Assoc. Prof. Narasimha Rao Vajjhala is working as the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at the University of New York Tirana, Albania. He had previously served as the Chair of the Computer Science and Software Engineering departments at the School of IT and Computing at the American University of Nigeria in Yola, Nigeria. He has a doctorate in Information Systems and Technology from the USA, an MBA in Information Systems from Switzerland, and a Masters' degree in Computer Applications from India. He is a senior member of the Association for Computer Machinery (ACM) and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He is also an active member of EC-Council, Association for Information Systems (AIS), and Project Management Institute (PMI). He has over 18 years of experience in teaching mainly programming and database-related courses at both graduate and undergraduate levels in Europe and Africa. He has also worked as a consultant in technology firms in Europe and has experience participating in an EU-funded project. He has supervised several undergraduate senior design projects and graduate theses. He holds several professional certifications including Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS), Certified Associate in Python Programming (PCAP), PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner Certificate in Agile Project Management, Oracle Certified SQL Expert, Oracle Certified Associate (OCA), Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), Sun Certified Java Professional (SCJP), Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD), Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD), IBM Cyber Security Analyst, and Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA). He has edited several peer-reviewed books, published monographs, peer-reviewed book chapters, refereed international conference proceedings, peer-reviewed journal articles, and review articles. He has extensive experience teaching in highly diverse cultural environments. He is fluent in English (IELTS - 8.0 on a scale of 9.0). Kenneth David Strang has more than 290 mostly-sole-authored scholarly publications. He is a professor who teaches and supervises undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students across five disciplines: business administration, management information systems, marketing/consumer behavior, supply chain management and economics/statistics. Ken has a doctorate in project management (operations research), an MBA (strategic management), a BSBA (marketing), an AAS (IT) all with summa cum laude/honors plus he is an internationally licensed Project Management Professional (PMI, USA), a Certified Research Professional (IIPMR, USA), a Certified Network Administrator (Novell, USA), a Certified Supply Chain Specialist/Procurement Professional (IIPMR, USA) and a Fellow Life Management Institute with distinction (LOMA, USA). Dr. Strang has lifetime grant projects valued over $7 million+, and he has won several honors including a Behavior Energy Climate Change Fellowship from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, the Emerald Literati award and Duke of Edinborough community service medal, along with several presidential citations.
