Certifications & Credentials

Certified competence in
security, projects, and practice

More than twenty professional certifications — led by information-security auditing and project management — alongside a doctorate and four further degrees, senior memberships of the ACM and IEEE, and editorial leadership of international journals.

Independently verifiable profiles

Credential Badges

Verified digital badges

Official badge art for current credentials — each badge links to where it can be independently verified, mostly the live Credly profile. Earlier vendor programmes predate digital badging.

IBM Developer Skills Network micro-credentials · IBM · Coursera · 2020
Python for Data Science badgeIntroduction to Cybersecurity Tools & Cyber Attacks badgeCybersecurity Roles, Processes & Operating System Security badgeCybersecurity Compliance Framework & System Administration badgeNetwork Security & Database Vulnerabilities badgePenetration Testing, Incident Response and Forensics badgeCyber Threat Intelligence badgeCybersecurity Breach Case Studies badge
Earlier vendor programmes
  • Microsoft Certified Application Developer
    Microsoft · 2008
  • Microsoft Certified Solution Developer
    Microsoft · 2008
  • Microsoft Certified Professional
    Microsoft · 2008
  • Microsoft Office Specialist
    Microsoft · 2012
  • Oracle Certified Associate
    Oracle · 2006
  • Sun Certified Java Programmer
    Sun Microsystems · 2006

Certifications

Professional certifications

Grouped by domain. Selected certification numbers are noted where applicable.

Information Security & Cybersecurity

ISO/IEC 27001:2022 ISMS Associate Auditor
CQI / IRCA · Membership No. 6221555 · Verify ↗
2025
Practitioner of the Chartered Quality Institute (PCQI)
Chartered Quality Institute · Membership No. 6221555 · CQI ↗
2025
ISO/IEC 27001:2022 ISMS Lead Auditor Training (PR373)
BSI Training Academy · certified by CQI and IRCA · valid five years for auditor registration
2025
Certified Lead Implementer Professional (CLIP), ISO/IEC 27001:2013
British Standards Institution
2019
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
EC-Council · ANAB-accredited to ISO/IEC 17024 · renewable 1 October 2027
2019
EC-Council Certified Instructor (CEI)
EC-Council
2020
IBM Cybersecurity Analyst Professional Certificate
IBM · Coursera
2020

Project, Service & Quality Management

Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management Institute · No. 1838907 · Verify ↗
2015–2030
PM² Essentials Certification
PM² Alliance · Level 2 · Certification No. PM202307258695A1202608123606 · the European Commission’s project-management methodology · Verify ↗
2026
PM² Basic Certification
PM² Alliance · Level 1 · Certification No. PM202307258695A8202608015581 · Verify ↗
2026
PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner
Axelos · PeopleCert · renew by 22 August 2028 · Verify ↗
2019
PRINCE2 Agile® Foundation
Axelos · PeopleCert · renew by 22 August 2028 · Verify ↗
2019
ITIL® V4 Foundation in IT Service Management
Axelos · PeopleCert · renew by 22 August 2028 · Verify ↗
2019
Certified Agile Scrum Foundation (CASF)
Global Skill Development Council
2019

Peer Review & Scholarly Publishing

ACM Certified Reviewer
Association for Computing Machinery · ACM Publications Board · Peer Reviewer Training Course
2026

Programming, Databases & Networking

Certified Associate in Python Programming (PCAP)
Python Institute · OpenEDG
2019
Oracle Certified SQL Expert
Oracle
2011
Oracle Certified Associate
Oracle
2006
Sun Certified Java Professional
Sun Microsystems
2006
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
Cisco
2010–2013

Microsoft & Other

Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)
Microsoft
2008
Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD)
Microsoft
2008
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT)
Microsoft
2010–2015
Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)
Microsoft
2012
Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA)
Microsoft
2015–2016
Certified e-Commerce Consultant
College of Management and IT, Dublin, Ireland
2012

The Certificates

The issuing documents

Each certificate as the issuing body awarded it — reviewer certificates from journal publishers among them — with the selection banner issued for the EIT Culture & Creativity Pool of Experts 2026. Select one to read it in full. Shown for inspection rather than offered for download; the registers and badge profiles linked above are the route to independent verification.

Auditing, Quality & Information Security

The credentials behind the external quality auditing and expert evaluation work — auditor registration with the Chartered Quality Institute, ISO/IEC 27001 auditor and lead-implementer training, and accredited information-security certification.

Project & Service Management

Project-management certification carried through to 2030, alongside the service-management and agile credentials.

Peer Review & Scholarly Publishing

Formal training in the practice of refereeing, and the certificates journal publishers issue for completed reviews — the counterpart, on the publishing side, to the proposal evaluation and quality auditing above.

Expert Evaluation — Selection

Recognition issued by the bodies that select independent experts. Selection to a pool records eligibility to be assigned evaluations, not evaluations performed — the engagements themselves are on the Projects page.

Professional Membership

Senior Member grade of both the IEEE and the ACM — a grade each society awards on evidence of professional standing rather than on application alone.

Programming, Databases & Platforms

Earlier vendor certification, from the period before digital badging. These record qualification at the time shown rather than a credential held today; each certificate carries its own date.

