Frontiers in Electronic Technologies, 1st ed. 2017 Trends and Challenges Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering Series, Vol. 433

This book is a collection of keynote lectures from international experts presented at International Conference on NextGen Electronic Technologies (ICNETS2-2016). ICNETS2 encompasses six symposia covering all aspects of electronics and communications domains, including relevant nano/micro materials and devices . This volume comprises of recent research in areas like computational signal processing analysis, intelligent embedded systems, nanoelectronic materials and devices, optical and microwave technologies, VLSI design: circuits systems and application, and wireless communication networks, and the internet of things. The contents of this book will be useful to researchers, professionals, and students working in the core areas of electronics and their applications, especially to signal processing, embedded systems, and networking.

Nadine: A Social Robot that can Localize Objects and Grasp them in a Human Way.- Data-Driven Analysis of Collections of Big Datasets by the Bi-Copam Method Yields Field-Specific Novel Insights.- Do You Mean What You Say? Recognizing Emotions in Spontaneous Speech.- Sensors and Actuators for HCI and VR: A Few Case Studies.- Frequency Conversion Layers for Si Solar Cell Efficiency Improvement.- Design and Fabrication of 320 × 256 Focal-Plane Array Using Straincoupled Quaternary Capped InAs/GaAs Quantum Dots Infrared Photo-Detectors for Thermal Imaging.- Metamaterial Based Planar Antennas.- An Overview on Memristor-Based Non-Volatile LUT of an FPGA.- Radio-Frequency Integrated Circuit Design.- Cyber Situational Awareness For CPS, 5G And IoT.

Dr. S.R.S. Prabaharan is Professor and Dean of School of Electronics Engineering (SENSE), VIT University, Chennai campus since August 2015. In the past he has worked with  Manipal International University in Malaysia  the University of Nottingham Malaysia/UK campuses, and CSIR National Laboratories (NAL and CECRI).  He is the recipient of young scientist award in the year 1994. He spent a significant time in France and US labs and Universities as Post Doctoral Fellow and technology consultant. He has served as a faculty member in various international universities including University of Malaya, Universiti Teknologi Petronas and Multimedia University, UPMC, Paris, UPJV, Amiens, France and Tohoku University, Japan. He has also served as an adjunct professor in Malaysia University of Science and Technology and Manipal International University, Malaysia. His has served on various expert committees in Malaysia (Multimedia Development Corporation and office of Prime Minister Department (UNIK) and FP7 European Union committee). He was the technology consultant to United States Army research project under the Southern University, Baton Rouge, USA.  He was the recipient of prestigious Erasmus Mundus visiting scholar under the European union (EU) and held a visiting professorship in France. He is also the recipient of UK-Singapore visiting scientist award in 2007 in the University of Sheffield, UK. Recently, he has held a visiting professorship in Tohoku University, Japan.  Dr Prabaharan has received several research grants from DST, DRDO, Young Scientist grant scheme, Malaysian government grant (MOSTI and MOHE) and Motorola Inc., USA. His expertise focuses on supercapacitors for a variety of application including naval missiles (DRDO). His current research interests include Memristors and Neuristors as well. He has delivered over 52 invited/keynote talks in international scientific conferences/symposi