Futuristic Technology Perspectives on Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Innovation

Entrepreneurs and information technology have formed the backbone of the global economy. The growing use of information technology in society and most industries and businesses, as well as the economic convergence of entrepreneurship and innovation, highlights the need for cutting-edge research on entrepreneurship and innovation in the context of information technology.

Futuristic Technology Perspectives on Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Innovation provides rigorous and research-based chapters on the formation and implementation of effective strategies and business plans as well as current studies on the nature, process, and practice of entrepreneurship and innovation in the development, implementation, and application of information technology worldwide. Covering topics such as green entrepreneurship, design thinking, and skill building, this premier reference source is an essential resource for entrepreneurs, business leaders and managers, IT managers, technologists, government officials, medical professionals, financial planners, students and educators of higher education, librarians, researchers, and academicians.

Sanjay Misra , a Sr. member of IEEE and ACM Distinguished Lecturer, is a Senior Scientist at the Institute for Energy Technology(IFE), Halden, Norway. Before joining IFE, he was associated with the Computer Science and Communication department of Østfold University College, Halden, Norway. He holds a PhD. in Information & Knowledge Engg (Software Engg) from the University of Alcala, Spain & M.Tech.(Software Engg) from MLN National Institute of Tech, India. His expertise is in the area of Applied Informatics (Cyber Security, Health Informatics, Software Engineering Applications, and Intelligent systems using AI and computational techniques) and has been the publishing (- around 150 JCR/SCIE) in top journals like Computers and Security, Information Processing and Management, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Expert Systems, and Applications, etc. He has been amongst the top 2% of scientists in the world (published by Stanford University) for the last three consecutive years, ranked no 2 in the whole of Africa in computer science (as per Elsevier: Scival analysis during 2017-2022) and also got several awards for outstanding publications (2014 IET Software Premium Award (UK)), TUBITAK-Turkish Higher Education, and Atilim University). He is Editor in Chief of Int J of Human Capital & Inf Technology Professionals(IGI), IT Personnel and Project Management(IGI), and editor in various SCIE journals(Nature: Scientific Report((Impact Factor: 4.996), Elsevier: Alex. Engineering((Impact Factor: 6.626, Q1 7/92)), edited several special issues and 80 books from Springer(65 LNCSs, 4 LNEEs, 3 LNNSs, 3 CCISs) , 10 IEEE proceedings and several books. He delivered more than 100 keynotes, invited talks and public lectures at reputed conferences and institutes (he traveled to more than 60 countries).

Prof. (Dr) Amit Jain is currently the President/Vice-Chancellor at Amity University Rajasthan. He holds a PhD in Management and completed FDP from IIM Ahmedabad. He has designed and conducted training programs/sessions for executives of various organizations. He has several publications to his credit and has presented research papers at national and international conferences. He is an editorial board member of the Indian Journal of Training and Development. He is also the Chief Editor of Amity Management Review. His area of interest for research, training and consultancy includes marketing strategy, sales management, digital marketing, marketing communications, retail management, sustainability, and entrepreneurship

Manju Kaushik is a Professor at Amity Institute of Information Technology (AIIT), Deputy Director-Amity Innovation Incubator, President of the Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC), Amity University Rajasthan, Branch Counselor IEEE & ACM student Branches and Coordinator of Technical Clubs –Amity University Rajasthan. She has more than 19 years of experience in the field of teaching and research. She was awarded Ph.D. from the Mohan Lal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, India. Her research papers have been published in various journals and conferences of National and International repute like IEEE, Springer, Elsevier, and other SCI, and Scopus indexed. She has completed her Post Doc Associate Researcher in CENTER OF ICT/ICE (SOFTWARE & INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS) RESEARCH, CURID, Covenant University, Nigeria. She has organized 07 International conferences and more than 350 events (workshops, webinars, competitions, FDPs, awareness programs, Boot Camps, Regional meets, Entrepreneurship fest, etc.). 04 research scholars have successfully been awarded Ph.D. under her supervision. Currently, she is guiding 04 Ph.D. scholars & Guided more than 300 PG Level students (MCA, M.Sc. & M.Tech.). She has been appointed as a paper setter and an external examiner for the viva-voce exams of postgraduate students, Ph.D. Students of various Universities. Presently, she is the executive member of Rajasthan sub-section of IEEE, a member of ACM, and a life member of ISTE, CSI, Global Academy of Doctorates (GAD) & Global Forum for Sustainable Rural Development (GFSRD). She is on the Editorial board of Scopus and reputed journals. She has published four patents and is an editor of eight books.