent Advances and Future Directions serves as a crucial bridge, connecting the dots between the present knowledge base and the fast-paced developments in this dynamic field. Through a collection of meticulous research and expert insights, this book dissects various f...

This book presents how federated learning helps to understand and learn from user activity in Internet of Things (IoT) applications while protecting user privacy. The authors first show how federated learning provides a unique way to build personalized models using data without intruding on users’ privacy. The authors then provide a comprehensive survey of state-of-the-art research on federated learning, giving the reader a general overview of the field. The book also investigates how a pe...

This book highlights future research directions and latent solutions by integrating AI and Blockchain 6G networks, comprising computation efficiency, algorithms robustness, hardware development and energy management. This book brings together leading researchers in Academia and industry from diverse backgrounds to deliver to the technical community an outline of emerging technologies, advanced architectures, challenges, open issues and future directions of 6G networks. This book is written...

Blockchain Technology Solutions for the Security of IoT-Based Healthcare Systems explores the various benefits and challenges associated with the integration of blockchain with IoT healthcare systems, focusing on designing cognitive-embedded data technologies to aid better decision-making, processing and analysis of large amounts of data collected through IoT. This book series targets the adaptation of decision-making approaches under cognitive computing paradigms to demonstrate how the pr...

This book gathers high-quality peer-reviewed research papers presented at the International Conference on Advancement in Cyber Security and Digital Forensics (ICACSDF 2025), organized by University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, India, on April 11–12, 2025. The book explores forefront of cybersecurity in today's digital landscape. From safeguarding privacy and information security to digging into cutting-edge advancements in cryptography and quantum technology, this book...

With the intriguing development of technologies in several industries along with the advent of accrescent and ubiquitous computational resources, it creates an ample number of opportunities to develop innovative intelligence technologies in order to solve the wide range of uncertainties, imprecision, and vagueness issues in various real-life problems. Hybridizing modern computational intelligence with traditional computing methods has attracted researchers and academicians to focus on deve...

This 4-volume CCIS post-conference set represents the proceedings of the Second International Conference on Advances in Smart Computing and Information Security, ASCIS 2023, in Rajkot, Gujarat, India, December 2023. The 91 full papers and 36 short papers in the volume were carefully checked and selected from 432 submissions. Various application areas were presented at the conference, including healthcare, agriculture, automotive, construction and engineering, pharmaceuticals, cybercrime an...

This book presents 48 selected papers focused on Information and Network Security from the 23rd International Conference on Hybrid Intelligent Systems and 19th International Conference on Information Assurance and Security (IAS 2023), which was held in five different cities namely Olten, Switzerland; Porto, Portugal; Kaunas, Lithuania; Greater Noida, India; Kochi, India and in online mode. The 23rd International Conference on Hybrid Intelligent Systems (HIS 2023) was focusing on s...

Second International Conference on Emerging Trends in IOT and Computing Technologies (ICEICT – 2023) is organised with a vision to address the various issues to promote the creation of intelligent solution for the future. It is expected that researchers will bring new prospects for collaboration across disciplines and gain ideas facilitating novel concepts. Second International Conference of Emerging Trends in IoT and Computer Technologies (ICEICT-2023) is an inventive event organised in G...