CURRICULUM  VITAE  OF  K. SOMASUNDARAM

 

 

 

 

 

I.    Present Position

 

Professor & Head

Department of Computer Science & Applications

                             and

Head, Computer Centre

Gandhigram Rural University

Gandhigram – 624 302

Tamil Nadu, India.

Phone: 91-451-2452371 to 376(O)

e-mail: somasundaramk@yahoo.com

 

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II.    Educational Qualifications

 

 

Degree                University                  Year of Passing   % of marks           

                                                               

       Ph.D.             Indian Institute of Science,         1984                  --                                                       

                            Bangalore.

 

       P.G.D.C.M.    Madurai Kamaraj University,      1989           I Class

                             Madurai.                                                       

 

       M.Sc              Madras University, Madras.       1976           I Class

                            

       B.Sc.             Madras University, Madras.       1974           I Class

                                                                                           First Rank in 

                                                                                           a class of 60

 

 

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III.  Teaching and Research Experience

 

          1. Teaching  :      Undergraduate -  32 years

                                       Postgraduate   -  23 years

 

          2. Research  :     

  • 8  Years in the field of Image Processing and Compression,

  • 24 Years in Computational Method,Astrophysics, Theoretical Physics,

  • 12 Years in PC-Based and Microprocessor based instrumentation.

           

          3. Software Development       

 

 

 

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IV. Workshops / Trainings conducted

 

1.   Conducted Training on Use of Internet to Non-Teaching Staff, Gandhigram Rural Institute,

     April 2005 (8 batches), 2006 (2 batches)

 

2.   Conducted Training on use of Computers to Professor, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram, Dec. 2004.

 

3.   Conducted 3 days workshop on "Information Technology for Rural Development", 27th to 29th March 2002, Gandhigram.

 

4.   Conducted Employment Oriented Desk Top Publishing (DTP) training to two batches of rural youth.

 

5.   Conducted Computer Training programmes (2 batches) for personnel from DANIDA.

 

6.   Conducted Computer Raining Programmes for personnel from Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board, for 19 batches under Indian Training Network (ITN) sponsored by Govt, of India,  1998 - 1999.

 

7.   Joint organizer, for UGC sponsored,  15 days workshop on “Computer Oriented Operations Research for Rural Development”, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram, 1985.   

 

 

 

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V.  Projects undetaken

 

1.   DST sponsored Project on “Studies on modeling for stochastic differential equations and their optimal control using Neural Networks, Genetic Programming and Simulink approaches”, Co-Principal Investigator, July, 2008–2011.

 

2.   Multimedia for Teaching, sponsored by Association of Commonwealth Universities, 1999.

  

3.   UGC sponsored Minor Research Project on “PC-Based Spectral Analyzer”, 1995-96.

 

4.   DST sponsored project on ‘Study of MHD Surface Waves on Solar Atmosphere’, 1993-1997.

 

 

 

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VI.  Experience in Establishing Laboratories/Department

    

1.   Established an Internet Browsing Centre at Gandhigram Rural University, Sep. 2006, at a cost of Rs.28 lakhs, funded by UGC, Sept. 2006.

 

2.   Established a Centre for E-Content Development and Training, in Gandhigram Rural University at a cost of 50 lakhs, funded by UGC, Sept. 2006.

 

3.   Established a Fiber Optic based Campus LAN in Gandhigram Rural Institute, 2003.

 

4.   Proposed & Established a Department of Computer Science and Applications, in Gandhigram Rural Institute, 1996.

 

5.   Proposed and got sanction from UGC to upgrade the Computer Centre at Gandhigram Rural Institute, at a cost of 20 lakhs in 1996.

 

6.   Proposed, planned and obtained sanction from UGC to establish a Computer Centre at Gandhigram Rural Institute, at a cost of 12.5  lakhs in 1989, with 16 personnel, in 1989.

 

7.   Established Computing Facility with a PC and a PC-XT for the first time in GRI, in the Department of Physics in 1987.

 

8.   Designed and started a part-time Certificate Course on FORTRAN Programming for the first time in Gandhigram Rural Institute (GRI), 1986.

