Emerging Trends in Sustainable Energy, Smart Systems, and Green Technology
暫譯: 永續能源、智慧系統與綠色科技的新興趨勢

全球對永續解決方案日益增長的需求，促進了新興技術與永續導向創新的整合。本書透過六大關鍵主題，探討科技、工程與環境責任的交會：用於永續發展的人工智慧（Artificial Intelligence, AI）與機器學習（Machine Learning, ML）、雲端運算技術、永續能源技術、永續材料與建成環境、永續行動，以及創新工程與科技。

人工智慧與機器學習在最佳化資源管理及促進低碳決策方面扮演關鍵角色；雲端運算技術則提供可擴展的平台，支援協作與創新。本書探討太陽能、風能與生質能等永續能源技術，將其視為實現潔淨發電的重要途徑。內容也延伸至永續材料與建成環境，強調環保設計與循環經濟原則。此外，本書亦著重於由政策、行為改變與社區參與所推動的永續行動。總體而言，這些領域共同構成一條實現全球永續發展目標的跨學科途徑，在科技進步與生態保育之間促進平衡。

本書是領導者、學術界、政策制定者、專業人士與研究人員推動永續發展的重要資源，協助讀者透過科學、科技與工程推進永續發展。本書提供豐富洞見，說明如何將人工智慧、再生能源與永續工程整合至實際應用中，共同打造更綠色的未來。

David Olatunde Olukanni is a Professor of Civil Engineering whose special interest is Water Resources and Environmental Engineering. His focus is on Waste Management, Material and Resource Recovery and its Sustainable Application, Life Cycle Assessment, Environmental Sustainability, Circular Economy, Waste to Energy, and Wastewater Treatment Systems.

Oluseyi Olanrewaju Ajayi is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Covenant University, Nigeria, and a renowned scholar in renewable energy systems and thermo-fluids. He obtained his B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University in 1999, an M.Eng. in Production Technology from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 2004, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (Energy Systems and Renewable Energy) from Covenant University in 2011. A Fulbright Visiting Scholar at Tennessee Technological University, USA (2019-2020), Professor Ajayi has made significant contributions to sustainable energy research, particularly in low-carbon development, wind energy optimization, nanolubricants, and heat transfer enhancement.

Joshua Olusegun Okeniyi is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria. He has 20 years of university teaching and research experience that cut across several universities in Africa. He has consistently maintained ranking as a top researcher in corrosion inhibition of steel-reinforcement in concrete, attaining No 1 globally for the past 11 years (since 2014), by SciVal and has been ranked consistently for the past six years (since 2020) in the top 2% researcher in the world by Stanford/Elsevier metrics. Rising through the ranks to a full Professorship at Covenant University, Joshua Olusegun Okeniyi completed two awards of National Research Foundation - The World Academy of Sciences (NRF-TWAS) postdoctoral fellowships at universities in South Africa (Tshwane University of Technology, and the University of Johannesburg). He also got appointed Professor Extraordinarius at University of South Africa. He is, presently the Director of Research, Innovation, Consultancy and Extension/International Relation Affairs (RICE/IRA) at Kampala International University, Kampala, Uganda.

Shalom Nwodo Chinedu is a Professor of Biochemistry and Head of the Department of Biochemistry at Covenant University, Nigeria. He began his academic career in 1992 at Enugu State University of Science and Technology and joined Covenant University in 2006, rising through the ranks to full Professor in 2014.

Obinna Chukwuemeka Nwinyi is a Professor of Microbiology and Head of the Department of Biological Sciences at Covenant University, Nigeria. A distinguished researcher with 19 years of teaching and research experience across Africa and the United States, he has published over 100 journal articles and authored more than 260 bacterial and fungal genomic sequences in the U.S. National Centre for Biotechnology Information database.

Oluranti Agboola obtained both his Masters' degree and PhD in chemical Engineering from Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa. Following the completion of her PhD, she joined the University of South Africa as a postdoctoral fellow and worked on the fabrication of polypropylene nanocomposite membranes for the treatment of wastewater using melt extrusion method. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Covenant University.

