Information and Communication Systems

This book looks closely at the latest insights and developments in information and communication systems, with particular emphasis on the use of advanced technologies like smart antennas, wireless communication, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT), and signal processing.

The chapters included in this volume connect theoretical principles with practical applications to explore a key theme – building reliable and sustainable communication infrastructures through noise-resistant speech technologies, network security, and advanced wireless systems. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, the research contributions contained in this book illustrate how the combination of intelligence and soft computing techniques with communication systems can improve performance, reliability, and scalability.

The book is intended for researchers, academicians, industry professionals, and postgraduate students in rapidly evolving fields of electronics, communication engineering, and computer science. It will also benefit practitioners seeking practical insights into emerging technologies, as well as policymakers and innovators aiming to bridge academic research with industrial applications.

The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license.

Nagaraja B. G. received his B.E. degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Bapuji Institute of Engineering and Technology, Davangere (VTU), Karnataka. He obtained his M.Tech. from East–West Institute of Technology, Bangalore, Karnataka, and completed his Ph.D. in E&CE from VTU with a specialization in speech processing. He has over 20 years of teaching experience in reputed engineering institutions across Karnataka. He is currently serving as an Associate Professor in the Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering at Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering, Mysuru. His research interests include speech signal processing and image processing.

S. Kannadhasan is an Associate Professor and HoD in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at Study World College of Engineering, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. He earned his Ph.D. in smart antennas from Anna University in 2022. He has thirteen years of teaching and research experience. He obtained his B.E. in ECE from Sethu Institute of Technology, Kariapatti, in 2009 and his M.E. in Communication Systems from Velammal College of Engineering and Technology, Madurai, in 2013. He obtained his M.B.A. in Human Resources Management from Tamil Nadu Open University, Chennai. He has published approximately 132 papers in reputable international journals indexed by SCI, Scopus, Web of Science, and Major Indexing, and has presented and published more than 250 papers in national and international journals and conferences. He has contributed to a book chapter and serves as a board member, reviewer, speaker, session chair, and member of the advisory and technical committees of various colleges and conferences.

His research interests include smart antennas, digital signal processing, wireless communication, wireless networks, embedded systems, network security, optical communication, microwave antennas, electromagnetic compatibility and interference, wireless sensor networks, digital image processing, satellite communication, cognitive radio design, and soft computing techniques. He is a member of SMIEEE, ACM, IET, ISTE, FIEI, FIETE, CSI, IAENG, SEEE, IEAE, INSC, IARDO, ISRPM, IACSIT, ICSES, SPG, SDIWC, IJSPR, GSTE and the EAI Community.