Nilanjan Dey

In this book, application-related studies for acoustic biomedical sensors are covered in depth. The book features an array of different biomedical signals, including acoustic biomedical signals as well as the thermal biomedical signals, magnetic biomedical signals, and optical biomedical signals to support healthcare. It employs signal processing approaches, such as filtering, Fourier transform, spectral estimation, and wavelet transform. The book presents applications of acoustic biomedical sensors and bio-signal processing for prediction, detection, and monitoring of some diseases from the phonocardiogram (PCG) signal analysis. Several challenges and future perspectives related to the acoustic sensors applications are highlighted. This book supports the engineers, researchers, designers, and physicians in several interdisciplinary domains that support healthcare.

This book explores one of the most critical and emerging fields in artificial intelligence, machine unlearning. As data privacy concerns grow and regulations like GDPR demand compliance, this book provides a comprehensive guide to selectively removing learned information from machine learning models without sacrificing performance or requiring complete retraining. Covering foundational principles, advanced algorithms, benchmarking tools, and real-world case studies in healthcare, finance, and social media, the book bridges the gap between theory and practice. It also addresses ethical, legal, and societal implications, offering insights into creating trustworthy AI systems. This book is an essential resource for understanding and implementing machine unlearning in the era of responsible AI. It is for researchers, AI practitioners, and professionals seeking to understand and implement machine unlearning for data privacy, ethical AI design, and regulatory compliance.

This book provides a comprehensive discussion on some of the key topics in radar imaging signal processing, and discusses image reconstruction from SAR (synthetic aperture radar) raw data. A key focus is to describe motion compensation based on motion sensor data or data-driven techniques to overcome the challenges faced when the motion sensors on radar platforms have poor accuracy. It discusses image formation algorithms and provides MATLAB codes for typical algorithms to overcome the challenges facing accurate image formation. The book is written in an easy-to-understand manner and will be useful to both professionals in radar signal and image processing, and readers without a background in radar.

This book serves as a source of introductory material and reference for medical application development and related technologies by providing the detailed implementation of cutting-edge deep learning methodologies. It targets cloud-based advanced medical application developments using open-source Python-based deep learning libraries. It includes code snippets and sophisticated convolutional neural networks to tackle real-world problems in medical image analysis and beyond.Features: Provides programming guidance for creation of sophisticated and reliable neural networks for image processing. Incorporates the comparative study on GAN, stable diffusion, and its application on medical image data augmentation. Focuses on solving real-world medical imaging problems. Discusses advanced concepts of deep learning along with the latest technology such as GPT, stable diffusion, and ViT. Develops applicable knowledge of deep learning using Python programming, followed by code snippets and OOP concepts.This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in medical data analytics, medical image analysis, signal processing, and deep learning.

IoMT Applications in Healthcare 5.0 introduces the concept of Healthcare 5.0, emphasizing the transformative potential of intelligent diagnosis, remote treatment, and smart health management. Sections define IoMT and its multi-tiered architecture, discussing its pivotal role in improving electronic device productivity in healthcare, explore IoMT applications in Healthcare 5.0, discuss remote physical therapy using IoMT in Healthcare 5.0, delve into the security and privacy considerations of IoMT in healthcare, and address how to overcome challenges and future directions in IoMT. The book concludes by summarizing key findings, providing a comprehensive overview of the discussed topics. Written by experts in the field, this is a key text for Biomedical Engineers, Data Scientists, and IoT Developers and specialists who work in the Internet of Medical Things. Graduate students of IoT engineering, biology, biostatistics, biomedical sciences, bioinformatics, health-informatics, and Interdisciplinary sciences will also find this an invaluable resource.

This book provides a detailed vogue picture of workforce management. Nowadays, the methodology of people management has been more advanced and dynamic; it becomes highly competitive. Keeping in mind the significance of economic and social development of the country, the author has tried to draw attention on innovative and creative practices of workforce retention in business. The book provides an idea on the way of merchandising with people, cultural dynamics with impacted leadership, investment in people for organizational transformation and the future of people management with artificial intelligence.

