Dr. Aparna Kumari is an Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering at the Institute of Technology, Nirma University, India. She was listed among the top 2% most influential researchers globally by Stanford University in 2021, 2022, and 2023 and was also awarded the Shri Pralhad P Chhabria Award – Runner Up for Best Female Professional (Early Career) in 2023. Her research interests include smart grid technologies, blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, quantum computing, electric vehicles, virtual and augmented reality, cybersecurity, and IoT. She is currently serving as a reviewer for the IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Multimedia Tools and Applications (Springer), Sensors (MDPI), the Journal of Information Security and Applications (Elsevier), and IEEE Network. She is a member of the Program/Technical Committee on UPCON2020, IC4S-2021, IC4S-2022, and EPTL2022, as well as of IEEE Women in Engineering. Sudeep Tanwar is a full Professor at Nirma University, India, where he also leads the ST Research Laboratory. He is a Visiting Professor with Jan Wyzykowski University, Poland and the University of Pitesti, Romania. He has edited 20 books and authored 4 books and more than 300 technical articles, for national and international peer-reviewed journals and conferences. He initiated the research field of blockchain technology adoption in various verticals in 2017. His research interests include blockchain technology, wireless sensor networks, fog computing, smart grid, and the IoT. He is a member of the Technical Committee on Tactile Internet of IEEE Communication Society. He has been awarded Best Research Paper Awards from IEEE IWCMC-2021, IEEE ICCCA-2021, IEEE GLOBECOM 2018, IEEE ICC 2019, and Springer ICRIC-2019. He has won Dr KW Wong Annual Best Paper Prize (with 750 USD) for 2021 sponsored by Elsevier (publishers of JISA).