Senior Lecturer – Computer Science
Department of Computer and Information Technology
The University of the West Indies
St. Augustine

Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.
Telephone: 868-662-2002 ext 85395

Email: wayne.goodridge@sta.uwi.edu
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Profile

Dr. Wayne S. Goodridge is a Senior Lecturer in Computer Science in the Department of Computing and Information Technology at The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine. He served as Head of Department from 2019 to 2025. His academic and professional work spans computer networking, network and computer security, systems design, digital watermarking and steganography, wireless and mobile computing, QoS routing, simulation, blockchain-based fintech systems, fake news and deepfake detection, decision-support systems, and applied software engineering. He has supervised doctoral, MPhil, and MSc research in DASH video streaming, mobile ad hoc networks, crime hotspot prediction, e-health, reversible data hiding, SDG knowledge graphs, federated digital twins, password-authentication protocols, and geospatial decision support. He has also contributed to national ICT and cybersecurity policy through engagements with the Integrated Threat Assessment Centre, the Ministry of Digital Transformation, the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards, and industry partners. He is the author of Unlocking the Mysteries of Information Security and has published journal articles, book chapters, conference papers, preprints, and software outputs in networking, security, artificial intelligence, e-health, and software systems.

 

Qualifications

BSc, (The University of the West Indies)
MPhil (The University of the West Indies)
PhD (Dalhousie)
 

Fellowships and Training

Cable and Wireless Scholarship, 2002–2005
Cisco Certified Network Associate
Carnegie Mellon Certified Java Trainer
UWI Certificate in Teaching
Oracle Database Foundations
Tradewinds 2025 Cyber Security Training
NVIDIA Fundamentals of Accelerated Computing with CUDA Python, 2025
NVIDIA Fundamentals of Accelerated Data Science, 2025
NVIDIA Building Real-Time Video AI Applications, 2025/ NVIDIA Getting Started with Deep Learning, 2025
CompTIA Certificate CySA+, 2026

 

Research Interests

Computer Networking
Network and computer security
Systems design and software engineering
Digital watermarking and steganography
Wireless and mobile computing
Quality of Service routing and network optimisation
Blockchain and smart contracts
Artificial intelligence and machine learning applications
Fake news, deepfake and computational social systems
Decision-support systems, simulation, and applied software systems
 

Professional Experience

Senior Lecturer in Computer Science, Department of Computing and Information Technology, The University of the West Indies, 2020–Present
Head of Department, Department of Computing and Information Technology, The University of the West Indies, 2019–2025
Lecturer in Computer Science, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, 2007–2019
Tutor, Barbados Community College, St. Michael, Barbados, 2000–2007
Systems Analyst/Programmer, Systems Caribbean, St. Michael, Barbados, 1999–2000
Tutor, Barbados Community College, St. Michael, Barbados, 1997–1999
System Analyst/Programmer, Land Tax Department, Bridgetown, Barbados, 1995–1997
Network Supervisor, Courts Barbados Limited, Bridgetown, Barbados, 1994–1995

 

Honours and Awards

Cable and Wireless Scholarship, 2002–2005
Best Presentation Award, BIOTC 2023, for Decentralized Vehicle Asset Management System: DeVAM
Best Presenter Award for the SwaRNeT project, The UWI Research Festival and Awards 2023

 

Appointments

Senior Lecturer in Computer Science, Department of Computing and Information Technology, The University of the West Indies, 2020–Present
Head of Department, Department of Computing and Information Technology, The University of the West Indies, 2019–2025
Committee Member, Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards Information Technology Standards Technical Committee, 2023–Present
Co-Editor, Frontiers in Communications and Networks research topic “Emerging Video Streaming Technologies for Future Networks,” 2022
Curriculum Review Lead, Undergraduate BSc Information Technology and Computer Science programmes, 2015
Examination Quality Assurance Chair, 2013–2016
Time Table Representative, 2007–2013
Team Lead, multidisciplinary cybersecurity policy paper on Trinidad and Tobago’s secure digital economy, 2022
Lead/Supervisor, First Citizens Bank DCIT Internship Programme, 2017
Founder/Lead, Computer Connections Unit institutional software initiative during headship

