International Journal of Automation and Digital Transformation

International Journal of Automation and Digital Transformation

Open Access Peer-Reviewed ISSN 2791-2957

Published by Emirates Scholar Center for Research & Studies

International Journal of Automation and Digital Transformation (IJADT) is a peer-reviewed academic journal that explores the multifaceted and interdisciplinary challenges, strategies, and opportunities associated with digital... Read aims & scope →

26
Articles published
4 wks
Time to first decision
31%
Acceptance rate
5
Volumes published
100%
Open Access

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Digital Twins as Engines of Industrial Digital Transformation: Enabling Technologies, Applications, and Adoption Challenges

Hana Okamoto, Samira Noor, Erik Larsen, Daniel K. Smith

The digital twin, a virtual representation of a physical asset or process kept synchronized with its counterpart through a live flow of data, has moved in littl…

Vol 5, No 1 (2026)

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FINTECH AS REGULATORY NIHILISM: Disruption, Strategic Non-Compliance and Sandbox as a containment device

Michele Trifiletti

This paper makes a unifying argument: a significant share of FinTech innovation is structured as "regulatory nihilism" — a strategic behavior of intentional dev…

Vol 5, No 1 (2026)

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Optimizing Artificial Intelligence for Digital Transformation: An Integrated Three-Layer Framework Linking Optimization Methods to Enterprise Value Creation

Hiroshi Tanaka, Ibrahim S. Yusuf, Julia R. Santos

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become the principal engine of contemporary digital transformation (DT), yet the value that organizations realize from AI depen…

Vol 5, No 1 (2026)

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Federated Explainable AI for Decentralized Credit Risk Assessment: A Privacy-Preserving Framework Integrating Shapley Deep Networks with Blockchain Verification

Rodrigo Bochner

Introducing a novel federated learning framework that combines explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) with blockchain-based verification for decentralized cr…

Vol 5, No 1 (2026)

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Innovation and Innovative Practices in Digital Environments: The Generative Digital Innovation Practices (GDIP) Framework and a Digital Innovation Practice Index (DIPI)

Farid Al-Mansour, Grace Y. Kim

Innovation in digital environments differs fundamentally from innovation in the analog era: the object of innovation is malleable and re-programmable, the agenc…

Vol 5, No 1 (2026)

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Systems Modelling Language-Driven Digital Twins - Applications, Challenges and Sustainability: A Comprehensive Review

Pervaiz Chaudhry, Anand Agarwal, Sanjay Bharath, Rehaan Malhotra, Rohith Deshamshetti

Using data from various Internet of Things (IoT) sensors attached to any object, system, or process, which is integrated by a specialized model, a digital/virtu…

Vol 5, No 1 (2026)

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Smart Load Flow Analysis using Conventional method and modern method

Aya Al Shaltouni, Abdulla Ismail

The optimal power flow for networked microgrids with different renewable energy sources (PV panels and wind turbines), storage systems, generators, and load is …

Vol 1, No 1 (2022)

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Blockchain-based E-tendering Evaluation Framework

Xingbo Gong, Xingyu Tao, Moumita Das, Yuhan Liu, Jack Cheng

Tendering & Bidding generally involve many construction units participating in a project bidding. The purchaser selects the best bidder with a short constru…

Vol 1, No 1 (2022)

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Smart Mobility Solutions through Bike Sharing System Design: A Case Study of Jerash Archaeological Site

Alaa Ababneh

Intelligent transport systems, or ITS, are gaining significance in transportation planning due to its capacity to enhance traffic flow, reduce environmental imp…

Vol 2, No 1 (2023)

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Cloud computing-based banking and management control

Yassine Hilmi

It is well known that firms nowadays operate in a VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) environment urging them to obtain a lasting competitive adva…

Vol 3, No 1 (2024)

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Modeling and Control of Electrical Model of PV Module

Bahij Zeina, Ismail Abdulla

The use of green energy has been of wide interest in recent decades. Photovoltaic systems are used to convert sunlight into electric energy. In this paper, an e…

Vol 2, No 1 (2023)

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ARIF: Autonomous Recognition in the Field Enhancing National Security with Computer Vision-Based Facial Recognition

Abubakr Osman

Through a novel research approach that employs a mix of Convolutional Neural architectures & Siamese Neural Nets, we propose a viable mechanism that focuses…

Vol 3, No 1 (2024)

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Navigating the Complexity of Construction Contracts and the value of Blockchain Technology: A Systems Dynamics Perspective - Review Paper

Ahmed Abdelghany

This paper examines the integration of systems thinking and blockchain technology in construction contract management. It addresses the complexities inherent in…

Vol 3, No 1 (2024)

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Measurement of Angle Between Subspaces in Direct Sum Decomposition

Ali Sayyad, Jameel Maki

The problems of Eigen structure assignment has been studied. As an immediate part of that, the problem addressed is the development of measures of “skewness” be…

Vol 1, No 2 (2022)

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Research Article

Smart Airlift UAE: Smart Lift System for Inclusive and Accessible Air Travel

Mouza Al Muhairi, Sara Al Falasi

This business proposal introduces Airlift UAE: Smart Lift System, an innovative solution designed to promote inclusive and dignified air travel for People of De…

Vol 4, No 2 (2025)

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