Committees

Honarary Chair

• Anupam Basu, Ph.D. – Director, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur

Professor – Department of Computer Science Engineering in IIT Kharagpur,

General Chairs

• Vinit Kumar Gunjan, Ph.D. – CMR Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, India
• Zurada, Jacek M, Ph.D. – Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Louisville, Kentucky

Organizing Chairs

• Thi Dieu Linh Nguyen, Ph.D. – Hanoi University of Industry, VietNam
• Ethirajan Magesh – Director, C-DAC Hyderabad Centre
• Rohit Ranchal, Ph.D. – IBM Watson Health Cloud, Greater Boston

Technical Program Chairs

• Jan Hasse, Ph.D. – Helmut Schmidt University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg, Germany
• Sabrina Senatore, Ph.D. – Associate Professor – University of Salerno, Italy
• Keeley A Crockett, Ph.D. Reader – Computational Intelligence, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester

Steering Committee Chairs

• Aloknath De, Ph.D. – Corporate Vice President & Chief Technology Officer , Samsung R&D Institute – India
• Sriparna Saha, Ph.D. – Associate Professor at Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Patna.
• Arindam Pal, Ph.D. – Research Scientist at TCS Research and Innovation

Program Chairs

• Bharat K. Bhargava, Ph.D. – Purdue University, Department of Computer Sciences, West Lafayette, Indiana
• Shweta Jain, Ph.D. – Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal

Industry Track Chair(s)

• NagaVenkata Sudhakar Kolluru – Entreprise Technical Architect – Novartis
• Rohit Ranjan – Amdocs, Tel Aviv, Israel

Publication Chair

• Fahimuddin Shaik, Ph.D. – Annamacharya Institute of Technology & Sciences, Rajampet, Andhra Pradesh

International

• Rajkumar Buyya, Ph.D. – Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor, School of Computing and Information Systems,

Director of Cloud Computing and DistributedSystems (CLOUDS) Laboratory The University of Melbourne, Australia

• Barry Smith, Ph.D. – SUNY Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Julian Park Chair, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

Director, National Center for Ontological Research, Affiliate Professor, Biomedical Informatics, Affiliate Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, Affiliate Professor, Neurology Fellow, American College of Medical Informatics(FACMI)

• Marimuthu Palaniswami, Ph.D. – Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Melbourne

Network Convener/Director of ARC Research Network on Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information Processing (ISSNIP)

• Raul Rojas , Ph.D. – Professor, Dept of Mathematics and Computer Science, Freie Universität, Berlin
• Abdullah Bin Gani , Ph.D. – Professor, Department of Computer System & Technology, University of Malaya, Malaysia
• Amiya Nayak, Ph.D, P.Eng. – Professor, School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, University of Ottawa, Canada
• David Uttal, Ph.D. – Professor and Dan Linzer Fellow, Northwestern University

Honorary Adjunct Professor, University of Canberra

• Saurabh Garg, Ph.D. – Lecturer at the University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania
• Mukesh Prasad, Ph.D. – Centre for Artificial Intelligence, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
• Bahman Javadi, Ph.D. – Associate Professor, School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics , Western Sydney University

