M Chandrasekaran Editor & Author

S. Kannadhasan, PhD, is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at Study World College of Engineering in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. He has published around 50 papers in reputed international journals indexed by SCI, Scopus, and Web of Science, and more than 193 papers have been presented and published in national and international journals and conferences. He also serves as a board member, reviewer, speaker, session chair, and member of the advisory and technical committees of various colleges and conferences. He has attended various workshops, seminars, conferences, faculty development programs, short-term training programs, and online courses. His areas of interest are smart antennas, digital signal processing, wireless communication, wireless networks, embedded systems, network security, optical communication, microwave antennas, electromagnetic compatibility and interference, wireless sensor networks, digital image processing, satellite communication, cognitive radio design, and soft computing techniques. He is a member of many professional organizations. Dr. Kannadhasan completed his PhD in the field of smart antennas at Anna University, India. He earned his BE in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Sethu Institute of Technology, Kariapatti, and his ME in Communication Systems from Velammal College of Engineering and Technology, Madurai, India. He earned his MBA in Human Resources Management at Tamil Nadu Open University, Chennai, India.

R. Nagarajan, PhD, is a Professor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Gnanamani College of Technology, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India. He has worked in industry as an electrical engineer. He has published more than 70 papers in international journals and conferences. His research interest includes power electronics, power systems, communication engineering, network security, soft computing techniques, cloud computing, big data analysis, and renewable energy sources. Dr. Nagarajan received his BE in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Madurai Kamarajar University, Madurai, India; his ME in Power Electronics and Drives from Anna University, Chennai, India; and his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Anna University, Chennai, India.

T. Kamalakannan, PhD, is currently working as Professor and Head of the Department of Information Technology in the School of Computing Sciences at Vels Institute of Science Technology & Advanced Studies (VISTAS), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He has 23 years of teaching experience at both the under- and postgraduate levels. His research interest includes data mining and machine learning. He has produced 15 MPhil research scholars to date. He has published more than 35 research articles in various international Scopus-indexed and UGC-indexed journals. He serves as an examiner at various universities and colleges. He received a Best Teacher Award in 2019 from Ilakkiya Cholai. Dr. Kamalakannan received his MCA from Madras University, MPhil in Computer Science from Periyar University, and PhD in Computer Science from Vels Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies (VISTAS) Tamil Nadu, India.

M. Chandrasekaran, PhD, is Professor and Director of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Vels Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies (VISTAS), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He has over 20 years of experience in various roles, and his areas of expertise and research interests include multi-objective optimization of job shop scheduling, flexible manufacturing systems, and composites and design optimization of various gear parameters. He has published more than 75 publications that appear in international and local scientific journals. He has also served as a keynote speaker, program committee chair, technical committee member, and session chair at various international conferences. He is also an editor-in-chief for several international journals, such as the International Journal of Production Technology and Management Research and International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Sciences. He is also an editorial board member and reviewer for several professional journals in his field, having reviewed over 150 research papers. He is also an approved research supervisor for various leading universities in India. He is also a member of several professional societies. Dr. Chandrasekaran graduated with a PhD from the National Institute of Technology, Trichy, India.

N. Shanmugasundaram, PhD, is Professor and Head of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies (VISTAS), Tamil Nadu, India. He has more than 20 years of experience in teaching and eight years of industry experience. He has published more than 55 research papers in different domains. His field of interest includes electrical machines and control, electric vehicle control and charging, power converters, and power cable modeling. Dr. Shanmugasundaram received his BE in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Anna University, Chennai, India. He did his ME in Power Electronics and Industrial Drives at Sathyabama University, Chennai, India, and his PhD in Electrical Engineering is from Anna University Chennai, Tamil Nadu India.