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Novel AI and Data Science Advancements for Sustainability in the Era of COVID-19 discusses how the role of recent technologies applied to health settings can help fight virus outbreaks. Moreover, it provides guidelines on how governments and institutions should prepare and quickly respond to drastic situations using technology to support their communities in order to maintain life and functional as efficiently as possible. The book discusses topics such as AI-driven histopathology analysis for COVID-19 diagnosis, bioinformatics for subtype rational drug design, deep learning-based treatment evaluation and outcome prediction, sensor informatics for monitoring infected patients, and machine learning for tracking and prediction models.

In addition, the book presents AI solutions for hospital management during an epidemic or pandemic, along with real-world solutions and case studies of successful measures to support different types of communities. This is a valuable source for medical informaticians, bioinformaticians, clinicians and other healthcare workers and researchers who are interested in learning more on how recently developed technologies can help us fight and minimize the effects of global pandemics.

Discusses AI advancements in predictive and decision modeling and how to design mobile apps to track contagion spread Presents the smart contract concept in blockchain and cryptography technology to guarantee security and privacy of people's data once their information has been used to fight the pandemic Encompasses guidelines for emergency preparedness, planning, recovery and continuity management of communities to support people in emergencies like a virus outbreak

The increasing integration of blockchain into critical sectors such as finance, healthcare, and governance has prompted a pressing need to address ethical considerations from the ground up. While blockchain offers revolutionary potential for transparency, decentralization, and trust, it also introduces profound challenges around accountability, privacy, inclusion, and governance. Current literature often focuses on the technological and economic dimensions of blockchain but overlooks its ethical implications, leaving a critical gap in both research and practice. Ethics of Blockchain by Design addresses this gap by offering a comprehensive, design-centred framework that integrates ethical principles into every stage of blockchain system development. Rooted in systems engineering, the book systematically explores how ethical requirements can be specified, implemented, and validated within decentralized technologies. It goes beyond theoretical discussions by providing actionable methodologies, case studies, governance models, and compliance tools, making it essential reading for blockchain architects, developers, students, and policy makers. This book positions itself at the intersection of engineering, ethics, and decentralized innovation, and builds on the author’s extensive contributions to AI ethics, secure software systems, and blockchain in healthcare. As the demand for responsible digital infrastructure grows, Ethics of Blockchain by Design offers the first structured guide to ensuring blockchain technologies are not only technically sound but also ethically robust and socially accountable.Offers a design framework for embedding ethics into blockchain system architecturePromotes governance and compliance toolkits for real-world deploymentHighlights cross-sector applicability beyond narrow use casesExplores case studies across healthcare, fintech, and AI integration scenariosProvides companion materials including lecture slides, checklists, and simulation guides for instructors and practitioners

This book focuses on the development and implementation of cloud-based, complex software that allows parallelism, fast processing, and real-time connectivity. Software engineering (SE) is the design, development, testing, and implementation of software applications, and this discipline is as well developed as the practice is well established whereas the Cloud Software Engineering (CSE) is the design, development, testing, and continuous delivery of service-oriented software systems and applications (Software as a Service Paradigm). However, with the emergence of the highly attractive cloud computing (CC) paradigm, the tools and techniques for SE are changing. CC provides the latest software development environments and the necessary platforms relatively easily and inexpensively. It also allows the provision of software applications equally easily and on a pay-as-you-go basis. Business requirements for the use of software are also changing and there is a need for applicationsin big data analytics, parallel computing, AI, natural language processing, and biometrics, etc. These require huge amounts of computing power and sophisticated data management mechanisms, as well as device connectivity for Internet of Things (IoT) environments. In terms of hardware, software, communication, and storage, CC is highly attractive for developing complex software that is rapidly becoming essential for all sectors of life, including commerce, health, education, and transportation.The book fills a gap in the SE literature by providing scientific contributions from researchers and practitioners, focusing on frameworks, methodologies, applications, benefits and inherent challenges/barriers to engineering software using the CC paradigm.

This book focuses on the development and implementation of cloud-based, complex software that allows parallelism, fast processing, and real-time connectivity. Software engineering (SE) is the design, development, testing, and implementation of software applications, and this discipline is as well developed as the practice is well established whereas the Cloud Software Engineering (CSE) is the design, development, testing, and continuous delivery of service-oriented software systems and applications (Software as a Service Paradigm). However, with the emergence of the highly attractive cloud computing (CC) paradigm, the tools and techniques for SE are changing. CC provides the latest software development environments and the necessary platforms relatively easily and inexpensively. It also allows the provision of software applications equally easily and on a pay-as-you-go basis. Business requirements for the use of software are also changing and there is a need for applicationsin big data analytics, parallel computing, AI, natural language processing, and biometrics, etc. These require huge amounts of computing power and sophisticated data management mechanisms, as well as device connectivity for Internet of Things (IoT) environments. In terms of hardware, software, communication, and storage, CC is highly attractive for developing complex software that is rapidly becoming essential for all sectors of life, including commerce, health, education, and transportation.The book fills a gap in the SE literature by providing scientific contributions from researchers and practitioners, focusing on frameworks, methodologies, applications, benefits and inherent challenges/barriers to engineering software using the CC paradigm.

