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Redefining Business in Volatile and Ambiguous Times
In an era defined by change, uncertainty, and disruption, businesses can no longer rely on traditional strategies or linear thinking. Organizations must now evolve to thrive amid economic instability and shifting global dynamics. Global volatility calls for a fundamental reimagining of leadership and purpose where innovation and agility become the true measures of success. This is not merely about surviving turbulence but about transforming it into an opportunity for reinvention and growth. Redefining Business in Volatile and Ambiguous Times examines how businesses and professionals can adapt and thrive amid volatility and uncertainty. Through digital transformation and ethical innovation, it explores strategies for resilience, decision-making, and sustainable growth in todays rapidly evolving global landscape. Covering topics such as technological advancements, business innovation, and artificial intelligence, this book is an excellent resource for academicians, researchers, business leaders, economists, and more. 2026 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
The Role of Smart Education in a Complex World
The role of smart education is vital as societies confront rapid technological, social, and economic transformations. Smart education, driven by digital technologies, data analytics, and adaptive learning systems, personalizes learning experiences, enhances accessibility, and fosters critical thinking skills essential for the 21st century. In a world characterized by uncertainty and interconnectivity, education systems must evolve to prepare learners for dynamic, multidisciplinary challenges. By integrating innovation with inclusivity, smart education enhances academic outcomes and equips individuals to navigate complexity, collaborate effectively, and contribute meaningfully to sustainable development goals. The Role of Smart Education in a Complex World explores how technology-driven, adaptive learning systems transform education to meet the demands of an interconnected world. It examines how smart education fosters critical thinking, creativity, and lifelong learning to prepare individuals for complex global challenges. This book covers topics such as special education, digital technology, and gamification, and is a useful resource for educators, sociologists, policymakers, academicians, researchers, and scientists. 2026 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Strategic Innovation and Sustainable Customer-Centric Growth
Strategic innovation and sustainable customer-centric growth drive long-term success in today's evolving business landscape. Organizations that prioritize innovation adapt to changing market demands while ensuring they stay ahead. By placing the customer at the core of their strategies, businesses can create lasting value, build brand loyalty, and drive meaningful growth that balances profitability with long-term sustainability. This approach requires a continuous alignment of innovative efforts with customer needs, emerging technologies, and environmental and social responsibility. The convergence of strategy, innovation, and a customer-centric mindset may build resilient and future-ready organizations. Strategic Innovation and Sustainable Customer-Centric Growth explores how organizations can leverage strategic innovation to develop sustainable, customer-centric business models that drive long-term growth. It examines the integration of customer insights, technological advancements, and sustainability practices into core strategies to create competitive advantage and lasting value. This book covers topics such as business strategy, circular economics, and digital marketing, and is a useful resource for business owners, academicians, researchers, and scientists. 2026 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Practical applications of self-service technologies across industries
Self-service technologies (SSTs) have practical applications across various industries, improving operational efficiency and customer satisfaction. In retail, self-checkout kiosks and mobile payment apps streamline the purchasing process, reducing waiting times and enhancing convenience. The hospitality industry utilizes SSTs through self-service check-in kiosks and digital concierge services. In healthcare, patients can use self-service portals to schedule appointments, access medical records, and complete pre-visit forms. In banking and finance, ATMs, mobile apps, and AI-powered chatbots offer access to essential services without the need for in-person assistance. These practical implementations demonstrate the versatility and importance of SSTs in modernizing service delivery across sectors. Practical Applications of Self-Service Technologies Across Industries explores self-service technology (SST) as a transformative force across industries. It examines practical applications of SST for improved customer service and business operations. This book covers topics such as smart technology, consumer behavior, and blockchain, and is a useful resource for business owners, computer engineers, academicians, researchers, and data scientists. 2025 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Global Cultural Immersions in Learning for a Sustainable Future
