Srivastava Amitendra & M Deepika 
AI & ML – Powering the Agents of Automation 

Learn Why, What, Where, When Who and How behind the technologies of the AI & ML powering the Agents of Automation in a simple manner Key features Explore various trends of Automation impacting our lives today. Explains the reasons behind the proliferations of the various bots and autonomous agents. Explores the various areas being impacted by the use of these new workforce made of machines. Examines the components that make up Robots, Chatbots, Autonomous cars and Drones. Throws a light on the various limitations and threats encountered by the Agents of Automation Explores how, Blockchain can be used to protect IOT, Robots, Drones and Autonomous cars. Throws a light on the various tools used to build Robots, Chatbots and RPA. Outlines the steps undertaken to manage while building projects to deploy the Agents of Automation. Description We are faced with automatic machines and autonomous agents gradually replacing a lot of activities, hitherto have been carried out by humans. From airports to call centers, shop floors in the factory to accounting and finance departments in large businesses, we are finding increasing applications of AI & ML led automation.Most of the time, the autonomous machines we interact with or work with, like the Robots, Drones and Self driving cars evoke awe, inspiration & perplexity at the same time. They seem to be the tools only used by the most technology empowered organizations and technology geeks.The effort of this book is to go under the veil of all these automation agents, explain their benefits and expose the way they work by leveraging hardware and software powered by AI & ML as well. We expect the book to demystify these technologies to the learners in a reader friendly manner without using too much of jargon, egging them to take the next step to develop a passion to follow and leverage these trends for their productivity and enhance their quality of life.What will you learn From this book, you will get a very good idea about the various agents of automation like IOT, Robots, Chatbots, and Robotic Process Automation, Drones and Autonomous cars. Why do we use these machines? Where do we use them? Where do we find their applications? What are the components that go into making of these machines? High level knowledge on how we can build them and what are the advantages, disadvantages, risks and appropriate way to limit these risks. Who this book is for This book is for all the students and those passionate to get a fundamental knowledge on various aspects of Disruptive technologies prevalent today like IOT, AI, ML, Blockchain and Automation. Engineering students, CXOs in organizations, Government officials, Digital natives and the young generation of technology enthusiasts will find this book extremely interesting and informative.Table of contents1. Introduction to Automated Personal Assistants: Past, Present & The Future2. Disruptive models led by digitization3. Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, The languages of Automation4. Internet Of Things, Industry 4.0 And Factories Of Tomorrow5. Robots6. Robotic Process Automation7. Drones8. Chatbots & Voice Assistants9. Autonomous Cars10. Artificial Intelligence & Automation Gone Wrong11. Blockchain-The New Generation Tool for Cybersecurity12. Blockchain As A Protector of The Agents of Automation13. Summary and Conclusion14. CHAPTER WISE QUESTIONS15. GLOSSARY: AGENTS OF AUTOMATIONAbout the author Deepika Mhttp://linkedin.com/in/deepika2019Deepika is CCNA/CCNP/CCIE certified Computer Engineering graduate from VIT University, Vellore and a Cybersecurity professional with over 4 years‘ experience in Networking & Cybersecurity from Cisco. She is an MBA in General Management with specialization in Finance, Marketing and Analytics (Trained in R & Python) from the Asia School of Business, Kuala Lumpur in collaboration with MIT Sloan. She is a R3 Corda certified Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology Evangelist, She is a scholarship candidate from Stanford GSB, for their Entrepreneur development program, Stanford, IGNITE. Vijay K. Cuddapahhttp://linkedin.com/in/vijay-kumar-0706858With master’s in business management and B.Sc. in Computer Science, is responsible for Technology/Functional Development and Strategic Planning in IOT, AI & Analytics organizations. He has 10 years‘ experience in project development, deployment and delivery. Experience in multiple areas with emphasis on Analytics, Machine Learning, Information Technology and Consultancy related Services. He is passionate about Drones and diverse technologies ranging from Analytics, Machine Learning, Simulation, Automation, Tools development and Application Development across different verticals. He has significant experience in research methodology, design & conducting large scale surveys and analysis. Amitendra Srivastavahttp://linkedin.com/in/amitendra-srivastava-a5007844Amitendra holds a post graduate diploma in business administration from ISCS Pune. He has more than 14 years of rich corporate experience in training delivery and analytics product development. He has worked with HDFC Bank, Redwood Associates and Analytics Training Institute, He is extremely passionate about Analytics, Statistical concepts, Deep Learning & AI, Predictive modelling, Video Analytics & Autonomous vehicle technology.Srinivas Mahankalihttp://linkedin.com/in/srini-ults Srinivas Mahankali is an IIT Madras and IIM Bangalore alumnus and heads Blockchain Center of Excellence at ULTS (ULCCS Group, Calicut, Kerala). He is Six sigma certified, NCFM Level 2, Capital Markets certified and R3 Corda Certified professional. He is an author of the books, Blockchain- The Untold Story & also co-authored Successful Organizations in action. Blockchain the Untold Story is deemed to be the first book to be translated from English into Chinese by Artificial Engineering Bots.