V A Kandappan
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207, Academic Building 2
Shiv Nadar University - Chennai
Kalavakkam - 603110
Dr. V.A. Kandappan began his academic journey as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science Engineering at Shiv Nadar University, Chennai, in October 2023. He pursued his PhD at the Computational and Data Science Department in IISc Bangalore. He later moved to the Department of Mathematics at IIT Madras, where he successfully obtained his Ph.D. His doctoral research, supervised by Dr Sivaram Ambikasaran, focused on developing a new class of fast matrix algorithms for N-body problems in 2D and 3D, with complexity, rank, and error estimates.
He holds a Master’s degree in Engineering (Power Systems) from the College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical and Electronics) from MEPCO Schlenk Engineering College. Prior to pursuing his PhD, he worked as a Graduate Engineer at IBM India Private Limited, specializing in Software Testing. His research interests include (not limited to) High-performance computing applications, Fast matrix algorithms, and Applications of Machine learning, among others.
Apart from academics, he enjoys following NBA, F1, and chess. He is also a big fan of Sheldon Cooper. “Bazinga!”**2
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Nov 24, 2023 | Invited talk on Hierarchical low-rank structures on distributed memory systems. Program Website |
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Oct 12, 2023 | Started as Assistant Professor at Shiv Nadar University Chennai. |
Jul 21, 2023 | Successfully defended PhD Thesis. |
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