Chief Guest & Guest of Honour

Chief Guest-

Prof. Narendra S Chaudhari

Vice-Chancellor -Assam Science and Technology University -ASTU (Government of Assam), Guwahati, India. 

Prof. Narendra S Chaudhari   is   Vice   Chancellor -Assam   Science   and   Technology   University -ASTU (Government   of   Assam), Guwahati   from   2022   and   Professor,  Computer   Science   and Engineering (CSE), IIT Indore from 2009 till date. Before 2009,  he was  with  Nanyang  Technological University -NTU, Singapore (Singapore Government University with QS world ranking (June 2022) as 19thposition, and 3rdposition in Asian University ranking) from 2001. Before 2001, he was Professor-Computer Science (Software) with responsibility to train Scientists for DRDO, Ministry of Defense, Government of India from 1990.He was Director, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology -VNIT Nagpur  from  2013  to  2018  and  Vice  Chancellor,  Uttarakhand  Technical  University -UTU (State    Government    University    of Uttarakhand, India)    Dehradun from    2019    to 2021. Dr. N.S. Chaudhari also been to Freie Universit at, Berlin (one of the four most prestigious universities   inGermanyand18thin   Europe   with   QS   world   ranking   (June   2022)   as 127thposition),  as  well  as  to  Nagoya  Institute  of  Technology,  Nagoya, Japan and  Southern Cross University, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia for short academic assignments. Dr. Narendra completed Ph.D.,M.Tech. (Computer Science), and B.Tech. (Electrical Engineering -EE, with distinction) from IIT Bombay. Dr. Narendra is an established researcher in Computer Science and Engineering with significant contributions in engineering education. His research contributions are in the areas of Machine Learning, Network Security and Mobile Computing, Novel Neural Network Models, Context Free Grammar Parsing, and Optimization. He has supervised 44 PhD students with more than 387 publications to his credit. Dr. Narendra represented  India  in  the  years  2015  and  2016  as  part  of  an  academic  delegation to Sweden,  Belarus and P.R.  China, accompanied by  the Honorable  President  of  India. In 2017, he visited  Saint  Petersburg  Mining  University, Russia, where  he  initiated  academic collaborations with institutes in India. Dr. Narendra was also part of Federation of Indian Chamber of   Commerce   and   Industry   (FICCI)’s   academic   delegation   to France, Germany and Netherlands. Dr. Narendra is a  senior  member  of  IEEE  (USA)  as  well  as  ACM  (USA).He  is Fellow and recipient of Eminent Engineer award (Computer Engineering) of the Institution of Engineers, India   (IE-India),   and Fellow of   the   Institution   of   Electronics   and   Telecommunication Engineers  (IETE)  (India).  Dr. Narendra is President-Indian  Academy  of  Mathematics,  Indore (India) from 2020 till date.

Guest of Honour-

Dr. Ir. Neeli Prasad,

CEO & Co-Founder, SmartAvatar B.V., The Netherlands.

Dr. Ir. Neeli Prasad is the visionary CEO and Co-Founder of SmartAvatar B.V. in the Netherlands, known for her expertise in telecommunications, cybersecurity, and wireless technology. With a proven track record in driving strategic growth and global expansion, she has significantly shaped the future of technology and communications. Throughout her career, Neeli has focused on fostering business and technology innovation, guiding organizations through incubation, prototyping, and validation. Her leadership has earned recognition from industry leaders like Cisco, Huawei, and Nokia-Siemens. As an Elected Member and VP of Membership on the IEEE VTS Board of Governors and Treasurer for IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE), she champions diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, paving the way for future generations of women in technology. A sought-after speaker, Neeli frequently shares her insights at industry conferences. Her commitment to innovation and DEI makes her a respected role model in the technology sector.

Guest of Honour-

DR. K S SASTRY, MUSTI,

Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia

Dr. KS Sastry, Musti received BTech in Electrical Engineering from JNTU, Kakinada (A.P.) in 1990, MTech and Ph.D. from NIT, Warangal in the years 1996 and 2002, respectively, is an accomplished academic with more than 30 years of professional experience. He is currently with the Namibia University of Science and Technology as an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.  He is involved with several projects in the areas of big data, enterprise information systems, and Demand Side Management. He has more than 30 years' experience in industry, academic, and research and has worked in different parts of the world.   Earlier he was with NIT Warangal, India as a lecturer; Global Energy Consulting Engineers, Hyderabad, India as Assistant General Manager; and then served the University of West Indies in the Caribbean. Dr. Sastry has a significant interest in core and multidisciplinary research and published more than 50+ research articles and book chapters in the extended areas of Energy Systems, Database and Information Systems, BigData, and Soft computing.  He has won the IEEE travel award for my paper to Kobe, Japan in IEEE / Circuits and Systems in 2005. He has organized 04 Short Term Course Program (STCP)/ Faculty Development Program (FDP) programs, several expert lectures and has been invited as a key-speaker, session chair in various workshops/conferences. Dr. Sastry has visited various universities across the globe to serve in various capacities. He is a visiting professor with ESIGELEC, Rouen (data sciences), France; Sophia University, Japan (data sciences), University of Turabo, Puerto Rico (Energy Systems), and KL University, India. He is on the panel of accreditors of IEEE/ ABET, USA, and visited a few universities as part of the ABET accreditation process. Dr. Sastry is a senior member of IEEE, USA; a member of IET-UK, and a Life member of IE, India.

Guest of Honour-