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ORCIDD. Gnanaraj Thomas
Durairaj Gnanaraj Thomas
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- affiliation: Madras Christian College, Department of Mathematics, Chennai, India
- affiliation: Saveetha School of Engineering, Department of Applied Mathematics, Chennai, India
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2020 – today
- 2024
[j23]T. Kalyani
, S. Annadurai, T. T. Raman, Durairaj Gnanaraj Thomas:
Tetrahedral tile pasting systems. Ann. Math. Artif. Intell. 92(1): 183-200 (2024)- [j22]A. John Kaspar, D. K. Sheena Christy, V. Masilamani, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
Two dimensional fuzzy context-free languages and tiling patterns. Fuzzy Sets Syst. 485: 108961 (2024) - [j21]M. Gayathri Lakshmi, G. Arul Freeda Vinodhini, Thangasamy Kamaraj, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
Parallel Contextual Array Insertion Deletion Grammars, Pure 2D Context-Free Grammars and Associated P Systems. Theor. Comput. Sci. 987: 114351 (2024) - [c80]Robinson Thamburaj, Krishnamachari Desikachari, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
Tactile Kolam Patterns - Communicating Art and Mathematics to Students with Vision Impairments. CMSC 2024: 66-73 - 2023
- [j20]M. Gayathri Lakshmi, G. Arul Freeda Vinodhini, S. Jayasankar, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
Parallel contextual array insertion-deletion P systems and array rewriting P systems with pure 2D context-free rules. J. Membr. Comput. 5(3): 144-160 (2023) - 2022
- [j19]A. John Kaspar, D. K. Sheena Christy, V. Masilamani, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
Two dimensional fuzzy regular languages. Fuzzy Sets Syst. 442: 309-330 (2022) - [c79]S. Annadurai, T. T. Raman, T. Kalyani, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, P. Ravichandran:
Pasting Systems with Picture Tiles Yielding Interesting Patterns. ISAIM 2022 - [c78]S. James Immanuel, S. Jayasankar, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
P Systems on Hexagonal Picture Languages and Applications. ISAIM 2022 - [c77]T. Kalyani, F. Sweety, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, K. Bhuvaneswari:
Tetrahedral Picture Languages and their Applications in Imaging. ISAIM 2022 - [c76]Meenakshi Paramasivan, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
Weighted Three Directions OTA and Weighted Hexapolic Picture Automata. IWCIA 2022: 139-153 - [c75]Abhisek Midya, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
A Myhill-Nerode Theorem for Finite State Matrix Automata and Finite Matrix Languages. IWCIA 2022: 154-170 - [c74]T. Kalyani, K. Sasikala, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, K. Bhuvaneswari:
Adjunct Partial Array Token Petri Net Structure. IWCIA 2022: 189-203 - 2021
- [j18]S. James Immanuel, S. Jayasankar, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, Meenakshi Paramasivan, Robinson Thamburaj, Atulya K. Nagar:
Parallel contextual array insertion deletion P systems and Siromoney matrix grammars. Int. J. Parallel Emergent Distributed Syst. 36(4): 335-358 (2021) - 2020
- [c73]T. Kalyani, K. Sasikala, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, Thamburaj Robinson, Atulya K. Nagar, Meenakshi Paramasivan:
3D-Array Token Petri Nets Generating Tetrahedral Picture Languages. IWCIA 2020: 88-105 - [c72]Abhisek Midya, Frits W. Vaandrager, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, Chandrima Ghosh:
Simulating Parallel Internal Column Contextual Array Grammars Using Two-Dimensional Parallel Restarting Automata with Multiple Windows. IWCIA 2020: 106-122 - [c71]S. Jayasankar, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, S. James Immanuel, Meenakshi Paramasivan, T. Robinson, Atulya K. Nagar:
