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Mana Khoshkam is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality, at West Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. She is also affiliated with the Health and Industry Research Centre at the same institution. Her research expertise lies in green tourism, green hospitality and sustainable management, with a particular focus on integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and technology management to enhance sustainability in tourism and hospitality. Dr Khoshkam has published extensively in leading academic journals, including Tourism Management, British Food Journal, The International Journal of Management Education, and Current Issues in Tourism.

Farhad Tabatabaei has a PhD in Hospitality Business Analytics at the University of Delaware. His research focuses on using big data and advanced statistical methods to analyze tourism and hospitality development initiatives. Farhad’s work has been recognized with awards such as the Case Study Competition Award from ICHRIE and the Best Poster Presentation Award at NETTRA.

Behzad Foroughi is an Associate Professor in the International Business Administration Program at I-Shou University, Taiwan. His primary research interests are in marketing, tourism and hospitality, and information technology. As an active researcher, he has published over 80 articles in prestigious academic journals, including Business Strategy and the Environment, Journal of Travel Research, International Journal of Hospitality Management, Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, and International Journal of Consumer Studies. Dr. Foroughi also serves on the editorial boards of various international journals in his fields of expertise.

Morteza Ghobakhloo is an Associate Professor at the Division of Industrial Engineering and Management, Uppsala University, Sweden, and a collaborator with the IN4ACT project at the School of Economics and Business, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania. He holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering. His research interests include the strategic management of digital industrial transformation in the Industry 4.0 era, hyperconnected manufacturing ecosystems, and corporate sustainability performance. His research has been published in many leading journals, such as BSE, IJPR, TFSC, and JCLP.