Artificial Intelligence and Modeling for Water Sustainability: Global Challenges
暫譯: 水資源永續的人工智慧與建模：全球挑戰

人工智慧及其運用計算方法從數據中提取資訊，提供了足夠的工具來更快速且準確地監測和預測水污染物及水質問題。智慧感測器和機器學習模型有助於在污染物到達地下水之前，檢測和監控其擴散和洩漏。這本書匯集了來自學術界和產業的專家，統一介紹了人工智慧方法及其在水科學中的應用，幫助政府、產業和家庭不僅能更快速有效地解決水污染問題，還能更深入了解實施更有效的補救措施。

Dr. Alaa El Din Mahmoud is an Assistant Professor in the Environmental Sciences Department, Faculty of Science at Alexandria University and the co-leader of the Green Technology Lab. Dr. Mahmoud is also the Vice-Chair of the National Committee of the UNESCO-MAB (Man and Biosphere) program in Egypt and a member of the alumni professional development unit in the Faculty of Science. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Alexandria University in Egypt and his Ph.D. degree from Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, Germany in 2019. His research focuses on interdisciplinary environmental issues which are related to sustainability, conservation of natural resources, water/wastewater treatment, and green nanotechnology. Dr. Mahmoud participated in many national and international workshops and conferences as a presenter, a session chair, and a member of the technical committee. He published international peer-reviewed publications with more than 30 scientific articles and conference papers as well as 15 book chapters. Moreover, he is involved in many collaborative funded research projects as a principal investigator, a consultant, and a team member. Currently, he is invited as a young editorial board member in the Biochar journal and Carbon Research journal. Among his current activities, Dr. Mahmoud is a reviewer for several prestigious journals in Elsevier, Springer, RSC society, and MDPI.

In 2022, Dr. Mahmoud was named the "Sustainable Development Ambassador" (top-achiever) for the Egyptian Ministry of Planning and Economic Development as well as a certified trainer. He has been awarded the Best Young Researcher Award for his scientific contribution from the International Research and Academic Awards of the RanBal Research Institute & Bentham Science. Furthermore, he was awarded the Fulbright award 2021, "German Academic Exchange Service; DAAD Award" for conference and lecture travel abroad in two consecutive years 2018 - 2019, the American Chemical Society Award for Environmental Chemistry Division in 2018, Misr El Kheir Foundation award for postgraduates in 2014, the "Young Scientists Award" from UNESCO-MAB program in 2013. He was recognized by the Faculty of Science, Alexandria University during the Day of Excellence for scientific contributions in "Teaching & Research". During his career, he received fellowship awards from Temple University (2022), University of Texas at Austin (2021), Shanghai University (2019), University of Luxembourg (2018), TU Berlin Campus El Gouna, Egypt (2015).

Prof. Manal Fawzy is one of the founders of the Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science - Alexandria University, where she is currently acting as a full Professor. She is the team leader of Green Technology Lab., Chair of the Egyptian National Man & Biosphere Commission to UNESCO and member of the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Commission on Education and Communication (CEC). Prof. Fawzy has obtained her PhD in Plant Biosystematics from Alexandria University in conjunction with the Biosystematics Research Centre, Ottawa, Agriculture Canada in 1991. Afterward, she has dedicated her research to conservation of natural resources, the use of indigenous plant species for the remediation of polluted environments and recently in the phytosynthesis of nanomaterials for environmental applications. Prof. Fawzy has awarded UNESCO Young Scientist Award (1991), Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Preservation (1997), University Of Alexandria Prize of Scientific Distinction (2016) and Alexandria University Prize for Recognition (2019). Prof. Fawzy has implemented and participated in many research projects in the field of restoration of degraded ecosystems, biodiversity conservation and green biotechnology She is also undertaken environmental consultations for some national, regional and international authorities or organizations in the fields of biodiversity monitoring, and environmental impact assessment. Prof. Fawzy is a reviewer and referee for many internationally sound scientific journals. Prof. Fawzy published 60 scientific articles and 9 book chapters in peer reviewed journals, national and international conferences.

Nadeem Ahmad Khan has been an assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Mewat Engineering College (WAQF), Nuh (Haryana), India since 2012. Presently he is pursuing his PhD. from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. His recent accomplishments include the Best Young Scientist Award by LWT India and GECL for Scientific contribution in the field of Environmental Engineering. He is also External Examiner and Paper-setter at Integral University, Lucknow, and Dehradun Technical University since 2013. Has got his M. TECH. (Civil Engineering) in 2011 with Honors in Environmental Engineering from Aligarh Muslim University. Mr. Khan was associated with the Ministry of Environment and Forest for two years as Junior Research Fellow (J.R.F) in 2009-11 and also worked with UNICEF as a Research Assistant (R.A) on the topic of GIS mapping and Water quality parameter estimation. He has published 03 Books with International Publishers, 55 papers in SCI, and 15 in National journals in the fields of civil engineering and water treatment.

