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Introduction
Research
Center for Speech Technology

Dr. P. Vijayalakshmi, a distinguished academic and researcher, is a Professor and Head of the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering. She has 28 years of experience in teaching and research, with four years dedicated exclusively to speech signal processing.

She is a Senior Member of IEEE (since 2016) and a member of the IEEE Signal Processing Society. Additionally, she is a Fellow of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE), reflecting her extensive contributions to the field.

Dr. Vijayalakshmi earned her Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering with First Class and Distinction from Bharathidasan University.

She has published over 120 research publications in refereed international journals and in proceedings of international conferences. As a principal investigator she is currently involved in MeiTy funded project titled “Speech Assistive Technologies” – NLTM- BHASHINI.and a DST IMPRINT IIC project on “Development of Speech-to-speech translation systems for Hindi, Tamil and English” and “Development of bidirectional Hand-gesture recognition system” funded by DST-TIDE. As co-PI she is currently involved in MeiTy, TVA, DST-CRG funded projects. Further she has completed several other projects as PI and Co-PI that are funded by MeiTy, New Delhi, AICTE, DST-TIDE, and Tamil Virtual Academy, a Government of Tamil Nadu organization, and two projects funded by SSN Trust as well. She is a recognized supervisor of Anna University and currently guiding Five fulltime Ph.D scholars in the field of Speech Technology.

Her areas of research include Speech Signal Processing, Speech Enabled Assistive technology, Speech synthesis, and Speech recognition.

She was instrumental in establishing the “Speech and language technologies lab” to carry out research in the field of speech technology. (website link – speech.ssn.edu.in)

  • Vijayalakshmi, N. Narenraju and V. Aiswarya, “Hidden Markov model-based sign language-to-speech conversion system in Tamil” Patent no. 530321.
  • Vijayalakshmi, T. Nagarajan and T.A. Mariya Celin – attended final hearing for a patent titled “A Speech-input Speech-output Communication Aid for Speakers with Cerebral Palsy” in the Indian Patent office in July 2022. (Application number: 201941031287)

Book chapters

  • Vijayalakshmi, T. Nagarajan, “Assessment and intelligibility modification for dysarthric speakers”, Chapter 3 – Voice Technologies for Reconstruction and Enhancement, De Gruyter Series in Speech Technology and Text Mining in Medicine and Healthcare, pp. 67 – 94, Feb. 2020.
  • Vijayalakshmi, T. A. Mariya Celin, T. Nagarajan, “Selective pole modification-based technique for the analysis and detection of hypernasality”, Chapter 2 – Signal and Acoustic Modelling for Speech and Communication Disorders, De Gruyter Series in Speech Technology and Text Mining in Medicine and Healthcare, pp. 33 – 68, Dec. 2018.

Anna University Supervisor Recognition: 3810004 Extn: 475 sivakumarn@ssn.edu.in
 Department of Civil Engineering Contact Information Dr. Sivakumar Naganathan Professor and Head of the Department Dr. Sivakumar Naganathan Civil - SSN
  • Ph.D. in Concrete technology, University of Malaya (Dec 2005 –Aug 2010).
  • M.E in Structural engineering with first class, Regional Engineering college, Bharathidasan University, India (Aug 1995 – Dec 1997 Part time).
  • B.E in Civil Engineering with first class with distinction, Regional Engineering college, Bharathidasan University, India (June 1990- Nov 1993 Part time).
  • Diploma in Civil Engineering with first class, State Board of Technical education and training, Tamil Nadu, India (June 1983 – May 1986).

The students carry out active research in medical devices and equipment design at the innovation centre of SSN. The students work enthusiastically and have been granted about Rs 20 Lakh in the recent years (2010 – 2023) by the SSN trust for the internally funded projects. Students of the department have also filed patents for their notable work. A total of 5 patents were filed in the last 2 years.

(Anna University Supervisor Recognition Ref. No.: 3810004)

