Prof. Rajendra Prasad Mahapatra is the Professor & Dean– SRM institute of Science and Technology, Delhi-NCR Campus, Ghaziabad. He is a pioneer in the field of computer science and engineering. He has vast experience of 24 years as an academician, researcher and administrator. During his 24 years of experience, he has worked in India and abroad. He has been associated with Mekelle University, Ethopia for more than two years. Prof. R.P. Mahapatra has authored more than 100 research papers which are published in international journals like Inderscience, Emerald, Elsevier, IEEE and Springer. He has authored ten books, ten book chapters and five granted patents. His 16 students have successfully completed their Ph.D. under his guidance and 8 students are pursuing their Ph.D. He is a fellow member of I.E. (India), senior member of IACSIT, Singapore, life member of ISTE, Senior member of IEEE and many more reputed bodies. He is a recipient of the Institution Award from Institution of Engineers (India), Calcutta, on 56th Annual Technical Session on 15th Feb.2015, Madhusudan Memorial Award from Institution of Engineers (India), Calcutta, on 57th Annual Technical Session on 14th Feb.2016, Certificate of Excellence from SRM University, NCR Campus, on 9th Feb 2015. Dr. Sudip Roy is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, India, since July 2014. He is also an associated faculty member of the Centre of Excellence in Disaster Mitigation and Management (CoEDMM) in IIT Roorkee, India, since April 2015. He is a JSPS fellow (long-term) in the college of information science and engineering, Ritsumeikan University, Japan, during April 2021 to January 2022. He has authored one book, one book chapter, two granted US patents including 25 research articles in international peer-reviewed journals and 40 papers in international peer-reviewed conference proceedings. His current research interests include computer-aided design for digital systems, electronic design automation (EDA) for microfluidic lab-on-a-chips, algorithm design, optimization techniques, information and communication technologies (ICT) for disaster risk reduction (DRR). He is a recipient of JSPS Invitational Fellowship Award (Long-Term) from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Govt. of Japan in 2021, Early Career Research Award from Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India in 2017 and Microsoft Research India Ph.D. Fellowship Award in 2010. He is a member of IEEE and ACM. Dr. Avneesh Vashistha, holds Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering, M.Tech in CSE, PGDBM with specializations in IT and HR, and MIT. He has over 22 years of experience in the education sector, He has served as a dedicated academician, researcher, and administrator. His passion lies in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students, fostering their academic growth, and guiding them towards innovative thinking. His research is centered on Cloud Computing, including IaaS and SaaS models, service-based computing, and the economic-driven engineering of cloud infrastructures. He is particularly interested in understanding the runtime behaviour of services and the underlying resources, applying techniques such as Technical Debt analysis and predictive learning to address these challenges.
