Anna University Supervisor Recognition: 2110141 srinathr@ssn.edu.in Extn: 568 Contact Information Dr. Srinath Rajagopalan Associate Professor Department of Civil Engineering Dr. Srinath Rajagopalan Civil - SSN Telephone - SSN Research Centre
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: 2110141 Extn: 568 srinathr@ssn.edu.in Department of Civil Engineering Contact Information Dr. Srinath Rajagopalan Associate Professor Dr. Srinath Rajagopalan Civil - SSN
  • Doctorate of Philosophy in Civil Engineering (GPA: 3.85/4.00) Texas Tech University - 2005
  • Master of Science in Civil Engineering (GPA: 3.75/4.00) Texas Tech University - 2003
  • Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering SRM Engineering College, Madras University,
    India- 2000
  • 08/11 to Present : Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering,   Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai.
  • 11/09 to 04/11 : Assistant Professor , Department of Civil Engineering, Vel Tech High Tech Dr. Rangarajan Dr Sakunthala Engineering College, Avadi, Chennai
  • 12/05- 04/09: POST DOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, Texas Tech University Water Resources Center,
  • 09/01- 12/05: RESEARCH ASSISTANT, Texas Tech University Water Resources Center

(Anna University Supervisor Recognition Ref. No.: 2110141

  • Waste utilization.
  • Sustainable materials including alternative cementitious composites.
  • Contamination Fate and Transport
  • Bioremediation
  • Alternate Building Materials
  • Water reuse.
  • Low-cost alternatives.
  • 2021-24 SSN Trust (4 lakhs), Rajagopalan, S., Mahalingam B, Sivakumar, N. Beneficial use of waste quarry dust fines in bricks.
  • 2016-17 SSN Trust (4.5 lakhs), Rajagopalan, S., Mahalingam B., In-situ remediation of hexavalent chromium in soil and aquifers.
  • 2015-16 PA Footwear (5 lakhs), Nagarajan V., Rajagopalan S., Sivapriya S.V. Beneficial use of leather waste in poultry feed.
  • Best Faculty for AY2012-13 by SSNCE
  • AICTE IIC Innovation Ambassador
  • IGBC Accredited Faculty
  • Co-author of ES&T Best Science Paper of the Year 2005.
  • Society of Environmental Professionals (since 2001)
  • Water Environment Federation (since 2004)
  • Geologic Society of America (since 2004)
  • American Chemical Society (since 2003)
  • Awarded competitive scholarship from Department of Civil Engineering, Texas Tech University for Jan 2001- Aug 2001
  • Rajagopalan, S.,  A Sriram, B Mahalingam 2024. “Kinetics of Bioaccumulation of Chromium (VI) in Danio rerio Species”. Indian Journal of Environmental Protection 44 (8), 720-726
  • Rajagopalan, S.,  A Sriram, S. Purushothaman. 2024. “Sorption Kinetics of Chromium [VI] in synergetic biochar derived from Saccharum officinarum and Prosopis juliflora” Indian Journal of Chemical Technology (IJCT) 31 (1), 31-38
  • SV Sivapriya, S Rajagopalan, A Duraimurugan, S Rakesh, P Ravikumar, S Suryaprakash.2020. Physiochemical properties of contaminated soil under the influence of industrial and municipal wastewater. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 17 (8): 3715-3722
  • Rajagopalan, S, P Sreehari, B Mahalingam, K Mohammed Haneefa. 2019. On Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Concretes with Rubber as Partial Replacement to Well-Graded Conventional Aggregates. Advances in Materials and Metallurgy PP: 57-65
  • B Mahalingam, P Sreehari, Srinath Rajagopalan, S Ramana Gopal, K Mohammed Haneefa. 2019. Mechanical characterization and robustness of self-compacting concrete with quarry dust waste and class-F fly ash as fillers. Advances in Materials and Metallurgy PP: 57-65
  • W Andrew Jackson, John K Böhlke, Brian J Andraski, Lynne Fahlquist, Laura Bexfield, Frank D Eckardt, John B Gates, Alfonso F Davila, Christopher P McKay, Balaji Rao, Ritesh Sevanthi, Srinath Rajagopalan, Nubia Estrada, Neil Sturchio, Paul B Hatzinger, Todd A Anderson, Greta Orris, Julio Betancourt, David Stonestrom, Claudio Latorre, Yanhe Li, Gregory J Harvey. 2015. Global patterns and environmental controls of perchlorate and nitrate co-occurrence in arid and semi-arid environments. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 164: 502-522
  • Rajagopalan, S., Anderson, T.A., Cox, S., Harvey, G., Cheng, Q., and Jackson, W.A. 2009. Perchlorate in wet deposition across North America. Environ. Sci. Technol., 43: 616-622.
  • Munster, J., Hanson, G.N., Jackson, W.A., and Rajagopalan, S.  2008. The fallout from fireworks: Perchlorate in total deposition. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. 198: 149
  • Jayawickrama, P.W. and Rajagopalan S. 2007. Use of alternative water sources in earthwork construction. Journal of Transportation Research Board No.2004 : 88
  • Rao, B., Anderson, T.A., Orris, G.J., Rainwater, K.A., Rajagopalan, S., Sandvig, R.M., Scanlon, B.R., Stonestrom, D.A., Walvoord, M.A., and Jackson, W.A. 2007. Widespread natural perchlorate in unsaturated zones of the Southwest United States. Environ. Sci. Technol.. 41: 4522-4528
  • Rajagopalan, S., Anderson, T.A., Fahlquist, L., Rainwater, K.A. Ridley, M, and Jackson, W.A. 2006. Widespread presence of naturally occurring perchlorate in High Plains of Texas and New Mexico. Environ. Sci. Technol. 40: 3156-3162
  • Dasgupta, P.K., Martinelango, P.K., Jackson, W.A., Anderson, T.A., Tian, K., Tock, R.W., and
  • Rajagopalan, S. 2005. The origin of naturally occurring perchlorate: the role of atmospheric processes. Environ. Sci.Technol. 39:1569-1575. (Best Science paper of year 2005).
  • Jackson, W.A., Anandam, S. Anderson, T.A., Lehman, T., Rainwater, K.A., Rajagopalan, S., Ridley, M., and Tock, R.W. 2005. Perchlorate occurrence in the Texas southern high plains aquifer system. Groundwater Monitoring and Remediation. 25:137-149

Report

    • Jackson, W.A., Anderson, T.A., Rajagopalan, S., and Rainwater, K. 2009 Chromium Sequestration Following Treatment with Newman Zone™ Amendment. Final Report to B&W Pantex plant, Amarillo, TX
    • Jackson, W.A., Anderson, T.A., Rajagopalan, S., and Rainwater, K. 2009 Laboratory  demonstration of in situ treatment effectiveness for reduction of Perchlorate, TCE, in perched  aquifer sediments at the Pantex Plant  Final Report to B&W Pantex plant, Amarillo, TX
    • Harvey, G.J., McMillen, D., Jackson, W.A., Rajagopalan, S., 2009 Perchlorate occurrence in Namibian, and South African biomes. Report to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH.
    • Jackson, W. A., Rainwater, K.A., Anderson, T. A., Lehman, T. M., Tock, R.W., Rajagopalan, S., Ridley, M. 2004. Distribution and potential sources of perchlorate in the high plains region of Texas. Final Report to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Austin, TX
    • Jayawickrama, P., Jackson, W.A., Fedler, C.B., Morse, A.N., Rajagopalan, S.2005. Use of alternate water sources. Texas Department of Transportation, Research Report 0- 4412-1.

Jackson, W.A., Anderson, T.A., Harvey, G., Orris, G., Rajagopalan, S., and Kang, N. 2006. Occurrence and Formation of Non-Anthropogenic Perchlorate in Gu, B. and Coates, J.D. Eds. Perchlorate Environmental Occurrence, Chemistry, Toxicology, and Remediation Technologies. Springer, New York, NY. pp 49-70.

