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AUTHORS Dr.Y.Padma Sai obtained her B.Tech from Nagarjuna University,Guntur, M.E in Systems and Signal Processing and Ph.D in Electronics and Communication Engineering, from Osmania University,Hyderabad.She Started carrier as Quality Control Engineer and served for 5 years in M/S. Suchitra Electronics Pvt. Ltd,Hyderabad.Later joined as Lecturer in the Department of ECE in Deccan College of Engineering and Tech, Hyderabad served for one year.She then started working in the Department of ECE VNRVJIET on July 1999 and held various positions.Presently.She is the Head of the Department.She has presented 23 research papers in National and International Conferences/Journals.Her areas of research interest are Bio-Medical, Signal and Image Processing. She has received grants from AICTE, DIT and DST to carry out research activities in the department.She is a member of IEEE, ISTE, ISOI and Fellow of IETE.She is executive member of ISTE A.P Section.Her main objective is to impart quality education and learn New technologies and the scope is to fill gap between industry and academics. Safia Shaik received the B.E degree in electronics and communication engineering from Deccan College of Engineering & Technology, affiliated Osmania University Hyderabad, AP, India, in 2011She is pursuing the M.Tech in Embedded systems at VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering & Technology, Bachupally, Hyderabad, India. Her research interests include Signal Processing and Embedded Systems.
V. Priyanka Brahmaiah obtained her B.Tech. Degree from JNT University, Hyderabad in 2007, and M.Tech in VLSI System design from JNT University, Hyderabad in 2010.She has started her career as Assistant professor and served for 2 years in MLR Institute of Technology & Management, Dundigal, Hyderabad from June 2010 to June 2012. Assistant Professor in the department of ECE in Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering & Technology from July 2012 to November 2012. Assistant Professor in the department of ECE in VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering Technology from December 2012 to till date.She is a Life member of ISTE and IETE. She presented four research papers in International Journals. Her areas of research interest are Bio-Medical, Signal and Image Processing, Human Computer Interface.
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