Selvakumar Manickam

Selvakumar Manickam He is the Director of the Cybersecurity Research Centre and a Professor specializing in cybersecurity, the Internet of Things, industry 4.0, cloud computing, big data, and machine learning. He has authored and co-authored more than 220 articles in journals, conference proceedings, and book reviews. He has graduated 18 Ph.D. Students in addition to master’s and bachelor’s students. He has given several keynote speeches and dozens of invited lectures and workshops at conferences, international universities, and industry. He has given talks and training on Internet security, the Internet of Things, industry 4.0, IPv6, machine learning, software development, and embedded and OS kernel technologies at various organizations and seminars. He also lectures in various computer science and IT courses, including developing new courseware in tandem with current technology trends. He is involved in various organizations and forums locally and globally. Previously, he was with Intel Corporation and a few start-ups working in related areas before moving to academia. While building his profile academically, he is still very involved in industrial projects.

Publications

The Future of AI in Cybersecurity Insurance
Nabeel Alassaf, Selvakumar Manickam, Ammar Odeh, Shams Ul Arfeen, Mohammed Anbar. © 2026. 40 pages.
The increasing sophistication of cyber threats has made cybersecurity insurance a critical component of risk management. However, traditional underwriting models often struggle...
Leveraging AI to Establish Cybersecurity Insurance Benchmarks and Guidelines: Standards in Cybersecurity Insurance
Nabeel Alassaf, Selvakumar Manickam, Ammar Odeh, Shams ul Arfeen Laghari, Mohammed Anbar, Abobakr Aboshgifa, Nabil Belhaj. © 2026. 40 pages.
Cybersecurity insurance is a vital risk mitigation tool as cyber threats grow in complexity. However, the absence of standardized evaluation metrics and benchmarking frameworks...