Manoj Kumar

Manoj Kumar (Member, IEEE) received the M.Sc. degree in information security and digital forensics from Technological University Dublin (formerly, ITB Blanchardstown), Dublin, Ireland, in 2013, and the Ph.D. degree from The Northcap University, Gurugram, India, January 2019. He has 12 years of research, teaching, and corporate experience. He is currently working on the post of an Associate Professor with the University of Wollongong, Dubai, UAE. He received fully funded scholarship for his M. Tech and M.Sc. programs from the Irish Government. He is mentoring six Ph.D. candidates and one M.Tech. by research candidate. He delivered two international research projects. He is currently involved in various research activities with high-impact researchers worldwide. He has published over 120 articles in international refereed journals and conferences. He published ten patents of which three are granted and two are in the examination stage. He published two textbooks and seven edited books. He edited eight journal special issues from the most famed publishers, such as Springer, Bentham Science, Taylor & Francis, and Elsevier. His specialization is cybersecurity, digital image processing using machine learning, IoT, digital forensics, networks, and information security. Dr. Kumar has received the Best Researcher Award in 2020, an Outstanding Scientist Award in 2021, and a Young Researcher Award in 2021 from recognized bodies. He has delivered several guest lectures and seminars and chaired the session at various reputed international conferences. He is an associate editor, guest editor, and editorial board member of various journals of repute. He is serving as a Reviewer and an Editorial Board Member for many reputed journals, including the IEEE Transactions (Q1 and Q2), and a technical program committee member for international conferences. He is also a member of numerous renowned bodies, including ACM, IAENG, ISTS, and UACEE.