  • Jackson, W.A., Andraski, B.J., Stonestrom, D.A., Rajagopalan, S., Taylor, E.M (2009). Natural perchlorate in precipitation, soils, and plants at the Amargosa Desert Research Site. USGS Toxic Substances Hydrology Program National Point Source Research Meeting January 26-29, 2009, San Diego, CA
  • Harvey, G., Burkey, K., Jackson, W.A., Rajagopalan, S. (2008). Foliar perchlorate and tropospheric perchlorate, Is there a connection? SETAC North America 29th Annual meeting, Tampa, FL
  • Harvey, G., Jackson, W.A., Rajagopalan, S. (2007). Unconventional sources of perchlorate. SERDP Symposium., Washington D.C. (Project of the year).
  • Jackson, W.A., Rajagopalan, S., Rao, B., Anderson, T.A., Orris, G.J., Rainwater, K.A., Sandvig, R.M., Scanlon, B.R., Stonestrom, D.A., Walvoord, V.A., Harvey, G., Harlin, K. (2007). Occurrence and Deposition of Atmospherically Generated Perchlorate in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions of North America. AWRA Summer Specialty Conference Proceedings
  • Rajagopalan, S., Jackson, W.A., Anderson, T.A. (2007). Wet deposition of perchlorate over the continental United States. 2007 AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco, CA, USA. Dec 10-14 2007.
  • Harvey, G., Orris, G.J., Jackson, W.A., Rajagopalan, S, Andraski, B.J., Stonestrom, D.A. (2007). Widespread occurrence of plant perchlorate. 2007 AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco, CA, USA. Dec 10-14 2007.
  • Jackson, W.A., Anderson, T.A., Orris, G.J., Bohlke, J.K., Rajagopalan, S. (2007). Enriched perchlorate and relationship with other major anions in atmospherically derived deposits of nitrate of the Mojave Desert. 2007 AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco, CA, USA. Dec 10-14 2007. Poster presentation.
  • Andraski, B.J., Stonestrom, D.A., Jackson, W.A., Rajagopalan, S., Taylor, E.M. (2007). Systematics of natural perchlorate in precipitation, soils, and plants at the Amargosa Desert Research Site, Nye County, Nevada. 2007 AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco, CA, USA. Dec 10-14 2007. Poster presentation.
  • Fahlquist, L., Rajagopalan, S., Jackson, W.A. (2007). Perchlorate in the San Antonio Segment of the Edward Aquifer, Texas. 2007 AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco, CA, USA. Dec 10-14 2007. Poster presentation.
  • Rajagopalan, S., Jackson, W.A., Anderson, T.A., Orris, G.J., Harvey, G., Andraski, B.J. (2007). Perchlorate in the root zones of arid and semi-arid regions across the World. SETAC 28th Annual meeting in North America, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Nov 11-15 2007.
  • Rajagopalan, S., Jackson, W.A., Anderson, T.A. (2007). Solid Phase Micro Extraction for measuring pore water concentrations of organic contaminant. SETAC 28th Annual meeting in North America, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Nov 11-15 2007.
  • Rajagopalan, S., Jackson, W.A., Anderson, T.A. (2007). Estimation of contamination fate and transport in saturated soils using passive samplers. SETAC 28th Annual meeting in North America, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Nov 11-15 2007.
  • Jackson, W.A., Rajagopalan, S., Anderson, T.A., Orris, G.J., Harvey, G. (2007). The occurrence of natural perchlorate and its implication for exposure. SETAC 28th Annual meeting in North America, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Nov 11-15 2007.
  • Harvey, G., Jackson, W.A., Rajagopalan, S. (2007). Unconventional sources of perchlorate. SETAC 28th Annual meeting in North America, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Nov 11-15 2007.
  • Rajagopalan, S. (2007). Atmospheric origin of perchlorate in Southern High Plains of Texas. 63rd Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Lubbock, TX, USA. Nov 4-7, 2007.
