The Principal

Research Guidance

Research Guide of the University of Kerala
Guiding 6 Research Scholars
Research thesis evaluator

Area of Research

i. Information Security
ii. Knowledge Engineering/Management
iii. Data mining
iv. e-Governance

Publications

26 Research papers published
6 Books published

Journal Reviewer

Reviewer of International Journal of Network Security (IJNS – ISSN1816-353X)

Papers presented in
Conference / Seminar

International – 5
National level – 11
State Level – 8

Distinction / Awards

Nominated as State Nodal Officer, e-Government Procurement(e-GP), a Mission Mode Project funded by Department of Commerce, Government of India, for implementing in Kerala vide GO (Rt) No.20/2008/ITD dated 24-01-2008.

Received the “Best Paper Award” on research paper titled ‘Novel Anomaly Intrusion Detection using Neuro-Genetic System’, in the UGC sponsored National Seminar on Modern Trends in Electronic Communication and Signal Processing, ISBN 978-93-80697-73-4, February 2011.

During my tenure as Head, e-Governance, Kerala State IT Mission in 2007-2009

1. Kerala State e-Governance Awards, 2008: Kerala State IT Mission website ( www.itmission.kerala.gov.in) has bagged the second prize in the first edition of Kerala State e-Governance Awards for the year 2008.
2. CSI- Nihilent e-Governance Awards 2008- 2009: Kerala bagged four CSI-Nihilent awards in 2009.
3. CSI- Nihilent e-Governance Awards 2007- 2008: Kerala bagged four CSI-Nihilent awards in 2008.

International/National Seminars coordinated

1. Convener, Organizing Committee, 2nd International Conference on Freedom in Computing, Development and Culture held at the Mascot Hotel, Trivandrum, 9th to 11th , December 2008, Sponsored by Government of Kerala.
2. National Conference on Recent Trends in IT held at Sree Ayyappa College, Eramallikkara, 7th to 8th March 2014, Sponsored by UGC.
3. National Conference on Recent Trends in Computing & Information Security held at Sree Ayyappa College, Eramallikkara, 25th to 27th February 2016, Sponsored by UGC.
4. National Seminar on Recent Trends in Biomedical Science and Informatics held at Sree Ayyappa College, Eramallikkara, 27th-28th April, 2018 Sponsored by KSCSTE & IETE Kochi Centre.
5. National Conference on Emerging Technologies in Computer Science held at Sree Ayyappa College, Eramallikkara, 8-9 February, 2019 Sponsored by IETE Kochi centre, KSCSTE & Sree Ayyappa College, Eramallikkara.
6. National Seminar on Recent Trends in Energy and Environment (NCEE-2019) held at Sree Ayyappa College, Eramallikkara 15-16 February, 2019 Sponsored by IQAC Sree Ayyappa College.
7. International Conference on Advanced Innovation in Science , Engineering & Technology held at Sree Ayyappa College, Eramallikkara,8th & 9th November 2019 Sponsored by TECHOWN.

Assignments in Academic Bodies

1. Member Senate , University of Kerala
2. Member, Faculty of Applied Science, MG University, Kottayam
3. Member, Board of Studies in Computer Science UG & PG, University of Kerala
4. Member, IT Monitoring Committee, University of Kerala
5. Served as Member of Academic Council (2007-11 & 2012- 16), University of Kerala
6. Served as Member, Faculty of Applied Science (2009 – 13), University of Kerala
7. Former Member, Board of Studies in Futures Studies, University of Kerala
8. Served as Visiting Faculty in Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management-Kerala
9. Served as Visiting Faculty in Department of Futures Studies, University of Kerala
10. Served as Examiner in Information Technology of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
11. Former Chairman, Academic Committee, Centre for Development of Imaging Technology(C-DIT), Govt. of kerala during the period 2007 to 2011.
12. Former Member in Authors Panel, Study material for Vocational Higher Secondary Computer Science subject, State Council for Education Research & Training (SCERT), Trivandrum, Kerala- 2016