Kiran Jot Singh is currently an Associate Professor and Associate Dean (Academic Affairs) at Chandigarh University, Mohali, India. He has done PhD in the domain of Human Robot Interaction. He has also filed 12 patents with the Indian patent office. He is working on various funded projects, and his research interests include human robot/computer interaction, bio feedback and happiness studies through technology.Dr. Shubham Mahajan is a respected academic and researcher, and a member of well-known professional organizations like IEEE, ACM, and IAENG. He completed his B.Tech. from Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, his M.Tech. from Chandigarh University, and his Ph.D. from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU), Katra. He is currently working as an Assistant Professor at Amity University, Haryana.Dr. Mahajan has made strong contributions in the fields of artificial intelligence and image processing. He holds nineteen Indian patents, along with one Australian and one German patent. He has published more than 103 research papers in national and international journals and conferences, including 55 in SCIE journals and 48 indexed by Scopus. He has also edited 10 Scopus-indexed books. His research areas include image processing, video compression, image segmentation, fuzzy entropy, nature-inspired algorithms, optimization, data mining, machine learning, robotics, and optical communication. He won the Best Research Paper Award at ICRIC 2019 (Springer LNEE series).Throughout his career, Dr. Mahajan has received many awards, such as the Best Student Award (2019), IEEE Region-10 Travel Grant (2019), 2nd runner-up in IEEE RAS Hackathon (2019, Bangladesh), IEEE SERCF (2020), Emerging Scientist Award (2021), and the IEEE SPS Professional Development Grant (2021). He also received the Excellence in Research Award in 2023.Beyond research, Dr. Mahajan has contributed to the academic community in many ways. He has worked as a Campus Ambassador for IEEE at top institutions like IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, IIT Varanasi, and IIT Delhi, as well as for several multinational companies. He is active in promoting international research collaborations and serves on Technical Program Committees and Editorial Boards of various international conferences and journals.Divneet Singh Kapoor is currently an Associate Professor and Associate Dean (Academic Affairs) at Chandigarh University, Mohali, India. He has done PhD in the domain of signal processing and wireless communication. He has filed multiple patents with the Indian patent office and has been granted several, showcasing his innovative contributions to the field. His research interests span embedded systems, Internet of Things (IoT), robotics, and affective computing.Dr. Khushal Thakur is Associate Dean – Academic Affairs and Associate Professor at Chandigarh University with over a decade of experience in Electronics & Communication Engineering. He holds a Ph.D. in Massive MIMO systems and has published extensively in reputed journals such as IEEE Access, Springer, and CRC Press. His research spans IoT, embedded systems, wireless networks, and AI, and he holds several Indian patents, including three granted ones. Dr. Thakur has contributed significantly to academic planning, curriculum design, and quality assurance, supporting initiatives aligned with NBA, NAAC, and ABET standards.
