External Examiner

PhD Thesis Examination, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, India, 2019 (Ms. S. Amudha: User Behaviour Based Web Search Personalization Framework Using Selective Machine Learning Techniques)
PhD Thesis Examination, Vellore Institute of Technology, India, 2019 (Mr. R.D. Jackson Samuel: Tuberculosis (TB) Recognition System Using Deep Learning Techniques)
PhD Thesis Examination, Bharathiar University, India, 2019 (Mr. A. Komathi: Malicious Node Detection and Secure Data Transmission in Wireless Sensor Networks)
BSc with Honour, University of Otago, New Zealand, 2019 (Mr. Chris Wang: RCT study comparing the effectiveness of Mixed Reality, Three-dimensional Monoscopy, and Textbook Style Learning Tools for Anatomical Education in pre-clinical Medicine)
PhD Thesis Examination, Anna University, Chennai, 2019 (Ms. M Priyaadharshini: Analysing Competency Skills and Performance of the Learners Using Cloud Based Flipped Classroom)
PhD Thesis Examination, University of Otago, New Zealand, 2018 (Mr. Hamidreza Mahroeian: The role of analytics and big data in higher education)
PhD Thesis Examination, Bharathidasan University, India, 2016 (Ms. M Anusha: Multi-Objective Optimization for Knowledge Extraction Using Evolutionary Clustering Techniques)
PhD Thesis Examination, Avinashilingam University for Women, India, 2015 (Ms. N. Umadevi: Detection of tibia diaphysis fractures in X-ray images using features and ensemble classifiers)
PhD Thesis Examination, Avinashilingam University for Women, India, 2014 (Ms. G. Geetha: Detection of epileptic seizures with electroencephalogram using enhanced signal processing)
PhD Thesis Examination, Anna University, India, 2014 (J. Shanthini: Analysis and design of grid scheduling model for independent grid tasks)
PhD Thesis Examination, Hindustan University, India 2013 (Mr. S. Madhan Kumar: eCloudIDS A security enhancement framework for cloud computing environment)
PhD Thesis Examination, Anna University, India, 2012 (V. Vijayakumar: An efficient approach based on trust and reputation for secured selection of grid resources)
PhD Thesis Examination, Sathyabama University, India 2011 (G. Meera Gandhi: Studies on Intrusion detection using data mining and prevention activities in network environments)
MSc Thesis Examination, Simon Fraser University, Surrey, Canada, May 2007 (Lenny Tang: A 3-D computational model for the growth of multicellular tissues and its parallel implementation on a cluster)
PhD Comprehensive Examination, Simon Fraser Univ., Surrey, Canada, March 2005 (David LeBlanc)
MSc Thesis Examination, Simon Fraser University, Surrey, Canada, August 2005 (I-Ling Lin: Particle swarm optimization for solving constraint satisfaction problems)

Internal Examiner at Athabasca University

MSc Examination, Athabasca University, Canada, 2019 (Mr. Paul Ainslie: Using visualizations to ensure privacy of healthcare data)
MSc Examination, Athabasca University, Canada, 2018 (Mr. Steven Harris: Identifying student difficulty and frustration from discussion forum postings)
MSc Examination, Athabasca University, Canada, 2017 (Mr. Clayton Clemens: A causal model of writing competence)
MSc Examination, Athabasca University, Canada, 2017 (Ms. Ireti Fakinlede: Two proposition-centric knowledge representation frames for semantic analysis)
MSc Examination, Athabasca University, Canada, 2014 (Mr. Frederique Ako-Nai: 5R Adaptive Content Creation Platform)
MSc Examination, Athabasca University, Canada, 2014 (Mr. Abiodun Ibikunle Ojo: Learner Analytics and Visualization Techniques)
MSc Examination, Athabasca University, Canada, 2014 (Ms. Anh Mac: Knowledge Management Systems Architecture: Design and Analysis)
MSc Examination, Athabasca University, Canada, 2012 (Jonathan Esterhazy: Nonparametric Topic Models for Annotated Data)
MSc Examination, Athabasca University, Canada, 2012 (Geoffrey Marshall: Automatic Twitter Topic Analysis: Analyzing Noisy Text Streams with Infinite Hidden Markov Models)
MSc Examination, Athabasca University, Canada, 2012 (Brent Gawryluik: The future of exascale systems management: an investigation into the challenges of administering extreme-scale HPC systems before the year 2020)
MSc Examination, Athabasca University, Canada, 2012 (John Karsch: Oracles for web application testing)
MSc Examination, Athabasca University, Canada, 2011 (Donovan Francis: Adaptivity and personalization in ubiquitous systems)

