P. S. Manisundaram
P. S. Manisundaram was an Indian educationist and pioneer of computer science education.
He was born in Mandalay, Myanmar. He graduated from Loyola College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He did a master's degree in civil engineering at Nova Scotia University, Canada, in 1958.
Career
After completing master's degree studies in civil engineering at Nova Scotia University, Canada, in 1958, he returned to Tamil Nadu and started his career as a lecturer at Alagappa Chettiar College of Engineering and Technology, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu. He was the first principal of the Regional Engineering College, Tamil Nadu. He became the first vice chancellor of the Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, when the university was created in 1982. Manisundaram was associated with many universities and educational institutions in India and around the world. He was conferred Doctor of Engineering by Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada in 1984. He died in Chennai, India, on 26 October 2013.