2026

EMC and Functional Safety of Automotive Electronics, 2nd Edition

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:01:50 GMT

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) deals with the unintentional propagation and reception of electromagnetic energy, which may cause disturbances or even physical damage in electronic or electromechanical systems. With the increase in number and density of electronic devices and systems in modern vehicles, EMC has become a substantial concern and a key cause of malfunction of automotive electronics.

EMC and Functional Safety of Automotive Electronics, 2nd Edition explores electromagnetic compatibility in the context of automotive electronics, with a close relation to functional safety as required by the central functional safety standard. Topics covered include an introduction to automotive electronics; electrical drives and charging infrastructure; fundamentals of functional safety; fundamentals of EMC, signal and power integrity; the legal framework; EMC design at the ECU Level; EMC design at the system level and in special subsystems; modelling and simulation; and test and measurement for EMC.

This new edition includes key updates to the central standard of functional safety in vehicles, ISO 26262, which was updated in 2018 after publication of the first edition of this book. In particular, the standard now covers nearly all road vehicles, including motorcycles.

Researchers, students, and engineers in the field will find this book to be a valuable guide to the essentials of EMC and functional safety and their application at all levels of automative electronics.

Web X.0

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:58:59 GMT

The internet is not simply changing, it is converging. Artificial intelligence, blockchain, the metaverse, quantum computing, and brain-computer interfaces are fusing into an integrated, intelligent, and autonomous digital ecosystem. Web X.0 will anticipate our needs, blur the boundary between physical and virtual, and reshape how people, organizations, and governments engage with one another. But every leap forward cast new shadows: more sophisticated cyberattacks, eroding privacy, ungoverned autonomous systems, and a digital divide that risks leaving billions further behind.

This book charts the full transformation of the web, from the static pages of Web 1.0 to the social platforms of Web 2.0, the decentralized protocols of Web 3.0, and onward to the intelligent, immersive world of Web X.0. It examines the technologies driving this shift, the security and governance challenges they create, and the social, ethical, and regulatory frameworks needed to manage them. Crucially, it treats these not as separate conversations but as one: Web X.0 is the sum of its parts and understanding it requires exactly the interdisciplinary lens this volume provides.

A distinctive feature is the book's grounding in the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The authors demonstrate, through real-world case studies and scenario-based analysis, how Web X.0 technologies can drive financial inclusion, transform healthcare, democratize education, and accelerate climate action. Technology, they argue, is not neutral. Deployed with intention, it can be a deliberate force for a fairer and more sustainable world.

Written for researchers, industry professionals, and policymakers alike, this is both a technically rigorous reference and a serious invitation to think about the digital future we are collectively building.

Machine Learning and Deep Learning Driven Techniques for Multimodal Data Security in the Internet of Multimedia Things

Tue, 12 May 2026 13:32:37 GMT

We are living in an AI and data-driven era. A huge volume of data is generated from all sectors including smart cities, intelligent transportation systems, smart healthcare, education, smart agriculture and smart industrial processes. This information comprises multiple modalities such as textual data, images, sound, gestures and genetic sequences, which are generated through various sources.

The internet of multimedia things (IoMT) is one of the key contributors to the collection, analysis and management of voluminous multimodal data. The dominating features of IoMTs are well-timed delivery of data and dependability, but they require high levels of memory and computational power, which requires higher bandwidth and more power. Therefore, they require rigorous quality of service (QoS) and efficient, reliable and secure network frameworks.

The objective of this book is to explore machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) techniques for securing data with multiple modalities in a wide range of data-centric smart applications in the IoMT framework. In all data-centric application domains where on-time availability of data and reliability are the major concerns, IoMT is contributing significantly. The authors present the challenges faced to organize and process multimodal data in data-centric applications, several types of data modalities, and innovative IoMT frameworks. A particular focus is placed on the role of ML and DL techniques in securing multi-modal data for real-time monitoring in smart environment applications.

Machine Learning and Deep Learning Driven Techniques for Multimodal Data Security in the Internet of Multimedia Things caters to the needs of AI, big data and IoT advanced students, academic and industry researchers, engineers, security experts, data analysts, and AI and data-centric application developers.

