Biju Issac
Lecturer

Qualifications

Master of Computer Applications (MCA) Hons, Calicut University, India
Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics and Communication Engineering), Bharathiar University, India

 
Professional Memberships

IEEE Member, IEEE Computer Society Member, IEEE Communications Society Member
IBM Certified Lotus Professional (Lotus Notes), Sun Microsystems Certified Java Instructor

 
Work Experience

Biju Issac's career started in 1995 as a project assistant (C programmer) in the Department of Instrumentation, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India where he worked with a Tomography research team. Later he shifted his focus into a teaching career and as a senior faculty, he was involved with IBM's Education center, India - teaching Operating systems, Language processors, Object oriented programming and Lotus Notes. He got involved in system administration then, working with AIX UNIX, LINUX and Windows NT.

In 1998, he moved into Madras Christian College, under the University of Madras, India as a lecturer in the Department of Computer Science where he taught subjects at Master's degree level - like Computer Networks and Java (Core & Advanced) programming, JavaScript, Digital Logic, COBOL/C programming and UNIX. He was also entrusted with the responsibility of the system administration of College's Computer Center which primarily housed 3 server types - Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Novel Netware Server and Red Hat Linux Server. He guided various commercial student projects in Java, Lotus Notes & Visual C++/Basic. After 4 years of fruitful service, in 2002 he joined College Sarawak, Kuching, Malaysia as a lecturer in the School of Computing and IT, handling the University of Wollongong (Australia) degree subjects like Internet Technology (TCP/IP), Unix system administration, Java programming and Internet, C++ with data structures etc. Also, he helped install a Linux Lab and conducted workshops/seminars on networking.

After having a rewarding time, he moved into Swinburne Sarawak to occupy his current position in April 2004, with an interest to pursue research in Computer Networks and Security. He has currently enrolled for part-time PhD (Networking and Mobile Communication).

Research & Scholarship Interests

IP Mobility management, Securing Network protocols in Computer Networks, Wireless networking and Security vulnerabilities, Spam control, Education – PBL and Formative Assessment, E-Learning, M-Learning etc.

Journal Papers    Issac, B.  & Mohammed, L. A. (2007). War Driving and WLAN Security Issues -Attacks, Security Design and Remedies, Information Systems Management (ISM), Special Issue titled "Data Communications & Network Security", ISSN 1058-0530, Taylor & Francis, 24(04), 289-298.    Issac, B. , Hamid, K. & Tan, C.E. (2007). Hybrid Mobility Prediction of 802.11 Infrastructure Nodes by Location Tracking and Data Mining, Journal of Information Technology in Asia (JITA), 3(1), ISSN 1823-5042, accepted for publication.     Mohammed, L. A. & Issac, B.  (2007). Detailed DoS Attacks in Wireless Networks and Countermeasures, International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing (IJAHUC), ISSN 1743-8225, InderScience Publishers, 2(3), 157-166.   Jacob, S. M. & Issac, B.  (2007). Mobile Learning Culture and Effects in Higher Education, IEEE Multidisciplinary Engineering Education Magazine (MEEM), ISSN 1558-7908, EdSocSAC, IEEE Education Society, 2(2), 19-21.    Jacob, S. M. & Issac, B.  (2008). Mobile Technologies and its Impact – An Analysis in Higher Education Context, International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technology (i-JIM), International Association of Online Engineering, ISSN 1865-7923, 2(1).    Jacob, S. M. & Issac, B.  (2008). Formative Assessment Approach – Its E-Learning Implementation and Effects, Advanced Technology for Learning, ISSN 1710-2251, ACTA Press, 5(1), 1-5.     Issac, B.  (2008). Secure ARP and Secure DHCP Protocols to Mitigate Security Attacks, International Journal of Network Security (IJNS), ISSN 1816-353X (print), ISSN 1816-3548 (online), accepted for publication.   Jacob, S. M. & Issac, B. (2008). PBL and E-assessment – An Effective Learning Solution for Large Class, Advanced Technology for Learning, ISSN 1710-2251, ACTA Press, (under second review process for publication).

