Kanubhai K. Patel completed his PhD (Computer Science) from Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahmedabad, India, in 2018. He received his master’s degree (MCA) from Gujarat Vidyapith in June 1997. He has 24 years of academic and 4 years of IT industry experience. He works with Charotar University of Science and Technology, Changa, India. He was previously associated with the Schools of ICT of Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad, India, and GLS University, Ahmedabad, India.
His research interests include information security using machine learning techniques, assistive technology, and virtual learning environments. He has authored over 26 publications, including refereed journal papers, edited books, conference proceedings, and book chapters. He has also authored a book, Data Structures: Theory and Problems, and edited Enterprise Resource Planning Models for the Education Sector: Applications and Methodologies, published by IGI, USA.
He was the Technical Program Committee Chair for icSoftComp2017, icSoftComp2020, icSoftComp2021, icSoftComp2022, and icSoftComp2023, and he is currently the Chair of icSoftComp2024.
He is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Information Technology Convergence and Services (IJITCS) and the International Journal of Advances in Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems (IJASCIS). He is also a reviewer for several peer-reviewed journals and is associated with the Computer Society of India (CSI).