This book includes innovative research work presented at ICO'2018 the 1st International
Conference on Intelligent Computing and Optimization held in Pattaya Thailand on October 4-5
2018. The conference presented topics ranging from power quality reliability security
assurance cloud computing smart cities renewable energy agro-engineering smart vehicles
deep learning block chain power systems AI machine learning manufacturing systems and
big-data analytics. This volume focuses on subjects related to innovative computing
uncertainty management and optimization approaches to real-world problems in big-data smart
cities sustainability meta-heuristics cyber-security IoTs economics and finance renewable
energy energy and electricity systems and block chain. Presenting cutting-edge methodologies
with real-world application problems and their solutions the book is useful for researchers
managers executives students academicians practicing scientists and decision makers from
all around the globe. It offers the academic and the applied communities a compendium and a
research resource with significant insights and inspiration for innovative scientific education
investigation and collaboration to overcome hard problems among the emerging challenges today
and in the future.