diff --git a/COPYRIGHT.txt b/COPYRIGHT.txt
index 66add582d7f..1fc715da1f9 100644
--- a/COPYRIGHT.txt
+++ b/COPYRIGHT.txt
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ Copyright:
   Copyright 2017, CodeAi <benjamin.bales@assrc.us>
   Copyright 2017, Franciszek Stokowacki <franek.stokowacki@gmail.com>
   Copyright 2017, Samikshya Chand <samikshya289@gmail.com>
+  Copyright 2017, N Rajiv Vaidyanathan <rajivvaidyanathan4@gmail.com>
   
 License: BSD-3-clause
   All rights reserved.
diff --git a/src/mlpack/core.hpp b/src/mlpack/core.hpp
index 8b1d3084489..6083c98053e 100644
--- a/src/mlpack/core.hpp
+++ b/src/mlpack/core.hpp
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@
  *   - CodeAi (deep learning bug detector) <benjamin.bales@assrc.us>
  *   - Franciszek Stokowacki <franek.stokowacki@gmail.com>
  *   - Samikshya Chand <samikshya289@gmail.com>
+ *   - N Rajiv Vaidyanathan <rajivvaidyanathan4@gmail.com>
  */
 
 // First, include all of the prerequisites.