Kumar Rahul | Artificial Intelligence | Innovative Research Award

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Dr. Kumar Rahul | Artificial Intelligence | Innovative Research Award

NIFTEM | India

Dr. Kumar Rahul is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary Sciences at the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM), Sonepat, combining his expertise in software engineering, big-data analytics and food-technology research. With a Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering focused on enhanced data cleaning and outlier-detection using hybrid meta-heuristics, and earlier degrees in software engineering (M.E.) and computer applications (BCA/MCA), his career spans roles in both academia and engineering. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles (including systematic reviews on big-data/AI, applications of AI and ML in food-industry and healthcare, hybrid meta-heuristic models, data-cleaning frameworks) and holds patents in sensor-network water-quality monitoring and deep–learning corner-detection algorithms. His Google Scholar h-index stands at 10 with over 500 citations, reflecting his growing research impact. His research interests include artificial intelligence and machine learning for food processing, big-data analytics and industrial systems, IoT/Edge–Fog–Cloud applications, and optimization/meta-heuristic techniques for outlier or anomaly detection. He has also contributed to applied projects such as mobile-app development for fruit-freshness checking and served as Co-PI on a funded initiative in the food-technology domain. His work has been recognised through awards including UGC-NET (LS) and strong GATE performance, and he actively participates in faculty development programs and serves as a resource-person on topics such as IoT in industries and agri-startups. In summary, Dr. Rahul brings a multidisciplinary blend of computer-science rigor and domain-specific application in food-technology, making him a valuable contributor to research and education in smart food systems and analytics.

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Featured Publications

Rahul, K., & Banyal, R. K. (Erratum). Retraction Note: Firefly algorithm: an optimization solution in big data processing for the healthcare and engineering sector [Retraction note]. International Journal of Speech Technology, 24(3), 581–592. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10772-020-09783-y

Rahul, K., Arora, N., & Arora, S. (2025). Effectiveness of blockchain and IoT in horticulture crop supply chain. In B. Sharma, D.-T. Do, S. N. Sur, & C.-M. Liu (Eds.), Advances in Communication, Devices and Networking. Springer Nature.

Major Singh Goraya | Computer Science | Best Researcher Award

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Prof. Major Singh Goraya | Computer Science | Best Researcher Award

Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology | India

Dr. Major Singh Goraya is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology (SLIET), Longowal. He holds a Ph.D. from Punjabi University, complemented by strong academic foundations in computer engineering. His primary research areas include cloud computing, resource management, green computing, fault tolerance, and load balancing. With 27 Scopus-indexed publications, 460 citations across 399 documents, and an h-index of 10, Dr. Goraya has made consistent scholarly contributions to high-performance and sustainable computing. His studies have explored dynamic resource allocation, energy-efficient scheduling frameworks, and deep learning-based optimization techniques. He has supervised several Ph.D. and M.Tech. research scholars and continues to guide emerging researchers in cloud resource efficiency and intelligent computation. His international exposure through conferences in the UK, Canada, and Malaysia reflects his active engagement in global research forums. In addition, he has successfully organized numerous academic workshops, conferences, and training programs. Dr. Goraya’s innovative contributions strengthen the integration of artificial intelligence and cloud technology, promoting scalable and eco-efficient computational solutions that advance modern computer engineering research.

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Featured Publications

Goyal, N., Singh, T., & Goraya, M. S. (2025). Deep convolutional neural networks vs. vision transformers for video-based human activity recognition. In Proceedings of Lecture Notes in Computer Science (pp. xx–xx). Springer.

Singh, J., & Goraya, M. S. (2023). An autonomous multi-agent framework using quality of service to prevent service level agreement violations in cloud environment. International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, 14(3).

Goyal, N., Goraya, M. S., & Singh, T. (2023). An axiomatic analysis for object detection and recognition using deep learning. In Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies (pp. xx–xx). Springer.

Thakur, A., & Goraya, M. S. (2022). A workload and machine categorization-based resource allocation framework for load balancing and balanced resource utilization in the cloud. International Journal of Grid and High Performance Computing, 14(2).

Hasan, M., Goraya, M. S., & Garg, T. (2022). E-FFTF: An extended framework for flexible fault tolerance in cloud. In Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems (pp. xx–xx). Springer.