Peer review declaration

All papers published in this volume of Journal of Physics: Conference Series have been peer reviewed through processes administered by the Editors. Reviews were conducted by expert referees to the professional and scientific standards expected of a proceedings journal published by IOP Publishing. • Type of peer review : Single-blind • Conference submission management system : EasyChair • Number of submissions received: 140 • Number of submissions sent for review : 138 • Number of submissions accepted : 67 • Acceptance Rate (Number of Submissions Accepted / Number of Submissions Received X 100) : 48.55% • Average number of reviews per paper : 2 • Total number of reviewers involved : 23 • Any additional info on review process : Plagiarism check has been conducted for all the process. Based on the check, papers with more than 20% similarity has been sent back to the authors for modification. • Contact person for queries: Name : Dr. D. Saravanakumar Affiliation: Centre for Automation, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, India. Email : saravanakumar.d@vit.ac.in