EMERGING COMPUTING PARADIGMS A HOLISTIC OVERVIEW OF MAJOR NEW COMPUTING PARADIGMS OF THE 21ST CENTURY In _Emerging Computing Paradigms: Principles, Advances and Applications_, international scholars offer a compendium of essential knowledge on new promising computing paradigms. The book examines the characteristics and features of emerging computing technologies and provides insight into recent technological developments and their potential real-world applications that promise to shape the future. This book is a useful resource for all those who wish to quickly grasp new concepts of, and insights on, emerging computer paradigms and pursue further research or innovate new novel applications harnessing these concepts. KEY FEATURES * Presents a comprehensive coverage of new technologies that have the potential to shape the future of our world—quantum computing, computational intelligence, advanced wireless networks and blockchain technology * Revisits mainstream ideas now being widely adopted, such as cloud computing, the Internet of Things (IoT) and cybersecurity * Offers recommendations and practical insights to assist the readers in the application of these technologies Aimed at IT professionals, educators, researchers, and students, _Emerging Computing Paradigms: Principles, Advances and Applications_ is a comprehensive resource to get ahead of the curve in examining and exploiting emerging new concepts and technologies. Business executives will also find the book valuable and gain an advantage over competitors in harnessing the concepts examined therein.