Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Analytics for Smart Healthcare

Miltiadis D. Lytras is a Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Digital Transformation, and Knowledge Management at Effat University (Saudi Arabia) and The American College of Greece. He is an internationally recognized researcher with extensive experience in AI, data science, smart systems, and digital innovation across healthcare, education, government, and business. He has served as Principal Investigator and Senior Researcher in numerous international and national research projects and has published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles and over 40 books with leading international publishers. His work focuses on responsible and human-centered AI, advanced decision-making systems, and the strategic impact of emerging technologies on organizations and society. Dr. Akila Sarirete is Dean of Graduate Studies and Research at Effat University. She received her PhD degree in Computer Science and Knowledge Management. Her main research interests are in artificial intelligence, knowledge management, communities of practice, machine learning, big data, and service-oriented architectures. She presented her research work in several conferences in different countries. Dr. Sarirete has a vast experience in software development industry and software engineering. She is interested in engineering education, innovation, smart cities and villages especially, the human aspect and the collaborative work. Anna Visvizi is an economist and political scientist, editor, and research and political consultant with extensive experience in academia, think tank and government sectors in Europe and the United States. Associate Professor at SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland, and Visiting Scholar at Effat University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Professor Visvizi’s expertise covers issues pertinent to the intersection of politics, economics, and ICT. This translates in her research and advisory roles in the fields of AI and geopolitics, smart cities and smart villages, knowledge and innovation management, and technology diffusion, especially with regard to the EU and BRI. Dr. Kwok Tai Chui received the B.Eng. degree in electronic and communication engineering – Business Intelligence Minor, with First-class Honor, and PhD degree from City University of Hong Kong in 2013 and 2017 respectively. He was the recipient of 2nd Prize Award (Postgraduate Category) of 2014 IEEE Region 10 Student Paper Contest. Also, he received Best Paper Award in IEEE The International Conference on Consumer Electronics-China, in both 2014 and 2015. He has published more than 30 research publications in edited book, referred international journals, conferences and book chapters. His research interests include wireless communication, pattern recognition, healthcare, machine learning algorithms and optimization. He has served as various editorial positions and guest editors in referred international journals and conferences.

• Section 1: Big data infrastructure, framework and design for smart healthcareSection 2: Signal processing techniques for smart healthcare applicationsSection 3: Business analytics (descriptive, diagnostic, predictive and prescriptive) for smart healthcareSection 4: Emerging tools and techniques for smart healthcareSection 5: Challenges (e.g. security, privacy, and policy) in big data for smart healthcare. While in existing books, the focus is on limited areas (sections)Section 6: Appendixes