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{{Short description|Indian academic, Head of the Department of Bioinformatics at the University of Kerala}}
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'''Achuthsankar S. Nair''' is an Indian academic and former Director of the [[Centre for Development of Imaging Technology]] (C-DIT), Government of Kerala, for a period of three years from November 2001 to October 2004, during which he led several information technology development initiatives.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://cdit.org/?p=2457 |title=Succession List - C-DIT |website=C-DIT |date=13 December 2022 |accessdate=Jul 13, 2025}}</ref>

He served as Head of the Department of Bioinformatics at the [[University of Kerala]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Harnessing AI's creative potential in education – Prof. Achut Sankar S Nair |date=8 November 2024 |url=https://www.mgu.ac.in/harnessing-ais-creative-potential-in-education-prof-achut-sankar-s-nair/ |website=Mahatma Gandhi University}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/above-55-you-can-be-a-senior-intern-at-dcb/articleshow/103851556.cms |title=Above 55? You can be a senior intern at DCB |website=The Times of India |date=Sep 22, 2023 |accessdate=Jul 13, 2025}}</ref> He has also served as Chairman of the [[Computer Society of India]], Trivandrum chapter.

Nair is the author of more than 20 books in English and Malayalam, in addition to scholarly articles and a number of research publications co-authored with his students.

==Early life and education==
Nair was born in a [[Malayalis|Malayali]] family as a child of Dr. A. Sukumaran Nair, former [[Vice-Chancellor]] of [[Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala|Mahatma Gandhi University]] and former [[Pro-vice-chancellor]] of the University of Kerala,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2010/Nov/22/igniting-thought-process-204779.html |title=Igniting thought process |date=May 16, 2012 |website=The New Indian Express |accessdate=Jul 13, 2025}}</ref> and Komalam S Nair at [[Vanchiyoor]] in [[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/3-generations-of-a-family-trace-vanchiyoors-history/articleshow/92663382.cms |title=3 generations of a family trace Vanchiyoor's history |date=Jul 5, 2022 |website=The Times of India |accessdate=Jul 13, 2025}}</ref>

He obtained his B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from the [[College of Engineering, Trivandrum]], and his M.Tech from the [[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay]]. He later earned an M.Phil. in Computer Speech and Language Processing from the [[University of Cambridge]], and a Ph.D. from the University of Kerala.<ref>{{cite web |title=An interdisciplinary approach |date=10 November 2012 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/education/edex/2012/Nov/12/an-interdisciplinary-approach-424538.html |website=The New Indian Express |accessdate=Jul 13, 2025 }}</ref> He holds two [[PhDs|doctoral degrees]] - one in Engineering and another in Music.<ref>{{cite web |title=Thesis over, Kerala University to decide on eligibility |date=14 January 2016 |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/current-affairs/140116/thesis-over-kerala-university-to-decide-on-eligibility.html |website=Deccan Chronicle |accessdate=Jul 13, 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/music/300816/bioinformatics-professor-gets-phd-in-music.html |title=Bioinformatics professor gets PhD in music |date=Aug 30, 2016 |website=Deccan Chronicle |accessdate=Jul 13, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/education/news/utility-can-t-be-the-measure-of-every-research-prof-achuth-sankar-cf9d8f03 |title=Utility can't be the measure of every research: Prof Achuth Sankar |date=Apr 1, 2023 |website=Mathrubhumi |accessdate=Jul 13, 2025}}</ref>

Nair's wife, Hema Ramachandran, was an engineering lecturer. His daughter, Gayathri, is a B.Ed. student. His son, Aditya, is a student of history.<ref>{{cite web |title=Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT will never replace a good teacher |url=https://www.vanitha.in/news/justin/2024/10/05/dr-achuthsankar-interview-world-teachers-day-teaching-experience-of-a-teacher-vanitha.html |website=Vanitha |date=Oct 5, 2024 |accessdate=Jul 13, 2025 |language=Malayalam }}</ref>

==Career==
Nair held academic positions as a Professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and was instrumental in establishing the discipline of Bioinformatics at the University of Kerala. He also served as a visiting professor at the [[University of Korea]], South Korea, FTMS - De Montfort University, Malaysia, and [[Daito Bunka University]], Japan.

He is a prolific science writer and an interdisciplinary scholar; his publications span a wide range of subjects, including Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Microhistory, and Carnatic music. Nair's research contributions in bio-sequence analysis include work in gene prediction, pattern recognition, and data compression.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://kas.org.in/fellows/ |title=Fellows – KAS |website=Kerala Academy of Sciences |accessdate=Jul 15, 2025}}</ref>

== Bibliography ==
=== Books ===
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# {{Cite book |title=A Life in Pedagogy: Biography of Prof. A. Sukumaran Nair |date=26 Jan 2025 |publisher=Infinity Indica Publishers |id={{ASIN|B0DTYWQ58T|country=in}} }}
# {{Cite book |title=Campus Politics - Don't Be Silent, Don't Be Violent |date=1 Jan 2022 |publisher=Infinity Indica Publishers |id={{ASIN|B0B7582Z31|country=in}} }}
# {{Cite book |title=Malayalam Meter - A Modern Pedagogic Introduction |date=1 Jan 2022 |publisher=Infinity Indica Publishers |id={{ASIN|B0BF3KW16J|country=in}} }}
# {{Cite book |title=Swathi Thirunal - A Composer Born to a Mother |date=1 Jan 2021 |publisher=[[Kerala Bhasha Institute]] |id={{ASIN|B096KXLZ96|country=in}} }}
# Free Software and GNU/Linux (Malayalam)
# {{Cite book |title=Tharippu |date=1 Jan 2019 |publisher=Olive Publications |id={{ASIN|B097CLQ6C8|country=in}} |language=Malayalam }}
# {{cite web |title=Innovation in University of Kerala (Ebook) |date=2016 |website=University of Kerala |url=https://iqac.keralauniversity.ac.in/docs/eBook_on_Uok_INNOVATION.pdf }}
# {{Cite book |title=Data Structures in C |date=1 Dec 2009 |publisher=Prentice Hall India Learning Private Limited | id={{ASIN|8120336429|country=in}} }}
# {{Cite book |title=Vanchiyoor Vignettes - Local History of a Bygone Village | date=1 Jan 2020 |publisher=TailWind Academy Pvt Ltd |id={{ASIN|9354265812|country=in}} |last1=Adithya Sankar |last2=Achuth Sankar S Nair |last3=Komalam S Nair }}
# {{Cite book |title=SCILAB (A Free Software alternative to MATLAB) |date=30 Oct 2011 |publisher=S Chand Publishing |id={{ASIN|8121939704|country=in}} |last1=Hema Ramachandran |last2=Achuthsankar S Nair }}
# {{Cite book |title=What is your Name? | publisher=Information Theory for Kids }}
# {{Cite book |title=Njanum urumbum koodi maram chuttiyappol | publisher=Fractals for Kids |language=Malayalam }}
# {{Cite book |title=Idichakkaplamootile rajakumari thanthram padichathengane? | publisher=Information Theory for Kids |language=Malayalam }}
# {{Cite book |title=Information Technology |date=1997 |language=Malayalam }}
# {{Cite book |title=Googolavalkaranam |date=27 May 2024 |id={{ASIN|B0D5D624RF|country=in}} |language=Malayalam }}
# {{Cite book |title=Computer parichayavum prayogavum |publisher=Computer Literacy |language=Malayalam }}
# {{Cite book |title=C Programming padichu thudangam |publisher=[[Kerala Bhasha Institute]] |last1=Achuthsankar S. Nair |last2=S. Gopakumar |language=Malayalam }}
# {{Cite book |title=Electronics fundamentals |publisher=[[Kerala Bhasha Institute]] |last1=Achuthsankar S. Nair |last2=K. Madanan |language=Malayalam }}
# {{Cite book |title=Internet |date=1996 |language=Malayalam }}
# Python - A Pedagogic Introduction
# Machine and Deep Learning

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=== Chapters ===

=== Articles ===
* {{Cite journal |last1=S. Nair |first1=Achuthsankar |last2=Jayachandran |first2=Ashwini |last3=T.R. |first3=Aswathy |date=July 2021 |title=Green synthesis and characterization of zinc oxide nanoparticles using Cayratia pedata leaf extract |url=https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrep.2021.100995 |journal=Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports |language=English |volume=26 |issue= |article-number=100995 |doi= 10.1016/j.bbrep.2021.100995 |pmid= 33898767 |pmc=8055550 |s2cid=}}
* {{Cite journal |last1=S. Nair |first1=Achuthsankar |last2=Biji |first2=C.L. |last3=Shahina |first3=K |date=1 Jan 2025 |title=A comparative study on the classification of SARS-CoV-2 variants from biosequence images using pre-trained deep learning models |url=https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1504/ijbra.2025.144026 |journal=International Journal of Bioinformatics Research and Applications |language=English |volume=21 |issue=1 |article-number=144026 |doi=10.1504/ijbra.2025.144026 |pmid= |pmc= |s2cid=|url-access=subscription }}
* {{Cite journal |last1=S. Nair |first1=Achuthsankar |last2=G. Nadh |first2=Anuroopa |last3=Revikumar |first3=Amjesh |last4=Sudhakaran |first4=P.R. |date=1 Jun 2022 |title=Identification of potential lead compounds against BACE1 through in-silico screening of phytochemicals of Medhya rasayana plants for Alzheimer's disease management |url=https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2022.105422 |journal=Computers in Biology and Medicine |language=English |volume=145 |issue=C |article-number=105422 |doi=10.1016/j.compbiomed.2022.105422 |pmid= 35354103|pmc= |s2cid=|url-access=subscription }}
* {{Cite journal |last1=S. Nair |first1=Achuthsankar |last2=Biji |first2=C.L. |date=1 Nov 2017 |title=Benchmark Dataset for Whole Genome Sequence Compression |url=https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1109/TCBB.2016.2568186 |journal=IEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics |language=English |volume=14 |issue=6 |article-number=2568186 |doi=10.1109/TCBB.2016.2568186 |pmid= 27214907|pmc= |bibcode=2017ITCBB..14.1228C |s2cid=|url-access=subscription }}
* {{Cite book |last1=S. Nair |first1=Achuthsankar |last2=Biji |first2=C.L. |last3=P.R. |first3=Arun |last4=George |first4=Jojo |chapter=NGS read data compression using parallel computing algorithm |date=9 Nov 2015 |title=2015 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine (BIBM) |chapter-url=https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1109/BIBM.2015.7359890 |language=English |volume= |article-number=7359890 |doi=10.1109/BIBM.2015.7359890 |pmid= |pmc= |isbn=978-1-4673-6799-8 |s2cid=}}
* {{Cite book |last1=S. Nair |first1=Achuthsankar |last2=V. Nair |first2=Vrinda |chapter=Combined classifier for unknown genome classification using chaos game representation features |date=15 Feb 2010 |title=Proceedings of the International Symposium on Biocomputing |chapter-url=https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1722024.1722065 |language=English |volume= |article-number=1722065 |doi=10.1145/1722024.1722065 |pmid= |pmc= |isbn=978-1-60558-722-6 |s2cid=}}
* {{Cite book |last1=S. Nair |first1=Achuthsankar |last2=V. Nair |first2=Vrinda |last3=Vijayan |first3=Karthika |last4=P. Gopinath |first4=Deepa |chapter=ANN Based Classification of Unknown Genome Fragments Using Chaos Game Representation |date=9 Feb 2010 |title=2010 Second International Conference on Machine Learning and Computing |chapter-url=https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1109/ICMLC.2010.56 |language=English |volume= |pages=81–85 |doi=10.1109/ICMLC.2010.56 |pmid= |pmc= |isbn=978-1-4244-6006-9 |s2cid=}}
* {{Cite book |last1=S. Nair |first1=Achuthsankar |last2=Jayasudha |first2=J.S. |chapter=Effect of Window Size on the Performance of a Turbo Equalizer Using a SWMAP Algorithm |date=13 Dec 2007 |title=International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Multimedia Applications (ICCIMA 2007) |chapter-url=https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1109/ICCIMA.2007.172 |language=English |volume=04 |pages=334–341 |doi=10.1109/ICCIMA.2007.172 |pmid= |pmc= |isbn=978-0-7695-3050-5 |s2cid=}}
* {{Cite book |last1=S. Nair |first1=Achuthsankar |last2=P. Gopinath |first2=Deepa |last3=Divya Sree |first3=J. |last4=Mathew |first4=Reshmi |last5=Rekhila |first5=S. J. |chapter=Duration Analysis for Malayalam Text-To-Speech Systems |date=18 Dec 2006 |title=9th International Conference on Information Technology (ICIT'06) |chapter-url=https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1109/ICIT.2006.48 |language=English |volume=04 |pages=129–132 |doi=10.1109/ICIT.2006.48 |pmid= |pmc= |isbn=0-7695-2635-7 |s2cid=}}

== Awards ==
Nair is a recipient of [[Government of Kerala]]'s Young Scientist Award (1991), Engineering Teacher's National Award (1994) from the [[Indian Society for Technical Education]] (ISTE), National Teacher's Award (2013) from the [[Indian National Science Academy]] (INSA), the Award for Excellence in Social Service (2014) from the Vakkom Moulavi Foundation, and P.T Bhaskara Panicker Award (2019).

== See also ==
* {{Google Scholar ID | wIHOQTIAAAAJ | Achuthsankar S. Nair }}
* 204 publications by [[ResearchGate]]<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Achuthsankar-Nair</ref>
* 22 published works in [[IEEE Xplore]]<ref>https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/author/37290496400</ref>
* 8 publications in [[Association for Computing Machinery|Association of Computing Machinery (ACM)]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Achuthsankar S Nair - Publications | url=https://dl.acm.org/profile/81321495747/publications }}</ref>

== References ==
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