Security and Privacy Trends in Cloud Computing and Big Data (PDF)

Dr. Muhammad Imran Tariq is presently working in the Higher Education Department, Lahore, Pakistan, where he has been since 2006. He received a Bachelor of Computer Science from Allama Iqbal University, Islamabad in 2003, M.Sc Computer Science from Preston Institute of Management Science and Technology, Karachi in 2008, Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Lahore in 2013 and finally Ph.D. in Computer Science from Superior College, Lahore in the year 2019. Moreover, he has MCSE, MCP+I, A+, and CCNA certifications. His research interests include Cloud Computing, Information Security standards, Service Level Agreement, Information Security Metrics, Cloud Risks, and its mitigation techniques, Wireless Networks Security, Image processing, Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Sensor Networks, Multi-Criteria Decision Making, Fuzzy Logic, and Risk Management. He is author of many impact factor research papers and conference papers. He is also the author of 2 books on Cloud Security and also the author of 3 book chapters. He reviewed the articles of International renowned impact factor Journals. In addition to the above, he is Associate Editor of IEEE Access and Member Editorial Board SCIREA Journal of Computer. He is also a member of the research group of Cloud Security Alliance.


Prof. Dr. Engr. Valentina Emilia Balas is currently a Full Professor in the Department of Automatics and Applied Software at the Faculty of Engineering, "Aurel Vlaicu" University of Arad, Romania. She holds a Ph.D. in Applied Electronics and Telecommunications from Polytechnic University of Timisoara. Dr. Balas is the author of more than 300 research papers in refereed journals and International Conferences. Her research interests are in Intelligent Systems, Fuzzy Control, Soft Computing, Smart Sensors, Information Fusion, Modeling, and Simulation. She is a member of EUSFLAT, SIAM, and a Senior Member IEEE, a member of TC - Fuzzy Systems (IEEE CIS), a member of