Sridhar (Sri) Krishnan received the B.E. degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University, Chennai, India, in 1993, and the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees (with student fellowship from Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research) in Electrical and Computer Engineering from The University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, in 1996 and 1999 respectively. Sri Krishnan joined Ryerson University in July 1999, and is currently a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
From January 2002 to June 2010, Sri Krishnan held various administrative leadership positions in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Science. Sri Krishnan is a registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario, and is a Senior Member of IEEE (EMBS, SP, and CAS societies) and a Member of IET. He is also the Chair of IEEE Signal Processing Society, Toronto Section and Region 7 (Canada).
Sri Krishnan holds the Canada Research Chair position in Biomedical Signal Analysis. He is a receipient of the 2010 Shastri Visiting Professorship; 2010 French Embassy Visiting Researcher; 2008 Ontario Research Innovation Award from Biodiscovery Toronto; 2007 Canadian Engineers' Young Engineer Achievement Award from Engineers’ Canada; 2006 New Pioneers Award in Science and Technology; 2006 South Asian Community Achiever Award; 2006 IEEE Toronto Section Best Chapter Chair Award; 2005 IEEE AESS Best Chapter Chair Award; 2005 IEEE Certificate of Appreciation from Six Societies; Four Best Research Paper Awards co-authored with his graduate students in National and International Conferences; and 2005 FEAS Research Excellence Award. Sri Krishnan's research interests include adaptive signal representations and analysis and their applications in biomedicine, multimedia (audio), and biometrics. His academic interests include curriculum design, experiential learning, and global research and education.