Background
Kanniah, Jagannathan was born on January 6, 1945 in Manalmedu, India. Son of Nellore J. Kanniah Naidu and Bahirathi Ganthi (Kuppuswamy) Kanniah. arrived in Singapore, 1985.
Kanniah, Jagannathan was born on January 6, 1945 in Manalmedu, India. Son of Nellore J. Kanniah Naidu and Bahirathi Ganthi (Kuppuswamy) Kanniah. arrived in Singapore, 1985.
Bachelor of Engineering, Annamalai University, India, 1969. Master of Science in Engineering, Annamacal University, India, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, University Calgary, Canada, 1982.
Associate lecturer S.V.U. College Engineering, Tirupati, India, 1971-1974, University Madras College Engineering, 1974-1977. Lecturer A.C. College Engineering and Technology, Karaikudi, India, 1977-1978. Research assistant, visiting scientist University Calgary, 1978-1983.
Assistant professor NBKR Institute of Technology, Vidyanagar, India, 1983-1985. From lecturer to senior lecturer department engineering Singapore Polytechnic, 1985-1994, head section robotics and digital control, 1991—2001, principal lecturer, 1994—2007, part-time lecturer, Research and Development projects, since 2007. Visitor department automatic control Lund Institute of Technology, Sweden, 1992.
Visiting scientist Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1999.
Member Institution of Electrical Engineers, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Robotics and Automation Society of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (member international board directors since 1996), Robotics Game Society Singapore (founding).
Married Gunasundari Purushotham, September 6, 1972. Children: Lakshminarayan, Priya, Reka.