Sustainable Innovation for Engineering Management (SIEM)

This book dives into topics like renewable energy adoption, how AI and IoT can create smarter systems, and the transition toward more sustainable infrastructures. The SIEM book offers an in-depth look at how sustainable innovation is transforming engineering management, providing readers with practical insights and strategies. It focuses on advanced technologies, data-driven approaches, and circular economy concepts, aiming to tackle the key challenges that today's engineers and managers are facing.

With a focus on the circular economy, it explores how engineering leaders can integrate sustainability into their processes to achieve both efficiency and growth. Practical examples and real-world cases are also included, showing how companies around the world are balancing innovation with environmental goals.

In an era where businesses are under pressure to reduce their environmental impact while staying competitive, this book gives actionable tools and strategies for achieving both. From big data applications in decision-making to AI-powered solutions, Sustainable Innovation for Engineering Management (SIEM) equips readers with the knowledge they need to succeed in this evolving field.

Designed for professionals, academics, and students, this book creates a bridge between theory and real-world practices. Whether you are working to solve current industry problems or looking to inspire sustainable change within your organization, this book is a valuable resource for driving innovation and fostering sustainability together.

Dr. Mounir El Khatib (Ph.D., PMP) is a professor and program chair and a seasoned academic and practitioner specializing in Digital Government and Digital Transformation, with expertise in project management, information systems, business strategy, and operations. He has collaborated with global leaders like Oracle and IBM-BCS and worked with the UAE Federal and Dubai Governments on strategic projects as an advisor, consultant, and project manager. An accomplished researcher with over 150 publications, Dr. El Khatib is also a frequent speaker at international conferences across the USA, Europe, and the Middle East. He holds a Ph.D. and M.Phil. in E-Transformation Management from the UK, alongside a M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Computer Engineering. Currently, he serves as a program chair at Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University, Dubai.

Prof. Haitham Alzoubi is a professor of Operations at Skyline University College, UAE, and serves as the vice-president of GAFTIM (the Global Academic Forum on Technology Innovation and Management). Recognized among the top 2% of world scientists (2022/23/24), Dr. Alzoubi has made significant contributions to the fields of technology innovation and management. He is the editor-in-chief of several peer-reviewed journals and has chaired numerous IEEE and Springer conferences. He published over 300 publications most in top-tier journals with 65 h-Index, Dr. Alzoubi's work has had a profound impact on academia and industry. Additionally, he is an editor and author of several international books, further cementing his role as a leading figure in his field.

Prof. Yordanka Angelova is the dean of faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management at the Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria. Her Ph.D. is in “Automated systems for information processing and energy management” from “The Technical University of Sofia”. Prof. Angelova is a member of the Union of Scientists in Bulgaria and she is active in national and international scientific and educational projects related to the modernization of higher education in Europe and abroad. Prof. Angelova is the founder of the "Management in the power industry" specialty and the founder of the Master Program in “Executive Management” in its regular and distance learning form.