Preface ix Acknowledgements xiii About the Editors xv About the Contributors xvii Part 1 Cloud Computing 1 1 Cloud Computing: Evolution, Research Issues, and Challenges 3Neeraj Gupta and Asha Sohal 2 Cloud IoT: An Emerging Computing Paradigm for Smart World 19Ruchi Bhatnagar, Prof (Dr.) Paramjeet Rawat and Dr. Amit Garg Part 2 Quantum Computing and Its Applications 41 3 Quantum Computing: Principles and Mathematical Models 43Arish Pitchai 4 Quantum Cryptography and Security 63Anukriti and Vandana Niranjan 5 Quantum Machine Learning Algorithms 79Renata Wong, Tanya Garg, Ritu Thombre, Alberto Maldonado Romo, Niranjan PN, Pinaki Sen, Mandeep Kaur Saggi and Amandeep Singh Bhatia Part 3 Computational Intelligence and Its Applications 99 6 Computational Intelligence Paradigms in Radiological Image Processing—Recent Trends and Challenges 101Anil B. Gavade, Rajendra B. Nerli, Ashwin Patil, Shridhar Ghagane and Venkata Siva Prasad Bhagavatula 7 Computational Intelligence in Agriculture 125Hari Prabhat Gupta, Swati Chopade and Tanima Dutta 8 Long-and-Short-Term Memory (LSTM) Networks: Architectures and Applications in Stock Price Prediction 143Jaydip Sen and Sidra Mehtab Part 4 Advances in Wireless Networks 161 9 Mobile Networks: 5G and Beyond 163Pavel Loskot 10 Advanced Wireless Sensor Networks: Research Directions 177Richa Sharma 11 Synergizing Blockchain, IoT, and AI with VANET for Intelligent Transport Solutions 193S.S. Zalte, V.R. Ghorpade and Rajanish K. Kamat Part 5 Blockchain Technology and Cyber Security 211 12 Enterprise Blockchain: ICO Perspectives and Industry Use Cases 213Ashish Seth, Kirti Seth and Himanshu Gupta 13 Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies: Techniques, Applications and Challenges 235Snehlata Barde 14 Importance of Cybersecurity and Its Subdomains 247Parag H. Rughani Index 263

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