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 TechnologyVolume V: Special Tracks