Dr. Naveen Kumar Chaudhary is Professor of Cyber Security and Dean, at National Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India since 2019. He is courtesy research Professor at Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Science, Florida International University, Miami, USA. He holds Bachelor of Technology degree in Information Technology & Telecommunication Engineering and Master of Engineering degree in Digital Communication. He earned his Ph.D. in Engineering and advanced certifications in Cyber and Network security. He has experience of more than 25 years in engineering education, research, and Government. He has co-authored many papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings. He is an editor-in-chief of NFSU Journal of Cyber Security and Digital Forensics and his research focus is in the domain of Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics, Drone-Forensics, Cyber-Physical Systems and Cyber-Forensic Investigations. Dr. S.S. Iyengar is currently the Distinguished University Professor, Founding Director of the Discovery Lab and Director of the US Army funded Center of Excellence in Digital Forensics at Florida International University, Miami. He is also the Distinguished Chaired Professor (Hon.) at National Forensics Sciences University, Gandhinagar, India. He has been involved with research and education in high-performance intelligent systems, Data Science and Machine Learning Algorithms, Sensor Fusion, Data Mining, and Intelligent Systems. Since receiving his Ph.D. degree in 1974 from MSU, USA, he has directed over 65 Ph.D. students, 100 Master’s students, and many undergraduate students who are now faculty at Major Universities worldwide or Scientists or Engineers at National Labs/Industries around the world. He has published more than 900 research papers, has authored/co-authored and edited 32 books. His books are published by MIT Press, John Wiley and Sons, CRC Press, Prentice Hall, Springer Verlag, IEEE Computer Society Press, etc. During the last thirty years More recently in Spring 2021, Dr. Iyengar was awarded a $2.25 M funding for setting up a Digital Forensics Center of Excellence over a period of 5 years (2021-2026). Dr. Chirag Modi, is working as an Associate Professor in the department of computer science and engineering at National Institute of Technology Goa (NIT Goa). His research areas include Security and Privacy, Blockchain, and Data analytics. He has successfully disseminated his research output in premier international conferences and journals. He holds 5 granted utility patents including 02 Indian Patents. He has established a security research lab at NIT Goa and his group is currently exploring offensive and defensive security solutions such as AI/ML enabled malware mutation, Static and Runtime time Semantics based Malware Detection etc. Sankita J. Patel is associated with the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat since 2009. Her research interests focus on Applied Research in Information Security and Privacy application domains like Cyber-Physical Systems, Online Social Networks, Data Analytics, Cloud Computing, Big Data, etc. She has worked as a joint investigator in research projects funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Govt. of India, and the Gujarat Council of Science and Technology, Govt. of Gujarat. She has co-authored many papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings. .
