Title of the Talk: Creativity and Innovation: Challenges in Scientific Research

Biography: Debatosh Guha is a Professor of the Institute of Radio Physics and Electronics, University of Calcutta, India and formerly HAL Chair Professor of the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. He is Abdul Kalam Technology Innovation National Fellow.

He received the B.Tech and M.Tech degrees from the University of Calcutta in 1987 and 1989, respectively and started his career as an Engineer in Webel Telecommunication Industries Limited. After graduating with a Ph.D. in microwave engineering from Calcutta University, he joined the same University as an Assistant Professor in 1994.

He has researched in developing microstrip and dielectric resonator antenna technologies. Defected Ground Structure (DGS) -integrated antenna is one of his major areas of contribution. He has published over 200 papers in top Journals and Conferences along with a book on ‘Microstrip and Printed Antennas’ from Wiley, UK, 2011. He developed wireless base-station antennas for a North American industry, which have been a commercial product (Z1900) since 2007.

Professor Guha is Fellow of IEEE , Indian Academy of Sciences (IASc), Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), The National Academy of Sciences, Indian (NASI), and West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology (WAST). He is a recipient of some notable awards which include IETE Ram Lal Wadhwa Award (New Delhi 2016), IEEE AP-S Raj Mittra Travel Grant Award (Chicago 2012); URSI Young Scientist Award (Lille, Franc1996).

He is now a Vice-President of West Bengal Academy of Science and and Technology and Commission-B Chair in the Indian National Committee for URSI. He served IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters as an Associate Editor (2015-2019) and now he is an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on  Antennas and Propagation. He is a Section Editor of INAE Letters. He has served IEEE Kolkata Section as the Chair (2013-2014); IEEE AP-MTT Kolkata Chapter as the Founding Chair (2004) and Chair (2010-2011). He conceptualized and initiated two IEEE sponsored flagship conferences in India: IEEE Applied Electromagnetics Conference AEMC (biennial) in 2007 and IEEE Indian Antenna Week IAW (annual) in 2010 and finally has given leadership to merge them to form ‘Indian Conference on Antennas and Propagation’ since 2018.

His current research interests include Defected Ground Structure (DGS) for advanced antenna design, Dielectric Resonator Antennas with unconventional modes and feeding structures, improving cross-polarization issues of printend antenna and arrays, theory and design of resonance gain antenna for pattern synthesis and advanced feed designs.

Title of the Talk : ” Metamaterial and Metasurface Inspired Antennas: A Journey of Two Decades”

Biography:  Chinmoy Saha received his PhD degree from University of Calcutta, India and currently working as a Professor in the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, India. He has research collaboration with several International Universities in North America and Europe. He is a senior Member of IEEE & USRI, current chair of MTT-S SIGHT committee and region-10 coordinator of MTT-S since 2023. He is the founder and past chair of MTT-S Kerala (2019-2021) and former chair of AP-S Kerala chapter (2018-2019). He is also founder and current chair of IEEE EMC Society Kerala chapter. Dr. Saha has received several prestigious awards which includes Teaching Award from Government of India, “IETE Prof. SN Mitra Memorial Award”, several IEEE volunteers’ awards, and 12+ best paper awards. His research interest includes Metamaterial/ metasurface inspired systems, WPT and Energy Harvesting, multi-functional antennas for wireless applications, mm-wave/THz systems and antennas & components for space applications. He has more than 200 publications including 50 journal papers in reputed journals and authored three books. He is an associate editor in IEEE Microwave Magazine and IEEE Access. He served as Editor-in-chief for a special issue of RF
and Microwave Computer Aided Engineering and currently working as editor-in-chief for an ongoing special issue of EPJ Applied Metamaterials.

Title of the Talk: Novel Solutions for Microwave Sensors.

Biography: Maurizio Bozzi received the Ph.D. degree in electronics and computer science from the University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, in 2000. He held research positions with various universities worldwide, including the Technische Universitaet Darmstadt, Germany; the Universitat de Valencia, Spain; and the Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada. In 2002, he joined the Department of Electronics, University of Pavia, where he is currently a full professor of electromagnetic fields. He was also a Guest Professor at Tianjin University, China (2015- 2017) and a Visiting Professor at Gdansk University of Technology, Poland (2017-2018). His
main research interests concern the computational electromagnetics, the substrate integrated waveguide technology, and the use of novel materials and fabrication technologies for microwave circuits (including paper, textile, and 3D printing). He has authored or co-authored more than 180 journal papers and 360 conference papers. He co-edited the book Periodic Structures (Research Signpost, 2006) and co-authored the book Microstrip Lines and Slotlines (Artech House, 2013).

