Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Kalpana Gupta is presently working as Associate Director (Scientist F) at Centre for Development of Advanced Computing. She holds M.Tech and Ph.D from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi. She has around 23 years of research and teaching experience. Her job profile includes managing government funded research projects and teaching at PG level. Her area of interest includes Artificial Intelligence and Algorithms.Ummer Iqbal is currently serving as a Scientist ‘D’ at the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology J & K, Ministry of Electronics and iNformation Technology , Govt. Of India . He earned his B.E. in Computer Science and Engineering from Dayananda Sagar College (VTU, Karnataka) in 2007 and completed his M.Tech and Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from NIT Srinagar in 2015 and 2022, respectively. He joined NIELIT as a Scientist ‘B’ in March 2010 and has over 15 years of experience in teaching and research. His research interests include IoT security, drone security, and cybersecurity, and he has authored many publications in reputed international journals and conferences. He has also served as Chief Investigator and Co-Chief Investigator for several R&D and capacity-building projects.Kriti Saroha is presently working as Joint Director (Scientist E) at Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Noida. She has received her Ph.D. from GGSIPU, Delhi and M.S. from BITS, Pilani. She has around 24 years of teaching and research experience. Her research interest includes Data Warehousing and Data Mining, AI and Machine Learning, Computer Architecture. She has published a book on Computer Organization, Wiley India Pvt. Ltd. and several research papers in National/ International conferences and journals.Rahul Johari is Associate Professor at University School Of Automation and Robotics, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, East Delhi Campus, Delhi, India. He has done his PostDoctoral Research under supervision of Prof Deo Prakash Vidyarthi from School of Computer and System Sciences(SC&SS), JNU and PhD under supervision of Prof Neelima Gupta and Dr Sandhya Aneja from Department of Computer Science, University of Delhi. Presently he is PhD Program Coordinator and B.Tech[Industrial Internet of Things(IIoT)] Program Coordinator in USAR and is holding the post of Associate Director, Students Welfare of East Delhi Campus, GGSIP University. He is Head and Founder of SWINGER [Security, Wireless, IoT Network Group of Engineering and Research]. He is Microsoft/Google Certified Professional and ODEM certified BlockChain Faculty. He was awarded 'Outstanding Researcher Award' for the academic year 2023-2024, Best Teacher/Researcher Award for the academic year 2013-2014 & 2014-2015 and Vice Chancellor's Certificate of Appreciation in 2020-2021 and 2022-2023 at GGSIP University. His academic and research profile has been accredited as Best Profile of the GGSIP University by IRINS(Indian Research Information Network System), a web-based Research Information Management (RIM) service developed by INFLIBNET Centre under National Mission on Education through ICT(NME-ICT) under Ministry of Education, Govt of India. He has been selected as ACM Eminent Speaker(ESP) by ACM India Council in 2021. He was conferred with 'Best Faculty Award' by PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry and SEMS Inc in April 2022. With 128 SCOPUS indexed publications (including 25+ book chapters) in leading IEEE, Springer, ELSEVIER and ACM indexed International Conferences and Journals of repute, his current H-index is 18.Kiran Walia is currently working as a Project Engineer at the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing. She has completed her M.Tech from the Electronic Science Department at Kurukshetra University. With approximately 14 years of teaching experience. She has a keen interest in VLSI design and fabrication, Microelectromechanical systems, and the Internet of Things. Her job profile includes teaching at the postgraduate level and actively participating in research projects

• Part 1: Foundations of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. 1. Setting the Stage: Introduction to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Technology. 2. Seeing Beyond Sensor Technologies in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Operations. 3. Regulatory Landscape and Ethical Considerations. Part 2: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Simulation and Modeling. 4. Virtual Skies: An Introduction to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Simulation. 5. Brain Behind the Wings: Introduction to Flight Controllers. 6. Making Components Communicate: Introduction to Robot Operating System. 7. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Action: Application Programming for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Part 3: Communication and Security. 8. Communication Protocols: Challenges and Solutions. 9. Secure Flight Paths: Securing Command and Control Links of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Communication. 10. Secure Horizons: Future Trends in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Communication and Security. Part 4: Application and Allied Technologies for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. 11. Global Awareness and Adoption of UAVs in Agriculture: A Case Study of Rurban India 12. Sensor-Driven UAV Technologies for Disaster Management: A Comprehensive Framework for Real-Time Response and Recovery 13. Drones in Real Estate: Applications, challenges and opportunities 14. Application of UAVs in Industrial Manufacturing and Transportation