National

• Santanu Chaudhury, Ph.D. – Professor & Director, Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur
• R.K. Shyamasundar, Ph.D. – JC Bose National Fellow & Distinguished V. Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
• P. V. Virparia, Ph.D. – Department of Computer Science, Sardar Patel University Gujarat
• Somnath Tripathy, Ph.D. – Indian Institute of Technology, Patna
• Jimson Mathew, Ph.D. – Indian Institute of Technology, Patna
• Rajiv Misra, Ph.D. – Indian Institute of technology, Patna
• Pratik Chattopadhyay, Ph.D. – Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) – Varanasi
• Ruchir Gupta, Ph.D. – Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) – Varanasi
• Prashant Agnihotri, Ph.D. – Indian Institute of Technology – Bhilai
• Santosh Kumar Mahto, Ph.D. – Indian Institute of Information Technology – Ranchi
• Chandra K. Jaggi, , Ph.D. – Department of Operational Research, University of Delhi
• SRS Iyengar, Ph.D. – Indian Institute of Technology – Ropar
• Neha Yadav, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology – Hamirpur
• Tarachand Amgoth, Ph.D. – Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) – Dhanbad
• Rajitha Bakthula, Ph.D. – Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad – Prayagraj
• Dinesh Singh, Ph.D. – Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad – Prayagraj
• Dharavath Ramesh, Ph.D. – Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) – Dhanbad
• Suneeta Agarwal, Ph.D. – Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad – Prayagraj
• Venkatanareshbabu K, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology – Goa
• Pinaki Mitra, Ph.D. – Indian Institute of Technology – Guwahati
• Sandeep Kumar, Ph.D. – Indian Institute of Information Technology – Ranchi
• Arup Kumar Pal, Ph.D. – Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) – Dhanbad
• Sukumar Nandi, Ph.D. – Indian Institute of Technology – Guwahati
• Aryabartta Sahu, Ph.D. – Indian Institute of Technology – Guwahati
• Manoj Madhava Gore, Ph.D. – Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad – Prayagraj
• Arti Kashyap, Ph.D. – Indian Institute of Technology – Mandi
• Krishna Prasad Miyapuram, Ph.D. – Indian Institute of Technology – Gandhinagar
• Rajat Subhra Chakraborty, Ph.D. – Indian Institute of Technology – Kharagpur
• Yamuna Prasad, Ph.D. – Indian Institute of Technology – Jammu
• Avik Ghose, Ph.D. – TCS Research and Innovation
• Sukomal Pal, Ph.D. – Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) – Varanasi
• Sudipta Chatterjee, Ph.D. – Dept. Of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering, Jadavpur University
• Chinmoy Kundu, Ph.D. – Indian Institute of Technology – Jammu
• Tanima Dutta, Ph.D. – Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) – Varanasi
• Sumit Kalra, Ph.D. – Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur
• Jaydeb Bhaumik, Ph.D. – Dept. Of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering, Jadavpur University
• Sanjoy Kumar Saha, Ph.D. – Dept. Of Computer Science & Engineering, Jadavpur University
• Dharmender Singh Kushwaha, Ph.D. – Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad – Prayagraj

• Afzel Noore, Ph.D. – Professor and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs

Interim Chair, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Frank H. Dotterweich College of Engineering, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