Prof. Bozzi is the 2024 President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technology Society (MTT-S). He was an elected Member of the Administrative Committee of MTT-S for years 2017–2022, the Budget Committee Chair in 2023, the MTT-S Treasurer in 2020–2022, the Chair of the Meetings and Symposia Committee for years 2018-2019, and the Secretary of MTT- S in 2016. He was also a member of the General Assembly of the European Microwave Association (EuMA) from 2014 to
2016. He was a Track Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, and an Associate Editor of the IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, the IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, and the IET Electronics Letters. He was the General Chair of the IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series-Advanced Materials and Processes (IMWS-AMP 2017), in Pavia, Italy, 2017, of the inaugural edition of the IEEE International Conference on Numerical Electromagnetic Modeling and Optimization (NEMO2014), in Pavia, Italy, 2014, and of the IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on Millimeter Wave Integration Technologies, in Sitges, Spain, 2011. Maurizio Bozzi is a Fellow of the IEEE. He received several awards, including the 2015 Premium Award for Best Paper in IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation, the 2014 Premium Award for the Best Paper in Electronics Letters, the Best Student Paper Award at the 2016 IEEE Topical Conference on Wireless Sensors and Sensor Networks (WiSNet2016), the Best Paper Award at the 15th Mediterranean Microwave Symposium (MMS2015), the Best Student Award at the 4th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP 2010), the Best Young Scientist Paper Award of the XXVII General Assembly of URSI in 2002, and the MECSA Prize of the Italian Conference on Electromagnetics (XIII RiNEm) in 2000.

Abstract: A broad range of different physical quantities can be determined by adopting electromagnetic techniques at microwave frequency: among them, an important class of sensors aims at the determination of the electric and magnetic characteristics of materials, for instance with the scope to establish the content of a certain element in liquids. Another class of sensors are devoted to the accurate determination of the linear or the angular displacement of a target.

Depending on the intended application, the requested features of microwave sensors are typically the compact size, the low manufacturing cost, and the easy design and fabrication, as well as the good accuracy of the results. This talk will provide an overview of some recent achievements in the area of microwave sensors, for applications ranging from the characterization of the electrical properties of materials to the determination of rotation and proximity. The use of planar structures and SIW technology, the fabrication by additive manufacturing, as well as the adoption of hybrid solutions will be presented and discussed.

Title of Talk: Visual SLAM: Algorithms to Architecture

Biography
Siew-Kei Lam received his PhD from NTU, Singapore. He is currently an Associate Professor in College of Computing and Data Science, NTU, with concurrent appointments as Assistant Dean and Research Lead in the Hardware and Embedded Systems Group. His research investigates custom computing techniques to meet the challenging demands for performance, energy-efficiency, cost, reliability, and security in edge intelligence. He has published over 180 international refereed journals and conferences in these areas. Siew-Kei is an Associate Editor for the IET Circuits, Devices and Systems journal, and a senior member of IEEE.

Abstract:
Visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) is a crucial technology for robotics, AR/VR, and autonomous systems, enabling devices to understand and navigate their environment in real time. However, deploying visual SLAM efficiently on edge platforms presents significant challenges due to the computational and energy constraints inherent in these systems. The talk will explore three primary areas: algorithmic optimizations, hardware acceleration, and future research opportunities. We begin by discussing novel algorithmic techniques designed to reduce computational overhead and power consumption, including semantic SLAM methods. Next, we highlight the role of hardware acceleration, examining how FPGAs can be leveraged to speed up visual SLAM processing, while minimizing latency and power demands. Finally, the talk outlines promising research directions this area.

Title of the Talk: Recent Advances in Signal Processing and Communication.

Biography : Professor Ganapati Panda is currently working as a Professor and Research Advisor at C V Raman Global University-Odisha, Bhubaneswar, India. Professor Panda served as the Deputy Director, Dean (Academic Affairs), and Head, School of Electrical Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar. He was also Dean (Administration), Head of Electronics and Communication Engineering at the National Institute of Technology, Rourkela. He was a member of the Board of Governors of IIT Bhubaneswar and NIT Rourkela. Dr. Panda also served as Director of the National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur. He worked for 48 years in teaching and research in leading technical institutions in India. He did his Post-Doctoral research work at the University of Edinburgh, UK (1984-86), and Ph. D. (1981) from IIT, Kharagpur in Digital Signal Processing. He has guided 42 Ph.Ds in the field of Signal Processing, Communication, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning. He has published more than 380 research papers in various referred Journals and Conferences with 12929 citations, h-index of 53, and i10-index of 197 as of 5 th Sept 2023. Ten more Ph.D. students are continuing their Ph.D. work under his active guidance.

