Dr Prasanna Lakshmi M joined Shiv Nadar University Chennai as an Assistant Professor in the Department of mathematics, School of Science and Humanities on 18th August 2023. She received her B.Sc degree from Andhra Mahila Sabha Arts and Science college for Women affiliated to Osmania University, Hyderabad. She received her M.Sc. degree in Mathematics and Scientific Computing from National Institute of Technology Warangal. She received her Ph.D degree in Mathematics from National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal. Her areas of specialization include Graph Algorithms, Combinatorial Optimization Problems, Wireless sensor networks and Approximation algorithms. She qualified Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) in Mathematical Sciences. After her doctoral degree, she worked as a Lecturer in Mathematics at IIIT Sri City. Later, she worked as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics, School of Advanced Sciences, VIT Chennai.

Work Experience

• Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics, School of Science and Humanities at Shiv Nadar University Chennai (since August 18, 2023)
• Lecturer in Mathematics at IIIT Sri City
• Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics, School of Advanced Sciences, VIT Chennai

Publications

1. D. Pushparaj Shetty, M. Prasanna Lakshmi, “Approximation algorithms for minimum power k backbone node r-connected subgraph problem in wireless sensor networks”, (2020), Discrete Mathematics, Algorithms and Applications, https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793830920500123.
2. D. P. Shetty, M. P. Lakshmi, “Approximation algorithm for receiver interference problem in dual power Wireless Sensor Networks.“, J. Appl. Math. Comput. (2019). Springer, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12190-019-01242-5
3. Pushparaj Shetty D and M. Prasanna Lakshmi, “Minimizing the maximum Sender interference by deploying additional nodes in a Wireless Sensor Network“,Electronic Journal of Graph Theory and Applications, 7.1 (2019): 169-182, doi: 10.5614/ejgta.2019.7.1.13.
4. Lakshmi, M. P., & Pushparaj Shetty, D. (2019). Optimal algorithm for minimizing interference with two power levels in wireless sensor networks. Journal of Communications, 14(12).
5. M. Prasanna Lakshmi and D. Pushparaj Shetty. Parallel Processing for Range Assignment Problem in Wireless Sensor Networks, Intelligent System and Computing, Yang (Cindy) Yi, IntechOpen, DOI 10.5772/intechopen.89368.

Awards

• Best Paper Award at International Conference on “Advanced Computing and Communication Technologies” (ICACCT-2018), held at APIIT, Panipat, India, from 17-02-2018 to 18-02-2018.
  Best Paper Award at International Conference on “Advances in Mathematical Sciences” (ICAMS-2017), held at VIT Vellore, Tamilanadu, India, from 01-12-2017. to 03-12-2017.
• Best Paper Award at International Conference on “Distributed Computing, VLSI, Electrical Circuits and Robotics” (DISCOVER-2016), held at NITK Surathkal, Karnataka, India, from 13-08-2016 to 13-08-2016.
• Two cash prizes in National Institute of Technology Warangal for securing highest marks in M.Sc. Mathematics and Scientific Computing.
• Secured five Gold medals in B.Sc, Andhra Mahila Sabha Arts & Science College for Women in December, 2013 for securing highest marks in B.Sc., M.S.Cs. (Part I, Part II, Mathematics, Telugu, and Allrounder).

Area of Research

• Graph Algorithms
• Combinatorial Optimization Problems
• Wireless Sensor Networks
• Approximation Algorithms