About the Editors

Saiful Azad earned his PhD in information engineering from the University of Padova, Italy, in 2013. He completed his BSc in computer and information technology at the Islamic University of Technology (IUT) in Bangladesh, and his MSc in computer and information engineering at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). After the completion of his PhD, he joined the Department of Computer Science at the American International University–Bangladesh (AIUB) as a faculty member. His work on underwater acoustic networks began during his PhD program and remains his main research focus. Dr. Azad’s interests also include the design and implementation of communication protocols for different network architectures, QoS issues, network security, and simulation software design. He is one of the developers of the DESERT underwater simulator. He is also the author of more than 30 scientific papers published in international peer-reviewed journals or conferences. Dr. Azad also serves as a reviewer for some renowned peer-reviewed journals and conferences.

Al-Sakib Khan Pathan earned his PhD degree (MS leading to PhD) in computer engineering in 2009 from Kyung Hee University in South Korea. He earned his BS degree in computer science and information technology from IUT, Bangladesh, in 2003. He is currently an assistant professor in the Computer Science Department of IIUM. Until June 2010 he served as an assistant professor in the Computer Science and Engineering Department of BRAC University, Bangladesh. Prior to holding this position, he worked as a researcher at the networking lab of Kyung Hee University, South Korea, until August 2009. Dr. Pathan’s research interests include wireless sensor networks, network security, and e-services technologies. He has been a recipient of several awards/best paper awards and has several publications in these areas. He has served as chair, an organizing committee member, and a technical program committee member in numerous international conferences/workshops, including GLOBECOM, GreenCom, HPCS, ICA3PP, IWCMC, VTC, HPCC, and IDCS. He was awarded the IEEE Outstanding Leadership Award and Certificate of Appreciation for his role in the IEEE GreenCom 2013 conference. He is currently serving as area editor of International Journal of Communication Networks and Information Security, editor of International Journal of Computational Science and Engineering, Inderscience, associate editor of IASTED/ACTA Press International Journal of Computer Applications, guest editor of many special issues of top-ranked journals, and editor/author of 12 books. One of his books has twice been included in Intel Corporation’s Recommended Reading List for Developers, the second half of 2013 and the first half of 2014; three other books are included in IEEE Communications Society’s (IEEE ComSoc) Best Readings in Communications and Information Systems Security, 2013; and a fifth book is in the process of being translated to simplified Chinese language from the English version. Also, two of his journal papers and one conference paper are included under different categories in IEEE Communications Society’s Best Readings Topics on Communications and Information Systems Security, 2013. Dr. Pathan also serves as a referee of numerous renowned journals. He is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), United States; IEEE ComSoc Bangladesh Chapter; and several other international professional organizations.