Education is a critical driver for addressing global issues such as climate change, inequality, and environmental degradation. Cultural immersion programs that align with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) help learners develop intercultural competence, global awareness, and a deep commitment to sustainability. These initiatives encourage practical decision-making rooted in diverse cultural, environmental, and social values. By engaging with indigenous knowledge, community-based practices, and scalable technologies, such programs foster inclusive, locally grounded solutions to global problems. Ultimately, they empower individuals and institutions to contribute meaningfully to a more just, resilient, and sustainable world. Global Cultural Immersions in Learning for a Sustainable Future highlights the transformative potential of experiential learning, demonstrating its ability to integrate cultural, environmental, and social values into practical decision-making. By presenting theoretical frameworks, case studies, and actionable strategies, it provides tools to design and implement impactful cultural immersion initiatives. Covering topics such as cross-cultural community development, global citizenship, and urban narratives, this book is an excellent resource for academicians, educators, policymakers, corporate leaders, students, researchers, and more. 2026 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Navigating Technological Advancement in the VUCA and BANI World
Navigating technological advancement in todays VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) and BANI (Brittle, Anxious, Nonlinear, Incomprehensible) world presents both opportunities and challenges for organizations and societies. Rapid innovation in fields like AI, automation, and digital connection transform industries, redefine work, and reshape human interaction. These advancements also introduce new aspects of unpredictability, ethical dilemmas, and systemic risks. Leaders must encourage agility, resilience, and foresight, embracing technology as a tool for efficiency and as a catalyst for adaptive and sustainable growth. Navigating Technological Advancement in the VUCA and BANI World explores how rapid technological advancements interact with the risks of the modern world. It examines how organizations and individuals can adapt, innovate, and build resilience to navigate the challenges and opportunities presented by digital and systemic change. This book covers topics such as digital technology, ethics and law, and information security, and is a useful resource for business owners, engineers, policymakers, academicians, researchers, and scientists. 2026 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Transforming Education With Data Science in the AI Era
In this AI era, data science emerges as a transformative tool in education. By using data sets, educators and administrators can make informed decisions that personalize learning and improve resource allocation. As AI technologies become more integrated into educational systems, data science serves as a critical bridge between raw information and actionable strategies, enabling a more adaptive, equitable, and evidence-based approach to teaching and learning. Transforming Education With Data Science in the AI Era explores the intersection of AI and data science in reshaping education. This book offers solutions to key challenges, such as ethical dilemmas, data privacy concerns, and digital inequity, to create a sustainable AI-driven education model. Covering topics such as AI, data science, and education, this book is an excellent resource for academicians, educators, educational leaders, and technology developers. 2026 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
New Business Development Strategies for Achieving Sustainable Growth
In an increasingly competitive and fast-paced global economy, sustainable business success hinges on the ability to innovate, adapt, and execute well-informed strategies. The modern entrepreneur or business leader must navigate complex challenges, from securing funding and managing teams to leveraging technology and aligning operations with long-term goals. Strategic frameworks that integrate both foundational business principles and emerging trends are essential for building resilient, scalable enterprises. By promoting agility, innovation, and sustainability, this topic directly supports economic development and empowers a new generation of leaders to create lasting, positive impact across industries and communities. New Business Development Strategies for Achieving Sustainable Growth provides a comprehensive road map to build, grow, and sustain successful businesses in an ever-changing global market. It bridges the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application, equipping readers with actionable strategies to navigate challenges, leverage opportunities, and achieve long-term business success. Covering topics such as adaptive business, digitalization, and property management, this book is an excellent resource for entrepreneurs, business owners, managers, executives, students, consultants, educators, researchers, academicians, and more. 2026 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Sustainable Innovations in Statistics and Data Science
