- - Big Data: A Game Changer for Insurance Industry (Emerald Studies in Finance, Insurance, and Risk Management, 6)

Prof Kiran Sood is Professor at Chitkara Business School, Chitkara University, Punjab, India. She has received her Undergraduate and PG degrees in Commerce from Panjab University respectively in 2002 and 2004. She earned her Master of Philosophy degree in 2008 and Doctor of Philosophy in Commerce with a concentration on Product Portfolio Performance of General Insurance companies in 2017 from Panjabi University, Patiala, India. Before joining Chitkara University in July 2019, Kiran has served four organisations with a total experience of 18 years. She has published various articles in various journals and presented papers in various international conferences. She serves as an Editor of the refereed journal, particularly the IJBST International Journal of BioSciences and Technology and International Journal of Research Culture Society.

Dr Rajesh Kumar Dhanaraj is a Professor in the School of Computing Science and Engineering at Galgotias University, Greater Noida, India. He received the B.E. degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the Anna University Chennai, India in 2007 and the M.Tech from the Anna University Coimbatore, India in 2010 and Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from Anna University, Chennai, India, in 2017. He has contributed 25+ Authored and Edited books on various technologies, 21 Patents and 53 articles and papers in various refereed journals and international conferences and contributed chapters to the books. His research interests include Machine Learning, Cyber-Physical Systems and Wireless Sensor Networks. He is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), member of the Computer Science Teacher Association (CSTA); and International Association of Engineers (IAENG). He is an Expert Advisory Panel Member of Texas Instruments Inc USA.

Dr Balamurugan Balusamy is Professor in the School of Computing Science and Engineering at Galgotias University, India. His research focusses on blockchain and IoT. He has published 30 technology books and over 150 journal and conference papers and book chapters. He serves on the Advisory Committee for several start-ups and forums and does consultancy work for the industry on industrial IoT. He has given over 175 talks at events and symposiums. He holds a PhD degree in Investigations of cloud computing access control techniques from VIT University, Vellore, India.

Prof Simon Grima is the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy, Associate Professor and the Head of the Department of Insurance and Risk Management which he set up in 2015 and started and coordinates the MA and MSc Insurance and Risk Management degrees together with the Undergrad degree in Insurance. Simon is also a Professor at the University of Latvia, Faculty of Business, Management and Economics and a visiting Professor at UNICATT Milan. He served as the President of the Malta Association of Risk Management (MARM) and President of the Malta Association of Compliance Officers (MACO) between 2013 and 2015, and between 2016 and 2018 respectively. Moreover, he is the chairman of the Scientific Education Committee of the Public Risk Management Organization (PRIMO). His research focus is on Governance, Regulations and Internal Controls and has over 30 years of experience varied between Financial Services, academia and public entities. He has acted as co-chair and is a member of the scientific program committee on some international conferences and is a chief editor, editor and review editor of some Journals and Book Series. He has been awarded outstanding reviewer for Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance in the 2017 Emerald Literati Awards. Moreover, Simon acts as an Independent Director for Financial Services Firms, sits on Risk, Compliance, Procurement, Investment and Audit Committees and carries out duties as a Compliance Officer, Internal Auditor and Risk Manager.