Dr. Pavankumar holds a doctorate from the University of Hyderabad. His research work ‘Sanskrit Compound Generation: with a Focus on the Order of Operations’ is at the intersection of Sanskrit Grammar and Computational Linguistics. He studied Vyākaraṇa (Pāṇinian Grammar) in the traditional style from renowned scholars. He has served as a post-doctoral Research Associate at IIT, Kharagpur, on an advanced MHRD sponsored project. He collected the German corpus on compounds and attempted the writing of grammar for German compounds based on Pāṇinian rules.
He has presented several papers at national and international conferences. Currently, Pavankumar is applying the Pāṇinian framework to other Indian Languages with a special emphasis on the Kāraka theory and compounds.
Education
- Ph.D.(Sanskrit Studies), University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
- M.Ed. (śikshācārya), Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, Tirupati
- B.Ed. (śikshāśāstrī), Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, Tirupati
- Acharya (Navya Vyākaraṇa), J R Rajasthan Sanskrit University, Jaipur
Professional Experience (Research/Teaching)
- Postdoctoral Research Associate in Department of CSE, IIT Kharagpur
- Senior Technical Fellow in Department of CSE, IIT Kharagpur
- Guest Faculty, University of Hyderabad
- Research Associate, Department of Sanskrit Studies, University of Hyderabad
- Junior Linguist, Sanskrit Academy, Osmania University
Interests
- Research: Pāṇinian Grammar | Sanskrit Computational Linguistics | Natural Language Processing | Philosophy of Language and Indian Logic
- Teaching: Pāṇinian Grammar | Theoretical Linguistics
Journals
- Satuluri, Pavankumar., Kulkarni, Amba., KV, Ramakrishnamacharyulu.(2018). Order of Operations in the Formation of Sanskrit Compounds: with special reference to the introduction of samāsānta element and deletion of case endings, Journal of Oriental Institute Baroda, Vol 66, pp 107-130, Oriental Institute, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara.
- Amrith, Krishna., Santra, Bishal., Gupta, Ashim., Satuluri., Pavankumar., Goyal, Pawan.(2021). A Graph-Based Framework for Structured Prediction Tasks in Sanskrit, Journal of Computational Linguistics, Vol 46(4), pp 785-845, MIT Press.
Books (Edited)
- ‘New Frontiers in Sanskrit & Indic Knowledge’, ISBN: 978-81-8315-431-4, (The Proceedings of International Conference NFSI-2017 & NFSI-2018, Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth, Kerala) published by New Bharatiya Book Corporation, Delhi
Book Chapters
Conference Papers
Reviewer
- Member of the review committee in the section on Computational Sanskrit and Digital Humanities at the 18th World Sanskrit Conference(January 10 -14) 2022, Canberra, Australia.
- Member of the Programme committee and review committee in the 6th International Sanskrit Computational Linguistics Symposium (ISCLS) (from October 23-25, 2019) held at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, West Bengal, India.
- Member of the review committee in the section on Computational Sanskrit and Digital Humanities at the 17th World Sanskrit Conference (from July 09-13) 2018, Vancouver, Canada.
Guest Lectures, Papers Presentations & Conference Attendance
Workshops/Training Attended
Certifications and Membership
- Member of the Question Paper setting committee for National Sanskrit University, Tirupati
- Coordinator of Minor Committee
- Member of Research and Publication Committee