Network Security, Administration and Management: Advancing Technology and Practice - Hardcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Dulal Chandra Kar is an experienced educator in computer science and electrical engineering, with over 30 years of teaching experience across various institutions such as Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Virginia Tech, Mountain State University, North Dakota State University, and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. He obtained his BS degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 1982. He went on to complete his MS in Electrical and Electronics Engineering in 1991, followed by a PhD in Engineering with a specialization in Computer Engineering in 1994, both from North Dakota State University. Currently, Dr. Kar holds the position of full professor in the Department of Computing Sciences at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. He recently served as the Interim Chair of the Department of Computing Sciences at TAMUCC from August 2020 to August 2021. During this time, he managed five programs, including one PhD program in Geospatial Computer Science, one MS program in Computer Science, and one BS program in Computer Science. Dr. Kar has directed several projects funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), including NSF REU, NSF S-STEM, NSF CRI, and NSF MRI grants. His areas of research interests include information security, network security, unmanned aerial systems, and sensor networks. He has published over 75 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. He also edited a book titled “Network Security, Administration and Management: Advancing Technology and Practice,” which was published by IGI Global in 2011. Dr. Kar is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Mahbubur Rahman Syed is currently a professor of Information Systems and Technology at Minnesota State University, Mankato (MSU), USA. He has about 30 years of experience in teaching, in industry, in research, and in academic leadership in the field of computer science, engineering, and Information Technology/Systems. Earlier, he worked in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the North Dakota State University in USA, in the School of Computing and Information Technology at Monash University in Australia, in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) in Bangladesh, and in Ganz Electric Works in Hungary. He was a founding member of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at BUET and served as Head of this Department during 1986-92. He served as the General Secretary of Bangladesh Computer Society and also as the General Secretary of BUET Teacher's Association. He received the UNESCO/ROSTSCA' 85 award for South and Central Asia region in the field of Informatics and Computer Applications in Scientific Research. He won several other awards. He has co-edited several books in the area of e-commerce, software agents, distance education, multimedia systems, and networking. He has more than 100 papers published in journals and conference proceedings. He has been serving in different roles such as co-editor-in chief, as associate editors, in editorial review committees, and as member of review board in several international journals. Dr. Syed has been involved in international professional activities including organizing conferences and serving as conference and program committee chair.