Concepts in Smart Societies

ISBN-13: 9781032170343 / Twarda / 2023 / 366 str.

Opis

The book outlines strategies and suggests directions for the development of the "super smart society" which will take responsibility and ensure sustainability by adhering to new smart technologies and skills. The book is intended for a broad audience- those working in material science and engineering, energy, environment, etc.

Spis treści

Introduction. PART I: CONCEPT OF SUPER SMART SOCIETY. Modern Society: Perspective & Development. Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods Applied to the Sustainability of Urban Transport: A systematic literature review. Green materials (Sustainable materials, green nanomaterials). Reflections on Metaverse: A New Technology in the Super Smart Society.  Overview on the role of Cybersecurity in a Smart society: prospects and strategies in Italy and worldwide. Legal Issues With AI/Algorithmic Systems - Responsibility and Liability. PART II: SUPER SMART TECHNOLOGIES IN DIFFERENT INDUSTRIAL SECTORS. Digital skills and future workplaces in a super smart society: an “intelligent” railway pantograph maintenance for high-speed trains. Role of Renewable Energy Resources in Meeting Global Energy Demand. Donar -π-Acceptor (D-π-A) chromophores use as smart material for OLED. Recent Advancements in Smart Textiles and Their Applications. Recent Trends in UV Protection Materials for Textile Functionalization Applications. PART III:  CASE STUDIES WITH CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH SUPER SMART SOCIETY. Super Smart Society: Proposal of an innovative digicircular internet platform towards a more sustainable, resilient and human centric future. 5G technology: Feasibility and Challenges from an international point of view. Metal-air batteries for wearable electronics: A case study for modern society. Life cycle assessment of alternative building materials. Towards (an Aggregated) Territorial Digital Twin / From smart-village to smart-territory via the territorial system of digital twin. PART IV:  SUPER SMART SOCIETY & SUSTAINABILITY. Conclusions and outlook.

O autorze

Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain, PhD is an Adjunct Professor, Academic Advisor and Director of Chemistry & EVSc Labs in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey, USA. His research is focused on the applications of Nanotechnology & Advanced Materials in Environment, Analytical Chemistry and Various Industries. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as prolific author and editor of around 50 books, scientific monographs and handbooks.

Antonella Petrillo, PhD is a Mechanical Engineer. She is a Professor in DII, Department of Engineering of University of Napoli “Parthenope” where she teaches Advanced and Sustainable Manufacturing, and Operations Management. She serves as reviewer for over 50 journals and she is a member of Scientific Committee for PhD Programs, International Conferences and Proposal Evaluations. She has over 160 scientific publications in reputable journals and conferences and she is author of 5 books on Innovation and Decision Making in Industrial Applications and Engineering.

Shahid Ul Islam is currently a Fulbright researcher and Cultural Ambassador at the University of California, Davis, United States. Before joining UCD, he was a Principal Project Scientist at the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India. His areas of interest include smart functional materials, green chemistry, and sustainable engineering practices in different application sectors. He is the author of numerous scientific articles, including peer-reviewed journal papers, reviews, chapters, and books.