Book Chapters    Issac, B. & Mohammed, L.A. (2006). Wireless LAN Setup and Security Loopholes in “Web Services Security and E-Business”. Ed. Radhamani, G. & Rao, G.S.V.R.K, Idea Group Publishing, USA, pp.1-31, Hard Cover (ISBN: 1-59904-168-5), Soft Cover (ISBN: 1-59904-169-3).    Issac, B., Mering, J., Chiong, R., Jacob, S. M. & Then, H.H.P. (2007). E-learning Implementation and its Diverse Effects in "Information Technology and Economic Development". Ed. Kurihara, Y, IGI Global Publishing, USA, pp.260-277, ISBN 978-159904579-5.     Mohammed, L.A. & Issac, B. (2008). Vulnerability Analysis and Defenses in Wireless Networks in "Handbook of Research on Wireless Security". Ed. Zhang, Y., Zheng, J. & Ma, M., IGI Global Publishing, USA, pp.129-144, ISBN 978-1-59904-899-4.   Issac, B. & Tan, C.E. (2008). Wireless Technologies for Mobile Computing in "Ubiquitous Computing: Design, Implementation and Usability". Ed. T, Yin-Leng & Been-Lirn, D., IGI Global Publishing, USA, pp.71-86, ISBN 978-1-59904-693-8.    Issac, B. (2008). An Overview of Wireless Network Concepts (Short Article) in "Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Second Edition". Ed. Khosrow-Pour, M., IGI Global Publishing, USA, accepted for publication.

