Dr. K. Saravanan, is working as an Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering at College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University, Chennai-25, Tamilnadu. He is also Deputy Director for the Center for University–Industry Collaboration (CUIC), Anna University, Chennai. He has an M.E in Software Engineering and a PhD in Computer Science engineering. His research interests include Cloud Computing, Software Engineering, Internet of Things, and smart cities. He has published papers at 17 international conferences and in 41 international journals. He has also written 35 book chapters and edited 25 books with international publishers. He has conducted many consultancy works for municipal corporations and smart city schemes to the tune of Rs. 1 Crore. He is an active researcher and academician. He is also a reviewer for many reputed journals in Elsevier, IEEE, etc. He is a Fellow of the IEI, and a senior member of ACM and ISTE as well as a member of many other associations.