Recent Trends in Artificial Intelligence and Data Sciences Select Proceedings of CONFLUENCE 2026, Volume 1

Sumit Kumar is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. He earned his Ph.D. from NIT Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India. He has more than 25 years of teaching and research experience at reputed colleges and universities in India. His research areas include software testing, meta-heuristic algorithms, image processing, and machine learning. He has published 21 SCI journal papers and more than 70 papers in international journals and conferences of repute.

Bhuvan Unhelkar is an accomplished IT professional and Professor at the Muma College of Business, University of South Florida. He is the founding consultant of MethodScience and is widely recognized for his expertise in Business Analysis, Software Engineering (UML), Big Data Strategies, Artificial Intelligence, Agile Methodologies, Mobile Business, and Green IT. Dr. Unhelkar is the author of 30 books, including Artificial Intelligence & Business Optimization , Big Data Strategies for Agile Business , and The Art of Agile Practice . He is a Fellow of the Australian Computer Society, a Senior Member of IEEE, and an Associate Editor of IT Professional . Additionally, he is a life member of the Computer Society of India and the Baroda Management Association, a certified Professional Scrum Master, and a SAFe Agile Leader. He is also the Past President of Rotary Sarasota Sunrise (Florida) and a Paul Harris Fellow.