Era of Artificial Intelligence: The 21st Century Practitioners' Approach

這本書試圖匯集一系列優質的研究文章，涵蓋了從數學對神經網絡的傾向，到認知計算，到量子機器學習，到多模態情感識別系統，到負責任的人工智能，到促進無障礙和包容性的人工智能，以及在健康、製藥和教育領域應用的人工智能應用程式。

特點:
- 專注於展示更高程度的人工智能相關的跨學科研究
- 專注於在二十一世紀人與機器的背景下應用顛覆性技術
- 專注於顛覆性技術的角色，如認知計算、量子機器學習、物聯網啟用的識別系統
- 專注於揭示人工智能的強大功能，以實現社會效益，包括無障礙性
- 這本書將作為一個方便的參考，供個人深入研究人工智能解決方案的海洋。

這本書將對研究人員、創新者、學者、企業家和希望在認知和量子計算、物聯網啟用的智能系統等領域獲得專業知識的專業人士提供有用的參考。

Dr. Rik Das is a Lead Software Engineer (Artificial Intelligence Unit) at Siemens Technology and Services Pvt. Ltd. (Siemens Advanta), Bengaluru. He is a thought leader with over 18 years of experience in Industrial and Academic Research. Rik has been a seasoned academician before joining the corporate and has served as a Professor in multiple prestigious Universities, Institutions and EduTechs of the country. Dr. Das is conferred with the title of ACM Distinguished Speaker by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York, USA. He is also a Member of International Advisory Committee of AI-Forum, UK. Dr. Das is a Ph.D. (Tech.) in Information Technology from University of Calcutta. He has also received his M.Tech. (Information Technology) from University of Calcutta after his B.E. (Information Technology) from University of Burdwan. As an innovation leader, Rik has carried out collaborative research in multiple domains. He has filed and published two Indian patents consecutively during the year 2018 and 2019 and has over 80 International publications till date with reputed publishers He has published 10 books on applications of AI/ML and Computer Vision. He has also chaired multiple sessions in International Conferences on Machine Learning and has acted as a resource person / invited speaker in multiple events and refresher courses on Information Technology. Dr. Rik Das is recipient of multiple prestigious awards due to his significant contributions in the domain of Technology Consulting, Research Innovations and Academic Excellence. He is awarded with Warner von Siemens Country Award 2021 followed by Divergent category award 2022 consecutively during his current employment at Siemens Advanta. He has received "Best Innovation Award" in Computer Science category at UILA Awards 2021. He was featured in uLektz Wall of Fame as one of the "Top 50 Tech Savvy Academicians in Higher Education across India" for the year 2019. His keen interest towards application of machine learning and deep learning techniques for real life use case solutions has resulted in joint publications of research articles with Professors and Researchers from various reputed Multinational brands namely Philips-Canada, Cognizant Technology Solutions, TCS, etc. and International Universities including College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Canada, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, VSB Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czechia, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt and so on. Dr. Rik Das is always open to discuss new research project ideas for collaborative work and for techno-managerial consultancies.

Dr. Madhumi Mitra is a tenured full professor of Biological and Environmental sciences in the Department of Natural Sciences at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, USA. Her research interests and expertise include: micro and macroalgal ecology and their biomonitoring and biosorption potential;; bioenergy from algae; water quality; biostratigraphy studies; and applications of robotics such as farmbots in agriculture. She is the recipient of various research and teaching awards, and has published in many peer-reviewed journals and proceedings, and presented her research at national and international conferences. She also co-edited and coauthored a book on Bioenergy with Springer Academic Publishers in 2020. She has given key-note addresses at international conferences on Bioenergy and related disciplines in the STEM areas. She holds a strong record of competitive funding from federal and state agencies, and has been the recipient of more than 15 million dollars in competitive funding as a principal and a co-principal investigator. She has served in various leadership roles for many professional organizations. She was the Division Chair of the Energy Conversion and Conservation Division (ECCD) of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE). She has also served on the Board of Directors for Assateague Coastal Trust (ACT) for more than five years; served as a member of the commission on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion of ASEE; and have been an advocate for renewable energy and climate change. Dr. Mitra also serves as the regional editor of Taylor and Francis' journal, International Journal of Ambient Energy.