 

 

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VII.  Experience in Starting New Courses/Programmes

 

1.   Designed and started M.Sc.-IT(Self  supporting)  Course in Gandhigram Rural Institute, 2000.

 

2.   Designed curriculum for Certificates on Computer Programming, Office Automation, Desk Top Publishing.

 

3.   Proposed, developed curriculum and started MCA Course (AICTE approved) in GRI, in 1995.

 

4.   Actively involved in developing curriculum for Diploma in Electronics and Communication Engineering in GRI 1992.

 

5.   Developed curriculum and started P.G.D.C.A course in GRI in 1990.

 

6.   Actively involved in developing curriculum and setting up laboratory for M.Sc. Applied Physics in GRI, 1987.

 

 

 

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VIII.  Involvement in Institute Development

 

1.    Involved in preparing documents and presentation material for "University with Potential for Excellence" for Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram , 2003.

 

2.    Involved in preparing presentation material for NAAC visit, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Nov. 2001.

 

3.    Involved in preparing presentation materials for Xth Plan Requirement for UGC, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram.

 

 

 

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IX.  Administrative Experience

 

1.   Director, Placement Bureau, Gandhigram Rural University, Gandhigram since, March, 2008

 

2.   Member, Interim Administrative Committee, Gandhigram Rural University, July 2007 – July 2008.

 

3.   Dean, Faculty of Rural Oriented Sciences, Gandhigram Rural Institute, July 2005 - July 2008.

 

4.   Dean, Students Affairs, G.R.I., from 1999 to 2002.

 

5.   Liaison Officer, SC/ST Cell, G.R.I., 2001.         

 

6.   Director,  New Resource Centre, G.R.I. since, May 2001.

 

7.   Co-ordinator M.Sc.IT Programme, since July 2000.

 

8.   Served as Warden for 8 years for the U.G. boys hostel in GRI from 1989-1996.

 

9.   Head,  Department of Computer Science and Applications since 1995.

 

10. Head, Computer Centre since 1989.

 

 

 

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X.    Involvement Extension Activities

 

1.    Village Extension work in the following villages

·             Anaipatti - January,  1998.

·             Sundarapuri - August,  1999.

·             Kathiranampatty - January, 1999.

·             Narasingapuram  Aug. 1999, Jan.2000 & Aug. 2000.

·             Ulagampatti - January 2001.

·             Pappanampatti - May 2001.

·             Kannivadi - August 2001.

·             Alamarathupatti – Jan. 2002, Aug. 2002, 2005, 2006.

·             Athoor - August 2003.

·             Ma.Mu. Koviloor - October 2003.

·             T. Vadugapatti - August 2004. 

·             Anumantharayankottai, October 2007

·             Karisalpatty, October 2008.

 

2.   Established IT Enabled Village Information Centre, Alamarathupatti, Dindigul District, 2002.

 

3.   Participated in University at Village Door Steps at  Kariampatti, Kondamanikanpatty, Anaipatti and Rathnapuri.

 

4.   Involved in Computer Awareness programme to Rural School Children, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998.

 

5.   Involved in organizing Radio Assembly & Servicing, for youths, at Kondamanaickanpatti, 1985.

 

 

 

 

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XI.  Foreign Countries Visited

      

1.   Hungary, May 2006.

 

2.   Australia, Edith Cowan University, Perth, February - June 1999.

 

3.   Singapore, 1999.

 

4.   Italy, International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, May - June 1987.

 

 

 

 

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XII.    Research Guidance

 

          Ph.D.   :      Degree Awarded           :           5

                                       Guiding                 :         10

 

          M.Phil. :      Degree Awarded            :         15

                                       Guiding                 :           4

 

 

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XIII. Membership in Scientific Bodies / Association

 

Life Member,  Indian Society for Technical Education, New Delhi.

