Karanjit S. Siyan is Vice President of R&D for Higher Technology, a professional services company based in Hamden, Connecticut. He has authored international seminars on Solaris & SunOS, TCP/IP networks, PC Network Integration, Windows NT, Novell networks, and Expert Systems using Fuzzy Logic. He teaches advanced technology seminars in the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Far East. Dr. Siyan has published articles in Dr. Dobbs Journal, The C Users Journal, Databased Advisor, research journals, and he is actively involved in Internet research. Karanjit has worked with computer networks for Unix, NetWare, Windows NT/Windows 2000, OS/2, and computer languages such as C/C++, Java, Pascal, LISP, Prolog, Algol, Ada, MSL, PL/1, Jovial, CMS-2, PL/SQL, Perl, and VBS for many years. He has written compilers for a number of these languages. Karanjit holds a Ph.D in Computer Science, a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and a Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering. He is a member of IEEE and ACM, and his career achievements are recorded in Marquis' Who's Who in the World, Who is Who in America, Who's Who in Finance and Industry, and Who's Who in Science and Engineering.
Before working as an independent consultant, Karanjit worked as a senior member of technical staff at ROLM Corporation, and as a software developer and technical manager on numerous projects. As part of his consulting work, Karanjit has written a number of custom compiler and operating system development tools. His interests include UNIX, NetWare, Windows NT/Windows 2000, and OS/2 networks and Oracle database servers. He is actively involved in the application of many computer science disciplines such as computer networks, operating systems, programming languages, databases, expert systems, and computer security. Dr. Siyan holds certification credentials for a number of commercial operating system products, and has written numerous books.