  • Waste utilization.
  • Sustainable materials including alternative cementitious composites.
  • Controlled low-strength materials.
  • Concrete technology.
  • Structural use of cold formed steel sections.
  • Repair and strengthening of structural elements.
  • Low-cost alternatives. 
  • Use of Incineration Slag as Controlled Low-strength Material, Research grant from University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2006-2007 (Grant Number: P0214/2006A), RM 3700.
  • Use of incinerator ash as construction material, MOSTI, IRPA Grant, Government of Malaysia, 2006-2009 (Grant Number: 13-02-03-3008), RM 180596.
  • Industrial Waste Incineration Bottom Ash in Controlled Low Strength Material, Research grant from University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2007-2008 (Grant Number: PS07/2007C), RM 29000.
  • The use of incinerator slag for self-compacting controlled low strength material, Research grant from University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2008-2009, (Grant Number: PS105/2008C), RM 16500.
  • Self-compacting sand concrete using quarry dust and fly ash, Research grant from Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang, Malaysia, 2008-2010, (Grant Number: J510050161), RM 22300.
  • Effect of adding micro silica on the performance of bricks made using bottom and fly ashes. Research grant from Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang 2012- 2014. (Grant No. J510050450, Malaysia, RM 30000.
  • Multi-phase analysis of effective thermal conductivity of shape-stable PCM mortar to improve thermal inertia of buildings. Govt of Malaysia grant (FRGS), FRGS/1/2015/TK10/MUSM/03/1. RM102000. 2015- 2018.
  • Enhancing the properties of thermal power plant bottom ash by chemical leaching for use as sand replacement in construction material. UNITEN Malaysia grant RM 23000. June 2017- May 2018.
  • Development of river sand alternative using Natural material and wastes. SSN Internal fund, Guide, 2019-2020. Rs 25000.
  • Use of waste quarry and seashore sand in developing manufactured sand (m-sand). IEI R&D grant-in-aid scheme, Guide. 2019-2020, UG2020015. Rs 30000.
  • Beneficial use of waste quarry dust fines in bricks. SSN Trust internal fund, co- researcher, 2021-2023, Rs 400000.
  • Inception report for reduction of co2 emission intensity by up to 40% by 2020, Ministry of environment and forests, Malaysia, RM 299900, 2010-2011.
  • Development of technical specification, standard testing and design guideline   of interlocking soil cement brick for KNK Manufacturing Sdn Bhd, Malaysia, 2011-2012, RM145000.
  • Stability of Landfill Embankment over RC Culverts at TNB Sg. Jasin/Jasik Site in Cameron Highlands, 2016-2017. RM 475000. 
  • ICE representative for India (Chennai).
  • Outstanding concrete teacher award by Indian Concrete Institute, 2021.
  • Leadership excellence award awarded by SNS Institutions, Coimbatore India 2024.
  • Certificate of excellence for highest number of Scopus indexed journal publication- 2016, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia.
  • Most outstanding paper award (published in high impact journal) 2011/2012, Universiti Tenaga Nasional.
  • Outstanding teaching award in College of Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional,  for the year 2009/2010 (top 10 in COE).
  • Popular and memorable lecturer award 2011 (Top 5 in COE) at Universiti Tenaga Nasional. 
  • Bronze medal, Malaysia Technology Expo 2013 (MTE 2013).
  • Silver medal, International invention, innovation and technology expo 2013 (ITEX’13).
  • Listed in the Marquis Who’s Who in the world 2014 (31st edition) biographic data base, Marquis Who’s Who, USA.
  • Cash award of INR 100,000 at Shanmugha polytechnic, Tirumalaisamudram, Thanjavur in appreciation of my sincerity, integrity, and honesty during my tenure as construction and maintenance engineer of Shanmugha campus (2000).
  • Certificate of merit for class first in all semesters of B.Eng and M.Eng courses at Regional engineering college, Tiruchirappalli, India.
  • Trained accreditation assessor of Malaysian Qualification Agency – 2015.
  • Member of technical committee for RC code development and revision for SIRIM  Malaysia- 2017.
  • Chartered Engineer and Member, Institution of Civil Engineers, UK (CEngMICE) 
  • IGBE Accredited Professional (IGBC-AP)
  • Professional Engineer, PE(India)
  • Senior Professional Engineer, Engineering Council of India
  • Fellow, Association of Consulting Civil Engineers India
  • Chartered Engineer, Institution of Engineers India (C.Eng)
  • Fellow of Institution of Engineers India (FIE)
  • Life member, Indian Society for Technical Education (MISTE)
  • Life member, Indian Geotechnical Society (MIGS)
  • Fellow, The council of Engineering and Technology, (FCET) India 

