Prof. Janusz Kacprzyk,
Professor, Systems Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences (SRI PAS), Warsaw, Poland.

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Professor Janusz Kacprzyk is a distinguished Polish engineer and mathematician, renowned for his contributions to computational and artificial intelligence, particularly in fuzzy logic, decision making under uncertainty, and data analysis. He serves as a professor at the Systems Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw. Throughout his career, Professor Kacprzyk has authored over 680 publications, including approximately 150 papers in journals with impact factors, and has edited or co-edited around 175 volumes. His work has garnered significant recognition, with over 36,000 citations and an h-index of 81 on Google Scholar. He is a fellow of several professional societies, including IEEE, IET, IFSA, EurAI, IFIP, AAIA, and SMIA, and has received numerous awards, such as the IEEE Pioneer Award in Fuzzy Systems and the IFSA Award. Professor Kacprzyk's extensive contributions have significantly advanced the fields of computational intelligence and fuzzy systems.

Jesús García de Madariaga,
Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Campus de Somosaguas.

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Jesús García-Madariaga is a Full Professor in Marketing at the Faculty of Economics and Business Sciences of Complutense University in Madrid (Spain). He is chair of the Markco2 research group, former Editor in Chief of International Journal of Internet Marketing and Advertising (Inderscience) and visiting scholar at different international universities in extended stays (California Polytechnic State University) and temporary. His research interests encompass Digital Marketing, Neuromarketing, Customer Value Management, Tourism, and CSR. His research has been published in refereed international journals, including Journal of Consumer Behavior, Decision Support Systems, Technological and Economic Development of Economy, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Journal of Retailing and Consumer services, Physiology & Behavior and Journal of Business Ethics among others.

Dr. Anil Kumar Bandrana,
Guildhall School of Business and Law,
London Metropolitan University (LMU),
London, United Kingdom (UK)

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Prof. Anil Kumar is a Professor of Operations, Supply Chain, and Business Analytics at the Guildhall School of Business, London Metropolitan University (LMU), UK. With over fifteen years of experience in teaching and research, he brings a wealth of expertise to his role. Prior to joining LMU, Prof. Kumar served as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Decision Sciences at the Centre for Supply Chain Improvement, University of Derby, UK. He holds a Ph.D. in Management Science from the ABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior, India, as well as Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Mathematics from Kurukshetra University, India. Additionally, he completed an MBA and qualified for the National Eligibility Test (NET) in June 2011. Prof. Kumar's outstanding contributions to research have earned him international recognition, including being ranked in the Top 1% of researchers worldwide by Web of Science in 2024, and in the Top 2% by Stanford University-Elsevier in 2024, 2023, and 2022. He also serves as a Section Editor for Heliyon-Information Science (Elsevier), a journal indexed in SCIE/SSCI and Scopus.

Dr. Manoj Kumar Dash,
IIITM, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India

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Dr Manoj Kumar Dash, He had published more than 76 research paper in various journals of International and National repute. He is the author of five research books in International repute titled “Applying Predictive Analytics in Service Sector” , “Intelligent Techniques and Modeling Applications in Marketing Analytics”, and “Fuzzy Optimization and Multi-Criteria Decision Making in Digital Marketing” all published in IGI Global USA , “Applied Demand Analysis” and “Think New-Think Better: A case study of Entrepreneurship” published by Serial publication India and two text book on “Managerial Economics” published by Global Professional Publication United Kingdom, and edited five books till date. Beside regular faculty in Indian Institute of Information technology and Management Gwalior, he is also visiting faculty in Indian Institute of Management Indore Adjunct faculty in Lancaster University United Kingdom, visiting professor at Symbiosis Institute of Operation Management Nashik and G D Goenka World institute Gurgaon. He had conducted 26 Faculty Development Pogremame sponsored by AICTE, MHRD and IIITM on Multivariate Analysis, Econometrics, Research Methodology, Multi-Criteria Optimisation, Multivariate analysis in Marketing, SPSS software etc. He delivered lecture as resource person and Key note speaker in 67 pogrammeorganised by reputed institute in India, i.e;, Indian Institute of Management Lucknow, IIITM Gwalior, ITS Mohan Nagar, SIOM Nashik, Utkal University and Berhampur University Orissa etc. He was involved as Chair Member in International Conference of Arts and Science held at Harvard University, Boston (USA), Seven Research scholars awarded their Ph.D Degree under his able guidance,He visited two countries USA and Cyprus for presenting paper in international conferences.

