This book presents the proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Networks and Advances in Computational Technologies (NetACT19) which took place on July 23-25, 2019 at Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology in Thiruvananthapuram, India. The conference was in association with Bowie State University, USA, Gannon University, USA and Malardalen University, Sweden. Papers presented were included in technical programs that were part of five parallel tracks, namely Computer Application, Image Processing, Network Security, Hardware & Network Systems and Machine Learning. The proceedings brings together experts from industry, governments and academia from around the world with vast experiences in design, engineering and research. Presents the proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Networks and Advances in Computational Technologies (NetACT19); Includes research in Computer Application, Image Processing, Network Security, Hardware & Network Systems and Machine Learning; Provides perspectives from industry, academia and government.

This book gathers selected high-quality research papers presented at the 2nd International Conference on Advanced Computing Applications (ICACA 2021), held virtually during 27––28 March 2021. The book is divided into four sections. These are communication and computing, signal processing and multimedia, computational intelligence and data analytics and decision computing. The topics covered are advanced communication technologies, IoT-based systems and applications, network security and reliability, virtualization technologies, compressed sensors and multimedia applications, signal image and video processing, machine learning, pattern recognitions, intelligent computing, big data analytics, analytics in bio-computing, AI-driven 6G mobile wireless networks and autonomous driving.

This book features original papers from International Conference on Expert Clouds and Applications (ICOECA 2021), organized by GITAM School of Technology, Bangalore, India during February 18–19, 2021. It covers new research insights on artificial intelligence, big data, cloud computing, sustainability, and knowledge-based expert systems. The book discusses innovative research from all aspects including theoretical, practical, and experimental domains that pertain to the expert systems, sustainable clouds, and artificial intelligence technologies.

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