Springer Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Big Data and Cloud Computing Challenges: ICBCC 2019, UMKC, Kansas City, USA: 164 (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, 164)

The book presents papers from the 6th International Conference on Big Data and Cloud Computing Challenges (ICBCC 2019), held at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, USA, on September 9 and 10, 2019 and organized in collaboration with VIT Chennai. The book includes high-quality, original research on various aspects of big data and cloud computing, offering perspectives from the industrial and research communities on how to address the current challenges in the field. As such it is a valuable reference resource for researchers and practitioners in academia and industry.   From the Back Cover The book presents papers from the 6th International Conference on Big Data and Cloud Computing Challenges (ICBCC 2019), held at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, USA, on September 9 and 10, 2019 and organized in collaboration with VIT Chennai. The book includes high-quality, original research on various aspects of big data and cloud computing, offering perspectives from the industrial and research communities on how to address the current challenges in the field. As such it is a valuable reference resource for researchers and practitioners in academia and industry.   About the Author Vijayakumar Varadarajan is currently a Professor for School of Computing Science and Engineering at VIT University, Chennai, India. He has more than 16 years of experience including industrial and institutional. He also served as a Team Lead in industries like Satyam, Mahindra Satyam, and Tech Mahindra for several years. He has completed Diploma with First-Class Honors. He has completed B.E. CSE and M.B.A. HRD with First Class. He has also completed M.E. CSE with First Rank Award. He has completed his Ph.D. from Anna University in 2012. He has published many articles in national- and international-level journals/conferences/books. He is a reviewer in IEEE Transactions, Inderscience, and Springer Journals. He has initiated a number of international research collaborations with universities in Europe, Australia, Africa, and North America including University of Missouri. He had also initiated joint research collaboration between VIT University and industries including FSS. He received his university-level Best Faculty Award for 2015–2016. He is also a Member of several national and international professional bodies including ISTE, IAENG, and CSTA. Neelanarayanan Venkataraman received his Master of Science in Computer Science from Madurai Kamaraj University, India, in 1995 and Ph.D. from IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2012. Currently, he is an Associate Professor at VIT University, Chennai, India. Before joining VIT University, he has worked as a Scientist at Centre for Advanced Computing (CDAC), India, and as a Lecturer in Madurai Kamaraj University, India, and its affiliated institutions. His areas of research include distributed computing such as grid and cloud computing, context-aware computing, network management and security, XML-based security technologies, and e-communities. He has initiated a number of international research collaborations with universities in Europe, Australia, and South Korea as a Research Group Coordinator and Chief Investigator at VIT University. He was instrumental for initiating joint research collaboration between VIT University and industries such as CDAC and DLink. He received the research award in VIT University for the year 2015 for his achievements, exemplary commitment, dedication, and motivation towards research publication during 2015–16. Dr. Praveen Rao is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering at University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC). He joined UMKC in 2007 as an Assistant Professor. His research interests are in the areas of data and knowledge management, data science, and health informatics. His research, teaching, and outreach activities have been supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), A