Ayyappan Palanissamy - Modern College of Business and Science

Dr. Ayyappan Palanissamy

Lecturer

Faculty of Business & Economics

Areas of Research

Intellectual property law
Corporate Governance
Artificial intelligence
law
cyber laws

Dr. Ayyappan Palanissamy has obtained PhD in Commercial Law from VIT University, India, two post-graduate degrees (LL.M & MHRM), and two undergraduate degrees (LL. B & Psychology) from Pondicherry University, India. Currently, he is a Coordinator for the Commercial Law programs and a faculty teaching commercial law at the Modern College of Business and Science, Oman. He has taught previously in international universities in Malaysia and has 21 years of teaching and research experience in the field of law. His research interests include intellectual property law, artificial intelligence and law, and cyber laws. He is a professional member of the Bar Council of Tamilnadu, India, as well as a member of the International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology (IACSIT), and the International Economics Development and Research Centre (IEDRC). He is a reviewer for the International Journal of Knowledge and Learning published by Inderscience Publishers.

Education

PhD (Law) – VIT School of Law, VIT University, Chennai, India (Year awarded: 2023)

Topic: E-Commerce and Law

M.HRM (Master of Human Resource Management) – PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY (Directorate

of Distance Education), India (Year awarded: 2011), Distance mode of study.

LL.M (Legum Magister) Master of Laws – PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY, India

Specialization in Labour and Administrative Law (2001 – 2003), Full time.
Dissertation: Voluntary arbitration – an effective method of settlement of labour disputes.

B (Legum Baccalaureus) Bachelor of Laws – PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY, India (1998-2001), Full time.

Optional subjects: Law of Taxation, Law of Insurance, Law of Criminology

Bachelor of Arts (PSYCHOLOGY) – PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY, India (1995-1998), Full time

Experience Summary

Modern College of Business and Science, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Lecturer & Academic Programs Coordinator (Commercial Law)
(February 2014 – Present)

Responsible for teaching commercial law courses to UG & PG students.
Coordinating academic programs and curriculum development.
Engaging in research and publication in the field of law.
Organizing and participating in academic conferences and seminars.

Swinburne University of Technology (Sarawak Campus), Malaysia
Lecturer
(September 2006 – January 2014)

Taught Business Law units to international undergraduate students.
Developed innovative teaching and learning strategies.
Engaged in inclusive and evidence-based teaching practices.
Conducted scholarly research on legal topics, published in international journals, and presented papers at international conferences and seminars

INTI International College Sarawak, Malaysia
Lecturer
(September 2003 – August 2006)

Taught Business Law subjects, including commercial, taxation, and contract law, to diploma and bachelor’s degree students in programs affiliated with universities in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand.
Lectured for ACCA (UK) tuition provider at INTI College Sarawak, specializing in Corporate and Business Law subjects.
Lectured for ‘A’ Level Cambridge University (UK) tuition provider at INTI College Sarawak, specializing in law subjects.

Selected Publications

Palanissamy, A., Magd, H., & Kesavamoorthy, R. (2024). Redressal of disputes using online dispute resolution – The way forward. In A. Salman & A. Tharwat (Eds.), Digital governance & security (pp. 71-76). Springer Nature. (Scopus Indexed).
Anfal Issa Mohamed Al Raisi, Palanissamy, A., & Magd, H. (2023). Media law challenges and effects on quality of information – A review. In ICIITB 2022, ACSR 104, pp. 36–46, 2023 Springer Proceedings.
Magd, H., & Palanissamy, A. (2021). E-commerce disputes and digital justice platforms – A developmental perspective – The way forward. Global Business and Management Research: An International Journal (GBMR), 13(3). Universal Publishers, Florida, USA.
Palanissamy, A., & Kesavamoorthy, R. (2020). Web contracting and standardization of standard form contracts in the electronic age. International Journal of Scientific and Technology Research (IJSTR), 9(3). (Scopus Indexed).
Palanissamy, A., & Kesavamoorthy, R. (2019). Automated dispute resolution system (ADRS) – A proposed initial framework for digital justice in online consumer transactions in India. 2nd International Conference on Recent Trends in Advanced Computing “DISRUP-TIV INNOVATION”, November 11 -12, 2019 at VIT University, Chennai. Elsevier Procedia Computer Science, 165C, 495-502. (Scopus Indexed).
Palanissamy, A., & Kesavamoorthy, R. (2019). Digitalization of transactions and consumer protection in wrap contracting. International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology (IJEAT), 8(6). (Scopus Indexed).
Palanissamy, A., & Kesavamoorthy, R. (2019). Legal effect of electronic standard forms and protection of purchasers in e-commerce – A review. 8th International Conference on Law & Society (ICLAS 2019) under theme of “Law in the Digitalization Era”, April 6-7, 2019, at Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Palanissamy, A., & Kesavamoorthy, R. (2019). Consumer dispute resolution in cyberspace – Trends & developments. International Conference on Advances in Business Management and Law (ICABML), Vol 2., ISSN: 2523-6547. Available online at: http://publications.ud.ac.ae/index.php/ICABML

Dr. Ayyappan Palanissamy

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Experience Summary

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