Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Creativity, Technology, and Sustainability - CCTS 2024, 15-16 May, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

This open-access book presents peer-reviewed articles from the 1st International Conference on Creativity, Technology, and Sustainability (CCTS), held on May 15-16, 2024, at Dar Al-Hekma University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It explores the dynamic interplay between technology and sustainability, emphasizing the need for advancements to align with Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The book includes case studies, literature reviews, and scientific works, organized into five main parts: Technology for Innovation and Safety, Sustainable Solutions for Technology and Infrastructure, Transforming Education and Social Impact, Sustainable Environment and Smart Cities, and Technologies for Health, Environment, and Sustainability.  
Readers will discover how technology fosters innovation, safety, and sustainability across various fields, aligning with specific UN SDGs. Practical applications highlight sustainability awareness and responsible behavior, facilitating knowledge transfer for the public sector, innovative companies, academia, and research centers. Targeting researchers, policymakers, sustainability advocates, and decision-makers committed to achieving the UN's SDGs and Saudi Vision 2030, this book identifies key areas for attention in architecture, design, social and environmental sciences, law, and business. It serves as a valuable guide for professionals in technology-driven sectors like Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things, emphasizing technology's vital role in addressing sustainability challenges, enhancing efficiency, promoting environmentally friendly processes, and reducing costs, ultimately improving the quality of life for all.

List of contents

A Research Framework to Identify Determinants for Smart Technology Adoption in Rural Regions.- Evaluation of State-of-the-Art Models for Advancing Plant Disease Diagnosis through Deep Learning: A Sustainable Approach.- Automating Compliance Evidence Extraction with Machine Learning.- Understanding Factors Influencing Students' Readiness to Utilize Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools in Higher Education.- Amber Alert: Unveiling an AI Solution for Enhanced Missing Persons Searches.- Efficient Text Extraction from Product Images using Deep Learning and Parallel Computing.- Evaluation of Dynamic-IoTrust: A Dynamic Access Control for IoT Based on Smart Contracts.- Chain-Digital: Securing IoT Environment by Exploring Chain Core and Cryptographic Signatures.- NFTs for the Unassailable Authentication of IoT Devices in Cyber-Physical Systems: An Implementation Study.- Blockchain-Enabled Authenticated Key Management Framework for Electronic Health Record Systems.- Bridging Innovation and Security: Advancing Cyber- Threat Detection in Sustainable Smart Infrastructure.- Through the Lens: A Deep Dive into IP Camera Security and Privacy Challenges.- Roadmap for Enabling a Sustainable Development of 6G in Saudi Arabia.- Development of a Cybersecurity Assessment Framework for E-Health Critical Information Infrastructure Systems.- Implementation of an e-Scooter Micro-Mobility Pilot Study: Towards Sustainable Smart Riyadh Mobility.- Towards Sustainable Neighborhoods: Mitigating Climate Change through Sustainable Communities.- An Urban Resilience Conceptual Framework: A Tool to Enhance City Planning.- Smart Classification Recycle Bin with a Reward Point System.- Interactive Proposed Risk Assessment System for Monitoring Rainfall Areas.- Sustainable Financing Options for Business Entrepreneurs in Post-Insurgency Northeast Nigeria.- Technology Use in Care Delivery: how are physicians doing it and what is the impact on their well-being?.- Masarat-Integrated Study Management and Supporting System for University Students.- Automating NCAAA Accreditation Process with GPT-4 API.- Designing Essay Questions for Effective Automatic Scoring.- The Integration of ChatGPT in K-12 Education: A Comprehensive Examination.- Implementation of creativity and Innovation in eLearning: An analysis of Opportunities and Challenges Toward a Sustainable Future Economic.- Facilitating Menstrual Cycle Communication Between Mothers and Daughters Using Technological Visual Solutions.- Faseeh Initiative: Redefining Early Language Development, Technology, and Sustainability for Lasting Change in Saudi Arabia.- Exploring the Factors Affecting Business Sustainability: Insights from United Arab Emirates Jalal.- Unveiling ESG Dynamics: Lessons from their Impact on Sustainable Business Performance in the European Union.- Promoting Sustainable Women's Empowerment in Saudi Arabia in Accessing Job Market: Legal, Financial Transformation.- Enabling Effective CSR in an Emerging Economy: Policy and Practice Tensions in Private Health Care Sector.- The Impact of Video Games on Young Adults' Cognitive Skills: Games for Anger Management.- Be What You See: How Advertising Change and Female Visibility Between 2012 and 2021 Reflects the Transformative Ambition of Saudi Vision 2030.- The Effect of Law on Critical Components of Sustainable Development.- Correlating Verbal Self-Talk, Emotional Intelligence, and Creativity in Young Adults: A Survey-Based Study.- Strategic Principles to Promote the Concept of Sustainable Cities in Saudi Arabia.- A GIS-based Framework for Enhancing Walkability Through Citizen Participation and AI Insights.- Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Sustainable- Aided Design: Opportunities and Challenges.- Evaluation and Optimization of Daylighting in Classroom Environments.- Hopeful Horizons: Exploring Architectural Solutions for Cancer Centers.- Sustainable Building Materials in the Architecture of Saudi Arabian Oases: Past and Present Examining AlUla.- A Sustainable Approach to Enhance the Mechanical Properties of Cement with Spent Coffee Grounds.- Whiffs of Waste: Product Application Preferences Among Saudis and Malaysians for Material from Coffee Ground Waste.- Critical Success Factor (CSF) for the Implementation of Innovative and Sustainable Practices for Affordable Rental Housing: Utilizing a Fuzzy Delphi Approach.- Investigating Gender Differences in Occupant Thermal Perception: Case of a College, Jeddah.- Fertility Preservation in Cancer Patients: Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Health Practitioners Towards Fertility Preservation in Makkah Region of Saudi Arabia.- The Integration of Voice-into-text Technology to Enhance the Interaction of Hearing-Impaired Students.- Using Technology in Intervention Services Provided to Arab Individuals Who Stutter: A Literature Review.- The Arab Noise Pollution and Soundscape Project (ANSP): Preliminary Results and Future Directions.- A Literature Review of Marine Energy Technologies: Comparing Tidal and Wave Energy with Solar and Wind, and their Potential Application in Saudi Arabia.- A Scoping Review of Harvesting Human Kinetic Energy for Renewable Energy Production.- Examining the Externalities affecting Kuwait s Transition to Agricultural Sustainability: PESTEL Analysis.- Green Synthesis of Metallic Nanoparticles by Acacia Tortilis Seed Powder to Mitigate Tylosin from Soil: A Strategy for Sustainable Soil Remediation.

