Profile

  • Developed Computer Science and Multimedia courses and research at Victoria University.
  • Authored Multimedia Information Networking; prescribed in over 25 courses worldwide.
  • Published over 100 scholarly papers, book chapters, articles, monographs, and literary works.
  • Supervised over 35 Ph.D. and M.Sc. thesis in Computer Science and Multimedia.
  • Presented over 50 research seminars and tutorials in Australia, Japan, Germany, Sweden, USA, and India.
  • Editor for Multimedia Communications and Education for international journals.
  • Editor, session chair and committee member for national and international conferences.
  • Editorial Board member, Encyclopedia of Multimedia, Kluwer Academic Publishers.
  • Member of Prolearn: A 'Network of Excellence' for European Commission.
  • Appointed: Chair of Computing Committee; Course Director of the Graduate Courses in Computer Science and Multimedia, Faculty Board of Studies, and Coursework Committee.
  • Attracted research funding  from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Govt. of Australia, Australian Research Council, and Victoria University.
  • Attracted competitive research and infrastructure development grants.
  • Erasmus Mundus Visiting Research Professor at Informatik V, RWTH Aachen University, Ahornstr. 55 D-52056 Aachen, Germany.
  • Engineering positions at: Anderson Digital Equipment, Perth, Western Australia; Instrument Design Development Center, IIT Delhi; Schlumberger Seaco Inc.
  • Awarded B.Tech. and Ph.D. degrees by the Indian Institute of Technology, IIT-Delhi, India.
  • Awarded National Scholarship and Postgraduate Research Award, India; Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Japan; and Literary Awards.