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 dataanalytics. Dr. Chaudhary was awarded the prestigious President of India GoldMedal in 1986 at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur where hereceived the B.Tech. (Hons.) degree in Computer Science and Engineering and aPh.D. degree from The University of Texas at Austin. Al-Sakib Khan Pathan is a Professor atthe Computer Science and Engineering department at United InternationalUniversity (UIU), Bangladesh, and serves as a PhD Co-supervisor (external) atthe Computer Sciences Department, University Ferhat Abbas Setif 1, Algeria. Heearned his Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Kyung Hee University, SouthKorea, in 2009, and a B.Sc. in Computer Science and Information Technology fromthe Islamic University of Technology (IUT), Bangladesh, in 2003. With a diverseacademic background, he has held faculty positions at various institutions,including Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), Southeast University,Bangladesh, and International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). His researchinterests encompass wireless sensor networks, network security, cloudcomputing, and e-services technologies. He has delivered 33 keynote and invitedspeeches at international conferences, received several awards and best paperaccolades, and actively contributed to top-ranked journals and conferences. Professor Li is currently a Professor inthe Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering at theProvidence University, Taiwan. He was a department chair in 2009, the SpecialAssistant to the University President since 2010, and appointed as Vice-Deanfor Office of International and Cross-Strait Affairs (OIA) in this sameuniversity since 2014. Dr. Li is recipient of awards from Nvidia, Ministry ofEducation (MOE)/Taiwan and Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)/Taiwan, asalso guest professorship from universities in China, that includes XiamenUniversity (XMU), Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), LanzhouUniversity (LZU), Shanghai University (SHU), Anhui University of Science andTechnology (AUST), and Lanzhou Jiaotong University (LZJTU). He has beeninvolved actively in conferences and workshops as a program/general/steeringconference chairman positions, numerous conferences and workshops as a programcommittee member, and has organized numerous conferences related to high-performancecomputing and computational science & engineering. Dr. Dilip Krishnaswamy, currently theFounder of Quantum Walks Technologies (QWalks) based in New Jersey, USA since2022, is a visionary technologist with a profound interest in leveragingcutting-edge technologies to address contemporary challenges. His expertisespans Quantum & AI Edge Acceleration, Zero Trust Processing, TrustworthyDistributed AI, Quantum Key Distribution Protocols, Digital Twin Modeling,Risk-aware Generative AI, Sustainable Systems, and System Optimization. With aremarkable track record boasting 70+ granted US patents and 70+ researchpublications, 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 SeniorPrincipal Architect at STL Edge Networks, Vice President (New & EmergingTech R&D) at Reliance Jio Platforms Ltd, Senior Scientist at IBM Research,and Senior Staff Researcher at Qualcomm. His educational background includes aPh.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign, where his research focused on Parallel ProcessingApplications in VLSI-CAD, Signal and Image Processing, and Numerical Methods.Dr. Krishnaswamy has been an influential figure in the field, contributing tovarious conferences, events, and initiatives, demonstrating his commitment topushing the boundaries of technology.
