Chairperson and organizing committee/scientific committee member of many national and International conferences held in India and abroad. Conducted many seminars and ISTE sponsored Short Term Training Programmes, Conferences and Symposiums. * Member of IEEE. * Life member of ISTE, CSI, IETE, IE and * Editorial board member of CSI Journal as reviewer. * B.E. I class in Electronics and Communication Engineering, University of Madras, 1975. * M.E. I class in Power systems, University of Madras, 1983. * M.E. I class in Computer Science and Engineering, Bharathiar University, 1990. * Ph.D Computer Science and Engg., Anna University, 1996& awarded the best thesis of the year. * Junior Engineer, Design in ELECOS, Chennai, (Sister concern of Southern Structural Limited, Chennai, a Quasi Government Organization) and worked for 18 months. * Lectureship in P.S.G. College of Technology, Coimbatore from 1977 to 1978. * Government service since 1978 in various capacitites as Associate Lecturer, Lecturer, Assistant Professor and Professor. Responsibilities of heading two Engineering departments - (i) Computer Science and Engineering and (ii) Information Technology. * Vice-Principalship at the Government College of Technology, Coimbatore from 1-7-2003 to 27-10-2004. * Presently heading the Government College of Technology, Coimbatore as Principal from October 2007 onwards.