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Dr. Annamalai Alagappan (Head of Department/Fellow)

Dr. Annamalai Alagappan (Head of Department/Fellow)

Dr. Annamalai Alagappan is a Research Fellow with research interests in Cyber Security, IoT, Artificial Intelligence, Social Network Security & Education. He is a well-qualified academician who has handled various subjects in his teaching career.

Alagappan is active with several community engagements including being a member in CYBEROE of Botswana and being a Mentor in a project of Ministry of Basic Education in collaboration with Botho University, Botswana.

About

Department: Network and Infrastructure Management
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Campus: Gaborone, Botswana
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annamalai-alagappan-57bb6a13a/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_feed%3BAFP2nYyURoe8Ipr%2F9yAYYg%3D%3D
Email: annamalai.alagappan@bothouniversity.ac.bw
Qualifications:
  • PhD in IT, Amity University, India (2023)
  • M.Sc in Cyber Security, Mizoram University, India (2022)
  • Executive Diploma in Cyber Security, Mizoram University, India (2022)
  • MSc Computing, Teeside University, UK (2014 )
  • Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education, Botho University, Botswana (2021 )
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications, Bharat IT, India (1994)
  • B.Sc Computer Science, Bharatiar University, India (1994)

Affiliations, Honours and Industry/Community Engagement:

  • Member in Association of Certified Fraud Examination (ACFE)
  • Member of EC-Council
  • Member of ACM
  • Member OF Cyber COE, Botswana
  • Faculty Program Committee, Botho University
  • Faculty Assessment Committee, Botho University
Research Interests:
  • Cyber Security
  • IoT
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Social Media Security
Research Publications:
  • Virtual Desktop Infrastructure for Rendering Education Technology in Multifaceted Learning Platforms—a Case Study at Botho University IEEE CONFERENCE
  • COVID-19 – An Insight into Various Impacts on Health, Society and Economy, International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues
  • A Comparative Study on Corona Virus Pandemic–What do figures indicate?, International Review of Management and Marketing
    Cybersecurity infrastructure challenges in IoT based virtual power plants, Journal of Statistics and Management Systems
  • Effectiveness of an Integrated Learner-Centric Approach for Teaching Complex ICT Concepts at a Higher Educational Institution In Botswana, ICERI, SPAIN
  • Does a Country’s Risk Factors Impact in Spreading COVID-19 in African Countries?, International Review of Management and Marketing
  • Does Risk Factors Influence the Spread of the Coronavirus in a Nation? A Statistical Insight into the Spread of the Disease Using Machine Learning, Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience
  • Cybersecurity challenges in energy sector (virtual power plants) – can edge computing principles be applied to enhance security?, Energy Informatics, Springer
  • Impact of Biological Pandemic in Critical Infrastructure Services – Are We Heading for a Cyber Pandemic? European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine
  • A Broach Study on Issues in Social Engineering Attacks on Social Networking Sites, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering
  • A study on Enhancing Quality Teaching and Learning in Botho College Through Moodle, BUIRC, Botswana
  • A Review of Security on Social Networking Sites, SMARTECH, India
  • The Need of Applying Data Governance and Security for COVID’19 Contact Tracing in Botswana, BUIRC, Botswana

Teaching and Supervision

  • Linux Network Administration
  • Linux Essential
  • Ethical Hacking
  • Information and Data Security
  • Managing Business Desktops
  • Fundamentals of Network Security