 

Member, World Enformatika Society (www.enformatika.org)

 

 

 

 

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XIV.  Membership in Academic Bodies

 

 

1.      Member, Board of Studies in Computer Science, Kerala University, Trivandrum. 2005 – 2008.

 

2.      Member, Board of Studies, Bharathidasan University, Trichy. 2005-2008.

 

3.      Chairman, BCA Question Paper Scrutiny Board, Bharathidasan University, Trichy, Octo. 2008.

 

4.      Chairman, BCA Question Paper Scrutiny Board, Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore.

 

5.      Served as a member of Senate, Gandhigram Rural Institute, 1991-1997, 2005-2008.

 

6.      Served as a member of Syndicate, Gandhigram Rural Institute, 1997-2000, 2005–2008.

 

7.      Member, Board of Studies in Computer Applications, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram  since 1990.

 

8.     Member, Board of Studies in Mathematics & Computer Applications, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram.

 

9.     Member, Board of Studies in Geoinformatics , Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram.

 

10.  Served as a member, Board of Studies in Computer Applications, GTN Arts College, Dindigul.

 

11.  Served as a member, Board of Studies in Computer Science, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai.

 

12.  Served as a member, Board of Studies in Computer Science, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai.

 

13.  Served as a member, Board of Studies in Computer Applications, P.S.N.A. College of Engineering, Dindigul.

 

14.  Served as a member,  Board of Studies in Computer Science, Gobi Arts College, Gobichettipalayam.

 

15.    Member of Academic Council, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram  since 1987.

 

 

 

 

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XV.  Examinership

 

1.   Ph.D. Evaluation, Kerala University, Kerala.

 

2.   Ph.D. Evaluation, Mahathma Gandhi University, Kerala.

 

3.    Ph.D. Evaluation, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University,  Tirunelveli.

 

4.    Ph.D. Evaluation, Annamalai University, Chidambaram.    

 

4.   M.Phil. Evaluation, Bombay University, Bombay.

 

5.   M.Phil. Evaluation, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore.

 

6.   M.Phil. Evaluation, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai.

 

7.    M.Phil. (C.S.) Evaluation, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchi.

 

8.    M.Phil. Mother Theresa Women's University, Kodaikanal.

 

9.    M.Phil. Periyar University,  Salem.

 

10.   M.Tech., University of Kerala, Trivananthapuram.

 

11.  M.Sc. Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai.

 

12.   M.Sc. American College, Madurai.

 

13.   M.Sc. Bharathidasan University, Tiruchi.

 

14.   M.Sc.(C.S.) Pondicherry University, Pondicherry.

 

15.  M.E.(C.E.) Regional Engineering College, Tiruchi.

 

16.  M.C.A. Thiayagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai.

 

17.  M.C.A. Mother Theresa Women's University, Kodaikanal.

 

18.  M.Sc. Regional Engineering College, Tiruchi.

 

19.  M.Sc.-(IT), Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli.

 

20.  M.Sc. Makanlal Chaturvedi Rastriya Patrakavita Visvavidyalaya,    Bhopal.

 

21.  B.Sc. Kerala University,  Kerala.

 

22.  B.Sc.(C.S.) Bharathidasan University, Tiruchi.

 

23.  B.Sc.(C.S.) Bharathiar University, Coimbatore.

 

24.  B.E.(C.E.)  Annamalai University, Chidambaram.

 

25.  B.Sc. Bharathiar Womens College, Pondicherry.

 

26.  B.C.A., Bharathiar University, Coimbatore.

 

27.  B.Tech. Shanmuga Arts, Science and Technology & Research Academy (Deemed University), Thanjavur.

 

28.  Union Public Service Commission, Government of India.

 

29.  SLET Examination, Bharathidasan University, Trichy.       

 

 

 

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XVI.  Fellowships  Received

 

1.   Senior Research Fellowship, C.S.I.R.,  Govt. of India.

 

2.    Association of Commonwealth University (UK), Development Fellowship 1998-99.

 

 

 

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XVII. Committee Member

 

a)  Selection Committee

 

1.     Served as a Selection Committee member for the selection of Principal, Gobi Arts and Science College, Gobichettipalayam, August 2008.

 

2.     Served as a Selection Committee member for the selection of Lecturer, Parvathy’s Arts and Science College, Dindigul, January 2008.

 

3.     Served as a Selection Committee member for the selection of Machine Operator, Gandhigram Institute for Rural Health and Family Welfare Trust, Gandhigram, March 2008.

 

4.     Served as a Selection Committee member for the selection of System Programmer, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, October 2007.

