entrepreneur
Dr. Raj Arangarasan
focuses on
business initiatives that develop
cutting edge ideas,
technologies, and products. His commitment to innovation,
research & development, leadership,
and management play an important role in the success of his business
initiatives.
researcher
As leader of research teams and through individual research, Raj produces
excellent results in several areas including but not limited to:
Web technologies,
High Performance Computing and Visualization (cloud-based technologies),
User Interface (multi-modal multi-sensory interaction),
Mobile technologies (ubiquitous mobile computing),
Virtual Environments (virtual reality, distributed collaborative
design, advanced visualization), Large Scale
Display Systems
(Portable VR systems, VR-Theater, Tiled Display Wall),
Augmented
Reality,
Computer Graphics (computer-aided design, geometric
modeling), etc.
Raj led a research team that
designed and built
one of the largest passive stereoscopic display
systems in an academic environment
in the country (USA, 2003-2004).
He worked on over 100 projects as either research leader or
collaborator and supervised over two dozen undergraduate and
graduate students on different projects. These projects span a wide
range of application areas, such as, geographic information system,
earth and atmospheric sciences, glaciology, homeland security,
biosciences, healthcare, nanotechnology, advanced life support,
space exploration, architecture, mechanical engineering, chemical
engineering, pharmaceuticals, consumer science, and entertainment.
teacher
Teaching is an avenue that Raj uses both to continue research and
generate excitement about the field among students. He created (and
co-created) graduate level courses, such as “Introduction to Virtual
Reality”, “Augmented Reality”, “Product Design using Virtual
Environments” and “Collaborative Virtual and Augmented
Environments.” He enjoys teaching cutting edge graphics and
visualization technologies, and through his business initiatives
develops interactive and collabortive educational (teaching and
learning) products.
experience
Raj has experience working in
international academic and
business environments. He worked at Purdue University as Senior
Analyst/Visualization Application Engineer/Research
Scientist/Visualization Research Coordinator in ITaP, and as
Assistant Professor (courtesy appointment) in the department of
Computer Graphics Technology. He performed research in the Advanced
technology group at PTC, a world leading CAD, PLM, and ECM product
development company. Raj also conducted research in various
universities including the University of Wisconsin - Madison, Indian
Institute of Technology - Kanpur, Anna University, and University of
Madras.
education
Raj received his
Ph.D. (Major/Minor: Mechanical
Engineering/Computer Science) from the
University of
Wisconsin-Madison, received his
MS (ME) from the
Indian Institute of
Technology-Kanpur,
MS (ME) from
Anna University (completed
course work only), and his
BS (ME) from the
University of Madras.
affiliations
Raj is an active member of
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers),
ACM (Association for Computing Machinery)
, ACM-SIGGRAPH, ACM-SIGCHI, ACM-SIGMOBILE, from 2000 to present. Raj serves as an
International Editorial Review Board member for the International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning.