Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Smart and Sustainable Waste Treatment: Emerging Applications and Best Practices

Izharul Haq is working as an Assistant Professor at the Manipal University Jaipur, India, where he specializes in environmental biotechnology, with a focus on waste management using microbial processes and evaluating the toxicity of pollutants. He completed his PhD in Microbiology at the CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, India, and later conducted postdoctoral research at the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. His current research work is in the field of environmental microbiology and pollutant remediation.

Krishna Chaitanya Maturi is an Assistant Professor in Department of civil engineering at Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya. He holds a B. Tech in Civil Engineering from JNTU Kakinada and an M. Tech in Civil/Environmental Engineering from IIT Guwahati. He completed his Ph.D. in Civil/Environmental Engineering, specializing in Solid Waste Management from IIT Guwahati. He has also served as a Research Associate at Hong Kong Baptist University and worked as a Project Scientist II in the Department of Civil Engineering at IIT Roorkee. His expertise spans environmental engineering, focusing on sustainable waste management practices, waste to energy, and Plastics and bioplastics in waste streams.