About the author

Dr. Djihed Berkouk is an associate professor in the Department of Architecture at Dar Al-Hekma University in Saudi Arabia. His research interests revolve around the study of the relationship between the physical environment and space occupancy, human comfort, soundscape, noise pollution, and urban morphology. He has significantly contributed to multiple research articles published in reputable international journals such as Sustainability and Acoustics Australia. He is actively engaging with the international academic community, as a reviewer for multiple esteemed journals indexed in Scopus. His dedication to upholding the standards of scholarly research is evident in his role as a guest editor for a special issue titled Soundscape Perspectives and Noise Pollution Challenges: A Multidisciplinary Approach Towards Sustainable Environmental Solutions. 

Dr. Uday Chatterjee is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Geography, Bhatter College, Dantan, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India and an Applied Geographer with a Doctoral Degree in Applied Geography at Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha, India. His areas of research interest cover Urban Planning, Social and Human geography, Applied Geomorphology, Hazards & Disasters, and Environmental Issues. Currently, Dr. Uday Chatterjee has completed the Special Issue (S.I) of Urbanism, Smart Cities and Modelling, Geojournal, Springer as a Lead Editor, Special issue in Global Social Welfare, Springer and Frontiers journal, Editorial Board Member of Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio). His extensive research and editorial contributions highlight his commitment to advancing geographical knowledge and its applications.

Dr. Tallal Abdel Karim Bouzir is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of Blida in Algeria, and his area of expertise is the analysis of urban and architectural atmospheres. Specifically, he concentrates on examining how the sound, visual, and thermal environment interacts with human perception, comfort, and public health. His research aims to deepen our understanding of how the urban and architectural environment impacts the quality of life of individuals.

Prof. Imed Ben Dhaou is a Full Professor and Docent in Embedded Systems for IoT at the Department of Computer Science, Dar Al-Hekma University, since 2021. He has authored and coauthored over 120 journal and conference papers, and received numerous awards, including the Best Paper Award from the 1997 Finnish Symposium on Signal Processing, travel grants from the Ph.D. Forum at DAC, Los Angeles in 2000, a publication award from Qassim University, and the Dr. Hussein Mohammed Al-Sayyed award for research. Since September 2014, Dr. Ben Dhaou has served as an editor to the Microelectronics Journal, Elsevier, and was the Guest Editor for four special issues in ISI journals. He has also served as TPC chair or TPC member for several conferences in his primary fields of expertise.

Product details

• Assisted by: Tallal Abdel Karim Bouzir et al (Editor), Djihed Berkouk (Editor), Tallal Abdel Karim Bouzir (Editor), Uday Chatterjee (Editor), Imed Ben Dhaou (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.02.2025
• EAN: 9789819785872
• ISBN: 978-981-9785-87-2
• No. of pages: 586
• Illustrations: XXV, 586 p. 128 illus., 108 illus. in color.
• Series: Proceedings in Technology Transfer
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management