Description: Sustainable innovations in statistics and data science are increasingly vital in tackling complex global challenges such as climate change, public health crises, and resource management. By developing and applying advanced analytical methods, these fields enable more efficient, equitable, and informed decision-making across sectors. Integrating sustainability into data practices ensures that technologies support long-term environmental, social, and economic goals. This intersection not only enhances the accuracy and relevance of insights but also promotes ethical data use aligned with global sustainability standards. Sustainable Innovations in Statistics and Data Science brings together cutting-edge research, methodologies, and applications that address sustainability challenges across various fields. It delves into insights, techniques, and case studies that drive sustainable outcomes in environmental science, healthcare, urban planning, and other critical areas. Covering topics such as air pollution, environmental science, and urban development, this book is an excellent resource for researchers, academicians, graduate and postgraduate students, data science and statistics practitioners, policymakers, government officials, industry leaders, innovators, educators, curriculum developers, and more. Coverage: The many academic areas covered in this publication include, but are not limited to: Air Pollution Artificial Intelligence (AI) Cardiovascular Health Climate Change Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Data Science Environmental Science Geometric Distribution Healthcare Quality Control Smart Cities Statistics Sustainable Innovation Urban Analytics Urban Development. 2026 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Navigating the self-service revolution with smart machines
The rise of smart machines transforms service interactions in various sectors, ushering in the self-service revolution. From AI-powered kiosks in airports to automated checkouts in retail and intelligent virtual assistants in banking, these technologies redefine convenience, efficiency, and customer expectations. As businesses adopt self-service solutions, the challenge lies in implementing the right technologies and ensuring they enhance the user experience. Navigating this revolution requires a careful balance between automation and human-centered design, where smart machines serve as tools to empower human interaction. Navigating the Self-Service Revolution With Smart Machines explores self-service technology as a transformative force in the retail landscape, scrutinizing its complexities, dualities, and far-reaching implications across diverse environments. It delves into the multifaceted nature of self-service technology, examining how its rise reshapes customer experiences, operational efficiencies, and business models in urban centers while contrasting these developments with the challenges in rural areas. This book covers topics such as machine learning, automation, consumer behavior, and is a useful resource for business owners, computer engineers, academicians, researchers, and data scientists. 2026 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Smart Systems for Disease Prediction: Advancements, Applications and Challenges
Smart Systems for Disease Prediction: Advancements, Applications and Challenges is a comprehensive book that explores the use of intelligent technologies to predict diseases accurately and efficiently. It covers a wide range of topics, including image and signal processing, behavioural analysis, and the integration of multimodal data in healthcare. The book examines the application of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data analytics in creating predictive models for diseases. It also addresses the challenges, ethical considerations, and future directions in the field. This work emphasises the significant impact of intelligent systems on enabling early diagnosis, personalised medicine, and improving patient outcomes. 2026 S. Vijayalakshmi, Alwin Joseph, Naived George Eapen, Balamurugan Balusamy, Jagjit Singh Dhatterwal, and Kuldeep Singh Kaswan. -
Bioactive Compounds in Edible Flowers
Many societies have found various utilities of edible flowers. They give a more ornamental look, enhances the taste, and also enhances its nutritional value. Numerous studies conducted recently have shown that edible flowers are also rich in nutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins, fats, fibre, vitamins, minerals. These flowers also contain a variety of phytochemicals, including phenolics, flavonoids, carotenoids, terpenoids, alkaloids, and other compounds that have been shown to increase biological activities, such as antioxidant, antimicrobial and antidiabetic, anticancer, cardioprotective, hepatoprotective, and neuroprotective qualities. Edible flowers have now found their way into a number of industries, including as cosmeceuticals, functional foods, and nutraceuticals. The book provides information on the nutritional value, phytochemical makeup, and bioactivity of both wild and cultivated flowers. It also describes edible flowers in depth to make them better-known to consumers and the food business. Each chapter discusses the possible toxicological effects of floral components. 2026 Hosakatte Niranjana Murthy. -
Nature-inspired Metaheuristic Algorithms: Solving Real World Engineering Problems
This comprehensive text provides practical guidance for implementing nature-inspired algorithms and metaheuristics in real-life scenarios to solve complex optimization problems. It further demonstrates how nature inspired metaheuristic algorithms have the potential to contribute to multiple United Nations sustainable development goals such as climate action, clean energy, and sustainable cities. This book: Discusses load balancing and demand response using nature-inspired optimization techniques Presents energy-efficient routing and scheduling, energy management, and optimization using metaheuristic algorithms Covers disease diagnosis, and prognosis using metaheuristic algorithms, drug discovery, and development using nature-inspired optimization techniques Explains waste reduction and recycling, image processing, and computer vision using nature-inspired optimization techniques Illustrates medical image analysis and segmentation using Ant Colony optimization, and Particle Swarm optimization techniques Nature-inspired Metaheuristic Algorithms is primarily written for senior undergraduates, graduate students, and academic researchers in the fields of electrical engineering, electronics and communication engineering, computer engineering, and information technology. 2025 selection and editorial matter, Sulabh Bansal, Aprna Tripathi, Shilpa Srivastava and Prem Prakash Vuppuluri; individual chapters, the contributors. -
