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Thirunarayan joined Wright State University after receiving a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1989. His doctoral dissertation is entitled "The Semantics of Inheritance Networks." He also has an M.E. in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Science at Bangalore, and a B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology at Madras. His research interests are in Semantic Analysis of Social, Text and Sensor Data using AI/ML/NLP, Knowledge Graphs and LLMs, and Trust. His teaching interests are in Information Retrieval/Extraction, Algorithms, Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, and Programming Languages.
Recently, Thirunarayan won the 2023 Wright State University Trustees' Award for Faculty Excellence (the highest award conferred by WSU upon a faculty member). Thirunarayan has also won the 2014-2015 (and 2007-2008) College of Engineering and Computer Science Outstanding Faculty Awards, 2011 Indian International Conference on AI Achievement Award, and 2011 Fritz J. Russ Award from Dayton Section of the IEEE.
Computer Science, Ph.D., State University of New York
… → 1989
Computer Science, M.E., Indian Institute of Science
… → 1984
Electrical Engineering, B. Tech., Indian Institute of Technology Madras
… → 1982
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Thirunarayan, K. (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Thirunarayan, K. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Thirunarayan, K. (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Thirunarayan, K. (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Thirunarayan, K. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)