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Pradeep Menon Perinchery

Adjunct Professor, School of Artificial Intelligence, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore | Adjunct Professor of Practice, School of Business, Coimbatore

Qualification: BE, MBA
p_pradeepmenon@cb.amrita.edu
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Research Interest: Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, EdTech, Digital Anthropology

Bio

Pradeep Menon is a seasoned entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in the cybersecurity sector, specializing in establishing and leading international cybersecurity organizations to successful exits. He has built a commendable track record in starting security enterprises from scratch and elevating them to recognized global players, with operational footprints across North America, the Middle East, Europe, and India.

As an acknowledged thought leader in cybersecurity, Pradeep is a sought-after speaker and panel expert at prestigious international forums such as GITEX in Dubai, the ISACA Conference in the USA, and IDC and CII Conferences in India. Pradeep Menon is the co-author of the book Historical Analysis of Popular Cybersecurity Exploits and has published numerous research papers in prestigious international journals. Additionally, he holds a patent for a novel analysis technique that identifies C4C using DNS.

Publications

Journal Article

Year : 2020

Globalization Impact on workplace anxiety and burnout amongst employees of multinational Information Technology Companies in Coimbatore, India

Cite this Research Publication : Pradeep Menon P, Priya V "Globalization Impact on workplace anxiety and burnout amongst employees of multinational Information Technology Companies in Coimbatore, India", Journal of Positive School Psychology, 2022

Conference Paper

Year : 2018

Map-Blocks: Playing with Online Data and Infuse to Think in a Computational Way

Cite this Research Publication : R. Vinayakumar, Dr. Soman K. P., and Menon, P., “Map-Blocks: Playing with Online Data and Infuse to Think in a Computational Way”, in 2018 9th International Conference on Computing, Communication and Networking Technologies, ICCCNT 2018, 2018.

Publisher : 2018 9th International Conference on Computing, Communication and Networking Technologies, ICCCNT 2018

Year : 2018

Fractal Geometry: Enhancing Computational Thinking with MIT Scratch

Cite this Research Publication : R. Vinayakumar, Dr. Soman K. P., and Menon, P., “Fractal Geometry: Enhancing Computational Thinking with MIT Scratch”, in 2018 9th International Conference on Computing, Communication and Networking Technologies, ICCCNT 2018, 2018.

Publisher : 2018 9th International Conference on Computing, Communication and Networking Technologies, ICCCNT 2018

Year : 2018

Digital Storytelling Using Scratch: Engaging Children Towards Digital Storytelling

Cite this Research Publication : R. Vinayakumar, Dr. Soman K. P., and Menon, P., “Digital Storytelling Using Scratch: Engaging Children Towards Digital Storytelling”, in 2018 9th International Conference on Computing, Communication and Networking Technologies, ICCCNT 2018, 2018.

Publisher : 2018 9th International Conference on Computing, Communication and Networking Technologies, ICCCNT 2018

Year : 2018

DB-Learn: Studying Relational Algebra Concepts by Snapping Blocks

Cite this Research Publication : R. Vinayakumar, Dr. Soman K. P., and Menon, P., “DB-Learn: Studying Relational Algebra Concepts by Snapping Blocks”, in 2018 9th International Conference on Computing, Communication and Networking Technologies (ICCCNT), 2018.

Publisher : 2018 9th International Conference on Computing, Communication and Networking Technologies, ICCCNT

Year : 2018

CT-Blocks: Learning Computational Thinking by Snapping Blocks

Cite this Research Publication : R. Vinayakumar, Dr. Soman K. P., and Menon, P., “CT-Blocks: Learning Computational Thinking by Snapping Blocks”, in 2018 9th International Conference on Computing, Communication and Networking Technologies, ICCCNT 2018, 2018.

Publisher : 2018 9th International Conference on Computing, Communication and Networking Technologies, ICCCNT 2018

Year : 2018

CT-Blocks Analyser: Analysing CT-Blocks Projects

Cite this Research Publication : R. Vinayakumar, Dr. Soman K. P., and Menon, P., “CT-Blocks Analyser: Analysing CT-Blocks Projects”, in 2018 9th International Conference on Computing, Communication and Networking Technologies, ICCCNT 2018, 2018.

Publisher : 2018 9th International Conference on Computing, Communication and Networking Technologies, ICCCNT 2018

Year : 2018

Building-Blocks: Generating 3D Design by Snapping Blocks

Cite this Research Publication : R. Vinayakumar, Dr. Soman K. P., and Menon, P., “Building-Blocks: Generating 3D Design by Snapping Blocks”, in 2018 9th International Conference on Computing, Communication and Networking Technologies, ICCCNT 2018, 2018.

Publisher : 2018 9th International Conference on Computing, Communication and Networking Technologies, ICCCNT 2018

Year : 2018

Alg-Design: Facilitates to Learn Algorithmic Thinking for Beginners

Cite this Research Publication : R. Vinayakumar, Dr. Soman K. P., and Menon, P., “Alg-Design: Facilitates to Learn Algorithmic Thinking for Beginners”, in 2018 9th International Conference on Computing, Communication and Networking Technologies, ICCCNT 2018, 2018.

Publisher : 2018 9th International Conference on Computing, Communication and Networking Technologies, ICCCNT 2018

Book

Year : 2022

Historical Analysis of Popular Cybersecurity Exploit Kits

Cite this Research Publication : KK Senthil Velan, Nithin Ram and Pradeep Menon, "Historical Analysis of Popular Cybersecurity Exploit Kits," 2022.

Positions

Current Positions

  • Adjunct Professor of Practice – School of Artificial Intelligence, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
  • Director – Opsec India Private Limited (2023 – till date)
  • Director – Zacco Cybersecurity Private Limited (2019 – till date)
  • Director – Praroha Labs Private Limited (2023 – till date)
  • Director – Cybersecurity NxxT Private Limited (2024 – till date)
  • Director – AIC-Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Foundation (2024 – till date)
  • Director – Ecofeelia Sustainable Ventures Private Limited (2024 – till date)

Past Positions

  • Member of Board of Governors – NITTTR (Appointed by Ministry of Education, Govt. of India) (2016-2019)
  • Information Security Consultant, World Bank, Washington DC, USA (2001-2003)
  • General Manager – Middle East and North Africa (2004 – 2007)
  • Managing Director – Quadrant Risk Management Dubai (2007 – 2014)
  • Managing Director – International Standards Certifications Australia, Dubai
  • Operations (2010 – 2013)
  • Visiting Faculty at Amrita School of Business for Cybersecurity Governance,
  • Risk and Compliance (2001 – 2022)

 

Courses Taught
  1. Cybersecurity/ Information Security Management
  2. Information Assurance and Service Management
  3. Business Continuity Management
  4. Governance Risk and Compliance Management
Membership/ Associations
  • ISACA – USA
  • CII – ICT Panel Member
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