Dr. Deebak Bakkiam David Micheal Rajan
Dr. Deebak Bakkiam David Micheal Rajan is a Lecturer in Computing at QA Higher Education, delivering Northumbria University undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Holding a PhD in Computer Science and Engineering, he brings extensive international research and teaching experience across the UK, South Korea, Turkey, and India. Recognised among the Stanford University / Elsevier World’s Top 2% Scientists (2022–2026), he holds UK Global Talent status (Exceptional Talent) endorsed via peer review by The Royal Society.
Academic Qualifications and Fellowships
- PhD in Computer Science & Eng.
SASTRA Deemed University — TCS Research Scholar
Programme National Doctoral Fellowship
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Middle East Technical University Northern Cyprus
Campus — Funded by Newton Fund
- Invited Scientist (Brain Pool)
National Research Foundation (NRF) & MSIT, South
Korea
- Research Fellow (Univ. of Warwick)
WMG — UKRI, Innovate UK & Horizon Europe Projects
Teaching Responsibilities and Module Leadership
- Enterprise Architecture (LD6050) & Cyber Security Governance (LD6054)
- Machine Learning on Cloud (LD7187) & Data Science & Analytics (LD6052)
- Artificial Intelligence for Internet of Things (IoT)
- Postgraduate Dissertation Supervision: MSc Cybersecurity, Data Science, and AI
Scholarly Distinctions and Metrics
- Top 2% Scientist: Stanford University / Elsevier Global Ranking (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
- Publications: Author of 100+ peer-reviewed articles, including flagship IEEE Transactions (TMC, TSC, TECCI,
T-IV).
- Citation Impact: 3,100+ Google Scholar Citations | h-index: 30+.
- Peer Reviewer: Editorial contributor and technical reviewer for premier IEEE/ACM journals and
cybersecurity conferences.