Publications
Journal Publication

  • Madhavan Abhinaya, Rangasamy Parthiban, Naganathan Sivakumar.  An experimental study on modification of pervious concrete properties using polyacrylamide. Building Materials and Structures 67 (2024) 2400002M.  https://doi.org/10.5937/GRMK2400002M. ISSN 2217-8139. 2024 (WOS).
  • Narakorn Suwannachote , Thanongsak Imjai,, Fetih Kefyalew, Radhika Sridhar, Reyes Garcia, U. Johnson Alengaram, Sivakumar Naganathan. Behaviour of post-tensioned benches made of high-content recycled aggregate concrete reinforced with racquet string fibres. Sustainable Structures, 2024, 4(3): 000060. ISSN: 2789-3111(WOS). DOI: 10.54113/j.sust.2024.000060.
  • Abhinaya, M., Parthiban, R. & Sivakumar, N. Effects of using palm flower biochar in mechanical and water purification properties of pervious concrete. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, Springer. (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-022-03606-7.
  • Mohammed Jalal Abdullah, Salmia Beddu, Teh Sabariah Binti Abd Manan, Agusril Syamsir, Sivakumar Naganathan, Nur Liyana Mohd Kamal, Daud Mohamad, Zarina Itam, Hooi Min Yee, Md Fauzan Kamal Mohd Yapandi, Fadzli Mohamed Nazri, Nasir Shafiq, Mohamed Hasnain Isa, Amirrudin Ahmad, Nadiah Wan Rasdi. The Strength and Thermal Properties of Concrete containing Water Absorptive Aggregate from Well-Graded Bottom Ash (BA) as Partial Sand Replacement. Construction and Building Materials 339 (2022) 127658.
  • Nahushananda Chakravarthy H G, Jahnavi S J, Sivakumar Naganathan, Numerical Studies on CFRP Strengthened Cold formed Steel built-up Columns. International Journal of Sustainable Construction Engineering And Technology Vol. 13 No. 1 (2022) 264-272.
  • Nahushananda Chakravarthy, Sivakumar Naganathan, Sreedhar Kalavagunta, Kamal Nasharuddin Bin Mustapha. Structural Performance of Experimentally Investigated CFRP‑Strengthened Cold‑formed Steel Built‑Up Columns. Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40996-021-00706-8. 
  • Salid Ali, Sivakumar Naganathan, Mahalingam B. State of the Art Review on Prescriptive & Performance Based Approaches for Concrete Durability. International Journal of Sustainable Construction Engineering And Technology, Vol. 12 No. 2 (2021) 80-88.
  • Sivakumar Naganathan, Salmia Beddu, Muhammad Zulfiqar Ajmulkhan, Jegatheish Kanadasan, Zakaria Che Muda, Siti Nabihah Sa’don, and B. Mahalingam. Composite Leaching of Thermal Power Plant Bottom Ash to Ensure Its Performance on Cement Mortar. Lecture notes in civil engineering, Springer, Volume 79, ISSN 2366-2557, 2021, pp75-79. (Scopus).
  • Sivakumar Naganathan, Salmia Beddu, Muhammad Zulfiqar Ajmulkhan, Jegatheish Kanadasan, Zakaria Che Muda, Siti Nabihah Sa’don, and B. Mahalingam Enhancing the Performance of Bottom Ash Using Acid Leaching Method. Lecture notes in civil engineering, Springer, Volume 79, ISSN 2366-2557, 2021 pp81-86.  (Scopus).
  • Sivakumar N, Mahalingham. B, Sreehari, P,  Srinath, R,  Priyadharshni Varma, Niranjan Logeswaran. A Note on Climate Change and Extreme Water Event. Solid state technology, Vol 63, No 4, 2020. (Scopus).
  • Sivakumar, Masimawati, Salmia, Zakaria, Kamal Nasharuddin, Mahalingam, Elangovan. Hashim abdul razak. Mechanical properties and durability of calcium carbide kiln dust mortar. International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology (IJCIET)         Volume 10, Issue 1, January 2019 (Scopus).
  • Sivakumar Naganathan,· H. G. Nahushananda Chakravarthy, · Noor Amalina Anuar, · Sreedhar Kalavagunta, Kamal Nasharuddin Bin Mustapha. Behaviour of Cold Formed Steel Built‑Up Channel Columns Strengthened Using CFRP. Int. J of steel structures (2020) 20(2):415–424, DOI 10.1007/s13296-019-00293-5, Springer Nov 2019. (WOS).
