Prof Atulya Nagar Profile Page

Dr. Atulya K. Nagar is the Foundation Professor of Computer and Mathematical Sciences at Liverpool Hope University and is Head of Department of Computer Science. A mathematician by training, Prof. Nagar brings multi-disciplinary expertise in computational science, bioinformatics, operations research and systems engineering to the Faculty of Business & Computer Sciences. He received a prestigious Commonwealth Fellowship for pursuing his Doctorate in applied non-linear mathematics, which he received from the University of York in 1996.

Prof. Nagar is an internationally recognised scholar working at the cutting edge of theoretical computer science, applied mathematical analysis, operations research, and industrial systems engineering. The centre of his research expertise lies in his IDS group, which pursues strategic and applied research into advancing applications of engineering, computational and biological systems. The research of the group seeks to contribute to the general body of knowledge and to influence IT practice in systems modelling and planning, scheduling, optimisation, and informatics. One such innovative theme is DNA sequence analysis using sophisticated computational techniques. The work of the group is highly theoretical, and primarily benefits the scientific community, with demonstrable potential for practical applications and relevance to society as a whole.

Prof. Nagar has published a substantial number of research papers in reputed outlets such as the IEE and IEEE publications. He has co-edited a volume on Intelligent Systems area and serves on editorial boards for a number of prestigious journals including the International Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing, and the Journal of Universal Computer Science. Prof. Nagar was a Conference Chair for the European Modelling Symposium (EMS 2008); currently he is a Conference and TPC Chair for the Developments in E-Systems Engineering (DeSE'09) Conference (www.dese.org.uk); and he serves on International Programme Committees (IPC) for several international conferences. He has been an expert reviewer for the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) grants peer-review committee for Bioinformatics Panel and has been selected to serve on the prestigious Peer-Review College of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) as a Scientific/Technical expert member. He is a member of numerous professional organisations including the IEE; a fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA); he is a member of the Council of Professors and Heads of Computing (CPHC); and has been listed in the invaluable reference Marquis’ Who’s Who in Science and Engineering.

Prof. Nagar supervises PhD research projects in Computer Science and serves on PhD external examiner panels. He holds a Visiting Professorship at the University of Madras; and Adjunct Professorship at the Mathematics department at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee. He is a member of the Board of Studies at Stella Maris College, India; external examiner for MSc Computer Science programme at Staffordshire University. His teaching expertise is in Applied Analysis, Systems Engineering and Computational Biology.

Prof. Nagar earned his PhD in Applied Nonlinear Mathematics from the University of York (UK) in 1996. He holds BSc (Hons.), MSc and MPhil (with distinction) degrees, in Mathematical Sciences, from the MDS University of Ajmer, India. Prior to joining Liverpool Hope University, Prof. Nagar has worked for several years as a Senior Research Scientist, on various EPSRC sponsored research projects, in the department of Mathematical Sciences, and later in the department of Systems Engineering, at Brunel University. In the work at Brunel he has contributed to the development of new techniques based on mathematical control systems theory for modelling and analysis of uncertainty in complex decision making systems.

Main Areas of Research and Supervision:

• Applications for Artificial Intelligence
• Systems Modelling and Analysis; Complex Systems and Systems Engineering
• Computational Biology; Membrane Computing
• Data Mining
• Applied Nonlinear Mathematical Analysis
• Operations Research and Computational Optimisation
• Mathematical Physics

PhD Thesis:

Applications of Functional Bounds to Nonlinear Boundary Value Problems.

[British Library Document Supply Centre Number (BLDSC No.): DXN007363]

Selected Publications:

• A.K. Nagar and D.S. Sokhi, On Wavelet Based Adaptive Approach for Gene Comparison, International Journal of Intelligent Systems Technologies and Applications (IJISTA). Special issue entitled: Advances in Intelligent Systems for Applied Simulation and Prototyping. Eds. Dr. A.K. Nagar and Dr. H. Tawfik; pp. 104-114; Vol. 5, Nos. 1/2, April 2008.
• K.G. Subramanian, A.K. Nagar, and M. Geethalakshmi, Pure 2D Picture Grammars (P2DPG) and P2DPG with Regular Control, in Series on combinatorial image analysis, issue 12, Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Computer Science, LNCS 4958, pp. 330–341, January 2008.
• A.K. Nagar, On the application of LFT for robust least-squares with mixed uncertainty, International Journal of Applied Mathematical Analysis and Applications: Special Issue on Advances in Computing and Optimization Techniques, Ed. Dr. G. Ganesan, Vol. 2, No. 1-2, pp. 57-69, January-December 2007.
• A. Bashir, A.K. Nagar and H. Tawfik, MSIS: Meta-scheduler Information Service for Resource Performance Predictors, The Second IEEE/Create-Net/ICST International Conference on COMmunication System softWAre and MiddlewaRE (COMSWARE), 7-12 January 2007; Bangalore, India.
• A.K. Nagar, G. Abbas, and H. Tawfik, Online State Estimation of Communication Networks, International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security (IJCSNS), pp. 49-60, Vol. 6, No. 5B, May 2006.
• A.K. Nagar, On Eigenfunction Based Spatial Analysis for Outlier Detection in High-Dimensional Datasets, International Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (JSCI), Vol. 3 No. 2, pp. 75-79, February 2006.
• A.K. Nagar, M.K. Gokhroo, D.L. Prajapat, Anisotropic Spheres in Einstein-Cartan Theory; The Journal of Rajasthan Mathematical Society (Ganita Sandesh), India; pp. 21-28, Vol. 17, No. 1, June 2003.
• A.K. Nagar, R.S. Powell, LFT/SDP Based Approach to the Uncertainty Analysis for State Estimation of Water Distribution Systems, IEE Journal of Control Theory and Applications, pp. 137-142, Vol. 149, issue 2, March 2002.
• A.K. Nagar, J.H. Andersen, R.S. Powell, Chapter 2: Mixed Uncertainty Analysis for State Estimation of Water Distribution Systems, Water Software Systems: Theory and Applications, Research Studies Press, Eds. Dr. B. Ulanicki, Dr. B. Coulbeck and, Prof. J. Rance, ISBN 0-86380-273-7, September 2001.
• R.S. Powell, A.K. Nagar, J.H. Andersen, A review of techniques of state estimation for on-line monitoring of water networks, The proceedings of ASCE Joint Conference on Water Resources Engineering and Water Resources Planning and Management, Minneapolis, U.S., 2000; ISBN 0-7844-0517-4.
• A.K. Nagar, R.S. Powell, Observability Analysis of Water Distribution Systems under Parametric and Measurement Uncertainty, The proceedings of ASCE Joint Conference on Water Resources Engineering and Water Resources Planning and Management, Minneapolis, U.S., 2000; ISBN 0-7844-0517-4.
• A.M. Arthurs, J. Clegg, A.K. Nagar, On the Solution of the Liouville Equation over a Rectangle; the Journal of Applied Mathematics and Stochastic Analysis, Vol. 9, no. 1, Spring 1996, 57-67. 

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