Surge Protection for Low Voltage Systems, 2nd Edition

Tue, 12 May 2026 13:29:17 GMT

In an increasingly automated world - characterised by smart cities, intelligent buildings, and the ongoing global energy transition - the protection of electrical and electronic equipment from lightning strikes and other power surges is essential to the safety and reliability of key technologies.

Surge Protection for Low Voltage Systems, 2nd Edition provides a comprehensive discussion on the concepts, design, and implementation of surge protection for a spectrum of applications. Readers will find it to be a useful guide in the application of surge protection and assessment of the risk of overvoltages and impulse currents due to exposure to direct and indirect lightning. The book discusses industrial and residential applications incorporating a selection of surge protective devices (SPDs) for power, telecom and signalling systems, including DC applications. Power generation applications associated with nuclear power plants, wind turbines and photovoltaic installations are addressed. Other applications covered range from street lighting to data centres, electric vehicle (EV) and boat charging stations and cathodic protected oil and gas pipelines. Those looking for details specific to SPDs and their associated components will find this book particularly useful.

This new edition of the book has been thoroughly updated, with new coverage including photovoltaic components, EV charging, and interactions with inverters. Most chapters have been substantially revised; chapter 2, which deals with the physics of lightning, is the only exception. Researchers in industry and universities who work with low voltage systems, as well as utilities professionals and advanced students and more generally all people involved in EMC (electromagnetic compatibility) or designing surge and lightning protection systems, will find this to be a valuable reference. The book aims to provide answers to all readers' questions from the simplest to the most complex, including guidance on the application of SPDs illustrated by many cases studies

The Convergence of AI, IoT, Smart Sensors and Remote Sensing for Sustainable Smart Environment Applications

Tue, 12 May 2026 13:26:56 GMT

AI and data-driven methods, particularly machine and deep learning models, have revolutionized image processing tasks such as object detection and segmentation, as well as inverse sensing tasks such as atmospheric condition monitoring. These models enable highly accurate predictions from large, labelled datasets. However, one of the key challenges with current AI systems is their opacity. While they deliver precise results, they often fail to provide clear insights into the underlying mechanisms driving these predictions. The lack of interpretability, especially in the context of sensing data, complicates the understanding of how internal features are represented and utilized. This issue is particularly pronounced in smart environment applications, where artificial intelligence techniques are increasingly employed, yet their internal workings remain largely opaque.

In this edited book, the contributors explore the potential of machine intelligence, deep learning and sensing technologies, with a focus on their integration and applications. They present new methods, cutting-edge technologies and practical solutions to real-world challenges. The goal is to help readers better grasp the concepts necessary for designing and deploying the next generation of smarter and more sustainable systems and environments.

The Convergence of AI, IoT, Smart Sensors and Remote Sensing for Sustainable Smart Environment Applications is a useful reference for researchers, engineers and scientists in academia and industry, as well as advanced students in the fields of data science and security, AI and networking, communication engineering, smart sensing, remote sensing and automation. It will also be of interest to system designers and developers of AI and sensing technologies for smart environment applications.

Antenna Solutions for Next Generation Enhanced Wireless Sensing Systems

Tue, 12 May 2026 13:24:18 GMT

Antennas have evolved beyond telecommunications to support sensing, wireless power transfer, and energy-harvesting electronic systems. As wireless technologies move toward intelligent and interconnected infrastructures, electromagnetic and radio-frequency sensing are becoming essential components of next-generation healthcare monitoring and smart environments, as well as industrial inspection and autonomous systems. To fully leverage these opportunities, such systems require interdisciplinary expertise ranging from fundamental antennas and propagation research to active antennas and applied radio-frequency technologies, as well as circuits and systems, advanced materials, and AI and machine learning.

This edited book covers interdisciplinary applications with emphasis on antenna-based sensing, RFID, and multi-functional diversity antennas for joint communication, sensing, and wireless power transfer. Emerging and well-established topics are explored, including research on antenna-based and wireless sensors that incorporate novel physical concepts. By bringing together contributions from multiple EM sensing perspectives, this book provides a unified resource for understanding how antenna technology is redefining the landscape of electromagnetic sensing. It highlights advances in antenna configurations, sensing architectures, fabrication techniques, artificial intelligence-assisted sensing, wearable and implantable devices, sustainable and circular electronic systems, integrated sensing and communication platforms, and programmable metasurface antennas and reflective surfaces, for the EM sensing domain.

