Dr Dileep Kumar Murala is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology (IcfaiTech), The ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education (Deemed to be University), Hyderabad, Telangana, India. He completed his PhD at the School of Computer Engineering, KIIT (Deemed to be University), in 2020. He received a Master of Technology degree from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Andhra University Engineering College (AUE), Visakhapatnam, in 2011, and his Bachelor of Technology degree from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Gudlavalleru Engineering College (GEC), JNT University, Kakinada, in 2009. He has published 50 papers in international journals, conferences, and book chapters of repute. He holds two Indian patents to his credit. He has published the book titled Security and Privacy Challenges in Cloud Computing Environment. His research interests include Blockchain technology, Metaverse, AI, and cloud computing.

Dr Sandeep Kumar Panda is a professor and associate dean in the Department of Artificial Intelligence & Data Science, Faculty of Science and Technology (IcfaiTech), The ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education (Deemed to be University), Hyderabad, Telangana, India. His research interests include Blockchain technology, the Internet of Things, AI, and cloud computing. Dr Panda was recognised in the top 2% of scientists list published by Stanford University and Elsevier in 2024 and 2025. He has received five Best Paper awards from international conferences held in the UK, Singapore, Dubai, and India. He also received the Best Teacher Award and a cash prize of ¿1 lakh from ICFAI University Hyderabad during the 13th Convocation in 2023. He has published 108 articles in international journals, conferences, and book chapters of repute.