Internet of Things and Cyber Physical Systems

Mr. Keshav Kaushik

Mr. Keshav Kaushik is working as an Assistant Professor (Senior Scale) in the School of Computer Science at the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India. He is an experienced educator with over 7.5 years of teaching and research experience in Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics, the Internet of Things, and Blockchain Technology. Mr. Kaushik received his B.Tech degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak. In addition, M.Tech degree in Information Technology from YMCA University of Science and Technology, Faridabad, Haryana. He has published 40+ research papers in International Journals and has presented at reputed International Conferences. He is a Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) v11, CQI and IRCA Certified ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Lead Auditor, and Quick Heal Academy certified Cyber Security Professional (QCSP). He acted as a keynote speaker and delivered 50+ professional talks on various national and international platforms. He has edited more than 8 books with reputed international publishers. He has chaired various special sessions at international conferences and also served as a reviewer in peer-reviewed journals and conferences.

Dr. Susheela Dahiya

Dr. Susheela Dahiya, Ph.D. (IIT Roorkee) is working as Assistant Professor in University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun. She had completed her M. Tech. (Computer Science & Engineering) and Ph.D. degree from IIT Roorkee. She had also qualified NET and GATE. She has more than 8 years of academic/research experience. Her research work is focused on satellite image processing, video processing, cyber security, and cloud computing and deep learning. She is also supervising her Ph.D. students in these areas. She has published several research papers in SCI and Scopus indexed journals & conferences.

Dr. Akashdeep Bhardwaj

Dr. Akashdeep Bhardwaj is working as Professor (Cyber Security & Digital Forensics) at University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, India. An eminent IT Industry expert with over 25 years of experience in areas such as Cybersecurity, Digital Forensics and IT Management Operations, Dr. Akashdeep leads projects and mentors graduate, masters and doctoral students. Dr. Bhardwaj holds Ph.D. in Computer Science, Post Graduate Diploma in Management (equivalent to MBA) and an Engineering Degree in Computer Science. Dr. Akashdeep has published several books & research papers in highly referred journals. He has worked as an IT Technology & Cybersecurity Leader for various multinational organizations. He is certified in several Cybersecurity technologies, Compliance Audits, Information Security and holds vendor certifications from Microsoft, Cisco and VMware.

Dr. Yassine Maleh

Dr. Yassine Maleh is an associate professor of cybersecurity and IT governance at Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Morocco. He is the founding chair of IEEE Consultant Network Morocco and founding president of the African Research Center of Information Technology & Cybersecurity. He is a senior member of IEEE and a member of the International Association of Engineers IAENG and The Machine Intelligence Research Labs. Dr Maleh has made contributions in the fields of information security and privacy, Internet of things security, wireless and constrained networks security. His research interests include information security and privacy, Internet of things, networks security, information system, and IT governance. He has published over 50 papers (book chapters, international journals, and conferences/workshops), 8 edited books, and 3 authored books. He is the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Information Security and Privacy, and the International Journal of Smart Security Technologies (IJSST). He serves as an associate editor for IEEE Access (2019 Impact Factor 4.098), the International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics (IJDCF), and the International Journal of Information Security and Privacy (IJISP). He is a series editor of Advances in Cybersecurity Management, by CRC Taylor & Francis?-. He was also a guest editor of a special issue on Recent Advances on Cyber Security and Privacy for Cloud-of-Things of the International Journal of Digital Crime and Forensics (IJDCF), Volume 10, Issue 3, July-September 2019. He has served and continues to serve on executive and technical program committees and as a reviewer of numerous international conferences and journals such as Elsevier Ad Hoc Networks, IEEE Network Magazine, IEEE Sensor Journal, ICT Express, and Springer Cluster Computing. He was the Publicity chair of BCCA 2019 and the General Chair of the MLBDACP 19 symposium and ICI2C'21 Conference. He received Publon Top 1% reviewer award for the years 2018 and 2019.