This book presents a collection of high-quality, peer-reviewed research papers from Second International Conference on Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence (ITAI 2026), organized by Soft Computing Research Society held in Lasell University, Newton, Massachusetts, USA, from March 21–22, 2026. It covers topics such as artificial intelligence, data science and applications, cybersecurity, Internet of Things, cloud computing, information retrieval, and knowledge management.

Dr. Sandeep Kumar is a professor at CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, where he has been serving as the coordinator of Ph.D. Research at the Kengeri Campus. He completed his post-doctoral research in sentiment analysis at Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. An accomplished academic, Dr. Kumar has authored and edited 22 books in the field of computer science and published over 100 research papers in leading international journals and conferences. He has successfully guided 7 Ph.D. scholars, with 3 currently under his supervision.
 
Dr. Vijander Singh is an associate professor in the Department of ICT and Natural Sciences at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Ålesund campus. He completed his post-doctoral research with ERCIM fellowship. An accomplished academic, Dr. Singh published over 70 research papers in leading international journals and conferences. He has successfully guided 2 Ph.D. scholars. Dr. Singh’s research interests include artificial intelligence, machine learning, and their applications in autonomous systems. In addition to his research, Dr. Singh contributes to academia through teaching. He is involved in courses such as Intelligent Systems, which cover topics related to artificial intelligence and its applications.
 
Dr. Mukesh Prasad is a senior lecturer at the School of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering and IT, at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). He is recognized for his significant contributions to the fields of machine learning, artificial intelligence, and the internet of things. His research interests extend to big data, computer vision, brain-computer interfaces, and evolutionary computation. Dr. Prasad’s work in image processing, data analytics, and edge computing plays a pivotal role in advancing applications in healthcare, biomedical sciences, agriculture, smart cities, education, marketing, and finance. He has authored over 120 research papers in prestigious journals, including IEEE/ACM Transactions, and at international conferences. Dr. Prasad holds an M.S. degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University, India, and a Ph.D. from National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan.