Prof. Dr. Krishna Kumar
DAAD Visiting Professor, University of Wurzburg, Germany
Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Director, Artificial Intelligence for Aerospace Systems (AIAS) Lab.
Founder & President of iSAC Systems Inc., Canada (www.isacsystems.com)
Department of Aerospace Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University
350 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5B 2K3
Tel. +1 416 979 5000 Ext. 554908;
Fax +1 416 979 5056
Email: krishna.kumar@uni-wuerzburg.de; kdkumar@torontomu.ca;
http://www.torontomu.ca/~kdkumar
Dr. Krishna D. Kumar is a Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Director of Artificial Intelligence for Aerospace Systems (AIAS) Laboratory at Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada. Additionally, he is the Founder and President of iSAC Systems Inc, a global leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet-of-Things (IoT), and Smart Systems since 2010. His expertise extends globally as he holds a DAAD Visiting Professorship at University of Wurzburg, Germany and serves as a Visiting Professor at IIT Bombay, India. Prof. Kumar has made outstanding contributions with major impact in the areas of spacecraft dynamics and control, fault diagnosis and prognosis, artificial intelligence, and predictive analytics with over 250 publications including 5 books, 14 intellectual properties, and four patents. His AI and IoT products have been deployed across diverse industries, including aerospace, transportation, and waste management. His illustrious career boasts several remarkable achievements, including the development of AI-powered predictive analytics for the NASA Kepler Spacecraft and Aircraft Engines, the world's first 100-gram miniature satellite, and the world's first miniature IoT monitoring systems for Bombardier Trains, and Safran Aircraft Landing gears. Prof. Kumar’s exemplary contributions to the field have been widely recognized with numerous national and international awards, including the prestigious Canada Research Chair Award, Ontario Early Researcher Award, Associate Fellow of American Aeronautics and Astronautics, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellow, Japan Science and Technology Agency Fellow, Member of the International Academy of Astronautics in France, the Sarwan Sahota Ryerson Distinguished Scholar Award, and the Eminent Alumnus Award from Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Sambalpur, India. Furthermore, Prof. Kumar is the Co-Editor of Acta Astronautica and Transactions of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences.
Professor Krishna Kumar's research focuses on smart autonomous systems, artificial intelligence, internet-of-things, predictive analytics, and fault diagnosis, prognosis, and recovery with practical applications to aerospace and high-tech systems.
