Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to the tenth volume of the International Scientific Journal of Engineering and Technology (ISJET). This milestone issue arrives at a dynamic period where physical environments, digital infrastructure, and human psychology increasingly intersect. The ten exceptional papers featured herein reflect our ongoing commitment to harnessing advanced computational methods to solve complex, real-world problems.

Modern logistics and data management demand robust optimization. To this end, our authors present a hybrid optimization-simulation approach for supply chain network design under uncertainty and in highly perishable environments. Complementing this operational focus, another study addresses cost minimization in 3D bin packing under orientation and operational constraints, providing a timely case study in e-commerce fulfillment. Pushing the boundaries of edge computing, researchers also explore an Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm using cosine similarity on a Raspberry Pi cluster to enhance medical data classification.

In the realm of autonomous mobility and computer vision, a critical study evaluates the robustness of road-tracking Systems for autonomous driving to environmental disruptions. Similarly, a comprehensive review of the DonkeyCar autonomous driving platform, which uses a neural network, provides vital insights for accessible, small-scale deployments. Bridging computer vision and generative AI, a detailed paper on face photo-to-sketch synthesis using CycleGAN breaks down the crucial roles of residual blocks and spectral normalization.

Technological interventions in precision agriculture are highlighted by an automated, IoT-based mushroom greenhouse control system that enables real-time environmental management via the Blynk application. Further exploring agricultural efficiency, a specialized agronomic study details the effect of intermittent photoperiod on yield and light-use efficiency of the common ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum L.) under controlled-environment conditions.

Finally, we explore AI’s computational and sociological dimensions. Addressing natural language processing, a novel hybrid of syntactic structure and contextual semantics is introduced to enhance product review sentiment analysis. Moving to the human-AI interface, a thought-provoking piece examines AI as a form of escapism, analyzing the psychological dimensions of modern user interactions.

We extend our deepest gratitude to our peer reviewers, the editorial board, and our authors. We hope this volume inspires continued cross-disciplinary collaboration within the global engineering and technology community.

With kind regards,

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Parinya Sanguansat
Editor-in-chief
isjet@pim.ac.th