Advances in Communication Systems and Networks

Analysis of Active Contour Based Segmentation for Brain Tumor Classification using SVM and KNN Classifiers.- CB-CPW fed SRR Loaded Miniaturized U-Slot Planar Antenna for ECG Monitoring.- A Robust Music Composer Identification System based on Cepstral Feature and Models.- Power Optimization in Application Based D2D Communication.- Real-Time Traffic signal Management System for Emergency Vehicles Using Embedded Systems.- An FDTD Method for Transient Terminal Response of PCB trace illuminated by Electromagnetic Wave.- Assistive Technology for the blind.- Exploring Various Aspects of Gabor Filter in Classifying Facial Expression.- Challenges and Impacts of RFID Technology in a Research Library.- Face Recognition using Improved CoHOG Features.- Non Destructive Testing for Cracks in Concrete.- A Comparative Performance Analysis of Different De-noising Techniques in Sputum Smear Images.

Dr. Jayakumari J. is presently working as Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. She obtained her B.E. (ECE) from M.S. University, Tirunelveli in 1994, M. Tech. (Applied Electronics and Instrumentation) in 1998 and Ph.D. in 2009 from Kerala University. Her major areas of research interests include wireless communication, coding techniques, signal and image processing. She has published more than 75 papers in international journals and conferences. She is a senior member of IEEE, Fellow of IETE, IE (I) and CET (I), Chartered Engineer of IE (I) and member of The Society of Digital Information and Wireless Communications (SDIWC). She is also an Academic Council member of the Council of Engineering and Technology (India).

Dr. George K. Karagiannidis received his university degree in 1987 and his Ph.D. degree in 1998, both in Electrical Engineering,from the University of Patras, Patras, Greece. From 2001 to 2004, he was researcher at the Institute for Space Applications and Remote Sensing, National Observatory of Athens, Greece. In June 2004, he joined the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, where he is currently Professor. His research interests include wireless communications, wireless power transfer and applications, optical wireless communications, communications for biomedical engineering, wireless security. He has published and presented more than 500 technical papers in scientific journals and international conferences. He is co-recipient of the Best Paper Award of the Wireless Communications Symposium (WCS) in IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC'07), Glasgow, UK, June 2007, and the Best Paper Award of the IEEE VTC 2018 (Spring), Porto, June 2018. He is a Fellow IEEE, Class 2014. From January 2012 to December 2015, he was the Editor-in-Chief of