Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, School of Engineering, Vels Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.

Dr. R. Anandan received his undergraduate degree in Computer Science and Engineering from University of Madras, his master's degree from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, and his doctorate in Computer Science and Engineering from BIHER, Chennai.

He is an IBMS/390 Mainframe professional and he is recognized as a Chartered Engineer from the Institution of Engineers in India and received a fellowship from Bose Science Society, India. He completed 5 certification courses, mainly from CISCO.