Parallel Contextual Array Insertion Deletion Grammar and (Context-Free : Context-Free) Matrix Grammar. IWCIA 2020: 147-163 - [c70]S. James Immanuel, S. Jayasankar, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, Meenakshi Paramasivan:
Parallel Contextual Array Insertion Deletion P Systems and Tabled Matrix Grammars. Int. Conf. on Membrane Computing 2020: 46-77 - [c69]T. Kalyani, T. T. Raman, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, K. Bhuvaneswari, P. Ravichandran:
Triangular Array Token Petri Net and P System. Int. Conf. on Membrane Computing 2020: 78-93 - [c68]K. Sasikala, F. Sweety, T. Kalyani, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
Partial Array Token Petri Net and P System. Int. Conf. on Membrane Computing 2020: 135-152
2010 – 2019
- 2018
- [j17]Henning Fernau, Meenakshi Paramasivan, Markus L. Schmid, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
Simple picture processing based on finite automata and regular grammars. J. Comput. Syst. Sci. 95: 232-258 (2018) - [j16]Thangasamy Kamaraj, D. Lalitha, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
A formal study on generative power of a class of array token Petri net structure. Int. J. Syst. Assur. Eng. Manag. 9(3): 630-638 (2018) - [c67]Pawan Kumar Patnaik, Venkata Padmavati Metta, Jyoti Singh, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
Pure Hexagonal Context-Free Grammars Generating Hexagonal Patterns. CompIMAGE 2018: 42-55 - [c66]D. Gnanaraj Thomas, S. James Immanuel, Atulya K. Nagar, Robinson Thamburaj:
Parallel Contextual Array Insertion Deletion Grammar. IWCIA 2018: 28-42 - 2017
- [j15]S. James Immanuel, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
Two-dimensional double jumping finite automata. Int. J. Artif. Intell. Soft Comput. 6(3): 250-264 (2017) - [c65]Abhisek Midya, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, Saleem Malik, Alok Kumar Pani:
Polynomial Time Learner for Inferring Subclasses of Internal Contextual Grammars with Local Maximum Selectors. ICTAC 2017: 174-191 - [c64]Abhisek Midya, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, Alok Kumar Pani, Saleem Malik, Shaleen Bhatnagar:
Polynomial Time Algorithm for Inferring Subclasses of Parallel Internal Column Contextual Array Languages. IWCIA 2017: 156-169 - [c63]S. James Immanuel, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, Robinson Thamburaj, Atulya K. Nagar:
Parallel Contextual Array Insertion Deletion P System. IWCIA 2017: 170-183 - [c62]Henning Fernau, Meenakshi Paramasivan, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
Regular grammars for array languages. NCMA 2017: 119-134 - 2016
- [c61]James Immanuel Suseelan, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, Robinson Thamburaj, Atulya K. Nagar, S. Jayasankar:
Parallel Contextual Hexagonal Array P Systems. BIC-TA (1) 2016: 278-298 - [c60]Henning Fernau, Meenakshi Paramasivan, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
Picture Scanning Automata. CompIMAGE 2016: 132-147 - [c59]S. James Immanuel, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, Henning Fernau, Robinson Thamburaj, Atulya K. Nagar:
Two-Dimensional Input-Revolving Automata. CompIMAGE 2016: 148-164 - 2015
- [j14]B. J. Balamurugan, K. Thirusangu, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
k-Zumkeller Labeling for Twig Graphs. Electron. Notes Discret. Math. 48: 119-126 (2015) - [j13]A. S. Prasanna Venkatesan, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, T. Robinson, Atulya K. Nagar:
Computing with membranes and picture arrays. J. Discrete Algorithms 33: 31-42 (2015) - [c58]S. James Immanuel, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
Extension of Jumping Finite Automata to Two-Dimensional Languages. IWCIA (Special Track on Applications) 2015: 1-16 - [c57]Henning Fernau, Meenakshi Paramasivan, Markus L. Schmid, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
Scanning Pictures the Boustrophedon Way. IWCIA 2015: 202-216 - [c56]V. Masilamani, D. K. Sheena Christy, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, Atulya K. Nagar, T. Robinson:
