Governance
Conference Committees
Patron / Honorary Committee
| Name | Designation / Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Prof. (Dr.) Bimal N. Patel Chief Patron | Vice Chancellor, Rashtriya Raksha University |
| Prof. (Dr.) Kalpesh Wandra Patron | Pro Vice Chancellor, Rashtriya Raksha University |
| Dr. Jasbir Thadhani Patron | University Dean, Rashtriya Raksha University |
| Dr. Chandresh Parekha Patron | Director, SITAICS, RRU |
Organizing Committee
| Name | Designation / Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Dr. Chandresh Parekha General Chair | Director (Academic and Research), SITAICS, Rashtriya Raksha University, Gandhinagar |
| Dr. Ravi Sheth Programme Chair | Senior Assistant Professor, SITAICS, Rashtriya Raksha University, Gandhinagar |
| Mr. Ashish Revar Organising Secretary | Assistant Professor, SITAICS, RRU |
| Ms. Ankita Shah Joint Coordinator | Assistant Professor, SITAICS, RRU |
| Dr. Kalpesh Popat Programme Co-Chair (External) | Associate Professor, Faculty of Computer Applications, Marwadi University, Rajkot |
Programme Chairs
| Name | Role / Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Dr. Chandresh Parekha | General Chair, Director (Academic and Research), SITAICS, Rashtriya Raksha University, Gandhinagar |
| Dr. Ravi Sheth | Programme Chair, Senior Assistant Professor, SITAICS, Rashtriya Raksha University, Gandhinagar |
| Dr. Kalpesh Popat | Programme Co-Chair (External), Associate Professor, Faculty of Computer Applications, Marwadi University, Rajkot |
| Dr. Hamed Taherdoost | Programme Chair (International), Professor, University Canada West, Vancouver, Canada |
Programme Co-Chairs
| Name | Designation / Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Dr. Jatin Patel | Associate Professor, SITAICS, RRU |
| Dr. Mayur Makwana | Assistant Professor, SITAICS, RRU |
| Mr. Malay Andhariya | Senior Principal Application Engineer, Oracle India Pvt Ltd |
| Ms. Nehal Joshi | Associate Manager, Accenture India |
| Mr. Harsh Kagda | Technical Product Manager, Intel Corporation, USA |
Publication, Finance & Sponsorship Chairs
| Name | Role / Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Mr. Vivek Joshi | Publication Chair, Assistant Professor, SITAICS, RRU |
| Mr. Poojan Shah | Publication Chair, Assistant Professor, SITAICS, RRU |
| Mr. Niraj Mandowara | Finance Chair, Finance Officer I/c, Budget, Accounts & Finance Branch, RRU |
| Ms. Richa Sharma | Finance Co-Chair, Assistant Professor, SITAICS, RRU |
| Dr. Nitin Padariya | Finance Co-Chair, Assistant Professor, SITAICS, RRU |
| Ms. Prakruti Parmar | Sponsorship Chair, Assistant Professor, SITAICS, RRU |
Steering Committee
| Name | Designation / Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Prof. Shanmuganathan Raman | Professor, IIT Gandhinagar |
| Dr. Sameer Kulkarni | Assistant Professor, IIT Gandhinagar |
| Dr. Eng. Zdzislaw Polkowski | Professor, University Jana Wyżykowskiego, Poland |
| Dr. Shakti Mishra | Associate Professor, PDEU, Gandhinagar |
| Dr. Rutvij Jhaveri | Associate Professor, PDEU, Gandhinagar |
| Mr. Monnappa K A | Security Researcher & Author, Winner - Volatility Plugin Contest 2016 |
| Mr. Tarun Rathod | Manager, Quality Assurance, KPMG, Bangalore |