Antenna Solutions for Next Generation Enhanced Wireless Sensing Systems is written for researchers, engineers, and students working at the intersection of antennas, electromagnetic metamaterials, wireless systems, signal processing, and RF sensing technologies across microwave, mmWave, and THz regimes. The book will also be of interest to those working in the closely related fields of IoT, electronics, energy harvesting, RF and microwave engineering, circuits and systems, and advanced electromagnetic materials.

Algorithms and Numerical Techniques for Modern Antenna Measurements in MATLAB

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:48:48 GMT

Algorithms and Numerical Techniques for Modern Antenna Measurements in MATLAB is a landmark resource that brings clarity, transparency, and practical utility to one of the most complex and rapidly evolving areas of modern RF engineering. Written by recognised experts Stuart Gregson and Marc Dirix, this book bridges the critical gap between classical electromagnetic theory, antenna metrology, and the computational techniques that underpin today's industrial and research-grade measurement systems.

Drawing on decades of hands-on experience in industry, academia, and standards-driven environments, the authors present a comprehensive suite of robust, portable, and fully explained MATLAB® algorithms for processing, interpreting, and validating antenna measurements across planar, cylindrical, and spherical near-field ranges. Each chapter carefully connects mathematical foundations with implementation‑ready code, empowering practitioners not only to use the algorithms but to truly understand them.

From coordinate transformations, polarisation handling, and far-field data extraction, to advanced mode expansions, probe compensation, measurement correction, and scattering suppression, this book provides a uniquely complete and practical treatment of the digital backbone of antenna metrology. The included modelling and simulation tools enable engineers to generate reliable verification data, explore measurement scenarios, and build digital twins of antenna ranges - capabilities increasingly essential in an era of automation and robotic measurement systems.

Whether you are a postgraduate researcher, antenna engineer, measurement specialist, or developer working with RF systems, Algorithms and Numerical Techniques for Modern Antenna Measurements in MATLAB offers an indispensable reference that demystifies the "black‑box" numerics of antenna measurements and equips you with a powerful, extensible toolkit for modern practice.

Digital Transformation in Maritime Transportation and Logistics

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:44:49 GMT

In an era marked by rapid technological advancements and globalization, the maritime transport and logistics industry stands at the forefront of transformation. Digital technologies are being used to improve efficiency, reliability, and sustainability within global maritime transportation and logistics, including for port management, end-to-end logistics coordination, and data sharing for supply chains.

Digital Transformation in Maritime Transportation and Logistics offers a comprehensive exploration of how digital technologies are reshaping the landscape of global maritime transport and trade. From port operations to technological advancements, this book delves into the key concepts, challenges, and opportunities driving the maritime industry forward. The book also reflects the growing importance of sustainable practices in this industry.

The book gives a holistic overview of maritime transport systems and global logistics, covering both foundational concepts and cutting-edge developments in the digital age. It offers insights from industry experts and practitioners, providing real-world perspectives on the challenges and opportunities facing the industry.

Key topics such as port operations, global trade routes, environmental sustainability, and cybersecurity are included, providing an international perspective on current and future digital advancements in maritime technology and operations.

Researchers and academics working on maritime transport, logistics, and digitalization will find that this book offers thorough and systematically-structured coverage of their field of interest. Professionals in the maritime transport and logistics industry will also find this book a useful resource in staying abreast of the latest trends and technologies.

AI for Wind Turbine Performance and Condition Monitoring

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:42:26 GMT

Wind power is unanimously recognized as one of the major drivers of the energy transition. Increasing renewable power generation introduces significant challenges for both the operation and planning of power systems, driven by the intrinsic uncertainty of stochastic renewable resources and by the growing spatial distribution of generation assets. Wind power presents a distinctive set of challenges in this context.

