You are holding in your hands… oh, come on, who holds books like this in their hands
anymore? Anyway, you are reading this, and it means that I have managed to release one of …

Effective waste management arises as a crucial challenge for smart city development in the
current era of rapid urbanization, shifting towards sustainability and public health …

A secured platform is a critical component of digital governance, as it helps to ensure the
privacy, security, and reliability of the electronic platforms and systems used to manage and …

In an autonomous mobility-on-demand (AMoD) system, customers are transported by
autonomously driving vehicles in an on-demand fashion. Although these AMoD systems will …

In the last ten years, social networks have had a great influence on people's lifestyles and
have changed, above all, the way users communicate and relate. This is why, one of the …

Carpooling is an emerging alternative transportation mode that is eco-friendly and
sustainable as it enables commuters to save time, travel resource, reduce emission and …

Industry 4.0 (I4. 0) aims at achieving the interconnectivity of multiple industrial assets from
different hierarchical layers within a manufacturing environment. The Asset Administration …

The urgent need for sustainable development is imposing radical changes in the way
manufacturing systems are designed and implemented. The overall sustainability in …

Holonic Manufacturing Systems (HMS) was first proposed as a new manufacturing paradigm
at the beginning of 1990 and has subsequently received a lot of attention in academic and …