Sukhwant Sagar
Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
Department:
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Email: sksagar@yorku.ca
Bio
Dr. Sukhwant Sagar is an Assistant Professor in the Teaching Stream (CLA) within the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at York University. She earned her PhD in Information Technology from the University of Salford (UK), MSc in Software Systems from BITS Pilani (India), and a B.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering from Punjab Technical University (India). With over 22 years of experience teaching and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students in Computer Science and Software Engineering, Dr. Sagar brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to her role.
Dr. Sagar designs and delivers courses in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Cybersecurity. Before joining York University, she taught at Durham College, where she served as the Program Coordinator for the Cybersecurity Graduate Certificate program. In this capacity, she played a pivotal role in developing comprehensive educational programs and fostering collaborations with industry partners. Additionally, Dr. Sagar has taught as a sessional professor in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Ontario Tech University.
Dr. Sagar is actively involved in academic and industry initiatives. She serves as a reviewer for Mitacs Accelerate research proposals, assessing projects by graduate and PhD students. She was invited to participate in the Waterloo Security Dialogue roundtable discussion, organized by CIGI (Centre for International Governance Innovation) and Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst, to address the cybersecurity talent shortage in Canada. Dr. Sagar has also been appointed as a third-party assessor by the Ministry of Colleges and Universities, PARIS: Program Approval & Registration Information System, to evaluate cybersecurity programs developed by private colleges.
Her contributions extend to advisory roles, including serving on the advisory board for the International Conference on Recent Trends in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (ICRTAIDS-2024). Dr. Sagar has been a speaker at several prestigious events and forums, such as Canadian Women in Cybersecurity, the CISO Forum, the ISC² Toronto Chapter, the Public Sector Network, and other technology-focused conferences.
Committed to continuous professional growth, Dr. Sagar is an AWS Certified Cloud Developer Associate and holds certifications as a Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Microsoft Azure Cloud Practitioner, AWS Cloud Practitioner, and Accredited Educator. She remains current with advancements in her field through memberships in professional organizations such as ACM, IEEE, ISTE, and CSI.
Research Interests
- Software Engineering
- Software Design
- Cybersecurity and Privacy
- Computer Science Education
- Information Security
- Network Monitoring and Pen Testing
- Ethical Hacking
- Computer Forensics
- Artificial Intelliegence
Selected Publications
- Sagar, S.K., Oladinrin, O.T., Arif, M., Kaushik, A. and Islam, R. (2023), "Impact of trust in virtual project teams: structural equation modelling approach", Construction Innovation, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/CI-03-2023-0039, Emerald Publishing Limited
- Sagar, S.K., Oladinrin, O.T., Arif, M.and Rana, M.Q.(2023), "Interpretive structural model of trust factors in construction virtual project teams", Construction Innovation, Vol. 23 No. 1, pp. 248-264. https://doi.org/10.1108/CI-09-2021-0179, Emerald Publishing Limited
- Sagar, S.K., Arif, M., Oladinrin, O.T.and Rana, M.Q.(2022), "Challenges negating virtual construction project team performance in the Middle East", Built Environment Project and Asset Management, Vol. 12 No. 4, pp. 613-629. https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-08-2021-0104, Emerald Publishing Limited
- Sagar SK, Arif M, Oladinrin OT, Rana MQ (2021) Exploring Factors Affecting Trust in Construction Virtual Project Teams. J Archit Eng Tech 10: 254.
- Kaur, V. Akre and M. Arif, "SMART project management for SMART cities: Analyzing critical factors affecting trust among Virtual Project Teams," 2019 Sixth HCT Information Technology Trends (ITT), Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, 2019, pp. 65-72. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9075131
- Sukhwant Kaur, Dhruv Verma, Trishna Thrinath (2017) “Easy Glass: Implementation of Optimized Glass Technology Using Integrated Fingerprint and Touch-Screen Sensors” in International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), ISSN (Online): 2319-7064, Volume 6 Issue 2, February 2017. DOI: 10.21275/ART2017588
- Sukhwant Kaur, Mohammed Arif, Vishwesh Akre (2016), “Effect of Social Media on Trust in Virtual Project Teams of Construction Sector in Middle East” in IFIP International Federation for Information Processing 2016, Published by Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016. I3E 2016, LNCS 9844, pp. 419–429, 2016. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-45234-0_38.