Kehinde David Oyeyemi is a senior faculty member at Covenant University, Nigeria. He bagged a B.Sc., M.Sc. and a PhD in Applied Geophysics from the University of Calabar, University of Ibadan, and Covenant University, respectively. His research focuses on bringing solutions to challenges facing sustainable energy, water and the environment.

Joseph Osekhoghene Dirisu is a Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at Covenant University, Nigeria, and a COREN-registered engineer (R40,254). He obtained his Ph.D. from the same institution in 2020 and has over nine years of teaching experience in Thermodynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Heat Transfer, and Research Methodology.

David Olatunde Olukanni 是一名土木工程教授，專長領域為水資源與環境工程。他的研究重點包括廢棄物管理、材料與資源回收及其永續應用、生命週期評估、環境永續性、循環經濟、廢棄物能源化，以及廢水處理系統。

Oluseyi Olanrewaju Ajayi 是奈及利亞 Covenant University 的機械工程教授，也是再生能源系統與熱流體領域的知名學者。他於 1999 年取得 Obafemi Awolowo University 機械工程學士學位，2004 年取得 University of Nigeria, Nsukka 生產技術工程碩士學位，並於 2011 年取得 Covenant University 機械工程博士學位，專攻能源系統與再生能源。Ajayi 教授曾於 2019 至 2020 年間擔任美國 Tennessee Technological University 的 Fulbright 訪問學者，並對永續能源研究作出重要貢獻，尤其是在低碳發展、風能最佳化、奈米潤滑劑及熱傳增強等領域。

Joshua Olusegun Okeniyi 是奈及利亞 Ota 的 Covenant University 機械工程教授。他在非洲多所大學累積了 20 年的大學教學與研究經驗。在混凝土鋼筋腐蝕抑制研究方面，他持續名列頂尖研究人員；根據 SciVal 的評比，自 2014 年起連續 11 年蟬聯全球第 1 名，並依據 Stanford/Elsevier 的指標，自 2020 年起連續 6 年名列全球前 2% 頂尖研究人員。他在 Covenant University 歷經職級晉升，成為正教授，並曾兩度獲得 National Research Foundation–The World Academy of Sciences（NRF-TWAS）博士後研究獎學金，分別前往南非的 Tshwane University of Technology 及 University of Johannesburg 進行研究。此外，他也獲任命為 University of South Africa 的特聘教授。目前，他擔任烏干達 Kampala International University 的研究、創新、顧問與推廣／國際關係事務主任（RICE/IRA）。

Shalom Nwodo Chinedu 是奈及利亞 Covenant University 的生物化學教授及生物化學系主任。他於 1992 年在 Enugu State University of Science and Technology 開始學術生涯，並於 2006 年加入 Covenant University，歷經職級晉升，於 2014 年升任正教授。

Obinna Chukwuemeka Nwinyi 是奈及利亞 Covenant University 的微生物學教授及生物科學系主任。他是一名傑出的研究人員，在非洲及美國累積了 19 年的教學與研究經驗，已發表超過 100 篇期刊論文，並在美國 National Centre for Biotechnology Information 資料庫中登錄超過 260 筆細菌與真菌基因組序列。

Oluranti Agboola 於南非 Tshwane University of Technology 取得化學工程碩士及博士學位。完成博士學位後，她加入 University of South Africa 擔任博士後研究員，研究使用熔融擠製法製造用於廢水處理的聚丙烯奈米複合膜。目前，她是 Covenant University 化學工程系的副教授。

Kehinde David Oyeyemi 是奈及利亞 Covenant University 的資深教研人員。他分別於 University of Calabar、University of Ibadan 及 Covenant University 取得應用地球物理學學士、碩士及博士學位。他的研究著重於為永續能源、水資源與環境所面臨的挑戰尋求解決方案。

Joseph Osekhoghene Dirisu 是奈及利亞 Covenant University 的機械工程資深講師，同時也是 COREN 註冊工程師（R40,254）。他於 2020 年取得該校博士學位，並擁有超過 9 年教授熱力學、流體動力學、熱傳及研究方法論的經驗。