Accepting H Iso-Array System. IWCIA 2015: 217-231 - [c55]D. K. Sheena Christy, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, Atulya K. Nagar, Robinson Thamburaj:
On Accepting Hexagonal Array Splicing System with Respect to Directions. SocProS (2) 2015: 481-490 - 2014
- [c54]V. Masilamani, D. K. Sheena Christy, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, Atulya K. Nagar, Robinson Thamburaj:
Accepting H-Array Splicing Systems. BIC-TA 2014: 313-317 - [c53]Meena Parvathy Sankar, N. Gnanamalar David, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
Accepting String Graph Splicing System. BIC-TA 2014: 364-369 - [c52]Thangasamy Kamaraj, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, T. Robinson, Atulya K. Nagar:
Partial Commutation on Some Classes of 2D Picture Languages. SocProS (1) 2014: 559-569 - 2013
- [c51]Thangasamy Kamaraj, D. Lalitha, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
A Study on Expressiveness of a Class of Array Token Petri Nets. SocProS (2) 2013: 457-469 - [c50]V. Devi Rajaselvi, T. Kalyani, V. Rajkumar Dare, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
Recognizability of Triangular Picture Languages by Triangular Wang Automata. SocProS (1) 2013: 481-493 - 2012
- [j12]A. S. Prasanna Venkatesan, V. Masilamani, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
Sticker P System. Int. J. Nat. Comput. Res. 3(1): 28-43 (2012) - [j11]A. S. Prasanna Venkatesan, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, T. Robinson, Atulya K. Nagar:
Array P System with Shuffle on Trajectories. J. Univers. Comput. Sci. 18(13): 1802-1820 (2012) - [c49]D. K. Sheena Christy, V. Masilamani, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
Iso-Array Splicing Grammar System. BIC-TA (1) 2012: 157-167 - [c48]K. Thirusangu, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, B. J. Balamurugan:
Group Associated Petri Nets in Bio Computing. ICDCIT 2012: 270-271 - [c47]D. Lalitha, K. Rangarajan, Durairaj Gnanaraj Thomas:
Rectangular Arrays and Petri Nets. IWCIA 2012: 166-180 - [c46]Thangasamy Kamaraj, Durairaj Gnanaraj Thomas:
Regional Hexagonal Tile Rewriting Grammars. IWCIA 2012: 181-195 - [c45]Thangasamy Kamaraj, Durairaj Gnanaraj Thomas, H. Geetha, T. Kalyani:
Partial Commutation on Array Languages. IWCIA 2012: 196-208 - [c44]M. Jayasrirani, M. Humrosia Begam, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, J. D. Emerald:
Learning of Bi-ω Languages from Factors. ICGI 2012: 139-144 - 2011
- [c43]V. Masilamani, A. S. Prasanna Venkatesan, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
P Systems Based on Sticker Operations. BIC-TA 2011: 199-204 - [c42]Sindhu J. Kumaar, P. J. Abisha, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
Simple Splicing Pattern and Pure Pattern Grammar Systems. BIC-TA 2011: 220-224 - [c41]Meena Parvathy Sankar, N. Gnanamalar David, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
Hyperedge Replacement Graph P System. BIC-TA 2011: 272-277 - [c40]V. Masilamani, F. Sweety, S. Annadurai, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, T. Kalyani:
Algorithms for Reconstruction of Triangular and Hexagonal Arrays. IICAI 2011: 553-565 - [c39]A. S. Prasanna Venkatesan, Durairaj Gnanaraj Thomas, V. Masilamani:
Splicing Iso-Array P System. IWCIA Special Track on Applications 2011: 13-24 - [c38]D. Lalitha, K. Rangarajan, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
Petri Net Generating Hexagonal Arrays. IWCIA 2011: 235-247 - [c37]H. Geetha, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, T. Kalyani, A. S. Prasanna Venkatesan:
Shuffle on Trajectories over Finite Array Languages. IWCIA 2011: 261-274 - 2010
- [c36]V. Masilamani, D. K. Sheena Christy, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, T. Kalyani:
