Editorial board

Led by the Editor-in-Chief, with three associate editors and two section editors covering the journal’s subject areas. Editors serve renewable two-year terms and disclose all conflicts of interest under our conflict of interest policy.

Editor-in-Chief

Mr. Saswat Swain

Doctoral Researcher

KIIT School of Management (KSOM)

KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, India

Sets the editorial direction of the journal, chairs the editorial board and holds final decision authority on every manuscript. A public sector specialist with more than a decade advising government agencies on strategic digital initiatives, policy frameworks, portfolio management, business strategy and cyber security.

editorial@ijfest.com +91 77880 08009 India +971 56 355 0386 UAE

Associate editors

Associate Editor · Digital Strategy & Technology Modernization

Dr. Chandrasekhar Panda

Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

Leads the Digital Strategy & Technology Modernization section, overseeing reviewer assignment for submissions on digital transformation, large-scale technology modernization, M&A and technology due diligence, IT value assurance and AI-enabled operating models.

contact@chandrasekharpanda.com

Associate Editor · Future Technologies & Quantum Computing

Dr. Henning Soller

University of Heidelberg, Germany

Leads the Future Technologies & Quantum Computing section, overseeing reviewer assignment for submissions on quantum computing, quantum communication, quantum sensing and related frontier technologies.

henning_soller@irobo.si

Associate Editor · Cloud & Next-Generation Infrastructure

Margarita Mlodziejewska

SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland

Leads the Cloud & Next-Generation Infrastructure section, overseeing reviewer assignment for submissions on cloud computing, hybrid and multi-cloud architectures, edge computing, cloud-native platforms, AI-ready infrastructure and next-generation data centres.

Margarita_Mlodziejewska@mckinsey.com

Editors

Editor · Emerging Technologies, IoT & Intelligent Communication Systems

Pravat Satpathy

Researcher

Research & Development Division

Tekstein Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Bhubaneswar, India

Leads the Emerging Technologies & Intelligent Systems section, overseeing reviewer assignment for submissions in LiFi and optical wireless communication, IoT and IIoT, embedded and sensor systems, AI-enabled IoT, intelligent communication networks, disaster-resilient technologies, smart infrastructure and sustainable technology applications.

pravat@tekstein.si

Editor · IoT, Embedded Systems & Emerging Technologies

Sonia Mohapatra

Researcher

Research & Development Division

ReoFlux Global LLC,India Office

Leads the IoT, Embedded Systems & Emerging Technologies section, overseeing reviewer assignment for submissions on IoT-enabled systems, embedded hardware, intelligent sensing, smart agriculture, renewable energy systems, environmental monitoring, disaster-alert technologies, mining safety and sustainable engineering innovations.

sonia@reoflux.com

Reviewer board

We have not yet recruited a reviewer pool. We are looking for researchers and practitioners with a real publication or professional record in ESG measurement, industrial IoT or applied AI — including industry reviewers who have run these systems rather than only written about them.

Reviewers receive a named certificate on completion and are credited, with consent, in the annual acknowledgement list.

Apply to join the reviewer board

How editors are appointed

Expression of interest

CV and a short statement of subject expertise.

Record check

Publication history and standing in the field verified.

Conflict disclosure

Commercial and institutional interests declared in writing.

Appointment

Two-year renewable term; name and affiliation published here.