Omprakash Kaiwartya Editor

Dr. Krishna Kumar is presently working as a Research and Development Engineer at UJVN Ltd., Uttarakhand, India. He has more than 13 years of experience in operation and maintenance, as well as designing of hydropower plants. He has published numerous research papers in international journals and conferences including IEEE, Elsevier, and Springer. He has also edited and written books for Taylor & Francis and Wiley and has authored over 300 scientific articles, with his current research areas including IoT, AI, and Renewable Energy. Dr. Ram Shringar Rao received his Ph.D. (Computer Science and Technology) from School of Computer and Systems Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He has worked as an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science, Indira Gandhi National Tribal and is currently Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of Ambedkar Institute of Advanced Communication Technologies and Research, Delhi, India. He has more than 18 years of teaching, administrative and research experience. Dr. Rao has worked administrative works in the capacities of HOO (Head of Office, AIACTR), Member Academic Council (IGNTU), Chief Warden, Coordinator University Cultural Cell, Coordinator University Computer Center, HoD of Computer Sc. and Engg., Proctor, Warden, Member of BOS and Nodal Officer of Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP) etc. Dr. Omprakash Kaiwartya is a Senior Lecturer and Course Leader for MSc Engineering at the School of Science & Technology, Nottingham Trent University (NTU). He was a Research Associate at the Department of Computer and Information Science at Northumbria University, UK, and involved in the gLINK, European Union project. Prior to this, he was a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Faculty of Computing, University of Technology (UTM), Malaysia. He has authored/co-authored over 100 international Journal articles, Conference Proceedings, Book Chapters, and books. Dr. Omprakash’s research focuses on IoT centric smart environment for diverse domain areas including Transport, Healthcare, and Industrial Production. His recent scientific contributions are in Internet of Connected Vehicles (IoV), E-Mobility, Electronic Vehicles Charging Management (EV), Internet of Healthcare Things (IoHT), Smart use case implementation of Sensor Networks, and Next Generation Wireless Communication Technologies (6G and Beyond). Dr. M. Shamim Kaiser is currently working as a Professor at the Institute of Information Technology of Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh. He received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Applied Physics Electronics and Communication Engineering from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2002 and 2004 respectively, and the Ph. D. degree in Telecommunication Engineering from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Pathumthani, Thailand, in 2010. His current research interests include Data Analytics, Machine Learning, Wireless Network & Signal processing, Cognitive Radio Network, Big data and Cyber Security, Renewable Energy. He has authored more than 100 papers in different peer-reviewed journals and conferences and his google citation is more than 1020. Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban (Member'12, Senior Member'15 IEEE) received a bachelor's degree from the University of Madras, India in 2002, a master's degree (Hons.) from Pondicherry University, India in 2006, and a Ph.D. from the University of Bologna, Italy in 2012. He was an associate in various institutions like VIT University India, National Institute of Technology, India, Qatar University, Qatar, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland, and the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He is currently working as a faculty member with the Department of Business Development and Technology, Aarhus University, Denmark. He has authored more than 300 scientific papers and has received the Best Paper cum Most Excellent Research Paper Award from IET-SEISCON’13, IET-CEAT’16, and five best paper awards from ETAEERE’16. He is a fellow of the Institution of Engineers, FIE, India, a fellow of the Institution of Telecommunication and Electronics Engineers, FIETE, India, and a fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, IET, UK. He serves as an Editor/Associate Editor/Editorial Board of refereed journals, in particular, the IEEE Systems Journal, the IEEE Access Journal, the IET Power Electronics, Journal of Power Electronics, Korea, and as a subject editor of the IET Renewable Power Generation, IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution, and of FACTS Journal, Canada.