R.U. Gobithaasan received his undergraduate degree in Applied Science (Computer Modelling), M.Sc (Mathematics) and, PhD (Computer-Aided Geometric Design) from Universiti Sains Malaysia in Jan 2010. He served as an academic staff (lecturer, senior lecturer and associate professor) at University Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) for 14 years. He has been teaching Numerical Analysis, Computer Programming Language, Geometric Modelling Advanced Numerical Analysis, Foundation to Data Science and, Scientific Computation courses to undergraduate students in UMT since 2009. From 1st November 2023, he is joining School of Mathematical Sciences, University Sains Malaysia (USM) to continue his teaching, postgraduate supervision and research work. 

His research interests span both Computer-aided design: modelling of curves and surfaces (MSC 2020: 65D17) and Topological Data Analysis (MSC 2020: 55N31). Recently, he has embarked the journey of understanding the shape of various types of data. He has also carried out research related to Graphs and Social networks; opinion dynamics (MSC 2020: 91D30).

Over the years his accomplishments include appointment as principal investigator for seven research grants and co-researcher for 15 research projects funded by national and international agencies. To date, he has published over 80 scientific papers in reputed journals and conferences. Five doctorates and six master students have also graduated under his supervision. He is currently supervising numerous postgraduate and undergraduate students carrying out projects in these fields. He has been given the honor on numerous occasions to present his ideas, share research insights and knowledge as a keynote speaker, visiting professor and guest lecturer at both national and international levels. He also empowers school students by nurturing interest in mathematics.

He is currently serving as an academic editor for Journal of Mathematics (Wiley) and Journal of Mathematical Sciences and Informatics (JMSI).  He is also a Topical Advisory Panel of Computational Mathematics for Mathematics. At UMT, he held the post as Head of Special Interest Group on Modelling and Data Analytics (SIGMDA), guiding junior researchers, and collaborating with national/international partners. He is also a Fellow (FIMA) of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications. A short CV is available here. Do request for full CV via email.

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