Wind turbines are complex machines operating under highly non-stationary conditions and are composed of tightly coupled mechanical, electrical, and electronic subsystems. In order to ensure reliable power system operation and to minimize the levelized cost of energy, it is essential to continuously monitor the health status of wind turbines, and to improve the efficiency of wind energy conversion as much as possible. Artificial intelligence has the potential to help address these challenges.

The objective of this book is to address the gap between domain expertise in wind energy and the rapid proliferation of machine learning techniques. While advanced data-driven models offer unprecedented flexibility and predictive capabilities, their increasing complexity can come at the cost of transparency, physical interpretability, and engineering insight. Bridging this gap demands a critical understanding of the problem at hand, a clear definition of the operational objective, and a conscious selection of the most appropriate techniques compatible with the available data sources.

Offering concise but thorough coverage of the topic, AI for Wind Turbine Performance and Condition Monitoring explores data sources from turbines and fleets, reviews the fundamentals of ML, then covers AI-based wind turbine performance analysis, AI-based detection of static misalignment and sensor errors, and condition monitoring for wind turbine maintenance.

Wind power researchers in academia and industry, grid operators, and maintenance managers will find this book offers a valuable overview and analysis of AI-based methodologies for wind generators.

Thermal Energy Networks and Storage

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:40:26 GMT

Scientists and policymakers worldwide recognise that continuing to use fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas) to produce useful energy with the inevitable emissions of CO₂ and other greenhouse gasses is leading to changes in the world's climate with potentially catastrophic consequences. Both mitigation of the emissions of greenhouse gases as well as adaptation to the changing environment are urgently required to manage the worst effects of climate change.

Limiting greenhouse gas emissions from thermal energy is a key part of the solution, with its own set of challenges and opportunities. Widespread use of technologies for transporting and storing thermal energy is needed. District heating and cooling networks are well established in some countries but are now being adopted much more widely. Low carbon thermal energy can be sourced from heat pumps, combined heat and power plants using renewable fuels, and from waste heat, increasingly from IT facilities. Technologies exist at various power levels and timescales. Energy storage materials range from water and concrete to phase change materials.

Thermal Energy Networks and Storage discusses thermal energy networks and thermal energy storage as well as buildings that maintain comfortable temperatures with minimum energy requirements. Chapters systematically cover these topics, and then the necessary integration of thermal energy and electricity networks.

This book has been written with an audience of research and development professionals, providers of thermal energy network components as well as academic researchers in mind. It will also be a valuable reference for undergraduate and postgraduate students with an interest in thermal energy.

Understandable Mathematics for Electrical Circuits, Electronics, and Computing Applications

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:38:05 GMT

Electric circuits and electronics are vital to the functioning of modern technologies that we use every day, and the rise of computer technology has led to many different applications, for example artificial intelligence, robots, quantum computing, machine learning, and the internet of things (IoT).

Mathematics is an essential tool for understanding and mastering electric circuits, electronics, and computer technology. A thorough understanding of mathematics enables one to analyze and solve complex problems in these fields, and is essential for designing and implementing electronic and computer systems.

Understandable Mathematics for Electrical Circuits, Electronics, and Computing Applications: Key concepts provides a comprehensive overview of the fundamental mathematical concepts required in the fields of electric circuits, electronics, and computers. It reviews fundamental mathematics and algebra concepts, then takes the reader through key mathematics for electric circuits and electronics, calculus for electric circuits, and mathematics for computing, including topics such as Boolean logic, Karnaugh maps, and number systems.

This book is a concise study guide for readers and an ideal resource for those who are looking to study, review, or refresh their knowledge quickly and effectively.

Concepts, Methodologies and Technologies for Domestic Retrofit

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:35:45 GMT

Domestic retrofitting is the process of adding new features, components, or technology to an existing residential building to improve its sustainability - including performance, energy efficiency, safety, functionality, and comfort. This is done by upgrading older structures to meet modern standards, such as improving insulation, replacing windows, installing new heating systems, and reducing energy consumption to lower utility costs and environmental impact. The issue of domestic retrofit has presented itself as a "wicked problem". The complex inter-relationships between policy, skills infrastructure, supply chains, finance, markets and other socio-technical issues, have made the policy difficult to formulate and implement. Expertise needs to stretch across technical subjects such as building physics and data analytics, through delivery issues such as skills and supply chain, to understanding the outcomes for people in their homes.