 

5.     Served as a Selection Committee member for the selection of Lecturer, Periyar University, Salem, Nov. 2006.

 

6.     Served as a member of Professor Selection Committee, Gandhigram Rural University, 2006.

 

7.     Served as member of Professor Selection Committee, Periyar University, Salem, June 2005.

 

8.     Served as member of Reader Selection Committee, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram July 2005, 2006.

 

9.     Served as member of Lecturer Selection Committee, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram, Feb. 2005.

 

10.   Member, Technical Staff Selection Committee, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram. 1990, 2003, 2005.

 

11.   Member, Technical Staff Selection Committee, Gandhigram Institute for Rural Health and Family Welfare Trust, Gandhigram, 2000.

 

12.    Member, Lecturer Selection Committee, GRI., Gandhigram, 1999.

 

13.    Served as Lecturer Selection Committee, Regional Engineering College, Tiruchi, 1997.

 

 

b)  Purchase Committee

 

1.  Served as Purchase Committee member for purchase of Computers and Equipments for Internet Browsing Centre, (Rs.17 lakhs)  Gandhigram Rural University, Sept.  2006.

 

2.  Served as Purchase Committee member for purchase of Computers and Equipments, for Centre for E-Content Development and Training, (Rs.27 lakhs), Gandhigram Rural University, Sept.  2006.

 

3.  Served as Purchase Committee member for purchase of Computers and Equipments for main Library,(Rs.35 lakhs) Gandhigram Rural University, Sept.  2006.

 

4.  Served as Purchase Committee member for purchasing Cables and materials (17 lakhs), GRI, August 2006.

 

5.  Served as Expert Committee Member for Computerisation of Dhandayuthapani Swami Temple, Palani, March 2005.

 

6.  Served as Purchase Committee member for purchase of Computers and Servers (Rs.4 lakhs) to Gandhigram Rural Institute, 2004.

 

7.  Served as Purchase Committee for purchase of LAN materials and Computers, (13 Lakhs), GRI, 2003.

 

8.  Served as Purchase Committee member for purchase of Computers for Computer Centre, Gandhigram Rural Institute, 1988.

 

9.  Served as Purchase Committee member for purchase of Computers for upgradation (Rs.20 lakhs), 1996.

 

 

c)  Academic Inspection Committee

 

1.  Served as One Man Commission for granting approval for Starting B.C.A./B.Sc.(CS), Kathar Mohideen College of Arts and Science, Athirampattinam, Bharathidasan University, May 2008.

 

2.  Served as One Man Commission for granting approval for Starting B.C.A./B.Sc.(CS), Kongu College of Arts and Science, Karur, Bharathidasan University, June 2008.

 

3.   Served as One Man Commission for granting approval for Starting B.C.A./B.Sc.(CS), AVV Pushpham College of Arts and Science, Poondi, Bharathidasan University, June 2008.

 

4.   Served as One Man Commission for granting approval for Starting B.C.A./B.Sc.(CS), Venkateswara College of Arts and Science, Peravurani, Bharathidasan University, June 2008.

 

5.   Served as member of Inspection Committee for Alagappa University, Karaikudi, for starting M.Sc.(CS) course at Alagappa Government Arts College, May 2005.

 

6.   Served as member of Inspection Committee for Alagappa University, Karaikudi, for starting M.Sc.(CS), and M.Sc.(IT) Courses at Matha Arts and Science College, Manamadurai, June 2005.

 

7.   Served as member of Inspection Committee of Periyar University, Salem, for starting of New  Courses in Affiliated Colleges, 2002.

 

d)  Research Committee

 

       Member, Research Committee(Ph.D.), Mother Teresa Women’s University, Kodaikanal,  2005–2008.

 

  e)  Sports Committee

 

      Served as Chairman, Sports and Tournament Committee, GRI, Gandhigram. 1999-2002.

 

f)  Finance Committee

 

       Member, Finance Committee, Gandhigram Rural University, Gandhigram  2005-2008.

 

 

 

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XVIII.  State Level Co-ordinator

 

  1.  Local Co-ordinator for conducting Tamil Nadu Professional Courses Entrance Examination (TNPCEE) for Dindigul District, March 2005, March 2006.

 

  2.  Co-ordinator for On-line registration of Tamil Nadu Professional Course Entrance Examination (TNPCEE), Anna University, Chennai,  2003, 2004, 2005, 2006.

 

 

 

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XIX. Recognition

 

  Listed in Marquis  Who's Who in the World.

 

 

 

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XX.       Resource Person (Inaugural address/Guest Lecture/Chairman)

 

1.     Guest Lecture on “Multimedia”, Parvathy’s College of Arts and Science College, Dindigul, 27th Sept, 2006.

 

2.     Inaugural address, “Virtual Classes”, Pannaikadu Veermal Paramasivam College, Singarakottai, Dindigul, 17th July 2006.

 

3.     Session Chairman, International Conference on Signal Processing, Budapest, Hungary, May 26-28, 2006.

 

4.     Session Chairman, National Conference on “Advances in Information Engineering and Computing Technology”, PSNA College of Engineering, Dindigul, 24th March 2006.

 

5.     Invited Lecture on “Turning Point”, Parvathy’s College of Arts and Science, Dindigul, 5th Feb, 2006.

 

6.     Inaugural Address, Techmeet 2006, Fatima College, Madurai, 15th Feb, 2006.

 

7.     Guest Lecture, Use of Internet to Managers, Training to Manages of Handloom Industries, Gandhigram, 2005.

 

8.     Chairman for Intra-disciplinary Committee for Computer Science and Information Technology, XXVIII th Indian Social Science Congress, Gandhigram, Jan 16-20, 2005.

 

9.     Valedictory Address, One Day Seminar on “Data Mininig and Data Warehousing”, PSNA College of Engineering College and Technology, 17th Sept – 2005.

 

10.    Inaugural Address, Multifaces of Web Technology, Jeyaraj Annapackiam College for Women, December 2004.

 

11.   Guest Lecture, Diamond Jubilee Higher Secondary School, Gobichettipalayam, Nov. 20, 2004.

 

12.   Session Chairman, UGC Sponsored National Conference on Distributed Database Computing, Gobi Arts and Science College, Gobichettipalayam, March 2004.

 

13.   Session Chairman, UGC sponsored National Conference on Networking and Multi-Agent Systems, Gobi Arts and Science College, Gobichettipalayam, Sept. 2004.

 

14.   Guest Lecture, Image Compression, P.K.R. Womens College, Gobichettipalayam, Sept. 2004.

 

15.   Guest Lecture, Computer - A Multifaceted Technology, Rama Prabha College of Arts and Science, Dindigul, October 2004.

 

16.   Invited Lecture, Developments in Information and Communication Technology, NSS, Government Higher Secondary School, N.Panjampatti, camp at Pithalaipatti, October, 2004.

 

17.    Invited Lecture, Refresher Course in Chemistry, Gandhigram Rural Institute, 2004.

 

18.    Invited Lecture, Refresher Course in Physics, Gandhigram Rural Institute, 2004.

 

19.   Guest Lecture, Use of Computers for Employment Training to Self Help Group Women, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram, 2004.

 

20.   Guest Lecture, Use of Computers for Teaching, Computer Training to Professors of Gandhigram Rural Institute, Dec. 2004.

 

21.   Guest Lecture, Ethics of using Computers, Refresher Course in Gandhian Thought, Gandhigram, 2004.

 

22.   Invited Lecture, Refresher Course in Rural Industries, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram, 2004.

 

23.   Invited Lecture, Computational Physics, Refresher Course in Physics, A.N.J.A. College, Sivakasi, 2003.

 

24.   Invited Lecture, Information Technology and Society, NSS Government Higher Secondary School, N.Panjampatti,  camp at Anumantharayan Kottai, February 2003.

 

25.   Invited Lecture, PC-based Instrumentation, Refresher Course in Physics, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram, 2003.

 

26.   Guest Lecture, Computer Science and Engineering Association, Inaugural address, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathyamangalam, 2003.

 

27.   Invited Lecture, Communication and Information Technology, NSS, Government Higher Secondary School, N. Panjampatty camp at Samiyarpatti, Sept. 2003.

