Address

Contact Information

Call: +6017-5080854 / +6046 533 001

Email: selva@usm.my

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Selvakumar Manickam

Director / Associate Professor (Cybersecurity, Internet of Things, Industry 4.0)

National Advanced IPv6 Centre, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang

Biography

Dr. Selvakumar Manickam is the director of National Advanced IPv6 Centre and an associate professor specializing in Cybersecurity, Internet of Things, Industry 4.0, Cloud Computing, Big Data, and Machine Learning. He has authored and coauthored more than 210 articles in journals, conference proceedings, and book reviews and graduated 18PhDs in addition to masters and undergraduate 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, Internet of Things, Industry 4.0, IPv6, Machine Learning, Software Development, Embedded & 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. Dr. Selva is involved in various organizations and forums locally and globally. Previously, he was with Intel Corporation and fa ew startups working in related areas before moving to academia. While building his profile academically, he is still very involved in industrial projects involving SECS/GEM communication protocol, robotic process automation, machine learning, and data analytics using opensource platforms. He also has experience building IoT, embedded, server, mobile, and webbased applications.

Personal Website: www.selva.my

Academic Profile          Students Supervised

EDUCATION

  1. 1998

    BSc (Computer Science)

    Universiti Sains Malaysia
  2. 2002

    MSc (Computer Science)

    Universiti Sains Malaysia
  3. 2014

    PhD

    Universiti Sains Malaysia

Professional Appointments

  1. 2022-Present
    Director
    National Advanced IPv6 Centre, Universiti Sains Malaysia
  2. 2019-Present
    Associate Professor
    National Advanced IPv6 Centre, Universiti Sains Malaysia
  3. 2014 - 2018
    Senior Lecturer
    National Advanced IPv6 Centre, Universiti Sains Malaysia
  4. 2009 - 2014
    Deputy Director
    National Advanced IPv6 Centre, Universiti Sains Malaysia
  5. 2006 - 2008
    Senior Lecturer / Corporate Trainer
    National Advanced IPv6 Centre, Universiti Sains Malaysia
  6. 2003 - 2006
    IT Project Manager
    Intel Corporation
  7. 2001 - 2003
    Lead Developer/Project Manager
    Courser Technology Sdn. Bhd.
  8. 1998 - 2001
    Project Manager / Senior Research Officer
    Universiti Sains Malaysia
  9. 02/2005 - 01/2006
    Resident Lecturer (Part-Time)
    Olympia College, Penang
  10. 02/2005 - 08/2005
    Coordinator and Information Technology (IT) Manager at Computing and Information Science (CIS) Department
    Olympia College, Penang
  11. 02/2005 - 06/2005
    Director of Software Development
    Professional Web Services

Professional Certification

  • Certified IPv6 Network Engineer and Trainer Level 1
  • Certified IPv6 Network Engineer and Trainer Level 2
  • Certified IPv6 Security Engineer and Trainer Level 1
  • Certified TRIZ (Theory of Inventive Problem Solving)
  • Certified HRDF Trainer