Biographical note

Dr S.Manoharan graduated in Electrical and Electronics Engineering in the year 1997 from Government College of Technology, Coimbatore and obtained Master of Engineering in Electrical Machines from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore in 2004. He pursued his Ph.D at Anna University,Chennai from the year 2006 to 2010 in the area of Electrical Machines and Drives. He has vast experience of 26 years in Academics as well as Administration. He has impressive academic credentials and has vast experience in Research and Development areas. Under his able guideship 11 scholars from Anna University, Chennai are pursuing their Ph.Ds and 10 have been awarded their degree. He has published over 110 + peer-reviewed research papers in prestigious national and international journals, as well as presented papers at national and international conferences. He has written and published over a half-dozen textbooks on Electrical and Electronics topics. He has received grants from DRDO and MNRE for conducting International Conferences. He is on the advisory board of many National and International Conferences and reviewer of many reputed journals. He is the fellow member of Institution of Engineers (India), Member of IEEE, Member of System Society of India and Life member of Indian Society for Technical Education.

Alexandru Tugui is a full professor in the Department of Accounting, Business Informatics, and Statistics at the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania, where he leads innovative research in artificial intelligence (AI), smart economy, and societal transformations. With decades of academic and research experience, he has made significant contributions to the understanding and application of AI, focusing on its limits, societal impacts, and integration into smart technologies. His work has appeared in several prestigious journals, emphasizing the smart economy, calm technology, and technological singularity. As a Ph.D. adviser in business informatics, Tugui mentors the next generation of researchers, combining his deep knowledge of AI with practical insights into smart energy solutions. Tugui's forward-thinking approach and publications in key areas such as Big Data and Cognitive Computing, Sustainability, and Remote Sensing have positioned him as a thought leader in harnessing technology for societal benefit. His commitment to exploring the intersection of AI with smart energy makes him a valuable contributor to discussions on future technological directions and their implications for society and the environment.

Zubair Baig is currently Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security with the School of Information Technology,Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia. He is also Co-director of the Security and Privacy in IoT (SPYRiT) Research Lab and Division Lead, IoT, Critical Infrastructure and CPS Security, and Centre for Cyber Security Research and Innovation (CSRI). He has authored/co-authored over 85 journal and conference papers and book chapters. His research interests are in the areas of cyber-security, the IoT, artificial intelligence, and optimization algorithms. He is serving as Editor for the IET Wireless Sensor Systems Journal and PSU, A Review Journal. He has served on numerous technical program committees of international conferences and has delivered more than 15 keynote talks on cyber-security.