Blockchain Technology for Cyber Defense, Cybersecurity, and Countermeasures: Techniques, Solutions, and Applications (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781032583037)

Naresh Kshetri is currently a full-time Faculty (Cybersecurity) at Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology. He completed his PhD (Computer Science with concentration in Cybersecurity) from University of Missouri - St. Louis (UMSL), Missouri, USA, graduated with an MS (Cybersecurity) from Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, and also earned an MCA (Computer Applications) degree from University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, UP, India. With more than 11 years of experience and research interests in Cybersecurity, Blockchain Technology, he has published in various journals, conferences, and book chapters. His research is funded by the University of Missouri - St. Louis, the Lindenwood University, and the Emporia State University. Dr. Naresh has taught various Cybersecurity and CS courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. His teaching horizon expands from high schoollevel teaching to university-level teaching.

Purnendu Shekhar Pandey has done his PhD from IIIT-A (Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad) in Information Technology. He worked in various government and private institutions where he taught both PG and UG students. Presently he is working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Business Analytics, Jaipuria Institute of Management, Lucknow, UP, India. He has more than 12 years of experience and research interests in the field of IoT, Machine Learning, Business Analytics, NLP, Big Data, Cybersecurity, Sensor Networks, Network Coding, D2D-assisted Networks, etc. He has published various papers in SCI and ESCI Journals, top-notch conferences like ANTS, FRUCT, NOPE, CCNC (h-index> 25), and is a reviewer in various peer-reviewed SCI journals. He has given various talks on IoT, Machine Learning in Industrial IoT, Application of Power-Bi, Cybersecurity and Threats on Networks etc.in various national and international conferences. He has published more than 8 patents related to real world problems and their solutions using IoT, ML, and Blockchain. He has hosted various session chairs at various international conferences. Presently he is providing consultancy and even working on various projects with Edith Cowan University, Australia, San Diego University, USA, ThinkCloudly, and Cloud Analogy Pvt. Ltd.

Mohiuddin Ahmed has been educating the next generation of cyber leaders and researching to disrupt the cybercrime ecosystem. His research is focused on ensuring national security and defending against ransomware attacks. Mohiuddin has edited several books and contributed articles to The Conversation. His research publications in reputed venues attracted more than 2900 citations and have been listed in the world's top 2% of scientists for the 2020-2022 citation impact. Mohiuddin secured several external and internal grants worth more than $1.4 million and has been collaborating with academia and industry. He has been regularly invited to speak at international conferences and public organizations, and interviewed by the media for expert opinion.