Presentations

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  • "Theological Criminology: An Introduction," at the First International Conference on “Criminology and Criminal Justice”, held on 3-4, October 2024, at Sri Lanka, Organized by the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Sri Jayewardenepura University, Sri Lanka and International Institute of Justice and Police Sciences in collaboration with the South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV) and Saveetha School of Law, SIMATS, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. (Conference Chair and Closing Keynote Speaker)

  • "Artificial Intelligence (AI) and New Criminal Laws," at the one-week online certificate program on “Reforms in New Criminal Laws: Implications and Challenges” held on 6th September 2024, Organized by the School of Law, ASBM University, Bhubaneswar, India. (Invited Key Speaker)

  • "Predictive Policing & Artificial Intelligence (AI): Predictive Models, Resource Allocation and Regulatory Challenges," at the Online Short Term Course on AI and Law, held on 26th July 2024, Organized by the Faculty of Legal Studies, South Asian University, New Delhi, India. (Invited Key Speaker)

  • "Legal Research Methods and Importance of Interdisciplinary Research," at the online Faculty Development Program for Law Teachers, held on 22nd July 2024, Organized by the Gitarattan International Business School, Rohini, Delhi, India. (Invited Key Speaker)

  • "Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Criminology, and Cyber Security: Symbolisms and Synergies," at the International Conference on “Navigating Emerging Cybercrime threats and enhance cybersecurity measures: charting the path ahead”, held on 1st June 2024, Organized by the Saveetha School of Law, SIMATS, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. (Invited Keynote Speaker)

  • "AI and the Future of Criminal Justice" at the International Law and Technology Conference on “Revolutionary Technologies and Evolutionary Laws: Challenges and Opportunities” on 1st March, 2024 at School of Law, Mahindra University, Hyderabad (Invited Expert Speaker)

  • "Cybercrimes, My Experiences, and Way Ahead". Keynote Lecture delivered at the International Conference on Digital Technology Vision 2030: Transforming Healthcare, Education and Industry, SVKM’s NMIMS (Deemed to be University), Shirpur, Maharashtra, India on 17th February 2024. (Invited Keynote Speaker)

  • "AI and Law: Future Implications" Special Expert Lecture at the R.N. Patel Ipcowala School of Law and Justice (RNPI Law School), CVM University, Anand, Gujarat on 5th February, 2024. (Invited Expert Speaker)

  • "Artificial Intelligence, Crime and Justice: Towards a Futuristic Criminology". at the International Conference on Crime and Technology: Prospects and Challenges organized by the Centre for Criminal Justice Sciences, Gujarat National Law University during 3-4, February 2024. (Invited Plenary Speaker)

  • "AI and Law: A Futuristic Exploration". Opening Keynote Lecture delivered at the First Online Faculty Development Program (FDP) on "Empowering Legal Education Through Outcome-Based Teaching and Assessment", organized by the Chandigarh Law College - Jhanjeri, Mohali, Punjab on 5th January 2024. (Invited Keynote Speaker)

  • "Cyber Victimology, Political Victimology" Two Expert Lectures at the Enrichment Program on Victimology and Victimological Research in Criminal Justice, at Saveetha School of Law, Chennai, on 18thand 19th December, 2023. (Invited Expert Speaker)

  • "Human Rights in Cyberspace and Its Impact in the Physical Space",  Invited Lecture Delivered at the Indian Social Institute, Bengaluru, on 1st December 2023 as a part of Human Rights Day Inauguration Celebrations. (Invited Chief Guest).

  • "History of Capital Punishment," International Conference on Criminal Jurisprudence of Death Penalty, at Saveetha School of Law, Chennai, on 15th September, 2023. (Invited Expert Speaker)

  • "5 Core skills for the Digital Native Law Student," Orientation Program for 1st year LLB Students, at Saveetha School of Law, Chennai, on 19th July, 2023. (Invited Expert Speaker)

  • "Law and Society in the Artificial Intelligence Era," Webinar for the  NMIMS Law School, Hyderabad, on 27th February, 2023. (Invited Expert Speaker)

  • "Characteristics of the Resilient Elderly" at the Online National Seminar on The Image of the Resilient Elderly organized by the PSYFI, New Delhi on 11th February, 2023. (Invited Expert Speaker)