Concepts, Methodologies and Technologies for Domestic Retrofit addresses three main themes: enabling retrofit, delivering retrofit and evaluating retrofit. Enabling retrofit looks at the context for delivering retrofit and understanding the structures that need to be in place to deliver the necessary upscaling. This considers place-based approaches, finance models, target setting and understanding how to develop a pipeline, particularly in harder to reach sectors such as the private rented or owner occupier sectors. Delivering retrofit considers the processes that lead to a high-quality retrofit. Effective assessment, quality systems, technical choices and the development of supply chains, all underpin an effective delivery system. Finally, the authors consider evaluation of retrofit. New methods and access to data have changed the way retrofit is understood in terms of real performance, so the authors discuss the current state of the art and emerging approaches. The outcomes are not purely technical; the impacts for people in their homes and how they have viewed retrofit are also considered, not only in terms of energy saving, but also their comfort and health.

The book is targeted not only at an academic audience, but also practitioners and policy makers. It aims to provide clear practical guidance, linkages to the latest thinking and practice and a practical perspective on the problems and opportunities presented by domestic retrofit.

Radar Interference Matters

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:36:30 GMT

Radar Interference Matters is rooted in 25 years of real-world radar interference experience. The author began work on a radar interference investigation in 2000, expecting it to last six months - yet aspects are still ongoing. Many interference and coexistence cases followed over the years, and these have shaped a wider understanding of spectrum coexistence, safeguarding, and interference management. Professionals often had to "feel their way through" these problems due to a lack of structured guidance. That gap in practical, experience-based knowledge provided the inspiration for the book.

Each chapter has been inspired by real interference, coexistence and spectrum planning cases spanning air traffic control, air defence, space defence, vessel tracking service and meteorological radars. One chapter is dedicated to the problems of wind turbine interference to radar, and features updates on the author's previous book on the topic. The book includes a bibliography, and a chapter identifying future work in spectrum engineering, including AI applications and evolving regulatory needs.

The book is aimed at radar and spectrum engineers who are addressing radar interference matters, as well as researchers and students learning about radar interference.

Condition Monitoring of Rotating Electrical Machines, 4th Edition

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:33:21 GMT

Rotating electrical machines are embedded in nearly every sector of modern industry; they are widely used in industrial settings, as motors in transportation applications - including electric vehicles - and in power generation, where they are a key component of wind turbines.

Technical advances are transforming what these machines can achieve. New developments in rotating electrical machinery have arisen from novel or improved materials, including new insulation materials, as well as advances in electrical steels and high-performance permanent magnets, and more rapid mass production techniques. These improvements deliver benefits such as cheaper and faster manufacturing and enhanced performance from the final products. At the same time, condition monitoring and maintenance techniques are also changing rapidly through increased application and further research and development, and are becoming essential to ensuring reliability, availability and cost-effectiveness for electrical machine systems, from small industrial drives to multi-megawatt generators.

Condition Monitoring of Rotating Electrical Machines has established itself as a definitive reference for researchers and engineers in the energy, transport, process engineering and manufacturing industries and in related academic research. Coverage includes fundamental principles of condition monitoring, plus in-depth discussion of reliability, signal processing, online temperature, chemical and vibration monitoring, current, flux and power monitoring, partial discharge detection, drive monitoring, off-line monitoring, condition-based maintenance, use of AI and machine learning, and safety and training.

This 4th Edition has been expanded, revised and updated throughout, and features new chapters, addressing novel machine designs, new materials, clean energy and transport, the use of AI, and strategies for reliability, availability and maintenance.

Measurement Science for Modern Physics

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:30:50 GMT

Measurement Science for Modern Physics presents an engaging account of how advances in measurement and instrumentation have driven the major revolutions of modern physics. From early efforts to understand the motion of the planets and the nature of light, to today's ultra-precise atomic clocks, lasers and gravitational-wave detectors, measurement science has played an essential role in the development of modern physics.

