Prakash Srivastava (Member, IEEE) received the M.E. degree in computer science and engineering from NITTTR Chandigarh, India, and the Ph.D. degree in computer science and engineering from the MMM University of Technology, Gorakhpur (previously affiliated to AKTU Lko), in 2017, under TEQIP II. He is currently an Associate Professor with the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Dehradun, India. Prior to this assignment, he was with the KIET Group of Institutions, Ghaziabad, Amity University Noida, and Invertis University, Bareilly. He has published a large number of various research papers in reputed international journals and conferences of high repute. His research interests include computer networks, mobile ad-hoc networks, QoS, and cloud computing and data.