International Conference on Reliability, Optimization and Information Technology (ICROIT 2014)
Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Manav Rachna International University, organized a three-day International Conference on Reliability, Optimization and Information Technology (ICROIT 2014), technically co-sponsored by IEEE, Delhi Section. The Conference was held from 06th to 08th, February 2014, at the MRIU campus, Faridabad. The conference proved to be highly inspiring and a huge success, with a total number of about 200 delegates in attendance from India as well as abroad. It saw numerous experts delivering lectures and introducing the delegates to the emergent topics of the computing world. The conference commenced with the Inauguration Ceremony, Saraswati Vandana, and lighting of the lamp by Chief Guest Dr. Pranab Sen, Chairman, National Statistical Commission & Former Principal, Economic Adviser, Planning Commission; Guest of Honor Dr. G. Prahlada, Vice Chancellor, Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Deemed University, Girinagar, Pune ; Lt. Gen. Baldev Singh (Retd.), President, R Systems International Ltd; Honorable Vice Chancellor, Dr. N. C. Wadhwa, MRIU; Dr. M. K. Soni, Executive Director and Dean, FET; Prof. Naresh Grover, Director, FET; Dr. S. S. Tyagi, Professor and Head, Dept. of CSE, FET.
A total of 230 research papers were submitted from various parts of India and throughout the world including countries like Egypt, Australia, Iran, Saudi Arabia etc. These papers were reviewed by the highly experienced and qualified academicians from the esteemed Educational Institutes/Universities in India namely IIT Roorkee, Indian Institute of Technology, BHU, Varanasi, University of Delhi, Delhi Technological University, Assam University, Punjab Technical University, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Kurukshetra University, Banasthali University, VIT University, Tamil Nadu, etc. After the rigorous activity of examining and reviewing, a total of 135 research papers were selected to be presented at the conference and published in the proceedings. The inauguration ceremony ended with the unveiling of the souvenirs, which were presented to the delegates as mementos.
The Keynote addresses were delivered by Dr. Kusum Deep, Professor, Dept. of Mathematics, IIT, Roorkee, on the topic “Can Advancements in Nature Inspired Optimization Techniques solve complex real life problems?”, Mr. Pradyumn Lavaniya, Director-Cloud Business, EMC India and SAARC, delivered an interactive speech on “ Cloud Computing: Trends, Technology, Opportunities and Impact”, Prof. B. Chandra, Dept. of Mathematics, IIT Delhi, discussed the topic on “Data Mining and its Applications”, Mr. Kulvaibhav Kaushik, Junior Research Associate, Infosys, talked on “Network Security: Trends and Analysis”, Dr. K. Subramaniam, SM-IEEE, delivered his speech on “Evolutionary Optimization, Reliability Techniques, Cloud Computing and Big Data”.
Scholars and researchers presented their research work and shared their experiences in fifteen technical sessions throughout the conference, each emphasizing a different area of research ranging from Cloud Computing, Wireless Networks, Data Mining, Semantic Web, Software Engineering, Compression, Reliability, to the emergent topics of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering. Each of the technical session was judged by a Session Chair, which constituted thought provoking presentations by academicians and scientists. On the second day, after the technical sessions were over, all the participants relaxed while enjoying an evening of fun-filled cultural events that constituted performance by the Manav Rachna Music Society band, sufi songs, ghazals, poetry recitation, solo and group dances performed by faculty members of Manav Rachna International University and students of Manav Rachna International School.
The conference concluded with the valedictory function. Dr. K. Subramaniam, SM-IEEE, Dr. M. K. Soni, Executive Director and Dean, FET, Prof. Naresh Grover, Director, FET, Dr. S. S. Tyagi, Professor and Head, Dept. of CSE, FET, graced the occasion. Prof. Naresh Grover congratulated the Department of Computer Science and Engineering for organizing a successful conference and highlighted its key points. He also announced the winner of the Best Paper Award and Best Paper Presentation Award, namely “Performance Evaluation of the Dependable Properties of a Body Area Wireless Sensor Network”, presented by Venki Balasubramanian, Andrew Stranieri, Centre for Informatics and Applied Optimization School of Science, Information Technology and Engineering
University of Ballarat, Australia. Dr. M. K Soni appreciated the organizing team for successfully executing all events. Dr. S. S. Tyagi gave the vote of thanks to the honorable guests, keynote speakers and delegates. The program was a success and achieved its objective of sharing the importance of Reliability, Optimization and Information Technology.
