Advanced Computing and Systems for Security: Volume Eleven

This book features extended versions of selected papers that were presented and discussed at the 7th International Doctoral Symposium on Applied Computation and Security Systems (ACSS 2020) held in Kolkata, India on February 28-29, 2020. Organized by the Departments of Computer Science & Engineering and A. K. Choudhury School of Information Technology, both from the University of Calcutta, the symposium's international partners were Ca Foscari University of Venice, Italy and Bialystok University of Technology, Poland. The chapters cover topics such as biometrics, image processing, pattern recognition, algorithms, cloud computing, wireless sensor networks and security systems, reflecting the various symposium sessions.

Rituparna Chaki is a Professor of Information Technology at the University of Calcutta, India. She received her Ph.D. from Jadavpur University, India, in 2003. She has served as a System Executive in the Ministry of Steel, Government of India, before joining the academics in 2005. Prof. Chaki is with the University of Calcutta since 2013. Her current research interests include systems software, mobile ad hoc networks, and the Internet of things. Agostino Cortesi, Ph.D., is a Full Professor of Computer Science at Ca' Foscari University, Venice, Italy. He has previously served as Dean of Computer Science studies, as Department Chair, and as Vice-Rector for quality assessment and institutional affairs. His research interests include programming language theory, software engineering, and static analysis techniques, with particular emphasis on security applications. Khalid Saeed is a Full Professor at the Faculty of Computer Science, Bialystok University of Technology, Poland. His research interests include biometrics, image analysis and processing, and computer information systems. Nabendu Chaki is a Professor at the Department of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Calcutta, India. He received his Ph.D. from Jadavpur University, India, in 2000. Prof. Chaki has been highly active in developing international standards for software engineering and cloud computing as a member of the Global Directory (GD) for ISO-IEC. His research interests include software engineering and distributed systems, and security.