Yang Xiao received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in computational mathematics from Jilin University, Changchun, China, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science and engineering from Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA. He is currently a Full Professor with the Department of Computer Science, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA. His current research interests include cyber-physical systems, the Internet of Things, security, wireless networks, smart grid, and telemedicine. He has published over 290 SCI-indexed journal papers (including over 50 IEEE/ACM transactions papers) and over 250 EI indexed refereed conference papers and book chapters related to these research areas. He was a Voting Member of the IEEE 802.11Working Group from 2001 to 2004, involving the IEEE 802.11 (WIFI) standardization work. He is IEEE Fellow and an IET Fellow (previously IEE) (FIET). He currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief for Cyber-Physical Systems (Journal). He had (s) been an Editorial Board or Associate Editor for 20 international journals, including the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CYBERNETICS since 2020, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SYSTEMS, MAN, AND CYBERNETICS: SYSTEMS (2014-2015), IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY (2007-2009), and IEEE COMMUNICATIONS SURVEY AND TUTORIALS (2007-2014). He has served (s) as a Guest Editor for over 20 times for different international journals, including the IEEE NETWORK, IEEE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, and ACM/Springer Mobile Networks and Applications (MONET).Tieshan Li received the B.S. degree in ocean fisheries engineering from Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China, in 1992, and the Ph.D. degree in vehicle operation engineering from Dalian Maritime University (DMU), Dalian, China, in 2005. He has been a Full Professor with the School of Automation Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China, since 2019. He was a Lecturer with DMU from 2005 to 2006, where he was an Associate Professor from 2006 to 2011, a Full Professor since 2011. From 2007 to 2010, he was a Postdoctoral Scholar with the School of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. From 2008 to 2009, and from 2014 to 2015, he visited City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, as a Senior Research Associate. Since 2013, he has been visiting University of Macau, Macau, China, as a Visiting Scholar many times. His current research interests include intelligent learning and control for nonlinear systems, and multi-agent systems and their applications to marine vehicle control.

• Part I Smart Ships in GeneralChapter 1: Ship Architecture and FunctionalitiesChapter 2: Ships in GeneralPart II Formation Control, Artificial Intelligence, and Simulation in Smart ShipsChapter 3: Unmanned Ship FormationChapter 4: Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based Techniques for Smart-ShipsChapter 5: An agent-based simulation model for energy saving in large passenger and cruise shipsPart III Safety and Security in Smart ShipsChapter 6: Infectious Disease and Indoor Air Quality Management in a Cruise Ship EnvironmentChapter 7: A Survey of Security and Privacy of Navigation, Localization, and Path Planning in Smart ShipsPart IV AUV and Communication Technologies in Smart ShipsChapter 8: Smart AUV-Assisted Localization and Time Synchronization of Underwater Acoustic DevicesChapter 9: Smart Spectrum Usage

Yang Xiao received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in computational mathematics from Jilin University, Changchun, China, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science and engineering from Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA. He is currently a Full Professor with the Department of Computer Science, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA. His current research interests include cyber-physical systems, the Internet of Things, security, wireless networks, smart grid, and telemedicine. He has published over 290 SCI-indexed journal papers (including over 50 IEEE/ACM transactions papers) and over 250 EI indexed refereed conference papers and book chapters related to these research areas. He was a Voting Member of the IEEE 802.11Working Group from 2001 to 2004, involving the IEEE 802.11 (WIFI) standardization work. He is IEEE Fellow and an IET Fellow (previously IEE) (FIET). He currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief for Cyber-Physical Systems (Journal). He had (s) been an Editorial Board or Associate Editor for 20 international journals, including the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CYBERNETICS since 2020, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SYSTEMS, MAN, AND CYBERNETICS: SYSTEMS (2014-2015), IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY (2007-2009), and IEEE COMMUNICATIONS SURVEY AND TUTORIALS (2007-2014). He has served (s) as a Guest Editor for over 20 times for different international journals, including the IEEE NETWORK, IEEE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, and ACM/Springer Mobile Networks and Applications (MONET).Tieshan Li received the B.S. degree in ocean fisheries engineering from Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China, in 1992, and the Ph.D. degree in vehicle operation engineering from Dalian Maritime University (DMU), Dalian, China, in 2005. He has been a Full Professor with the School of Automation Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China, since 2019. He was a Lecturer with DMU from 2005 to 2006, where he was an Associate Professor from 2006 to 2011, a Full Professor since 2011. From 2007 to 2010, he was a Postdoctoral Scholar with the School of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. From 2008 to 2009, and from 2014 to 2015, he visited City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, as a Senior Research Associate. Since 2013, he has been visiting University of Macau, Macau, China, as a Visiting Scholar many times. His current research interests include intelligent learning and control for nonlinear systems, and multi-agent systems and their applications to marine vehicle control.

• Part I Smart Ships in GeneralChapter 1: Ship Architecture and FunctionalitiesChapter 2: Ships in GeneralPart II Formation Control, Artificial Intelligence, and Simulation in Smart ShipsChapter 3: Unmanned Ship FormationChapter 4: Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based Techniques for Smart-ShipsChapter 5: An agent-based simulation model for energy saving in large passenger and cruise shipsPart III Safety and Security in Smart ShipsChapter 6: Infectious Disease and Indoor Air Quality Management in a Cruise Ship EnvironmentChapter 7: A Survey of Security and Privacy of Navigation, Localization, and Path Planning in Smart ShipsPart IV AUV and Communication Technologies in Smart ShipsChapter 8: Smart AUV-Assisted Localization and Time Synchronization of Underwater Acoustic DevicesChapter 9: Smart Spectrum Usage