Keynote Speaker
Dr Srinath Doss,
Dean,
Faculty of Engineering and Technology,
Botho University, Botswana
Dr Srinath Doss is the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology and researcher and Fellow in the Department of Network and Infrastructure Management, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Botho University, Botswana. He has published and presented more than 35 papers in International Journals and a good number of prestigious conferences. His research interests include MANET (mobile ad hoc network), Information Security, Network Security and Cryptography, Cloud computing, wireless and sensor networks. He has published papers in highly reputed journals like the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and Springer. Dr Srinath Doss serves on the Editorial Board of seven International Journals. He is an advisor for the International Journal of Research in Mechanical Mechatronics and Automobile Engineering. He has taught modules such as Network Security, Information and Data Security, Protocols and Internetworking Standards, Data Communication and Networking, Computer Network Security, Enterprise Application Development and Internet and Web Programming.
Dr. Saravanakumar Gurusamy,
Professor,
Federal TVET Institute
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Saravanakumar Gurusamy (Member, IEEE) was born in Seithur, Tamil Nadu, India. He received the B.Eng. degree in electronics and instrumentation engineering from the National Engineering College, Kovilpatti, India, in 2004, the master’s degree in control and instrumentation engineering from the Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, in 2007, and the Ph.D. degree from the Faculty of Instrumentation and Control Engineering, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education (KARE), India, in 2017. In 2009, he joined the Department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering, KARE, as a Lecturer. In 2011, he became an Assistant Professor. He worked as a Lecturer with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Gondar, Ethiopia, from 2014 to 2018. Then, he joined back to KARE, as a Senior Assistant Professor, where he worked for a year. He is currently working as an Associate Professor with the Department of Electrical and Electronics Technology, Federal TVET Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. His current research interests include virtual instrumentation, applications of evolutionary algorithms for control problem, nonlinear system identification, multivariable PID controller, model predictive control, autonomous vehicle, and mobile robotics.
