Chapter 1: A Comprehensive Analysis of Machine Learning Models for IDS -- Chapter 2: An Overview of Artificial Intelligence Applications in Cyber Security Domains -- Chapter 3: Enhancing Security in Wireless Communications through Blockchain and Smart Contracts: A Comprehensive Study -- Chapter 4: Racist And Abusive Memes Classification Using Deep Learning Techniques -- Chapter 5: Comparative study of learning effectiveness across NEPs on network fault correlation -- Chapter 6: Securing Networks: A Machine Learning Approach to Intrusion Detection Systems -- Chapter 7: NL2Code: Harnessing Transformers for Automatic Code Generation from Natural Language Descriptions -- Chapter 8: A Comprehensive Survey and Future Standpoints on Big Data Analytics of Mobile Data -- Chapter 9: An approach to detect violations of Social Distancing norms in the public domain -- Chapter 10: AI Art Authenticator: Deep Learning Image Classification. 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.