Committees
Chief Patron
Ramdas M. Pai , Chancellor, Manipal University, India
Patrons
H.S. Ballal , Pro-Chancellor, Manipal University
H. Vinod Bhat , Vice Chancellor, Manipal University
V. Surendra Shetty , Pro Vice Chancellor, Manipal University
Narayan Sabhahit , Registrar, Manipal University
G.K. Prabhu , Director, MIT, Manipal University
BHV Pai , Joint Director, MIT, Manipal University
Honorary Chair
K.R. Rao , University of Texas at Arlington, USA
General Chairs
Sri Krishnan , Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada
Program Chairs
Juan Manuel Corchado Rodriguez , University of Salamanca, Spain
Michal Wozniak , Wroclaw University, Warsaw, Poland
Dhiya Al-Jumeily , Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom
Swagatam Das , Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India
Advisory Committee
Teodiano Freire Bastos Filho , Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitoria, Brazil
Janusz Kacprzyk , Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Sankar K. Pal , Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India
Nallanathan Arumugam , King's College London, United Kingdom
P.Nagabhushan , University of Mysore, India
Soura Dasgupta , The University of Iowa, USA
Ronald R. Yager , Machine Intelligence Insitute, Iona College, USA
Jamila Mustafina , Kazan Federal University, Russia
Selwyn Piramuthu , University of Florida, USA
El-Sayed El-Alfy , King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia
Abir Hussain , Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Laszlo T. Koczy , Szechenyi Istvan University, Gyor, Hungary
Ngoc Thanh Nguyen , Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
David Zhang , The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Millie Pant , Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
Naeem Radi , Al Khawarizmi University College, UAE
Ibrahim Al-Jumaili , Al Anbar University, Iraq
Steering Committee Chair
Sabu M Thampi , IIITM-Kerala, India
Organizing Chair
Hareesha K.S , Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) - Manipal University, India
Organizing Co-Chairs
Ashalatha Nayak , Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal University
Balachandra , Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal University
Organizing Secretaries
Renuka A , Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal University
Preetham Kumar , Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal University
Poornima PK , Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal University
TPC Members
Ankit Chaudhary, Northwest Missouri State University, USA
Shuchin Aeron, Tufts University, USA
Willie Harrison, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, USA
Zhe Zhang, Geroge Mason University, USA
Eduard Babulak, Fort Hays State University, USA
Ang Chen, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Suman Kumar, Troy University, USA
Anustup Choudhury, Dolby Laboratories, USA
Chen Xu, University of Delaware, USA
Chi Zhang, Carnegie Speech Company Inc., USA
Gang Liu, Fortemedia, USA
Mohammad Siam, University of Arizona, USA
Thakshila Wimalajeewa, Syracuse University, USA
Timothy Oladunni, Bowie State University, USA
V. B. Surya Prasath, University of Missouri-Columbia, USA
Vesh Raj Sharma Banjade, Intel Corporation, USA
Vishnu Pendyala, Santa Clara University, USA
Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University, USA
R. Prasad Kodaypak, Senior Member IEEE, USA
Sameera Abar, Loughborough University, United Kingdom
Biju Issac, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
Galymzhan Nauryzbayev, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Lyudmila Mihaylova, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Ognjen Arandjelovic, University of St Andrews, United Kingdom
Shang-Ming Zhou, Swansea University, United Kingdom
Aydin Akan, Istanbul University, Turkey
Behcet Toreyin, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Engin Cemal Menguc, Ömer Halisdemir University, Turkey
Yasin Kabalci, Nigde University, Turkey
Carlo Galuzzi, TU Delft, The Netherlands
Grienggrai Rajchakit, Maejo University, Thailand
Kuan-Chieh Huang, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Wei-Chiang Hong, Oriental Institute of Technology, Taiwan
Gwo-Jiun Horng, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Bao Rong Chang, National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Mu-Chun Su, National Central University, Taiwan
Tzung-Pei Hong, National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Wen-Liang Hwang, Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Emilio Jiménez Macías, University of La Rioja, Spain
Addisson Salazar, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Spain
Gema Piñero, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
Isabel Barbancho, Universidad de Malaga, Spain
Juan Pedro Lopez Velasco, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain
Luciano Sanchez, University of Oviedo, Spain
Anna Antonyová, University of Prešov in Prešov, Slovakia
Chau Yuen, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore
Md. Rabiul Islam, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Ervin Varga, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Zoran Bojkovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia
El-Sayed El-Alfy, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia
Kashif Saleem, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Yassine Khlifi, Umm Al-Qura University, KSA, Saudi Arabia
