Vishal Kumar

Mostafa Babaeian Jelodar

Ruggiero Lovreglio

Zhenan Feng

Daniel Paes

Chandana Siriwardana

This three-volume book is the proceeding of the 46th Australasian Universities Building Education Association (AUBEA) 2023 Conference which brings together papers on construction and built environment education and practice. This particular conference theme, “Creating Capacity and Capability: Embracing Advanced Technologies and Innovations for Sustainable Future in Building Education and Practice” is closely related to a flagship national research programme funded by the Government of New Zealand, known as the CanConstructNZ research programme, aiming to balance the capacity and capability in the construction industry and the national pipeline of construction projects. The capacity and capability of our construction industry in fulfilling the construction needs of the whole nation are reflected in the national pipeline of construction projects and have long been recognised as one of the main challenges facing the construction sector. The practices and education of building and construction play an important role in determining the capacity and capability of the construction industry. Within the context of achieving sustainable future and embracing advanced technologies to create capacity and capability in the construction sector, various concepts, research, and innovative development have emerged and taken place. This particular conference theme has facilitated more in-depth discourses and discussions on the latest ideas and innovation within the building and construction education and practice, not only from the Australasian region but also from the wider international community, including the USA, the UK, Brazil, South Africa, Nigeria, China, and Sri Lanka. The contents of this book will be of interest to academic researchers, industry professionals and policy makers alike.

Innovations and Technologies in Building and Construction, Volume III

Creating Capacity and Capability: Embracing Advanced Technologies and Innovations for Sustainable Future in Building Education and Practice

Jyotir Moy Chatterjee

Vishal Jain

Bharti Sharma

Rakesh Shrestha

SMART CITY INFRASTRUCTURE The wide range of topics presented in this book have been chosen to provide the reader with a better understanding of smart cities integrated with AI and blockchain and related security issues. The goal of this book is to provide detailed, in-depth information on the state-of-the-art architecture and infrastructure used to develop smart cities using the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and blockchain security—the key technologies of the fourth industrial revolution. The book outlines the theoretical concepts, experimental studies, and various smart city applications that create value for inhabitants of urban areas. Several issues that have arisen with the advent of smart cities and novel solutions to resolve these issues are presented. The IoT along with the integration of blockchain and AI provides efficient, safe, secure, and transparent ways to solve different types of social, governmental, and demographic issues in the dynamic urban environment. A top-down strategy is adopted to introduce the architecture, infrastructure, features, and security. Audience The core audience is researchers in artificial intelligence, information technology, electronic and electrical engineering, systems engineering, industrial engineering as well as government and city planners.

The Blockchain Perspective

Smart City Infrastructure

This book was written for children ages 3-10 and is aimed at encouraging them to exercise their imagination. It also attempts to teach them good habits and the importance of family, using the activities children typically engage in from the time they return from school to the time they go to bed, as a backdrop. It is written and meant to be read as a bedtime story as it encapsulates imaginary adventures that occur earlier in the evening during playtime, along with the other routine activities such as dinner time and cleaning up, right before dreams take flight.

Goodnight Everyone!

Abhishek Kumar

Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban

K.M. Baalamurugan

S. Rakesh Kumar

This book explores the concepts and techniques of cloud security using blockchain. Also discussed is the possibility of applying blockchain to provide security in various domains. The authors discuss how blockchain holds the potential to significantly increase data privacy and security while boosting accuracy and integrity in cloud data. The specific highlight of this book is focused on the application of integrated technologies in enhancing cloud security models, use cases, and its challenges. The contributors, both from academia and industry, present their technical evaluation and comparison with existing technologies. This book pertains to IT professionals, researchers, and academicians towards fourth revolution technologies.

Blockchain Security in Cloud Computing

Vishal Kumar

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