Tracing the development of physics through the lens of measurement, this book shows how improved standards of time, length and mass underpinned the emergence of classical mechanics, electromagnetism, relativity and quantum theory. The book then moves to the experimental foundations of contemporary physics, exploring the principles and impact of key technologies such as atomic and optical clocks, lasers and frequency combs, interferometers, ion traps, and cryogenic systems. Tools which have enabled the detection of subtle relativistic effects, the observation of gravitational waves, the control of atoms and molecules at ultralow temperatures and the exploration of matter at extreme energies.

This book demonstrates that progress in physics is inseparable from the tools used to observe, quantify and test the world around us and how expanding observational reach and reducing measurement uncertainty have repeatedly transformed our understanding of nature. It is ideal for graduate students and advanced undergraduates in physics and engineering, as well as early-career researchers and professionals seeking a coherent overview of how precision measurement continues to shape the frontiers of modern science.

Guide to Electrical Safety Management in the Water Sector (e-book)

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:57:00 GMT

This e-book is available through the IET's digital Wiring Regulations platform. Once you have completed your purchase, details of how to download and access your package will be sent to you following your order confirmation. Please note, this may take up to 24 hours.

This guide seeks to establish a common approach to electrical safety management and compliance in the water sector. It should be used and integrated into an organization's overall management systems in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, to further aid the development of electrical safety management procedures, ensuring that electrical-related works are undertaken in a safe and controlled manner.

Key aims and objectives of the publication are to:

Ensure safe control of electricity to prevent harm or damage
Prevent uncontrolled release of electrical energy
Assist with alignment of training requirements
Provide guidance on how to develop a robust electrical safety management system in the water sector
Ensure co-ordination and collaboration with the supply chain and third parties across all electrical working boundaries and demarcation of electrical systems
Offer an insight into the specific hazards and procedures associated within the water sector.

Tactical Missiles - From Concepts to Components

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:27:58 GMT

Tactical missiles target military installations or key civilian infrastructure in the vicinity of the front line. With the growth in the deployment of remotely guided UAVs, launch locations of guided missiles are getting closer to their targets. The tactical missiles covered in these 3 volumes are expected to play critical roles in the new generation of localised battlefields.

Offering an advanced introduction to tactical guided missiles, Tactical Missiles - From Concepts to Components bridges the gap between the well-established theories of combustion, fluid mechanics, explosive materials, and modelling and control in the context of guided missile design. Volume 1 covers propulsion and aerodynamics, Volume 2 covers guidance and control, and Volume 3 focuses on warheads.

Encompassing multiple subject areas, from mathematics, physics, and chemistry as well as several branches of engineering, the author brings together his broad expertise developed from decades in academia and the defence sector, in order to provide this advanced introduction to new graduates joining the missile industry. The books will also be a useful reference for researchers and post graduate students in defence, UAV, aerodynamics and radar departments and courses at universities worldwide.

Tactical Missiles - From Concepts to Components

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:25:55 GMT

Tactical Missiles - From Concepts to Components

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:23:39 GMT

Control, Learning, and Optimization with Applications in Connected and Autonomous Vehicles

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:14:49 GMT

Connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) have enormous potential to shape the future of transportation. As this complex and dynamic field grows, researchers are looking for ways to improve the efficiency and performance of CAVs. Through employing predictive modeling, machine learning, and advanced sensor fusion approaches, CAVs can anticipate and respond to hazardous situations with greater precision and speed. Control algorithms coupled with real-time data analysis enable CAVs to achieve significant reductions in energy consumption without compromising performance or safety.

This book investigates the convergence of control, learning, and optimization techniques used to enhance CAV safety, mobility, energy efficiency, and overall performance, helping readers gain a deeper understanding of the key developments and emerging trends in CAV technologies.

It includes chapters on human-vehicle shared control, vehicle platooning, motion prediction and planning for autonomous vehicles, predictive and adaptive cruise control, reinforcement learning, energy optimisation, as well as cyber-security and privacy issues in learning-based vehicle control.

This book is a comprehensive resource for researchers and advanced students interested in the transformative potential of CAVs in future transport and looking for further insights to navigate this complex and dynamic field.