A Beginner’s Guide to Image Multi-Level Thresholding emphasizes various image thresholding methods that are necessary for image pre-processing and initial level enhancement. Explains basic concepts and the implementation of Image Multi-Level Thresholding (grayscale and RGB images) Presents a detailed evaluation in real-time application, including the need for heuristic algorithm, the choice of objective and threshold function, and the evaluation of the outcome Describes how the image thresholding acts as a pre-processing technique and how the region of interest in a medical image is enhanced with thresholding Illustrates integration of the thresholding technique with bio-inspired algorithms Includes current findings and future directions of image multi-level thresholding and its practical implementation Emphasizes the need for multi-level thresholding with suitable examplesThe book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in image processing, electronics engineering, computer sciences and engineering.

Epidemic trend analysis, timeline progression, prediction, and recommendation are critical for initiating effective public health control strategies, and AI and data analytics play an important role in epidemiology, diagnostic, and clinical fronts. The focus of this book is data analytics for COVID-19, which includes an overview of COVID-19 in terms of epidemic/pandemic, data processing and knowledge extraction. Data sources, storage and platforms are discussed along with discussions on data models, their performance, different big data techniques, tools and technologies. This book also addresses the challenges in applying analytics to pandemic scenarios, case studies and control strategies. Aimed at Data Analysts, Epidemiologists and associated researchers, this book: discusses challenges of AI model for big data analytics in pandemic scenarios; explains how different big data analytics techniques can be implemented; provides a set of recommendations to minimize infection rate of COVID-19; summarizes various techniques of data processing and knowledge extraction; enables users to understand big data analytics techniques required for prediction purposes.

As UAV technology is rapidly evolving, a pervasive need for a thorough investigation of its full capabilities has come to the forefront. Internet of Drone Things: Architectures, Approaches, and Applications fulfils this need enabling its readers to easily find the answers they are seeking by providing a comprehensive overview of the topic. This book, in fact, includes fundamental information related to IoDT architecture design and features; reviews the state of the art in hardware and software platforms to deploy, connect, and control drones or swarms of drones; and covers the latest developments in innovative drone-facilitated applications and services that can significantly improve efficiency, productivity, and sustainability of various operations in modern society and a growing number of its industries. Finally, experimental modeling and simulations are accompanied by prototyping examples, which are set to become the benchmark of next-level automation in the field. Internet of Drone Things: Architectures, Approaches, and Applications is, therefore, an invaluable resource for engineering students, researchers, and professionals, as well as sector experts who work to develop new drone standards or to identify new drone technology use and commercialization areas at an international level.

This book explains basic ideas behind several methods used in artificial intelligence-based knowledge management techniques. It also shows how these techniques are applied in practical contexts in different education sectors. The book discusses AI-based knowledge management applications, AI-empowered knowledge management in primary and higher education, and technical and ethical challenges and opportunities.

In today's dynamic business landscape, the effective management of risk is paramount to the success and resilience of any organization. A Notion of Enterprise Risk Management presents a comprehensive exploration of practices, policies, and frameworks that enable businesses to navigate a myriad of risks. Contributions from a global team of authors provides a range of insights on Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and its pivotal role in safeguarding organizations against potential hazards. Drawing on contemporary research, it addresses the unique challenges posed by Industry 4.0, exploring the intersection of risks and cultural shifts within the business landscape. Key topics include the transformative potential of machine learning; big data; and IoT in the domain of enterprise risk management. With its comprehensive coverage and diverse perspectives, A Notion of Enterprise Risk Management is an indispensable resource for individuals involved in any form of risk management. Whether you are an academic researcher, a seasoned practitioner, or a policymaker, this book will equip you with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate the complexities of enterprise risk management.

