Sam Goundar

Sam Goundar has been teaching IT, IS, MIS and CS as an academic over the last 20 years at several universities in a number of countries at all levels.

As a researcher, apart from cloud computing and mobile cloud computing, he also researches in Educational Technology, MOOCs, Smart Cities, Artificial Intelligence, ICT in Climate Change, ICT Devices in the Classroom, Using Mobile Devices in Education, e-Government, ICT for Disaster Management, Deregulation and Control in International Education, Quality Assurance in International Education, and Technical/Vocational Education. He has published on all these topics. He was a Research Fellow with the United Nations University.

He is a Senior Member of IEEE, a member of ACS, a member of the IITP, New Zealand, Certification Administrator of ETA-I, USA and Past President of the South Pacific Computer Society. He also serves on the IEEE Technical Committee for Internet of Things, Cloud Communication and Networking, Big Data, Green ICT, Cyber security, Business Informatics and Systems, Learning Technology and Smart Cities. He is a member of the IEEE Technical Society and a panellist with the IEEE Spectrum for Emerging Technologies.

Publications

E-Waste Management: A Significant Solution for Green Computing
K. Dinesh Kumar, Dipalee Divakar Rane, Appalaraju Muralidhar, Sam Goundar, P. Viswanatha Reddy. © 2024. 18 pages.
Green computing can be described as efficient resource management in distributed computing environments such as cloud, fog, and edge computing environments. In green computing...
Sustainable Waste Management OOA-Enhanced MobileNetV2-TC Model for Trash Image Classification
B. Manjunatha, K. Dinesh Kumar, Sam Goundar, Balasubramanian Prabhu Kavin, Gan Hong Seng. © 2024. 21 pages.
E-waste is an invisible, indirect waste that contaminates natural resources like the air, water, and soil, endangering the ecosystem, people, and animals. Long-term waste...
Blockchain-Based Data Market (BCBDM) Framework for Security and Privacy: An Analysis
Shailesh Pancham Khapre, Chandramohan Dhasarathan, Puviyarasi T., Sam Goundar. © 2023. 19 pages.
In the internet era, incalculable data is generated every day. In the process of data sharing, complex issues such as data privacy and ownership are emerging. Blockchain is a...
Use of Artificial Neural Network for Forecasting Health Insurance Entitlements
Sam Goundar, Akashdeep Bhardwaj, Suneet Sonal Prakash, Pranil Sadal. © 2022. 18 pages.
A number of numerical practices exist that actuaries use to predict annual medical claims expense in an insurance company. This amount needs to be included in the yearly...
Determinants of Mobile Cloud Computing Adoption by Financial Services Firms
Milind Sathye, Sam Goundar, Akashdeep Bhardwaj. © 2022. 17 pages.
Prior studies have found that mobile cloud computing could bring substantial cost savings to firms, ultimately resulting in reduced transaction cost to customers. Despite this...
Internet of Things and Its Significance on Smart Homes/Cities
Sam Goundar, Akashdeep Bhardwaj, Deepika Bandhana, Melvin Avineshwar Prasad, Krishaal Kavish Chand. © 2022. 13 pages.
Smart homes and cities is one of the crucial topics for an individual of any age that requires almost zero computer literacy in order to benefit the leisure and luxury offered by...
Recent Advances in Edge Computing Paradigms: Taxonomy Benchmarks and Standards for Unconventional Computing
Sana Sodanapalli, Hewan Shrestha, Chandramohan Dhasarathan, Puviyarasi T., Sam Goundar. © 2022. 12 pages.
Edge computing is an exciting new approach to network architecture that helps organizations break beyond the limitations imposed by traditional cloud-based networks. It has...
Innovations in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Smart Factory
Sam Goundar, J. Avanija, Gurram Sunitha, K. Reddy Madhavi, S. Bharath Bhushan. © 2021. 311 pages.
Industrial internet of things (IIoT) is changing the face of industry by completely redefining the way stakeholders, enterprises, and machines connect and interact with each...
Applications of Big Data in Large- and Small-Scale Systems
Sam Goundar, Praveen Kumar Rayani. © 2021. 377 pages.
With new technologies, such as computer vision, internet of things, mobile computing, e-governance and e-commerce, and wide applications of social media, organizations generate a...
Industrial Internet of Things: Benefit, Applications, and Challenges
Sam Goundar, Akashdeep Bhardwaj, Safiya Shameeza Nur, Shonal S. Kumar, Rajneet Harish. © 2021. 16 pages.
This chapter focused on the importance and influence of industrial internet of things (IIoT) and the way industries operate around the world and the value added for society by...
Industrial Internet of Things 4.0: Foundations, Challenges, and Applications – A Review
Vishwas D. B., Gowtham M., Gururaj H. L., Sam Goundar. © 2021. 20 pages.
In the era of mechanical digitalization, organizations are progressively putting resources into apparatuses and arrangements that permit their procedures, machines, workers, and...
Internet of Things for High Performance Net Zero Energy Buildings
Abhilash B. L., Gururaj H. L., Vijayalakshmi Akella, Sam Goundar. © 2021. 14 pages.
Due to globalization, demand per capita has increased over the decade; in turn, standard of living has been increased. The emission of carbon dioxide is increasing exponentially...