  • Jayawickrama, P.W., Rajagopalan, S. (2007). Use of alternative water sources in earthwork construction. Transportation Research Board 86th Annual Meeting (Jan 21-25, 2007), Washington D.C.
  • Rajagopalan, S., Jackson, W.A., Anderson, T.A., Harlin, K., Harvey, G., Rao, B. (2006). Perchlorate in precipitation over the continental United States and selected northern hemisphere locations. Partners in Environmental Technology Technical Symposium & Workshop. (Nov 28-30, 2006). Washington D.C.
  • Rajagopalan, S., Jackson, W.A., Anderson, T.A., Harlin, K., Kang, N. (2006). Perchlorate deposition in precipitation in the continental United States and selected northern hemisphere locations. ACS National Meeting, (Sep 10-14, 2006), San Francisco, California.
  • Jackson, W.A., Anderson, T., Rainwater, K.A., Dasgupta, P.K., Rajagopalan, S., Fahlquist, L. (2006). Natural Sources, Occurrence, and Fate of Perchlorate, Public Drinking Water Conference 2006, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, (August 16, 2006), Austin, Texas.
  • Jackson, W.A., Rajagopalan, S., Rao, B., Anderson, T.A., Rainwater, K.A., Stonestrom, D., Fahlquist, L., Orris, G., Harvey, G. (2006). Occurrence of Atmospherically Generated Perchlorate in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions of North America. The 16th Symposium in GRA’s Series on Groundwater Contaminants, Perchlorate 2006, Santa Clara, CA. Jan 26, 2006.
  • Stonestrom, D.A., Walvoord, M.A., Heilweil, V.M., Jackson, W.A., Rajagopalan, S. (2006). Perchlorate accumulation beneath native vegetation in arid and semi-arid environments. Groundwater Resources Association of California, Santa Clara, CA. Poster Presentation
  • Rajagopalan, S., Fahlquist, L.S., Rainwater, K.A., Anderson, T.A., Jackson, W. (2005). Perchlorate in the Southern High Plains of Texas and New Mexico. GSA Salt Lake City Annual Meeting (Oct 16-19, 2005), Salt Lake City, Utah. Poster Presentation
  • Stonestrom, D.A., Walvoord, M.A., Heilweil, V.M., Jackson, W.A., Rajagopalan, S. (2005). Perchlorate accumulation beneath native vegetation in arid and semi-arid environments. GSA Salt Lake City Annual Meeting (Oct 16-19, 2005), Salt Lake City, Utah. Poster Presentation
  • Jackson, W.A., Anderson, T.A., Dasgupta, P.K., Harlin, K.S., Rajagopalan, S., Kang, N., Rao, B., Twickler, M. (2005). Perchlorate Deposition in Continental United States and Selected Northern Hemisphere Locations: Initial Results. NADP 2005 Technical Committee Meeting (Sep 27-30, 2005), Jackson, Wyoming. Poster Presentation.
  • Rajagopalan, S., Jackson, W.A., Rainwater, K.A., Anderson, T.A., Coimbatore, G. (2004). Distribution and potential sources of perchlorate in the High Plains region of Texas. In Rainwater, K.A. and Zobeck, T.M. eds. 2004. High Plains Groundwater Resources: Challenges and opportunities, Conference Proceedings, Texas Tech University Water Resources Center, Lubbock, TX. Poster Presentation.
  • Coimbatore, G., Rajagopalan, S., Jackson, W.A., Cobb, G., Rainwater, K.A., Anderson, T.A. (2004). Geological formation of perchlorate: Evidence from the presence of other anions. SETAC 25th Annual meeting in North America, Portland, Oregon, USA Nov 14-18 2004. Poster Presentation
  • Jackson, W.A., Anderson, T.A., Rainwater, K.A., Ridley, M., Rajagopalan, S. (2004). Occurrence and source of perchlorate in the High Plains Aquifer System of Texas and New Mexico. Environmental Geosciences 2004 Denver Annual Meeting (Nov. 7–10, 2004), Denver, Colorado.
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  • Number of PhD scholars completed: Nil.
  • Number of PhD scholars ongoing: 2
  • Number of MS (Research) scholars completed: Nil.
  • Number of MS (Research) scholars ongoing: Nil
Research profile IDs

Researcher IDGRI-9494-2022
Scopus ID9246128400
ORCID ID0000-0001-9320-3824
Vidwan ID299856
Google Scholarhttps://scholar.google.co.in/citations?hl=en&user=zWD0Nu4AAAAJ
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