Artificial General Intelligence-Based Drones for Climate Change

Oroos Arshi (Member IEEE) is a Research Scientist at AI-EYS, where she is shaping the future through innovation and academic excellence. She was awarded the Young Researcher Award at the International Conference on Emerging Trends and Innovations (ICETI) 2024. She is an active member of IEEE Women in Engineering, IEEE Robotics & Automation Society, and IEEE Young Professionals. Additionally, she is a member of the International Association of Engineers (IAENG). She completed her postgraduate degree, M.Tech in Cyber Security and Forensics, from the School of Computer Science, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India. She earned her undergraduate degree, B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering, from Integral University, Lucknow, India. She has around 15 international publications in reputed journals, conferences, books, and book chapters. Recently, Oroos published her book titled Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Swarms for Protecting Smart Cities: Future Trends & Challenges. In addition to this, six of her books have been accepted as an editor by prestigious publishers, including Wiley, IGI Global, Springer, Apple Academic Press, and Taylor & Francis. She served as a session chair for AIoT’s Emerging Technologies and Future Applications at the 4th International Conference on Advances in Computation Technology, Computing, and Engineering in Morocco. Additionally, she was the chief organizer and publication chair at the 2nd International Conference on Emerging Trends & Innovation (ICETI) in July 2024. More notably, she has served as a speaker at numerous conferences. Moreover, she has earned both a gold and silver badge for problem-solving in Design Analysis and Algorithm (DAA) from Hacker Rank. Her expertise has been demonstrated on multiple platforms, reflecting her commitment to sharing insights and contributing to advancements in her field globally. Her research interests include Artificial Intelligence, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, the Internet of Things, Computer Vision, and Natural Language Processing.

Keshav Kaushik is an experienced educator with over eight years of teaching and research experience in Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics, and the Internet of Things. He is working as an Assistant Professor (Senior Scale) in the systemic cluster under the School of Computer Science at the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India. He has published 60+ research papers in International Journals and has presented at reputed International Conferences. He is a Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) v11, CQI and IRCA Certified ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Lead Auditor, Quick Heal Academy Certified Cyber Security Professional (QCSP), and IBM Cybersecurity Analyst. He acted as a keynote speaker and delivered 50+ professional talks on various national and international platforms. He has edited over ten books with reputed international publishers like Springer, Taylor and Francis, IGI Global, Bentham Science, etc. He has chaired various special sessions at international conferences and also served as a reviewer in peer-reviewed journals and conferences.

