Dr. R. Subramanian working as Professor & Head, Department of Automobile Engineering,  Institute of Road and Transport Technology, Erode, Tamilnadu,  India.  He holds First class Bachelor of Science in Madras University and First class B.Tech Automobile Engineering, Anna University, Chennai and First class with distinction in Automobile Engineering at Anna University, Chennai. He completed Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) from Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore. He has teaching experience of 35 years in Institute of Road and Transport Technology, Erode. He published 60 research articles in International journals and conferences. Under his guidance 7 research scholars completed PhD and 2 are continuing their research.