Smart Cyber-Physical Systems : Innovations and Real-World Implications

Ramesh Chandra Poonia completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Cyber‑Physical Systems Laboratory (CPS Lab), Department of ICT and Natural Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Alesund, Norway. He also completed a Part‑Time Postdoctoral Fellowship on the International Collaborative Project of a Prediction Model for Pandemic Disease using Machine Learning at Oakland University, USA, and Imam University, Saudi Arabia. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Apaji Institute of Mathematics & Applied Computer Technology, Banasthali University, Banasthali, India, in July 2013. He has also completed Master of Technology (M.Tech.) in Data Science & Engineering, Work Integrated Learning Programme (WILP) from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani), India. He is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India. His research interests are sustainable technologies, cyber‑physical systems, computational intelligence, and network protocol evaluation. He is Chief Editor of the TARU Journal of Sustainable Technologies and Computing (TJSTC) and Associate Editor of the Sustainable Computing: Informatics and Systems, Elsevier. He also serves on the editorial boards of a few international journals. He is the principal author and co‑author of six books and an editor of more than 25 special issues of journals, books, and conference proceedings. He has also authored/co‑authored over 75 research publications in peer‑reviewed reputed journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings. Moreover, he is a regular reviewer for international journals and conferences. He also serves as Conference Chair of Conference Series, International Conference on Sustainable Computing in Science, Technology and Management (SUSCOM‑20XX). He was endorsed with the prestigious “Faculty Appreciation Award 2013” for commendable services. H‑index as of July 2022 is 23, according to Google Scholar.

Kamal Upreti is currently working as Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Delhi NCR, Ghaziabad, India. He completed his B.Tech (Hons) degree from UPTU, M.Tech (Gold Medalist) and PGDM(Executive) from IMT Ghaziabad, and Ph.D. in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering. He has completed his postdoctorate degree at the National Taipei University of Business, TAIWAN, funded by MHRD. He has published 50+ patents, 32+ magazine issues, and 165+ research papers in various reputed journals and international conferences. His areas of interest include modern physics, data analytics, cyber security, machine learning, healthcare, embedded systems, and cloud computing. He has published more than 45+ authored and edited books in reputed publications. He has years of enriched experience in corporate and teaching fields in engineering colleges. He has worked with HCL, NECHCL, Hindustan Times, Dehradun Institute of Technology, and Delhi Institute of Advanced Studies, with more than 15+ years of enriching experience in research, academics, and corporate fields. He has also worked at NECHCL in Japan, where he had a project called “Hydrastore” funded by a collaboration between HCL and NECHCL Company. He worked on a government project: “Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS),” launched by the Ministry of Power, Government of India, to strengthen the sub‑transmission and distribution network in the urban areas. Currently, he has completed work in collaboration with GB PANT & AIIMS Delhi, the funded project of the ICMR Scheme on cardiovascular disease prediction strokes using machine learning techniques from 2017 to 2020, which has a fund of 80 lakhs. He got 5 lakhs funding from DST SERB for conducting the International Conference, ICSCPS‑2024, 13–14 Sept 2024. Recently, he received a fund of 10 lakhs from AICTE – Inter‑Institutional Biomedical Innovations and Entrepreneurship Program (AICTE‑IBIP) for 2024–2026. He has attended as a session chairperson at national and international conferences and was a keynote speaker on various platforms such as skill‑based training, corporate training, guest faculty, and faculty development programs. He was awarded as the best teacher, researcher, extra academic performer, and gold medalist in the M.Tech program.

Mohammad S. Khan (SM’ 19) is Associate Professor of Computing at East Tennessee State University and Director of the Network Science and Analysis Lab (NSAL). He received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Computer Science and Computer Engineering from the University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA, in 2011 and 2013, respectively. His primary area of research is in ad hoc networks, wireless sensor networks, network tomography, connected vehicles, vehicular social networks, and cyber‑physical systems. He is an associate editor of IEEE Access, IET ITS, IET WSS, Telecommunication Systems, and Neural Computing and Applications. He has been on technical program committees of various international conferences and is a technical reviewer of various international journals in his field. He is a senior member of IEEE.