  • Salmia Beddu, Zakaria Che Muda, Daud Mohamad, Agusril, Sivakumar Naganathan, Fadzli Mohamed Nazri, S N Sadon, M Hanafi. Effect of Lightweight Waste-Based Aggregate on Lightweight Concrete. International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE). ISSN: 2277-3878, Volume-8 Issue-4, November 2019. (Scopus).
  • Salmia Beddu, Mahyun Mohd Zainoodin, Zakaria Che Muda, Nur Liyana Mohd Kamal, Daud Mohamad, Fadzli Mohamed Nazri, Sivakumar Naganathan, Nadiah Md Husain, Siti Nabihah Sadon. Investigation of Natural Fibersas Ceiling Material, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Springer 2019 (Scopus). 
  • Sivakumar Naganathan, Zakaria Che Muda, Lee Choon Yong, Mohamed Ahmed and Hafez Ahmed. Structural and serviceability assessment of RC culverts under embankment fill loads due to desilting of reservoir sediments. International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology (IJCIET), Volume 9, Issue 10, October 2018, pp. 1946–1957 (Scopus).
  • Mohamed Ahmed Hafez,  Lee Choon Yong, Ahmad Fadli Bin Mamat, Rahsidi Sabri Muda, Sivakumar Naganathan, Zakaria Che Muda, Zaher Almkahal. Existing and Parametric Study on Rainfall-Induced Slope failure. International Journal of Civil & Environmental Engineering International Journal of Civil & Environmental Engineering IJCEE-IJENS Vol: 18 No: 05, October 2018.
  • Al-Mamon Yousef, Zakaria Che Muda, Sivakumar Naganathan, Salmia Beddu and Shojaeddin Jamali. Behaviour of Post-tensioned Interlocking Bricks for Masonry Wall Subjected to Out-of-plane Loads. Indian Journal of Science and Technology, Vol 10(21), DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2017/v10i21/104854, June 2017(WOS).
  • Nahushananda Chakravarthya, Sivakumar Naganathan, Jonathan Tan Hsien Auna, Sreedhar Kalavagunta, Kamal Nasharuddin Mustaphaa, Veena T. R. Experimental investigation of CFRP strengthened i-shaped cold formed steel beams. Jurnal Teknologi (Sciences & Engineering) 79:5 (2017) 83–89(Scopus).
  • Nahushananda Chakravarthy, Sivakumar Naganathan,  Raed Saleh Ali Ba Bhakri, Sreedhar Kalavagunta, Kamal Nasharuddin Bin Mustapha, and H. G. Phalguna. Cost Effectiveness of CFRP Repair Technique for Cold Formed Steel Beams. Indian Journal of Science and Technology, Vol 10(18), DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2017/v10i18/105652, May 2017(WOS).
  • Sreedhar Kalavagunta, Sivakumar Naganathan, Kamal Nasharuddin Bin Mustapha and Goh Kay Yun. Finite Element Modeling of Cold Formed Steel Columns Strengthened with CFRP. Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering, Volume 11, No. 1, 2017(Scopus).
  • Nahushananda Chakravarthy , Sivakumar Naganathan, Salmia Beddu, Muhammed Harith Akmal, Sreedhar Kalavagunta , Kamal Nasharuddin bin Mustapha, H. G. Phalguna. Load carrying capacity of CFRP strengthened cold formed steel built up box sections. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 4(10) 2017, Pages: 175-180 (WOS). 
  • Siti Nabihah Sadon, Salmia Beddu1, Sivakumar Naganathan, Nur Liyana Mohd Kamal and Hamdan Hassan. Coal Bottom Ash as Sustainable Material in Concrete – A Review. Indian Journal of Science and Technology, Vol 10(36), DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2017/v10i36/114595, September 2017(WOS).
  • Arshed Ahmed, Sivakumar Naganathan, Kamal Nasharuddin Mustapha, M.F.Fayyadh, Shojaeddin Jamali. Repair Effectiveness of Damaged RC Beams with Web Opening Using CFRP and Steel Plates. Jordan journal of civil engineering, Volume 10, No. 2, 2016(Scopus).
  • Sreedhar Kalavagunta , Sivakumar Naganathan, and Kamal Nasharuddin Bin Mustapha, Experimental Investigation Of Bond Characteristics Between CFRP and Steel Under Tensile Loads. Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering. Volume :10 (2016), Issue No :3, pp 339-351, ISSN :1993-0461(Scopus).
  • Sivakumar Naganathan, Shojaeddin Jamali, Sonny Silvadanan, Tan Yew Chung, Mark Francis Nicholasselvam. Use Of Bottom Ash And Fly Ash In Masonry Mortar. Journal of Construction And Building Material, Volume :1, Issue No :1, Article ID :268-1009-1-PB, Page Start :52, Page End :57, ISSN :2230-7885. 