Quantum Algorithms for Enhancing Cybersecurity in Computational Intelligence in Healthcare
This book explores the exciting field of quantum computing, which is changing how we approach computation. It covers the basics, cybersecurity aspects, advanced machine learning techniques, and the many ways quantum computing can be used. Quantum computing is much more powerful than traditional computing. The book starts by explaining the core concepts like qubits, quantum gates, superposition, entanglement, quantum memory, and quantum parallelism. One important area is how quantum computing can improve machine learning for cybersecurity. It can handle huge amounts of data and find complex patterns faster than regular computers. This is especially useful for finding cyber threats in real time, such as spotting unusual activity in healthcare networks that might mean a security breach. Quantum machine learning can help healthcare organizations better defend against advanced cyberattacks that try to steal patient data. The book also looks at how quantum computing is changing cybersecurity itself. It discusses quantum cryptography, post-quantum cryptography, and secure communication, explaining how quantum computing is leading to new ways of encrypting data, detecting threats, and protecting information. Beyond cybersecurity, the book shows how quantum computing impacts many other fields, such as medicine, finance, materials science, and logistics. It is poised to revolutionize artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare and many other sectors. Because quantum computing is constantly developing, with discoveries and new applications happening all the time, this book brings together researchers from universities and industries to share their latest findings. It aims to help shape the future of this technology. The book offers a solid foundation, detailed explanations of advanced techniques, and a fascinating look at how quantum computing is being used in the real world. As quantum computing becomes easier to access through new tools and cloud platforms, this book hopes to inspire new research in AI and spark innovative applications that were previously thought impossible. 2026 selection and editorial matter, Prateek Singhal, Pramod Kumar Mishra, and Mokhtar Mohammed Hasan; individual chapters, the contributors. All rights reserved. -
Cognitive Cloud Computing: Building Intelligent Systems for Tomorrow
This book serves as a comprehensive guide, covering the fundamentals of cloud computing, advanced concepts, and practical applications. Discusses cyber-physical systems, cloud integration for environmental management, and cloud security intelligence systems for sustainable operations. Presents case studies based on computational intelligence-based optimization for sustainable operations and cloud integration. Emphasizes how cloud computing revolutionizes traditional processes, enabling direct input of assembly details into a computation model, streamlining development cycles, and reducing costs. Bridges the gap between theory and practice by offering guidelines on problem encoding and implementation strategies, empowering readers to apply their acquired knowledge to solve complex industrial problems. Covers wireless security in the cloud era, mechatronics and cloud integration, and cloud-enabled manufacturing for eco-friendly operations. The text is primarily written for senior undergraduates, graduate students, and academic researchers in electrical engineering, electronics and communications engineering, computer engineering, and information technology. 2026 selection and editorial matter, Jossy George, Kamal Upreti, Ramesh Chandra Poonia, Ankit Gautam, and Danish Nadeem; individual chapters, the contributors. -
Nanotechnology For Medicine: From Fundamentals to Applications
Nanotechnology for Medicine is a multi-contributed book for the most recent and comprehensive information on the foundations and applications of nanotechnology in medicine. With the contribution of experts from across the globe, this edited book covers all the major areas of nanotechnology within the area of medicine. It surveys the principles, analysis, characterization, applications, and technology of nanomedicine for cancer treatment, antimicrobials, antibiotics, microbials, dentistry, gene therapy, biological therapies, ocular diseases, diagnostics, targeting of tumor cells, herbal sources, drug delivery, and biomedical and food and nutrition applications. The book also offers methodological considerations for toxicity, safety, and risk assessment. This book is a useful reference for nanotechnologists, nanoscientists, medical scientists, research fellows, graduates, and university libraries. 2026 selection and editorial matter, Sabu Thomas and Yarub Al-Douri. All rights reserved. -
Smart Cyber-Physical Systems: Innovations and Real-World Implications