Prof. Dr. Srikanta Patnaik,
I.I.M.T., Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

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Prof. Srikanta Patnaik is Director of I.I.M.T., Bhubaneswar, India. He has received his Ph. D. (Engineering) on Computational Intelligence from Jadavpur University, India in 1999. He has supervised more than 30 Ph. D. Theses and 100 Master theses in the area of Computational Intelligence, Machine Learning, Soft Computing Applications and Re-Engineering. Dr. Patnaik has published around 100 research papers in international journals and conference proceedings. He is author of 2 text books and 55 edited volumes and few invited book chapters, published by leading international publisher like IEEE, Elsevier, Springer-Verlag, Kluwer Academic, etc.
Dr. SrikantaPatnaik is the Editors-in-Chief of International Journal of Information and Communication Technology and International Journal of Computational Vision and Robotics published from Inderscience Publishing House, England and, Editor of Journal of Information and Communication Convegence Engineering and Associate Editor of Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems (JIFS), which are all Scopus Index journals.
He is also Editors-in-Chief of Book Series on “Modeling and Optimization in Science and Technology” published from Springer, Germany and Advances in Computer and Electrical Engineering (ACEE) and Advances in Medical Technologies and Clinical Practice (AMTCP), published by IGI Global, USA.
He is a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) and Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). He is also Fellow of IETE, Life Member of ISTE, and CSI. Dr. Patnaik has visited more than 20 countries across the globe and visiting professors to some of the universities.

Prof. (Dr.) Jayadev Kar, PhD,
Director, I.I.M.T, Bhubaneswar

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JAYADEV KAR (Member IEEE) was born in 1965. He received B.Sc Engg. (Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering) with HONOURS from UCE, Burla (at present VSSUT) in 1987, MBA in Personnel & Marketing in 1990 from Utkal University, LLB in 1995(UU) and M. Tech in Computer Science (Image Processing) from Fakir Mohan University, Balasore in 2009. He obtained Ph.D. (MIS &HR) degree from Utkal University, Vanivihar, Bhubaneswar in 2006. He was a former Professor, MCA and Dean, PGDM in Regional College of Management, Chakadolavihar, Bhubaneswar, the oldest Management College of the state (Odisha). He was the former Technical Head of Pathani Samanta Planetarium, Bhubaneswar, the only R & D Institute of Science and Technology Department, Government of Odisha. He has guided many Ph.D. Theses. He has over 20 papers in National Journals and conferences. Dr. Kar is the co-author of 9(nine) books for Vocational Education in the area of Basic Foundation Course, Repair & Maintenance of Radio & TV Engineering and Electrical Engineering Maintenance including Basic Foundation Courses. Prof. Kar is having 37 years of experience dealing with academics, curriculum development, administration, examination, end-to-end management. Dr. Kar is a versatile academic leader with an extensive multidisciplinary background in Engineering, Human Resource Development, Computer Science, Management and Law. Ph.D. in HRD with a specialization in MIS & HR, complemented by 34 years of leadership at a Government Institution(Planetarium), demonstrating exceptional capacity to manage, innovate and educate across various levels. Dr. Kar has conducted thousands of outreach programmes. He is passionate about student-centred curriculum design, informed by ongoing study of student psychology, observational methods, and adaptive pedagogy, contributing better outcomes and institutional growth. Currently, he is working as Director in Interscience Institute of Management & Technology, Kantabada, Bhubaneswar-752054, the state of art in STEM.

