Innovations in Communication Networks: Sustainability for Societal and Industrial Impact

Vikrant Bhateja is an associate professor in Department of Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology (UNSIET), Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is also serving as the head: Computer Sc. Engg. & Information Technology in the same university. He holds a doctorate in ECE (Bio-Medical Imaging) with a total academic teaching experience of 21 years with around 190 publications in reputed international conferences, journals and online book chapter contributions; out of which 40 papers are published in SCIE indexed high impact factored journals. One of his papers published in Review of Scientific Instruments (RSI) Journal (under American International Publishers) has been selected as "Editor Choice Paper of the Issue'' in 2016. Among the international conference publications, five papers have received "Best Paper Award''.

Vazeerudeen Abdul Hameed is an accomplished academician with a wealth of experience spanning over a decade, primarily focusing on teaching and research. Having earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, he has demonstrated a deep understanding and expertise in his field. Since 2009, he has been an integral part of the Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation (APU) in Malaysia, where he has contributed significantly to the academic community. His research interests encompass cutting-edge areas such as Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Computer Vision, reflecting his dedication to exploring and advancing the frontiers of these fields.

Siba K. Udgata is a professor in the School of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Hyderabad (Institute of Eminence). He served Centre for Modelling, Simulation and Design (CMSD) as a director between year 2012 and 2016. He has a Masters and Ph.D. in Computer Science. He was a United Nations fellow and worked in the United Nations University/International Institute for Software Technology (UNU/IIST), Macau as research fellow in the year 2001. He is a recipient of IBM SUR (Shared University Research) award grant for the project "Mobile Sensor Network based Disaster Management System with special emphasis on Rescue Management System".

Ahmad Taher Azar (Senior Member, IEEE) is a research professor at Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Kingdom Saudi Arabia, and associate director of research and initiative center. He is a lab leader of Automated systems & Soft Computing Lab (ASSCL) at Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He is also a professor at the Faculty of Computers and Artificial intelligence, Benha University, Egypt. Prof. Azar is the editor in chief of the International Journal of System Dynamics Applications (IJSDA) and International Journal of Service Science, Management, Engineering, and Technology (IJSSMET), published by IGI Global, USA. He is also the editor in chief of the International Journal of Intelligent Engineering Informatics (IJIEI), Inderscience Publishers, Olney, UK.