Dr. S. Karthika, Associate Professor, in the Department of Information Technology has over 16 years of teaching and 1.5 years of exclusive research experience. To her credit she has 80+ research articles and delivered 20+ keynote talks in her research domain of computational science using AI. She heads the AI for Social Good (AISG) Research Lab and Cyber Security Working Group (CSWG). She is currently executing DST funded CSRI project and has also completed projects from TNSCST and SSN Trust. She has executed 2 consultancies and has published a US Patent. She has organized multiple International conferences, ATAL FDP, ACM Summer School and 25+ other events/activities. She has played many vitals roles as an academician and researcher by serving as Board of Studies (BoS), Doctoral Committee member and reviewer for reputed International and National journals and conferences. She is a recipient of UGC BSR Fellowship, Teacher Par Excellence awards and Intel oneAPI Innovator. She is an active ACM and Senior IEEE member. She is an ardent admirer of Indian dance and music art forms. Balusamy is currently working as Associate Dean Academics in Shiv Nadar University, Delhi-NCR. Prior to this assignment, he was Professor, School of Computing Sciences & Engineering and Director International Relations at Galgotias University, Greater Noida, India. His contributions focus on Engineering Education, Block chain, and Data Sciences. His Academic degrees and twelve years of experience working as Faculty in a global university like VIT University, Vellore, has made him more receptive and prominent in his domain. He does have 200 plus high impact factor papers in Springer, Elsevier, and IEEE. He has done more than 80 Edited and authored books and collaborated with eminent professors across the world from top QS ranked universities. Balusamy has served up to the position of Associate Professor in his stint of 12 years of experience with VIT University, Vellore. Prof. Chithirai Pon Selvan brings over 25 years of expertise in engineering education and academic leadership, with 17 years dedicated to advancing higher education in the UAE. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), UK, and a Fellow of the Curtin Academy, Australia. His research interests include machine design, optimization techniques, advanced manufacturing, and renewable energy, with a strong focus on engineering for sustainable development. He has published 150+ research articles in journals, authored several books, and presented at numerous conferences. He is an approved PhD supervisor at several universities, including Curtin University, Australia, and has successfully supervised many doctoral candidates. Throughout his career, he has been invited and honored as a keynote speaker, session chair, resource person, and technical committee member at conferences across the UAE, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Germany, Maldives, Italy, Australia, Oman, Pakistan, Singapore, Qatar, and the UK.
