ACCESS' 21

The conference presents a dedicated platform for researchers, academicians and scholars to share and exchange their valuable research insights in different fields of engineering. Before going to my duty, let me brief on the event.

Highlights of ACCESS' 20

ACCESS' 20 is a premier international technical conference hosted by ASIET during May 2020 under the department of Electronics and Communication Engineering.

• This was a major international conference bringing together researchers, engineers and practitioners who work in the areas of computing, communication, security and its applications in the industry and real world.

• Papers from international reputed institutions like CSIRO Australia were presented and published. Many high quality research contributions came based on various cutting edge technologies.

• In total there were 180 papers, out of which 15 papers were international and acceptance rate was 40 %.

• Due to Covid 19 pandemic situation, the conference was conducted completely virtual and paper presentations and tutorials were conducted using online platforms.

• Renowned academicians and professionals from industry from within India and abroad as the Technical Programme Committee.

• The selected and presented papers are published in IJAST- Scopus indexed journal, Springer Book Series and CAMBRIDGE Scholarly Publishing.

• Six plenary speakers from IITs, NITs and industries have taken the tutorial sessions on next generation disruptive technologies.

• Dr. Pao-ann Hsiung, Director General, Smart Technology Office and professor of Computer Science and Information Technology, Taiwan, a very influential technocrat and a teacher delivered the keynote address.