Soft Computing for Security Applications

Dr. G. Ranganathan is working as Professor and Head in Gnanamani College of Engineering and Technology, Namakkal, India. He has done his Ph.D. in the Faculty of Information and Communication Engineering from Anna University, Chennai in the year 2013. His research thesis was in the area of bio-medical signal processing. He has total of 29+ years of experience in industry, teaching, and research. He has guided several project works for many UG and PG students in the areas of bio-medical signal processing. He has published more than 35 research papers in international and national journals and conferences. He has also co-authored many books in electrical and electronics subjects. He has served as Referee for many reputed International Journals published by Elsevier, Springer, Taylor, and Francis, etc. He has membership in various professional bodies like ISTE, IAENG, etc., and has actively involved himself in organizing various international- and national-level conferences, symposiums, seminars, etc.
Dr. Xavier Fernando is Director of Ryerson Communications Lab that has received total research funding of $3,185,000.00 since 2008 from industry and government (including joint grants). He has (co-)authored over 200 research articles, three books (one translated to Mandarin), several book chapters and holds few patents. The present and past members and af?liates of this lab can be found at this LinkedIn group and Facebook page. He was IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Lecturer and has delivered over 50 invited talks and keynote presentations all over the world. He was a member in the IEEE Communications Society (COMSOC) Education Board Working Group on Wireless Communications. He was Chair of IEEE Canada Humanitarian Initiatives Committee 2017-2018. He was also Chair of the IEEE Toronto Section and IEEE Canada Central Area.
Selwyn Piramuthu is Professor of Information Systems and Operations Management at the University of Florida, where he has taught since Fall 1991. Trained in machine learning, his research interests also include cryptography with applications related to IoT/RFID, privacy/security, supply chain management, among others. His (co-authored with Wei Zhou) book titled, RFID and Sensor Network Automation in the Food Industry was published by Wiley in 2016. He received his B.Tech., M.S., and Ph.D., respectively, from IIT-Madras, University of Arizona, and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.