Smart and Secure Embedded and Mobile Systems Selected Papers from the First International Conference on Embedded and Mobile Systems (ICTA-EMOS), 24-25th November 2022, Arusha, Tanzania

This book gathers a selection of research papers that delve into the field of smart systems, covering a wide range of applications in transportation, agriculture, healthcare, energy management, and more. Emphasizing the fusion of intelligence and security, they reveal how advanced embedded and mobile systems are paving the way for a smarter and safer future. The book presents peer-reviewed research articles from the First International Conference on Embedded and Mobile Systems (ICTA-EMOS), which was held on November 24^th – 25^th, 2022, in Arusha, Tanzania. 

The book showcases the remarkable potential of advanced technologies in shaping a smarter and more secure world, addressing topics such as transportation and mobility solutions, smart manufacturing and agriculture, ICT infrastructure and resource management, healthcare and energy management, system integration and control, and solutions for innovation and monitoring.

A Machine Learning Internet of Agro Things (IoAT) –Adaptive Smart Cloud Farming System for Small-Scale Farmers in Tanzania.- Barriers to Using Open Data in the Innovation Process.- The IoT Based Newborn Room Temperature Control System with Fire Detector (A Case of Mount Meru Hospital).- A Web-Based Human Resource Management System with Machine Learning Techniques: A Case Study of the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA).- A Digital Twin Approach and Challenges for Real-time Automated Surface-drip Irrigation Monitoring: A Case of Arusha Tanzania.- IoT Based-System for Telecom Tower Fire Detection and Aviation Obstruction Light Monitoring.- IoT and health systems in developing countries: A review.- Evaluating the Impact of Energy Pricing Policies on Household Consumption Behavior in Light of Global Pandemics Using a Theoretical System Dynamics Model.- Concept Integration of APQC’s Process Classification Framework (PCF)® and Enterprise Architecture Frameworks with Signavio.- AKPI system to measure bicycle attractiveness of a city.- Assessment of ICT Infrastructure in Rural Areas to Support Use of Websites to Disseminate Crop Production and Management Information: Case of Tanzania.- A Loan Application Management System for Efficient Loan Processing: A case of Muhimbili SACCOS LTD.- Explaining Changes in Short-term Water Demand Patterns During the COVID-19 Pandemic – An Absorptive Capacity Perspective.- Predictors of E-Government Adoption in Developing countries: A survey in South Africa.- A Smart Industrial Electrical Energy Analytics and Forecasting System.- Multilevel Trustworthiness for improved Process and Network Security in Critical Infrastructures and Domains.- A Conceptual Model of the Benefits and Concerns of Wearable Health Data Management.- Analysis of the measurements of cycle path surface quality as collected by three different technologies.- Smart Energy Management System for Government Institutions: A Case of the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology.- Development of the web-based data-driven University Information Management System (UIMS) for the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA).- An Expert System Model for Animal Welfare for Bovine Cattle Dehydration Risk Detection Using Precision Livestock Farming.- A Brief Introduction into (De-)Coupling Lifecycles in Net-Centric Systems-of-Systems.- Smart System for Monitoring and Controlling Oxygen Gas Level in High Purity Germanium Detector Room.- Development of an Arithmetic Video Game and Console for Standard I and II Pupils in Tanzania.- Definition of the Data Value Chain.- Analysis of Bicycle Use in German Cities Based on Smartphone App-generated Data.- An Investigation on Internet of Things (IoT) Technology In Smart Homes.- The Role of Mobile Application to Control the Existing Customer Needs, Pains and Gains in the Municipal Solid Waste Collection Systems.- DLT Architecture Proposal for IoT applications based on Data Streams.- Mobile Based Application for E-services and E- payments: A Study case of Habari Node Public Limited Company in Arusha, Tanzania.- Embracing Sustainable Tourism Development through Information Communication Technology (ICT) in Tanzania.- Design and implemantation of a closed loop traffic control system with speed control influence on proximity vehicles and overriding capabilities.- Development of user-friendly digital library resource discovery tool to mitigate learners' technical hitches.- IoT-Based Control and Monitoring System of a So-lar-Powered Brushless DC Motor for Agro-Machines.- IoT-Based Monitoring and Reporting System for Dosimeter Wearers in Radiation Areas.- The Importance of Soft Skills for Computing Gradu-ates in the Context of the Fifth Industrial Revolution.- Developing an Automated Core Rolling Machine for the Metering Unit’s Current Transformer.- Blockchain-based Crowdfunding Charity Platform.- The States Perspective of Blockchain – A Qualitative Content Analysis.- Mobility Transition @ Quality of Life (MobiLe)–The development of a qualitative model for conveying significant interdependencies in the complex transport system.- A Proposal to Store Remote Monitoring Sensor Data in a distributed manner, using IOTA Streams and IPFS.

Prof. Jorge Marx Gómez is a full Professor and Chair of Business Information Systems at Carl von Ossietzky University, Oldenburg, Germany. His research interests include very large business applications, business information systems, federated ERP systems, business intelligence, data warehousing, interoperability and environmental management information systems. 

Prof. Anael Sam is an Associate Professor of Information Technology and Chair of the Smart Electronics Systems Development (SeSDev) research group at the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Tanzania. His research interests include cyber security, electronics engineering, mobile and wireless communication systems, and software quality assurance engineering. 

Dr. Devotha Godfrey Nyambo is a Lecturer and Head of Artificial Intelligence and Complexity Sciences at the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Tanzania. Her research interests include appliedmachine learning, multi-agent systems, modeling and simulations, and agricultural informatics.