This book provides a detailed picture of the metaverse for industry 5.0. In the context of Industry 5.0, the concept of the metaverse aligns with the vision of Web 4.0, representing a digital ecosystem where individuals and organizations collaborate in a human-centric approach to create personalized value.This virtual universe connects multiple interconnected worlds, enabling real-time interactions between users and computer-generated environments. By integrating technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality(MR) and the Internet of Things (IoT), the metaverse within Industry 5.0 aims to foster innovation and enhance productivity, efficiency, and overall well-being through tailored and value-driven solutions. This book explores the concept of the metaverse in the context of Industry 5.0, highlighting its definition, evolution, advantages, and disadvantages. It also discusses pillars of technological advancement, challenges, and opportunities, ethical issues including its integration into various sectors, i.e., healthcare, construction, manufacturing and others. The entry concludes with a proposal for a conceptual framework for integrating the human-centric metaverse.

This book provides a detailed vogue picture of workforce management. Nowadays, the methodology of people management has been more advanced and dynamic; it becomes highly competitive. Keeping in mind the significance of economic and social development of the country, the author has tried to draw attention on innovative and creative practices of workforce retention in business. The book provides an idea on the way of merchandising with people, cultural dynamics with impacted leadership, investment in people for organizational transformation and the future of people management with artificial intelligence.

This book is focused on AI-empowered knowledge management to improve processes, implementation of technology for providing easy access to knowledge and the impact of knowledge management to promote the platform for generation of new knowledge through continuous learning. The book discusses process of knowledge management which includes entirety of the creation, distribution, and maintenance of knowledge to achieve organizational objectives. It also covers knowledge management tools which enable and enhance knowledge creation, codification, and transfer within business firms thereby reducing the burden of work and allowing application of resources and effective usage towards practical tasks. An immense growth of artificial intelligence in business organizations has occurred and AI-empowered knowledge management practice is leading towards growth and development of the organization.

Despite advancements in medical imaging modalities, build-up of noise and distortion is still an issue faced by users of medical imaging technology. Consequently, de-noising procedures are developed to preserve the quality of the textured image by removing the noise encountered. Parametric and Nonparametric Techniques in Medical Image De-noising and Restoration explores the different medical image de-noising techniques for medical image quality enhancement. It introduces soft computing and optimization techniques and reports on the challenges of medical image denoising, also highlighting artifacts and noise sources in different imaging modalities and discussing performance evaluation metrics. This is a key reference for anyone involved in medical imaging who is looking to learn about both the parametric and non-parametric approaches available and apply them to their own work and research.

Biomedical Sensors and Smart Sensing: A Beginner’s Guide, a book in the 10-volume Primers in Biomedical Imaging Devices and Systems series, covers a wide range of interdisciplinary applications in imaging modalities, nuclear medicine, computed tomographic systems, x-ray systems, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, and virtual reality. The series explores the essential fundamental techniques required to analyze and process signals and images for diagnosis, scientific discovery and medical applications. Volumes in this series cover a wide range of interdisciplinary areas, combining foundational content with practical case studies to demonstrate the applications of these technologies in real-world situations. In addition, the 10-volume series considers various medical devices, electronics, circuits, sensors and algorithms. Several applications ranging from basic biological science to clinical practice are included to facilitate ongoing research.

This book is focused on AI-empowered knowledge management to improve processes, implementation of technology for providing easy access to knowledge and the impact of knowledge management to promote the platform for generation of new knowledge through continuous learning. The book discusses process of knowledge management which includes entirety of the creation, distribution, and maintenance of knowledge to achieve organizational objectives. It also covers knowledge management tools which enable and enhance knowledge creation, codification, and transfer within business firms thereby reducing the burden of work and allowing application of resources and effective usage towards practical tasks. An immense growth of artificial intelligence in business organizations has occurred and AI-empowered knowledge management practice is leading towards growth and development of the organization.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Recording, Reconstruction and Assessment gives a detailed overview of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), along with its applications and challenges. The book explores the abnormalities in internal human organs using MRI techniques while also featuring case studies that illustrate measures used. In addition, it explores precautionary measures used during MRI based imaging, the selection of appropriate contrast agents, and the selection of the appropriate modality during the image registration. Sections introduce medical imaging, the use of MRI in brain, cardiac, lung and kidney detection, and also discuss both 2D and 3D imaging techniques and various MRI modalities. This volume will be of interest to researchers, engineers and medical professionals involved in the development and use of MRI systems.