Chandra Shekhar is a distinguished academician and the former Head of the Department of Mathematics at BITS Pilani, India. He is actively engaged in both research and teaching, and his expertise encompasses a wide range of mathematical fields. These areas include Queueing Theory, Computer and Communication Systems, Machine Repair Problems, Reliability and Maintainability, Stochastic Processes, Evolutionary Computation, Statistical Analysis, and Fuzzy Set & Logic. At both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, he imparts knowledge in subjects such as Probability and Statistics, Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, Advanced Calculus, Complex Variables, Fuzzy Logic, Operations Research, Statistical Inference, and more. He is a pioneer in Evolutionary Computation, Markovian and Stochastic Modeling, Queuing Analysis and its Applications, Inventory Theory, and Reliability Theory. He actively participates in national and international conferences, Faculty Development Programs (FDPs), and has taken the lead
