Transformative Cloud Computing, Iot and Extended Reality: Applications for Smart Cities, Education, Healthcare, Industry and Business
暫譯: 轉型雲端運算、物聯網與擴增實境：智慧城市、教育、醫療、產業與商業的應用

本書探討了雲端運算、物聯網（IoT）和擴增實境（extended reality）整合在智慧城市、教育、醫療保健、工業和商業應用中的研究。由國際專家撰寫，本書呈現了智慧應用、介面和範式的當前及未來趨勢。作者討論了基於雲端的物聯網設備和系統的即時效用、擴增實境和物聯網的未來趨勢與特徵，以及如何適應最先進的技術。本書旨在讓讀者對相關技術、其運作方式及挑戰有初步到中階的了解。書中內容適合各種技術教育和研究水平的讀者，也適合對雲端運算、網路物理系統、物聯網、工業物聯網技術和擴增實境應用感興趣的初學者。

Dr. Carlos Rompante Cunha is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Informatics and Mathematics at Bragança Polytechnic University, Portugal. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Trás-Os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal. He has been a research member for several projects. His prolific academic contributions include over 120 papers published in international journals and conferences. Active in the academic community, he serves on the scientific committees of several international journals and conferences, frequently reviewing papers. His leadership roles have included directing the Informatics and Communications BSc program, coordinating the Department of Informatics and Mathematics, and coordinating the EsACT Computer Resources Center. Currently, he holds the position of vice-dean of EsACT. As a researcher at the Research Centre in Digitalization and Intelligent Robotics (CeDRI) and the Laboratório Associado para a Sustentabilidade e Tecnologia em Regiões de Montanha (SusTEC), his research areas include Pervasive and Mobile Computing, Distributed Systems, Extended Reality, IoT, and Machine Learning.

Dr. Nishu Gupta is a Senior Scientist at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, located in Oulu, Finland. Before this position, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Smart Wireless Systems research group, Department of Electronic Systems, Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Gjøvik, Norway. He has worked as Research Associate in the Smart Living Lab, at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. Prior to this position, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Information Technology, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, King Abdulaziz University in Rabigh, Saudi Arabia. He is also a visiting researcher at the University of Oviedo, Spain under the research group on Systems for Multimedia and the Internet of Things. He is serving as a Member, Zero Trust Architecture working group of MeitY-C-DAC-STQC project under 'e-Governance Standards and Guidelines', Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India. He is a Ph.D. in Electronics and Communication Engineering Department from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT) Allahabad, Prayagraj, India with specialization in Vehicular Adhoc Networks. His research interests include IoT; 5G/6G technologies; Dynamic Spectrum Sensing, Intelligent Transportation, Edge computing; etc.

Dr. Srinivasa Kiran Gottapu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering at Benedict College, Columbia, South Carolina, USA. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of North Texas, USA. Prior to his academic tenure, he worked as a Senior Cloud Engineer at HCL America Inc., and as an Adjunct Instructor at the University of North Texas. His academic and industry experience spans embedded systems, wireless communications, signal processing, and cloud-based AI solutions. Dr. Gottapu has been actively involved in interdisciplinary research, particularly focusing on cognitive radio networks, blockchain applications in wireless systems, AI-driven learning analytics, and assistive technologies. He serves as a reviewer for IEEE conferences and journals and is engaged in curriculum innovation and undergraduate research mentorship at Benedict College. His current research interests include 6G wireless networks, IoT security frameworks, and AI applications in education and digital health.

Dr. Carlos Rompante Cunha 是葡萄牙布拉干薩理工大學資訊與數學系的助理教授。他擁有葡萄牙特拉斯-奧斯-蒙特斯與阿爾托杜羅大學的計算機科學博士學位。他曾參與多個研究項目，並且在學術界的貢獻豐碩，發表了超過 120 篇國際期刊和會議論文。他活躍於學術社群，擔任多個國際期刊和會議的科學委員會成員，經常進行論文審稿。他的領導角色包括指導資訊與通訊學士學位課程、協調資訊與數學系以及協調 EsACT 計算資源中心。目前，他擔任 EsACT 的副院長。作為數位化與智能機器人研究中心 (CeDRI) 的研究員，以及山區可持續性與技術聯合實驗室 (SusTEC) 的成員，他的研究領域包括普遍計算與移動計算、分散式系統、擴增實境、物聯網 (IoT) 和機器學習。

Dr. Nishu Gupta 是芬蘭 VTT 技術研究中心的高級科學家，位於芬蘭奧盧。在此之前，他曾擔任挪威科技大學 (NTNU) 電子系統系智能無線系統研究小組的博士後研究員。他曾在瑞士弗里堡大學的智能生活實驗室擔任研究助理。在此之前，他在沙烏地阿拉伯拉比赫的阿卜杜勒阿齊茲國王大學資訊技術系擔任博士後研究員。他也是西班牙奧維多大學的訪問研究員，參與多媒體與物聯網系統的研究小組。他擔任印度電子與資訊技術部 (MeitY) 下的 MeitY-C-DAC-STQC 項目零信任架構工作組成員，負責「電子治理標準與指導方針」。他在印度阿拉哈巴德的莫蒂拉爾尼赫魯國立技術學院 (MNNIT) 電子與通信工程系獲得博士學位，專攻車輛自組網。他的研究興趣包括物聯網 (IoT)、5G/6G 技術、動態頻譜感知、智能交通、邊緣計算等。

Dr. Srinivasa Kiran Gottapu 是美國南卡羅來納州哥倫比亞的本尼迪克學院計算機工程系的助理教授。他擁有美國北德克薩斯大學的電機工程博士學位。在學術任期之前，他曾在 HCL America Inc. 擔任高級雲端工程師，並在北德克薩斯大學擔任兼任講師。他的學術和產業經驗涵蓋嵌入式系統、無線通信、信號處理和基於雲的人工智慧解決方案。Dr. Gottapu 積極參與跨學科研究，特別專注於認知無線網絡、無線系統中的區塊鏈應用、人工智慧驅動的學習分析和輔助技術。他擔任 IEEE 會議和期刊的審稿人，並參與本尼迪克學院的課程創新和本科研究指導。他目前的研究興趣包括 6G 無線網絡、物聯網安全框架以及人工智慧在教育和數位健康中的應用。