 

Public Service

Contributed telecommunications and ICT frameworks to Trinidad and Tobago’s National Spatial Development Strategy, 2013
Helped design, implement, and supervise the first cohort of the First Citizens Bank DCIT Internship Programme, 2017
Authored and presented “Cyber-Attacks on Critical Infrastructure” for the Integrated Threat Assessment Centre and National Security Council Secretariat, 2019
Contributed ICT resilience and cyber-risk analysis to ITAC COVID-19 national security workshops and reporting, 2020
Served as team lead and principal author of a cybersecurity policy paper on Trinidad and Tobago’s secure digital economy, submitted to the Ministry of Digital Transformation, 2022
Evaluated ISO/IEC standards for national adoption through the TTBS Information Technology Standards Technical Committee, 2023–Present
Represented TTBS at public consultations on ICT standards applicability, implementation, and compliance
Presented “Moving Towards a Secure Digital Economy” at the Global Security Perspectives Symposium, 2023
Showcased the Decentralised Vehicle Asset Management system at the Research in Banking and Finance Business Forum, 2023
Led departmental industry engagement supporting partnerships with Oracle, Red Hat, Huawei, NVIDIA, and paid internship placements

 

Courses Taught

COMP 2602 Computer Networks
COMP 3606 Wireless and Mobile Computing
COMP 6404 Advanced Computer Networking
COMP 6801 Network and Computer Security
COMP 3950 Modeling and Simulation
COMP 2604 Information System Security
COMP 6300 Advanced Internet Technologies
INFO 3440 Software Engineering
INFO 2400 Information Systems Development
COMP 2500 Object Oriented Programming

 

Research Projects

RDI Fund for Disaster Mobile Management AdHoc Project, Principal Investigator, 2020–2025
Blockchain Distribution Apps for Vehicle Loan Management, Principal Investigator, CIBC-funded project, 2021–2022
AgriNeTT: Agriculture Knowledge ePortal for intelligent decision support in crop and livestock enterprise management, Team Member, 2013–2016
Mobile App to Support the Teaching and Learning of Haematology, Principal Investigator, 2017
MI-HMM-MAP: Software for Crime Forecasting in the Space-Time Series, source code publication, 2024
Aki License Management System for copyright and licensing organizations in Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, and the OECS
Aki Royalty Management System for music royalty distribution
Online Student Application System for Barbados educational institutions
Timetabling software for universities and schools
Computer Connections Unit institutional software platforms, including Document Review Platform, BeUWI, and Alumni Giving Platform

 

Graduate Students

Devon Robertson, PhD, completed 2025: Hidden Markov Models to predict criminal hot spots in Trinidad
Amit Ramkissoon, PhD, completed 2024: Fake news detection in infrastructureless social networks
Salys Sultan, PhD, completed 2020: Mobile technologies for Type 2 diabetes self-management
Koffka Khan, PhD, completed 2019: Robin-Hood framework for household DASH players
Andrew Rudder, PhD, completed 2016: Reversible data hiding in the VQ-compressed domain
Koffka Khan, MPhil, completed 2014: M-AOMDV routing protocol

 

Grants

RDI Fund for Disaster Mobile Management AdHoc Project, PI, 2020–2025
CIBC Grant for Blockchain Distribution Apps for Vehicle Loan Management, PI, 2021–2022
AgriNeTT: Agriculture Knowledge ePortal, Team Member, RDI, 2013–2016
Mobile App to Support the Teaching and Learning of Haematology, PI, Campus Research and Publication Fund, 2017

 

Journal Reviewer

The Industrial Engineering and Management Journal, 2022
Online Social Networks and Media, 2022
International Journal of Computer and Information Technology, 2022

