Advancements in Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain Technology, and Iot in Higher Education: Mitigating the Impact of Covid-19 (高等教育中的人工智慧、區塊鏈技術與物聯網的進展：減輕新冠疫情的影響)

在疫情期間，為了尋找傳統面對面教學的替代方案，這本時事性的專書討論了高等教育中科技的最佳應用，並探討了人工智慧在高等教育系統數位轉型中的日益重要角色。本書收錄了來自不同國家的知名教授、研究人員以及其他從事高等教育的專業人士的章節，探討了區塊鏈和物聯網技術在現在和未來創建智慧大學的應用。

Subhendu Kumar Pani, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and also Research Coordinator at Orissa Engineering College (OEC) Bhubaneswar, India. He has more than 15 years of teaching and research experience. His research interests include data mining, big data analysis, web data analytics, fuzzy decision-making, and computational intelligence. He is the recipient of five researcher awards. In addition to research, he has guided two PhD students and 31 MTech students. He has published over 50 international journal papers (25 Scopus indexed). His professional activities include roles as associate editor, editorial board member, and/or reviewer of various international journals. He is associated with a number of conferences and societies. He has more than 100 international publications, five authored books, two edited books, and ten book chapters to his credit. He is a fellow of the Scientific Society of Advance Research and Social Change and a life member in many other professional organizations.

Kamalakanta Muduli, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Papua New Guinea University of Technology, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. He has published 47 papers in peer-reviewed international journals, most of which are indexed in Clarivate Analytics and Scopus and listed in ABDC. Dr. Muduli has also published more than 25 papers in national and international conferences. He has been guest editing a few special issues in journals and books in preparation. Dr. Muduli has guided three PhD students. His current research interest includes sustainable supply chain management and Industry 4.0 applications in operations and supply chain management. Dr. Muduli is a fellow of the Institution of Engineers India. He is also a senior member of the Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering and member of ASME. Dr. Muduli has over 15 years of academic experience at universities in India and Papua New Guinea. Dr Muduli is a recipient of an Erasmus+ KA107 award provided by the European Union.

Sujoy Kumar Jana, PhD, is Associate Professor of the GIS section in the Department of Surveying and Land Studies at the Papua New Guinea University of Technology. He has more than 17 years of experience in research, teaching, training, and administration in the university system. He also consults on disaster risk governance, hazard and risk assessment, geo-statistics, land use/land cover, river/coastal geomorphology, and urban planning. He is the author of numerous peer-reviewed journal papers, conference papers, and books.

Srikanth Bathula, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Sciences, Papua New Guinea University of Technology, Papua New Guinea. He has been involved in teaching for over 13 years. He has secured many collaborative research projects in and around the Pacific Islands with the University of South Pacific and the University of Auckland. He had published many international peer-reviewed research papers and has delivered keynote speeches at many international and national seminars. He received many best paper presentations and other awards for his research contributions in speciation studies on ligand-complex formations and their relevance to biological importance.

Golam Sarwar Khan, PhD, is Professor of Sociology at the Papua New Guinea University of Technology. Prior to that, Dr. Khan has taught mainstream sociology and related social science subjects for over 40 years at universities in Australia, New Zealand, and Bangladesh. Professor Khan has presented over 20 research papers in refereed international conferences such as the World Congress in Sociology. He has reviewed and edited research manuscripts for prestigious journals, including the Journal of Population Ageing, University of Oxford; Women's Studies International Forum, Elsevier; and Journal of Sociology, SAGE Publications and Sage Open Publication, USA. Professor Khan has published books and high-quality research articles in peer-reviewed/refereed international journals of repute, including one in Routledge Handbook of World-Systems Analysis, U.K. His areas of research include international migration, political economy of development, health sociology, research methodology (qualitative), and family dynamics.

Subhendu Kumar Pani, PhD，是印度布巴内斯瓦尔奥里萨工程学院（OEC）计算机科学与工程系的教授，也是研究协调员。他拥有超过15年的教学和研究经验。他的研究兴趣包括数据挖掘、大数据分析、网络数据分析、模糊决策和计算智能。他获得了五个研究员奖项。除了研究工作外，他还指导了两名博士生和31名硕士生。他发表了50多篇国际期刊论文（其中25篇被Scopus索引）。他的专业活动包括担任各种国际期刊的副编辑、编辑委员会成员和/或审稿人。他与许多会议和学会有合作关系。他已经发表了100多篇国际论文，撰写了五本专著，编辑了两本书，并为十篇书籍撰写了章节。他是科学研究和社会变革科学学会的会士，也是许多其他专业组织的终身会员。

Kamalakanta Muduli, PhD，是巴布亚新几内亚科技大学机械工程系的副教授，位于巴布亚新几内亚莱市莫罗贝省。他在同行评议的国际期刊上发表了47篇论文，其中大部分被Clarivate Analytics和Scopus索引，并列入ABDC。Muduli博士还在准备中的期刊和书籍中担任特刊编辑。Muduli博士指导了三名博士生。他目前的研究兴趣包括可持续供应链管理和工业4.0在运营和供应链管理中的应用。Muduli博士是印度工程师学会的会士，也是印度工业工程学会的高级会员和ASME的会员。Muduli博士在印度和巴布亚新几内亚的大学拥有超过15年的学术经验。Muduli博士是欧盟提供的Erasmus+ KA107奖学金的获得者。

Sujoy Kumar Jana, PhD，是巴布亚新几内亚科技大学测量与土地研究系地理信息系统部门的副教授。他在大学系统中拥有超过17年的研究、教学、培训和管理经验。他还咨询于灾害风险治理、危险和风险评估、地理统计学、土地利用/土地覆盖、河流/海岸地貌学和城市规划等领域。他是众多同行评议的期刊论文、会议论文和书籍的作者。

Srikanth Bathula, PhD，是巴布亚新几内亚科技大学应用科学系的副教授。他从事教学工作已有13年之久。他与南太平洋大学和奥克兰大学合作，在太平洋岛屿及其周边地区开展了许多合作研究项目。他发表了许多国际同行评议的研究论文，并在许多国际和国内研讨会上发表主题演讲。他因在配位物复合物形成的物种研究和其对生物重要性的相关性方面的研究贡献而获得了许多最佳论文展示和其他奖项。

Golam Sarwar Khan, PhD，是巴布亚新几内亚科技大学的社会学教授。在此之前，Khan博士在澳大利亚、新西兰和孟加拉国的大学教授主流社会学和相关社会科学课程超过40年。Khan教授在国际社会学大会等同行评议的国际会议上发表了20多篇研究论文。他还为知名期刊，包括牛津大学的《人口老龄化杂志》、Elsevier的《妇女研究国际论坛》和SAGE出版社的《社会学杂志》审查和编辑研究手稿。