Blockchain and Iot : Foundations, Applications and Case Studies

Dr. R. Anandan completed his UG, PG, Doctorate and Post-Doctoral Degree - D.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering from Mexico in North America. He is an IBMS/390 Mainframe professional and he is recognized as Chartered Engineer from Institution of Engineers in India. He is currently working as Professor, Department of CSE, School of Engineering and Director – Innovation and Incubation, Vels Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies (VISTAS), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India which is a Pioneer Institution in Engineering. He has vast experience in corporate and all levels of Academic in Computer Science and Engineering. Under his eminent guidance 8 Ph.D Research Scholars are pursuing, under his Supervision. 16 Ph.D. Research Scholars have been awarded under his Guidance and Supervision.

He was associated as a Member in many reputed International and National societies. He serves as Editorial Board Member / Technical Committee/ Reviewer of International Journal such Arab/UK/USA journals.. He has published more than 140 research papers in various International Journals such in Scopus, SCI and referred journals. He has presented 92 papers at various International Conferences. He received 18 awards from National and International Agencies He authored and Edited 28 books which includes 10 International Books and published 30 chapters in various International Books. He filed 18 patents of his work and 4 Patents and 3 Copyrights granted. He is also associated as Editor in reputed publishers.

Dr. D.Akila completed her Post Doctoral Fellow in Computer Science, Lincoln University college , Malaysia and Ph.D, in Computer Science from Bharathiar University, Tamil Nadu, India. She received his M.C.A from Bharathiar University, M.Phil., degree from Bharathidasan University, M.E., Computer Science and Engineering from Vinayaka Mission University. She is currently working as Professor, Department of Computer Applications, Saveetha College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, SIMATS Deemed University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India which is well known University. She 15 years of teaching experience in both UG and PG Level. Her research interests include Data Mining, Big Data Analytics, Cloud Computing, Image Processing, Knowledge-based systems and Web Information Exploration. She has produced 2 M.Phil. Scholars and 8 Ph.D Scholars under her Guidance and Supervision.

She is an actively involved in various reputed professional bodies members like senior member, IEEE, International Association of Engineers (IAENG) Hong Kong, Member in Computer Science Teacher Association (CSTA) New York, Internet Society, International Society for Research and Development, World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology (WASET). She serves as Editorial Board Member / Technical Committee/ Reviewer in many International Journals. She has published more than 100 research papers in journals. She has authored 7 Books.

She received Life Time Achievement Award 2018-2019 towards outstanding contribution in Education by National IT Cyber Security Research Association, Govt. of India, “Achiever Award 2019” towards outstanding contribution in the field of Education, Feminine Foundation and Uyir Thalir Research and Resource Organization, “A Excellence Teacher in Information Technology”, Global Outreach Education Award 2019, New Delhi etc.,

Dr.D.AKILA.,M.C.A.,M.E.,M.Phil.,Ph.D.,Post-Doctoral Fellow(LUC-Malaysia)

Dr. Souvik Pal is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Sister Nivedita University (Techno India Group), Kolkata, India. Prior to that, he was associated with Global Institute of Management and Technology; Brainware University, Kolkata; JIS College of Engineering, Nadia; Elitte College of Engineering, Kolkata; and Nalanda Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar, India. Dr. Pal received his MTech, and PhD degrees in the field of Computer Science and Engineering from KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India. He has more than a decade of academic experience. He is author or co-editor of more than 15 books from reputed publishers and holds three patents. He is serving as a Series Editor for “Advances in Learning Analytics for Intelligent Cloud-IoT Systems” (Scopus-indexed); “Internet of Things: Data-Centric Intelligent Computing, Informatics, and Communication”, published CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, USA; “Conference Proceedings Series on Intelligent Systems, Data Engineering, and Optimization”, published CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, USA; Dr. Pal has published a number of research papers in Scopus / SCI/SCIE Journals and conferences. He is the organizing chair of RICE 2019, Vietnam; RICE 2020 Vietnam; ICICIT 2019, Tunisia. He has been invited as a keynote speaker at ICICCT 2019, Turkey, and ICTIDS 2019, 2021 Malaysia. He has also served as Proceedings Editor of ICICCT 2019, 2020; ICMMCS 2020, 2021; ICWSNUCA 2021, India. His professional activities include roles as Associate Editor, Guest Editor, and Editorial Board member for more than 100+ international journals and conferences of high repute and impact. His research area includes cloud computing, big data, internet of things, wireless sensor network, and data analytics. He is a member of many professional organizations, including MIEEE; MCSI; MCSTA/ACM, USA; MIAENG, Hong Kong; MIRED, USA; MACEEE, New Delhi; MIACSIT, Singapore; and MAASCIT, USA.