 

 

Selected Publications

 

2026

 

Journal Article

Khan, K., Goodridge, W. (2026). FLAIR: Federated Learning via Adaptive Influence and Resource Coordination. IEEE Transactions on Multimedia. DOI: 10.1109/TMM.2026.3673560
 

2025

 

Journal Article

K. Khan, W. Goodridge, and W. Elibox, “A functional RNA–based and curvature-aware learning framework for federated optimization,” Neurocomputing (Elsevier), vol. 652, Art. no. 131045, Nov. 1, 2025, doi: 10.1016/j.neucom.2025.131045.
 

Articles/Chapters in Books

Amit Neil Ramkissoon, Vijayanandh Rajamanickam, and Wayne Goodridge, “Internet of Things (IoT) for advanced photovoltaics technology”, Advanced Materials and Technologies for Photovoltaics, Elsevier, ISBN: 978-0-44-329250-7, eBook ISBN: 978-0-44-329251-4, 2025. 
 

2024

 

Journal Article

Amit Neil Ramkissoon, Vijayanandh Rajamanickam, and Wayne Goodridge, “Developing a Feature Set from Scene and Texture Features for Detecting Neural Texture Videos Using Boosted Decision Trees”, The Review of Socionetwork Strategies, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12626-024-00165-3.
 

2023

 

Journal Article

K. Khan, Wayne Goodridge. Comparative study of One-Shot Learning in Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP : A Taxonomy-Based Analysis, International Journal of Advanced Networking and Applications, 15(01):5822-5830, 2023.
 

Conference Proceedings

Amit Neil Ramkissoon, Vijayanandh Rajamanickam, and Wayne Goodridge, “Fake Face2Face Video Detection Using a Novel Scene and Texture Based Feature Set”, 2023 Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, & Applied Computing (CSCE), Las Vegas, NV, USA, 2023, pp. 1922-1928, doi: 10.1109/CSCE60160.2023.00317.
Amit Neil Ramkissoon, Vijayanandh Rajamanickam, and Wayne Goodridge, “A Feature Set for Neural Texture Video Detection Based on Scenes and Textures”, 2023 IEEE International Conference on Data Mining Workshops (ICDMW), Shanghai, China, 2023, pp. 1604-1611, doi: 10.1109/ICDMW60847.2023.10494019.
 

2020

 

Journal Article

Khan, K., Goodridge, W. QoE evaluation of dynamic adaptive streaming over HTTP (DASH) with promising transport layer protocols. CCF Transactions on Networking, 3 (3-4), 245–260 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42045-020-00047-6 
K. Khan and W. Goodridge, "Reinforcement Learning in DASH," International Journal of Intelligent Systems and Applications, 11, no. 5: 4386-4392, 2020.
 

2019

 

Journal Article

Khan, K. and Goodridge, W., 2019. “B-DASH: Broadcast-based Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP.” International Journal of Autonomous and Adaptive Communications Systems, 12 (1): 50-74.
Khan, K. and Goodridge, W., “S-MDP: Streaming with Markov Decision Processes.” IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, Vol. 21, No. 8, pp. 2012-2025, Aug 2019. DOI: 10.1109/TMM.2019.2892304
Khan K., W. Goodridge. (2019) What happens when stochastic adaptive video streaming players share a bottleneck link? International Journal of Advanced Networking and Applications 10, no. 6: 4054-4060.
Khan K., W. Goodridge. (2019) Variants of the Constrained Bottleneck LAN Edge Link in Household Networks. International Journal of Advanced Networking and Applications 10, no. 5: 4035-4044.
Khan K., W. Goodridge. (2019) A Survey of Network-based Security Attacks. International Journal of Advanced Networking and Applications 10, no. 5: 3981-3989.
Khan K., W. Goodridge. (2019) Collaborative methods to reduce the disastrous effects of the overlapping ON problem in DASH. International Journal of Advanced Networking and Applications 11, no. 2: 4236-4243.
Khan K., W. Goodridge (2019) Performance of Q-Learning algorithms in DASH. International Journal of Advanced Networking and Applications 10, no. 5: 4190-4197.
 

