Vijayakumar Varadarajan holds a diploma, a BE in Computer Science and Engineering, and an MBA in Human Resources and Development, all with First Class Honours. He also earned an ME in Computer Science and Engineering with a First Rank Award and a PhD in Computer Science and Engineering from Anna University in 2012. Having served as a Professor and Associate Dean for the School of Computing Science and Engineering at VIT University in Chennai, India, he currently hold positions as an Adjunct Professor in the School of Computer Science and Engineering at University of New South Wales in Australia, a Visiting Professor at Kyungpook National University in the Republic of Korea, a Visiting Post Doc Scientist at the Universidade Federal do Piauí in Brazil. He is also the Lead Advisor for Data Science Projects and Research Collaborations for BriteYellow Private Ltd in India, and a Cloud Computing Consultant for MIT Square in the United Kingdom. As the team lead for several years in industries such as Satyam, Mahindra Satyam, and Tech Mahindra, he has led research projects and collaborations. He has pursued research interests in grid computing, cloud computing, computer networks, cybersecurity, and big data and organized several international conferences and special meetings at multiple locations. Finally, he is also a member of several national and international learned and professional societies.