Prof. (Dr.) Sanjay Yadav, born in 1962, obtained his master degree in science (M.Sc.) in 1985 and Ph.D. degree in Physics in 1990. He is Former Chief Scientist and Head, Physico Mechanical Metrology Division of NPL, India and Former Faculty of Physical Sciences, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), HRDG, Ghaziabad. He taught 'Advanced Measurement Techniques & Metrology course, took practical classes and supervising graduate, master and Ph.D. students since 2011. He is working as the Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of the MAPAN: The Journal of Metrology Society of India. He has significantly contributed to pressure metrology, biomedical instrumentation, ultrasonic transducers and instrumentation systems. His current research interests include research and developmental activities in physico mechanical measurements; establishment, realization, maintenance and up-gradation of national pressure and vacuum standards; dissemination of national practical pressure scale to users through apex level calibration, training and consultancy services; inter-laboratory comparisons, proficiency testing programme and key comparisons, implementation of Quality System in the laboratory as per ISO/IEC 17025 standard and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Monte Carlo Simulations for pressure balances. He has over 450 research publications to his credit, published in the national and international journals of repute and conferences besides contributing in several books as editor and author, published by Springer and MSI as well as in drafting several project, scientific and technical reports, documents and policy papers. Dr. Yogendra Arya is currently working as an Associate Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering, J.C. Bose University of Science & Technology, YMCA, Faridabad, India. He received his A.M.I.E. in Electrical Engineering from The Institution of Engineers (India), in 2008, M.Tech. (Instrumentation & Control) fromDCRUST, Murthal, Haryana in 2010 and a Ph.D. from Delhi Technological University, Delhi in 2018. He has published 50+ research papers in reputed International journals. He is a regular reviewer of leading journals. He is a Fellow of IETE, SM of IEEE, an Associate Member of The Institution of Engineers (India), and a Life Member of ISTE. His major areas of research interest include instrumentation, control, AGC/LFC in smart grids, fuzzy control, energy storage systems, and renewable energy systems. Dr. Shailesh M Pandey's academic journey is rooted in his pursuit of excellence and dedication to his field. He completed his B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering in the year 2007 and Qualified GATE in 2010. He holds a Master's degree (2012) and a Ph.D. (2017) in Mechanical Engineering from DTU (Delhi Technological University), a prestigious institution known for its strong engineering programs. For his M.Tech. dissertation and Doctoral research work, he had the privilege of being supervised by two esteemed professors, Prof. Qasim Murtaza and Prof. R.S. Walia from Delhi Technological University (DTU) Delhi. Currently, Dr. Pandey serves as a Training and Placement Officer at NIT Patna, where he guides and supports students in their career development, a position he has held since 2020. His area of research includes surface modification, coating, tribology, material processing, composite materials, metal matrix nanocomposites, nano-coatings, wear, deformation, and corrosion. He has guided more than 25 B.Tech projects and 10 M.Tech dissertations. At present, 5 PhD Students are working under his supervision. Dr. Pandey is also the founder and president of the educational and skill-development NGO "Avhikalpana" and a Trust “Research and Innovation Trust”. Prof. Dr. Noreddine Gherabi is a professor of computer science with industrial and academic experience. He holds a doctorate in computer science. In 2013, he worked as a professor of computer science at Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, and since 2015 has worked as a research professor at Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Morocco. Member of the International Association of Engineers (IAENG). He has several contributions to information systems namely: big data, semantic web, pattern recognition, and intelligent systems. He has papers (book chapters, international journals, and conferences/workshops), and edited books. He has served on executive and technical program committees and as a reviewer of numerous international conferences and journals, he convened and chaired more than 30 conferences and workshops. Prof. Dr. Dimitrios A. Karras received his Diploma and M.Sc. Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece in 1985, and a Ph.D. Degree in Electrical Engineering, from the NTUA, Greece in 1995, with honors. From 1990 to 2004 he collaborated as a visiting professor and researcher with several universities and research institutes in Greece. Since 2004, after his election, he has been with the Sterea Hellas Institute of Technology, Automation Dept., Greece as an associate professor in Intelligent Systems-Decision Making Systems, Digital Systems, Signal Processing, till 12/2018, as well as with the Hellenic Open University, Dept. Informatics as a visiting professor in Communication Systems (the latter since 2002 and up to 2010). Since 1/2019 is an Associate Prof. in Intelligent Systems-Decision Making Systems, Digital Systems, and Signal Processing at the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, School of Science, Dept. General as well as Adjunct Assoc. Prof. with the EPOKA university, Computer Engineering Dept., Tirana. He has published more than 70 research-refereed journal papers in various areas of intelligent and distributed/multiagent systems, Decision Making, pattern recognition, image/signal processing,and neural networks as well as in bioinformatics and more than 185 research papers in International refereed scientific Conferences. His research interests span the fields of intelligent and distributed systems, Decision Making Systems, multiagent systems, pattern recognition and computational intelligence, image and signal processing and systems, biomedical systems, communications, and networking as well as security. He has served as a program committee member as well as program chair and general chair in several international workshops and conferences.
