Welcome to the Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Applied Engineering (ICAE 2025 The rapid expansion of Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT), smart infrastructures, digital governance models, and data-driven social systems has transformed how societies function, interact, and evolve. The central aim of ICSSSM 2025 was to explore these evolving paradigms and to highlight innovative frameworks, research prototypes, and critical reflections that contribute to sustainable social management and smarter technological ecosystems. The contributions in this volume reflect collective efforts to bridge theory and practice, fostering dialogues across disciplines to inspire future research and collaborative innovation. We firmly believe that the ideas presented here will contribute meaningfully to the global discourse on intelligent systems and their role in shaping resilient, inclusive, and sustainable societies.

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