The priests and pastoral ministers of our day increasingly reflects the multicultural, multi-ethnic, and multi-lingual nature of the church in the United States. For a variety of reasons, they come from diverse ethnic backgrounds and countries of origin. Seminaries and religious communities are welcoming international candidates with the vision that diversity strengthens the character and mission of the church. Yet this ecclesial diversity also comes with unique challenges. To Be One i...

This edited book is a collection of quality research articles reporting research advances in the area of deep learning, IoT and urban computing. It describes new insights based on deep learning and IoT for urban computing and is useful for architects, engineers, policymakers, facility managers, academicians, and researchers who are interested in expanding their knowledge of the applications of deep learning trends involving urban computing.

As technology improves, its primary benefits include higher productivity. As companies turn to automation for content creation, the economy benefits from these cutting-edge technologies, spreading across industries and changing consumer interactions. Labs and companies implement AI techniques to improve economic management and impact, reshaping developing economies, while raising familiar risks of disruption, misinformation, and surveillance. Recent examples illustrate how AI-based technol...

As organizations continue to use artificial intelligence (AI), its long-term impact on different sectors rises. AI is expected to positively affect sustainability, though its effects on the achievement of current sustainable development goals (SDGs) are not yet sufficiently studied. However, AI does hold great potential for building inclusive knowledge societies and helping countries reach their targets for sustainable development. With this innovation comes acute ethical challenges. Furth...

This book constitutes the proceedings of the Third International Conference on Artificial Intelligence: Towards Sustainable Intelligence, AI4S 2025, held in Dayton, USA, during October 2-3, 2025.The 11 full papers and 2 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 52 submissions. These papers focus on the implementation and accountability of Artificial Intelligence systems, including topics such as Climate Risk Management, Healthcare Efficiency, Trus...

This book constitutes the refereed post proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Electronic Governance with Emerging Technologies, EGETC 2025, held in Melbourne, Australia, during September 25–26, 2025.The 20 full papers and 1 short paper included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 54 submissions. This EGETC-2025 discusses the latest scientific results and technological innovations related to emerging technologies that support electronic governance. It...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Electronic Governance with Emerging Technologies, EGETC 2023, held in Poznan, Poland, during September 11–12, 2023.The 15 full papers and one short paper presented were thoroughly reviewed and selected from the 76 submissions. This volume focuses on the recent developments in the domain of eGovernment and governance of digital organizations also aims to shed light on the emerging research trend...

This book constitutes the proceedings of the Second International Conference on Artificial Intelligence: Towards Sustainable Intelligence, AI4S 2024, held in Alcala de Henares, Spain, during October 3-4, 2024.The 16 full papers and 2 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 59 submissions. They deal with trustworthy AI and related topics, focusing on software and its engineering; software development process management and methods, etc.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the First International Conference, AI4S 2023, held in Pune, India, during September 4-5, 2023.The 14 full papers and the 2 short papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 72 submissions. This volume aims to open discussion on trustworthy AI and related topics, trying to bring the most up to date developments around the world from researchers and practitioners.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the Second International Conference on Business Intelligence, Computational Mathematics, and Data Analytics, IBCD 2025, held in Pune, India, during September 26–27, 2025.The 36 full papers and 2 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 343 submissions. These papers discuss the latest advancements and innovations in the fields of business intelligence, computational mathematics, and data analytics.

This book constitutes selected and revised papers presented at the First International Conference on Electronic Governance with Emerging Technologies, EGETC 2022, held in Tampico, Mexico, in September 2022.The 15 full papers and 2 short papers presented were thoroughly reviewed and selected from the 54 submissions. This volume focuses on the recent developmentsin the domain of eGovernment and governance of digital organizations also aims to shed light on the emerging research trend...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Applied Machine Learning and Data Analytics, AMLDA 2022, held in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico, during December 22–23, 2022.The 16 full papers and 4 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 89 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Machine learning, Healthcare and medical imaging informatics; biometrics; forensics; precision agriculture; ...