"Trustworthy AI and Intelligent Digital Transformation: Security, Privacy, and Responsible Innovation in E-Education, E-Business, and E-Management"

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and data-driven technologies are transforming digital education, electronic business, organizational management, and online learning. While these technologies enable personalized services, intelligent decision-making, process automation, and improved operational efficiency, they also introduce significant challenges related to cybersecurity, data privacy, algorithmic bias, transparency, and trustworthy digital governance.

This special session aims to bring together researchers, academicians, industry professionals, and practitioners to explore recent advances in trustworthy AI and intelligent digital transformation. It will emphasize the development and application of intelligent systems that are secure, reliable, explainable, privacy-preserving, and capable of supporting sustainable digital ecosystems.

The session will encourage interdisciplinary contributions integrating AI, machine learning, cybersecurity, data analytics, cloud computing, intelligent automation, and digital governance. Particular attention will be given to practical applications in e-education, e-business, e-management, and e-learning, along with emerging challenges and future research directions.

The novelty of this special session lies in connecting intelligent digital transformation with trust, security, explainability, and responsible technology adoption across multiple digital domains. It will provide a platform for presenting innovative algorithms, system architectures, empirical evaluations, case studies, and application-oriented research.

Session Organizers:

Prof. Kavita, Rayat Bahra University, Mohali, Punjab, India
Prof. Sahil Verma, Rayat Bahra University, Mohali, Punjab, India

The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Trustworthy, responsible, and explainable artificial intelligence
• Machine learning and deep learning for intelligent digital services
• Generative AI and large language models for education and business
• AI-driven personalized and adaptive e-learning systems
• Intelligent tutoring systems and automated assessment
• AI-enabled business analytics and decision-support systems
• Intelligent automation and digital transformation in management
• Cybersecurity and privacy protection in AI-enabled platforms
• Privacy-preserving machine learning and federated learning
• AI-based threat detection and anomaly detection
• Secure cloud computing and digital service architectures
• Data analytics and predictive modelling for organizational decision-making
• AI-based fraud detection and risk management in e-business
• Blockchain, digital identity, and trusted digital transactions
• Human-AI interaction and human-centric intelligent systems
• Ethical AI, algorithmic fairness, transparency, and accountability
• AI adoption, technology acceptance, and digital inclusion
• Intelligent information systems and sustainable digital innovation
• Empirical studies and industry case studies on AI-enabled digital transformation

Submission Methods:

Submit your Full Paper (no less than 5 pages with two columns) or your paper abstract-without publication (200-400 words) via Electronic Submission System, then choose Special Session 3 (Trustworthy AI and Intelligent Digital Transformation: Security, Privacy, and Responsible Innovation in E-Education, E-Business, and E-Management)

Introduction of Session Organizers:

Prof. Kavita Rayat Bahra University, Mohali, Punjab, India Dr. Kavita is an accomplished academician and researcher in the field of Computer Science and Engineering, with over 14 years of rich experience in teaching, research, and academic administration. She is currently serving as a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Rayat Bahra University, Mohali. She has published over 200+ research papers in reputed journals such as IEEE Transactions (Industrial Informatics, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Network Science and Engineering), IEEE Internet of Things, ACM Transactions, Neural Computing and Applications (Springer), Scientific Reports (Nature), Elsevier, and MDPI. She serves as reviewer and editorial board member for several top-cited journals, has chaired sessions at international conferences, and guided 5 Ph.D. scholars along with multiple M.Tech and undergraduate projects. With 6700+ citations and an h-index of 46 and i10-index of 110, her work is globally recognized. She has 15+ patents and design registrations. She has authored various books, completed consultancy projects, and actively contributed to curriculum development and quality assurance. Dr. Kavita holds memberships in IEEE, ACM, and IAENG, and has visited and collaborated with universities in Europe, including VSB Technical University (Czech Republic) and University of Milan (Italy). Her research interests include WSN, Network Security, IoT, Optimization, ML, AI, and DL. She has visited several countries for research collaborations, lab establishment, and academic exchange initiatives.

Prof. Sahil Verma Rayat Bahra University, Mohali, Punjab, India Prof. Sahil Verma (Senior Member IEEE, ACM, IAENG) has published over 200 papers in reputed top-cited journals such as IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, ACM Transactions on Internet Technology, Neural Computing and Applications (Springer), PLOS ONE, IEEE Access, MONET (Elsevier), HCIS (Springer), MTAP (Springer), MDPI Sensors, Symmetry, Diagnostics, PeerJ, and CMC. He also serves as a reviewer for many top-cited journals, including IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, IEEE Access, Neural Computing and Applications, HCIS, MONET, JISA, MIS, SCN, Hindawi, IJCS, Wiley, Energies, and MDPI journals. He has chaired sessions at numerous international conferences and serves on the editorial boards of several journals, as well as on the technical program and organizing committees of various international conferences. He has completed consultancy and funded research projects, published a book, and holds multiple patents. He is actively involved in research and development, quality assurance of academic programs, and curriculum development and upgradation. Dr. Verma holds professional memberships in reputed organizations including IEEE, the IEEE Communication Society, IEEE Young Professionals, ACM, and IAENG. He has visited VSB Technical University of Ostrava (Czech Republic) and the University of Milan (Italy), collaborating with highly reputed professors and scientists, and has traveled to Austria, Australia, Germany, Switzerland, France, Thailand, and other countries for research collaboration, laboratory establishment, and student and faculty exchange programs. His tenure has led to overall excellence in education, research, infrastructure, and systemic development of his organization, and his current focus is on enhancing the quality of education through strategic quality initiatives and research lab development. Dr. Verma has guided 6 Ph.D. students and is currently supervising 6 more; he has also guided 14 M.Tech dissertations and many undergraduate capstone projects.