 

28.   Guest Lecture, Role of Multimedia in Education, Physical Science and Maths Association, Lakshmi College of Education, Gandhigram, March, 2002.

 

29.   Guest Lecture, Computer Science Association, Vasavi College of Arts and Science, Chitode, 2002.

 

30.   Inaugural Address, Cyber-Raaga-2001, A National Level Technical Symposium, PSNA College of Engineering, Dindigul,  Sept. 2001.

 

31.   Guest Lecture, Signett-2000, Association of Computer Science and Applications, K.S. Rengasamy College of Engineering, Tiruchengode, Sept. 2000.

 

32.   Inaugural address, Computer Science and Engineering Association, P.S.N.A. College of Engineering and Technology, Dindigul - August 2000.

 

33.   Invited Lecture, Seminar on Multimedia, E-Brahma (IBM Partner), Madurai, August 2000.

 

34.   Inaugural Address, The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers(USA), Student Branch, PSNA College of Engineering, Dindigul,  Jan 2000.

 

 

 

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XXI.  Short Term Courses/Symposium/Conferences attended

 

A.  National

 

1.      Connect 2006 – Creating a Knowledge Driven Ecosystem, Confederation of India Industry, Chennai, Sept 8-9, 2006.

 

2.      National Conference on Distributed Database and Computing, Gobi Arts & Science College,  Gobi, March, 2004.

 

3.      National Conference on Recent Trends in Computational Mathematics, Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram, March 2004.

 

4.      Workshop on E-Content Development, Consortium on Educational Communication, New Delhi, Nov. 2004.

 

5.      Information Technology for Rural Development, Gandhigram, 2002.

 

6.      Short term course on Java Programming and Hotjava, I.I.T., Chennai, 1996.

 

7.      9th National Symposium on Plasma Science and Technology, Guwahathi, Assam, 1994.

 

8.      14.    Training Programme on PC based Instrumentation, I.I.Sc., Bangalore, 1994.

 

9.      Use of Computers in Administration and Financial Management in Universities, A.I.U., University of Poona, Pune, 1992.

 

10.   All India workshop on Utilization of Solar Energy, Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Coimbatore, 1988.

 

11.   Short term course on Microprocessors and Microcomputers in Physics, COSTED, I.I.T., Madras, 1988.

 

12.   Solar Selective Black Coatings, Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi, 1987.

 

13.   National Workshop on Solar Physics, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Kodaikanal, 1985.

 

14.   Third National Symposium on Science and Technology of Plasmas, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, 1985.

 

15.   National Symposium on  Solar Energy, Ramakrishna Vidyalaya, Coimbatore, 1984.

 

16.   Symposium on Science and Technology of Plasma, I.I.Sc., Bangalore, 1983.

 

17.   National Space Science Symposium, I.I.Sc., Bangalore, 1982.

 

18.   National Symposium on Plasma Physics, University of Delhi, New Delhi, 1980.

 

19.   Short term course on ‘Space Environment and its interaction with spacecrafts’, organized by ISRO, I.I.Sc., Bangalore, 1979.

 

20.   Short term Institute in Item/Question Bank, Gandhigram, 1978.

 

B.  International

 

21.   International Conference on Signal Processing, World Enformatika Society, Budapest, Hungary, May 2006.

 

22.   International Astronomical Union, Symposium 142, Bangalore, 1989.

 

23.   Spring College on Plasma Physics, ICTP, Trieste, Italy, 1987.

 

 

 

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XXII.  List of Publications

 

A.   Articles

 

1.        Impulsive Noise Detection by Second-order differential image and noise removal using adaptive nearest neighbourhood filter, AEU-International Journal of Electronics and Communications, Vol.62,pp.472-477, 2008.

 

2.        Madhuram : A simulation Model for Sweet Potato Growth, World Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Vol.4, pp.241-254, 2008.

 

3.        Extended Golomb Code for Integer Representation, IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, vol.9, pp.239-246, 2007.

 

4.        Adaptive Index Coding Scheme for VQ Indices Compression, Proceedings of the International Conference on Computing:  Theory and Applications, (ICCT ’07), IEEE Computer Society, Kolkata, 2007.

