AI-Based Metaheuristics for Information Security and Digital Media

Dr Apoorva S Shastri is a Research Assistant Professor at Artificial Intelligence at the MITWPU, Pune, India. Her research interests include optimization algorithms, VLSI design, multi-objective optimization, continuous, discrete and combinatorial optimization, complex systems, manufacturing and self-organizing systems. She has developed socio-inspired optimization methodologies such as Multi-Cohort Intelligence Algorithm and Expectation Algorithm.Dr Mangal Singh is an Associate Professor at Symbiosis Institute of Technology, Symbiosis International (Deemed University). His main research interests are the development and application of optimization heuristics algorithms and their applications to various engineering fields. He is also working on signal processing for 6G and beyond wireless communication.Dr Anand J Kulkarni is working as Professor and Associate Director of the Institute of Artificial Intelligence at the MITWPU, Pune, India. His research interests include optimization algorithms, multi-objective optimization, continuous, discrete and combinatorial optimization, swarm optimization and self-organizing systems.Dr Patrick Siarry is a Professor in automatics and informatics. His main research interests are the development of new stochastic global optimization heuristics and their applications to various engineering fields. He is also interested in the fitting of process models to experimental data, the learning of fuzzy rule bases and of neural networks.

• Preface. About the Editors. Contributors. 1 Use of artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies in detecting and curbing fake news in journalism. 2 Blockchain technology-based fake news detection: Applications and future research directions. 3 Deep learning-based intelligent systems for audio abuse prediction: A survey. 4 A comprehensive review of toxicity analysis using deep learning techniques. 5 Literature review on zero-knowledge proof and its applications. 6 Machine learning-based algorithmic comparison for fake news identification. 7 A comprehensive review of classical and deep learning-based time series models. 8 Use of technologies in media and communication: Interventions of artificial intelligence in mitigating fake news on social media. 9 Robust color image watermarking using IWT and ensemble model with PCA-based statistical feature reduction. Index.