Parallel splicing on iso-arrays. BIC-TA 2010: 1535-1542 - [c35]A. S. Prasanna Venkatesan, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, T. Robinson, Atulya K. Nagar:
Trajectory array P system. BIC-TA 2010: 1543-1549 - [c34]V. Masilamani, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
Parallel double splicing on images. BIC-TA 2010: 1558-1567 - [c33]H. Geetha, J. D. Emerald, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, T. Kalyani:
Recognizable polyhexes languages and their acceptors. CompIMAGE Special Track 2010: 91-104 - [c32]S. Annadurai, V. Rajkumar Dare, T. Kalyani, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
Collage of Iso-Picture Languages and P Systems. CompIMAGE 2010: 95-106 - [c31]H. Geetha, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, T. Kalyani:
Online Tessellation Automaton Recognizing Various Classes of Convex Polyominoes. CompIMAGE 2010: 107-118 - [c30]R. Arumugham, K. Thirusangu, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
A New Method for Generation of Three-Dimensional Cubes. CompIMAGE 2010: 119-129 - [c29]M. Jayasrirani, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, Atulya K. Nagar, T. Robinson:
Learning of Church-Rosser Tree Rewriting Systems. ICGI 2010: 284-287 - [c28]Sindhu J. Kumaar, P. J. Abisha, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
Learning Subclasses of Parallel Communicating Grammar Systems. ICGI 2010: 301-304
2000 – 2009
- 2009
- [j10]T. Kalyani, V. Rajkumar Dare, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
Recognizability of iso-picture languages by Wang systems. Int. J. Imaging Syst. Technol. 19(2): 140-145 (2009) - [c27]S. Annadurai, V. Rajkumar Dare, T. Kalyani, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
On the Combinatorics of Triangular Arrays. IICAI 2009: 146-165 - [c26]H. Geetha, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, T. Kalyani, T. Robinson:
Recognizability of Polyhexes by Tiling and Wang Systems. ISVC (2) 2009: 568-577 - [c25]D. Gnanaraj Thomas, M. Humrosia Begam, N. Gnanamalar David:
Parallel Contextual Hexagonal Array Grammars and Languages. IWCIA 2009: 344-357 - [c24]S. Annadurai, T. Kalyani, V. Rajkumar Dare, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
t-communicating iso-array P System. NaBIC 2009: 1556-1559 - 2008
- [c23]P. J. Abisha, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, Sindhu J. Kumaar:
Learning Subclasses of Pure Pattern Languages. ICGI 2008: 280-282 - [c22]S. Kannamma, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, K. Rangarajan:
Inference of Uniquely Terminating EML. ICGI 2008: 289-291 - [c21]M. Jayasrirani, M. Humrosia Begam, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
Learning of Regular omega-Tree Languages. ICGI 2008: 295-297 - [c20]D. Gnanaraj Thomas, F. Sweety, T. Kalyani:
Results on Hexagonal Tile Rewriting Grammars. ISVC (1) 2008: 945-952 - [c19]F. Sweety, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, T. Kalyani:
Collage of Hexagonal Arrays. ISVC (2) 2008: 1167-1175 - [c18]T. Kalyani, V. Rajkumar Dare, Durairaj Gnanaraj Thomas:
Recognizability of Iso Picture Languages by Wang Systems. IWCIA Special Track on Applications 2008: 147-156 - [c17]Durairaj Gnanaraj Thomas, F. Sweety, V. Rajkumar Dare, T. Kalyani:
3-Dimensional Rectangular Array Acceptors and Learning. IWCIA Special Track on Applications 2008: 205-214 - [c16]S. Annadurai, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, V. Rajkumar Dare, T. Kalyani:
Rewriting PSystems Generating Iso-picture Languages. IWCIA 2008: 352-362 - 2007
- [j9]K. Sasikala, V. Rajkumar Dare, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
Learning of Partial Languages. Eng. Lett. 14(2): 72-80 (2007) - [c15]D. Gnanaraj Thomas, M. Humrosia Begam, N. Gnanamalar David, Colin de la Higuera:
Hexagonal Array Acceptors and Learning. Formal Models, Languages and Applications 2007: 364-378 - [c14]D. Gnanaraj Thomas, S. C. Samuel, P. J. Abisha:
Pattern Generation and Stochastic Table Hexagonal Grammars. IICAI 2007: 235-254 - 2006
- [c13]T. Kalyani, V. Rajkumar Dare, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, T. Robinson:
Iso-array Acceptors and Learning. ICGI 2006: 327-339 - 2005
- [c12]D. Gnanaraj Thomas, V. Rajkumar Dare, T. Robinson, M. Humrosia Begam:
Circular Languages and Learning Algorithms. IICAI 2005: 2668-2678 - 2004
- [j8]P. Helen Chandra, K. G. Subramanian, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
Parallel Splicing On Images. Int. J. Pattern Recognit. Artif. Intell. 18(6): 1071-1091 (2004) - [c11]T. Kalyani, V. Rajkumar Dare, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
Local and Recognizable Iso Picture Languages. ICONIP 2004: 738-743 - 2003
- [j7]P. Helen Chandra, K. G. Subramanian, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
Parallel Contextual Array Grammars and Languages. Electron. Notes Discret. Math. 12: 106-117 (2003) - [c10]P. J. Abisha, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, K. G. Subramanian:
Public Key Cryptosystems Based on Free Partially Commutative Monoids and Groups. INDOCRYPT 2003: 218-227 - [c9]Christian Delhommé, Teodor Knapik, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
Using Transitive-Closure Logic for Deciding Linear Properties of Monoids. MFCS 2003: 378-387 - 2002
- [c8]D. Gnanaraj Thomas, M. Humrosia Begam, K. G. Subramanian, S. Gnanasekaran:
Learning of Regular Bi-omega Languages. ICGI 2002: 283-292 - [c7]S. C. Samuel, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, P. J. Abisha, K. G. Subramanian:
Tree Replacement and Public Key Cryptosystem. INDOCRYPT 2002: 71-78 - 2001
- [j6]Ahmad Kadrie, V. Rajkumar Dare, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, K. G. Subramanian:
Algebraic properties of the shuffle over omega-trajectories. Inf. Process. Lett. 80(3): 139-144 (2001) - [j5]K. G. Subramanian, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, P. Helen Chandra, Maia Hoeberechts:
Basic Puzzle Grammars and Generation of Polygons. J. Autom. Lang. Comb. 6(4): 555-568 (2001) - [c6]N. Gnanamalar David, K. G. Subramanian, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
A Note on Graph Splicing Languages. DNA 2001: 381-390 - [c5]P. Helen Chandra, K. G. Subramanian, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, Do Long Van:
A note on parallel splicing on images. IWCIA 2001: 255-268 - 2000
- [j4]V. Rajkumar Dare, K. G. Subramanian, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, Rani Siromoney, B. Le Saec:
Infinite Arrays and Recognizability. Int. J. Pattern Recognit. Artif. Intell. 14(4): 525-536 (2000) - [c4]J. D. Emerald, K. G. Subramanian, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
Inferring Subclasses of Contextual Languages. ICGI 2000: 65-74
1990 – 1999
- 1999
- [j3]J. D. Emerald, K. G. Subramanian, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
A Note on Inferring Uniquely Terminating Code Languages. Inf. Process. Lett. 70(5): 217-222 (1999) - [j2]Rani Siromoney, K. G. Subramanian, V. Rajkumar Dare, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
Some results on picture languages. Pattern Recognit. 32(2): 295-304 (1999) - 1998
- [c3]J. D. Emerald, K. G. Subramanian, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
Learning a Subclass of Context-Free Languages. ICGI 1998: 223-231 - 1996
- [c2]J. D. Emerald, K. G. Subramanian, D. Gnanaraj Thomas:
Learning code regular and code linear languages. ICGI 1996: 211-221 - 1993
- [c1]Rani Siromoney, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, K. G. Subramanian, V. Rajkumar Dare:
Thue Systems and DNA - A Learning Algorithm for a Subclass. ALT 1993: 314-327 - 1990
- [j1]Do Long Van, D. Gnanaraj Thomas, K. G. Subramanian, Rani Siromoney:
Bi-infinitary codes. RAIRO Theor. Informatics Appl. 24: 67-87 (1990)
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