Ram V Iyer

Ram V. Iyer is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Texas Tech University (College of Arts and Sciences). His research spans systems and control theory, smart materials modeling, biomedical optics, and cybersecurity of networked critical infrastructure systems.

• Education: Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (undergraduate scholarship 1986-1990)
• Appointments: Program Committee roles (SPIE, IEEE, SIAM) and editorial/reviewing duties

Research interests include:

• Smart Materials: Hysteresis modeling in magnetostrictive actuators, energy harvesting schemes with University of Sannio.
• Biomedical Applications: Custom contact lenses for keratoconic patients, smoothing spline methods for corneal reconstruction, low-Reynolds capillary flow analysis.
• Cybersecurity: Physical constraints-based defense for infrastructure systems (pipelines, smart grids).
• Control Systems: Hypersonic/autonomous vehicle control, insect-vision inspired navigation sensors.

Recent publications focus on corneal imaging algorithms, hysteresis compensation, UAV control under wind conditions, and biharmonic modeling for contact lenses. Scientific awards include multiple Air Force Fellowships, Phi Beta Kappa Professor of the Year (2008, 2015, 2018), and NSF grants for cybersecurity and biomedical research. Advises PhD and MS students in control theory, magnetostrictive systems, and ocular aberration correction. Collaborates with University of Sannio (Italy) through the MATH in ITALY program, teaching math courses in Benevento while incorporating cultural excursions (Pompeii, Amalfi Coast). Holds inventions like the Hybrid Motor and patents related to contact lens design.