IoT and Analytics for Agriculture (eBook)

Surya Narayan Panda born in Jharsuguda, Odisha on 19^th August 1969.  He completed his B.Sc. (Hons) with First class Distinction from Laxmi Narayan College, Jharsuguda, then he pursued his M.Sc. from G.J.University, Hissar and Ph.D. (Computer Science) from Kurukshetra University, Haryana.  He joined as Lecturer in S.A.Jain (PG) College, Ambala.  In the year 2007 he joined as Professor and Principal Regional Institute of Management and Technology, Punjab and is presently working as Professor and Director Research, Chitkara University, Punjab.  He has more 25 years of Teaching/ Administration and Research experience.  Guided 7 Ph.D. Computer Science and 13 M.Phil Scholar. He is now working towards development of innovative technologies and product based on Internet of things and Cloud Computing. He is expertized in Cyber security, Networking, Advanced Computer Network, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. He has filed 8 patents, 55 Intenational publications in the relevant area and involved in Internet of things healthcare devices like Portable Intensive Care Unit,  Digital Laryngoscope etc. He has developed the prototype of Smart Portable Intensive Care Unit through which doctor can provide the immediate virtual  medical assistance to emergency cases in ambulance and  won prestigious   Millennium Alliance Award from FICCI in 2017  and seed funding for his project.  He is also working on a project 'Cyber Technology Communication for Women Safety' which is funded by Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. Of  India and another project 'Remote Vital Information and Surveillance System for Elderlyand Disabled Persons ' which is again funded by Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. Of  India. He has been bestowed with 'Adroit Researcher Award' for the outstanding contribution in the field of Education and Research, during the 'International Conference on 'Interdisciplinary Research for Sustainable Development (IRSD-2016)' in NITTTR Chandigarh and COSMIC Outstanding Researcher Award from COSMIC Journal, Thailand. He is also proud recipient of Teacher's Excellence Award from Chitkara University, Punjab INDIA. He received Certificate of Appreciation as Productive Member of International Reviewer Board, Informing Science, Vilnius, Lithuania (Europe) 2014 and Appreciation Award by ISI Florida, USA for excellent work as Member of International Board of Reviewer 2015. He represented Chitkara University in TiECON 2017, in Silicon Valley, California, USA.