Curriculum Vitae I. Education Ii. Professional Credentials
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V.1 CURRICULUM VITAE Name: Rajshekhar Sunderraman Rank: Professor Department: Computer Science, Georgia State University Web Page: http://tinman.cs.gsu.edu/~raj I. EDUCATION Ph.D. Computer Science, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa (1988) Dissertation: Indefinite and Maybe Information in Deductive Relational Databases Advisor: Dr. Ken-Chih Liu M. Tech. Computer Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, India (1982). B.E. (Honors) Electronics Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, India (1980). II. PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS 2013- Professor and Acting Chair Department of Computer Science, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 2010-2013 Professor, Associate Chair, and Director of Graduate Studies Department of Computer Science, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 2006-2010 Professor and Director of Graduate Studies Department of Computer Science, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 1999-2006 Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies Department of Computer Science, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 1996-1999 Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 1994-1996 Associate Professor and Chair (95-96) Department of Computer Science, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas 1988-1994 Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas 1982-1988 Graduate Teaching Assistant Department of Computer Science, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa V.2 III. TEACHING EXPERIENCE (ACADEMIC) 1982-1988: Iowa State University, Graduate Teaching Assistant 1988-1996: Wichita State University 1996-present: Georgia State University IV. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE (ACADEMIC) (Key Committees and service roles at Georgia State University and Wichita State University) AT GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY (1996-PRESENT) 2013-present: Acting Chair, Computer Science Department 2010-2013: Associate Chair, Computer Science Department As Associate Chair of the department, I am involved in the daily affairs of the department in all areas aiding and advising the Chair. I also substitute for the Chair when he is away. 1999-2013: Director of Graduate Studies, Computer Science Department. As Director of Graduate Studies since 1999, I am intimately involved in all matters pertaining to graduate education in the department. Among the responsibilities are graduate admissions, assistantship decisions, GTA/GLA scheduling, and graduation audits. Recently, in 2010, we made a significant revision of the Ph.D. curriculum as well as qualifier requirements, which is in effect from Fall 2011. Fall 2007: Acting Department Chair (in the absence of Dr. Pan who was on Professional Leave) College/University Wide Service 2012-2014: Member of College of Arts and Science Awards Committee 2012: Ad-hoc Member of Promotion and Tenure Committee for Full Professors, Department of Mathematics and Statistics 2010-2013: Member of 2CI Bioinformatics Search Committee 2010-2013: Chair of 2CI Bioinformatics Doctoral Fellowship Committee 2011-present: Member of 2CI Astroinformatics Search Committee 2011-present: Member of 2CI Astroinformatics Doctoral Fellowship Committee V.3 2011-2014: Member of 2CI TCV Search Committee 2011-2014: Member of 2CI TCV Doctoral Fellowship Committee 2009: Chair of Triennial Evaluation Committee for Associate Provost for IS&T J.L. Albert. As chair of this committee, I coordinated the analysis of survey data and the writing of the report. I was in charge of writing several sub-sections as well as producing the final report. 2008: Chair of Triennial Evaluation Committee for Chair of Computer Science Department (Dr. Pan) As chair of this committee, I coordinated the analysis of survey data and the writing of the report. I was in charge of writing several sub-sections as well as producing the final report. 2007-2010: Member of University-Wide High Performance Computing Committee 2007-08: Member of Ad-Hoc Committee to Draft Neuroscience Institute Proposal 2008: Member of Ad-Hoc Committee to Draft Neuroscience Institute Bylaws 2006-2012: Member (Chair 2008-2011) of Natural and Computational Sciences Area Promotion and Tenure Committee, College of Arts and Science, Georgia State University Reviewed dozens of promotion, tenure, and post-tenure cases and wrote numerous reports. 