Dr. Sandeep Kautish has been ranked among the Top 2% Scientists globally by Stanford University and Elsevier in 2024. He is currently serving as a Professor and Director at the Apex Institute of Technology, Chandigarh University, Punjab, India, which is ranked #120 in the QS Asia University Rankings 2025 and #691–700 in the QS World University Rankings 2024. Previously, Dr. Kautish served as Director-Academics at Transnational Education (TNE) site of Asia Pacific University (APU), Malaysia, in Kathmandu, Nepal. APU is ranked among the top 600 universities globally in the QS World University Rankings 2023. An academician by choice, Dr. Kautish brings with him over 20 years of academic experience, including nearly a decade in academic administration. He earned his bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degrees in Computer Science, specializing in Intelligent Systems in Social Networks, and also holds a Diploma in Management. His research interests include Healthcare Analytics and Business Analytics. A prolific researcher, he has authored over 130 publications, including 53 articles in JCR Q1 and Q2 journals, 110+ Scopus-indexed publications, and 60 Web of Science Core Collection publications. In 2022, Dr. Kautish introduced a novel DDoS mitigation strategy tailored for hybrid cloud environments. This groundbreaking research was published in the prestigious IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (Impact Factor: 11.648). His other works have appeared in high-impact journals such as: Scientific Reports (Springer Nature, Impact Factor: 4.6), IEEE Access (Impact Factor: 3.415), Computer Standards & Interfaces (Elsevier, Impact Factor: 3.721), Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing (Springer, Impact Factor: 3.662) and many more. A highly cited researcher, Dr. Kautish has amassed 2,100+ citations on Google Scholar with an h-index of 28 while his Scopus h-index is 22. He has authored or edited 28 books with leading publishers such as Springer, Elsevier, Wiley, De Gruyter, Bentham Science, and IGI Global.