Dr. Lavanya Sharma completed her M.Tech (Computer Science and Engineering) in 2013 from Manav Rachna College of Engineering, affiliated with Maharshi Dayanand University, Haryana, India. She completed her Ph.D. from Uttarakhand Technical University, India, as a full-time Ph.D. scholar in the field of digital image processing and computer vision in April 2018, and received a TEQIP scholarship for the same. Her research work is on motion-based object detection using background subtraction technique for smart video surveillance. She received several prestigious awards during her academic career. She is a recipient of several prestigious awards during her academic career and qualified certification courses from ISRO Dehradun unit, India. She has 40+ research papers to her credit, including Elsevier (SCI Indexed), Inderscience, IGI Global, IEEE Explore, and many more. She has published three books and two books with Taylor & Francis, CRC Press in 2019 and 2020. She also has two patents in her account on object detection in visual surveillance. She has also contributed as an Organizing Committee member of Springer's ICACDS conferences 2016, Springer's ICACDS 2018, Springer's ICACDS 2019, Springer's ICACDS 2020, ICRITO 2021, and Springer's ICACDS 2021. Presently, she is the editorial member/reviewer of various journals of repute and active program committee member of various IEEE and Springer conferences also. Her primary research interests are Digital Image Processing and Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence, Machine learning, deep learning, and Internet of Things. Her vision is to promote teaching and research, providing a highly competitive and productive environment in academic and research areas with tremendous growing opportunities for the society and her country. Dr. Mukesh has done his MBBS from Manipal Academy of higher education from Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India in 2011 and Master of Surgery from Mallya Hospital, Vittal mallya road, Banglore, India in 2014. He is recipient of several prestigious awards and recognition in his career and presently working as a Unit Head and consultant with Alshifa Hospital, Delhi, India and is having more than 6 years of experience. He has published several articles and research papers and contributed as hospital committee member. He has also delivered expert talk in prestigious hospital and educational institute of India including breast awareness, cancer awareness drive, Covid- precautions and measures, Brand ambassador of Pro Biotic (Expert Talk on Fever 104 FM, January 2021). He is also guiding Ph.D students in the field of computer science for medical imaging domain.