  • Nahushananda Chakravarthy, Sivakumar Naganathan, Sivadass Thiruchelvam, Kamal Nasharuddin  Mustapha, Zakaria Che Muda, Shivanand K. P. Finite Element Modeling of Cold Formed Steel Columns Strengthened with CFRP. Journal of Civil Engineering Research 2016, 6(5): 115-118.
  • Sivakumar Naganathan, Shojaeddin Jamali. Performance Assessment of Cementless Controlled Low-Strength Material (CLSM) Utilizing Coal Ashes. Jordon Journal of civil engineering, Volume 9, No. 1, 2015(Scopus). 
  • Sivakumar Naganathan, Mamun Yousef, Kamal Nasharuddin Mustapha. Performance of bricks made using fly ash and bottom ash. Construction and building materials 96 (2015) 576–580 (WOS). 
  • Arshed Ahmed, Sivakumar Naganathan, Kamal Nasharuddin Mustapha. Repair effectiveness of CFRP and steel plates in RC beams with web opening: effect of plate thickness, International journal of civil engineering, Vol. 13, No. 2, Transaction A: Civil Engineering, June 2015(WOS).
  • Sivakumar Naganathan, Kamal Nasharuddin Mustapha. Effect of water temperature on concrete properties, Jordan journal of civil engineering, Volume 9 , No 3, 2015(Scopus).
  • Qahir N. S. AL-Kadi1, Arabi N. S. AL Qadi Kamal Nasharuddin Bin Mustapha,  Sivakumar Naganathan, Zakaria Bin Che Muda. Coconut Fibre Effect on Fresh and Thermo- Gravimetric Properties to Mitigate Spalling of Self-Compacting Concrete at Elevated Temperatures, Open Journal of Civil Engineering, 2015, 5, 328-338(WOS).
  • Sivakumar Naganathan, S., Jubair ,M. Use of billet scale as partial replacement of sand in concrete. Asian Journal of Civil Engineering, VOL. 15, NO. 4 (2014), pp 635-649(Scopus).
  • Alaa Shakir, Sivakumar N, Kamal Nasharuddin M. Effect of quarry dust and billet scale additions on the properties of fly ash bricks. Iranian Journal of Science and Technology Transactions of civil engineering Vol. 38, No. C1, pp 51-60 (2014) (WOS). 
  • Sreedhar Kalavagunta , Sivakumar Naganathan, and Kamal Nasharuddin Bin Mustapha, Design Equations For CFRP strengthened Cold Formed Steel Channel Column Sections,  , International Journal of advanced studies in computers, Science and engineering( Scopus), Vol 2, Issue 1, 2013.
  • Sreedhar Kalavagunta , Sivakumar Naganathan, and Kamal Nasharuddin Bin Mustapha, Theoretical study of axially compressed Cold Formed Steel Sections,  International Journal of advanced studies in computers, Science and engineering, Vol 2, Issue 1, 2013.
  • Sreedhar Kalavagunta , Sivakumar Naganathan, and Kamal Nasharuddin Bin Mustapha, Experimental Study on CFRP Strengthened Cold Formed Channel Columns,  Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Maxwell, USA (WOS). 
  • Sreedhar Kalavagunta , Sivakumar Naganathan, and Kamal Nasharuddin Bin Mustapha, Capacity Assessment And Design Of CFRP-Strengthened Steel Channel Columns, Indian Journal of SCIence and Technology , Volume 6(4), April 2013 (WOS). 
  • Sreedhar Kalavagunta , Sivakumar Naganathan, and Kamal Nasharuddin Bin Mustapha. Experimental Study Of Axially Compressed Cold Formed Steel Channel Columns, Indian Journal of Science and Technology , Volume 6(4), April 2013(WOS).   
  • Sreedhar Kalavagunta , Sivakumar Naganathan, and Kamal Nasharuddin Bin Mustapha, A Review On Epoxy Adhesives With Nanomaterials : Effect Of CFRP-Steel Bond Integrity, International journal of Advanced Material Science, Volume 4, No1(2013) pp 81-84.  
  • Alaa Shakir, Sivakumar N, Kamal Nasharuddin M. Development of bricks from waste material: A review. Australian journal of basic and applied Sciences, 7(8): 812-818, 2013 (WOS). 
  • Sivakumar N., Tan Linda. Effect of fly ash fineness on the performance of cement mortar. Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol7, No3, 2013 (Scopus).
  • Sivakumar Naganathan, Hashim abdul Razak, Sitri Nadzriah, Corrosivity and leaching behavior of controlled low-strength material (CLSM) made using bottom ash and quarry dust. Journal of Environmental Management 128 (2013) 637- 641 (WOS). 
