The Digital Twin Paradigm for Smarter Systems and Environmen The Industry Use Cases

Pethuru Raj, PhD, is the principal AI architect at Infocion Inc., Bangalore. Previously, he worked as the vice president and chief architect at the AI division of Reliance Jio Platforms Ltd., Bangalore, IBM Global Cloud Centre of Excellence, Wipro Consulting Services, and Robert Bosch Corporate Research. He has over 25 years of experience in the IT industry and 9 years of research experience. He completed the CSIR-sponsored PhD at Anna University, Chennai. He conducted UGC-sponsored postdoctoral research in the Department of Computer Science and Automation at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He focuses on emerging technologies, including Generative and Agentic AI, AI Model Optimization Techniques, Cloud of Things, Cloud-native and Edge Computing Paradigms, Platform Engineering, 6G Communication, and Blockchain Technologies, as well as Quantum-safe Cryptography Algorithms. He has authored and edited over 75 technology books, published more than 60 research papers, and contributed to more than 55 book chapters.

Dr. Preetha Evangeline David is currently working as an Associate Professor and Head of the Department in the Department of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at Chennai Institute of Technology, Chennai, India. She holds a PhD from Anna University, Chennai in the area of Cloud Computing. She has published many research papers and Patents focusing on Artificial Intelligence, Digital Twin Technology, High Performance Computing, Computational Intelligence and Data Structures. She is currently working on Multi-disciplinary areas in collaboration with other technologies to solve socially relevant challenges and provide solutions to human problems.