Dr. Chandrani Singh is a well-known researcher, industry-institute collaborator, educationist, author, content-writer and a sports enthusiast with a passion to ideate, innovate and implement. She had been awarded and nominated multiple times for Excellence in Education and also for valuable and exemplary contribution in Higher Education Sector.She has been invited on several occasions as Chief Guest of Honour, Session Chair, Publication Chair and Keynote Speaker by prestigious Grant in Aid and Government Institutions and Public, Private Universities of India and abroad and also globally recognized professional institutions like IEEE and conference hosting committees from China etc.She was selected to participate in the fully funded Conference of Asia Europe Meeting by German Academic Exchange(DAAD) named as "ASEM Education in a digital world: Bridging the continents - connecting the people?"; ASEM having 51 member nations across the world.An alumna of NIT Rourkela she has actively contributed to the Impact Project funded by World Bank to National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Orissa.She has held various respectable positions as Vice Chancellor's nominee, .Expert Committee Member for Savitribai Phule Pune University for Course Approval, Affiliation and Continuation, and Expert Committee Member for Research Cell Affiliation and Accreditation for Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Dr. D.Y. Patil Group of Institutions and University, Maharashtra, India. She has been instrumental in co-sponsoring International Conferences with IIT Patna and global research bodies like IAASSE.She has been instrumental in steering the lab migration project in R and contributor for FOSSEE initiative of IIT Bombay under NMEICT GOI. In sports she had set the national record in 1985 under Girls Sub Junior Group in 100 meters sprint. She is a renowned author and editor and her books have also been adopted by premiere institutions of India and abroad. She holds 3 published patents and 10 copyrights to her credit and her researches have been published by Springer, Elsevier SSRN, IEEE, ACM etc.She is a registered guide for Department of Commerce and Management, Savitribai Phule Pune University.She has been in several print and electronic news media in the capacity of an author and article writer as well as an entrepreneur.She currently holds responsibility as Director-MCA and Placement Head - MCA(SMI) at Sinhgad Institute of Management Vadgaon, Pune and is also entrusted with the responsibility of overseeing the operations of STES' Sinhgad Data Centre. She is also a consultant to Reseapro as an Editor and Subject Expert in the core research areas like Data Mining, Cloud Computing and Adaptive Assessments.She is also the Director of a company incorporated under Company Act.She has coordinated the maintenance of website for International Cooperation & Training in Agricultural Banking., A Govt of India Enterprise.She is also a member of various professional bodies in India and abroad. An open minded individual with a passion for innovation she prefers contemporary over the traditional and has an inclusive approach for doing societal good.

Dr. Rik Das是印度班加羅爾西門子技術與服務私人有限公司（西門子Advanta）的首席軟體工程師（人工智慧單位）。他是一位具有18年工業和學術研究經驗的思想領袖。在加入企業之前，Rik是一位經驗豐富的學者，曾在該國多所著名大學、機構和教育科技公司擔任教授。Das博士被美國計算機協會（ACM）授予ACM杰出演講者稱號，並成為AI-Forum國際顧問委員會的成員。Das博士在加爾各答大學獲得了資訊技術博士學位，並在加爾各答大學獲得了資訊技術碩士學位，之前在布爾德萬大學獲得了資訊技術學士學位。作為一位創新領袖，Rik在多個領域進行了合作研究。他在2018年和2019年連續申請並發表了兩項印度專利，並在國際知名出版商處發表了80多篇國際論文。他出版了10本關於人工智慧/機器學習和計算機視覺應用的書籍。他還主持了多個機器學習國際會議的分會場次，並在多個信息技術的活動和進修課程中擔任資源人員/特邀演講嘉賓。Rik Das博士因其在技術咨詢、研究創新和學術卓越方面的重要貢獻而獲得多個著名獎項。他在西門子Advanta的現職期間連續獲得了2021年的Warner von Siemens國家獎和2022年的Divergent類別獎。他在2021年的UILA獎中獲得了計算機科學類別的“最佳創新獎”。他在2019年被列入uLektz Wall of Fame，成為“印度高等教育領域前50位技術精通的學者”之一。他對機器學習和深度學習技術在實際應用中的興趣，使他與來自多個知名跨國品牌（如Philips-Canada、Cognizant Technology Solutions、TCS等）的教授和研究人員以及國際大學（包括加拿大薩斯喀徹溫大學醫學院、捷克共和國VSB技術大學電機工程和計算機科學學院、埃及吉薩開羅大學等）合作發表了研究文章。Rik Das博士一直樂於討論新的研究項目想法，進行合作工作和技術管理咨詢。

Dr. Madhumi Mitra是美國馬里蘭東岸大學自然科學系的生物和環境科學的終身教授。她的研究興趣和專業包括：微觀和宏觀藻類生態學及其生物監測和生物吸附潛力；藻類生物能源；水質；生物地層學研究；以及農業中的農場機器人等應用。她獲得了多個研究和教學獎項，並在許多同行評審的期刊和會議論文集中發表了研究成果，並在國際和國內會議上展示了她的研究成果。她還在2020年與Springer學術出版社共同編輯和合著了一本關於生物能源的書籍。她在生物能源和STEM領域的相關學科國際會議上發表了主題演講。她在聯邦和州政府機構獲得了大量競爭性資金，作為主要和共同負責人，獲得了超過1500萬美元的競爭性資金。她曾擔任多個專業組織的領導職務。她曾擔任美國工程教育協會（ASEE）能源轉換和節能部門（ECCD）的部門主席。她還曾擔任多個專業組織的董事會成員。