Blockchain Technologies for Smart Circular Economy and Organisational Sustainability

Rubee Singh is an assistant professor of human resource at Institute of Business Management, GLA University, India. She is a post-doctoral (D. Litt) researcher at Kumaun University, Nainital, India. She holds a Ph.D. in management from Noida International University, India, and an MBA in HR from Dr A.P. J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, India. She has published 25 academic books, and more than 75+ research papers in SCI, ABDC-A, Scopus & UGC index journals. Her areas of research are net zero, circular economy, digital CE, sustainability, digital HRM, sustainable HRM, Industry 4.0/5.0, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Innovation and CSR. She has been honoured with many prestigious awards, which include consecutive Best Researchers Award of the Year-2022-23, and 2023-24 by GLA University, Child Ambassador Award of The Year 2022, Iconic Faculty Award 2019, International Young Researchers Award-2021, Young Scientist Award 2020, and Nari Ratan Award 2023.

Wasswa Shafik, a remarkable computer scientist, information technologist, and educator, hails from the vibrant capital city of Uganda, Kampala. His passion extends beyond technology, encompassing people's health, justice, and the responsible use of technological advancements, regardless of race, religion, or sex. With a strong educational background, he holds a bachelor's degree in information technology engineering with a minor in mathematics from Ndejje University, Uganda. He further pursued a master of engineering degree in information technology engineering (MIT) with a computer and communication network option from Yazd University, Iran, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science at Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam. As a member of the IEEE, Shafik has made significant contributions in various domains such as smart agriculture, health informatics, computer vision, network science, and security and privacy He has published more than 80 research articles, book sections, and conferences in many reputed journals, including Scopus Q1, Q2, and SCI in different publishers.

Vikas Kumar is an associate dean for Research Innovation and Enterprise at the Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences, Birmingham City University, UK. He is also a professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management. Prof Kumar has over a decade of teaching and research experience. Prior to joining BCU, he was a director of Research and Scholarship at Bristol Business School, University of the West of England. Prof Kumar has also worked in India, Ireland, and Hong Kong. He earned his Ph.D. in Management from University of Exeter, United Kingdom. He did his graduation (B. Tech.) from National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology Ranchi (formerly NIFFT), India. He has published over 250 journal articles and conference papers including A*/A as per ABDC and 4*/3* as per ABS indexed journals. He has an excellent research track record with over 18000 citations on Google Scholar and H-index of 73.