From the Back Cover
The volume deals with sustainability transitions which are transformations of major socio-technical systems of provision and use in areas such as energy, water, mobility, and food, towards more sustainable ways of production and consumption. The book provides insights of World Conference on Smart Trends in Systems, Security and Sustainability (WS4 2017) which is divided into different sections such as Smart IT Infrastructure for Sustainable Society; Smart Management prospective for Sustainable Society; Smart Secure Systems for Next Generation Technologies; Smart Trends for Computational Graphics and Image Modelling; and Smart Trends for Biomedical and Health Informatics. The book volume contains 31 high-quality papers presented at WS4 2017.
Xin-She Yang obtained his DPhil in Applied Mathematics from the University of Oxford. He then worked at Cambridge University and National Physical Laboratory (UK) as a Senior Research Scientist. Now, he is Reader in Modelling and Optimization at Middlesex University London and Adjunct Professor at Reykjavik University (Iceland). He is also an elected Bye-Fellow at Cambridge University as well as the IEEE CIS Chair for the Task Force on Business Intelligence and Knowledge Management. He is also listed on "2016 Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researchers" list.
Atulya Nagar is the Foundation Chair as Professor of Mathematical Sciences at Liverpool Hope University and the Dean of Faculty of Science. He has also been the Head of Department of Mathematics and Computer Science since December 2007. A mathematician by training, he possesses multi-disciplinary expertise in Nonlinear Mathematics, Natural Computing, Bio-Mathematics and Computational Biology, Operations Research, andControl Systems Engineering. He has an extensive background and experience of working in Universities in the UK and India. He has been an expert reviewer for the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) grants peer-review committees for Bioinformatics Panel; Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) for High Performance Computing Panel; and serve on the Peer-Review College of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) as a scientific expert member.
Amit Joshi is a young entrepreneur and researcher who has completed his graduation (B.Tech) in Information Technology and M.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering and pursuing his research in the areas of Cloud Computing and Cryptography. He has experience of around 6 years in academic and industry in prestigious organizations of Udaipur and Ahmedabad. He is an active member of ACM, CSI, AMIE, IACSIT-Singapore, IDES, ACEEE, NPA and many other professional societies. He has presented and published more than 30 papers in National and International Journals/Conferences of IEEE and ACM. He has also edited three books on diversified subjects. He has also organized more than 15 National and International Conferences and Workshops. For his contribution towards the society, he has been given Appreciation award by The Institution of Engineers (India), ULC, on the celebration of Engineers, 15 September 2014 and by SIG-WNs Computer Society of India on the Occasion of ACCE - 2012 on 11 February 2012.
