Era of Artificial Intelligence: The 21st Century Practitioners' Approach
暫譯: 人工智慧的時代：21世紀從業者的實踐方法

這篇文章包含高品質的研究論文，主題涵蓋從神經網絡的數學處置到認知計算、量子機器學習、多模態情感識別系統、負責任的人工智慧、無障礙與包容性的人工智慧，以及在健康、製藥和教育領域中啟用人工智慧的應用。

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.

Rik Das 博士是西門子科技與服務私人有限公司（Siemens Advanta）人工智慧單位的首席軟體工程師，位於班加羅爾。他是一位思想領袖，擁有超過18年的工業和學術研究經驗。在加入企業之前，Rik曾是一位資深學者，並在多所國內知名大學、機構和教育科技公司擔任教授。Rik Das 博士獲得美國計算機協會（ACM）頒發的ACM傑出演講者稱號。他也是英國AI-Forum國際諮詢委員會的成員。Rik Das 博士在加爾各答大學獲得資訊科技的博士學位（Ph.D. (Tech.)）。他在加爾各答大學獲得資訊科技的碩士學位（M.Tech.），並在布爾德萬大學獲得資訊科技的學士學位（B.E.）。作為一位創新領導者，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，至今已在知名出版商處發表超過80篇國際論文。他出版了10本有關AI/ML和計算機視覺應用的書籍。他還在國際機器學習會議上主持多個會議，並在多個資訊科技的活動和進修課程中擔任資源人員/受邀演講者。由於在技術諮詢、研究創新和學術卓越領域的重大貢獻，Rik Das 博士獲得多項知名獎項。他在西門子Advanta的工作期間，連續獲得2021年Warner von Siemens國家獎和2022年Divergent類別獎。他在UILA Awards 2021中獲得計算機科學類別的「最佳創新獎」。他在2019年被uLektz Wall of Fame評選為「印度高等教育中50位最具科技敏銳度的學者」之一。他對機器學習和深度學習技術在現實生活應用解決方案中的應用充滿熱情，並與來自多家知名跨國品牌（如Philips-Canada、Cognizant Technology Solutions、TCS等）及國際大學（如加拿大薩斯喀徹溫大學醫學院、捷克奧斯特拉瓦技術大學電氣工程與計算機科學系、埃及開羅大學等）的教授和研究人員共同發表研究文章。Rik Das 博士始終樂於討論新研究項目想法，以便進行合作工作和技術管理諮詢。

Madhumi Mitra 博士是美國馬里蘭州東岸大學自然科學系的生物與環境科學終身教授。她的研究興趣和專業包括：微藻和巨藻生態及其生物監測和生物吸附潛力；藻類的生物能源；水質；生物地層學研究；以及農業中機器人（如農業機器人）的應用。她獲得了多項研究和教學獎項，並在許多同行評審的期刊和會議上發表過研究，並在國內外會議上展示她的研究成果。她還於2020年與Springer Academic Publishers共同編輯和合著了一本有關生物能源的書籍。她在國際會議上就生物能源及相關STEM領域的學科發表過主題演講。她在聯邦和州機構獲得了強有力的競爭性資金記錄，作為主要和共同主要研究者獲得了超過1500萬美元的競爭性資金。她在多個專業組織中擔任過各種領導角色。她曾擔任美國工程教育學會（ASEE）能源轉換與保護部門（ECCD）的部門主席。她還在Assateague Coastal Trust（ACT）董事會服務超過五年；擔任ASEE多元性、公平性和包容性委員會的成員；並一直倡導可再生能源和氣候變化。Mitra 博士還擔任Taylor and Francis期刊《國際環境能源期刊》的區域編輯。

Chandrani Singh 博士是一位知名的研究者、產業與學術合作夥伴、教育工作者、作家、內容撰寫者及運動愛好者，熱衷於構思、創新和實施。她多次獲得和提名教育卓越獎，並因在高等教育領域的寶貴和典範貢獻而受到表彰。她曾多次受邀擔任印度及國外知名政府機構和公私立大學的榮譽主賓、會議主席、出版主席和主題演講者，並受到全球知名專業機構如IEEE及中國的會議主辦委員會的邀請。她被選中參加由德國學術交流服務（DAAD）全額資助的亞洲歐洲會議（ASEM）會議，主題為「數位世界中的ASEM教育：橋接大陸 - 連接人民？」；ASEM擁有51個成員國。作為NIT Rourkela的校友，她積極參與了世界銀行資助的影響項目，該項目針對國立技術學院Rourkela。她曾擔任多個尊貴職位，包括副校長提名人、薩維特里拜·普利大學課程批准、認證和持續的專家委員會成員，以及巴爾哈提維迪亞比特大學、D.Y. Patil機構集團和印度馬哈拉施特拉大學的研究單位認證專家委員會成員。她在與IIT Patna及全球研究機構如IAASSE共同贊助國際會議方面發揮了重要作用。她在R的實驗室遷移項目中發揮了重要作用，並為IIT孟買的FOSSEE倡議貢獻了力量。她在1985年於女子次青少年組100米短跑中創下全國紀錄。她是一位著名的作家和編輯，她的書籍也被印度及國外的頂尖機構採用。她擁有3項已發表專利和10項著作權，並且她的研究成果已由Springer、Elsevier SSRN、IEEE、ACM等出版。她是薩維特里拜·普利大學商業與管理系的註冊指導老師。作為作家和文章撰寫者以及企業家，她曾在多家印刷和電子新聞媒體上出現。她目前擔任辛哈戈德管理學院（Sinhgad Institute of Management）MCA主任及MCA（SMI）就業負責人，並負責監督STES的辛哈戈德數據中心的運營。她還擔任Reseapro的編輯和主題專家，專注於數據挖掘、雲計算和自適應評估等核心研究領域。她也是一家根據公司法成立的公司的董事。她協調了國際農業銀行合作與培訓網站的維護，這是一家印度政府企業。她還是印度及國外多個專業機構的成員。作為一位開放思想的人，對創新充滿熱情，她更喜歡當代而非傳統，並對社會公益採取包容的態度。