| School: School of Communication & Design |
| Department: Digital Media |
| Position: Lecturer |
| Location: RMIT Saigon South |
| Email: surendheran.kaliyaperumal@rmit.edu.vn |
| ORCID: 0000-0002-4070-8594 |
Surendheran has 13+ years of teaching history in 3D Visualisations, UI/UX Designs, Instructional designs, ICT teaching methods, Game Development, VR/AR and Technology-assisted learning. He has taught in 5 different countries and directly contributed to many CG films produced by reputed studios such as Technicolor and DreamWorks, as a 3D Lighting Artist.
- Ph.D. in Visual Communication and Design Using Augmented Reality from Karunya University - Coimbatore, India
- Master of Science: Computer Animation and Visualisation Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) - Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Bachelor of Engineering: Computer Science Anna University - Chennai, India
- Certified Associate of Game Development Awarded by Unity Technologies
- Autodesk Maya Certified Associate Credential ID 00216038
- Adobe Photoshop Certified Expert Credential ID ADB287912
- Google Certifications -Cloud Computing Fundamentals -Google Cloud Essentials
- Instructional Design
- ICT
- Education Technology
- HCI
- UI & UX
- 3D Visualisation
- Game Development
- Design for AR/VR
- Technology-assisted Learning
- ICT
- VR/AR in Education
- 3D Lighting & Rendering
- Gamified Learning
- User Interface Design
- Learning Theories
- Kaliyaperumal, S., Abd Wahab, M. H., Sagayam, K. M., Ambar, R., & Mhd Poad, H. (2021). Impact of pairing an augmented reality demonstration with online video lectures… Does it improve students' performance? Asian Journal of University Education, 16(4), 91. https://doi.org/10.24191/ajue.v16i4.11949
- Kaliyaperumal, S., & Vijayakumar, M. (2021). Learners' feedback on the effectiveness of replacing an instructional MOOC video with augmented reality in a practice-based course. Journal of Information Technology Management, 12, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.22059/jitm.2020.79186
- Kaliyaperumal, S., & Vijayakumar, M. (2020). A model to increase instructor's responsiveness in a mooc course by automating replies to the learners' queries. International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology.
- Kaliyaperumal, S., Vijayakumar, M., & S., S. R. K. (2020). Are Panoramic Education Lectures a Distraction? In S. K. Nagarajan & M. R. (Eds.), Innovations and Technologies for Soft Skill Development and Learning (pp. 185–198). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3464-9.ch021
- Kaliyaperumal, S., Vijayakumar, M., & Siva Rama Krishnan, S. (2019). Framework for personalizing mooc courses based on learners' stress levels towards increased course completion rates. International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering, 8(9), 2721–2724. https://doi.org/10.35940/ijitee.i8994.078919
- Arockiyasamy, G., Surendheran, K., & Bullard, S. K. (2016). The influence of playing video games on academic performance among graduates of Karunya University. TAF Journal of Advances in Humanities and Social Sciences, 2(3), 119–132.
- External Research Supervisor, Lincoln University College - Malaysia
- UGC's NET Qualification for Professors Awarded by University Grants Commission of India
- 11/2010 - 10/2012 Head of Computer Animation & VFX Digimation UK Inc. Ltd, Harrow, London, UK
- 02/2007 - 11/2009 Senior CG 3D Lighting Artist Technicolor Animation Studios, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- 06/2016 – 02/2023 Senior Assistant Professor of Design Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, Tamil Nadu
- 02/2017 – 02/2023 Sr. Assistant Professor of Multimedia (Alternate semester Deputation) Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, China, Guangzhou, Guangdong
- 07/2014 - 07/2016 Assistant Professor of Electronics & Media Tech Karunya University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
- 10/2013 - 06/2014 Head of Academics – 3D Animation & VFX Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics (MAAC), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu