Cyber-Physical Systems and Industry 4.0

Dinesh Goyal, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and Director, Poornima Institute of Engineering and Technology, India. He holds a PhD from Suresh Gyan Vihar University and has 16 years of rich experience in teaching with seven years in pure R&D sector of image processing, cloud computing, and information security. He has published over 90 research papers in international publications, followed by 21 papers presented at conferences, many of which are indexed by Scopus and Web of Science. He has conducted and organized four conferences and five workshops and has five national paper publications. In addition to this, he has strived to mentor many research and doctoral scholars during his career.Shanmugam Balamurugan, PhD, is the Head of Research and Development at QUANTS IS & CS, India. Formerly, he was the Director of Research and Development at Mindnotix Technologies, India. He has authored or edited 35 books and over 200 international journal and conference papers, and he holds six patents. He received three postdoctoral degrees: a doctor of science (DSc) degree and two doctor of letter degrees (DLitt) for his significant contribution to research and development in engineering. His professional activities include roles as associate editor, editorial board member, and reviewer for more than 100 international journals and conferences. He has been invited as chief guest, resource person, and keynote plenary speaker at many reputed universities and colleges at national and international levels. His research interests include artificial intelligence, augmented reality, internet of things, big data analytics, cloud computing, and wearable computing. He is a life member of the ACM, ISTE, and CSI.Karthikrajan Senthilnathan, PhD, Research Advisor and EV Charger on the Product Development Team at Revoltaxe India Pvt Ltd. He also serves as a mentor to the Atal Incubation Centre (AIC-PECF). His research interest includes power systems, back-to-back converters in power systems, cyber-physical systems, smart grids, and EV chargers. He holds two patents. Dr. Senthilnathan has authored and edited several books and has published 18 journal and conference papers. He serves as an editor for a SAGE journal, IGI Global, and Bentham eBooks. He is currently a Bentham Publisher Brand Ambassador for India. He completed his PhD from the Vellore Institute of Technology, India.Iyswarya Annapoorani, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the School of Electrical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, India. She completed her PhD on high-voltage engineering. Her research led to a number of academic publications and presentations. Her main research interests include high voltage, back-to-back converters, smart grids, renewable energy system modelling, and power system stability and control.Mohammad Israr, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Sur University College, Sur, Sultanate of Oman. He received a bachelor of engineering from the Mandsaur Institute of Technology, Mandsaur, India, affiliated with Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. He received a master of engineering at the Institute of Engineering and Technology, affiliated with the Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. He received a PhD from Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur, Rajasthan. His research interests include industrial engineering, operation management, logistics, and supply chains.