Property Valuation Using Linear Regression and Random Forest Algorithm
Sam Goundar, Kunal Maharaj, Anirudh Kumar, Akashdeep Bhardwaj. © 2021. 16 pages.
The economic boom over the recent past and the quest to further develop has made several nation states the business hubs in their regions. Along with the investments, there has...
Big Data and Big Data Analytics: A Review of Tools and its Application
Sam Goundar, Akashdeep Bhardwaj, Shavindar Singh, Mandeep Singh, Gururaj H. L.. © 2021. 19 pages.
Big data is emerging, and the latest developments in technology have spawned enormous amounts of data. The traditional databases lack the capabilities to handle this diverse data...
Big Data Analytics in Healthcare: A Developing Country Survey
Sam Goundar, Karpagam Masilamani, Akashdeep Bhardwaj, Chandramohan Dhasarathan. © 2021. 14 pages.
This chapter provides better understanding and use-cases of big data in healthcare. The healthcare industry generates lot of data every day, and without proper analytical tools...
Blockchain-Based Data Market (BCBDM) Framework for Security and Privacy: An Analysis
Shailesh Pancham Khapre, Chandramohan Dhasarathan, Puviyarasi T., Sam Goundar. © 2021. 20 pages.
In the internet era, incalculable data is generated every day. In the process of data sharing, complex issues such as data privacy and ownership are emerging. Blockchain is a...
Unique Fog Computing Taxonomy for Evaluating Cloud Services
Akashdeep Bhardwaj, Sam Goundar. © 2021. 14 pages.
Fog computing has the potential to resolve cloud computing issues by extending the cloud service provider's reach to the edge of the cloud network model, right up to the...
Recent Advances in Edge Computing Paradigms: Taxonomy Benchmarks and Standards for Unconventional Computing
Sana Sodanapalli, Hewan Shrestha, Chandramohan Dhasarathan, Puviyarasi T., Sam Goundar. © 2021. 15 pages.
Edge computing is an exciting new approach to network architecture that helps organizations break beyond the limitations imposed by traditional cloud-based networks. It has...
Architecture and Security Issues in Fog Computing Applications
Sam Goundar, S. Bharath Bhushan, Praveen Kumar Rayani. © 2020. 205 pages.
As the progression of the internet continues, society is finding easier, quicker ways of simplifying their needs with the use of technology. With the growth of lightweight...
Impact of Digital Transformation on Security Policies and Standards
Sam Goundar, S. Bharath Bhushan, Vaishali Ravindra Thakare. © 2020. 215 pages.
Digital transformation is a revolutionary technology that will play a vital role in major industries, including global governments. These administrations are taking the...
Algorithm for Secure Hybrid Cloud Design Against DDoS Attacks
Akashdeep Bhardwaj, Sam Goundar. © 2020. 18 pages.
This article describes how cloud computing has become a significant IT infrastructure in business, government, education, research, and service industry domains. Security of...
Digital Transformation of Diplomacy: The Way Forward for Small Island States
Sam Goundar, Bettylyn Chandra, Akashdeep Bhardwaj, Fatemeh Saber, Subhash Appana. © 2020. 14 pages.
This chapter seeks to examine the digital transformation (digitalisation) of diplomacy and how such digital transformations can be used to positively influence and improve a...
Analysing Ethical Issues of a Patient Information Systems Using the PAPA Model
Sam Goundar, Alvish Pillai, Akashdeep Bhardwaj. © 2020. 31 pages.
Healthcare is a vital portion of today's medical environment, and it is necessary for medical providers to do their work in an efficient and effective manner. Everyday...
Network Security Evaluation and Threat Assessments in Enterprise Systems
Sam Goundar, Abraham Colin Chongkit, Shalvendra Kumar, Akashdeep Bhardwaj. © 2020. 24 pages.
Companies have realized the need to have the competitive edge over their rivals. Enterprise systems provide this competitive edge. But with implementing enterprise system...
Unique Fog Computing Taxonomy for Evaluating Cloud Services
Akashdeep Bhardwaj, Sam Goundar. © 2019. 18 pages.
Fog computing has the potential to resolve cloud computing issues by extending the cloud service provider's reach to the edge of the cloud network model, right up to the...
International Journal of Fog Computing (IJFC)
Sam Goundar, Kashif Munir. Est. 2018.
Fog Computing is an emerging area of research that expands mobile cloud computing services to satisfy customer’s requirements between the devices and cloud. Current cloud...
Algorithm for Secure Hybrid Cloud Design Against DDoS Attacks
Akashdeep Bhardwaj, Sam Goundar. © 2018. 17 pages.
This article describes how cloud computing has become a significant IT infrastructure in business, government, education, research, and service industry domains. Security of...
International Journal of Cloud Applications and Computing (IJCAC)
B. B. Gupta. Est. 2011.
The International Journal of Cloud Applications and Computing (IJCAC) is a peer-reviewed journal that focuses on and publishes research on all aspects of Cloud Computing...
International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning (IJMBL)
David Parsons, Kathryn Mac Callum. Est. 2009.
The International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning (IJMBL) provides a forum for researchers, practitioners, and academicians in this field to share their knowledge and...