Prof. Dhananjaya Sarangi,
IT Expert, World Skill Center, Bhubaneswar, India

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DhananjayaSarangi is a Professor of Computer Science and Applications of Interscience Institute of Management and Technology (IIMT), Bhubaneswar,Odisha since April 2019. He received his MCA degree from NIT, Rourkela in 1989. He is having 30 years of rich experience as Head of IT invariousreputedMNCs both in India & abroad. Professor Sarangi was Head of IT of HindalcoIndustries, Aditya Birla Group company located at Hirakud, Odisha for both its Smelter & Power plant and then relocated to Malaysia as Head of IT for its Palm Oil Edible Oil and Oleo Chemical division. Subsequently professor Sarangi moved to Singapore as Head of Business Information System of Palm Oil Business of RGE Pte Ltd Singapore. Professor Sarangi has vast experience mainly focused on IT Strategy, IT Project Management, IT Planning & Governance, IT Infrastructure Management, Business Transformation, Change Management, People Management, IT Policy & Security, Vendor Management, ERP implementation etc.. He has undergone various training& seminars from reputed institute like NTU-Singapore, IIM-Kolkata, NITIE-Mumbai, Human Synergistic International- Bangalore, NityoInfotech-Singapore. Currently Professor Sarangi is continuing his PhD from Birla Global University (BGU), Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Professor Sarangi has travelled various countries like Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, China, Hong Kong, Vietnam & Australia.

Eng. Bin Hu,
Changsha Normal University

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Bin Hu engineer and a counsellor at Changsha Normal University, ACM Member, IEEE Member, he is the guest editor of EI-indexed journals: International Journal of Reasoning-based Intelligent Systems (IJRIS) and International Journal of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management (IJISSCM), the editorial board member of International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems (IJEIS) and International Journal of Strategic Decision Sciences (IJSDS), and the technical editor of International Journal of Computer and Communication Technology (IJCCT). He published many articles in high standard journals like Knowledge-based System(KS), Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Control (JIFS), Enterprise Information System(EIS), Financial Innovation(FI) and etc. He worked for China Mobile，Hunan Branch as a senior manager both in marketing and Technology. Which makes him a youth expert both in Education and Administration.

Prof. Dr. Pramod Kumar Prusty,
Dean Academics,
I.I.M.T, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.

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Prof. Pramod Kumar Prusty is the Dean Academics of IIMT, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. He has received his Ph.D degree from Utkal University, Vani Vihar on Accounting and Finance based topic. He has supervised five Ph.D Scholars. He is the Author of 35 Research Articles and 3 Test Books i.e., Management Accounting, Cost Accounting and also Advanced Cost and Management Accounting which are useful for CA , CMA and MBA Students. He has supervised more than 300 Projects in different Disciplines. Prof. Prusty has Chaired as Key Note Speaker in many Conferences within the Country. During his Professional Career Prof. Prusty has performed his job as a successful Academician and Administrator around 40 years in different Govt., Govt Autonomous Colleges including Ravenshaw and also in different reputed Educational Institutions as Prof.and Dean of Commerce.

Ms. Smita Ray,
Assistant Professor, I.I.M.T. Bhubaneswar

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Ms. Smita Ray is a dynamic HR professional and academician with over ten years of experience spanning HR operations, recruitment, training, and business development. She holds an MBA in HR and is currently pursuing a PhD in Human Resource Management. A dedicated researcher and communicator, she has published in reputed journals and actively participates in national and international seminars. Her blend of academic excellence, corporate expertise, and passion for skill development makes her a valued contributor to both academia and industry. In the corporate sector, she has worked as an HR Executive, SAP HCM Consultant, and Business Analyst, gaining expertise in employee engagement, talent acquisition, corporate training, SAP HCM, HR analytics, performance management, organizational development, and curriculum design.