With cybercrime costs exceeding $10.5 trillion annually and ransomware attacks predicted every two seconds by 2031, traditional signature-based security has reached critical breaking points. Guide to AI for Cybersecurity provides the essential roadmap for harnessing artificial intelligence as a force multiplier against sophisticated, AI-powered threats.This comprehensive textbook bridges the gap between artificial intelligence theory and practical cybersecurity applications through 18 chapters organized around an innovative detection, response, prediction, and prevention (DRPP) framework. Drawing from recent high-impact incidents—including the 2025 Collins Aerospace cyberattack, the Marks & Spencer ransomware attack, and the Co-op data breach —readers progress from foundational concepts to advanced implementations, gaining hands-on experience with production-ready code examples, real-world case studies, and comprehensive deployment guidance for AI-powered security solutions.Topics and features:•         Introduces the DRPP framework for systematically implementing AI security across the complete security lifecycle•         Includes complete instructor resources for flexible course adoption—PowerPoint slides, laboratory exercises, assessment questions, and implementation projects•         Provides comprehensive coverage of machine learning (ML) for threat detection, adversarial AI defenses, and automated incident response•         Integrates ethics, governance, and regulatory compliance (GDPR, CCPA, AI Act) throughout, with dedicated coverage of privacy-preserving techniques•         Offers detailed guidance on integrating AI capabilities with industry standards while maintaining compliance requirementsThis essential textbook/guide provides comprehensive coverage suitable for graduate students in computer science, cybersecurity, or AI/ML programs, as well as cybersecurity professionals seeking to master AI-powered defense techniques. Software architects building secure AI systems, academic instructors developing AI security courses, and researchers investigating adversarial machine learning also will find the volume invaluable.Muthu Ramachandran is Research Consultant at Forti5 Technologies Ltd, UK, and Visiting Professor Extraordinarius at University of South Africa.

With ransomware attacks predicted every two seconds by 2031 and 91% of successful cyberattacks beginning with social engineering, organizations face existential threats that demand AI-powered defenses integrating both technical sophistication and human behavioral insights.This comprehensive textbook bridges cutting-edge AI research with practical cybersecurity implementation. Readers progress from specialized applications including quantum-resistant architectures and AI-blockchain integration, through ethical governance and accountability frameworks, to advanced defense techniques and societal applications addressing threats from cyberbullying to AI-powered disinformation. The text uniquely integrates cognitive psychology with AI techniques, providing frameworks for human-AI collaborative defense that strengthen rather than replace human capabilities.Topics and features:• Introduces post-quantum cryptography and quantum-resistant AI security frameworks for the coming cryptographic transition• Includes complete instructor resources with slides, exercises, and assessments• Covers Model Context Protocol (MCP) security and LLM security for emerging AI agent architectures• Presents neurosymbolic AI approaches combining neural networks with symbolic reasoning for enhanced threat detection• Addresses global governance strategies with regulatory compliance guidance for GDPR, AI Act, and CCPA• Features psychological resilience-building and behavioral analyticsThis essential volume provides comprehensive coverage suitable for graduate students in computer science, cybersecurity, AI, or software engineering programs. Security professionals, software architects, academic instructors, and technology leaders responsible for AI governance will find the frameworks and implementations invaluable for advancing practice in this critical field.Muthu Ramachandran is Research Consultant at Forti5 Technologies Ltd, UK, and Visiting Professor Extraordinarius at University of South Africa.

This authoritative text/reference describes the state of the art in requirements engineering for software systems for distributed computing. A particular focus is placed on integrated solutions, which take into account the requirements of scalability, flexibility, sustainability and operability for distributed environments. Topics and features: discusses the latest developments, tools, technologies and trends in software requirements engineering; reviews the relevant theoretical frameworks, practical approaches and methodologies for service requirements; examines the three key components of the requirements engineering process, namely requirements elicitation, requirements specification, and requirements validation and evaluation; presents detailed contributions from an international selection of highly reputed experts in the field; offers guidance on best practices, and suggests directions for further research in the area.

This book demonstrates the use of a wide range of strategic engineering concepts, theories and applied case studies to improve the safety, security and sustainability of complex and large-scale engineering and computer systems. It first details the concepts of system design, life cycle, impact assessment and security to show how these ideas can be brought to bear on the modeling, analysis and design of information systems with a focused view on cloud-computing systems and big data analytics. This informative book is a valuable resource for graduate students, researchers and industry-based practitioners working in engineering, information and business systems as well as strategy.

Enterprise security is an important area since all types of organizations require secure and robust environments, platforms and services to work with people, data and computing applications. The book provides selected papers of the Second International Workshop on Enterprise Security held in Vancouver, Canada, November 30-December 3, 2016 in conjunction with CloudCom 2015.The 11 papers were selected from 24 submissions and provide a comprehensive research into various areas of enterprise security such as protection of data, privacy and rights, data ownership, trust, unauthorized access and big data ownership, studies and analysis to reduce risks imposed by data leakage, hacking and challenges of Cloud forensics.

This authoritative text/reference describes the state of the art in requirements engineering for software systems for distributed computing. examines the three key components of the requirements engineering process, namely requirements elicitation, requirements specification, and requirements validation and evaluation;

This book demonstrates the use of a wide range of strategic engineering concepts, theories and applied case studies to improve the safety, security and sustainability of complex and large-scale engineering and computer systems.

This book is a collection of selected papers presented at the First International Conference on Industrial IoT, Big Data and Supply Chain (IIoTBDSC), held as an online conference due to COVID-19 (initially to be held in Macao, Special Administration Region (SAR) of China), during September 15–17, 2020.

This book is a collection of selected papers presented at the First International Conference on Industrial IoT, Big Data and Supply Chain (IIoTBDSC), held as an online conference due to COVID-19 (initially to be held in Macao, Special Administration Region (SAR) of China), during September 15–17, 2020.