He has successfully completed a number of research projects from various funding agencies in India and other countries. He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Engineering, India (FNAE) and a Fellow of the National Academy of Science, India (FNASc) for his significant research contribution to signal processing and machine learning. He has received Samanta Chandra Sekhar Award (1993), Biju Patnaik Award (2012), INAE-Outstanding Teacher Award (2017), AICTE-INAE Distinguished Visiting Professorship (2019-20), and AICTE- Margadarshak (2019-20), Life Time Achievement Award – Ravenshaw University (2021), listed under Top 2% Scientist of the world from the Stanford University in the area of AI&ML (2021,2022) for significant contribution to engineering, education, and research. His name is included in the Technology Advisory Board of the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), Govt. of India in March 2022. Prof. Panda is listed as one of the World’s Best Computer Science Scientist in India by the Microsoft Academic Graph in the year 2022 with a national rank of 33. He is a Senior Member of IEEE, Fellow of IET, Fellow of IETE, Fellow of IE, Life Member of CSI, Life Member of ISTE, and a Life Member of System Society. He is a regular reviewer of many international journals. He has chaired and delivered keynote addresses at many international conferences in India and abroad. His research interests are in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Digital Signal Processing, Digital Communication, and Intelligent Instrumentation.

Title of the Topic: In-band Full-duplex Communication: An Approach to Boost System Capacity.

Biography : Amalendu Patnaik (Senior Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree in electronics from Berhampur University, Berhampur, India, in 2003. From 2004 to 2005, he was the Visiting Scientist with The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA. He is currently a Professor with the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, IIT Roorkee, Roorkee, India. He is an author/coauthor of over 130 peer-reviewed papers in international journals and conferences. He has coauthored one book on Compact Antennas for High Data Rate Communication: Ultra-wideband (UWB) and Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) Technology (Springer) and one book chapter on Neural Networks for Antennas in Modern Antenna Handbook (Wiley). His research interests include antenna array signal processing, the application of soft-computing techniques in electromagnetics, computer-aided-design (CAD) for patch antennas, electromagnetic interference (EMI), and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC).

Dr. Patnaik is a Life Member of the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE). He was a recipient of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineer (IETE) Sir J. C. Bose Award in 2000, the International Union of Radio Science (URSI) Young Scientist Award in 2005, and the BOYSCAST Fellowship from the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, from 2004 to 2005. He was the IEEE AP-S Region-10 Distinguished Speaker from 2015 to 2016. He serves as an Editorial Board Member for the International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer Aided Engineering, Wiley. He was the Chairperson of the IEEE Roorkee Subsection from 2015 to 2017.

Title of the talk : Moving Towards 6G : Transformation and Realization.

Abstract : The emerging 6G Communication has the potential to bring disruptions in the society. It has the ability to bring plethora of new applications and services. The world is going to witness several challages while transforming from the current setup to the new setup. In this talk, we plan to discuss the journey of 6G, emerging technologies which will be driving 6G, transformation activities to realize the new emerging applications and solutions, and the Industry view on this.

Biography: Dr. Hemant Rath is a Senior Member of IEEE, holds MTech and Ph.D. in Communication Engg. from IIT Bombay, and BE in EL&TCE from VSSUT Burla, Odisha. He has more than 25 years of experience in academics, research, and industry. At present, Hemant is a Principal Scientist at TCS Research Bhubaneswar. His research interests include NextGen Network Design, Software Defined Networks, Industrial Applications, QoS in Networks, Network Security, etc. He has authored more than 100 research papers, co-authored a book, delivered several talks and keynotes, and has more than 75 granted patents in the broad areas of communication and networking. Hemant has received several awards including the Distinguished Engineer Award in TCS. He is active in national and international standardization (IoT -ITU-T, GISFI, TSDSI, IEEE) in the areas of networking and communications. Hemant also serves as a Governing Body member of SUIIIT, Burla, and BoS member in several colleges and universities in India. He is also teaching at IIT Bhubaneswar (School of Electrical Sciences) as an Adjunct Faculty since July

Title of the Talk: Advanced Signal Processing Application to Smart Grid.

