Kukatlapalli Pradeep Kumar, PhD, is an Associate Professor and Program Coordinator for Data Science in the Department of Computer Science Engineering, CHRIST University, India. With a strong foundation in computational techniques and innovative problem-solving approaches, he is involved in academic teaching and mentoring, helping to shape the next generation of data scientists and AI professionals. His research is in the area of data provenance and analytics, AI, and information security. He has over 40 publications and four edited books to his credit, with more in progress, as well as two patent applications and two copyrights. He is also a speaker at academic forums.Boppuru Rudra Prathap, PhD, is a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, India. Dr. Prathap has over 15 years of academic and research experience, having previously worked as an Associate Professor at CHRIST University. He has published many indexed research papers and has contributed to book chapters and patents in emerging areas such as cyber security, IoT, and AI-based crime detection. He has served as a reviewer for various IEEE, Springer, and Elsevier journals and has been actively involved in research consultancy.Vinay Jha Pillai, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Electronics and Communication Engineering, CHRIST University, India. Apart from teaching, he is engaged in research related to early detection of breast cancer using optical imaging. He is also exploring the field of image reconstruction and inverse problems. He holds two patents related to early detection of breast cancer, and his work was selected for presentation at premier conferences like SPIE BioS Photonics at San Francisco, California, and Photonics at IIT Delhi. He is also principal investigator for two funded projects associated with the Government of India.Prasenjit Chatterjee, PhD, is Dean (Research and Consultancy) at the MCKV Institute of Engineering, West Bengal, India. A prolific author and editor, he has published many research papers and has edited more than 15 books on intelligent decision-making, supply chain management, optimization techniques, and sustainability modeling. He is the editor of several book series, including AAP Research Notes on Optimization and Decision-Making Theories and Frontiers of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Dr. Chatterjee is one of the developers of two multiple-criteria decision-making methods: Measurement of Alternatives and Ranking according to COmpromise Solution (MARCOS) and Ranking of Alternatives through Functional mapping of criterion sub-intervals into a Single Interval (RAFSI).
