Sabu M.Thampi is a Professor at the School of Computer Science & Engineering. His research interests include the Internet of Things (IoT), Cognitive Security, Endpoint Security, Cognitive Surveillance, and Smart Cyber-Physical Systems. He also coordinates the Connected Systems and Intelligence (CSI) Lab. With a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Sabu has actively contributed to funded research projects and has a notable record of publications in books, journals, and conferences. He has authored and edited books and conference proceedings published by reputed publishers. Dr. Sabu's contributions extend to serving as a Guest Editor for special journal issues and participating as a program committee member in international conferences and workshops. He has taken on leadership roles as a co-chair for international workshops and conferences and has initiated and organized multiple annual conferences and symposiums. Vipin Chaudhary is the Kevin J. Kranzusch Professor and Chair of the Department of Computer and Data Sciences at Case Western Reserve University. Most recently, he was a Program Director at the National Science Foundation where he was involved in many national initiatives and the Empire Innovation Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at SUNY Buffalo. He cofounded Scalable Informatics, a leading provider of pragmatic, high-performance software-defined storage and compute solutions to a wide range of markets, from financial and scientific computing to research and big data analytics. Dr. Chaudhary was awarded the prestigious President of India Gold Medal in 1986 at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur where he received the B.Tech. (Hons.) degree in Computer Science and Engineering and a Ph.D. degree from The University of Texas at Austin. Al-Sakib Khan Pathan is a Professor at the Computer Science and Engineering department at United International University (UIU), Bangladesh, and serves as a PhD Co-supervisor (external) at the Computer Sciences Department, University Ferhat Abbas Setif 1, Algeria. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Kyung Hee University, South Korea, in 2009, and a B.Sc. in Computer Science and Information Technology from the Islamic University of Technology (IUT), Bangladesh, in 2003. With a diverse academic background, he has held faculty positions at various institutions, including Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), Southeast University, Bangladesh, and International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). His research interests encompass wireless sensor networks, network security, cloud computing, and e-services technologies. He has delivered 33 keynote and invited speeches at international conferences, received several awards and best paper accolades, and actively contributed to top-ranked journals and conferences. Professor Li is currently a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering at the Providence University, Taiwan. He was a department chair in 2009, the Special Assistant to the University President since 2010, and appointed as Vice-Dean for Office of International and Cross-Strait Affairs (OIA) in this same university since 2014. Dr. Li is recipient of awards from Nvidia, Ministry of Education (MOE)/Taiwan and Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)/Taiwan, as also guest professorship from universities in China, that includes Xiamen University (XMU), Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Lanzhou University (LZU), Shanghai University (SHU), Anhui University of Science and Technology (AUST), and Lanzhou Jiaotong University (LZJTU). He has been involved actively in conferences and workshops as a program/general/steering conference chairman positions, numerous conferences and workshops as a program committee member, and has organized numerous conferences related to high-performance computing and computational science & engineering. Dr. Dilip Krishnaswamy, currently the Founder of Quantum Walks Technologies (QWalks) based in New Jersey, USA since 2022, is a visionary technologist with a profound interest in leveraging cutting-edge technologies to address contemporary challenges. His expertise spans Quantum & AI Edge Acceleration, Zero Trust Processing, Trustworthy Distributed AI, Quantum Key Distribution Protocols, Digital Twin Modeling, Risk-aware Generative AI, Sustainable Systems, and System Optimization. With a remarkable track record boasting 70+ granted US patents and 70+ research publications, Dr. Krishnaswamy has received accolades such as the "Technologist of the Year 2020" awardfrom IEEE Bangalore. Dr. Krishnaswamy has held key roles in renowned organizations, including Senior Principal Architect at STL Edge Networks, Vice President (New & Emerging Tech R&D) at Reliance Jio Platforms Ltd, Senior Scientist at IBM Research, and Senior Staff Researcher at Qualcomm. His educational background includes a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where his research focused on Parallel Processing Applications in VLSI-CAD, Signal and Image Processing, and Numerical Methods. Dr. Krishnaswamy has been an influential figure in the field, contributing to various conferences, events, and initiatives, demonstrating his commitment to pushing the boundaries of technology.