  • "CYBER CRIMINOLOGY: EVOLUTION, HISTORY AND IMPACT" at the 5th International Conference of the South Asian Society of Criminology & Victimology (SASCV) held during 27-28, January 2023, organized by RV University and International Institute of Crime and Security Sciences (IICSS) (Invited Theme Keynote Speaker - Cyber Criminology)

  • "Integration of Cyber Technologies and Crime" at the International Conference on Law, Science & Technology, organized by KnowledgeSteez on 8th January 2023 (Invited Guest Inaugural Speaker)

  • "Theories of Crime" and Theories of Criminal Behavior" Two Expert Sessions at the Foundation Certificate Course in Forensic Psychology organized by Sherlock Institute of Forensic Science, on January 5&6, 2023. (Invited Expert Speaker) (Online)

  • "Strategies to create awareness in Elderly Cyber Crime Victims" at the One Day Workshop on Elderly Victims of Cybercrime, organized by the Sherlock Institute of Forensic Sciences on 1st December 2022.  (Invited Keynote Speaker) (Online)

  • "CYBER VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN & CHILDREN" at the International Online Conference marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women organized by the Nelson Madela University, South Africa on 25th November 2022.  (Invited Keynote Speaker) (Online)

  • "THE FALLACY OF CRIME DATA IN INDIA" at the MOU Signing Ceremony of IICSS and RV University on 16th September 2022.  (Invited Keynote Speaker)

  • ETHICS, VALUES AND MORALS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE" at the Faculty Development Program on The Multi-Faceted Justice- Law & Beyond on August 20, 2022 organized by the University Institute of Laws, Panjab University Regional Centre, Ludhiana, along with Human Resource Development Centre, Panjab University, Chandigarh.  (Invited Speaker) (Online)

  • "FORENSIC CRIMINOLOGY & VICTIMOLOGY: The Basics and Beyond" at the one-day national seminar on Forensic Science, Organized by the Saveetha School of Law, Saveetha University, Chennai on 1st August 2022.  (Invited Keynote Speaker)

  • "Why Publish? at the International Online Seminar "From Research to Publication organised by the Research and Publication Cell, Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad on September 9th, 2021 (Key Speaker).

 Invited Presentations to Universities / Academies and other Bodies

  • “Overview of Victimology” "Protection of the Rights of Victims of Insurgency, Terrorism & Mass Violence", "Individual and Collective Victimization". 3 Expert Lectures at North Eastern Police Academy, Shillong, Meghalaya (1-2, July 2019) for the SP Level Indian and Bangladesh Police Officers. 

  • "APA Style in Criminological Research" Expert Lecture at the ‘International Workshop on Research Methods in Criminology’, held during 13-14, July 2018 organized by the Department of Criminology, Raksha Shakti University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

  • "Problem Oriented Policing: A Proposal for Implementation in Zone 4, Ahmedabad City" Expert Lecture at the One Day training programme for the Police officials “Confronting the Security Challenges by Police Organisation and Problem Oriented Policing” (28-03-2018) at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.

  • “Explanations of Criminal Behavior.” Expert Lecture at Sabarmati Prison Training School (08-05-2017) for the Prison Officials, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

  • “Police and the Management of Cyber Crime Victimization.” Expert Lecture at National Law University, Delhi (10-03-2017) to the Senior IPS officers, Vertical Interaction Course on Victimology.

  • “Explanations of Criminal Behavior” to the BA LLB Students on 10th September 2016, Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

  • “Space Transition Theory of Cyber Crimes: Six years after” Department of Criminal Justice, The University of Alabama, United States of America, on 25th April 2015.

  • “Protection of Youth from Internet Crimes” as an Expert Speaker at Elsevier Distinguished Guest Lecture Series, during 27th to 29th January 2015 at Amity University, Noida, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi and Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, New Delhi.

  • “Cyber Crimes and Victimization” Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Christian University, United States of America, on 1st December 2009 (through Video Conferencing from University of Leeds, UK).

  • "GIS and Crime Mapping", at Department of Criminology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand on 7th November, 2007. 

  • “Space Transition Theory of Cyber Crimes" at John Jay College of Criminal Justice,  International Criminal Justice Lecture Series, (Sponsored by the International Criminal Justice Major and the Center for Cyber Crime Studies), City University of New York, New York, United States of America on 20th February 2007.

  • “Space Transition Theory of Cyber Crimes: An Introduction” at Lehigh Valley College, (Sponsored by the Department of Criminal Justice), Center Valley, Pensylvania, United States of America on 13th February 2007.  

