Drone Technology and Usage: Applications, Advances, and Ethical Considerations
暫譯: 無人機技術與應用：應用領域、技術進展與倫理考量

探討無人機系統在當今互聯世界中所扮演的多元角色。內容涵蓋基礎原理與技術進展，接著介紹其在農業、災害管理、國防及人道援助等領域的特定應用，並深入檢視相關的倫理與法律層面。

Preethi Nanjundan, PhD, is an Associate Professor (SRG) in the Department of Data Science and Research Head at Christ University, Pune, Lavasa Campus, Maharashtra, India. Her research and teaching experience spans 20 years. In addition to publishing over 40 papers in international refereed journals, she has contributed chapters to various books and published five books. Four of her patents have also been granted. In 2020, she received the Best Professor Award from Lead India and Vision Digital India. Her contributions to a book titled Covid 19 and Its Impact have been inducted into the Indian and Asian Books of Records. Her research area includes machine learning, natural language processing, neural networks, etc. She is a lifetime member of professional societies including Computer Society of India, International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology, Computer Science Teachers Association, and Indian Society for Technical Education and member of IEEE Computer Society Pune Chapter. She received her doctorate degree, Master of Philosophy in computer science, and masters degree in Computer Applications from Bharathidasan University, India.

Sachi Nandan Mohanty, PhD, is a Professor at the School of Computer Science & Engineering, VIT-AP University, Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India. He has authored and edited 53 books, published by IEEE, Wiley, Springer, CRC Press, a Nova Science Publishers, and DeGruyter. He has published over120 papers in international journals of repute and has been elected as a fellow of the Institute of Engineers and European Alliance Innovation (EAI), and as a senior member of the IEEE Computer Society Hyderabad chapter. He also the reviewer for the Journal of Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, Artificial Intelligence Review, and Spatial Information Research. His research areas include data mining, big data analysis, cognitive science, fuzzy decision making, brain-computer interface, cognition, and computational Intelligence. Prof. Mohanty has received four best paper awards at the International Conference at Beijing, China, and the other at the International Conference on Soft Computing Applications organized by IIT Rookee (2013). He has awarded best thesis award first prize by the Computer Society of India (2015). He has guided nine PhD scholars. He received his postdoctoral degree from IIT Kanpur and his PhD with MHRD scholarship from Govt of India. Dr. Mohanty has been recognized on the list of Top 2% World Scientists Ranking by Stanford University and Elsevier for the years 2022 to 2025.

Sarita Mohanty, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Master in Computer Application at the Centre for Post Graduate Study, OUAT, Govt of Odisha, India. Her research areas include digital forensics and cybersecurity. She has more than 10 years of teaching experience.

Chinmaya Ranjan Pattanaik, PhD, is working as a Principal and Professor, Capital Engineering College, Mahatpalla, Bajpur, Khordha, Odisha, India. He was formerly Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Ajay Binay Institute of Technology, Cuttack, Odisha, India. He has published 17 papers in international journals and has published five patents. He completed his PhD in Computer Science and Engineering at the KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India.

Preethi Nanjundan 博士是印度馬哈拉施特拉邦浦那 Lavasa 校區 Christ University 資料科學系的副教授（SRG）兼研究主管。她在研究與教學方面擁有 20 年經驗。除了在國際同儕審查期刊發表超過 40 篇論文之外，她也曾為多本書籍撰寫章節，並出版 5 本書。此外，她有 4 項專利獲得授權。2020 年，她獲得 Lead India 與 Vision Digital India 頒發的最佳教授獎。她對《Covid 19 and Its Impact》一書的貢獻，已被收錄於《印度紀錄大全》與《亞洲紀錄大全》。她的研究領域包括 machine learning、natural language processing、neural networks 等。她是 Computer Society of India、International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology、Computer Science Teachers Association 以及 Indian Society for Technical Education 等專業學會的終身會員，也是 IEEE Computer Society Pune Chapter 的會員。她於印度 Bharathidasan University 取得博士學位、computer science 哲學碩士學位，以及 Computer Applications 碩士學位。

Sachi Nandan Mohanty 博士是印度安得拉邦 Amaravati 的 VIT-AP University 電腦科學與工程學院教授。他曾撰寫及編輯 53 本書，出版商包括 IEEE、Wiley、Springer、CRC Press、Nova Science Publishers 和 DeGruyter。他在知名國際期刊發表超過 120 篇論文，並獲選為 Institute of Engineers 與 European Alliance Innovation（EAI）的院士，以及 IEEE Computer Society Hyderabad Chapter 的資深會員。他也是 Journal of Robotics and Autonomous Systems、Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal、Artificial Intelligence Review 及 Spatial Information Research 等期刊的審稿人。他的研究領域包括 data mining、big data analysis、cognitive science、fuzzy decision making、brain-computer interface、cognition 及 computational intelligence。Mohanty 教授曾在中國北京舉行的國際會議中獲得 4 項最佳論文獎，並於 IIT Roorkee 主辦的 International Conference on Soft Computing Applications（2013 年）中獲得另一項最佳論文獎。他曾獲 Computer Society of India 頒發最佳論文獎第一名（2015 年）。他指導過 9 名博士生。他於 IIT Kanpur 取得博士後學位，並在印度政府人力資源發展部（MHRD）獎學金資助下取得博士學位。2022 至 2025 年間，Stanford University 與 Elsevier 將 Dr. Mohanty 列入全球前 2% 科學家排名。

Sarita Mohanty 博士是印度 Odisha 邦政府轄下 OUAT 研究所 Centre for Post Graduate Study，Master in Computer Application 系的助理教授。她的研究領域包括 digital forensics 與 cybersecurity。她擁有超過 10 年的教學經驗。

Chinmaya Ranjan Pattanaik 博士目前擔任印度 Odisha 邦 Khordha、Bajpur、Mahatpalla 的 Capital Engineering College 校長兼教授。他過去曾任職於印度 Odisha 邦 Cuttack 的 Ajay Binay Institute of Technology，擔任電腦科學與工程系副教授。他在國際期刊發表過 17 篇論文，並取得 5 項專利。他於印度 Bhubaneswar 的 KIIT University 完成 Computer Science and Engineering 博士學位。