Dr. Parameshachari B D

Associate Dean R&D

Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, Karnataka-560064

• Visiting Professor, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy

• World's Top 2% Scientist, Stanford University ,USA

• SAC Chair, IEEE Bangalore Section

Dr. Parameshachari B.D. currently working as an Associate Dean (R&D) and Professor in the Department of Electronics and communication Engineering at Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi, Karnataka, India. He is also the Visiting Professor for University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy. He is currently serving as the Student Activity Committee Chair, IEEE Bangalore Section. He is also listed in the World’s Top 2% Scientist by Stanford University, USA for his research works. He is recognized as Research Guide at VTU,Belagavi, awarded Three PhD and currently, Five Research Scholars were pursuing Ph.D. Degree under his supervision. He has published over 150+ articles in SCI, SCOPUS and other indexed journals and also in several international conferences. He is the Associate Editor for Expert Systems (Wiley), International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems (Springer) and International Journal of Reconfigurable and Embedded Systems (IJRES). He is also serving as Editorial Board Member, Academic Editor and reviewer for several international journals indexed in SCI and SCOPUS. He is the recipient of IEEE Bangalore Section Outstanding Volunteer Award, IEEE Bangalore Section Best Branch Counsellor Award, Outstanding Service Excellence award from IEEE ITS Bangalore Chapter, IEEE Bangalore Section Chair's Recognition from IEEE Bangalore Section and Outstanding Reviewer-Elsevier Signal Processing. He has served in various expert committees for VTU, Belagavi. He has also served as the Lead Guest Editor for Springer, Elsevier and IEEE Journals. Under his guidance, IEEE NMIT Student Branch has received Rs. 20,00,000 (25,000 USD) funding from IEEE AESS Society. His research interests include Image Processing, Computer Vision, Network Security, Language Processing, Data Science and IoT. He is the Senior Member of IEEE, Fellow of IETE and Fellow of ISAC. Member of International Professional Societies such as IACSIT, IAENG, SAI, CSTA, IAOE. National Professional bodies like ISTE, ISOC and IEI.

Dato' Wei Chuan Beng

Founder and Chairman

Digital Way Group Sdn. Bhd

Dato’ Wei Chuan Beng is a distinguished leader in the digital industry with a notable track record of achievements. Dato’ Wei has led groundbreaking R&D efforts in the digital/ICT sector as a co-founder of REDtone Telecommunications, a pioneering MSC status company. His successful listing of the company in 2004 solidified his prominence in the Malaysian start-up landscape. Since his exit from the company in 2015, Dato’ Wei has been an avid angel investor, offering personal mentorship to diverse start-ups. Dato’ Wei is currently the Co-Chairman of the Malaysia-China Digital Cooperation Council (MCDC) which aims to promote and facilitate cooperation between Malaysia and China in areas related to the digital economy. In his capacity as the Co-Chair of the MCDC, Dato' Wei is dedicated to spearheading initiatives related to e-commerce, digital infrastructure, digital skills development, and startup support. Dato’ Wei was a Board Member of Malaysia’s Social Security Organisation (PERKESO) and now serves as an Investment Panel Member. Since January 2023, he has been serving as a Commission Member of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). Prior to his current role, he served as a Commission Member of the MCMC from 2018 – 2020. Dato’ Wei also serves as the Council Member of National Productivity Corporation (NPC) which is chaired by the Prime Minister of Malaysia and the Champion of Digital Productivity Nexus (DPN) under the Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC) since 2020. In 2020, Dato’ Wei was appointed as Council Member of the National Digital Economy and 4IR Council (MED4IRN), which serves as a delivery-driven governance structure to implement of the blueprint, MyDIGITAL, until the year of 2022. In addition to his role, Dato’ Wei is the Co-Founder and Chairman of Otti Sdn. Bhd. (formerly known as Digital Way Academy), an education social enterprise with a mission to develop human competency for the digital era. Through Otti, he actively nurtures future-ready digital talents in Malaysia while championing digital skills development. Dato’ Wei has contributed immensely to higher education. He was formerly a private sector advisory committee member to the Ministry of Higher Education. He has been serving as an adjunct professor of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) since 2017. Aside from that, Dato’ Wei is also a master trainer of professional selling skills and entrepreneur development programme. A committed member of the Young Presidents’ Organisation (YPO), Dato’ Wei has held significant positions within the organisation, including Chairman of the Malaysia Chapter, Chairman of the Malaysia Gold Chapter, and EXCO of YPO Technology Network. Currently, he serves as the Vice Chair of YPO China Business Network, further highlighting his extensive network and industry acumen. In his free time, Dato’ Wei indulges in his passion of learning a wide spectrum of subjects encompassing politics, economics, history, psychology, sales and marketing, corporate finance, and martial arts, reflecting a well-rounded personality invested in continuous learning and holistic well-being. Dato’ Wei obtained his bachelor’s degree (Honors) in Electrical Engineering from University Technology Malaysia in 1989 and Diploma in Management (Bank Negara Gold Medalist Award Winner) from Malaysia Institute of Management (MIM) in 1995. He also completed an Entrepreneur Development Program from the renowned MIT Sloan School of Management in USA in 2006.