Sergey Mosin, Kazan Federal University, Russia
Andrey Krylov, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
Vladimir Spitsyn, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Russia
Radu Vasiu, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania
Bogdan Dumitrescu, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania
Felix Albu, Valahia University of Targoviste, Romania
Ioan Nafornita, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania
Mihaela Albu, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania
Radu-Emil Precup, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania
Doru Florin Chiper, University Gh. Asachi of Iasi, Romania
Lacrimioara Grama, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Simina Emerich, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Valentina Balas, Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, Romania
Faycal Bensaali, Qatar University, Qatar
Pedro Assuncao, Instituto de Telecomunicacoes / Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal
Fernando Velez, University of Beira Interior, Portugal
Luis Gonçalves, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Rodolfo Oliveira, Nova University of Lisbon, Portugal
Armando Pinho, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Gabriel Falcao, Instituto de Telecomunicações, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Isabel Jesus, Institute of Engineering of Porto - ISEP, Portugal
Pedro Ferreira, Faculty of Sciences - University Lisbon, Portugal
Ramiro Barbosa, Institute of Engineering of Porto, Portugal
Sérgio Jesus, ISR - Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Marek Miskowicz, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland
Erwin Daculan, De La Salle University - Manila, Philippines
Belal Amro, Hebron University, Palestine
Bin Cao, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China
Kui Xu, PLA University of Science and Technology, P.R. China
Jiayu Chen, Wuhan University, P.R. China
Hui Gao, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China
Junfeng Xiao, Huawei, P.R. China
Philip Moore, Lanzhou University, P.R. China
Ruqiang Yan, Southeast University, P.R. China
Wei Hong, China Telecom, P.R. China
Waleed Abdulla, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
Rosaura Palma-Orozco, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico
Hong Seng Gan, Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Ponnambalam G, Monash University Sunway Campus, Malaysia
Bahbibi Rahmatullah, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia
Kamarulafizam Ismail, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Nursabillilah Mohd Ali, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Siow Yong Low, University of Southampton, Malaysia
Wai Yie Leong, Taylor University, Malaysia
Yun Huoy Choo, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Malaysia
Ibrahim Nasir, Sebha University, Libya
Abdallah Kassem, Notre Dame University, Lebanon
Zein Al Abidin Ibrahim, Lebanese University, Lebanon
Duc-Lam Nguyen, Seoul National University, Korea
Manish Khare, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, Korea
S. M. Riazul Islam, Inha University, Korea
Theodoros Tsiftsis, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan
Mohammad Abushariah, The University of Jordan, Jordan
Nasser Abdellatif, Applied Science University, Jordan
Anh Huy Phan, RIKEN, Japan
Osamu Ono, Meiji University, Japan
Paolo Crippa, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy
Domenico Ciuonzo, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Eleonora DAndrea, University of Pisa, Italy
Isabella Poggi, Roma Tre University, Italy
Roberto Caldelli, National Interuniversity Consortium for Telecommunications (CNIT), Italy
Dheyaa Sabr Al Azzawy, Wasit University, Iraq
Majida Alasady, University of Tikrit, Iraq
Tarik Rashid, Salahaddin University-Erbil, Iraq
Mohammadali Mohammadi, Shahrekord University, Iran
Mahmoudreza Tahmassebpour, Islamic Azad University - North Tehran Branch, Iran
Asghar Shahrzad Khashandarag, Islamic Azad University Tabriz Branch, Iran
Ghafour Alipour, Islamic Azad University, Hashtroud Branch, Iran
Hamed Mojallali, University of Guilan, Iran
Jafar Mansouri, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran
Hugeng Hugeng, Universitas Multimedia Nusantara, Indonesia
Raveendranathan Kalathil Chellappan, College of Engineering Thiruvananthapuram, India
Abhishek Das, Tripura Central University, India
Ravi Subban, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India
Krishna Battula, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Kakinada, India
Manish Gupta, Hindustan Institute of Technology and Management, Agra, India
SaiDhiraj Amuru, Samsung, India
Shruti Jain, Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat, India
Jibendu Roy, School of Electronics Engineering, KIIT University, India
Aniruddha Bhattacharjya, Guru Nanak Institute of Technology (GNIT), India
Nilesh Uke, University of Pune, India
Vivek Sehgal, Jaypee University of Information Technology, India
Rajesh Vishwakarma, Jaypee University of Engineering and Technology, India
Abhinav Gupta, India, India
Ajay Verma, Hindustan Institute of Technology and Management, India
Ajey Kumar, Symbiosis International University (SIU), India
Andrews Samraj, Mahendra Engineering College, India
Anil Yekkala, Freelancer in the area of Image and Video Processing, India
Anirban Kundu, Netaji Subhash Engineering College, India
