Manoj Sharma PhD is a retired Biostatistics professional with 40+ years of experience in the application of statistics in healthcare research and medical device development for the diagnosis and monitoring of disease states.

Motivated by continuous learning, he took mid-career breaks to pursue a PhD in Statistics at the University of Maryland at Baltimore County (UMBC), USA, after 10 years in the prestigious Indian Statistical Service, and an MS in Biomedical Informatics at Stanford University, USA, after 18+ years of dedicated work at Johnson & Johnson Co.

His rich international career spans multinational operations in India, China, and the USA, cooperating with cross-functional global teams to engineer novel, technology-driven healthcare solutions. In India, Manoj led the National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) Regional Offices in Delhi and prior to that Jaipur as an ISS officer.

In the United States, he spearheaded medical device development at LifeScan Inc. (a Johnson & Johnson Co.), and led Assay Biostatistics for validation of early multi-cancer detection, cancer monitoring through Minimal Residual Disease (MRD), and immuno-assay development at industry-leading companies such as Grail Inc. and Adaptive Biotechnologies.

Dr. Sandeep Poddar, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation) also served as Senior Research Director and Executive Editor (Publications), Lincoln University College, Malaysia. He also serves as Adjunct Faculty (Honorary), Bharat Center Canada, Visiting Professor, Universitas Mandala Waluya, Indonesia, and Adjunct Faculty, Techno India NJR Institute, Udaipur, India.

He graduated from University of Calcutta in 1993 with Honours in Zoology, obtained a PG Diploma in Dietetics from All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health (1995), an MS in Zoology with specialization in Biochemical Genetics from Dayalbagh Educational Institute (1998 with distinction), completed his PhD in Zoology from Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences (2004) on Cytotoxicity, and obtained an MBA from Lincoln University College in 2021.

He has published more than 300 research papers in reputed Scopus/WoS indexed journals, filed 15+ patents, and serves as Guest Editor for publishers like Elsevier, Frontiers, and Bentham. Dr. Poddar is founder Secretary of Dr. Tarak Nath Podder Memorial Foundation and active member of major global scientific organizations including ISCA, MSMBB, and TWAS.

Yogendra Pahariya is an accomplished Technology and Software Engineering Leader based in Farnborough, England, United Kingdom, with extensive experience in architecting cutting-edge digital products and pioneering enterprise systems.

Throughout his distinguished career, he has successfully spearheaded global engineering teams to deliver high-performance, robust, and highly scalable cloud platforms and database systems for diverse industries across the UK and Europe.

He is deeply passionate about continuous learning and the execution of emerging technologies, focusing on cloud-native solutions, agile delivery methodologies, and advanced computing paradigms to drive organizational excellence.

A distinguished academic leader with over 20+ years of teaching, research, and administrative experience in Computer Science and Information Technology. Currently serving as Dean Academics at Lloyd Institute of Engineering & Technology and prior to this served as Dean, SCSIT at NIET.

Holds a Post Doctorate in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning & 6G from Aarhus University, Denmark, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Agra. Published 50+ research papers in SCI, Scopus, and peer-reviewed journals, authored 4 book chapters, and filed 18 patents (with one granted). Also led government-sponsored research projects, including collaborations with IIT Roorkee.

Has been instrumental in establishing new departments such as AI, IoT, and Cloud Computing, along with Centres of Excellence in Blockchain and Metaverse at NIET. Played a pivotal role in NBA and NAAC accreditations, curriculum design as BoS Convener internal as well as for other Universities, and international collaborations through AICTE-approved twinning programs and MoUs with global universities.

Expertise spans AI & ML, AR/VR, IoT, HPC, wireless communications, and emerging technologies, and is a recognized HPC Master Trainer by AICTE. Delivered numerous guest lectures, FDPs, and workshops and served as keynote speaker, session chair, reviewer, and technical committee member in reputed national and international conferences.

Received multiple accolades including Star Performer Awards (2020, 2023 & 2025), Special Recognition for Industry–Academia Collaboration (2022), and Best Research Paper Award at ICCIN 2020. Active member of IEEE, CSI, and S4DS.

With a strong focus on industry–academia integration, has led collaborations with AWS, Capgemini, Google Cloud Program, NTT Data, Wipro, LTiMindtree, and DLT Labs, ensuring students receive cutting-edge training aligned with global industry standards.

Dr. Ankit Vidyarthi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science Engineering & Information Technology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology (JIIT) Noida. He joined the institute in June 2018 and is actively involved in academics and university-level research.

He completed his Postdoc (Machine Learning) from Bennett University in 2018 and obtained his Ph.D. from the Department of CSE, Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT) Jaipur in 2017. He is a professional member of ACM and SIGACT.

He has published several papers in reputed SCI/(E) indexed journals and 20 research articles in peer-reviewed IEEE/Springer/ACM/Elsevier conferences indexed in Scopus. He serves as an associate Editor-in-Chief for JIEEE, Senior Editor with AI Foundation Trust India, Editor of Book Series in IET, and Associate Editor/GE for prestigious journals including IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, Springer Interdisciplinary Sciences, Frontiers in Genetics, IEEE JSTAR, ACM TALIP, and IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics.