Inventive Systems and Control

Dr. Suma. V has obtained her B.E, M.S and PhD in Computer Science and Engineering. She in addition to being a Professor and Head in Computer Science and Design is also holding the position of Dean in the Research and Industry Incubation Centre.  She is also associated with leading software industries such as Wipro and was associated with Infosys, Exilant Technologies for training their software developers towards the development of customer satisfied products. She is further a Consultant and Research Advisor at National Foundation for Entrepreneurship Development (NFED) which is an NGO whose objective is to uplift women and downtrodden communities. She was associated with Hochschule Hof University, Germany as a mentor for foreign exchange programmes since 2007. She was the Single Point of Contact for the Infosys Campus Connect programme from 2011 February to 2016 June. She was also a recognized mentor in ACM Internet where she was mentoring an International student from Sate Mississippi University for the doctoral degree. She has guided several doctoral students from universities such as VTU, JNTU, Bharatiyar, Jain and in the panel of PhD examiners in universities such as Jain, Anna, JNTU, University of Madras, University of North Maharashtra, University of Botswana, University of Johannesburgm Dr. M G R University, Periyar University, Krpagam University and so on.  She has successfully guided 11 PhD scholars from various universities till now and many are in the pipeline. She is responsible for several MOU’s for DSCE with industries such as Aero IT, QSIT, Envids Technologies LLP, Avam Consulting and other universities.

Zubair Baig (Senior Member, IEEE) is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Information Technology and Division Lead, IoT and CPS Cyber Security, Strategic Centre for Cyber Security Research & Innovation (CSRI) at Deakin University. He has authored over 95 journal, conference articles and book chapters, as well as 5 white papers. He is also an inventor of 2 Cyber Security Technologies patented by the USPTO. He is currently serving as the editor of 3 international journals, the IET Wireless Sensor Systems Journal, the PSU – A Review Journal, Emerald Publishing House, and the Journal of Information and Telecommunication, Taylor and Francis. Baig has served on numerous technical program committees of international conferences and has delivered over 20 keynote talks on cyber security. His research interests are in the areas of cyber security, artificial intelligence, critical infrastructures, and the Internet of Things. He has a broad skillset for conducting risk assessments for the IoT, critical infrastructures and sensor networks. He has been successfully funded by the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre (CSCRC) and the Australian Department of Home Affairs and the Australian Department of Defence, to conduct cutting-edge research in the field of cyber security. Baig has been listed in the 'Top 2% of Scientists in the Standford University Global Academic Ranking List for 2021'.

Dr. Selvanayaki Kolandapalayam Shanmugam holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Masters in Computer Applications from Bharathiar University, and her Master of Philosophy in Computer Science from Bharathidasan University, and a PhD in Computer Science from Anna University. She takes various positions as Teaching Faculty, Research Advisor, Project Co-ordinator in the field of Academics from 2002 in various reputed institutions. She has related to the IT industry for more than 5 years by taking her prestigious role as Business Analyst Consultant. Her primary research interests are in the application of computing and information technologies to problems which impacts societal benefits.
Pascal Lorenz received his M.Sc. (1990) and Ph.D. (1994) from the University of Nancy, France. Between 1990 and 1995 he was a research engineer at WorldFIP Europe and at Alcatel-Alsthom. He is a professor at the University of Haute-Alsace, France, since 1995. His research interests include QoS, wireless networks and high-speed networks. He is the author/co-author of 3 books, 3 patents and 200 international publications in refereed journals and conferences. He was Technical Editor of the IEEE Communications Magazine Editorial Board (2000-2006), IEEE Networks Magazine since 2015, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology since 2017, Chair of IEEE ComSoc France (2014-2020), Financial chair of IEEE France (2017-2022), Chair of Vertical Issues in Communication Systems Technical Committee Cluster (2008-2009), Chair of the Communications Systems Integration and Modeling Technical Committee (2003-2009), Chair of the Communications Software Technical Committee (2008-2010) and Chair of the Technical Committee on Information Infrastructure and Networking (2016-2017). He has served as Co-Program Chair of IEEE WCNC'2012 and ICC'2004, Executive Vice-Chair of ICC'2017, TPC Vice Chair of Globecom'2018, Panel sessions co-chair for Globecom'16, tutorial chair of VTC'2013 Spring and WCNC'2010, track chair of PIMRC'2012 and WCNC'2014, symposium Co-Chair at Globecom 2007-2011, Globecom'2019, ICC 2008-2010, ICC'2014 and '2016. He has served as Co-Guest Editor for special issues of IEEE Communications Magazine, Networks Magazine, Wireless Communications Magazine, Telecommunications Systems and LNCS. He is associate Editor for International Journal of Communication Systems (IJCS-Wiley), Journal on Security and Communication Networks (SCN-Wiley) and International Journal of Business Data Communications and Networking, Journal of Network and Computer Applications (JNCA-Elsevier). He is senior member of the IEEE, IARIA fellow and member of many international program committees. He has organized many conferences, chaired several technical sessions and gave tutorials at major international conferences. He was IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer Tour during 2013-2014.