• Sathish A.P. Kumar, Ph.D. – Department of Computing Sciences, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC, USA
• Grigori Sidorov, Ph.D. – Professor and Researcher, Instituto Politécnico Nacional (National Polytechnic Institute), Mexico City, Mexico
• Piramuthu Selwyn, Ph.D. – University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
• Meenalosini Vimal Cruz, Ph.D. – Keene State College, Keene, New Hampshire
• David Eduardo Pinto Avendaño, Ph.D. – Professor, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla de Zaragoza, México
• Li-Shiang Tsay, Ph.D. – North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC
• Jenn-Wei Lin, Ph.D. – Distinguished Professor, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan
• Pascal Lorenz, Ph.D. – University of Haute Alsace, Colmar, France
• Vijay Bhuse, Ph.D. – School of Computing and Information Systems, Grand Valley State University, Michigan
• Hanaa Hachimi, Ph.D. – Ibn Tofail University, Morocco
• Zinelabidine Boulkenafet, Ph.D. – University of Oulu, Finland
• Avik Ghose, Ph.D. – Research Scientist at TCS Research and Innovation
• R. Sreerama Kumar, Ph.D. – King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah
• Ruchira Naskar, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
• Suchismita Chinara, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
• Arun Kumar, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
• Lijiya A, National Institute of Technology, Calicut
• Korra Sathya Babu, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
• M Prabhu, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Calicut
• Mukesh A. Zaveri, Ph.D. – Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat
• Mohammed Usman, Ph.D. – King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
• Atul Negi, Ph.D. – SCIS, University of Hyderabad, India
• Sujata Mohanty, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
• Arvind Selwal, Ph.D. – Department of Computer Science and IT Central University of Jammu, J&K
• Karan Verma, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Delhi
• R Rajesh, Ph.D. – Central University of Kerala
• Khumanthem Manglem Singh, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Manipur
• B. Surendiran, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Puducherry, Karaikal
• Vahida Attar, Ph.D. – Department of Computer Engineering and Information Technology, College of Engineering, Pune
• Soma Ghosh – Department of Computer Engineering and Information Technology, College of Engineering, Pune
• Anu Mary Chacko, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Calicut
• Vinod Pachghare, Ph.D. – Department of Computer Engineering and Information Technology, College of Engineering, Pune
• Deepak D. Kshirsagar – Department of Computer Engineering and Information Technology, College of Engineering, Pune
• Jagannath V Aghav, Ph.D. – Department of Computer Engineering and Information Technology, College of Engineering, Pune
• Shankey Garg – National Institute of Technology, Raipur
• Aakanksha Sharaff, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Raipur
• Krishan Kumar, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand
• Kamal Kumar, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand
• Kamlesh Dutta, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur
• Alok Naugarhiya, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Raipur
• T Meenpal, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Raipur
• Vibhor Kant, Ph.D. – The LNM Institute of Information Technology
• Gagnesh Kumar – National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur
• Philemon Daniel, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur
• Sumit Kundu, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Durgapur
• Chandran Saravanan, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Durgapur
• Parag Kumar Guha Thakurta, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Durgapur
• Rowdra Ghatak, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Durgapur
• Nanda Dulal Jana, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Durgapur
• Suman Kumar Saha, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Raipur
• Meenakshi Mittal – Central University of Punjab, Bathinda
• B Acharya, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Raipur
• Sunil B Mane, Ph.D. – Department of Computer Engineering and Information Technology, College of Engineering, Pune
• Manisha Bharti, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Delhi
• Binod Kumar Singh, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur
• Ajay Singh Raghuvanshi, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Raipur
• Dharmendra Prasad Mahato, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur
• Sanjay Dhar Roy, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Durgapur
• Narendran Rajagopalan, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Puducherry, Karaikal
• S N Singh, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur
• Jeeva Sadhasivam Rathinam – Central University of Tamil Nadu
• Basim Alhadidi, Ph.D. – Department of Computer Information Systems, AlBalqa’ Applied University, Salt, Jordan
• Durbadal Mandal, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Durgapur
• Amit Bage, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur
• Sandeep Kumar, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Delhi
• Preeti Chandrakar, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Raipur
• T M Thasleema, Ph.D. – central University of Kerala
• Mamata Dalui Chakraborty, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Durgapur
• Manish Kurhekar – Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur
• Aditya Gupta, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Raipur
• P Thiyagarajan, Ph.D. – Central University of Tamil Nadu
• Deepanwita Das, Ph.D. – National Institute of Technology, Durgapur
• Prabhat Ranjan, Ph.D. – Central University o f South Bihar, Gaya
• Maneet Singh – Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology | IIITD, Delhi
• Rahul B Adhao – Department of Computer Engineering and Information Technology, College of Engineering, Pune
• Sunil Bhagwanrao Mane, Ph.D. – Department of Computer Engineering and Information Technology, College of Engineering, Pune
• Satwinder Singh, Ph.D. – Central University of Punjab, Bathinda
• Radhakrishna Bhat, Ph.D – Manipal Institute of Technology, Karnataka
• Ipseeta Nanda, Ph.D – Gopal Narayan Singh University, Bihar
• Megha Bhushan, Ph.D – DIT University, Dehradun, India
• Sudakar Chauhan, Ph.D – Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Chhattisgarh, India
• Bhawna Narwal, Ph.D – Indira Gandhi Delhi TechnicalUniversity for Women, New Delhi, India