 Professional Development
Organization/Committee Membership/Panel Activity - International/National

    • Invited Chief Guest - Human Rights Celebrations at Indian Social Institute, Bengaluru on 1st December, 2023.

    • Invited Expert Speaker - International Conference on Criminal Jurisprudence of Death Penalty, at Saveetha School of Law, Chennai, on 15th September, 2023.

    • Theme Keynote Speaker - Cyber Criminology and General Chair of the 5th International Conference of the South Asian Society of Criminology & Victimology (SASCV) held during 27-28, January 2023, organized by RV University and International Institute of Crime and Security Sciences (IICSS).

    • Invited Keynote Speaker and Expert Panelist at the World Cyber Security Summit 2022 organised by KnowledgeSteez at Maharishi University of Information Technology, Noida during 29-30 October 2022.
      1. Inaugural Keynote Speaker and Guest of Honor at Inaugural and Valedictory Ceremony on 29th and 30th October 2022.
      2. Expert Panelist at Cyber Security Dialogue on Cyber Security: Challenges and Future Ahead on 29th October 2022.

    • Invited Panelist - Two-Days National Seminar on Child Online Protection’ on 22-23rd June, 2019 organized by the UnitedWorld School of Law, Karnavati University in partnership with UNICEF, Gujarat.

  • Invited Expert by the United Nations Office of Counter - Terrorism, for the Closed Experts Group Meeting (EGM) on “Cooperation between Civil Society Organizations and  International Authorities for Victims of Terrorism in Asia-Pacific” held at Singapore City, Singapore during 18-20, June 2019.

  • Invited Expert by the UNITED NATIONS Office of Counter - Terrorism, for the Closed Experts Group Meeting (EGM) on “Rights of Victims of Terrorism in Asia-Pacific” held at Seoul, South Korea during 27-29, March 2019 (Moderator).

  • Invited Expert by the UNITED NATIONS Office of Counter - Terrorism, for the Closed Experts Group Meeting (EGM) on “Assistance and Support for Victims of Terrorism in Asia-Pacific” held at Bangkok, Thailand during 26-28, February 2019 (Key Presenter).

    • Invited Session Chair at the International Symposium on Victimology and Criminal Justice: Global Perspectives held during 8-10 November 2018 at Kanyakumari organized by Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, India.

    • Invited Speaker and Session Chair at the 7th International Conference on Victim Assistance (ICVA) held during 26-27 October 2018 at OP Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India.

    • Invited Speaker on “Neuro-Criminology”, at the Conference on Women Detention and Access to Justice, held on 4-5, October 2018, at Shimla, India organized by Directorate of Prisons and Correctional Services, Himachal Pradesh.

    • Invited Keynote Presenter and Moderator on “Predictive Criminal Profiling”, in the Security Today Knowledge Summit, held on 30th August 2018, at ITC WelcomHotel, Bengaluru, India organized by Security Today Magazine.

  • Session Chair - New Public Management, PPP, Community Policing, Joint National Seminar on Police Structuring – Enhancing Lean and Effective Institution organized by Gujarat National Law University & National Security Advisory Board, Government of India under the aegis of Police Academia Interaction Forum (PAIF) on August 21, 2018 at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.

  • Organizing Chair - International Seminar on Urban Policing: American And Indian Perspectives, August 20, 2018, organized by the Department of Criminology & Department of Police Administration, Raksha Shakti University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat. 

  • Organizing Chair -‘International Workshop on Research Methods in Criminology’, held during 13-14, July 2018 organized by the Department of Criminology, Raksha Shakti University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

  • Session Chair - Crime, Law and Technology, 40th Indian Society of Criminology (ISC) Conference on "Dimensions of crime and criminal justice system: contemporary issues and challenges" held during 19th to 21th January, 2018 at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.

  • Member of the Scientific Committee of the 16th International Symposium of the World Society of Victimology (WSV) to be held at Hong Kong, China during June 10-14, 2018.

  • Invited Plenary Speaker on “Cyber Crime and Cyber Criminology”, in the International Seminar on Criminology and Forensic Science, to held during 15 – 16, December 2017, at University of Calicut, Kerala, India, organized by the Department of Law and Indian Criminology and Forensic Association.

