Sonali Dhananjay Patil (IEEE Senior Member and ACM Senior Member) is a distinguished academician and researcher with over 22 years of experience in computer engineering. She serves as the Chairperson of the IEEE Pune Blockchain Group and Coordinator for R10‑level IEEE Blockchain Groups. Currently, she is a Professor and Head of the Computer Engineering Department at Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering (PCCoE), Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), Pune, India. Dr. Patil holds a B.E. in Computer Science and Engineering, an M.E. in Computer Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering. She has actively contributed to research and academia by mentoring B.Tech., M.Tech., and Ph.D. scholars in the field of blockchain. She has delivered invited talks at national and international forums and served as a Tutorial Chair for IEEE Blockchain Conferences. Prof. Amar Buchade (IEEE Senior Member) is currently Chairing the IEEE Pune Section. He is an Associate Professor at Vishwakarma Institute of Technology (VIT Pune). He has 18+ years of teaching experience. His main research areas are distributed system, cloud computing, distributed system security, computer networks, Internet of things, and blockchain. Dr. Vidy Potdar serves as the Director of the Blockchain Research and Development Laboratory (BRDL) at Curtin University in Perth, Australia. At BRDL, he spearheads a dedicated team specializing in the research, development, and implementation of commercial blockchain, AI, and Internet of things (IoT) solutions for industry and governmental clients. Under Dr. Vidy’s stewardship since the establishment of the Blockchain Laboratory in 2019, the team has successfully executed eight notable blockchain projects spanning diverse sectors such as agriculture, sustainability, mining, art, healthcare, supply chain, photography, and recycling in Australia. Dr. Rajesh Ingle, Chair, IEEE Computer Society Pune Chapter, is currently CEO of Vigix Tech Pte. Ltd. He is the Former Vice Chancellor of Symbiosis and former Dean (Academics) and Head of the Department (Computer Engineering), and a Professor at the IIIT‑NR (Indian Institute of Information Technology, Naya Raipur). Prior to his tenure at IIIT‑NR, he held the position of Professor in Computer Science and Engineering at PICT (Pune Institute of Computer Technology), Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India, and served as an Adjunct Professor at Government College of Engineering Pune. Notably, Dr. Ingle has made valuable contributions to academia, including being a Senate Member of Savitribai Phule Pune University, Head of the EDC & Business Incubation Centre, and Head of the CE Department at PICT, Pune.