Proceedings of the International Conference on Intelligent Systems and Signal Processing (eng)

The book provides insights into International Conference on Intelligent Systems and Signal Processing (ISSP 2017) held at G.H. Patel College of Engineering & Technology, Gujarat, India during March 24-25, 2017. The book comprises contributions by the research scholars and academicians covering the topics in signal processing and communication engineering, applied electronics and emerging technologies, computer vision and machine learning, big data and cloud computing and advanced intelligent power electronics and drives systems. The main emphasis of the book is on dissemination of information, experience and research results on the current topics of interest through in-depth discussions and contribution of researchers from all over world. The book is useful for research community, academicians, industrialists and post graduate students across the globe.

Dr. Rahul Kher received B.E (Electronics) from Sardar Patel University in 1997, M.Tech (Electrical Engineering) from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee in 2006 and Ph.D (Electronics & Communication Engineering) from Sardar Patel University in 2014. He has a teaching and research experience of over 18 years. His research interests include biomedical signal and image processing, medical image analysis and healthcare monitoring systems. He has published four books and more than 60 research papers in various international journals and conferences. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and was the founder Secretary of Signal Processing Society (SPS) Chapter of IEEE Gujarat Section during 2013-2015. He has been on the Reviewer Panel/TPC member of many International Journals and conferences including the IEEE Communication Society Magazine, Journal of Biomedical Signal Processing and Control (Elsevier), Journal of Computer Networks (Elsevier), International Journal of Advanced Intelligence Paradigms (InderScience), Biomedical Engineering: Application, Basis and Communication (World Scientific), 1st Global IoT Summit (GIoTS ‘17), Geneva, Switzerland, 3rd Global IoT Innovation Forum, Barcelona, Spain, 3rd Annual Int. Conf. on Wireless Comm. and Sensor Networks (WCSN 2016), 2016 IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT), Virginia, US and many more. 

Dr. Nikhil N. Gondaliya is working as Associate Professor and Head in the Department of Information Technology. He obtained Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Engineering from Gujarat Technological University and Master’s Degree in Computer Engineering from Sardar Patel University. He is having about 14 years of experience in teaching at undergraduate and 6 years in postgraduate level. He has published more than 20 papers in various National/International Conferences and Journals. He has guided more than 40 projects at undergraduate level and more than 12 dissertations at postgraduate level. His areas of interest are Ad-hoc Wireless Networks, Data Mining and Internet of Things (IoT). 

Prof. Mukesh Bhesaniya has received the B.E. degree in Electrical Engineering from Sardar Patel University, Gujarat, India, in 2000 and the M.Tech. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India, in 2009, and is currently pursuing Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India. He has received ‘Academic Excellence Award’ for the best academic performance during Masters in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. In 2003, he joined G.H. Patel College of Engineering and Technology, where he is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering. He has published/presented number of research papers at National & International journals/conferences and he has also filed one national and one international Patent for invention in power electronics converters. He is a reviewer of IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery. His research interests include power-electronic converters, HVDC, and flexible ac transmission systems. 

Dr. Latif Ladid is a Senior Researcher at Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust, SnT, Université du Luxembourg. He works on multiple European Commission Next Generation Technologies IST Projects: 6WINIT, First Pioneer IPv6 Research Project; 6WINIT, Euro6IX, Eurov6, NGNi, Project initiator of SEINIT, and SecurIST. Dr. Ladid initiated the new EU project u-2010 to research Emergency & Disaster and Crisis Management, re-launched the Public Safety Communication Forum, supported the new IPv6++ EU Research Project called EFIPSANS, and the new safety & Security Project using IPv6 called Secricom, and co-initiated the new EU Coordination of the European Future Internet Forum for Member States called ceFIMS. He holds the following positions: President, IPv6 FORUM; Chair, European IPv6Task Force; Emeritus Trustee, Internet Society; Board Member, IPv6 Ready & Enabled Logos Program; and Board Member, World Summit Award. Dr. Ladid is also a member of 3GPP PCG, 3GPP2 PCG; Vice Chair, IEEE ComSoc EntNET; member of UN Strategy Council; member of IEC Executive Committee; Board member of AW2I; Board member of Nii Quaynor Institute for Research in Africa; and member of the Future Internet Forum EU Member States, representing Luxembourg. 

Dr. Mohammed Atiquzzaman is a professor of Computer Science at The University of Oklahoma, USA. There, he teaches courses in Data Networks and Computer Architecture. His research interests and publications are in next generation computer networks, wireless and mobile networks, satellite networks, switching and routing, optical communications and multimedia over networks. Many of the current research activities are supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the U.S. Air Force. He serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Network and Computer Applications and Vehicular Communications; associate editor of IEEE Communications Magazine, Journal of Wireless and Optical Communications, International Journal of Communication Systems, International Journal of Sensor Networks, International Journal of Communication Networks and Distributed Systems, and Journal of Real-Time Image Processing.