Education

• B.Tech. (Aero) - IIT Madras, 1982
• M.S. (Aero) - Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, 1984
• Ph.D. - Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, 1988

Professional Experience

• HAL Chair Professor, IIT Madras 2016 on
• Head, Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Madras, 2018 – 2019
• Registrar (officiating), IIT Madras 2017 – 2018
• Dean (Administration), IIT Madras, 2011 – 2017
• Head, Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Madras, 2009 – 2011
• Professor, IIT Madras, 2004 – present
• Visiting Professor, Wichita State University, USA, 2004 – 2005
• Head, Computer Centre, IIT Madras, 1998 – 2001
• Associate Professor, IIT Madras, 1996 – 2004
• Assistant Professor, IIT Madras, 1995 – 1996
• Visiting Faculty IIT Madras, 1994 – 1995
• Assistant Professor, Wichita State University, USA, 1991 – 1994
• Post Doctoral Fellow, Georgia Tech, 1988 – 1991
• Graduate Research Assistant (1/2 time), Georgia Tech, 1984 – 1988
• Graduate Research Assistant (1/3 time), Georgia Tech, 1982 – 1984

Research Interests

• parallel and distributed computing
• fracture mechanics
• composite materials