- Sukhwant Kaur, Trishna Thrinath, Sachin Jangir, Dhruv Verma (2014), “Dragon Voice: Implementing Chirognomy Using Text and Speech Recognition Techniques” in International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science and Software Engineering, Volume 4, Issue 11, pp- 93-99, November 2014 ISSN: 2277 128X.
- Megha Satish, Sukhwant Kaur, S.K. Pandey (2014), “Implementation of Radio Frequency Identification Technology in accessing information in Hospitals, IJRET”: International journal of Research in Engineering and Technology, Vol 3, Issue11, November 2014 eISSN: 2319-1163 pISSN: 2321-7308
- Sukhwant Kaur, Mritunjay Ojha, Anand Pardeshi (2012),” Implementation of Multiplayer Bluetooth Memory Game for Mobile Phones” in International Journal of Information and Electronics Engineering, Vol. 2, No. 5, PP 817-820, September 2012 ISSN:2010-3719 DOI: 7763/IJIEE.2012.V2.216. The paper is indexed in Google Scholar, Electronic Journals Library, Engineering & Technology Digital Library, Crossref and ProQuest, DOAJ, Ei (INSPEC, IET).
- Sukhwant Kaur, Mritunjay Ojha, Anand Pardeshi (2012),” Implementation Issues for Developing Credit Card software for mobile phones” in International Journal of Information and Electronics Engineering, Vol. 2, No. 5, PP 821-824, September 2012, ISSN: 2010-3719 DOI: 10.7763/IJIEE.2012.V2.215. The paper is indexed in Google Scholar, Electronic Journals Library, Engineering & Technology Digital Library, Crossref and ProQuest, DOAJ, Ei (INSPEC, IET).
- Sukhwant Kaur, Pati, Sandhya; Lotlikar, Trupti; Cheryl, R.; Jagdish, T.; Abhijeet, D. (2011) “Implementation Results of Search Photo and Topographic Information Retrieval at a Location” in International Journal of Advances in Engineering & Technology (IJAET) ISSN: 2231-1963, pp- 227-235 Vol 1 Issue 5, November 2011. Impact Factor: 1.56. The paper is indexed in Indexed by Ei Compendex (Elsevier), Scopus (Elsevier), INSPEC (IET).
- Kiruthika, Sukhwant Kaur, K.V. Santhilata(2009) “Metrics for Web Application Development” in International Conference on Software Technology and Engineering ICSTE '09, organized by IACSIT Chennai on 24 -26 July 2009, ISBN: 978-9-814 2-8724-1, pp-282-286, DOI: 10.1142/9789814289986_0052 The paper is Indexed in Thomson ISI.
Courses Taught
Graduate Level:
- Information Security
- Network Monitoring and Penetration Testing
- Computer Forensics
- Data Structures and Algorithms
- Linux and C programming
- Operating System and Scripting Language
- Quality Assurance and Software Testing
- Hacking and Exploits
Undergraduate Level:
- Advanced Object-Oriented Concepts
- Software Tools
- Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
- Introduction to Programming
- Object Oriented Programming
- Data Structures
- Design and Analysis of Algorithms
- Introduction to Software Development
- Software Engineering
- Cloud Computing Fundamentals
- System Software and Operating System
- Emerging Technologies
- Object-oriented analysis and design using UML
- Programming Foundations: Python
- Software Design and Analysis
- Principles of Software and Requirements Engineering
- Image processing
- Computer Networks and Security
- Advanced PowerShell scripting
- Event Driven programming using Java
- Computer Organization and Design
- Digital Image Processing
- Software Testing and Automation
- Emerging Technologies