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Alessandro Vizzarri received a degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Bologna, and a PhD in Telecommunication Engineering and Microelectronics from the University of Rome Tor Vergata. He is a Senior Researcher in Telecommunications at the University of Rome Tor Vergata. He worked as a Consultant Engineer and Manager for vendor, manufacturing, and consultancy companies operating in the ICT market, in particular wireless networks (UMTS/HSPA, LTE, Wi-Fi, etc.), broadcast networks (DVB-S/T/H), digital transmissions, project management, and business management. He has been a senior researcher for the Radiolabs Consortium in several research projects on ICT technologies at European and international levels. His research interests include wireless and broadcast networks, radio network planning, O-RAN, QoS/QoE, interoperability, goal-oriented semantic networks, blockchain and Web3 security, digital economy, entrepreneurship, regulation, and standardization.

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Theme: 6G Communication Networks for Drone Features and Applications

Bio
Alessandro Vizzarri received a degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Bologna, and a PhD in Telecommunication Engineering and Microelectronics from the University of Rome Tor Vergata. He is a Senior Researcher in Telecommunications at the University of Rome Tor Vergata. He worked as a Consultant Engineer and Manager for vendor, manufacturing, and consultancy companies operating in the ICT market, in particular wireless networks (UMTS/HSPA, LTE, Wi-Fi, etc.), broadcast networks (DVB-S/T/H), digital transmissions, project management, and business management. He has been a senior researcher for the Radiolabs Consortium in several research projects on ICT technologies at European and international levels. His research interests include wireless and broadcast networks, radio network planning, O-RAN, QoS/QoE, interoperability, goal-oriented semantic networks, blockchain and Web3 security, digital economy, entrepreneurship, regulation, and standardization.

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Theme: Revolutionizing Firefighting: The Future of Fire-Extinguishing Drones

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Dr. Parameshachari B.D. currently working as a Professor and Head of the Department of Electronics and communication Engineering at Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, and he is also working as Associate Dean (R&D) at NMIT. He is also the Visiting Professor for University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy. He is currently serving as the Vice Chair (MDC), IEEE Bangalore Section. He is also listed in the World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University, USA, for his research works. He is recognized as a Research Guide at VTU, Belagavi; he has awarded four PhDs, and currently, five Research Scholars are pursuing a Ph.D. under his supervision. He has published 150+ articles in SCI and SCOPUS journals, in other indexed journals, and also in several international conferences. He is the Associate Editor for Expert Systems (Wiley), the International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems (Springer), and the International Journal of Reconfigurable and Embedded Systems (IJRES). He is also serving as Editorial Board Member, Academic Editor, and reviewer for several international journals indexed in SCI and SCOPUS. He is the recipient of IEEE Bangalore Section Outstanding Volunteer Award, IEEE Bangalore Section Outstanding Branch Counsellor Award, Outstanding Service Excellence award from IEEE ITS Bangalore Chapter, IEEE Bangalore Section Chair's Recognition from IEEE Bangalore Section and Outstanding Reviewer—Elsevier Signal Processing. He has served in various expert committees for VTU, Belagavi. He has also served as the Lead Guest Editor for Springer, Elsevier, and IEEE Journals. Under his guidance, IEEE NMIT Student Branch has received USD 50000 funding from the IEEE AESS Society.

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Theme: Deep Learning for Super-Resolution Enhancement of Drone and Satellite Images

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Jewel Sengupta is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Informatics Engineering at Kaunas University of Technology. Jewel's professional voyage started at Kaunas University of Technology, where he served as a Project Junior Researcher from February 2023 to August 2023. In this role, he was integral to research and development endeavors centered on innovative technology for predicting and providing early warnings of delayed cerebral ischemia after subarachnoid hemorrhage (EWoDCI). He has published articles in SCI, SCOPUS indexed journals and also in several international conferences. Jewel Sengupta is a dynamic and accomplished professional with a passion for technology and AI specially in the fields of Bioinformatics and Geoinformatics.

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Theme: Trends and Challenges of Applying Machine Learning in Real Life

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Miguel García Torres is an associate professor in the Escuela Politécnica Superior of the Universidad Pablo de Olavide. He received a BS degree in physics and a PhD in computer science from the Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain, in 2001 and 2007, respectively. After obtaining his doctorate, he held a postdoc position in the Laboratory for Space Astrophysics and Theoretical Physics at the National institute of Aerospace Technology (INTA). There, he joined in the Gaia mission from the European Space Agency (ESA) and started to participate in the Gaia Data Processing and Analysis Consortium (DPAC) as a member of “Astrophysical Parameters”, Coordination Unit (CU8). He has been involved in the “Object Clustering Analysis” (OCA) Development Unit since then. He has published over 100+ articles in SCI, SCOPUS and other indexed journals and also in several international conferences. He is serving as Editorial Board Member and reviewer for several international journals indexed in SCI and SCOPUS. His research areas of interests include machine learning, metaheuristics, big data, time series forecasting, bioinformatics, and astrostatistics.

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Theme: Smart UTM-enabled Vertiports for BVLOS Autonomous Flying

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Dr. Kishore A.T. currently working as a Remote Pilot Instructor, and Director and Head of the Department of Dhanwantari Drone Pilot Academy at Dhanwantari Group of Institutions, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, and he is also working as a lead contributor (pro bono) for the Bureau of Indian Standards, in the sectional committee, TED 32. He is also the Moderator for KhetiValah, a forum for agritech dialogue across the globe. He is a senior member of IEEE. He is also listed in the World Who’s Who Professional Society for his contributions to CDMA. He is recognized as a drone guru in the GIC industry body named Drone Acharya. He has published articles on CDG.ORG, given keynote speeches at Session Initiation Protocol International Summits in Paris and played key roles as panel moderator and panel speaker in several international ComSoc IEEE conferences. He is co-author of the Precision Farming book chapter published both online and offline (Wiley), and he is also serving as Industry Board Member, Board of Studies advisor, and reviewer for several international conference papers of IEEE. He has been the recipient of the IEEE Bangalore Section Outstanding Industry Award, the IEEE Bangalore Section Award from ComSoc for educational activities, and the Outstanding Service Excellence award from the CEO Of Alcatel-Lucent for learning delivery functions for his duties as DGM at Nokia (previously Alcatel-Lucent). He is a life member of Engineers without Borders. Under his guidance, a leading telecom OEM implemented the BharatNet fiber optic network deployment across India, and Samsung RIL deployed LTE basestations for the PAN India network . During his illustrious career spanning three decades, Dr Kishore has traveled extensively across the globe and has had a significant impact on the Ministry of External Affairs program of the India Technical Economic Cooperation (ITEC), where professionals from 123 nationalities receive technical input from India as a commonwealth initiative.