Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Big Data and Cloud Computing Challenges

Big Data in Healthcare: Challenges and Promise.- Multi-Objective Virtual Machine Placement Using Evolutionary Algorithm with Decomposition.- A Graph-based Node Identification Model in Social Networks.- Predictive Model for Detecting Customer's Purchasing Behavior Using Data Mining.- Database Knowledge Discovery in Marketing Companies.- Influence of Knowledge Management Between the Bank and the Local Socio-Economic Development: Correlational Analysis.- Prediction Rules in E-Learning Systems Using Genetic Programming.- Managing Blockchain Projects with Agile  Methodology.

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