Hamed Taherdoost is an award-winning leader in research and development, known for his contributions across both industry and academia. He is the founder of Hamta Business Corporation, Associate Professor and Chair of RSAC at University Canada West, & Director of R&D at Q Minded | Quark Minded Technology Inc. He has over 20 years of experience in both industry and academic sectors. He has worked at international companies from Cyprus, the UK, Malta, Iran, Malaysia, and Canada and has been highly involved in development of several projects in different industries, healthcare, transportation, residential, oil and gas and IT. Additionally, he has served as a trusted technical and technology consultant for multiple companies, providing advisory and mentorship. In academia, Dr. Taherdoost has held teaching positions in Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North America since 2009. He began his academic career as a lecturer at AU & PNU and later served as an adjunct professor, dissertation chair and faculty fellow at Westcliff University, USA, & adjunct professor and thesis supervisor at Gisma University of Applied Sciences, Germany. His research tenure at IAU lasted over eight years, during which he supervised numerous students. Dr. Taherdoost has a prolific publishing record, with over 350 scientific articles in top-tier journals and conference proceedings. His work is widely recognized, with a strong citation impact reflecting in a high h-index (>50), and his contributions span book chapters, edited volumes, and authored books focusing on technology and research methodology. His textbooks on E-Business and Digital Transformation are teaching at global institutions, including the University of Malta, the University of Macau, and University Canada West. His research accomplishments have earned him a place among the top 10 SSRN Business Authors from 2021 to 2024, as well as being featured in the Stanford-Elsevier list of the world's top 2% of Scientists in 2021, 2022 2023 and 2024. Dr. Taherdoost has organized and chaired many workshops and conferences and has frequently been invited as a keynote speaker. He is an active member of the editorial, reviewer, and advisory boards for several prestigious journals published by Taylor & Francis, Springer, Emerald, Elsevier, MDPI, EAI, IGI Publishing, and Inderscience. He has also participated as an organising, scientific and technical committee member in over 400 conferences held across Europe, America, Australia, Asia, and Africa. Dr. Taherdoost's leadership and innovation have earned him numerous accolades, including THE BIZZ Business Excellence Award, PeerJ Award, and recognition at the Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability Awards. He was a finalist for the Innovation in Teaching of Research Methodology Excellence Awards and Southeast Asian Startup Awards by Global Startup Awards. Additionally, his research achievements also include winning several best paper awards, outstanding reviewer awards and best presentation awards like MLIS awards, CSA award, CSTFM Lecture award, the Outstanding Editorial Board Member award from Bilingual Publishing, Best Paper of the Year of Computers MDPI, Editor's Choice Articles of Algorithm Journal, and Best Interview Award of Encyclopedia. Dr. Taherdoost is the Editor of a book series with Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group) titled Mastering Academic Excellence: Research, Teaching, Learning, and Publishing & Editor of a book series entitled “Quantum Computing” with Jenny Stanford Publishing Pte Ltd. He serves on the editorial boards of several high-impact journals, including the International Journal of Information Technology Project Management (IGI, IF: 0.8), Transactions on Scalable Information Systems (EAI, Q2), International Journal of Electronic Government Research (IGI, IF: 1.2), Information Resources Management Journal (IGI, IF: 1.4), Journal of Blockchain (MDPI), and International Journal of Data Mining, Modelling, and Management (InderScience, IF: 0.5, CS: 0.9). He is also an Associate Editor of Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics (Scopus) and Academic Editor of PLOS ONE. He’s been a guest editor of special issues in Results in Engineering, Elsevier (IF: 5 & CS:4.5), Electronics MDPI (IF: 1.9 & CS: 4.7), Computers MDPI (IF:2.8 & CS: 4.7), Discover Computing by Springer. He is a Certified Cyber Security Professional and Certified Graduate Technologist. He is a GUS Fellow - GUS Institute | Global University Systems, senior member of IEEE, and Working Group Member of International Federation for Information Processing - IFIP TC 11 - Human Aspects of Information Security and Assurance and Information Security Management. Currently, he is involved in several multidisciplinary research projects, including studying innovation in information technology, blockchain, cybersecurity, and technology acceptance.

Khadija Slimani completed her Ph.D., which was jointly supervised by the University of Ibn Tofail in Morocco and the University of Technology of Belfort Montbeliard (UTBM) in France. This collaborative international effort showcased her commitment to academic excellence and cross-cultural research. During her doctoral studies, Dr. Slimani delved into the realms of machine learning, deep learning, pattern recognition, and computer vision, with a specific focus on academic emotion recognition. This interdisciplinary approach, spanning both Moroccan and French academic environments, enriched her research experience and contributed to the global perspective of her work. After completing her Ph.D. thesis, Dr. Slimani pursued a postdoctoral position at the University of Poitiers, France, demonstrating her versatility in research by delving into Objects DRI (Detection, Recognition, and Identification). Her application of AI methodologies aimed at enhancing video content filtering for optimal security reflected the international scope of her expertise. Dr. Slimani's academic contributions extended to various engineering schools in Paris, France, where she took on teaching responsibilities across multiple modules, including data science, deep learning, machine Learning, data bases, and computer vision. Currently holding the esteemed title of Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Automatic Electronic Computing in Paris, France. Her scholarly achievements include over 18 published articles in esteemed journals and conferences, supported by an impressive h-index of 10 in Scopus. Notably, she played a key role as a guest editor for the special issue “Integrating Intelligence: Advancements in Applied Research with Smart Technologies” in the Journal of Autonomous Intelligence (eISSN: 2630-5046) and served as a guest editor for the proceedings published in E3S Web of Conference 2022 and 2023, both Scopus/web of science indexed. Through her diverse roles, Dr. Slimani consistently inspires and contributes to shaping the next generation of researchers. [Editor]