AI for Social Good: Advancing Inclusion, Equity, and Sustainable Community Development Through SDG-Driven Innovation AI for Social Good

Dr. Archana Singh is a researcher and academic specializing in technology, sustainability, and development studies. She holds a Doctorate in Management and has published extensively in Scopus-indexed journals, edited volumes, and international conferences. Her research focuses on artificial intelligence, sustainable technologies, e-governance, human development, and digital transformation aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). She has contributed to multiple book chapters published by Springer, Taylor & Francis, IGI Global, and Emerald, and is currently handling a book project with Springer as an author, demonstrating her active engagement in high-impact scholarly publishing. She is also actively involved in interdisciplinary research projects that explore the intersection of AI, inclusion, equity, and social well-being. In addition, she has edited scholarly collections and supervised research projects across management, technology, and developmental studies. She brings a strong academic foundation, an active research portfolio, and cross-disciplinary expertise to this proposed edited volume.

Dr. Pushan Kumar Dutta is an Associate Professor at Amity University Kolkata with over 12 years of academic experience. He earned his Ph.D. from Jadavpur University in 2015 and completed postdoctoral research as an Erasmus Mundus Scholar at the University of Oradea, Romania, in 2016. He has edited over 60 books for leading international publishers such as Springer, Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, and IGI Global. His research portfolio includes more than 200 Scopus-indexed publications. He is actively engaged in mentoring students for international competitions and fostering innovation-driven research.

Dr. José Rojas-Méndez is a Professor of International Business and Marketing at the Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, Canada. He serves as Associate Editor for the European Journal of Management and Business Economics and Editor-in-Chief of the Multidisciplinary Business Review. His research focuses on consumer behaviour, international marketing, national brand personality, and xenocentrism. He has conducted cross-cultural research across more than 22 countries and developed influential frameworks such as the National Brand Molecule and the X-Scale for measuring xenocentrism.

Prof. Dr. Seda Yıldırım is a full-time Professor at Tekirdag Namık Kemal University, Turkey, specializing in sustainable development and marketing. Her research areas include SDGs, sustainable consumption, environmental quality, and food security. She has over 2,000 citations on Google Scholar and a strong publication record in Web of Science and Scopus-indexed journals. She has authored and edited multiple books and received the Emerald Literati Outstanding Paper Award in 2022.