 

5.        A linear Programming Model to Compute the Optimum Yield of Sweet Potato at various locations, Agricultural Journal Vol.2, pp. 160–167, 2007.

 

6.        A New Predictive and Interpolative Image compression Scheme based on Block Truncation coding, International Journal of Soft Computing, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp 118-123, 2007.

 

7.        Study of MHD surface waves along the interfaces of the magneto sheath, boundary layer and magnetosphere with the effect of solar wind, Bull. Astr. Soc. India,  Vol. 35, pp. 481-486, 2007.

 

8.        An image compression scheme based on Predictive and Interpolative Absolute Moment Block Truncation Coding, GVIP Journal, Vol.6, pp. 33-37, 2006.

 

9.        An improved Block Truncation Coding image Compression Algorithm, International Journal of Mathematical Sciences, Vol.5, PP. 189 - 200, 2006.

 

10.     Lossless VQ Index Coding Schemes for Image Compression,  IEEE – International Conference on Signal and Image Processing, Hubli Karnataka, India, December 7-9, 2006.

 

11.    Impulsive Noise Removal Using Standard Median with Threshold and Modified Sliding window,  IEEE – International Conference on Signal and image processing, Hubli, Karnataka, India, December 7-9, 2006.

 

12.     Modified Vector Quantization method for Image Compression, K.Somasundaram and S.Domnic, Enformatika Transaction on Engineering, Computing and Technology, Vol. 13 pp. 222-227, 2006, ISSN 1305-5313.

 

13.     An Improved low complexity Image compression scheme based on Absolute Moment Block Truncation coding,   accepted for publication in the special issue recent trends in Computational Mathematics and its Applications published by International journal of Mathematical Sciences, Serial Publications, June 2006.

 

14.     Low Computational Image compression Scheme based on Absolute Moment Block Truncation Coding, Enformatika Transaction on Engineering, Computing and Technology Vol. 13, pp. 184-190 ISSN 1305-5313, May 2006.

 

15.     An Image  compression scheme with interpolative Block  Truncation coding for gray scale Images,  Proceedings of the National Conference on Knowledge Management and Data Mining 2006 “, Department of Computer Applications, PSNA college  of Engineering and Technology, Dindigul, April 2006.

 

16.     Image compression scheme with low computation based on Absolute Moment Block Truncation Coding for Image compression , Proceedings of the UGC-SAP(DRS) National Conference on Intelligent Optimization Modeling, Department of Mathematics, Gandhigram Rural Institute – Deemed University,  Gandhigram, March 2006.

 

17.     A statistical Analysis of Pixels involved in different Noise filters, Proceedings of the UGC-SAP(DRS) National Conference on intelligent optimization Modeling, Department of Mathematics, Gandhigram Rural Institute – Deemed University,  Gandhigram, March 2006.

 

18.     Modified Standard median and center weighted median filters with threshold, proceedings of  the 6th National Conference on recent Trends in Advanced computing, Department of Computer science and Engineering, Manonmaniam  Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli., February 2006.

 

19.     Modified Block Truncation Coding for Image compression, Proceedings of the UGC-SAP(DRS) National Conference on Computing and Mathematical Modeling, Department of Mathematics, Gandhigram Rural Institute – Deemed University, Gandhigram, March 2005, Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi.

 

20.     Effect of Window Size and weight of Median Filters in removing impulse noise, Proceedings of the UGC-SAP(DRS) National Conference on Computing and Mathematical Modeling, Department of Mathematics, Gandhigram Rural Institute – Deemed University, Gandhigram , March 2005.

 

21.     Computer and Society, paper presented on the session on Computer Science and Information Technology, XXVIII th Indian Social Science Congress, Gandhigram, Jan16-20, 2005.

 

22.     Who needs Information in Rural Area,  XXVII Social Science congress, Gandhigram Rural Institute,  Gandhigram , January 2005.

 

23.     Hydromagnetic Surface Waves along a Compressible Cylindrical Plasma Column Surrounded by Neutral gas Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion Vol. 43, pp. 39-51, 2001.

 

24.     Magneto acoustic-gravity surface waves with Evershed flow- a model for running penumbral waves.  Solar physics, vol. 198, pp. 79-87, 2001.

