Quantum and Blockchain-Based Next Generation Sustainable Computing

量子和區塊鏈技術創新近年來引起了廣泛關注，並與其他當代技術結合應用於眾多領域。因此，這些應用實現了可持續性、穩健性、可擴展性、安全性、可追溯性和效率。因此，本書涵蓋了量子和區塊鏈技術的原則、術語、方法、協議和可持續性。此外，它還提供了有關計算機科學其他領域所面臨的眾多挑戰的見解。此外，本書還提供了各種機會，以整合基於量子和區塊鏈技術的可持續解決方案，包括低成本、服務質量、安全和更快的服務交付，以滿足未來在密碼學、人工智能（AI）、機器學習（ML）、深度學習（DL）、計算機視覺、醫療保健、自動駕駛車輛、運輸、信息和通信理論等領域的需求。本書的信息對於化學、機械和汽車工程、醫療保健、計算機科學、數據科學和業務分析專家在結合基礎和高級原則方面非常有用。

P Srikanth is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering at MPSTME SVKM's NMIMS Shirpur campus and previously worked as an assistant professor-selection grade in the School of Computer Science at the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India. He received a Bachelor's degree (B. Tech) in Information Technology from JNTU Hyderabad, India, in 2006 and a Master's degree (M. Tech) in Computer Science with specialization in Parallel Computing from JNTU Hyderabad, India, in 2012. He was awarded a PhD in Computer Science Engineering from the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India. He has extensive teaching and academic experience, and his main research interests include trust assessment, social networks, information security, mobile ad-hoc networks, and image processing. Many of his research publications have appeared in reputed journals and conferences at the international and national levels. He has Indian, Australian, and German patents in his research.

Adarsh Kumar received his Master's degree (M. Tech) in Software Engineering from Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab, India, in 2005 and earned his Ph.D. degree from Jaypee Institute of Information Technology University, Noida, India, in 2016, followed by a Post-Doc from Software Research Institute, Athlone Institute of Technology, Ireland during 2016-2018. From 2005 to 2016, he was associated with the Department of Computer Science Engineering & Information Technology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, where he worked as an Assistant Professor. Currently, he is working with the University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, Dehradun, India, as an Associate Professor in the School of Computer Science. His main research interests are cybersecurity, cryptography, network security, and ad-hoc networks. He has published 60+ research papers in reputed journals, conferences, and workshops. He participated in one multi-billion European Union H2020 sponsored research project and is currently executing two research projects sponsored by the UPES SEED division.

Dr. Naga Raju M received a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science and Engineering from VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nādu, India in 2016. Have 23 years of teaching experience in various institutions with different academic positions. He is currently working as Associate Professor, in Computer Science and Engineering Department, GITAM (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, Karnataka. He is a research supervisor for Ph.D. research scholars. He has published over 18 research papers in reputed international and national Journals. He has published a few book chapters for reputed publishers, like, Taylor and Francis. He is a lifetime member of the Computer Society of India.

Cathryn Peoples received the B.A. degree (with honours and diploma in industrial studies) in business studies withcomputing, M.Sc. degree in telecommunications and internet systems, and Ph.D. degree in networking from Ulster University, U.K., in 2004, 2005, and 2009, respectively.

She is currently employed by The Open University in the School of Computing and Communications within the Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics as an Associate Lecturer in Software Engineering (South & West & Wales), for the Computing and IT Project (UK and Ireland), and for a Degree Apprentice module in Advanced Work-based Learning (England). On a part-time basis, Cathryn also works as a Research Associate at Ulster University working on Internet of Things (IoT) research.

Prior to these appointments, Cathryn was employed as a Lecturer at Queen Mary University of London in the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, with shared teaching on the Joint Programme at the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications. Teaching in this post includes the Networks and Protocolsmodule on the B.Sc.(Eng) Internet of Things Engineering degree, and the Communications and Networks module on the BEng(Hons) Computer Systems Engineering degree. Previously, Cathryn has been employed as a Teaching Fellow in the Faculty of Computing and Engineering at Ulster University, teaching on an M.Sc. degree in Professional Software Development. Prior to her appointment into this post, she worked as a Research Associate at Ulster University in the area of next generation networking.

Cathryn's research interests include cloud management, cross-layer protocol optimisation, delay-tolerant networking, smart cities, and green IT. She joined the Computational Educational Committee associated with the ACM SIGHPC Education Chapter in January 2020. Cathryn is also a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (SMIEEE) and the Association for Computing Machinery (SMACM). She became a Certified Associate in Project Management in August 2008, an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in February 2015, and achieved Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy in March 2018. Cathryn achieved Full College membership of EPSRC in August 2018, and she became the co-Editor-in-Chief of the EAI Endorsed Transactions on Cloud Systems in January 2020.

P Srikanth是MPSTME SVKM's NMIMS Shirpur校區計算機工程系的助理教授，曾在印度德拉敦的石油和能源研究大學計算機科學學院擔任助理教授選拔級別。他於2006年獲得印度JNTU海得拉巴分校的信息技術學士學位（B. Tech），並於2012年獲得JNTU海得拉巴分校的計算機科學碩士學位（M. Tech），專攻並行計算。他獲得了石油和能源研究大學的計算機科學工程博士學位。他具有豐富的教學和學術經驗，主要研究興趣包括信任評估、社交網絡、信息安全、移動自組網絡和圖像處理。他的許多研究論文發表在國際和國內知名期刊和會議上。他的研究中獲得了印度、澳大利亞和德國的專利。

Adarsh Kumar於2005年獲得印度旁遮普邦帕蒂亞拉的Thapar大學軟件工程碩士學位（M. Tech），並於2016年在印度Noida的Jaypee信息技術大學獲得博士學位，隨後在愛爾蘭Athlone技術學院的軟件研究所進行博士後研究（2016-2018年）。從2005年到2016年，他在印度Noida的Jaypee信息技術大學計算機科學工程和信息技術系擔任助理教授。目前，他在印度德拉敦的石油和能源研究大學計算機科學學院擔任副教授。他的主要研究興趣是網絡安全、密碼學、網絡安全和自組網絡。他在知名期刊、會議和研討會上發表了60多篇研究論文。他參與了一個由歐盟H2020資助的數十億歐元的研究項目，目前正在執行兩個由UPES SEED部門資助的研究項目。

Naga Raju M博士於2016年從印度VIT大學獲得計算機科學和工程博士學位。他在不同學術機構擁有23年的教學經驗，目前在印度班加羅爾的GITAM（被認定為大學）計算機科學和工程系擔任副教授。他是博士研究學者的研究主管。他在國際和國內知名期刊上發表了18篇研究論文。他為知名出版商如Taylor and Francis出版了幾篇專書章節。他是印度計算機學會的終身會員。

Cathryn Peoples於2004年、2005年和2009年分別從英國Ulster大學獲得工商管理學士學位（榮譽學位和工業研究文憑）、電信和互聯網系統碩士學位和網絡學博士學位。她目前在英國開放大學的計算機和通信學院擔任軟件工程副講師（南部、西部和威爾斯地區），負責計算和IT項目（英國和愛爾蘭）以及高級工作學習（英格蘭）的學位學徒模塊。Cathryn還在Ulster大學擔任研究助理，從事物聯網（IoT）研究。在此之前，Cathryn曾在倫敦玛丽女王大学的電子工程和計算機科學學院擔任講師，並在北京郵電大學聯合項目上進行教學。她在該職位上的教學包括B.Sc.(Eng)互聯網網絡和協議模塊。