  • Alaa Shakir, Sivakumar Naganathan, Kamal Nasharuddin Mustapha, Development of bricks from waste materials: A review. Australian Journal of basic and applied Sciences, 7(8): 812-818, 2013(WOS).
  • Arabi N. S. Al Qadi , Kamal Nasharuddin Mustapha, Sivakumar Naganathan, and Qahir N.S. AL-Kadi, “Development of Self-Compacting Concrete using Contrast Constant Factorial Design”, Journal of King Saud University: Engineering Sciences (2013) 25, 1015-112 (SCOPUS).
  • Arabi N. S. Al Qadi , Kamal Nasharuddin Mustapha, Sivakumar Naganathan, and Qahir N.S. AL-Kadi,” Effect of polypropylene fibers on thermo gravimetric properties of self-compacting concrete at elevated temperatures”, Fire and MaCHAKRAterials, Vol 37, Issue 3 (2013) pp 177-186 (WOS).
  • Alaa Shakir, Sivakumar N, Kamal Nasharuddin M. Properties of bricks made using fly ash, quarry dust and billet scale. Construction and building materials, 41 (2013) 131–138 (WOS).
  • Sreedhar Kalavagunta , Sivakumar Naganathan, and Kamal Nasharuddin Bin Mustapha, Proposal for design rules of axially loaded CFRP strengthened cold formed lipped channel steel sections, Thin walled structures 71 (2013) 14-19 (WOS).
  • Arabi Al Qadi, Kamal Nasharuddin Mustapha, Sivakumar Naganathan and Qahir N.S. AL-Kadi. Uses of central composite design and surface response to evaluate the influence of constituent materials on fresh and hardened properties of self-compacting concrete. KSCE Journal for Civil Engineering, March 2012, Volume 16, Issue 3, pp 407-416(WOS). 
  • Sivakumar Naganathan, Hashim abdul Razak, Sitri Nadzriah. Effect of quarry dust addition on the performance of controlled low-strength material (CLSM) made with industrial waste incineration bottom ash. International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy, and Materials, Volume 19, Issue 6, pp. 536-541 (2012)(WOS). 
  • S.Naganathan, N.Subramaniam, K.Nasharuddin. Development of brick using thermal power plant bottom ash and fly ash. Asian Journal of Civil Engineering (Building and Housing) VOL. 13, NO. 1 (2012), 275-287 (Scopus).
  • Arabi Nawwaf Saoud AL Qadi, Kamal Nasharuddin Bin Mustapha, Sivakumar Naganathan, Qahir N. S. AL-Kadi. Effect of Polypropylene Fibres on Fresh and Hardened Properties of Self-Compacting Concrete at elevated temperatures, Australian Journal of Basic and Applied SCIences, 5(10): 378-384, 2011, ISSN 1991-8178 (WOS). 
  • Sivakumar Naganathan, Kamal Nasharuddin Bin Mustapha, and Haniff Bin Omar. “Use of Recycled Concrete Aggregate in Controlled Low-Strength Material (CLSM)”, The Civil Engineering Dimension (Dimensi Teknik Sipil) Volume 14, No 1, 2012.  
  • Arshad Ahmed, Motasim Fayyadh, Sivakumar Naganathan, Kamal Nasharuddin Bin Mustapha, Reinforced Concrete Beams with Web Openings: A State of the Art Review, Materials and Design 40 (2012) 90–102 (WOS). 
  • Sreedhar Kalavagunta, Sivakumar Naganathan,  and Kamal Nasharuddin Bin Mustapha. Pushover Analysis for Cold Formed Storage Rack Structures, Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering, Volume 6, No.4, 2012 (SCOPUS).
  • Sivakumar Naganathan, Hashim abdul Razak, Sitri Nadzriah, (2009), Controlled low-strength material using industrial waste incineration bottom ash and refined kaolin, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Vlo 35, No. 2B (2010), 49-63 WOS).
  • Sivakumar Naganathan, Hashim abdul Razak, Sitri Nadzriah, (2009), Performance appraisal of industrial waste incineration bottom ash as controlled low-strength material, Journal of Hazardous Materials 172 (2009) 862–867(WOS). 
  • Sivakumar Naganathan, Hashim abdul Razak, Sitri Nadzriah, (2009), Effect of kaolin addition on the properties of CLSM made using industrial waste incineration bottom ash, Waste Management & Research 2009: 00: 1–13. IF: 1.193 (WOS) .

