J Krishnan

Dr. J Krishnan is a Reader in Biological & Chemical Information Processing Systems at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, within the Faculty of Engineering. He holds affiliations with multiple interdisciplinary centers including the Centre for Process Systems Engineering, Institute of Systems and Synthetic Biology, and the Industrial Biotechnology Hub. His career includes roles as Lecturer and Senior Lecturer at Imperial College (2006–present), and prior research at Johns Hopkins University (2001–2005). He earned his PhD from Princeton University (2000) and B.Tech from IIT Madras (1994).

His research focuses on systems-level analysis of biological and chemical information processing, combining mathematical modeling, computational tools, and collaborations with experimentalists in cell biology, synthetic biology, and biomedical engineering. Key areas include cellular communication networks, gene regulatory systems, and the application of engineering principles to biological systems. He also explores non-biological analogues, such as traffic systems and control engineering.

His work on traffic systems emphasizes machine learning applications for anomaly detection, congestion prediction, and autonomous vehicle integration. Recent articles highlight developments in real-time traffic control strategies, CAV impact analysis, and hybrid neural network models for early congestion detection. His contributions span transportation economics, sensor data fusion, and game-theoretic models for public-private collaboration in travel information markets.

Collaborative efforts extend to tool development for systems biology and synthetic biology, leveraging interdisciplinary approaches to bridge natural sciences and engineering. His affiliations reflect a commitment to translational research in chemical biology, process systems engineering, and molecular science.