As the founding Director of IIT Hyderabad:

 

Built the institute from scratch

·        Hired 200 faculty members, all with Ph.D.s

·        Has 14 departments covering all aspects of engineering, sciences, design and liberal arts

·        First to Start innovative multidisciplinary departments:  (i) Department on Engineering Science, (ii) Department of AI and (iii) Department of Climate Change

·        Stated a unique and a novel minor in Entrepreneurship Program for all students

·        Started a very novel and innovative academic program referred to as “Fractal Academics”

·        Started an innovative Creative Arts series of courses for all students

·        Enabled development of 120 plus state of the art laboratories for research and teaching

·        Enabled sponsored research funding of approximately 25 million US dollars by IIT Hyderabad faculty

·        Enabled nearly 2 million US dollars for Industrial Sponsored Research and Consultancy

·        Enabled starting of online Executive M.Tech. program in Data Sciences for Working Professionals

·        Enabled with IIT Alumni funding the Center for Healthcare Entrepreneurship

·        Enabled iTIC -- IIT Hyderabad Technology Incubator

·        Enabled active collaborations with universities in US, Japan, Europe, Australia and other countries.

·        Enabled construction of a very innovative campus to house 10,000 students involving architects from Japan, Germany, USA and India 

Experience

·        Professor Emeritus IIT Hyderabad

·        Honorary Professor Woosong University, South Korea

·        Strategic Consultant, TSDSI (Telecom Standards Development Society of India)

·        Director, IIT Hyderabad, June 2 2009 to JUne 30 2019 (position equivalent to that of President of a University)

·        Mentor Director, IIT Chittoor, Sri City, AP, 2013-2018

·        Mentor Director IIT Bhilai, May 2016 - Feb 2017

·        Director, Hewlett-Packard - IIT-Madras R and D Lab. July 1, 2002 to June 30 2004

·        Dean, Student Affairs, IIT-Bombay, August 2000 to June 2002.

·        Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay, July 1987 to Feb 31, 2016

·        Director, Hewlett-Packard - IIT-Madras R and D Lab. July 1, 2002 to June 30 2004

·        Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, U.S.A., August 1984 to June 1987

·        Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, U.S.A., September 1979 to July 1984

·        Visiting Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Arizona State University, Aug. 84 to Dec. 84.

·        Visiting Professor with Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Oregon State University, Summer of 1989

·        Visiting Professor, EPFL-Lausanne, Switzerland, Summer 2002

·        Held short time Visiting Associate Professor's position with the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Purdue University, Indiana, U.S.A, summer 1986 and Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Palo Alto, U.S.A., during Sept 1986 to Nov 1986

·        He started SPANN Lab at IIT Bombay

·        Started E-Cell (Students’ Entrepreneurship Cell). Today E-cell has an international standing

·        Started student mentorship program by senior students

 

 

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Awards and Honors