Conference Publication: 

  • Sivakumar Naganathan, Salmia Beddu, Muhammad Zulfiqar Ajmulkhan Jegatheish Kanadasan, Zakaria Che Muda, Siti Nabihah Sa’don, and B. Mahalingam. Composite Leaching of Thermal Power Plant Bottom Ash to Ensure its Performance on Cement Mortar. International conference on sustainable practices and innovations in civil engineering 2021, India.
  • Sivakumar Naganathan, Salmia Beddu, Muhammad Zulfiqar Ajmulkhan, Jegatheish Kanadasan,   Zakaria Che Muda, Siti Nabihah Sa’don, and B. Mahalingam. Enhancing the Performance of Bottom Ash Using Acid Leaching Method. International conference on sustainable  practices and innovations in civil engineering 2021, India.
  • Sivakumar Naganathan, Salmia Beddu, Jaison Lau Yee Jin, Sujendran Nair, Jagathesh Kanadasan. Near Surface Characteristics Of The High Volume Fly Ash Concrete. 16Th International Conference On Envirotech, Cleantech & Greentech (ECG 2017), July 2017, Bali, Indonesia.
  • Sivakumar Naganathan, Salmia Beddu,  Sujendran Nair, Syauki Shamsudin. Effect Of Admixtures On Sand Cement Bricks. Global Civil Engineering Conference 2017, July 2017, Kuala Lumpur.
  • Nahushananda Chakravarthy, Sivakumar Naganathan, Kalavagunta Sreedhar, Kamal Nasharuddin Mustapha. Theoretical Strength Investigation Of Cfrp Strengthened Cold Formed Built Up Columns. Global Conference On Engineering And Technology, 2016. ISSN :9789671314708.
  • Nahushananda Chakravarthy, Sivakumar Naganathan,  Kamal Nasharuddin Mustapha, Zakaria Che Muda, Sivadass Thiruchelvam. Proposed Design Equations For The CFRP Strengthened Cold Formed Steel Built Up I Sections. World Conference On Engineering And Applied Sciences Wceas 2016. 
  • Sreedhar Kalavagunta, Sivakumar Naganathan. Energy performance analysis of buildings in BIM work flow. Asean engineering congress 2015. Singapore, February 2015.
  • Masimawati, Sivakumar Naganathan, Kamal Nasharuddin Mustapha, Hashim Abdul Razak. Performance Of Lime Kiln Dust As Cementitious Material. Procedia Engineering, Elsevier 2015. 5th Euro asia civil engineering forum conference, Indonesia(SCOPUS)
  • Masimawati, Sivakumar Naganathan, Kamal Nasharuddin Mustapha, Hashim Abdul Razak. Calcium Carbide Kiln Dust In Mortar – Initial Study. Procedia Engineering, Elsevier 2015. 5th Euro asia civil engineering forum conference, Indonesia(SCOPUS).
  • Teo Hui Li, Sreedhar Kalavagunta, Sivakumar Naganathan. Automated attendance management  system for  construction workforce management, 3rd IASTEM International conference, November 2015, ISBN 978-93-85832-32-1.
  • Mohammed Omar Al-sharafi, Sivakumar Nagathan, Kong Sih Ying. Tunnel lining analysis and design using staad pro. Proc. of the Second Intl. Conf. on Advances in Civil and Structural Engineering - CSE 2014. Institute of Research Engineers and Doctors, USA. ISBN: 978-1-63248-035-4. 
  • Sreedhar Kalavagunta, Sivakumar Naganathan, Nasharuddin Bin Mustapha, Design Guidelines For CFRP Strengthened Thin-Walled Lipped Channels- Eurocode Specifications, 4th International Conference of Euro Asia Civil Engineering Forum 2013,  Singapore.
  • Sivakumar Naganathan, Farid Targhizadeh, Effect of curing temperature on the strength of high performance concrete, 2013, 4th International Conference of Euro Asia Civil Engineering Forum 2013, Singapore.
  • Sivakumar Naganathan , Mamun Yousef, Performance of bricks made from bottom ash and fly ash, 2013, 4th International Conference of Euro Asia Civil Engineering Forum 2013, Singapore.
  • Sivakumar Naganathan, Sonny Silvadanan , Tang Yew Chung,  Mark Francis  Nicolasselvam, and Sivadass Thiruchelvam. Use of wastes in developing mortar-A review. Third international conference on green building technology and materials, Kuala Lumpur 2013.
  • Sivakumar Naganathan, Charan Singh, Yim Wil Shen, Peng Eng Kiat, and Sivadass Thiruchelvam. Nano technology- A review. Third international conference on green building technology and materials, Kuala Lumpur 2013.
  • Soheil Ghaznavi Doozendeh, Sivakumar Naganathan. Performance of crumb rubber in concrete with silica fume.   International Conference on Civil Engineering Architecture & Urban Sustainable Development. Tabriz, Iran. December 2013.
  • Sivakumar Naganathan, Kamal Nashruddin Bin Mustapha, Alaa Shakir. Performance of recycled concrete fines as fine aggregate replacement in cement mortar. 11th International Conference on Concrete Engineering and Technology 2012 - CONCET2012.
  • Arabi N. S. Al Qadi, Kamal Nasharuddin Bin Mustapha, Sivakumar Naganathan and Qahir N.S. AL-Kadi, “Optimization of Water to Powder Ratio on Fresh and Hardened Properties of Self-Compacting Concrete”, 11th International Conference on Concrete Engineering and Technology     2012 - CONCET2012.
  • Alaa A.Shakir, Sivakumar Naganathan, Kamal Nasharuddin Bin Mustapha. Green bricks from wastes, international conference of advanced materials ICAMET 2012, Malaysia (SCOPUS).