2018

 

Journal Article

Khan, K. and Goodridge, W., "Bandwidth Estimation Techniques for Relative ‘Fair’ Sharing in DASH." International Journal of Advanced Networking and Applications 9, no. 6 (2018): 3607-3615.
K. Khan and W. Goodridge,  QoE in DASH. (2018) Int. J. of Adv. Networking and Applications, Volume 09, Issue 04 Pages 3515-3522 (2018). [Impact Factor :3.462 SJIF Impact Value)]
Khan, K. and Goodridge, W., "QoE in DASH." International Journal of Advanced Networking and Applications 9, no. 4 (2018): 3515-3522.
Khan, K. and Goodridge, W., "Link-and Node-Disjoint Evaluation of the Ad Hoc on Demand Multi-path Distance Vector (AOMDV) Routing Protocol in Wireless Sensor Networks." Int. J. Advanced Networking and Applications 10, no. 01 (2018): 3674-3686.
Khan, K. and Goodridge, W., "What happens when adaptive video streaming players compete in time-varying bandwidth conditions?" Int. J. Advanced Networking and Applications 10, no. 01 (2018): 3704-3712.
Khan, K. and Goodridge, W., A DASH survey: the ON-OFF traffic problem and contemporary solutions. Computer Sciences and Telecommunications (2018) 1 (53), 3-20.
 

2017

 

Book

Goodridge W. (2017). Unlocking the Mysteries of Information Security. Charleston, SC: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (206 pages).
 

Journal Article

Khan, K. and Goodridge, W., 2017. “Markov Decision Processes for bitrate harmony in adaptive video streaming.” In Future Technologies Conference (FTC), IEEE, 949-955
Khan, K. and Goodridge, W., "Machine learning in Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH)." International Journal of Advanced Networking and Applications 9, no. 3 (2017): 3461-3468.
Khan, K. and Goodridge, W., "Server-based and Network-assisted Solutions for Adaptive Video Streaming." International Journal of Advanced Networking and Applications 9, no. 3 (2017): 3432-3442.
Khan, K. and Goodridge, W., "SAND and Cloud-based Strategies for Adaptive Video Streaming." International Journal of Advanced Networking and Applications 9, no. 3 (2017): 3400-3410.
K. Khan and W. Goodridge, “Multi-criterion Decision Making and Adaptation for Multi-Path Video Streaming”. WSNs. Int. J. of Adv. Networking and Applications, Volume 09, Issue 02, pp 3376-3381, 2017.
 

Conference Proceedings

Khan, K. and Goodridge, W., 2017. “Markov Decision Processes for bitrate harmony in adaptive video streaming.” In Future Technologies Conference (FTC), IEEE, 949-955
 

2016

 

Journal Article

Wayne Goodridge. “Sensitivity Analysis Using Simple Additive Weighting Method,” International Journal of Intelligent Systems & Applications. May, 2016, Vol. 8 Issue 5, p27-33. 7p.
W. Goodridge, M. Bernard, R. Jordan, R. Rampersad, “Intelligent Diagnosis of Diseases in Plants Using a Hybrid Multi-Criteria Decision Making Technique”. In Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, Volume 133, pp. 80-87, 2016.
 

