This book is a collection of peer-reviewed best selected research papers presented at the Fifth International Conference on Advances in Distributed Computing and Machine Learning (ICADCML 2024), organized by School of Electronics and Engineering, VIT - AP University, Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India, during 5-6 January 2024. This book presents recent innovations in the field of scalable distributed systems in addition to cutting edge research in the field of Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain in distributed environments.