Smart Connected World: Technologies and Applications Shaping the Future

This book provides an overview of the emerging smart connected world, and discusses the roles and the usage of underlying semantic computing and Internet-of-Things (IoT) technologies.

The book comprises ten chapters overall, grouped in two parts. Part I "Smart Connected World: Overview and Technologies" consists of seven chapters and provides a holistic overview of the smart connected world and its supporting tools and technologies. Part II "Applications and Case Studies" consists of three chapters that describe applications and case studies in manufacturing, smart cities, health, and more. Each chapter is self-contained and can be read independently; taken together, readers get a bigger picture of the technological and application landscape of the smart connected world.

This book is of interest for researchers, lecturers, and practitioners in Semantic Web, IoT and related fields. It can serve as a reference for instructors and students taking courses in hybrid computing getting abreast of cutting edge and future directions of a connected ecosystem. It will also benefit industry professionals like software engineers or data scientists, by providing a synergy between Web technologies and applications.

This book covers the most important topics on the emerging field of the smart connected world. The contributions from leading active researchers and practitioners in the field are thought provoking and can help in learning and further research. The book is a valuable resource that will benefit academics and industry. It will lead to further research and advancement of the field. Bharat K. Bhargava, Professor of Computer Science, Purdue University, United States

Sarika Jain is a researcher at the National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra (Institute of National Importance), India. Her current research interests are knowledge management and analytics, the semantic web, ontological engineering, and intelligent systems, and she has authored or co-authored over 100 publications in these areas.

San Murugesan is Director of BRITE Professional Services and Adjunct Professor in the School of Computing at Western Sydney University, Australia, and former Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Computer Society's IT Professional magazine. His expertise and interests span a range of areas: smart systems, artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, quantum computing, green computing, cloud computing, digital transformation, Internet of Things (IoT), sustainability, and emerging trends in IT.