Advisory Committee
| Name | Designation / Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Prof. Kamakoti Veezhinathan | Director & Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) |
| Mr. Arun Sinha | Ex Chairman, The National Technical Research Organization |
| Prof. Maniklal Das | Dean Academics, Dhirubhai Ambani University (formerly DA-IICT) |
| Dr. Priyanka Sharma | Professor, Rashtriya Raksha University |
| Dr. Dharati Dholariya | Assistant Professor, SITAICS, RRU |
| Dr. Sampurna Sengupta | Assistant Professor, SITAICS, RRU |
| Ms. Charli Rathod | Senior Software Test Engineer, SIEMENS, Bangalore |
Technical Programme Committee (TPC), Track 1: Cyber Security and Digital Forensics (CSDF)
| Role | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| TPC Chair | Dr. Jyoti Prakash Singh | Associate Professor, NIT Patna |
| TPC Member | Mr. Saurabh Basu | Scientist E & Group Leader (Enterprise Cyber Security), C-DOT, India |
| TPC Member | Dr. Anand Handa | Chief Strategy Officer, C3iHub, IIT Kanpur |
| TPC Member | Mr. Vivek Yadav | Director (IT & Cybersecurity), Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India |
| TPC Member | Dr. Gaurav Gupta | Director/Scientist ‘F’, Cyber Security R&D, Ministry of Electronics & IT, Govt. of India |
| TPC Member | Dr. Keshav Kaushik | Associate Professor, Center for Cyber Security and Cryptology, Sharda University; Senior Member IEEE; World's Top 2% Scientists 2024 & 2025 (Stanford University) |
| TPC Member (International) | Dr. Naresh Kshetri | Faculty (Cyber Security), College of Computing, Rochester Institute of Technology, NY, USA |
Technical Programme Committee (TPC), Track 2: Intelligent Systems and Applications (ISA)
| Role | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| TPC Chair | Dr. Rinkesh Bansal | Program Director & Master Inventor, IBM |
| TPC Member | Dr. Radhika Kotecha | Professor and Head, Department of Information Technology, K. J. Somaiya Institute of Technology, Mumbai |
| TPC Member | Dr. Rutvij Jhaveri | Associate Professor, PDEU |
| TPC Member | Dr. Munindra Lunagaria | Associate Professor, Marwadi University |
| TPC Member | Dr. Rupali Mahajan | Postdoc Fellow, Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT); Co-Supervisor NTUB & NKUST, Taiwan; Startup at IIT Mandi; Consultant, Govt. of Maharashtra |
| TPC Chair (International) | Dr. Mariya Ouaissa | Professor in Cybersecurity and Networks, FSSM, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco |
Technical Programme Committee (TPC), Track 3: Emerging Technologies and Applications in Computing (ETAC)
| Role | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| TPC Chair | Dr. Madhuri Bhavsar | Director, GSET, GTU |
| TPC Member | Dr. Hiren B. Patel | Principal, Vidush Somany Institute of Technology and Research, Kadi Sarva Vishwavidyalaya |
| TPC Member | Dr. Chirag Modi | Associate Professor, NIT Goa |
| TPC Member | Dr. Nishant Doshi | Associate Professor, PDEU |
| TPC Member | Dr. Rachit Adhvaryu | Associate Professor, Marwadi University |
Technical Programme Committee (TPC)
The following members serve as peer reviewers across all tracks. This panel will be expanded as additional confirmations are received.
