Prof. P. Sivakumar is a professor and Head in the Department of Education (DDE), Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India. He is the recipient of NCERT Award for innovation in teacher education from NCERT, New Delhi and Bharat Gaurav Award for his outstanding contributions in the field of education, research and innovation.

He has presented more than 30 research papers in the International conferences/ seminars and 45 research papers in the national seminars/conferences. He has published more than 40 research articles in the National /International level journals. Under his guidance, 12 PhDs and more than 30 M. Phil. degrees have been awarded and currently 8 PhDs pursuing research in the broad field of educational technology. He has been served as a member of Board of Studies in various leading universities across Tamil Nadu.

He has served as a Dean- Faculty of Education and Director i/c, Directorate of Distance Education in Alagappa University, Karaikudi. He also served as a Director i/c, Directorate of Distance Education and head of the Department of Education, CDE in Bharathidasan University, Trichy. He is well known for his contribution in the area of Educational Technology, Biology Education and Curriculum Development. For academic purpose, he visited Singapore and France.