International Conference on Signal, Machines, Automation, and Algorithm : Proceedings of SIGMAA 2023, Volume 2

This book is a set of best quality peer-reviewed innovative research papers from the International Conference on Signals, Machines, Automation and Algorithm (SIGMAA 2023), held at Shoolini University, India, during 15–16 December 2023 in hybrid mode.

Dr. Hasmat Malik (Senior Member, IEEE) is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Electrical Power Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Johor Bahru, Malaysia. He served as Assistant Professor for more than five years with the Division of Instrumentation and Control Engineering, Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (NSIT), Govt. Delhi, India, and 3.5 years as Postdoctoral Scholar with the Berkeley Education Alliance for Research in Singapore (a Research Center, University of California, Berkeley, USA) and the National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore. He is currently Chartered Engineer (CEng) and Professional Engineer (PEng). His research interests include artificial intelligence, machine learning and big-data analytics for renewable energy, smart building and automation, condition monitoring, and online fault detection and diagnosis (FDD). 

Dr. Sukumar Mishra (Senior Member, IEEE) received his M.Sc (Engg.) and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Regional Engineering College, Rourkela, in 1992 and 2000, respectively. Presently, he is a Director at the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, India; a Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and has been its part for the past 19 years. He has won many accolades such as Young Scientist award (1999) by Orissa Bigyan Academy, INSA medal for Young Scientist (2002), INAE young engineer award (2002), INAE silver jubilee young engineer award (2012), The Samanta Chandra Shekhar award (2016), Bimal Bose award (2019), NASI-Reliance Platinum Jubilee award (2019), National Mission Innovation Championship award (2019) and INAE Outstanding Teachers award (2021). He has been granted fellowships from academies like NASI (India), INAE (India) and professional societies like IET (U.K.), IETE (India), IE (India). He is currently acting as ABB Chair Professor and has previously delegated as the NTPC, INAE, and Power Grid Chair Professor. 

Dr. Y. R. Sood (Senior Member, IEEE) has taken over as Vice-Chancellor with effect from 14 June 2021. He has an outstanding administrative, academic, and research experience of more than 36 years. He obtained his B.Sc. degree from Govt. College for Men Chandigarh (Punjab University Chandigarh) in 1980, B.E. (Honours) Electrical Engineering in 1984, M.E. Electrical Power System in 1987 from Punjab Engineering College Chandigarh, and Ph.D. from I.I.T. Roorkee in 2003. He has worked as Dean (Research & Consultancy), Dean (Planning & Development), Dean (Faculty Welfare), Dean (Industrial Research Development and Consultancy), Head of Electrical Engineering Department, Member of BOG, Member of Senate, Coordinator/Chief Coordinator/Professor In-charge of TIFAC CORE, Chief Vigilance Officer, Chairman Admission Committee, etc., at NIT Hamirpur and Member of Senate, at NIT Calicut (Kerala).

Prof Fausto Pedro Garcia Márquez is Professor (Accredited as Full Professor from 2013), Spain, Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Birmingham University, UK, Lecturer at the Postgraduate European Institute, and he has been Senior Manager in Accenture (2013–2014). He obtained his European PhD with maximum distinction. He has been distinguished with the prices: Nominate Prize (2022), Gran Maestre (2022), Grand Prize (2021), Runner Prize (2020) and Advancement Prize (2018), Runner (2015), Advancement (2013) and Silver (2012) by the International Society of Management Science and Engineering Management (ICMSEM), First International Business Ideas Competition 2017 Award (2017). His main interests are Artificial Intelligence, Maintenance, Management, Renewable Energy, Transport, Advanced Analytics, and Data Science.

Dr. Taha Selim Ustun (Senior Member, IEEE) received his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Currently, he is Senior Researcher at Fukushima Renewable Energy Institute, AIST (FREA), and leads Smart Grid Cybersecurity Lab. Prior to that, he was Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering with the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. His research interests include power systems protection, communication in power networks, distributed generation, microgrids, electric vehicle integration, and cybersecurity in smart grids. He has edited several books and special issues with international publishing houses. He is Reviewer in reputable journals and has taken active roles in organizing international conferences and chairing sessions. He has been invited to run specialist courses in Africa, India, and China. He delivered talks for Qatar Foundation, World Energy Council, Waterloo Global Science Initiative, and European Union Energy Initiative (EUEI).