  • Invited Speaker/Session Chair at the 6th International & 10th Biennial Conference of the Indian Society of Victimology, 23-25, February, 2017, at Nirma University, Ahmedabad, organized by the Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

  • Session Chair – Juvenile Delinquency, 18th World Congress of Criminology (International Society of Criminiology), 15-19, December, 2016, at O.P. Jindal Global University, organized by the Jindal Institute of Behavioral Sciences, O.P. Jindal Global University, NCR Delhi, India.

    • Invited Speaker/Session Chair at the 39th All India Criminology Conference of Indian Society of Criminology on 22-24 of September 2016 organized by the National Law University Odisha, Cuttack Odisha, India.

  • Session Chair - Media and Criminal Justice, International Seminar on "Criminal Justice System in India: Need for Systemic Changes", 29-30, July, 2016, at Gujarat Police Academy, Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat, India, organized by the Department of Law, Raksha Shakti University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

  • General Chair (Convener) - Third International Conference of the South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV), 28-29, January, 2016, at Goa, India, organized by the South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV) and Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli.

  • Member of the Academic/Scientific Committee of the International Inter-Disciplinary Conference on Crime Scene: Offender, Victim and Bystander held at the Ariel University, Israel on March, 11-12, 2015.

  • Member of the Scientific Committee of the 6th International conference of the International Juvenile Justice Observatory (IJJO) held at Brussels, Belgium, during December 3-4, 2014.

  • Member of the Scientific Committee of the International conference on: "Who pays the price? Society victims and offenders" held during March 11-12, 2014 at Ariel University, Ariel, Israel.

  • Member of the Program Advisory Committee of the Third (22nd and 23rd November 2012), Fourth (28th and 29th November 2013), Fifth (27th and 28th November 2014), Sixth (November 26 and 27th, 2015) and Seventh (24th and 25th November 2016) Annual Conferences of the Victimology Society of Serbia held at Belgrade, Serbia. 

  • Keynote Speaker at the 15th World Society of Victimology Symposium, organized by WSV, Victims Support Australia, Angelhands Inc. and Australian Institute of Criminology held during 5 – 9, July 2015, at Perth, Australia.

  • Forum Panelist – Challenges to Criminology and Criminal Justice, World Crime Forum-1st Asian Regional Conference - Information Society and Cybercrime: Challenges for Criminology and Criminal Justice, June 20, 2013 at Seoul, Republic of Korea.

  • General Chair (Convener) - Second International Conference of the South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV) 11-13, January, 2013, at Kanyakumari, India, organized by the South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV) and Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli.

  • Discussant - Opening Discussion: Focusing on victims of crime – Comparing crime patterns and improving practice. Researchers’ advice to policy” (11th June 2012, along with Victor Jammers, Policy Director, Victim Support Netherlands, Beatrice Ask, Swedish Minister for Justice, Paula Teixeria da Cruz, the Portugese Minister for Justice, Professor Jan van Dijk, the Netherlands, Professor Vesna Nicolic-Ristanovic, Serbia, and Professor Sandra Walklate, UK) at the Stockholm Criminology Symposium, held during June 11-13, 2012 at Stockholm, Sweden.

  • Session Chair - Victim Perspectives in Asia, Stockholm Criminology Symposium, held during June 11-13, 2012 at Stockholm, Sweden.

  • Session Chair – Cyber crime victimization: Beyond Boundaries, Stockholm Criminology Symposium, held during June 11-13, 2012 at Stockholm, Sweden.

  • Keynote Speaker and Chair of a Workshop “Victimology in the Academy”, at the 14th World Society of Victimology Symposium held during 20 – 24, May 2012, at The Hague, The Netherlands.

  • Organizing Secretary - International Conference on Exploring Linkages between Drug Usage and Criminal Victimization, March 8-10, 2012 at Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India. Organized by the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India in collaboration In Collaboration with National Institute of Social Defence (NISD), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India, New Delhi.

  • Co-Convener - National Symposium on Cyber Crimes: Trends and Issues, 10-11, March, 2011, at Tirunelveli, India, organized by the  Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli.

  • General Chair (Convener) - First International Conference of the South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV) 15-17, January, 2011, at Jaipur, India, organized by the South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV) and Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli.

  • Panelist/Facilitator – Victim Protection, International Conference on “Protecting Children from Sexual Offenders in the Information Technology Era” organized by the International Scientific and Professional Advisory Council of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme (ISPAC), in cooperation with United Nations office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) during December 11- 13, 2009 at Courmeyeur, Mont Blanc, Italy.