 

25.     Hydromagnetic Surface Waves along Compressible Cylindrical flux tubes with Steady flows.  Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion  Vol. 41, pp. 1421, 1999.

 

26.     Hydromagnetic Surface Waves along a moving Cylindrical Plasma column surrounded by a Neutral gas,  13th National Symposium on Science and Technology of Plasma, Saurashtra University, Rajkot 1998.

 

27.     Hydromagnetic Surface Waves Along a moving Plasma Slab surrounded by a Stationary Neutral gas, 13th National Symposium on Science and Technology of Plasmas, Saurashtra Univiersity, Rajkot, 1998.

 

28.     A PC-Based Flowmeter, National Symposium on Instrumentation, Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi 1998.

 

29.     Wave Generation by Magnectohydrodynamic Surface Waves at Coronal Streamers, 12th National Symposium on Science and Technology of Plasma, Ahmedabad, 1997.

 

30.     A PC-Based Solar Radiation Measuring System, Journal of Solar Energy Society of India,Vol.6, pp.59, 1996.

 

31.     A PC-Based Temperature Co-efficient Measuring System, National Symposium on Instrumentation, Dharwad, 1994.

 

32.     Interfacial Waves Along Flux tubes and Coronal Streamers, 9th National Symposium on Science and Technology of Plasma, Guwahati, 1994.

 

33.     Physics Teaching Through Computers. Bulletin of Indian Association of Physics Teachers, 144, 1992.

 

34.     On the existence of Hydromagnetic interface waves at a Structured Atmosphere. Basic Plasma Process on the Sun, IAU, pp. 262, 1990.

 

35.     Characteristics of Alfven Surface Waves along moving cylindrical plasma columns. Plasma Phys. and Control. Fusion, Vol.29, pp. 497, 1987.

 

36.     Alfven Surface Waves Along Coronal Streamers, Astrophys and Space Sci., Vol.109, pp.357, 1985.

 

37.     Note on the stability of Parallel magnetic fields. Astrophys. Space Sci., pp. 247, 1982.

 

38.     Compressibility effects on hrdromagnetic surface waves, Solar Phys., Vol. 81, 1982.

 

39.     Two-mode structure of Alfven surface waves, Phys. Rev. Lett.,Vol. 49, pp. 39, 1982.

 

40.     Acoustic surface wave generation along cylindrical plasma column surrounded by a compressible gas.  Phys. Rev., Vol. A25, pp. 2414, 1982.

 

41.     Alfven Surface Waves Along Cylindrical Plasma Column surrounded by neural gas.  Plasma Physics Vol. 24, pp. 465, 1982.

 

42.     Alfven Surface Waves Along Cylindral Plasma Column. Plasma  Physics, Vol. 22, pp. 747,  1980.

 

 

B.  Books

 

1.  Advanced Programming in Java2, Jaico Publishing, Mumbai, 2008.         

 

2.  Programming in Java2, Jaico Publishing, Mumbai 2005.

 

3.  Programming in COBOL, Gandhigram 1992.

 

 

C.  Other Publications

 

Contribution to Tamil Encylopedia on Science, Editor, P.K.Ponnusami, Bharathidasan University. Trichy.

 

 

 

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XXIII. Reviewer for Journals

 

                    Neuro Image, Elseiver

 

 

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XXIV. Current Areas of Research

 

1.  Medical Imaging

2.  Image Compression

3. Image Enhancement

4.  Multimedia for Teaching

5.  PC-Based instrumentation

6.  Theoretical and Computational Plasma Physics

 

 

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XXV.  Personal Details

 

            Date of Birth                :        17.04.1953

 

            Sex                              :         Male

 

            Religion                       :        Hindu

 

            Nationality                   :        Indian

 

            Marital Status               :       Married

 

            Residential Address    :       7-23/67F, IIIrd Street,

                                                          Thirunagar,

                                                          Ambathurai,

                                                          Gandhigram - 624 302

                                                          Dindigul District

                                                          Tamil Nadu

                                                          India

                                                          Mobile No.: 91-9865005751

                                                          e-mail: somasundaramk@yahoo.com

 

 

 

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