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ABOUT the Conference

The IMDC-IST 2025 provides a forum for academics, researchers, and developers from academia and industry to share and exchange their latest research contributions and identify practical implications of emerging technologies to advance these solutions to the world. In line with the goals of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and its impact on sustainable development, IMDC-IST 2025 is dedicated to boosting understanding of the impact of emerging technologies on individuals, organizations, and societies and how intelligent computing applications have recently reshaped these entities. IMDC-IST 2025 focuses on recent innovations in intelligent computing applications in tourism.

Themes of the Conference

Metaverse in Hospitality and Tourism Industry.

IoT and Smart Infrastructure in Rural Tourism.

Virtual Reality in Tourism of Rural Communities.

Digital Platforms and Virtual Tourism Experiences.

AI Applications in Rural Tourism Management.

Sustainable Tourism Practices Enabled by Intelligent Computing.

Community Empowerment and Economic Development.

Role of AI and Digital Marketing in Branding Rural Tourism.

Our Mission & Vision

Intelligent computing, coupled with advancements in technology, holds transformative potential for tourism in rural communities. These communities often face challenges, including poor infrastructure, sparse resources, and seasonal visitors with limited numbers. By integrating intelligent computing technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices, rural tourism can overcome these obstacles, enhance visitor experiences, and attract more tourists to specific destinations. The tourism sector is becoming increasingly automated. Recent developments in artificial intelligence (AI) have brought intelligence to automation. Intelligent computing involves transforming emotional, cognitive, and analytical capabilities to technically complete and automate activities traditionally performed by humans. Intelligence systems improve tourist trips, make travel recommendations based on users’ desires and preferences, and promote lesser-known areas.

Impact of AI on Tourism

Analysis of rural communities’ data on resource optimization, tourist behaviours, and sustainability practices and policies are crucial to facilitate real-time monitoring of various conditions, improve infrastructure and enhance tourist safety. Intelligent computing and its applications in rural communities enhance community participation and virtual merchants and expand access to various rural destinations around the world. In this context, such action helps support local and emerging economies by promoting archaeological sites, crafts and cultural experiences. The application of intelligent computing enhances economic growth and supports achieving sustainable development goals and targets eliminating poverty, developing education, supporting climate protection, and preserving cultural heritage, and assuring sustainability for the present and future generations.

Intelligent computing applications in rural areas can also revolutionize the hospitality and tourism industry, as hotels, destinations, and virtual tours change the ways people choose lodging and destinations, make reservations, and even attend concerts. The shift towards intelligent computing will certainly become an integral part of the industry and will increase the overall hospitality and tourism experience in multiple ways, especially in rural communities.