Education

Academic degrees

Doctorate in Management, specialization in Information Systems and Technology
University of Phoenix, Arizona, USA
2013
Master of Business Administration, Information Systems Management
Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch (IUKB), Sion, Switzerland
2009
Postgraduate Certificate in Information Technology
University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
2013
Master of Computer Applications
Osmania University, Hyderabad, India
2001
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India
1998

Memberships

Professional affiliations

Senior Member, ACM · Senior grade since 2012 · member since 2006Senior Member, IEEE · Senior grade since 2016 · incl. IEEE Education SocietyMember, PMI · since 2015Member, AIS · since 2016ISACA Academic Advocate · since 2014Member, AAAI · since 2019Member, AITP · since 2017Member, IAMCT · since 2010Member, EC-Council · since 2019

Editorial Service

Editorial & reviewing roles

  • Associate Editor — Information Security Journal: A Global Perspective (Taylor & Francis, Scopus & Web of Science ESCI), appointed October 2026 for a three-year term
  • Guest Editor — Algorithms (MDPI, Scopus & Web of Science ESCI), special issue on “Hybrid Data Science and System Science Algorithms for Complex Socio-Economic Problems”, 2026–2027 — call for papers
  • Guest Editor — SN Computer Science (Springer Nature, Scopus), topical issue on “Generative AI in Computing Education: Tools, Assessment Integrity, and System Studies of Adoption”, 2026–2027 — call for papers
  • Guest Editor — Sustainability (MDPI, Scopus & Web of Science SCIE/SSCI), special issue on “Digital Supply Chains Management and Sustainability”, 2026–2027 — call for papers
  • Guest Editor — Systems (MDPI, Scopus & Web of Science SSCI), special issue on “Artificial Intelligence in Socio-Technical Systems”, 2026–2027 — call for papers
  • Editor-in-Chief — International Journal of Risk and Contingency Management (IGI Global)
  • Senior Editorial Board Member — Journal for Information Systems Education (Scopus, ERA, ABDC)
  • Associate Editor — International Journal of Public Sociology and Sociotherapy
  • Editorial Board Member — Journal of Modern Project Management (Scopus)
  • Editorial Board Member — International Journal of Information Technology Project Management (Scopus, ESCI)
  • Editorial Board Member — International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Business and Management
  • Editorial Board Member — International Journal of Digital Strategy, Governance, and Business Transformation

Certificated peer review

Reviews for which the journal or publisher issued a certificate; the actual review volume is higher. The certificates for the two most recent are in the gallery above.

Reviewer — International Journal of Speech Technology
Springer Nature · reviewer certificate dated 2 October 2026
2026
Reviewer — Computers
MDPI · review confirmation certificate dated 8 August 2026
2026
Reviewer — Technologies
MDPI · review confirmation certificate dated 8 August 2026
2026
Reviewer — Scientific Reports
Nature Portfolio, Springer Nature · reviewer certificate dated 29 August 2024
2024
Reviewer, book chapter (double-blind) — Research Handbook on Information Systems and Society
Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham
2023

Conference committees & session chairing

Conference and publication chair roles, scientific, technical and planning committee service for international conferences, and technical sessions chaired. Keynote addresses are listed under Recognition on the Research page.

Technical Committee Member — AIIE 2027
International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Education · South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China · 15–17 October 2027 · Conference site ↗
Oct 2027
Conference Chair — EDCS 2027
4th International Conference on Educational Digitalization and Computer Science in the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area · Macao, China · 23–25 April 2027 · Proceedings of the three previous editions were published in the ACM International Conference Proceedings Series and are held in the ACM Digital Library · Committee page ↗
Apr 2027
Technical Committee Member — CSTE 2027
9th International Conference on Computer Science and Technologies in Education · Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China · 9–11 April 2027 · Conference site ↗
Apr 2027
Publication Chair — DEAI 2027
4th Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area International Conference on Digital Economy and Artificial Intelligence · Guangzhou, China · 26–28 March 2027
Mar 2027
Programme Committee Member (Reviewer), ACM Student Research Competition track — SIGCSE TS 2027
58th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education · ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education, Sacramento, California, United States · 17–20 February 2027 · Symposium site ↗
Feb 2027
Peer Review Committee Member — IMC 2026
20th International Management Conference — “Management in an Age of Intelligent Systems and Human Values” · Faculty of Management, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania · 29–30 October 2026 · Conference site ↗
Oct 2026
Session Chair — AIC 2026
Session TS 27: Intelligent Systems · 2026 IEEE 5th World Conference on Applied Intelligence and Computing · Shri Ram Institute of Technology, Jabalpur, India · 29–30 August 2026 · Conference site ↗
Aug 2026
Scientific Committee Member — ICAISF 2026
2nd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technology for Sustainable Future · University of Catania, Catania, Italy · 24–25 July 2026 · Committee page ↗
Jul 2026
Planning Committee Member — GCA 2026
Global Communications Association Conference — “Global Communication Futures: Navigating Technology, Peace, and Resilience in a Connected World” · American University in Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria · 1–5 July 2026 · The conference brought together more than fifty academics and practitioners from over thirteen countries, with a dedicated track on computing and information technology · Event page ↗
Jul 2026
Technical Committee Member — CSTE 2026
8th International Conference on Computer Science and Technologies in Education · Wuhan, China · 17–19 April 2026 · Committee page ↗
Apr 2026
Scientific Committee Member — WorldCIST'26
14th World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies · University of Madeira, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal · 31 March – 2 April 2026 · Proceedings in Springer’s Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, indexed in Scopus and Web of Science · Conference site ↗
Mar–Apr 2026