Intelligent Computing in Engineering.: Select Proceedings of RICE 2019. Paperback - 2020

Dr. Vijender Kumar Solanki is an Associate Professor in Computer Science & Engineering, CMR Institute of Technology (Autonomous), Hyderabad, TS, India. He has more than 10 years of academic experience in network security, IoT, Big Data, Smart City and IT. Prior to his current role, he was associated with Apeejay Institute of Technology, Greater Noida, UP, KSRCE (Autonomous) Institution, Tamilnadu, India and Institute of Technology & Science, Ghaziabad, UP, India. He has authored more than 40 research articles published in various journals, books and conference proceedings. He has co-edited 12 books and conference proceedings in the area of soft computing. He received his Ph.D in Computer Science and Engineering from Anna University, Chennai, India in 2017 and ME, MCA from Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, India in 2007 and 2004, respectively, and a bachelor's degree in science from JLN Government College, Faridabad Haryana, India in 2001. He is the book series editor of Internet of Everything (IoE): Security and Privacy Paradigm, CRC Press; Artificial Intelligence (AI): Elementary to Advanced Practices Series, CRC Press; IT, Management & Operations Research Practices, CRC Press; Bio-Medical Engineering: Techniques and Applications with Apple Academic Press, and Computational Intelligence and Management Science Paradigm, (Focus Series) CRC Press. He is the Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Machine Learning and Networked Collaborative Engineering; International Journal of Hyperconnectivity and the Internet of Things, IGI-Global, co-editor of Ingenieria Solidaria Journal, Associate Editor in International Journal of Information Retrieval Research, IGI-Global.

Dr. Manh Kha Hoang is the vice dean of Faculty of Electronics, Hanoi University of Industry, Hanoi, Vietnam. He was born in Bac Giang, Vietnam, in 1979. He received the B.E and M.E degree in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering both from Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Vietnam, in 2002 and 2004, respectively. He obtained his Dr.-Eng. degree in Communications Engineering from the University of Paderborn, Germany, in 2016 with specialization in parameter estimation of missing data and application to indoor positioning. He has published several articles in ISI/Scopus indexed journals and conferences. He has been serving as TPC member and reviewer for several conferences such as International Conference on Advanced Technologies for Communications (ATC 2017, 2018, 2019), National Conference on Electronics, Communications and Information Technology (REV-ECIT) 2018. He is also serving as reviewer for Journal of Science and Technology. His research interests include digital signal processing, wireless communication, positioning engineering, nature-inspired optimization, smart antenna.

Dr. Zhongyu (Joan) Lu is Professor in Informatics at the University of Huddersfield (UK). Her extensive research covers information access, retrieval and visualization, XML technology, object oriented technologies, agent technology, data management systems, security issues and Internet computing. She has been an invited speaker for industrial-oriented events and published 5 academic books and more than 160 papers. Prof. Lu has acted as the founder and a program chair for the International XML Technology workshop and XMLTech (USA) for 11 years (2003-2011). She also serves as Chair of 5 separate international conferences, is a regular reviewer for several international journals, and a committee member for 16 international conferences. She specializes in XML technology and mobile computing with image retrieval through the latest wireless devices. Professor Lu serves as a member of the British Computer Society (BCS), BCS examiner of Advanced Database Management Systems, and fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK). She is a founder and Editor-in-Chief for the International Journal of Information Retrieval Research.

Dr. Prasant Kumar Pattnaik, Fellow IETE, Senior Member IEEE, is a Professor at the School of Computer Engineering, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar. He has more than a decade of teaching and research experience and has guided several doctoral students. Prof. Pattnaik has published a number of research articles in peer-reviewed international journals and conferences, and filed many patents. He has also edited book volumes in Springer and IGI Global. His areas of interest include Mobile Computing, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Intelligent Systems and Brain Computer Interface. He is an Associate Editor of Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, IOS Press, and a book series editor of Intelligent Systems, CRC Press.