Smart cyber-physical systems (SCPS) are revolutionizing the interaction between the physical and digital realms, driving innovation across diverse fields. This book provides an extensive overview of cutting-edge SCPS technologies, highlighting their applications, challenges, and transformative potential. Designed for researchers, professionals, and students, it offers foundational insights and advanced applications in urban planning, healthcare, transportation, finance, and cybersecurity. It also bridges the gap between theory and practice through real-world case studies and in-depth analysis, showcasing how SCPS address critical global challenges. This book: Provides a comprehensive introduction to SCPS, their components, and their applications in various domains and explores their role in enabling sustainable smart cities and urban planning Provides advanced SCPS-based solutions for optimizing supply chain logistics and route planning and real-world applications of SCPS in healthcare, including wearable technology and remote patient monitoring, and financial modeling, comparing investment indices using advanced techniques Discusses the integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning in autonomous vehicle systems and transportation Analyzes cybersecurity challenges in cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystems Focuses on innovations in energy management, including smart grids and sustainable practices powered by SCPS, and explores adaptive human-machine interaction frameworks for enhanced decision-making. This book serves as a vital resource for understanding the transformative power of SCPS and inspires further research and development in this dynamic and rapidly evolving field. 2026 selection and editorial matter, Ramesh Chandra Poonia, Kamal Upreti and Mohammad S. Khan. All rights reserved. -
Big Data Analytics and Intelligent Applications for Smart and Secure Healthcare Services
The book provides a comprehensive discussion for utilizing computational models such as artificial neural networks, agent-based models, and decision field theory, for reliability engineering. It further presents optimization solutions for smart and secure healthcare services. The text showcases how to predict the failure and repair rates of healthcare subsystems using computational intelligence. This book: Explores how data-driven methodologies and advanced computational intelligence are revolutionizing the healthcare industry, promoting efficiency, accessibility, and sustainability Highlights the pivotal role that big data analytics plays in harnessing vast amounts of patient records, clinical information, and real-time medical data to provide timely insights for healthcare professionals and policymakers Discusses the integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques in healthcare, with a focus on revolutionizing disease detection, treatment planning, and resource allocation Lays the foundation for developing sustainable healthcare systems that are adaptable to long-term challenges, such as population growth, emerging diseases, and resource constraints Covers computational intelligence techniques, like fuzzy logic, neural networks, and evolutionary computations, emphasizing their role in solving complex, data-driven healthcare problems Includes topics like data management, visualization, protection, and complex adaptive systems, as well as hybrid computational intelligence techniques for synergistic problem-solving strategies This volume will serve as an ideal text for senior undergraduates, graduate students, and academic researchers in fields including electrical engineering, electronics and communications engineering, computer engineering, and mathematics. 2025 selection and editorial matter, Kamal Upreti, Nishant Kumar, Mohammad Shabbir Alam, Mohammad Shahnawaz Nasir and Debabrata Samanta; individual chapters, the contributors. -
Multifunctional Inorganic Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications
Multifunctional Inorganic Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications focuses on the latest discoveries and advances in the field of inorganic nanomaterials dealing with synthesis, functionalization, morphology, and physio-chemical properties of 1D, 2D, and 3D advanced materials and their interdisciplinary applications. This book reveals the significance of understanding the synthesis methodologies in tuning the nano-size properties of inorganic materials using various parameters to functionalize to specific applications in a variety of sectors covering energy, environment, and health. 2026 selection and editorial matter, H. C. Ananda Murthy, Velumani Subramaniam, Mika Sillanp, R. Balachandran, and Gurumurthy Hegde; individual chapters, the contributors. -
Artificial intelligence for blockchain and cybersecurity powered IoT applications
The objective of this book is to showcase recent solutions and discuss the opportunities that AI, blockchain, and even their combinations can present to solve the issue of Internet of Things (IoT) security. It delves into cuttingedge technologies and methodologies, illustrating how these innovations can fortify IoT ecosystems against security threats. The discussion includes a comprehensive analysis of AI techniques such as machine learning and deep learning, which can detect and respond to security breaches in real time. The role of blockchain in ensuring data integrity, transparency, and tamper-proof transactions is also thoroughly examined. Furthermore, this book will present solutions that will help analyze complex patterns in user data and ultimately improve productivity. 2025, Mariya Ouaissa, Mariyam Ouaissa, Zakaria Boulouard, Abhishek Kumar, Vandana Sharma and Keshav Kaushik. All rights reserved.