Ashish Goel, JIIT, India
Bharat Gupta, Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, India
Chandrani Chakravorty, R V College of Engineering, Bangalore, India
Chandrappa D N, SJB Institute of Technology, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Charu Gandhi, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, India
Ciza Thomas, College of Engineering Trivandrum, India
Darshan Ingle, University Of Mumbai, India
Deepak Mishra, IIST, India
Deepak Singh, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, India
Dinesh Vishwakarma, Delhi Technological University, India
Dinesh Yadav, Manipal University Jaipur, India
Ghanshyam Singh, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, India
Jaynendra Kumar Rai, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, India
Kalavathi Palanisamy, Gandhigram Rural Institute - Deemed University, India
Kandasamy Selvaradjou, Pondicherry Engineering College, India
Kapil Tyagi, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, India
Madhu Jain, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, India
Madhur Upadhayay, Shiv Nadar University, India
Mahesh Babu Jayaraman, Ericsson, India
Manoj Saxena, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, India
Manoj Singh, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
Mofazzal Khondekar, B C Roy Engineering College, India
Mohd Samar Ansari, AMU, Aligarh, India
Munaga Prasad, IDRBT, India
Murugan Mahalingam, Anna University, India
Muthukumar Subramanian, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Tamilnadu, India
Navneet Sharma, JIIT, India
Nisha Gupta, Biral Institute of Technology, Mesra, India
Nitish Ojha, IIIT Allahabad, India
Omar Farooq, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
Pankaj Kulkarni, University of Pune, India
Parul Puri, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, India
Preetam Kumar, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, India
Pushpendra Singh, JIIT, Noida, India
Raghvendra Sharma, Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Gwalior, India
Ravichandra Bagalatti, Visveshwaraya Tehnological University, Belgaum, India
Rishikesh Pandey, Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab, India
S. Agrawal, Delhi Technological University (DTU), India
Sajai Singh, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, India
Samudravijaya K, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India
Satya Dubey, CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, India
Shamim Akhter, JIIT NOIDA, India
Shashikant Patil, SVKMs NMiMS Mumbai India, India
Shirshu Varma, Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad, India
Sudeep Baudha, Bits pilani goa, India
Sumitra S, IIST, India
Sumitra Singh, Scientist, CSIR-CEERI, India
Vadivelu R, Sri Krishna College of Technology, India
Vani Devi, IIST, India
Vinayak Bairagi, University of Pune, India
Vineet Khandelwal, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, India
Kalman Palagyi, University of Szeged, Hungary
Konstantinos Blekas, University of Ioannina, Greece
George Tambouratzis, Institute for Language & Speech Processing, Greece
Katerina Kabassi, TEI of the Ionian Islands, Greece
Michael Vrahatis, University of Patras, Greece
Sotiris Karachontzitis, University of Patras, Greece
Vassilis Paliouras, University of Patras, Greece
Aydin Sezgin, RUB, Germany
Ilka Miloucheva, Media Applications Research, Germany
Jens Ahrens, Chalmers University of Technology, Germany
Munir Georges, Intel, Germany
Sebastian Feld, University of Munich, Germany
Kenza Hamidouche, Supelec, France
Sahar Ghazal, Altran Research, France
Tarek Bejaoui, University of Paris-Sud , France
Larbi Boubchir, University of Paris , France
Lotfi Chaari, University of Toulouse, IRIT - INP-ENSEEIHT, France
Mohammed Nabil El Korso, Paris University, France
Patrick Siarry, University of Paris XII, France
Selem Charfi, HD Technology, France
Taneli Riihonen, Aalto University School of Electrical Engineering, Finland
Alexandros Iosifidis, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
Mohamed Abbas, Arab Academy for Science and Technology, Egypt
Maki Habib, The American University in Cairo, Egypt
Rabie Ramadan, Cairo University, Egypt
Ivo Bukovsky, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
Jan Vrba, Czech Technical University, Czech Republic
George Dekoulis, Aerospace Engineering Institute, Cyprus
Nizar Bouguila, Concordia University, Canada
Peter Noel, TSMC, Canada
Minh-Son Dao, Universiti Teknologi Brunei, Brunei Darussalam
Joao Paulo da Costa, University of Brasília, Brazil
Marcelo Alencar, Federal University of Campina Grande, Brazil
Waslon Lopes, UFPB - Federal University of Paraíba, Brazil
Joel Rodrigues, National Institute of Telecommunications (Inatel), Brazil
Carlos Regis, IFPB, Brazil
Felipe Henriques, Celso Suckow da Foseca Federal Center of Technological Education, Brazil
Júlio Nievola, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Paraná – PUCPR, Brazil
Marcio Eisencraft, Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Rodrigo Capobianco Guido, São Paulo State University, Brazil
Suryakanthi Tangirala, Faculty of Business, Botswana
Edwin Lughofer, University of Linz, Austria
Gustavo Fernández Domínguez, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria
Lahcène Mitiche, University of Djelfa, Algeria
Moussa Diaf, Université Mouloud Mammri, Algeria
Ouarda Assas, Universite of Msila, Algeria
Upasna Vishnoi, Marvell Semiconductor Inc, USA