The 2nd International Conference on Data Engineering and Communication
Technology (ICDECT 2017) was successfully organized by Symbiosis Institute of
Technology, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune, India, on
December 15–16, 2017. The objective of this international conference was to
provide a platform for academicians, researchers, scientists, professionals, and
students to share their knowledge and expertise in the fields of soft computing,
evolutionary algorithms, swarm intelligence, Internet of things, and machine
learning and address various issues to increase awareness of technological innovations and to identify challenges and opportunities to promote the development of multidisciplinary problem-solving techniques and applications. Research submissions in various advanced technology areas were received, and after a rigorous peer
review process, with the help of technical program committee members,
high-quality papers were accepted. The conference featured nine special sessions on
various cutting-edge technologies which were chaired by eminent academicians.
Many distinguished researchers like Dr. Ali Husseinzadeh Kashan, Tarbiat Modares
University, Iran; Dr. Jeevan Kanesan, University of Malaya, Malaysia; Dr. E. S. Gopi,
National Institute of Technology, Trichy, India, attended the conference