Dhananjai M. Rao, PhD.

Professional Preparation

  • Ph.D., Computer Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (2003).
  • M.S., Computer Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (2000).
  • B.E., Computer Science & Engineering, University of Madras, Chennai, India (1996).

Academic and Industry Appointments

  • 2018-Present Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science & Software Engineering, Miami University, Oxford, OH.
  • 2012-2018 Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science & Software Engineering, Miami University, Oxford, OH.
  • 2009-2012 Principal Software Engineer, Elsevier Dayton IT, LexisNexis, Miamisburg, OH.
  • 2005-2009 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science & Systems Analysis, Miami University, Oxford, OH.
  • 2003-2005 Senior Software Engineer, Elsevier Dayton IT, LexisNexis, Miamisburg, OH.
  • 1999-2003 Research Assistant, Experimental Computing Lab, Department of ECECS, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
  • 1999 Software Engineer, Viewlogic Inc., Marlboro, Massachusetts.
  • 1996-1999 Research Assistant, Computer Architecture Design Laboratory, Department of ECECS, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.

Grants

  • Funding for "Foresight: Predicting and containing Epidemics in Humans and Livestock", Department of Homeland Security, 2017-2019.
  • Funding to develop a course on High Performance Computing and Parallel Programming, from CITeam: Leveraging cyberinfrastructure to scale-up a computational science undergraduate curriculum, part of a National Science Foundation Grant from the CI-Team program (SCI-0537405), July 2008.
  • CS & CompE OBR Computing Research Award, Ohio Board of Regents, August 2002.
  • CS & CompE OBR Computing Research Award, Ohio Board of Regents, August 2001.

Awards

  • Outstanding professor award from Miami ACM student chapter for the 2008 academic year.
  • Summer Graduate Student Research Fellowship, Division of Research and Advanced Studies, University of Cincinnati, Summer 2001.
  • Summer Graduate Student Research Fellowship, Division of Research and Advanced Studies, University of Cincinnati, Summer 2000.
  • Dreicher-Paniker Award for the Best Student, Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, Unviersity of Madras, Madras, India, June 1994.

Research Assistants Needed

I am looking for committed and enterprising graduate and undergraduate Miami University students to work on research projects.