Murugappan Murugappan

Professor Dr. M. Murugappan is a Full Professor in Electronics at Kuwait College of Science and Technology (KCST) since 2016. Additionally, he serves as a Visiting Professor at the School of Engineering at Vels Institute of Science, Technology, an Advanced Studies in India, and an International Visiting Fellow at the Centre of Excellence in Unmanned Aerial Systems at Universiti Malaysia Perlis in Malaysia.

He holds an M.E. degree in Applied Electronics from Anna University, India, and received his Ph.D. in Mechatronic Engineering from Universiti Malaysia Perlis in 2010. Between 2010 and 2016, he worked as a Senior Lecturer at the School of Mechatronics Engineering, where he taught courses related to biomedical and mechatronics engineering.

Professor Murugappan has an outstanding research record, with numerous awards and research grants. His research in affective computing has received significant funding from Malaysia, Kuwait, and the UK.

He has published over 140 peer-reviewed conference proceedings papers, journal articles, and book chapters. Professor Murugappan is also a member of the editorial boards of prestigious journals, including PLOS ONE, Human Centric Information Sciences, Journal of Medical Imaging and Health Informatics, and International Journal of Cognitive Informatics.

Furthermore, he actively contributes to various IEEE Transactions as a reviewer and holds leadership roles, such as Chair of the IEEE Kuwait Section's Educational Activities Committee.