Biography: Dr. Subhransu Ranjan Samantaray received B. Tech from UCE Burla, PhD from NIT Rourkela and Post-Doctoral Studies from McGill University, Canada. Currently, he holds the position of Associate Professor in the School of Electrical Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, India. He has visited the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, Canada and Department of Automation and Electrical Engineering, AALTO University, Finland as Visiting Professor. He has more than 22 years of experience including Industry and Academia. His major research interests include PMU and wide area measurement, intelligent protection for transmission systems including FACTs, Micro-grid protection including distributed generation, Micro-grid planning, Wide-area based dynamic security assessment in large power networks and Smart-Grid Technologies. With 119 peer reviewed international journals and 63 conference proceedings, his research appeared in top power engineering journals such as IEEE Transactions, IET Proceedings and Elsevier etc. The research outcomes have been cited more than 5934 with h-index of 42. His research credentials brought several recognitions including Director’s Commendation for Outstanding Research-2021, IEEE PES Chapter Outstanding Engineer Award-2020, NASI-SCOPUS Young Scientists Awards-2015, IEEE PES Technical Committee Prize Paper Award-2012, Samanta Chandra Sekhar Award, Odisha Bigyana Acadmey-2010, Young Engineers Award-IEI (Institute of Engineers, India) -2009, Innovative Doctoral Thesis Award-Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) -2008, Young Scientists Award, Odisha Bigyana Acadmey, Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of Odisha) -2007 etc. He is an Associate Editor of IEEE Systems Journal, past Editor of IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, Associate Editor, IET, Generation, Transmission & Distribution, Member, IEEE Power Systems Stability SubCommittee, Guest Editor, IEEE Sensor Journal. He is a Member, National Academy of Sciences India (NASI), Senior Member, IEEE and Fellow, IET

Title of the talk: Can IC be designed, manufactured and tested locally

Biography: Dr. Ajit Kumar Panda, a BOYSCAST fellow at University of Michigan at USA and an ICTP Regular Associate Awardee works in academic for around 25 years before jumping to own start-up and ultimately to set up a unit of an Indian OEM VVDN Technologies where he is now working as Vice President, Engineering RF. He is responsible to have 500 engineers in VVDN Bhubaneswar Center in the domain of 5G, Wi-Fi, IoT, Vision, Automotive and cloud and is responsible for the RF part across all Business Unit and across all locations of VVDN.

He is a Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE Electron Device Society, currently one of the SRC vice- Chair of IEEE EDS and is a IEEE Senior Member. Have published more than 100 Research Papers in SCI journals and have guided 16 students for PhD.

India lunches 5G before a year and now more than 9000 towers have 5G BTS in Odisha. Development of this base station needs a knowledge of Microwave/RF engineering, Communication Techniques and DSPs in addition to RTL and Software. Thus, the aim of the lecture is to highlight the scope of these topics in industry fot researchers and academician to reduce the gap between Industry and Academy.

Title of Talk: Light Weight Edge Computing System: Present & Future.

Biography : Dr. Kailash Chandra Ray received the B.E. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Orissa Engineering College, Bhubaneswar, India, in 1997, the M. Tech. degree in Electrical Engineering from NIT, Jamshedpur, India, in 2000, and the Ph.D. degree in Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering from IIT Kharagpur, India, in 2009. He was a Technical Member Staff (Design Engineer) with CMOS Chips, Bangalore, India, during 2001–2003. He also served as a Lecturer with IIIT Allahabad, India, from 2008 to 2010. He was an Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute Technology Patna, India, from 2010 to 2018, where he has been an Associate Professor since 2018. His research interests include very largescale integration (VLSI) architectural design, VLSI signal processing, digital VLSI design, hardware design methodologies, FPGA based system design, CORDIC, and embedded system..

Title of the talk: EM-based sensors for continuous glucose monitoring systems.

Biography: Dr. Jagannath Malik obtained Integrated B. Tech & M. Tech, and Ph.D. degrees from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) in 2011 and 2016 respectively. Dr. Malik received University Research Scientist (URS) fellowship from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Republic of Korea for his postdoctoral research. Dr. Malik led the Antenna R&D team in university incubated start-up company for the development of state-of-the-art antenna solutions for enabling communications in RF shielded environments and marine ships. He received Korean Patent on the technology that led to commercialization. He is the founding member and the Team Lead, sensor development at SB-Solutions Inc. Seoul, South Korea where he designed EM-based biosensors for biomedical and healthcare applications. His research paper on electromagnetic based glucose sensor has been covered as Featured Article in Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, IEEE.

Dr. Malik received Young Scientist Award from International Union of Radio Science (URSI) in 2015. He also received Young Scientist Award from Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Technology in 2012. Dr. Malik has authored/ co-authored more than 20 international journal papers, and 30 conferences papers. Dr. Malik is a regular reviewer of IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation, and the International Journal of Electronics and Communications Elsevier. His current research interests include multifunctional metamaterials, wearable antennas,intelligent surfaces for 5G+/6G, electromagnetic based non- invasive bio-sensors, and frequency selective surfaces.