Dr. Saravanan Krishnan is working as a senior assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Anna University, Regional Campus, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. He has received an M.E in software engineering and PhD in computer science engineering. His research interest include cloud computing, software engineering, Internet of Things, and smart cities. He has published papers in 14 international conferences and 27 international journals. He has also written 14 book chapters and edited eight books with international publishers. He has done many consultancies works for municipal corporations and smart city schemes. He is an active researcher and academician. He is a member of ISTE, IEI, ISCA, ACM, etc.

He has also trained and interviewed the engineering college students for placement training and counseling. He has conducted many ISTE workshops in association with IIT Bombay and IIT Kharagpur. He is also coordinator for IIRS (Indian Institute of Remote Sensing) outreach programme. He has delivered more than 50 guest lecturers in many seminar/conference in reputed engineering colleges.