Data Processing and Networking

This book includes selected papers presented at the International Conference on Data-Processing and Networking (ICDPN 2024), organized by the Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice, Near Prague, Czech Republic, during October 25–26, 2024. It covers up-to-date cutting-edge research on big data-processing and analytics, data mining and machine learning, artificial intelligence and deep learning, wireless, mobile, and ad hoc networks, network security and privacy, Internet of things (IoT) and sensor networks, data communication, and computer vision and image processing.

Prof. (Dr.) Abhishek Swaroop completed his B.Tech. (CSE) from GBP University of Agriculture & Technology, M.Tech. from Punjabi University Patiala, and Ph.D. from NIT Kurukshetra. He has industrial experience of eight years in organizations like Usha Rectifier Corporations and Envirotech Instruments Pvt. Limited. He has 22 years of teaching experience. He has served in reputed educational institutions such as Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, Sharda University Greater, Noida, and Galgotias University Greater, Noida. He has served at various administrative positions such as the head of the Department, division chair, NBA coordinator for the university, and head training and placements. Currently, he is serving as a professor and HoD of Information Technology in Bhagwan Parshuram Institute of Technology, Rohini, and Delhi. He is actively engaged in research. He has more than 70 quality publications out of which 10 are SCI and 25 are Scopus indexed. 

Prof. Bal Virdee graduated with a B.Sc. (Engineering) Honors in Communication Engineering and M.Phil. from Leeds University, UK. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of North London, UK. He was worked as an academic at Open University and Leeds University. Prior to this, he was a research and development Electronic Engineer in the Future Products Dept. at Teledyne Defence (formerly Filtronic Components Ltd., Shipley, West Yorkshire), and at PYE TVT (Philips) in Cambridge. He has held numerous duties and responsibilities at the university, i.e.: health and safety officer, postgraduate tutor, examination’s officer, admission’s tutor, short course organizer, course leader for M.Sc./M.Eng. satellite communications, B.Sc. communications systems, and B.Sc. electronics. In 2010, he was appointed as an academic leader (UG Recruitment). He is a member of ethical committee, member of the school's research committee, and research degrees committee.

Prof. Sérgio Duarte Correia received his Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Coimbra, Portugal, in 2000, the Master's Degree in Industrial Control and Maintenance Systems from Beira Interior University, Covilhã, Portugal, in 2010, and the Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Coimbra, Portugal, in 2020. Currently, he is an associate professor at the Portalegre Polytechnic University, Portugal. He is also a researcher at COPELABS—Cognitive and People-centric Computing Research Center, Lusofona University of Humanities and Technologies, Lisbon, Portugal, and VALORIZA—Research Center for Endogenous Resource Valorization, Portalegre Polytechnic University, Portalegre, Portugal, and has worked with several private companies for more than 20 years.

Prof. Jan Valíček is currently a professor at the Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice, Czech Republic, since 2018. His previous roles include serving as the dean of the Faculty of Mining and Geology at VŠB-TU Ostrava (2017–2018), heading the Institute of Physics at VŠB-TU Ostrava (2015–2016), and being the dean for Science, Research, and Foreign Relations at the same institution (2014–2016). He has also been a researcher at the Institute of Geonics as CR in Ostrava (2008–2014), an associate professor (2008–2018), and a lecturer (2003–2008) at the Institute of Physics, VŠB-TU Ostrava. Valíček holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (2004) and an Ing. (M.Sc.) in Mining and Geology (2002), both from VŠB-TU Ostrava. His applied research includes developing contactless surface topography measurement methods and methodologies for determining mechanical equivalents of materials.