Rajan Shankaran

Rajan Shankaran is a Senior Lecturer at Macquarie University's School of Computing, part of the Faculty of Science and Engineering. He serves as Course Director for postgraduate programs in Networking and IoT, and chairs the IEEE VTS NSW Chapter. His roles include membership in the University Academic Senate Curriculum Subcommittee and representation on the FSE Faculty Board.

Education: MBA (MIS) from Maastricht School of Management; M.Sc. (Hons.) and Ph.D. in Network Communications and Security from University of Western Sydney.

Research focuses on Network Security, Mobile Communication Protocols, IoT, Network-on-Chip, and Medical Implant Security. He has led projects like 'Digital Health Records Storage and Analysis for Global Patients' and organized IEEE events such as NOMS 2017. Notable awards include IEEE Senior Member status.

Recent work includes publications on wireless network security, optimization algorithms, and IoT-enabled healthcare systems. He advises on over 70 research outputs and has contributed to 4 major projects addressing cybersecurity and network efficiency.

Labs/Teams: Active in the Future Communications Research Centre, collaborating on 5G/IoT security and edge computing applications.