Sudip Misra

Sudip Misra, a distinguished IEEE Fellow and Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, holds a Ph.D. from Carleton University, Canada. With over 500 publications, including 200+ journal papers, he has garnered numerous prestigious awards, such as the IEEE ComSoc Asia Pacific Young Researcher Award. His expertise spans various fields, recognized by his fellowships in esteemed organizations like INAE and NASI. Renowned for his keynote lectures worldwide, he's also extensively involved in editorial roles for international journals and conference committees. Dr. Misra's remarkable contributions epitomize excellence in academia and research, shaping global discourse in technology and innovation.

Abdul Sattar

Abdul Sattar is a thought leader in the space of Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science. Prof. Sattar successfully established the Institute for Integrated and Intelligent Systems (IIIS), a cross-disciplinary research centre at Griffith University, and was appointed as its founding director in 2003, and served until end of 2015. Under his direction, IIIS gained international recognition and achieved notable growth in publications, HDR completions, and prestige. As a director, he has driven operational plans to fulfil Griffith University's strategic objectives while maintaining an active research profile, publishing over 250 papers and supervising 35 PhD students.

Feroze Mohammed

Feroze Mohammed has extensive work experience in various executive and leadership roles. Feroze is currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer at Cognida.ai since January 2022. Prior to that, he worked at Hitachi Vantara from January 2011 to December 2021, where he has held multiple positions, including Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, and Senior Vice President.

Prasant Mohapatra

Prasant Mohapatra currently serves as the Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs at the University of South Florida. Previously, he held positions including Vice Chancellor for Research and Distinguished Professor at the University of California, Davis. At UC Davis, he served as Dean, Vice-Provost of Graduate Studies, Associate Chancellor, Interim Vice-Provost, CIO, and Department Chair of Computer Science, also holding the Tim Bucher Family Endowed Chair Professorship. He joined USF in 2023.

Rama Krishnan Angarai Ganesan

Rama Krishnan Angarai Ganesan heads the Medical Intelligence and Language Engineering Lab at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He is a Fellow of Institution of Engineers (India) and the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers and a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, USA. He received the Manthan Award 2014 and Manthan Award 2015, for his projects 'Gift of New Abilities' and 'Madhura - The Gift of Voice' respectively. He is also one of the Founder Directors of RaGaVeRa indic Technologies Pvt Ltd, a deep tech startup incubated by IISc and a mentor of the startup, "Bhashini AI Services Pvt. Ltd."

Anil Goyal

Anil Goyal is an accomplished data scientist and researcher with a strong track record of leadership and innovation. In his current role as Principal Data Scientist at Housing.com (Gurgaon), he leads and shapes the data science team’s direction to align with business objectives. His collaboration with cross-functional teams has led to the successful implementation of ML solutions for various problems including 3D virtual tour generation, fraud detection, recommendation engines, and price prediction.