Few UK academics have as deep an experience of the Indian academic market as I do. I have been involved with India for more than ten years and in the past, have acted as faculty coordinator for the Indian market which has involved a range of roles such as attending numerous exhibitions (British Council as well as agent exhibitions), interviewing and counselling students, organising and leading pre-departure counselling and influencing faculty curriculum and pastoral development in response to demand from the Indian market. I have guided and led the development of academic strategic policy towards the Indian market and signed 4 (effective) MoUs with academic institutions in India and have guest lectured in more than 30 University/Colleges some of which include:
SCMS School of Engineering and Technology (Cochin), Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cochin), Albertian Institute of Science and Technology, TocH Institute of Science and Technology, Sai Ganapathi Engineering College, VelTech Engineering College, University of Kalyani, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Bharathiyar University, NGP College (Coimbatore), Karpagam University, Hindustan University, Institute for Technology and Management (Mumbai), Ramniranjan Jhunjhunwala College (Mumbai), Birla College of Artcs, Science and Commerce (Maharasthra), Symbiosis (Pune), Vidyasagar College (Kolkata), Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Coimbatore), Kishinchand Chellaram College, Vidyalankar Institute of Technology (VIT), PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore Institute of Technology (CIT), AMC College, Amrita School of Engineering, Kumarguru College of Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Anna University. (full list available on request)
- Numerous guest lectures for other institutions in India – for instance the Tami Nadu State Police Academy and regularly for the Computer Science of India.
- External curriculum advisor to the Computing faculties at Bharathiyar University and also Hindustan University (Centre for Defence and Technology Studies) for their Cyber Security provision
- Out-reach work – particularly in guiding/counselling students from under privileged areas in Universities/Colleges which have a large rural catchment
- Given numerous press interviews and conferences and have had countless articles published in national Indian news papers on the subject of Cyber Security and Digital Investigation.
Over this time, I have a built a network of more than 100 academics in India including heads of department, vice chancellors, directors and principals.
Reporting and Interviews
Below is a sample of some of the press articles that I have feature in. Further to this there are a number of printed articles:
My Reality (2013) , The Hindu Business Online (December 4, 2013), Chennai Online (2013), Sulekha (a regional online website/social platform, 2013), SearchSecurity (A Techtarget publication, 5th March, 2014), The Hindu BusinessLine (December, 2013) and The Hindu Newspaper (online, February 17th 2014)
Please note that it is not uncommon for websites in India to reorganise pages/themes/links. If a link is inactive and you wish to receive a copy of the original web page report, please contact me.
I have also appeared in the Chennai City News (2014), My Reality (2013), News Now (2013) Chennai Patrika (A local Language online newspaper, 2013), DataQuest (Printed Edition, 13th December 2013); Vinikamani (Tamil Magazine, 2012); and SiloBreaker (2013). Paper copies of these articles/reports are available on request
I have also featured in various editions of CSI (Computer Society of India) and ACM regional newsletters, for instance see the February 2013 edition of CSI communications (The national monthly newsletter for CSI)
I have also organised numerous publicity campaigns for both my institutions, as an example see this feature which appeared in the Hindu on 30th December, 2013. The Hindu is a national newspaper. These initiatives have helped to highlight and increase awareness of the University and the course.
I am called upon regularly to comment and respond to Cyber Security issues in India, see this for instance:
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.in/news/2240215598/Indian-cyberspace-less-secure-than-neighbors (5th March, 2014)