Systems, Decision and Control in Energy VIII. Volume I: Energy Informatics and Transport presents contemporary scientific advances at the intersection of energy systems, transport engineering, digital technologies, and intelligent decision-making frameworks. Addressing the ongoing transformation of global energy and mobility sectors, the volume provides a comprehensive overview of analytical methods, computational models, and engineering solutions aimed at improving the efficiency, sustainability, resilience, and security of modern infrastructures.

The book is structured into two thematic sections: energy informatics and transport systems. The first section focuses on the development of digital energy ecosystems, emphasizing artificial intelligence applications, decision-support methodologies, resource optimization, and data-driven analysis. Particular attention is devoted to the assessment and forecasting of energy processes in Ukraine, including electricity consumption modeling, community-level energy analysis, renewable energy integration, energy security, cybersecurity, and risk prevention. The section also includes studies on advanced mathematical and computational techniques, such as image segmentation methods for infrastructure monitoring and nonlinear dynamical system modeling.

The transport section examines current challenges and technological trends in maritime, multimodal, and railway transport systems. The presented studies address optimization of transport logistics, integration of human–machine interaction in navigation systems, railway infrastructure modernization, hybrid locomotive modeling, and environmental impact assessment. These contributions highlight the necessity of balancing operational performance with decarbonization objectives and environmental sustainability.

By integrating engineering innovation, intelligent information technologies, and advanced decision-making approaches, this volume provides valuable scientific and practical insights for researchers, engineers, policymakers, and practitioners engaged in the development of sustainable energy and transport systems.