His research interests are in the areas of software systems for computational science, data mining, and information management, especially as they pertain to bioinformatics applications. He has contributed to the development of software systems such as Expresso and JigCell that automate tedious aspects of microarray experiment management and cell cycle modeling, respectively. His current research focus is the development of novel data mining techniques that expose important abstractions to biologists for problem solving and knowledge discovery. Ramakrishnan currently serves on the editorial board of IEEE Computer. He obtained his Ph.D. in computer sciences from Purdue University in 1997. More information about his teaching and research is available at: http://people.cs.vt.edu/~naren.