2015

 

Journal Article

K. Khan and W. Goodridge, "Energy Aware Ad Hoc On-Demand Multipath Distance Vector Routing". I.J. Intelligent Systems and Applications, 2015, 07, 50-56. [Impact Factor: 0.1, Citations: 2]
K. Henderson, and W. Goodridge. “An Intelligent Web-Based Application for Academic Advising.” IJACSA International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, Vol. 6, No. 8, 2015 [Impact Factor: 1.32]
K. Khan and W. Goodridge, “Fault Tolerant Multi-Criteria Multi-Path Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks”. I.J. Intelligent Systems and Applications, 06 pp 55-63, 2015. [Impact Factor: 0.1, Citations: 1]
 

2014

 

Journal Article

A. Thompson, W. Goodridge, "Bus Coming: Description and Evaluation of Bus Tracking System for Rural Areas", International Journal of Innovative Science, Engineering & Technology, vol. 1, no. 5, 2014
D. T. Kieu, A. Rudder, W. Goodridge, “A Reversible Steganographic Scheme for VQ Indices Based on Locally Adaptive Coding”, In Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation, Volume 25, Issue 6, pp 1378-1386, 2014,  [SCI, Impact Factor: 1.195, 4 Citations]
K. Khan and W. Goodridge, "Impact of Multipath Routing on WSN Security Attacks."  I.J. Intelligent Systems and Applications: Volume 06 pp 72-78, 2014. [Impact Factor: 0.1, Citations: 2]
 

2013

 

Journal Article

A. Rudder, W. Goodridge, and S. Mohammed. "Using BIAS Optimization for Reversible Data Hiding Using Image Interpolation." International Journal International Journal of Network Security & Its Applications (2013).
Crosby H., W. Goodridge and A. Rudder. March (2013) "Paperless Transfer of Medical Images: Storing Patient Data in Medical Images." GSTF International Journal on Computing, Vol 3 No 1.
 

2012

 

Journal Article

Khan K., W. Goodridge and D. Ragbir (2012) "Security in Wireless Sensor Networks."  Global Journal of Computer Science and Technology, Network, Web & Security: Volume 12 Issue 16 Version 1.0 Year 2012 Online ISSN: 0975-4172 & Print ISSN: 0975-4350.
 

Conference Proceedings

A. Thompson, W. Goodridge, “Bus Coming: A Service for Tracking Buses in Rural Areas based on Passenger Locations”. GEO Processing 2012: The Fourth International Conference on Advanced Geographic Information Systems, Applications, and Services, ISBN: 978-1-61208-178-6, Valencia, Spain, February, 2012, pp.23-27.
 

2011

 

Journal Article

Goodridge, W. 2011. Examining a new Decision Making Technique and its application to the Software Procurement Process. Cyber Journals: Multidisciplinary Journals in Science and Technology, Journal of Selected Areas in Software Engineering (JSSE),January Edition, 2011.
 

2010

 

Invited Talks and Presentations

Goodridge W. (2010) Reducing Student Clashes in University and College Schedules, Ministry of Education Barbados, Higher Education Unit.
 

Journal Article

Sivakumar, S., W. Goodridge, W. Robertson and W. Phillips (March 2010) Multiple optimization of network carrier and traffic flow goals using a heuristic routing decision system, IGI Global: Intelligent Quality of Service Technologies and Network Management: Models for Enhancing Communication (113-137).
 

Conference Presentations

W. Goodridge and E. Jack. Reducing Student Clashes in University and College Schedules, 2nd International Conference on Higher Education (ICHE). Barbados, October 17-20, 2010
 

2004

 

Articles Published in Peer-Reviewed Journals

Peter, H. and Goodridge, W., “Integrating two Artificial Intelligence theories in a Medical Diagnosis Application”. In Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations, M. Bramer & V. Devedzic (eds), Kluwer Academic Publishers (2004), pp 11-23. [Citations: 10]
Goodridge, W., Robertson, W., Phillips, W., and Sivakumar, S., “Multiple metric QoS in differentiated services networks using preference functions measurement concepts”, in ICOIN 2004, vol. 3090 of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pp. 390-399, Springer, 2004.
 

1999

 

Articles Published in Peer-Reviewed Journals

Goodridge, W., Peter, H. and Abayomi, A., “The Case Based Neural Network Model and its use in Medical Expert Systems”. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence; W. Horn et al. (Eds): AIMDM’99, LNAI 1620, pp. 232-236, Springer, 1999.
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