This book presents selected papers from the International Conference on Emerging Research in Computing, Information, Communication and Applications, ERCICA 2018. The conference provided an interdisciplinary forum for researchers, professional engineers and scientists, educators, and technologists to discuss, debate and promote research and technology in the emerging areas of computing, information, communication and their applications. The book discusses these research areas, providing a valuable resource for researchers and practicing engineers alike.

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Prof. N.R. Shetty is the Chancellor of Central University of Karnataka, Kalaburagi, and Chairman of the Review Commission for the State Private University Karnataka. He is currently serving as an advisor to the Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology (NMIT), Bangalore. He is also founder Vice-President of the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES), Washington DC, USA. He served as Vice Chancellor of Bangalore University for two terms and President of the ISTE, New Delhi for three terms. He was also a member of the AICTE's Executive Committee and Chairman of its South West Region Committee. Prof. L.M. Patnaik obtained his PhD in Real-Time Systems in 1978, and his DSc in Computer Systems and Architectures in 1989, both from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. From 2008 to 2011, he was Vice Chancellor of the Defense Institute of Advanced Technology, Deemed University, Pune. Currently he is an Honorary Professor with the Department of Electronic Systems Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and INSA Senior Scientist and Adjunct Professor with the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore. Dr. H. C. Nagaraj, completed his B.E in Electronics & Communication from the University of Mysore in 1981, his M.E in Communication Systems from P.S.G College of Technology, Coimbatore in 1984. He was awarded Ph.D (Biomedical Signal Processing and Instrumentation) from Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai in 2000. Dr Nagaraj has teaching experience spanning more than 35 years.He was the Chairman, BOS of IT/BM/ML of Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi for 2010-13 and Member, Academic Senate of VTU for 06 years w.e. f. April 2010.Further extended for a period of three years w.e.f 02-06-2016.He has the credit of publishing more than 40 technical papers and has also published a book- "VLSI Circuits", Star- Tech Education, Bangalore in 2006. He has won the Best Student Paper Award at the 5th National Conference of Biomechanics held at I.I.T. Madras, Chennai in 1996 and Best Paper Award at the Karnataka State Level Seminar on "Introduction of Flexible System in Technical Education" under Visveswaraiah Technological University in 1999 at P.E.S. Institute of Technology, Bangalore. Presently, he is the Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Visvesvaraya Technological University Belgaum, for three years from 2016 to 2019 and Member of the Court, Pondicherry University. He is the Member of Karnataka State Innovation Council, Government of Karnataka and Member of NAAC (UGC) Peer Team to assess the institutions for Accreditation. He has also visited as an Expert Member of the UGC, New Delhi for inspecting the colleges seeking Autonomous Status. Dr. Prasad N. Hamsavath is a Professor and Head of the Department of Master of Computer Applications at Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Bangalore. He completed his PhD at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. Dr. Prasad N H has more than 12 years of experience in different roles in both public and private sector enterprises, including the Ministry of Human Resource and Development, New Delhi, Government of India. He received the prestigious "Dr. Abdul Kalam Life Time Achievement Award" and also received a "Young Faculty" award at the 2nd Academic Brilliance Awards. Dr. N. Nalini is a Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Bangalore. She received her MS from BITS, Pilani in 1999 and her PhD from Visvesvaraya Technological University in 2007. She has more than 21 years of teaching and 14 years of research experience. She has written numerous international publications, and Received "Bharath Jyoti Award" by India International Friendship Society, New Delhi on 2012, from Dr. Bhishma Narain Singh, former Governor of Tamilnadu and As