Chapter 1: YOLOv8: Advancements and Innovations in Object Detection -- Chapter 2: Anxiety, Depression Red Flag Marker in Social Media -- Chapter 3: Object Detection and Tracking Approach for Traffic Monitoring -- Chapter 4: Detection of malnutrition in children using Deep Learning model -- Chapter 5: Multilingual Indian Covid-19 Chatbot -- Chapter 6: Blockchain, IoT and Smart Grids Challenges for Energy Systems -- Chapter 7: IAM Dataset-Based Author Identification via Convolutional Neural Networks -- Chapter 8: Design of low power Booth multiplier with enhance pre-logic mechanism using Verilog -- Chapter 9: Novel Statistical Glaucoma Prediction Algorithm based on Spectral Analysis -- Chapter 10: A Comparative Study of Audio Source Separation Techniques on Indian Classical Music: Performance Evaluation and Analysis. etc.

This book gathers high-quality papers presented at the Eighth International Conference on Smart Trends in Computing and Communications (SmartCom 2024), organized by Global Knowledge Research Foundation (GR Foundation) from 12 to 13 January 2024 in Pune, India. It covers the state-of-the-art and emerging topics in information, computer communications, and effective strategies for their use in engineering and managerial applications. It also explores and discusses the latest technological advances in, and future directions for, information and knowledge computing and its applications.