Digital Education for the 21st Century

Souvik Pal, PhD, is an Associate Professor and Head of the Computer Science and Engineering Department at the Global Institute of Management and Technology, West Bengal, India. Prior to that, he was associated with Brainware University, Kolkata, India; JIS College of Engineering, Nadia; Elitte College of Engineering, Kolkata; and Nalanda Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar, India. Dr. Pal received his BTech, MTech, and PhD degrees in the field of Computer Science and Engineering. He has more than a decade of academic experience. He is author or co-editor of 12 books from reputed publishers, including Elsevier, Springer, CRC Press, and Wiley, and he holds three patents. He is serving as a series editor for Advances in Learning Analytics for Intelligent Cloud-IoT Systems, published by Scrivener Publishing (Scopus-indexed) and Internet of Things: Data-Centric Intelligent Computing, Informatics, and Communication, published by CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, USA. Dr. Pal has published a number of research papers in Scopus/SCI-indexed international journals and conferences. He is the organizing chair of RICE 2019, Vietnam; RICE 2020 Vietnam; ICICIT 2019, Tunisia. He has been invited as a keynote speaker at ICICCT 2019, Turkey, and ICTIDS 2019, Malaysia. His professional activities include roles as associate editor and editorial board member for more than 100+ international journals and conferences of high repute and impact. His research area includes cloud computing, big data, internet of things, wireless sensor network, and data analytics. He is a member of many professional organizations, including MIEEE; MCSI; MCSTA/ACM, USA; MIAENG, Hong Kong; MIRED, USA; MACEEE, New Delhi; MIACSIT, Singapore; and MAASCIT, USA.Ton Quang Cuong, PhD, is currently Dean of the Faculty of Educational Technology at the University of Education at Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU-UED). The university provides a new model of teacher education in Vietnam; develops research and service in educational technology, management and leadership; and collaborates with other institutions in Vietnam and overseas. Ton Quang Cuong has extensive teaching experience in teacher education, educational technology, and management skills. He has over 18 years of teaching experience in education. As a honor and prestige expert and Head of the Department of Educational Technology, Learning Theories and Instructional Technology, he is responsible for the development of curricula, learning methodology and technology, and leadership and management instruction at VNU-UED.R. S. S. Nehru, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Education at Sikkim University (Central University), Gangtok, Sikkim, India. Dr. Nehru has published 14 books as main and co-author and more than 30 edited book chapters related to education and educational technologies as well as several research papers in Scopus-indexed national and international journals and conferences. He is an editorial board member for two multidisciplinary international journals. Dr. Nehru has served at many conferences as chair, keynote speaker, co-chair, and resource person for national workshops on multidisciplinary research. Under his research guidance, he has mentored students for MPhil and PhD degrees. He is an approved faculty member of Indira Gandhi National Open University, Kuvempu University, and other university open and distance learning mode programs on education and teacher education.