2005-2009: Faculty Senator, Georgia State University Committees: • Information System and Technology (ISAT) (2005-2009) o ISAT Tech Fee sub-committee (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) • Budget (2005-07) • Admissions and Standards (2007-2008) o Hardship Withdrawal Appeals Committee (2007-2008) • Committee on Academic Programs (CAP) (2007-2008) o Undergraduate sub-committee (2007-2008) • Library Committee (2008-2009) 2005-2007: Member of By-Laws Committee, College of Arts and Sciences, Georgia State University 2002-2013: Member of College Graduate Committee (formerly Graduate Council). As member of this committee, I have participated in all discussion pertaining to graduate matters college-wide and have been involved in the formulation of several policies. V.4 2003-04, 2009-2012: Member of Petitions Sub-Committee, Graduate Council, College of Arts and Sciences, Georgia State University. As member of the petitions committee, I have reviewed numerous petitions by graduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences to deviate from regulations. This committee met once each semester. 2004-2005: Member of Triennial Evaluation Committee for Dean of Arts and Sciences (Dean Adamson) As member of this committee, I have analyzed the survey data, discussed the analysis, and wrote one section of the report submitted to the Provost. 2002: Chair of Triennial Evaluation Committee for Chair of Computer Science Department (Dr. Fraser). As chair of this committee, I conducted the review for Dr. Fraser. The process involved distributing a survey to eligible faculty, collecting responses, tabulating, and assessing the data to write a final report. This report was then presented to the Dean in a meeting. 1999-2002: Member of the Ad-Hoc Committee to Respond to Yamacraw RFP. I actively assisted the Chair in preparing proposals each year to respond to the Yamacraw Request for Proposals for faculty positions. Departmental Service 2015: NextGen Proposal “Unstructured Data Analytics for Business”. Co-wrote the proposal along with Rafal Angryk (CS), Sanjay Srivastava (RCB), and Arun Rai (RCB). The proposal was funded. 2010: 2CI Proposal Development for Bioinformatics Eminent Scholar. The proposal was funded. 2006-2013: Member of Curriculum Committee. 2005-2008: Member of Academic Program Review Committee. 2000-2013: Chair of Ph.D. Qualifier Examinations Committee I have coordinated the Ph.D. Qualifier Examination since it was first offered in Fall 2000. The exam is offered to students twice each year. 2000-2010: Chair of Ph.D. Qualifier Examinations Sub-Committee in Automata area V.5 As chair of this sub-committee, I have prepared questions, proctored and graded the exams, and finalized the results. 2000-2010: Chair of Ph.D. Qualifier Examinations Sub-Committee in Database area As chair of this sub-committee, I have prepared questions, proctored and graded the exams, and finalized the results. 2001-2010: Member of Executive Committee, Computer Science Department As member of the executive committee, I have advised the Chair of the Department on many issues. I have given recommendations on merit pay raises each year based on the annual reports and teaching portfolios submitted by faculty. 1999-2013: Search Committee (Chair 99-03, Member 03-13), Computer Science Department As chair of the search committee for 4 years and as a member the remaining years, I have been actively involved in all faculty searches when the department has hired over 10 tenure track faculty and 4 lecturers. I have given valuable advice to the Chair in the search process. 2004-2012: Member of Computer Security Advisory Committee, Computer Science Department As member of this committee I have advised the Chair of the department on computer security matters on numerous occasions. 2004-2008: Member, Students Learning Outcomes Committee As member of this committee, I have been involved in the development of learning outcomes as well as assessment instruments for each of our degree programs. I have also been involved in the data collection process. 1999-2013: Chair of Graduate Committee, Computer Science Department As chair of the Graduate Committee, I have periodically reviewed catalog changes to each of our graduate programs and concentrations. I have also coordinated catalog changes concerning our graduate coursework. I have also developed several policies for graduate students involving assistantships, ESL requirement compliance, proctoring and student contact. 1999-2006, 2012-2013: Promotions and Tenure Committee, Computer Science Department In this mandatory committee, I have participated in the tenure and promotion reviews as well as mid-tenure reviews for several faculty members including writing final reports for many. 2000-2004: Contract Renewal Advisory Committee, Computer Science Department I have advised the Chair on contract renewals of un-tenured faculty on a yearly basis until 2004. V.6 1998-1999: Member of Ad-Hoc Committee for Ph.D. Program Proposal. I actively participated in the preparation of the Ph.D. program proposal. I also actively assisted the Chair in preparing the response to the Board of Regents based on which they approved the Ph.D. program. 1998-1999: Member of