About me

I, Perumalraja Rengaraju was born in Trichy (Tamil Nadu, India) on 18 October, 1978. I had Completed my elementary education at Vivekanantha School (1983-1988), Thiruparaithurai, and High school education at St Joseph Higher Secondary School (1988-1993), Trichy. 

Technical Education: 

My technical education started with Diploma in Electricals and Electronics Engineering (1993-1996) at Seshasayee Institute of Technology, Trichy. Next, I received my Under Graduate degree (BE) in Electronics and Communication Engineering (1998-2001) from Bharathidasan University, where I studied in Part-time at Regional Engineering College (National Institute of Technology), Trichy. Then, I received my Master of Engineering (2004-2006) from Anna University, where I studied at Sri Sivasubramanya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai. Finally, I received my Doctor of Philosophy in Electricals and Computer Engineering (2009-2013) from Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.

Profile Summary: 

•  Administration: 12+ Years Acquired strong knowledge in curriculum design and NBA accreditation (faced the audit twice), and promoted students’ R&D activities in the role of HoD. Possesses experience in NAAC accreditation, NIRF ranking, infrastructure development, and faculty recruitment in the positions of Vice Principal and Dean.

• Teaching: 15+ Years (~1 year in SRM TRP, 12 years in VCET, India, and 4 years as Teaching Assistant in Carleton University, Canada).

• Research: 15+ Years (SRMTRPEC ~1year, VCET: ~12 years, CDOT-ALCATEL R&D: ~1 year and AU-KBC R&D: ~1year in India and Carleton University and EION Wireless Inc., Canada: 4.5 years).

  •  Principal Investigator: 2 R&D projects funded by AICTE and DST. 1 Consultancy projects with Velammal Medical college.

  •  Publications: 40+ conferences, 4 quality Int’l Journals, includes Transaction (Google scholar citations 400+, h-index 15, i10-index 13).

  • Graduate Research and Innovative Thinking award –by Carleton Univ. (http://www5.carleton.ca/fgpa/2013/winners-of-the-inaugural-grit-award)

•  Industry: ~3 Years (2 years in nGIN Technologies and ~1yr  in CDOT-Alcatel R&D)

• Good administrator in managing student / parent relations and responsible leader in extracting work from my colleagues.