Digital Technologies in Modeling and Management : Insights in Education and Industry

Dr. Prakasha G S is an Associate Professor at the School of Education, Christ University, Bangalore, India. He has completed his MEd from the Regional Institute of Education, India. PhD from Bangalore University. He also completed an MSc (Chemistry) and MPhil in Education. He cleared the National Eligibility Test (NET) and was awarded a junior research fellowship (JRF). He holds IB Educator certificates in MYP and DP from DePaul University, Chicago, USA. He is a visiting research fellow, International University, Malaysia. He visited Germany, France, Switzerland, Canada, & USA. He led EdTech Project with Switzerland’s Teacher-Ed University (hep, Vaud). He visited Miami University, University of Cincinnati-Ohio, University of Mount Union, Johns Hopkins University-Washington DC, Syracuse University, Binghamton University, Campbellsville University- Kentucky, New York University, & the Catholic University of America. His research areas are EdTech, TeacherEdu, & HigherEdu. He has published 50+ research articles indexed in SCOPUS and WOS databases. He wrote several book chapters, articles, & conference papers. He has presented papers worldwide, to name a few: Bangkok, Switzerland, Russia, University of Oxford-UK, & Binghamton University, USA. He is an active editorial board member for SAGE, SPRINGER NATURE, and Taylor & Francis. He received a research grant from Sophia University, Tokyo, JAPAN. At the Centre for Advanced Research and Training (CART), he has conducted many national-level research data analysis workshops at Christ University. He has trained PhD scholars, students, and faculty members in quantitative data analysis using SPSS. He has delivered lectures nationwide, including ICSSR- New Delhi, XLRI, Mount Carmel, Jyothi Nivas, Christ Nagar, Thiagarajar College, & St. Joseph's University. He conducts research activities that have national and international emphasis. He completed a Major Research PROJECT on Teacher & Teacher Educator Competencies. His PROJECT with NGO-GRAMA contributed a sustainable & replicable “Informal-Education-Model” to uplift rural education in India. He authored 6 books 1) Teaching Internship Models Around the World- Routledge, 2) Educational Perspectives on Digital Technologies in Modeling & Management- IGI, 3) Digital Technologies- IGI: Insights in Education and Industry, 4) Diagnostic Testing, 5) Attention-deficit-behaviour, 6) Teacher-effectiveness by Lap Lambert, Germany.

Maria Lapina Deputy Director for International Affairs Institute of Digital Development North-Caucasus Federal University

Dr. Deepanraj Balakrishnan is currently working as Assistant Research Profesor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Saudi Arabia. He has 13 years of working experience, which include both teaching and research. Dr. Deepanraj has published more than 200+ research articles in peer reviewed international journals and conferences and holds 4 Indian patents. He is serving as guest editor, editorial board member and reviewer for many international peer reviewed journals including well known publishers like Elsevier, Springer and Inderscience. His area of interest includes Renewable Energy Utilization; Materials Engineering, Waste Management and Sustainability.

Mohammad Sajid is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at Aligarh Muslim University, India. He has completed PhD (2016), M. Tech (2012) and MCA (2010) from the School of Computer and Systems Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. His research interests include Evolutionary and Swarm Intelligence Algorithms, Machine Learning, Combinatorial Optimization Problems, Cloud Computing, Applications of Scheduling and Routing, and Intelligent Transportation Systems. He was awarded a research Startup Grant (INR 10 lakhs) from UGC-BSR (2017), India. He has published many research papers in international conferences and journals of repute (including IEEE, ACM, Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, IGI Global, etc.). He has also published five edited books in CRC Press, Springer (LNNS), and IGI Global. He reviews papers for several reputed international journals (including ACM, IEEE, Taylor and Francis, Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, etc.).