Prof. Kavita Khanna has done M.Tech. Computer Engineering, MDU, Rohtak,and Ph.D. in Computer Graphics and Soft Computing Techniques, GGSIPU, Delhi.With 21 years of teaching, administration, and research experience, currently sheis associated with The NorthCap University, Gurugram, as Professor and Head ofthe Department (CSE Department). Her interests include artificial neural networks,computer graphics, cryptographic techniques, artificial intelligence: metaheuristictechniques, neural networks, machine learning, and analysis and design of algo-rithms. She has more than 60 publications in reputed journals, conferences, andchapters. She has guided many M.Tech. and Ph.D. students. Prof. Khanna is receivinga research grant from the Department of Science and Technology (DST), India, andNTRO for research projects. She has also organized various conferences, workshops,FDPs and has been Reviewer, Session Chair, and Committee Member of conferencesand journals.Vania Vieira Estrela B.S. degree from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE); M.Sc. from the Technological Insti-tute of Aeronautics (ITA), Brazil; M.Sc. degree in ECE at Northwestern University,USA; and Ph.D. in ECE from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Chicago,IL, USA. Taught at DePaul University, USA, and Universidade Estadual do NorteFluminense (UENF), Brazil. She was visiting professor at the Polytechnic Instituteof Rio de Janeiro (IPRJ)/State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) in Brazil andcurrently working at UFF’s Department of Telecommunications. Research interestsinclude signal/image/video processing, inverse problems, computational & mathe-matical modeling, stochastic models, multimedia, communications, motion estima-tion, machine learning, and geoprocessing. She reviews several journal/magazinearticles, and she is deputy editor of the Neuroscience Informatics journal (Elsevier).She is engaged in technology transfer, STEAM education, environmental issues, anddigital inclusion. Editor of several books and special issues. Member of IEEE andACM. Joel José Puga Coelho Rodrigues [Fellow, AAIA and IEEE] is a professor at theFederal University of Piauí, Brazil; and senior researcher at the Instituto de Telecomu-nicações, Portugal. Prof. Rodrigues is the leader of the Next Generation Networks andApplications (NetGNA) research group (CNPq), an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer,Member Representative of the IEEE Communications Society on the IEEE Biomet-rics Council, and the President of the scientific council at ParkUrbis—CovilhãScience and Technology Park. He was Director for Conference Development—IEEE ComSoc Board of Governors, Technical Activities Committee Chair of theIEEE ComSoc Latin America Region Board, a Past-Chair of the IEEE ComSocTechnical Committee (TC) on eHealth and the TC on Communications Software,a Steering Committee member of the IEEE Life Sciences Technical Communityand Publications co-Chair. He is the editor-in-chief of the International Journal ofE-Health and Medical Communications and editorial board member of several high-reputed journals (mainly, from IEEE). He has been general chair and TPC Chairof many international conferences, including IEEE ICC, IEEE GLOBECOM, IEEEHEALTHCOM, and IEEE LatinCom. He has authored or coauthored about 1000papers in refereed international journals and conferences, 3 books, 2 patents, and1 ITU-T Recommendation. He had been awarded several Outstanding Leadershipand Outstanding Service Awards by IEEE Communications Society and several bestpapers awards. Prof. Rodrigues is a member of the Internet Society, a senior memberACM, and Fellow of AAIA and IEEE.
