Preface [First International Conference, ARTIIS 2021]

Abstract

[Excerpt] New digital evolution and transformation trends are enabling communication and ubiquitous computing between global citizens, industry, organizations, networked machines, and physical objects, providing a promising vision of the future integrating the real world of knowledge agents and things with the virtual world of information. The current reality and the future of computing and communications are supported by a dynamic technological evolution in many fields, from wireless sensors and networks to nanotechnology. Due to its broad impact in many fields, it has rapidly gained global attention from academia, governments, industry, and the general public. This change in the network of agencies profoundly modifies the landscape of human activity, particularly as regards knowledge acquisition and production, offering new possibilities but also challenges that need to be explored and assessed. This book contains a selection of papers accepted for presentation and discussion at the International Conference on Advanced Research in Technologies, Information, Innovation, and Sustainability (ARTIIS 2021). [...]