This book provides insights into the First International Conference on Communication, Devices and Computing (ICCDC 2017), which was held in Haldia, India on November 23, 2017. It covers new ideas, applications and the experiences of research engineers, scientists, industrialists, scholars and students from around the globe. The proceedings highlight cutting-edge research on communication, electronic devices and computing, and address diverse areas such as 5G communication, spread spectrum systems, wireless sensor networks, signal processing for secure communication, error control coding, printed antennas, analysis of wireless networks, antenna array systems, analog and digital signal processing for communication systems, frequency selective surfaces, radar communication, and substrate integrated waveguide and microwave passive components, which are key to state-of-the-art innovations in communication technologies.

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Indrajit Chakrabarti, Ph.D., is a Professor at the Department of Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India. Dr. Chakrabarti holds 2 patents and has published 1 book, 33 journal papers, and 73 conference papers. His primary research interest is in VLSI Design.

Jaydeb Bhaumik is a Professor at the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia, West Bengal, India. Dr. Bhaumik received his Ph.D. from the IIT Kharagpur in 2010. Dr. Bhaumik has 2 books, 19 journal papers, 25 conference papers and 1 technical report to his credit. He has 10 years of teaching and over 4 years of research experience. His areas of interest include VLSI architectures for cryptographic algorithms and error correcting codes, security issues in image processing, lightweight block ciphers, and cellular automata.

Dr. Bishnu Prasad De is an Assistant Professorat the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Haldia Institute of Technology, West Bengal, India. Dr. De has 7 years of teaching and 2 years of research experience. His areas of interest include VLSI circuits & systems, analog electronics, electronic design automation, and soft computing. He has published several papers in journals of national and international repute.

Mr. Banibrata Bag is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Haldia Institute of Technology, West Bengal, India. He has 6 years of teaching and 4 years of industry experience. His main area of research is optical wireless communications and networks. He has published 1 book, 5 journal papers, and 9 conference papers.

Mr. Surajit Mukherjee is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Haldia Institute of Technology, West Bengal, India. He has 7 years of teaching experience, and has published 6 journal papers and 4 conference papers. His areas of research include antenna design, microwave filter design, and frequency selective surfaces.