• Ph.D. (2016) Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station.

• M.S. (2012) Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station.

• B.Tech (2010) Electrical and Electronics Engineering, College of Engg., Guindy, Anna Univ, Chennai.

Research Interests:

• Path planning and routing for autonomous vehicles

• Cooperative localization in GPS-denied enviroments

• Global optimization for Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Programs

• Optimization and control for Energy Systems

• Numerical optimal control

Selected Recent Publications:

Google Scholar

1. K. Sundar , S. Rathinam. Generalized multiple depot traveling salesmen problem--Polyhedral study and exact algorithm , Computers & Operations Research (2016).

2. K. Sundar , S. Rathinam. Multiple depot ring star problem: a polyhedral study and an exact algorithm , Journal of Global Optimization (2017).

3. K. Sundar , S. Rathinam. Algorithms for heterogeneous, multiple depot, multiple unmanned vehicle path planning problems , Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems (2016).

4. K. Sundar , C. Coffrin, H. Nagarajan, R. Bent. Probabilistic Interdiction for Power Systems , Networks, Wiley Online Library (Under review) (2017).

5. K. Sundar, H. Nagarajan, L. Roald, S. Misra, R. Bent, D. Bienstock. A Modified Benders Decomposition for Chance-Constrained Unit Commitment with N-1 Security and Wind Uncertainty , Working paper (2017).

6. H. Nagarajan, M. Lu, S. Wang, R. Bent, K. Sundar. An Adaptive, Multivariate Partitioning Algorithm for Global Optimization of Nonconvex Programs , Journal of Global Optimization (Under review) (2017).