The Spirit of Recovery: IT Perspectives, Experiences, and Applications during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The scope of this book focuses on how information technology may assist in achieving goals and in providing solutions to problems such as a pandemic. Research on the Internet and on technology has been done, and the findings have applications in various sectors that rely on interdisciplinary knowledge. This book explores and describes state-of-the-art research conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics covered include the IT viewpoint and the rules governing digital transformation throughout the pandemic. The Digital Revolution sped up by a decade during COVID-19, which impacted both the user experience and that of software developers. As a component of the digital transformation process, this book explores the experiences of both the user and developer when attempting to change and adapt while utilizing an information technology program.

This book includes five topics: (1) multidisciplinary artificial intelligence, (2) Smart City and Internet of Things applications, (3) game technology and multimedia applications, (4) data science and business intelligence, and (5) IT hospitality and information systems. Each topic is covered in several book chapters with some application in several countries, especially developing countries. The chapters provide insight from contributors with different perspectives and several diverse fields who present new ideas and approaches to solving problems associated with the worldwide pandemic.