Dr. Viju Prakash
Raised and educated in India, Viju Prakash completed a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Anna University. Following graduation, in 2005, he completed a Master of Computer Science and Engineering from Anna University. He later completed his PhD titled, “A Power Aware Routing Protocol in Wireless Sensor Networks” in Computer Science and Engineering.
Viju was employed as Lecturer from 2007 to 2010 and Assistant Professor from 2010 to 2017 in India. He then worked as an Assistant Professor for 4 years in Ethiopia and Iraq leading as a Member of the Post Graduate Governing Council and Research head.
In addition, since April 2022, Viju passionately continues to work as a Senior Lecturer at British University Vietnam to inspire and motivate his students toward innovation that is close to the current trend.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
- Doctor of Philosophy (2010-2016)
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, India
Thesis: A power aware routing protocol for wireless sensor networks - Master of Engineering (2005- 2007)
Anna University, India - Bachelor of Engineering (2001 – 2005)
Anna University, India
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
- British University Vietnam (BUV)
Senior Lecturer (2022 – Current) - Wollo University (Ethiopia)
Assistant Professor (2020 – 2021)
Member of the Post-Graduate Governing Council
Scrutiny member in Internally funded projects - Knowledge University (Iraq)
Assistant Professor (2019 – 2020)
Research Head, College of Science
RESEARCH AREAS
- Wireless Sensor Networks
- Cloud and Edge Computing
- Algorithms
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
- Joshua Samuel Raj, R., Viju Prakash, M, Prince, T., Vijayakumar, V., &Fredi, N. (2020)
Web-based database security in internet of things using fully homomorphic encryption and discrete bee colony optimization. Malaysian Journal of Computer Science, Special Issue 1(2020), pp 1–14.
ISSN: 1279-084 - Sivaram, M., Kaliappan, M., Viju Prakash, M, JeyaShobana, S., Porkodi, V., Vijayalakshmi, K., Suresh, S., & Suresh, A. (2021)
Secure storage allocation scheme using fuzzy based heuristic algorithm for cloud. Springer – Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, 12, pp 5609–5617
ISSN: 1868-5145 - Paramasivan, B., viju Prakash, M, &Kaliappan, M. (2015)
Development of a secure routing protocol using game theory model in mobile ad hoc networks. Journal of Communications and Networks, 17(1), pp 75–83.
ISSN: 1229-2370
RESEARCH & CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS/EXHIBITIONS
- Joshua Samuel Raj, R., Jeya Praise, J., Viju Prakash, M, & Sam Silva, A. (2020).
Secure and Efficient Sensitive Info-Hiding for Data Sharing via DACES Method in Cloud. In: Peter, J., Fernandes, S., Alavi, A. (eds) Intelligence in Big Data Technologies—Beyond the Hype. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1167. Springer, Singapore. - Viju Prakash, M, Porkodi, V., Rajanarayanan, S., Mujeebudheen Khan, S., Fareed Ibrahim, B., & Sivaram, M. (2020)
Improved Conservation of Energy in Fog IOT Services Using Machine Learning Model,
International Conference on Computing and Information Technology (ICCIT-1441), pp. 1-4,
Saudi Arabia. - Viju Prakash, M. (2015)
Power aware route establishment in dynamic wireless sensor networks using an optimum relay
Proceedings of the international conference on knowledge collaboration in engineering
Kathir College of Engineering, Coimbatore, India. - Viju Prakash, M. (2014)
Assured data delivery on wireless heterogeneous sensor networks by energy aware routing scheme
Proceedings of the international conference on emerging trends in engineering and technology
Kollam, India. - Viju Prakash, M. (2013)
A broad revision of energy tree-based power aware routing protocols in wireless sensor networks
Proceedings of the 1st international conference on advanced research in engineering technology
KL University, Vijayawada, India.
KEY NOTES & FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES
- Information Technology and its impact on Education (2020)
Keynote address provided for the international seminar organized by ‘College of Science, Knowledge University, Erbil, Iraq’ - Internet of Things (IoT) and Smart Cities (2018)
Keynote address provided for the students of ‘Sri Parasakthi College for Women, India’ - Smart City (2018)
Keynote address provided for the students participated in the International Conference organized by ‘Pon Jesly College of Engineering, Alamparai, Tamil Nadu, India. - Design Project (2017)
Organised a one-week Faculty Development Programme sponsored by Kerala Technological University - Cyber Security (2014)
Organised a one-week workshop for students sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Government of India
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