Sam Goundar

Sam Goundar is an International Academic having taught at 13 different universities in 11 different countries with over 30 plus years of teaching and research experience in universities and tertiary institutions. At the moment, he is also a Visiting Professor of Data Science at SRM University, Chennai, India. He is a former Adjunct Professor of Information Technology (2021-2023) at The University of Fiji, Lautoka, Fiji and a former Affiliate Professor of Information Technology (2016-2020) at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, Peru. He was a Senior Lecturer in ICT at British University Vietnam, Senior Lecturer in IS at The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, and University of Waikato, New Zealand. He was a Research Fellow at the United Nations University. He was invited as a Visiting Professor and Researcher at Hassan 1^st University, Morocco (June-July 2019) and Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia (June-July 2018).

Awards & recognition:
- 2020 Deans Award for Excellence in Research (British University Vietnam)
- Emerging Leader for the Digital World

Industry Experience
- IT Advisor/Consultant for Fiji Government
- Editor-in-Chief of 3 International Journals

Employment History:
- British University Vietnam, Vietnam
- The University of the South Pacific, Fiji
- Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
- University of Waikato, New Zealand
- United Nations University, Macau
- The University of Fiji, Fiji