Futuristic Communication and Network Technologies, 1st ed. 2022 Select Proceedings of VICFCNT 2020 Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering Series, Vol. 792

This book presents select proceedings of the International Conference on Futuristic Communication and Network Technologies (CFCNT 2020) conducted at Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai. It covers various domains in communication engineering and networking technologies. This volume comprises of recent research in areas like optical communication, optical networks, optics and optical computing, emerging trends in photonics, MEMS and sensors, active and passive RF components and devices, antenna systems and applications, RF devices and antennas for microwave emerging technologies, wireless communication for future networks, signal and image processing, machine learning/AI for networks, internet of intelligent things, network security and blockchain technologies. This book will be useful for researchers, professionals, and engineers working in the core areas of electronics and communication. 

Dr. A. Sivasubramanian has graduated in Electronics and Communication Engineering from University of Madras in the year 1990 and completed doctorate in Optical Communication from Anna University in the year 2008. His working experience in teaching and research includes 28 years. He is presently working as a Professor in the School of Electronics Engineering, VIT University, Chennai Campus. He has held various administrative positions in his work experience including as a Principal in Tagore Institute of Engineering and Technology and Head of the Department of ECE in St. Joseph’s College of Engineering for a long span of around 18 years. He is also a reviewer in various peer-reviewed journals. He has acted as chairperson in various international conferences and had been the technical program committee member. He has delivered invited talks in various universities both at national and international level. He is guiding many research scholars in the area of optical communication and networks. His research contribution has led to around 45 publications in peer-reviewed journals and 32 conference publications, both at the national and international level. He has also served as a syllabus committee member in various universities. He had been to Taiwan to present his research work and established a joint collaboration between National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei and VIT University, Chennai. His research interests include optical communication and networks, non-linear optics, optical amplifiers, WDM Networks, free space optics, silicon photonics and energy harvesting for optical applications.

Dr. Prasad Shastry is a Professor of microwave and wireless engineering in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois. Since joining Bradley University in 1991, he has spearheaded the development of the curriculum, laboratories, and an active research program in the area of micr