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Sustainable UAV Ecosystems: Integrating Blockchain, Quantum, and AI for Smart Mobility and SDG Innovation
Author(s): Hemant Kumar Saini (Editor), Yassine Maleh (Editor), Sita Rani (Editor), Surbhi Bhatia Khan (Editor)
- Publisher: CRC Press
- Publication Date: October 13, 2026
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 284 pages
- ISBN-10: 1041222882
- ISBN-13: 9781041222880
Book Description
Sustainable UAV Ecosystems: Integrating Blockchain, Quantum, and AI for Smart Mobility and SDG Innovationprovides a comprehensive examination of technologies that enable secure, intelligent, and sustainable UAV ecosystems for smart mobility and digital infrastructure. It presents theoretical foundations and practical methodologies integrating artificial intelligence, blockchain, post-quantum cryptography, and cloud-edge computing for resilient UAV communications. It not only explores predictive intelligence, adaptive routing, swarm intelligence, and decentralized control in autonomous aerial networks but also highlights applications in smart-city logistics, disaster response, environmental monitoring, and precision agriculture. Emphasis is placed on energy-efficient operations, low-carbon mobility, and sustainable UAV systems aligned with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Key Features:
- Illustrates the design and integration of secure and sustainable UAV ecosystems, including intelligent aerial networks, smart mobility infrastructures, and autonomous drone operations.
- Emphasizes the role of artificial intelligence and intelligent analytics in UAV systems by leveraging advanced techniques such as predictive intelligence, adaptive routing, and swarm intelligence for cooperative aerial operations.
- Presents practical applications of UAV technologies in smart-city logistics, disaster response, environmental monitoring, and precision agriculture to support efficient and sustainable services.
- Covers cybersecurity mechanisms and post-quantum cryptographic models for protecting UAV communications, aerial networks, and decentralized drone infrastructures.
- Showcases the integration of blockchain, distributed cloud–edge computing, and decentralized control frameworks to enable trustworthy, scalable, and resilient UAV ecosystems.
This book is suitable for senior undergraduates, graduate students, and academic researchers in computer science, artificial intelligence, aerospace engineering, robotics, communication engineering, and smart mobility systems, as well as policymakers and industry practitioners working on sustainable UAV technologies and intelligent aerial infrastructures.
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About the Author
Hemant Kumar Sainiworks as an academic at the School of Computer Science Engineering at Bennett University (The Times Group), Greater Noida, India, and Lincoln University, Malaysia. He has more than 14 years of teaching experience. His research includes digital transformation technologies such as aerial vehicles, ad-hoc networks, artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing, Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, edge and serverless computing, cloud-native computing, and digital twins.
Yassine Maleh received his PhD from the Université Hassan 1er in Morocco in the field of Internet of Things Security and privacy in 2013. He is Senior Member of IEEE, Member of the International Association of Engineers, IAENG, and the Machine Intelligence Research Labs. Dr. Maleh has made contributions in the fields of information security and privacy, the Internet of Things, network security, information systems, and IT Governance.
Sita Raniworks in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana. She has more than 20 years of academic, administration, and research experience. Her research interest includes aeroponics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, the Internet of Things, blockchain technology, smart healthcare, and sustainable development.
Surbhi Bhatia Khanis working in the School of Science, Engineering and Environment at the University of Salford, United Kingdom. She is project management professional certified by the PMP, USA. She is ranked among the top 2% of scientists globally for the second year in a row (2023 and 2024). She is supervising/co-supervising a number of PhDs and research associates. She has published over 250 articles and books in high-indexed outlets with her students and colleagues and also has been granted patents from the USA. She is also serving as Deputy EIC in TCE letters, Associate editor in IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, HCIS and EAAI journals, and a guest editor in many other reputed journals. She is working in KTP Projects Innovate UK and has submitted grants as a CO-PI inHORIZON-EIC-2025-PATHFINDEROPEN. Her research interests are information security and privacy, quantum computing, machine learning/deep learning, data science in healthcare and IoT, text analytics and detection, and sentiment analysis.