| Name | Designation / Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Dr. Vishal S. Vora | Professor, Atmiya University |
| Dr. Jitendra Bhatia | Associate Professor, Nirma University |
| Dr. Nirav Bhatt | Associate Professor & Head (AIML), CSPIT, CHARUSAT |
| Dr. Sanjeevkumar Angadi | Associate Professor, Nutan Maharashtra Institute of Engineering and Technology |
| Dr. Bhavesh Vyas | Associate Professor, Gyanmanjari Innovative University |
| Dr. Maitri Patel | Associate Professor, Institute of Advanced Research |
| Dr. Rajdipsinh Vaghela | Associate Professor, CVM University |
| Dr. Pooja K. Shah | Associate Professor, Vidush Somany Institute of Technology and Research, Kadi |
| Dr. Abhishek Anand | Assistant Professor, Amity University |
| Dr. Preetish Ranjan | Assistant Professor, Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University Patna |
| Mr. Tejas Chauhan | Assistant Professor, Marwadi University |
| Mr. Mitul Takodara | Assistant Professor, Marwadi University |
| Ms. Bhagyesha Manishkumar Pandhi | Assistant Professor, Parul University |
| Mrs. Sumitra Menaria | Assistant Professor, Parul University |
| Dr. Harish Morwani | Assistant Professor, Sardar Vallabhbhai Global University |
| Dr. Saptadeepa Kalita | Assistant Professor, Sharda University |
| Dr. Akash Thakkar | Assistant Professor, NSITIFSCS, NFSU |
| Dr. Kastro Kiran V | Assistant Professor, GITAM University, Bengaluru |
| Dr. Deepika | Assistant Professor, JIMS, Rohini, New Delhi |
| Dr. Manthan Manavadaria | Assistant Professor, CSPIT, CHARUSAT |
| Ms. Mayuri Thakkar | Assistant Professor, CSPIT, CHARUSAT |
| Dr. Priteshkumar Prajapati | Assistant Professor, CSPIT, CHARUSAT |
| Dr. Parth Goel | Assistant Professor, DIATRC, CHARUSAT |
| Dr. Khushi Gupta | Assistant Professor, University of North Georgia, USA |
| Dr. P Prasant | Assistant Professor, SRM Institute of Science and Technology |
| Mrs. Ritu Shree | Assistant Professor, Vivekananda Global University |
| Dr. Minal Nirav Shah | Assistant Professor, NSIT-IFSCS, NFSU |
| Dr. Jaykumar Vala | Assistant Professor, Kaushalya - The Skill University |
| Dr. Om Mehta | Assistant Professor, Vishwakarma Government Engineering College |
| Dr. Hardik Mahendrabhai Patel | Assistant Professor & Head, Vidush Somany Institute of Technology and Research, Kadi |
| Dr. Madhuri R. Chopade | Assistant Professor, GLS University |
| Prof. Madhuri V. Vaghasia | Assistant Professor, LDRP-ITR, Gandhinagar |
| Dr. Vaibhav C. Gandhi | Assistant Professor, CVM University |
| Mr. Vimalkumar G. Bhatt | Assistant Professor, A. D. Patel Institute of Technology, CVM University |
| Ms. Ayushi Pawar | Lecturer, Medicaps University |
| Dr. Jenny Kasudiya | Assistant Professor, GLS University |
| Dr. Snehal Shukla | Assistant Professor, FCAIT, GLS University |
| Mr. Tushar Sharma | Senior Technical Officer, ABV-IIITM Gwalior |
| Mr. Vaibhav Kanhu Deodhe | Lead Manager (MLOps & Gen-AI), EXL Service |
| Mr. Dixit Panchal | Threat Researcher, Quickheal Technologies |
| Mr. Nitish Agrawal | Technical Training Lead, iAspire Mind Foundation |
| Mr. Bhargav Rathod | Staff MDR Analyst, Palo Alto Networks |
| Mr. Priyanshu Jangra | Cyber Security Researcher & Consultant, NextGen Securities |
| Mr. Mohit Bansal | Senior Manager, Webflow, USA |
| Mr. Nishant Bharat | SDE-II, Sun King |
| Mr. Sivalingam Thangavel | Principal Software Engineer / Architect, Matson Inc, USA |
| Mr. Prabhakar Damor | CISO, CyberCapsule / IIIT Vadodara |
| Mr. Meet Jitendrabhai Desai | Chief Information Security Officer |
| Mr. Mit Chandrakant Maniar | Specialist Masters, Deloitte, USA |
| Dr. Mehdi Moucharraf | Researcher, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco |