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“Good research often consists of assuming something
that seems untrue or unlikely today will become true, and investigating
the consequences of that assumption” - Maurice Wilkes, the legendary Computer Architect |
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Dr. T V Gopal |
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Professor
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
College of Engineering
Anna University
Chennai - 600 025
INDIA
Phone : +91-044-22351723 Extn. 3340 ; 22203340
Fax : (Off) +91-044-22350397
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L-II/4, Staff Quarters
Anna University
Chennai – 600 025
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Also Holding the Following
Positions
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Honorary Chief
Editor for the “CSI
Communications” - a monthly publication of the Computer Society of India
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Expert Member of
the Editorial Advisory Board of
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International Journal of Information Ethics
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Areas of Interest
- Operating Systems
- Distributed Computing
- Usability Engineering
- Information Architecture
- Object Oriented Technologies
- Software Quality
- Nano-Computing
- Science and Spirituality
Publications
Research Papers
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38 Technical Papers
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6
Papers in the area of “Science and Spirituality”
Books
HRISHIKESA : Krishna - A Natural
Evolution, Universal Publishers Inc., USA
Author : T V Gopal
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HRISHIKESA ISBN
: 1-58112-732-4]
Open Source Software, Scitech
Publications (India) Pvt. Ltd., India [ISBN : 81
88429 05 8]
Author : T V Gopal
Programming Languages - Design
and Implementation, Pearson Education, India [ISBN : 81 7758 688 2]
Authors : Terrance W pratt, Marvin V Zelkowitz, T V Gopal
Book
Chapter
Title : Concurrent Programming
Authors : C R Muthukrishnan and T V Gopal
Published in : Encyclopedia of Computer Science & Tech.
Edited by : Dr. James G Williams and Dr. Allen Kent
Marcel Decker Inc., USA
Conference Proceedings
NanoComputing – Technology Trends, Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd., India [ISBN : 81–7764–217–0]
Editors : K S Lakshminarayanan, Usha Devi, R Bhavani Shankar and T V Gopal
Facets of Consciousness, Infinity Foundation, USA
Editors : B Ramamurthi, T V Gopal, S Ram Mohan and K Srinivasa Rao
CSI Digest : Past Editor of CSI
Digest - A quarterly publication from Computer
Society of India.
Textbooks
for Plus I and Plus II
Co-Editor for the Six Volumes of the Computer Science Textbooks for PLUS I and PLUS II students published by the Government of Tamilnadu, 2001.
General Editor for the year 2000 edition of the textbooks.
Reviewer for the Four Volumes
of the Computer Science Textbooks for Plus I
and Plus II students published by the Government of Tamilnadu, 2005 -
2006.
National Awards
National Award - High School Level Declammation Contest'79
Virendra Gupta - Best Student Paper (Post - Graduates)
Computer Society of India, January 1988
Educational Background
Ph.D from Anna University in the area of Distributed Operating Systems
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Certificate/Degree
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Awarded By |
Percentage |
Rank |
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Secondary School Certificate (S.S.C) 1980 |
Board of Secondary Education, A.P* |
80.67% |
74th in A.P* |
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Intermediate (I & II Years) 1980-82 |
Board of Intermediate Education, A.P* |
87.90% |
16th in A.P* |
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Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics & Communications) 1982-86 |
College of Engineering, Osmania University, A.P* |
85.63% |
4th Rank |
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Master of Tech. (Computer Science) 1986-87 |
Hyderabad Central University, A.P* |
83.33% |
02nd Rank |
* A.P : State of Andhra Pradesh
Languages Known
Telugu (Mother Tongue), English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Tamil, German and French
Scholarships Awarded
National Merit Scholarship 1980 - 1982
State Special Merit Scholarship 1982 - 1986
UGC Gate Scholarship 1986 - 1987
Posted on the Web
- "LINUX - The OS for the masses ??" posted at http://csi-india.org/memarts/ma0001.htm
- "Making Usable Websites" posted at http://guide.vsnl.net.in
- "HTML Guide (Parts 1,2 and 3)" posted at http://guide.vsnl.net.in
Article Published on Neural Nets
Mimicking the Brain's Wiring System : Science, Engineering and Technology Section, THE HINDU, 11.1.1989
Extra Curricular Activities
- Won several accolades in elocution, essay writing and dramatics
- Worked on the organizing /
programme committee of several national and international
workshops/conferences including the CSI 2000, the Millennium
National Convention of the Computer Society of India
- Been on the faculty for national seminars
- Been the faculty for a two-day workshop on "Object-Oriented Analysis and Design" organized by the Internet Component Management Group .
- Been the faculty for a one-day workshop on "Linux - A Business Perspective" for the Computer Society of India, Chennai Chapter.
- Been the faculty for a one-day seminar on “Open Source” organized by Karunya Institute of Technology and Science, Coimbatore.
- Been the faculty for a two-day seminar on “Usability Engineering” organized by the School of Computer Science and Engineering, Anna University and Computer Society of India, Chennai Chapter
- Been a co-ordinator for an AICTE sponsored short-term course (14 Days) for teachers of MCA programme on "Object Oriented Software Engineering".
- Been the co-ordinator for a Seven Faculty Training Programmes (totaling 29 Days) on “Professional Ethics”.
240 Faculty Members (one/affiliated college) were trained through these programmes.
- Been the co-ordinator for two five-day special programs on “Software Project Management” exclusively for the engineers of Tamilnadu Electricity Board, Tamilnadu
- Been the co-ordinator for the five-day short term course on “Managerial Skill Development for I.T Engineers” exclusively for the engineers of Tamilnadu Electricity Board, Tamilnadu
- Been the Convener, Programme Committee for the International Conference on “NanoComputing – Technology Trends” held at TIFAC-CORE, SASTRA, Thanjavur between 16-18, December, 2001.
- Been the co-ordinator for a two-day seminar on “Systems Usability : usable IT in a global context” organized by the Indo European Systems Usability Partnership (IESUP), Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Anna University and Computer Society of India, Chennai Chapter
Professional Bodies
- Selected as a National level technical expert by the DOEACC Society .
- Member of the Technical Council on Software Engineering of the IEEE Computer Society.
- Member of the Task Force on Requirements Engineering of the IEEE Computer Society.
- ICANN member at Large.
- Member of the International Center for Information Ethics
- Served as a Member of the Sub-Committee of the IT Task Force , Government of Tamilnadu . The IT Task Force and its sub-committee have been replaced by the Tamilnadu Information Technology Council (TNITC).
- Associate of Project Mind Foundation
- Member of the Internet Task Group
Currently authoring (single author) the following books
- The Origin of Thought (Under Active Review)
Special Mention
* Consulting
to leading software industries
The books edited by me for Plus I and Plus II students of the government of
Tamilnadu have received excellent reviews both from the general press and
professionals.
Dr. Kalaignar M Karunanidhi, the then Chief Minister
of Tamilnadu, has honored me on 29.07.2000, in his chambers with a token
memento in appreciation of this work.
Personal Details
Married to Chandrakala Madhavi @ Jehangir
Plaza, Ram Koti, Hyderabad on 24.11.1993.
We are blessed with a daughter Tadepalli Nagamanasvini Gayathri.
- Favourite Poet : Mahakavi Kalidasa
- Favourite Philosopher : Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya (alias) Shankara Bhagawathpada
- Favourite Hobby : Philosophy
- Favourite Artiste : Padma Bhushan Dr. Padma
Subrahmanyam
- Favourite Lady Singer : Bharatha Ratna Tmt.
M.S.Subbulakshmi
- Favourite Musician : Padma Vibhushan Dr. M Balamuralikrishna
- My Favourite Sportsman
: Sunil Manohar Gavaskar
- Favourite Family Cricketer : Mr. Sachin Tendulkar
- Favourite Personality : Shri J R D Tata
- Favourite Scientists : Dr. Claude
Elwood Shannon and Dr. A P J Abdul
Kalam
- Favourite Actors : Kamal Haasan, N. T Rama Rao, A. Nageswara Rao, Chiranjeevi, Rajnikanth
- Favourite Modern Poet : Garikipati Narasimha Rao,
Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh
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e-mail : gopal@annauniv.edu