Conference Papers    Issac, B., Jacob, S. M. & Mohammed, L.A. (2005, November). The Art of War Driving and Security Threats - A Malaysian Case Study. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Networks (ICON 2005), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, ISBN 1-4244-0000-7, pp. 124-129.    Issac, B. & Mohammed, L.A. (2005, November). Secure Unicast Address Resolution Protocol (S-UARP) By Extending DHCP. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Networks (ICON 2005), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, ISBN 1-4244-0000-7, pp. 363-368.     Chan, F., Ang, H. H. & Issac, B. (2005, November). Analysis of IEEE 802.11b Wireless Security For University Wireless LAN Design. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Networks (ICON 2005), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ISBN 1-4244-0000-7, pp. 1137-1142.   Mohammed, L.A. & Issac, B. (2005, November). DoS Attacks and Defense Mechanisms in Wireless Networks. Proceedings of the IEE Mobility Conference 2005 (Mobility 2005), Guangzhou, China, ISBN 981-05-4573-8, pp. P2-1A-4 (1)-P2-1A-4(6), Selected in the top five papers.    Issac, B., Chee, V. K. M & Mohammed, L.A. (2005, December). Security Considerations in the Design of Wireless Networks. Proceedings of the International Conference on Wireless Networking and Mobile Computing (ICWNMC '05), Chennai, India, pp.136-141.    Jacob, S. M. & Issac, B. (2005, December). Formative Assessment and its E-learning Implementation. Proceedings of the International Conference on Education (ICE 2005), Singapore, pp. 258-263.     Jacob, S. M. & Issac, B. (2005, December). Problem Based Learning and Implementations. Proceedings of the International Conference on Education (ICE 2005), Singapore, pp. 549-554.   Jacob, S. M. & Issac, B. (2006, February). Observation of Assessment Effects and Student Perceptions in Higher Education. Proceedings of the International Conference on Measurement and Evaluation in Education III (ICMEE III), Penang, Malaysia, ISBN 983-2700-35-3, pp.505-511.    Issac, B., Hamid, K. & Tan, C.E (2006, May). Analysis of Demand Driven Ad-hoc Routing Protocols on Performance and Mobility. Proceedings of the International Wireless and Telecommunication Symposium 2006 (IWTS 2006), Shah Alam, Malaysia, ISBN 983-42747-3-4, pp.136-141.    Issac, B., Hamid, K. & Tan, C.E. (2006, May). Pre-Authenticated and Adaptive IP Mobility for WLAN nodes. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Distributed Frameworks for Multimedia Applications 2006 (DFMA 2006), Penang, Malaysia, ISBN 1-4244-0409-6, pp.91-98.     Chen, E., Teo, H.T., Issac, B. & Ting, H.N. (2006, June). Analysis of IPv6 Network Communication using Simulation. Proceedings of the 4th IEEE Student Conference on Research and Development (SCOReD 2006), Shah Alam, Malaysia, ISBN 1-4244-0527-0, pp.11-15.   Issac, B., Hamid, K. & Tan, C.E. (2006, June). Analysis of Single and Mixed 802.11 Networks and Mobility Architecture. Proceedings of the International Conference on Computing and Informatics (ICOCI 2006), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, ISBN 1-4244-0219-0, 160(1)-160(6).    Issac, B., Hamid, K. & Tan, C.E (2006, June). QoS Survey in IPv6 and Queuing Methods. Proceedings of the International Conference on Computing and Informatics (ICOCI 2006), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, ISBN 1-4244-0219-0, pp.89(1)-89(6).    Issac, B., Chiong, R. & Jacob, S. M. (2006, June). Analysis of Phishing Attacks and Countermeasures. Proceedings of the 6th IBIMA International Conference on Managing Information in Digital Economy (IBIMA 2006), Bonn, Germany, ISBN 0-9753393-5-4, pp.339-346.     Jacob, S. M., Issac, B. & Sebastian, Y. (2006, July). Impact on Student Learning from Traditional Continuous Assessment and an E-assessment proposal. Proceedings of the 10th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS 2006), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, ISBN 981-05-5964-X, pp.1482-1496.   Issac, B. & Raman, V. (2006, November). Spam Detection Proposal in Regular and Text-based Image Emails. Proceedings of the IEEE International TENCON Conference (TENCON 2006), Wan Chai, Hong Kong, ISBN 1-4244-0549-1, pp.699(1)-699(4).    Issac, B. & Raman, V. (2006, November). Implementation of Spam Detection on Regular and Image based Emails - A Case Study using Spam Corpus. Proceedings of the MMU International Symposium on Information and Communication Technologies (M2USIC 2006), Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia, ISBN 983-43160-0-3, pp.431-436.    Jacob, S. M. & Issac, B. (2007, April). Mobile Learning in Transforming Higher Education. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Interactive Mobile and Computer Aided Learning (IMCL 2007) in collaboration with IEEE, Amman, Jordan, pp.103(1)-103(12) by Kassel University Press.     Issac, B., Hamid, K. & Tan, C.E. (2007, July). A Novel Mobility Prediction in 802.11 Infrastructure Networks by Location Tracking and Data Mining. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference of Information Technology in Asia (CITA 2007), Kuching, Malaysia, ISBN 983-9257-66-8, pp.43-50 (Best Paper Award).   Kamal, S. & Issac, B. (2007, December). Analysis of Network Communication Attacks. Proceedings of the 5th IEEE Student Conference on Research and Development (SCOReD 2007), Permata Bangi, Malaysia, ISBN 1-4244-1470-9, pp. COMP-22(1)-COMP-22(6).    Ghavidel, A. Z. & Issac, B. (2007, December). Secure Transport Protocols for Safe Network Communication. Proceedings of the 5th IEEE Student Conference on Research and Development (SCOReD 2007), Permata Bangi, Malaysia, ISBN 1-4244-1470-9, pp. COMP-23(1)-COMP-23(5).    Lim, B., Jacob, S. M., Issac, B. & Lim, E. (2007, December). Efficient Transport and Economic Development – A Transport Survey Analysis. Proceedings of the International Economic Conference on Trade and Industry (IECTI 2007), Penang, Malaysia, pp.3D(1)-3D(15).     Issac, B., Hamid, K. & Tan, C. E (2008, March). Adaptive Mobility Management in 802.11 Infrastructure Networks. Proceedings of the International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists – IAENG International Conference on Communication Systems and Applications (ICCSA 2008), Hong Kong, Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science, ISBN 978-988-98671-8-8, pp.1137-1142.   Jacob, S. M. & Issac, B. (2008, March). Mobile Devices and its Mobile Learning Usage Analysis. Proceedings of the International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists – IAENG International Conference on Internet Computing and Web Services (ICICWS 2008), Hong Kong, Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science, ISBN 978-988-98671-8-8, pp.782-787.