Rate My Professor R Sundara Rajan

Dr. R. Sundara Rajan is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HITS) in Chennai, where he joined on July 4, 2016. He holds a B.Sc. in Mathematics (2005), M.Sc. in Mathematics (April 2007), M.Phil. in Mathematics (August 2008), Ph.D. in Graph Theory (August 2013) from the University of Madras, and a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Cheminformatics (2015). With over 18 years of combined teaching and research experience, including 7.2 years at HITS, his academic career encompasses prior research and teaching roles totaling 4.7 years. His research specializations include Graph Theory, Cheminformatics, and Fault Tolerance, focusing on network embeddings, wirelength optimization, topological indices, resilience measures, and applications in parallel processors, chemical compounds, and VLSI layouts.

Dr. Sundara Rajan has produced 94 publications, achieving an h-index of 13, and secured 4 patents, notably "A method for VLSI Layout of hypertree structure" (Patent No. 2021106353, 2021). Key publications encompass "Embedding Knödel Graph into Cube-like Architectures: Dilation Optimization and Wirelength Analysis" (Journal of Interconnection Networks, 2024), "Maximum Subgraph Problem for 3-Regular Knödel Graphs and its Wirelength" (LNCS, 2023), "Reliability Measures in Brother Trees" (Discrete Mathematics, Algorithms and Applications, 2023), "Embedding Augmented Cube into Certain Trees and Windmill Graphs" (International Journal of Foundations of Computer Science, 2023), and "Biochemical and Phylogenetic Networks-I: Hypertrees Characterisation" (PeerJ, 2021). He has led funded projects including the SERB-TARE collaboration with IIITDM Kanchipuram on distance-based parameters in embeddings (2023, ₹18 lakhs), SERB project on distance-based topological indices in cheminformatics (2018, ₹16.88 lakhs), and NBHM project on embedding problems in networks (2017, ₹17.96 lakhs). His honors include the SERB Early Career Research Award (2016), Young Scientist Award from Venus International Foundation (2017), Best Teacher Awards from HITS (2018, 2022), Research Promotion Awards from HITS (2019, 2022), Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award for Innovative Research (2019), and Certificate of Merit from IAENG (2018). As a Board of Studies member at HITS, he contributes to curriculum development in mathematics, and his scholarly impact is evidenced by an Erdős number of 3.