Rajesh Krishna BALAN

Rajesh Krishna BALAN is a Full-Time Professor at the School of Computing and Information Systems (SCIS) at Singapore Management University (SMU). His research focuses on Human-Machine Collaborative Systems, Pervasive Sensing, and Health & Wellbeing technologies. Based in Singapore, he leverages mobile computing to address urban sustainability and quality-of-life challenges.

• PhD from Carnegie Mellon University (2006)
• Specializes in WiFi sensing, VR/AR, and health monitoring
• Advises PhD students in areas like urban mobility, empathetic design, and cyber-physical systems

Beyond academia, BALAN's work bridges ubiquitous computing and public health, with applications in ageing populations, mental health analytics, and smart city optimization. His recent publications highlight cross-disciplinary approaches to sleep analysis, group behavior modeling, and contactless physiological sensing.

BALAN actively contributes to educational technology through projects like Technology-Enhanced Learning frameworks. He is also a mentor in collaborative research areas including biomedical informatics and lifestyle monitoring, with a focus on mobile GPU optimization and low-power systems.