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administrator
Ramprasad Balasubramanian, PhD he/him/his
Provost / Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Academic Affairs / Provost
Contact
508-999-8069
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Foster Administration 315
Education
| 2000 | University of South Florida | PhD in Computer Science |
| 1993 | University of Kentucky | MS in Operations Research |
| 1991 | University of Toledo | MS in Applied Mathematics |
Teaching
Programs
Programs
- Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology MS, PhD
- Data Science BS, BS/MS
- Data Science Graduate Certificate
- Data Science MS
- Engineering and Applied Science PhD
Teaching
Courses
Investigations of a fundamental and/or applied nature representing an original contribution to the scholarly research literature of the field. PhD dissertations are often published in refereed journals or presented at major conferences. A written dissertation must be completed in accordance with the rules of the Graduate School and the College of Engineering. Admission to the course is based on successful completion of the PhD comprehensive examination and submission of a formal proposal endorsed by the student's graduate committee and submitted to the EAS Graduate Program Director.
Research
Research awards
- $ 4,290,264 awarded by OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH for University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Marine and Undersea Technology Program V (MUST V)
- $ 3,463,000 awarded by Office of Naval Research for MUST IV: Marine and Undersea Technology Research Program
- $ 4,328,191 awarded by Office of Naval Research for MUST III: UMass Dartmouth Marine and Undersea Technology Research Program: Materials, Sensing and Communication for Naval Applications
- $ 4,205,288 awarded by Office of Naval Research for UMass Dartmouth Marine and Undersea Technology Research Program - Materials, Sensing and Communication for Naval Applications (MUST II)
- $ 4,576,764 awarded by Office of Naval Research for Marine and UnderSea Technology (MUST) Research Program at UMass Dartmouth
Research
Research interests
- Artificial Intelligence
- Autonomous Mobile Robotics
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Motion Detection and Tracking
- Pattern Recognition
Biography
Dr. Balasubramanian joined the Department of Computer and Information Science as an Assistant Professor in January of 2000 and was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in 2006 and to the rank of Professor in 2013. He has served in a variety of leadership roles, since 2013, in the College of Engineering and the Office of the Provost before becoming the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation.
His research interests include Artificial Intelligence and Mobile Robotics, Computer Vision, Decision Support Systems, and Computing Education. His current focus of research in mobile robotics is in the area of Multi-vehicle autonomy, SLAM, and navigation-related issues of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles. Specifically, he has focused on multi-vehicle coordination on long-term undersea missions, strategies for consensus in communication-constrained environments, and autonomy. His work in decision support systems has involved integrating real-time data from Internet-of-things (IoT) sensors to measure subsurface temperature and moisture for the imposition of Seasonal Load Restriction in cold-weather regions. His research has been supported by Seaport Economic Council, US Department of Transportation, National Science Foundation, and the Office of Naval Research in excess of $5 million. In 2019 he established the Marine and UnderSea Technology (MUST) Research Program to support the development of cutting-edge research of naval relevance and the development of a highly-skilled workforce in the marine technology areas. Working with NUWC and the government relations offices, he secured nearly $19M through the Office of Naval Research to support MUST.