Artificial Intelligence for the Oceans (Paperback)

This book underscores the critical importance of oceanic health, sustainability, and global collaboration. It aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue among scientists, policymakers, and stakeholders to address pressing issues such as marine conservation, climate change impact mitigation, and sustainable resource management. Emphasizing the interconnectedness of ocean health with global ecosystems, the book presents innovative solutions. By promoting knowledge exchange and fostering partnerships, it aims to drive actionable outcomes for marine biodiversity preservation and resilient coastal communities worldwide. This book serves as a pivotal platform to shape policies and practices for a sustainable ocean future.

R. Venkatesan having 42 years of experience in ocean science and technology. He is working as a professor of practice Anna University and Adjunct Professor UMass Dartmouth USA. He received his M. Tech. Degree from Karnataka Regional Engineering College and was awarded Ph.D. degree from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and continued his academic pursuit to complete courses in Marine Environmental Pollution and Management and International Business Management from IIFT New Delhi. He served in premier Indian Institutions (NIOT and NIO) including UNESCO-IOC-GOOS and UNEP Regional Seas. He has to his credit 190 papers edited 3 books and 10 products transferred to industry.

Dr. J. Preetha Roselyn is working as a professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering in SRM Institute of Science and Technology. She completed her B.E (EEE) from Madras University in the year 2002, M.S.(By Research) from Anna University in the year 2007 and Ph.D. from SRM University in the year 2015. She has published 55 international publications among which 54 are SCI indexed journals, 4 lecture notes, 58 conference publications, and 1 book. She has received DST funded project in the topic Optimal energy management system in shipboard power system with solar PV for the period 2018–2021 and MODROB funded project from AICTE, PI of MOES funded project and Co-PI for MOES funded project, Co-PI of 4 SATU projects, and 3 internally funded projects. She has completed Ph.D. for 5 research scholars, and currently, 7 scholars are pursuing their PhD under her guidance. 

K. Vijayakumar received the B.E. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and the M.E. degree in Power Systems from Annamalai University, India, and the Ph.D. degree from SRM Institute of Science and Technology. He is currently working as a professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology and holding the responsibilities of Dean, School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. He has published more than 200 papers in various indexed journals. His research interest includes power electronics applications in power systems and renewable energy systems. He is also a member of various professional societies, such as IEEE, IE, MISTE, IEICE, SESI, IpowerE, etc. He is a senior member of IEEE and fellow member of IE(India). He organized many programs like conferences, workshops, etc.  He co-authored two text books and edited three conference proceedings.

Vijayan Sugumaran is a distinguished university professor and Janke Scholar of Management Information Systems in the School of Business Administration at Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, USA. He is also the chair of the Department of Decision and Information Sciences and co-director of the Center for Data Science and Big Data Analytics. He received his Ph.D. in Information Technology from George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA. His research interests are in the areas of big data management and analytics, ontologies and semantic web, intelligent agent and multi-agent systems. He has published over 300 peer-reviewed articles in journals, conferences, and books. He has edited twenty books and serves on the editorial board of eight journals.