Vijayanandh Raja was born in Villupuram, Tamil Nadu, India, on 27 June, 1990. He received an undergraduate degree from Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, in the field of Aeronautical Engineering. He received a master's degree from Madras Institute of Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, in the field of Avionics Engineering. He is currently working as an assistant professor in the Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. He has published more than 50 engineering papers in the fields of UAV, composite materials, wind energy, hydropower, etc. His research interests include the design and development of UAVs, FEM analysis, composite materials, and CFD.