Rajakumar Arul

I am currently associated with the Centre for Smart Grid Technologies (CSGT) /School of Computer Science and Engineering (SCOPE), VIT Chennai. I pursued my Bachelor's and Master's in Computer Science and Engineering at Anna University, Chennai. I completed my Doctorate of Philosophy under the Faculty of Information and Communication, Department of Computer Technology, Anna University - MIT Campus. I'm a recipient of the Anna Centenary Research Fellowship for my doctoral studies. My research works have been published in the journals of IEEE transactions of Industrial Informatics, Springer Wireless Personal Communication, Springer Mobile Networks and Applications, Wiley Transactions on Emerging Telecommunication Technologies, etc.  I also received research grants from the Indian government worth ~$30,000 for implementing research projects. My research interests include BlockChain, Security in Broadband Wireless Networks, LTE, Robust resource allocation schemes in Mobile Communication Networks and Cryptography. I am a Certified Scrum Master (CSM) by Scrum Alliance for practicing scrum theory in project management. I am also a Senior Member of IEEE.