Ramalingam Chellappa

Background

Chellappa, Ramalingam was born on April 8, 1953 in Tanjore, India. Came to the United States, 1977. Son of Munthukrishnan and Kamakshi R.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering with honors, Madras University, India, 1975. Master of Engineering with distinction, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 1977. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Purdue University, 1978.

Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, 1981.

Career

Research assistant, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1979-1981; assistant professor electrical engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1981-1986; associate professor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1986-1991; faculty research assistant, U. Maryland., College Park, 1979-1981; professor department electrical engineering, U. Maryland., College Park, since 1991. Consultant Northrop Corporation, Anaheim, California, Highes Aircraft Company, The National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Achievements

• Ramalingam Chellappa has been listed as a noteworthy electrical engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (co-editor Computer Vision Graphics and Image Processing), American Association Artificial Intelligence, IAPR.

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, music.

Connections

Married Vishnu P. Chellappa, June 16, 1983.

Father:

Munthukrishnan R.

Mother:

Kamakshi R.

Spouse:

Vishnu P. Chellappa