Smart Computing Paradigms: Artificial Intelligence and Network Applications : Proceedings of Sixth International Conference on Smart Computing and Informatics (SCI 2024), Volume 1

This book presents best-selected papers presented at the 6th International Conference on Smart Computing and Informatics (SCI 2024), held at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Anil Neerukonda Institute of Technology & Sciences (ANITS), Visakhapatnam, India, during 19–20 April 2024. It presents advanced and multidisciplinary research towards the design of smart computing and informatics. The theme is on a broader front and focuses on various innovation paradigms in system knowledge, intelligence and sustainability that may be applied to provide realistic solutions to varied problems in society, environment and industries. The scope is also extended towards the deployment of emerging computational and knowledge transfer approaches, optimizing solutions in various disciplines of science, technology and healthcare. The work is published in three volumes.

Milan Simic holds Ph.D., Master and Bachelor of Electronics Engineering and Graduate Diploma in Education. He is currently with RMIT University, School of Engineering. For his innovations and other contributions, he has received prestigious awards and recognitions. Dr Simic is a member of large number of engineering and science associations. He conducts multidisciplinary research in the following areas: Management, engineering education, electrical vehicles, intelligent transport systems, automotive electronics, physical systems modelling (physical networks), autonomous systems, mechatronics, robotics, human–computer interface and interaction, biomedical engineering, green energy production, wireless transfer of energy, information theory, digital coding and run length limited coding.
Vikrant Bhateja is an associate professor in the Department of Electronics Engineering Faculty of Engineering and Technology (UNSIET), Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. He holds a doctorate in ECE (Bio-Medical Imaging) with a total academic teaching experience of 20 years with around 190 publications in reputed international conferences, journals and online book chapter contributions; out of which 40 papers are published in SCIE indexed high impact factored journals. One of his papers published in Review of Scientific Instruments (RSI) Journal (under American International Publishers) has been selected as “Editor Choice Paper of the Issue'' in 2016. Among the international conference publications, four papers have received “Best Paper Award''. He has been instrumental in chairing/co-chairing around 30 international conferences in India and abroad as Publication/TPC chair and edited 52 book volumes from Springer-Nature as a corresponding/co-editor/author on date. 
M. Ramakrishna Murty is currently working as a professor and HoD in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Anil Neerukonda Institute of Technology and Sciences (ANITS), Visakhapatnam. He obtained Ph.D. from JNTU-Hyderabad in the year 2015 and M.Tech. from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, in the year 2003. His research interests are data mining, machine learning, text mining, natural language processing, soft computing and big data analytics. He was adjudged with best faculty award in year 2013 at GMR Institute of Technology, Rajam. He authored a book titled “Introduction to Data Mining and Soft Computing Techniques”, by Lakshmi Publisher, New Delhi. He published around 50 research papers in well reputed and indexed, international and national journals and conferences. He recently filed two patents on the area of blockchain technologies. He worked as an editor for Springer AISC series, INDIA-2019, and ICCII-2018. 
Sandeep Kumar Panda is currently working as an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology at ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education (deemed to be University), Hyderabad, Telangana, India. His research interests include software engineering, web engineering, cryptography and security, blockchain technology, Internet of things and cloud computing. He has published many papers in international journals and international conferences in repute. He received “Research and Innovation of the Year Award” hosted by WIEF and EduSkills under the Banner of MSME, Govt. of INDIA and DST, Govt. of INDIA at New Delhi on January 2020. He has Eight Indian Patents in his credit. His professional affiliations are MIEEE, MACM and LMIAENG.