  • Kalavagunta Sreedhar, Sivakumar N, aqnd Kamal Nasharuddin M. Cold formed steel in construction– review of research, challenges and opportunities. The First Australasia and South East Asia Conference in Structural Engineering and Construction Perth, Western Australia, 28 Nov – 2 Dec 2012.
  • Kalavagunta Sreedhar, Sivakumar N, aqnd Kamal Nasharuddin M. Bonding material advances in carbon fibre reinforced plastics(CFRP). National Conference on Nanomaterials (3-4, December 2012), Trivandrum, India.
  • Kalavagunta Sreedhar, Sivakumar N, aqnd Kamal Nasharuddin M.  Advances in CFRP Strengthened Steel Structures. Uniten national graduate conference NATGRAD 2012, Nov 2012. Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia.
  • Alaa A Shakir, Sivakumar N, and Kamal Nasharuddin M.  Assessment of the durability of bricks in an aggressive environment , Uniten national graduate conference NATGRAD 2012, Nov 2012. Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia.
  • Sivakumar Naganathan, Hashim Abdul Razak, Siti Nadzriah, (2008), Preliminary Investigation of Incinerator slag as controlled low-strength material, International Conference on Construction and building technology organised by the International Association of Concrete Technology, June 2008, Kulala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • Sivakumar Naganathan, Hashim Abdul Razak, Siti Nadzriah, (2008), Performance assessment of incinerator slag as controlled low-strength material,  7th  International Congress on Concrete, July 2008, Dundee, Scotland.
  • Sivakumar Naganathan, Hashim Abdul Razak, Siti Nadzriah, (2008), Fresh properties and compressive strength of controlled low-strength material made with incinerator slag and quarry dust, Asian Concrete Federation, International Conference, November 2008, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.
  • Sivakumar Naganathan, Hashim Abdul Razak, Siti Nadzriah, (2008), Controlled Low-strength material using Industrial Hazardous Waste Incinerator Slag and Refined Kaolin, 11th  East Asia Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering & Construction (EASEC-11), November 2008, Taiwan(SCOPUS).
  • Sivakumar Naganathan. Learn Yourself STAAD.Pro V8i. Structural Analysis and Design using STAAD.Pro V8i. LAP Publishing , Deutschland, Germany.  ISBN: 978-3-8484-3459-6.
  • Sivakumar Naganathan, Hashim Abdul Razak. Controlled Low-strength material using bottom ash and quarry dust: Engineering and Leaching properties. LAP Publishing, Deutschland, Germany.  ISBN: 978-3-6591-3681-8.
  • Sivakumar Naganathan, Lu Han Lin, Kamal Nasharuddin Mustapha. Effect of casting and curing water temperature on concrete properties. LAP Publishing, Deutschland, Germany. ISBN 978-3-659-61337-1.
  • Sivakumar Naganathan, Shojaeddin Jamali. Controlled low-strength material using thermal power plant ash. LAP Publishing, Deutschland, Germany. ISBN 978-3-659-61882-6. 
  • Sreedhar Kalavagunta, Sivakumar Naganathan, Kamal Nasharuddin Mustapha, Axially loaded cold formed steel columns strengthened with CFRP. LAP Publishing, Deutschland, Germany. ISBN 978-3-659-63269-3.
  • Sivakumar Naganathan, Jubair Ahmad Musazay. Properties of concrete with steel billet scale as sand replacement. LAP Publishing, Deutschland, Germany. ISBN 978-3-659-64229-6.
  • Sivakumar Naganathan, Goh Jin Hong. Waste paper sludge ash as additive in mortar. LAP Publishing, Deutschland, Germany. ISBN 978-3-659-71743-7.
  • Sivakumar Naganathan, Rosnizawati Abdulla. High volume flyash concrete using thermal plant ash. LAP Publishing, Deutschland, Germany. ISBN 978-3-659-96275-2.
  • Editor for Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering Springer 2021. Sustainable practices and innovations in civil engineering. ISSN 2366-2557, Vol 179.
  • Manufacture of bricks using industrial wastes with Malaysian Patents agency (applied). 2013.
  • Concrete technology
  • Advanced concrete technology 
  • Construction materials
  • Mechanics of materials
  • Fluid mechanics
  • Structural analysis
  • Advanced structural analysis
  • Structural design
  • Structural dynamics and stability
  • Steel design
  • RC Design 1
  • Tall structures
  • Repair, Assessment and rehabilitation 
  • Taught for Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Universiti Putra Malaysia, University of Southern Queensland, University of Tasmania and Western Michigan University programs.
  • Number of PhD scholars completed: 4.
  • Number of PhD scholars ongoing: 1
  • Number of MS (Research) scholars completed: Nil.
  • Number of MS (Research) scholars ongoing: Nil
Research profile IDs

Researcher IDG-2021-2018
Scopus ID30267872100
ORCID ID 0000-0001-5041-3637
Vidwan ID284524
Google Scholarhttps://scholar.google.co.in/citations?user=T9V-gA0AAAAJ&hl=en
Anna University Centre for Research Reference Number3810004