This book comprises the select proceedings of the International Conference on Emerging Global Trends in Engineering and Technology (EGTET 2020), held in Guwahati, India. The chapters in this book focus on the latest cleaner, greener, and efficient technologies being developed for the implementation of smart cities across the world. The broader topical sections include Smart Buildings, Infrastructures and Disaster Management; Smart Governance; Technologies for Smart Cities, and Wireless Connectivity for Smart Cities. This book will cater to students, researchers, industry professionals, and policy making bodies interested and involved in the planning and implementation of smart city projects.
Prof. Prabin Kumar Bora is currently a Professor in the Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. He obtained his B.E. (Electrical Engineering) from Gauhati University (Guwahati), M.E. (Electrical Engineering) and Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He has nearly four decades of teaching experience. Prior to joining Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, he had worked in premier institutions of North East India like Jorhat Engineering College and Gauhati University. His major areas of research interests include Signal Processing; Image Processing, Probability and Random Processes. He has published 25 papers in reputed international journals. Prof. Bora is also actively involved in National Level Extension Activities like developing NPTEL-I Web-based course on Probability and Random Processes. He has completed many sponsored research projects and currently has few ongoing projects.
Prof. Sukumar Nandi is currently a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and Head Centre for Linguistic Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati. He obtained his B.Tech (Electrical Engineering) from Calcutta University, M.Tech (Computer Science) from Calcutta University and Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He has more than two decades of teaching experience. His major areas of research interests include Networks (specifically QoS, wireless networks), Computer and Network Security, Distributed Computing, Data Mining, VLSI Design and Test, Computational Linguistic. He has published 86 papers in reputed international journals and co-authored one book. Prof. Nandi is a Fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineering, Senior Member ACM, Senior Member IEEE, Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India) and Fellow of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (India). Currently, he is serving as a member of School Board of SOCIS, IGNOU and Member Senate, CIT Kokrajhar.
Prof. Shakuntala Laskar is currently the Head and Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, School of Technology, Assam Don Bosco University, Guwahati. She obtained her B.E. (Electrical Engineering) from Gauhati University (Guwahati), M.Tech (Electrical Engineering) and Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. She has nearly four decades of teaching experience. During her teaching career, she had worked in reputed institutes like Assam Engineering College, Guwahati and Samundra Institute of Maritime Studies, Lonavala. Her major areas of research interests include Electro-optics, MEMS and Sensors. She has published quite a number of papers in reputed national and international journals. Prof. Laskar is also the Editor-in-Chief of ADBU Journal of Engineering and Technology (AJET).