阿拉·艾爾丁·馬哈茂德博士是亞歷山大大學科學院環境科學系的助理教授，也是綠色技術實驗室的共同負責人。馬哈茂德博士同時擔任埃及聯合國教科文組織人與生物圈計畫（UNESCO-MAB）國家委員會的副主席，以及科學院校友專業發展單位的成員。他在埃及亞歷山大大學獲得學士和碩士學位，並於2019年在德國耶拿的弗里德里希-席勒大學獲得博士學位。他的研究專注於與可持續性、自然資源保護、水/廢水處理和綠色納米技術相關的跨學科環境問題。馬哈茂德博士參加了許多國內和國際的研討會和會議，擔任演講者、會議主席和技術委員會成員。他發表了超過30篇科學文章和會議論文的國際同行評審出版物，以及15章書籍章節。此外，他還作為主要研究者、顧問和團隊成員參與了許多合作資助的研究項目。目前，他受邀擔任《Biochar》期刊和《Carbon Research》期刊的年輕編輯委員會成員。在他目前的活動中，馬哈茂德博士是幾本知名期刊的審稿人，包括Elsevier、Springer、RSC社會和MDPI。

在2022年，馬哈茂德博士被埃及規劃與經濟發展部評選為「可持續發展大使」（最佳成就者），並成為認證培訓師。他因其科學貢獻獲得了RanBal研究所和Bentham Science的國際研究與學術獎最佳青年研究者獎。此外，他還獲得了2021年富布賴特獎、德國學術交流服務（DAAD）獎，並在2018至2019年連續兩年獲得會議和講座出國旅行的獎勵，2018年美國化學學會環境化學部獎，2014年米斯爾·艾爾基爾基金會的研究生獎，以及2013年聯合國教科文組織MAB計畫的「青年科學家獎」。他在亞歷山大大學科學院的卓越日上因其在「教學與研究」方面的科學貢獻而受到表彰。在他的職業生涯中，他曾獲得來自天普大學（2022年）、德克薩斯大學奧斯汀分校（2021年）、上海大學（2019年）、盧森堡大學（2018年）和德國柏林工業大學埃爾古納校區（2015年）的獎學金。

馬納爾·法茲博士是亞歷山大大學科學院環境科學系的創始人之一，目前擔任正教授。她是綠色技術實驗室的團隊負責人，擔任埃及國家人與生物圈委員會的主席，並且是國際自然保護聯盟（IUCN）教育與傳播委員會（CEC）的成員。法茲教授於1991年在亞歷山大大學獲得植物生物系統學博士學位，並與加拿大農業部的生物系統學研究中心合作。此後，她將研究重點放在自然資源的保護、利用本土植物物種修復污染環境，以及最近在環境應用中合成納米材料。法茲教授曾獲得聯合國教科文組織青年科學家獎（1991年）、薩爾坦·卡布斯環境保護獎（1997年）、亞歷山大大學科學卓越獎（2016年）和亞歷山大大學認可獎（2019年）。法茲教授參與並實施了許多關於退化生態系統恢復、生物多樣性保護和綠色生物技術的研究項目。她還為一些國家、區域和國際機構或組織提供環境諮詢，涉及生物多樣性監測和環境影響評估等領域。法茲教授是許多國際知名科學期刊的審稿人。法茲教授在同行評審期刊、國內和國際會議上發表了60篇科學文章和9章書籍章節。

納迪姆·阿哈邁德·汗自2012年以來一直擔任印度哈里亞納邦努赫的Mewat工程學院土木工程系的助理教授。目前，他正在新德里的Jamia Millia Islamia攻讀博士學位。他最近的成就包括獲得LWT India和GECL頒發的環境工程領域最佳青年科學家獎。他自2013年以來擔任Integral University（勒克瑙）和德拉敦技術大學的外部考官和試題編寫者。他於2011年在阿里格爾穆斯林大學獲得環境工程榮譽碩士學位（M. TECH.，土木工程）。汗先生在2009至2011年間曾在環境與森林部擔任初級研究員（J.R.F），並曾在聯合國兒童基金會（UNICEF）擔任研究助理（R.A），研究主題為GIS繪圖和水質參數估算。他已與國際出版商出版了3本書，在SCI期刊上發表了55篇論文，並在國內期刊上發表了15篇有關土木工程和水處理的文章。