Since 2005, I have examined 6 PhD candidates and 49 MSc candidates

Student's Name	Title	Year	Role
Dr. Rafael Pinto	Data Analytics in Educommunication of Communicable Diseases	2019-2021	Co-Supervisor
Dr. Geoffrey Glass	Data analytics in sports: junior hockey analytics	2017-2019	Supervisor
Dr. Chaohua Gong	Smart learning environments	2017-2018	Supervisor
Dr. Kannan Govindarajan	High-performance computing	2015-2017	Co-Supervisor
Dr. Junfeng Yang	Smart learning environments	2015-2016	Co-Supervisor
Dr. Moushir El Bishouty	Competence assessment in research methods	2014-2015	Co-Supervisor
Dr. Stella Lee	Self-directed learning	2014-2015	Co-Supervisor
Dr. Lanqin Zheng	Co-regulated learning	2014-2015	Co-Supervisor

PhD students – Completed: 7; Current: 2

University of Eastern Finland, Finland

Student's Name	Title	Year	Role
Mr. Richard Tortorella	Adaptive context-aware systems	2015-2018	Co-Supervisor
Ms. Geetha Paulmani	Transforming Research Culture – Measurement, analysis, and revitalization of processes and outcomes of contemporary research practices	2016-	Co-Supervisor

University of Alberta, Canada

Student's Name	Title	Year	Role
Mr. Amin Mousavi	Competence assessment	2014-2015	Project Supervisor

Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada

Student's Name	Title	Year	Role
Mr. Geoffrey Glass	Culture of software	2013-2014	Project Supervisor
Ms. Stephanie Chu	Graphical navigational aids	2005-2008	Co-Supervisor

University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK

Student's Name	Title	Year	Role
Ms. Stella Lee	Self-directed learning	2010-2014	Co-Supervisor

Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

Student's Name	Title	Year	Role
Ms. Hiba Mustafa	Promoting novice to expert transition in diagnostic problem-solving domains	2007-2008	Co-Supervisor

Simon Fraser University, Surrey, Canada

Student's Name	Title	Year	Role
Mr. Andy Law	Combinatorial auction	2002-2005	Co-Supervisor

Master's Students – Completed: 39; Current: 2

Athabasca University, Canada

Student's Name	Title	Year	Role
Ms. Diane Mitchnick	Healthcare analytics	2011–2019	Supervisor
Mr. Ajibade Shodunke	Data Privacy Exchanges	2019-	Supervisor
Mr. Paul Ainslie	Using visualizations to ensure privacy of healthcare data	2019	Supervisor
Mr. Eric Pelletier	Health Privacy, Informed Consent and De-Identification	2018-2019	Supervisor
Mr. Bruce Davidson	Visualizing Healthcare Benefits through IS-Impact Model	2017-2018	Co-Supervisor
Mr. Daniel Venne	Computer Vision in Sports Analytics	2016-	Supervisor
Mr. Joel Burrows	Music Analytics	2016-2018	Supervisor
Ms. Miao-Han Chang	Clustering of annotations in online reading	2016-2019	Co-Supervisor
Mr. Bertrand Sodjahin	Big data in bioinformatics	2014-2018	Supervisor
Mr. Alex Colic	Enhancing search in enterprise content management systems with social tagging and semantic analysis	2013-2014	Supervisor
Ms. Judy Vathallor	Big data learning analytics in MOOC	2012-2014	Supervisor
Ms. Lorna Brown	Dashboards for learning analytics	2012-2014	Supervisor
Mr. Rahim Virani	Big data platform for analytics	2012-2015	Supervisor
Mr. Lino Forner	Assessing instructional design of online courses	2010-2013	Supervisor
Mr. Steve Kalmar	Student attrition in computer science courses: issues and guidelines	2010-2013	Supervisor
Ms. Ireti Fakinlede	Anthropomorphic pedagogical agents	2010-2017	Supervisor
Mr. Steven Harris	Identifying student difficulty and frustration from discussion forum postings	2010-2018	Supervisor
Mr. Clayton Clemens	Writing analytics	2010-2017	Supervisor
Mr. Kevin Haghighat	Regulating debugging competency using coding analytics	2009-2015	Supervisor
Mr. Rohit Chugh	Managing SOA and MDA	2009-2011	Supervisor
Mr. Buvana Sankar	Data warehousing in Informatica	2009-2010	Supervisor
Mr. Walter Ridgewell	Determination and exploitation of security vulnerabilities in networked game devices	2008-2011	Supervisor
Mr. Munir El Kadi	Automated assessment of instructional design of online	2008-2011	Supervisor

Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand

Student's Name	Title	Year	Role
Mr. David Brokenshire	Discovering causal models of self-regulated learning	2007-2008	Supervisor
Mr. Liam Doherty	Writing Analytics	2007-2008	Supervisor

Simon Fraser University, Surrey, Canada

Student's Name	Title	Year	Role
Mr. David Brokenshire	Discovering causal models of self-regulated learning	2004-2007	Supervisor
Ms. Shilpi Rao	Model tracing of coding styles of programmers: A formative approach	2003-2007	Co-Supervisor
Mr. Baljeet Dhaliwal	Interoperability in LMS	2004-2006	Supervisor
Mr. Jonathan Hatol	Movement ontology	2003-2006	Supervisor
Mr. John Chan	Social user interfaces in Simulation and Advanced Gaming Environments	2004-2006	Supervisor
Ms. Wenting Ma	Pedagogical metadata for learning objects	2003-2006	Co-Supervisor
Mr. Timmy Eap	Modifying topologies of Peer-to-peer network to facilitate community exchange	2005-2006	Co-Supervisor
Ms. Yufen (Tina) Jiang	Performance evaluation of SIP based conferencing architecture over the IEEE 802.11 network	2004-2006	Co-Supervisor
Ms. Jurika Shakya	Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Dissemination in Mixed-Initiatives	2002-2005	Supervisor
Mr. Alain Deschenes	Bioinformatics - Structure prediction and visualization of biomolecules	2002-2005	Co-Supervisor
Mr. Andrew Choi	Towards Browsing Distant MetaData with Semantic Signature	2002-2005	Co-Supervisor
Ms. Lai Kuen	Ontological Model for Representation of Learning Objectives	2002-2005	Co-Supervisor
Mr. Rui Wang	Conducting Learning Object Review using an Iterative Model	2002-2005	Co-Supervisor
Mr. Behzad Samin	Effects of Self-Regulated Learning in programming	2002-2004	Supervisor
Ms. Kate Han	Learning object quality rating using BBN	2002-2004	Supervisor
Ms. Jean Jiang	Multimedia in wireless communication	2001-2002	Supervisor

Research Supervision Summary

While at Institution	Category	Thesis/Project Supervisor	Thesis/Project Co-Supervisor	Research Assistant Supervisor	Total
Total		46	24	73	143
Athabasca University	Post-Doctoral Fellows	2	6		8
Athabasca University	PhD (3 thesis supervision & 2 project supervision)		5		5
Athabasca University	Masters	21	2	2	25
Athabasca University	Undergraduates (Includes USRA)	6		14	20
Athabasca University	MITACS, Accelerate Researchers	6			6
Athabasca University	MITACS, Elevate Researchers	1			1
Athabasca University	Visiting students			2	2
Massey University	Post-Doctoral Fellows
Massey University	PhD		1		1
Massey University	Masters	2			2
Massey University	Undergraduates
Simon Fraser University	Post-Doctoral Fellows
Simon Fraser University	PhD		2		2
Simon Fraser University	Masters	8	8		16
Simon Fraser University	Undergraduates (Includes USRA)			54	54
Simon Fraser University	Others (Exchange students)			1	1

Vivekanandan Suresh Kumar, PhD

Researcher in Learning Analytics, Technology-Enhanced Learning, Artificial Intelligence in Education

Supervision

External Examiner

Internal Examiner at Athabasca University

Research Supervision

Post-doctoral fellows – Completed: 6; Current: 2

Athabasca University, Canada

PhD students – Completed: 7; Current: 2

University of Eastern Finland, Finland

University of Alberta, Canada

Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada

University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK

Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

Simon Fraser University, Surrey, Canada

Master's Students – Completed: 39; Current: 2

Athabasca University, Canada

Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand

Simon Fraser University, Surrey, Canada

Research Supervision Summary