The five-volume set LNCS 14884, 14885, 14886, 14887 & 14888 constitutes the refereed deadline proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Knowledge Science, Engineering and Management, KSEM 2024, held in Birmingham, UK, during August 16–18, 2024.

The 160 full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 495 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections:

Volume I: Knowledge Science with Learning and AI (KSLA)

Volume II: Knowledge Engineering Research and Applications (KERA)

Volume III: Knowledge Management with Optimization and Security (KMOS)

Volume IV: Emerging Technology

Volume V: Special Tracks