Engineering Design and Engineering Education for Sustainable Development

Dear Colleagues,

The escalating challenges posed by climate change and environmental protection have spurred the growth of sustainability sciences worldwide. In response, engineering education has evolved to focus more prominently on sustainable development goals, which are critical to ensuring that current generations meet their needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs. This Special Issue is dedicated to exploring the role of engineering design and education in advancing sustainable development, with a particular emphasis on preparing engineers to address fundamental human needs such as reducing poverty, providing clean water and electricity, responding to human-made or technologically originated IT and cyber threats, and developing resilient, energy-efficient infrastructures.

This Special Issue concentrates on these key aspects:

• Green computing: Education and research in software, coding, sensors, smart systems, multimedia systems, informatics engineering, algorithms, etc., and their applications within sustainability frameworks.
• Sustainable communications and ICT: Innovations in networking, protocols, data protection, and sustainable security, focusing on hardware and technologies that promote environmental sustainability.
• Sustainable engineering: Design practices in systems, operating systems, control and management, and technology design that prioritize energy saving and efficient use of natural resources.
• Cyber-sustainability: Best practices in the resilience and durability of IT and engineering systems to ensure they are sustainable in environmental, economic, and social terms, enhancing the overall sustainability of technological infrastructures.

With this Special Issue, we encourage authors to share innovative research and educational practices, focusing on value-based teaching/ learning methods that equip engineering students with crucial sustainability-oriented skills. We also are looking for research papers on technological and design innovations that advance the sustainability of engineering projects and infrastructure which address the longevity and resilience of cyber systems in environmental, economic, and social contexts.

References

1. Bano, F., Alomar, M. A., Alotaibi, F. M., Serbaya, S. H., Rizwan, A., & Hasan, F. (2024). Leveraging Virtual Reality in Engineering Education to Optimize Manufacturing Sustainability in Industry 4.0. Sustainability, 16(18), 7927.
2. Agboola, O. P., Bashir, F. M., Dodo, Y. A., Mohamed, M. A. S., & Alsadun, I. S. R. (2023). The influence of information and communication technology (ICT) on stakeholders' involvement and smart urban sustainability. Environmental Advances, 13, 100431.
3. Grigaliūnas, Š., Brūzgienė, R., & Venčkauskas, A. (2023). The Method for Identifying the Scope of Cyberattack Stages in Relation to Their Impact on Cyber-Sustainability Control over a System. Electronics, 12(3), 591.
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5. Gyamfi, B. A., Onifade, S. T., & Ofori, E. K. (2023). Synthesizing the impacts of information and communication technology advancement and educational developments on environmental sustainability: A comparative analyses of three economic blocs—BRICS, MINT, and G7 economies. Sustainable Development, 31(2), 744-759.
6. Sigahi, T. F., Rampasso, I. S., Anholon, R., & Sznelwar, L. I. (2023). Classical paradigms versus complexity thinking in engineering education: An essential discussion in the education for sustainable development. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 24(1), 179-192.

Prof. Dr. Nadezhda Kunicina
Dr. Rasa Brūzgienė
Guest Editors

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• sustainable development
• green computing
• cyber sustainability
• sustainable engineering
• environmental sustainability
• information communication technology for sustainability
• resilient infrastructures
• energy efficiency
• sustainable security
• sustainability education
• smart technologies for sustainability
• emerging technologies in education