Special Issue on Emotion-Aware AI and Digital Transformation of Visual Culture      

Dr. Mithun Baswaraj Patil ¹, Dr. Mangala Madankar ² , Dr. Tahira Anwar Lashari ³, Dr. Hamzah Bin Ahmad ⁴, Dr. Maheshwar Kumar ⁵

¹ Associate Professor, Department of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, Nagesh Karajagi Orchid College of Engineering & Technology (NKOCET), Solapur, Maharashtra, India

² Assistant Professor and Head, Department of Artificial Intelligence, G H Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur, India

³ Associate Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, SEECS National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan

⁴ Associate Professor, Faculty of Electrical & Electronics Engineering Technology, University Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah, Pekan Campus, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia

⁵ Assistant Professor, Birla School of Management, Birla Global University, Bhubaneswar, India

DOI 10.29121/shodhkosh.v6.i5s.2025.6937

Dr. Mithun Baswaraj Patil is an Associate Professor in the Department of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science at N. K. Orchid College of Engineering & Technology, Solapur, Maharashtra, India. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science & Information Science Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi, completed in 2022, and is currently pursuing Post‑Doctoral Research at the Singapore Institute of Technology in remote mode.

With over a decade of academic experience, Dr. Patil has taught a wide range of subjects including Operating Systems, Distributed Systems, Advanced Computer Networks, Research Methodology, and Mobile Computing. He has also served as Head of the Department (AI & DS) and coordinated postgraduate programs for several years.

His research contributions include publications in Scopus‑indexed journals on IoT security, wireless networks, reinforcement learning, and machine learning applications. He is also a co‑supervisor for Ph.D. scholars and actively involved in academic leadership and curriculum development.

Dr. Mangala Madankar is an accomplished academician and researcher, currently serving as Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of Artificial Intelligence at G. H. Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur, India. She holds a Ph.D. in Information Technology from RTMNU, Nagpur, along with an M.E. in Wireless Communication & Computing and a B.E. in Computer Engineering.

A Senior Member of IEEE and an approved Ph.D. supervisor under RTMNU, Dr. Madankar has built a strong academic profile through extensive teaching, research, and professional engagement. Her research contributions span natural language processing, wireless networks, VANETs, IoT‑based machine learning models, cybersecurity, and information retrieval, with multiple publications in international conferences and journals.

Her scholarly works include influential studies on machine translation, congestion control in VANETs, DDoS mitigation, IoT‑based classification systems, and deep‑learning‑based medical imaging. Dr. Madankar continues to contribute to AI‑driven innovation through research, mentorship, and academic leadership.

Dr. Tahira Anwar Lashari is an Associate Professor at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (SEECS), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan. She holds a Ph.D. in Technical and Vocational Education from Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), where she also completed a post‑doctoral fellowship in 2017. Her academic background further includes a Master’s in Applied Psychology and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of the Punjab, Lahore.

Dr. Lashari’s research spans educational psychology, engineering education, internationalisation, affective‑cognitive learning approaches, Web 2.0 tools, digital learning, and assistive technologies. She has published extensively in national and international peer‑reviewed journals, including recent works on assistive technology integration, digital learning for autistic children, augmented‑reality e‑learning, Web 2.0‑based skill development, and sentiment analysis of COVID‑19‑related tweets.

Dr. Hamzah Bin Ahmad is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Electrical & Electronics Engineering Technology at Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al‑Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA), Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Kanazawa University, Japan, completing his doctoral work between 2005 and 2011.

Over the course of his academic career, Dr. Hamzah has held several key leadership roles, including Deputy Dean of Academic and Student Affairs (2011–2015) and Head of Program (Academic) from 2005 to 2007. His research expertise spans mobile robot navigation, SLAM, Kalman filtering, fuzzy logic control, state estimation, robotics, control systems, and magnetic nanoparticle characterization.

He has authored an extensive body of work, contributing to IEEE conferences, Springer’s Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, AIP Proceedings, TELKOMNIKA, International Journal of Integrated Engineering, and numerous other indexed venues. His publications demonstrate strong contributions to robotics, intelligent control, sensor systems, and advanced estimation techniques.

Dr. Maheshwar Kumar is an Assistant Professor in the Birla School of Management, Birla Global University (BGU), Bhubaneswar, India. He holds a Ph.D. in English from the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), an off‑centre campus of the Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), where he completed his doctoral thesis titled “Performance as Cultural Text: Defamiliarizing the Performing Art Tradition of Purulia Chhau”.

His research has been published in leading international journals, including Performance Research, The Oriental Anthropologist, and Asian Anthropology, all indexed in Scopus and Web of Science. Dr. Kumar’s scholarly interests span Purulia Chhau, Cultural Studies, Theatre and Performance Studies, Dance Research, Indian Folk Theatre, Cultural Anthropology, and Indigenous Culture.

He teaches courses in Business Communication, English Language and Communication, and Creativity, Communication & Career Success, bringing interdisciplinary insight to management education.