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ENGINEERING CHAIR PERSONS SL. NO. NAME AND ADDRESS SPECIALIZATION 1 Dr N Balakrishnan Associate Director IISc Aerospace Engineering & Supercomputer Education & Research Centre Indian Institute of Science Bangalore 560012 email: balki.iisc@gmail.com, balki@serc.iisc.ernet.in Aerospace Electronics, Computational, Electromagnetics, Polarimetric and Doppler Radars, Information Security, Speech Processing, Signal Coding 2 Dr Dipankar Banerjee Department of Materials Engineering Indian Institute of Science Bangalore 560012 email: dbanerjee@materials.iisc.ernet.in Physical Metallurgy 3 Professor Kamanio Chattopadhyay Chairman Department of Materials Engineering Indian Institute of Science Bangalore 560012 email: kamanio@materials.iisc.ernet.in Physical Metallurgy & Materials Engineering 4 Professor ML Munjal Honorary Professor & INAE Distinguished Professor Convenor, Facility for Research in Technical Acoustics (FRITA) Department of Mechanical Engineering Indian Institute of Science Bangalore 560012 email: munjal@mecheng.iisc.ernet.in Technical Acoustics, Industrial Noise Control, Automotive Noise Control 5 Professor R Narasimhan Department of Mechanical Engineering Indian Institute of Science Bangalore 560012 email: narasi@mecheng.iisc.ernet.in Fracture Mechanics, Computational Solid Mechanics 6 Professor YVRK Prasad Department of Materials Engineering Indian Institute of Science Bangalore 560012 email: prasad_yvrk@hotmail.com Metallurgical Engineering - Mechanical Metallurgy & Processing

7 Professor Srinivasa Ranganathan Honorary Professor Department of Matarials Engineering Indian Institute of Science Bangalore 560012 email: rangu@materials.iisc.ernet.in Physical Metallurgy & Materials Science

8 Professor VVS Sarma INAE Distinguised Professor Deptt of Computer Science & Automation Indian Institute of Science Bangalore 560012 email: vvs@csa.iisc.ernet.in Computer Science, Intelligent Systems and Indian Logic

9 Professor J Srinivasan Centre for Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences Indian Institute of Science Bangalore 560012 email: jayes@caos.iisc.ernet.in Thermal Sciences, Atmospheric Sciences 2010 Dr AK Bhowmick Director Indian Institute of Technology-Patna Navin Govt. Polytechnic Campus Patliputra Colony Patna 800013 email: director@iitp.ac.in, aniikb@rtc.iitkgp.ernet.in Polymer Science and Engineering 11 Professor MK Surappa Director Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar Nangal Road Rupnagar, Punjab 141001 email: mirle@materials.iisc.ernet.in Material Processing, Solidification Processing of Metal Matrix Composites, Tribology of MMCs 12 Dr Baldev Raj President, PSG Institutions New Administrative Block Peelamadu Coimbatore T.N. 641004 email: baldev.dr@gmail.com, secdmg@igcar.ernet.in Materials characterization & performance, Technology Management 13 Professor Ashok Jhunjhunwala Department of Electrical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Chennai 600036 email: ashok@tenet.res.in Telecommunication,Wireless Communications, Computer Networks, Fibre Optics 14 Dr PS Goel Chairman Recruitment and Assessment Centre(RAC) Defence Research & Development Organisation Lucknow Road, Timarpur Delhi 110054 email: dr.psgoel@gmail.com, chairman@recruitment.drdo.in Satellite Control Systems, Space Technology

15 Professor Surendra Prasad Director Indian Institute of Technology New Delhi 110016 email: sprasad@ee.iitd.ernet.in Signal Processing & Communications 16 Professor UB Desai Director Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad Ordnance Factory Estate Yeddumailaram (Andhra Pradesh) 502205 email: ubdesai@iith.ac.in Wireless communication, Wireless sensor networks, Signal Processing, Image and Video Processing, Information and Communication Technology for Socioeconomic development 17 Dr G Sundararajan Director International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy & New Materials (ARCI) Balarpur PO, RR Dist. Hyderabad 500005 email: director@arci.res.in, gsundar@arci.res.in Surface Engineering & Deformation Behaviour 18 Professor Amitabha Ghosh INSA Senior Scientist & Honorary Distinguished Professor Bengal Engg and Science University Shibpur, PO Botanic Garden Howrah 711103 email: amitabha@iitk.ac.in Mechanical Engineering 19 Dr Srikumar Banerjee Chairman Atomic Energy Commission & Secretary Department of Atomic Energy Anushakti Bhavan, CSM Marg Mumbai 400001 email: chmn@dae.gov.in, sbanerjee@barc.gov.in Materials Science, Nuclear Engineering 21 20 Professor VS Borkar Department of Electrical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Powai Mumbai 400076 email: borkar.vs@gmail.com Analysis and Control of Stochastic Systems 21 Professor JB Joshi Director Institute of Chemical Technology Matunga Mumbai 400019 email: jbj@ictmumbai.edu.in Chemical Engineering 22 Professor DV Khakhar Professor of Chemical Engineering and Director Indian Institute of Technology Powai Mumbai 400076 email: khakhar@iitb.ac.in Chemical Engineering 23 Professor GD Yadav Director & R.T. Mody Professor Institute of Chemical Technology University of Mumbai, Matunga Mumbai 400019 email: gdyadav@ictmumbai.edu.in,director@ictmum bai.edu.in, gdyadav@yahoo.com Catalysis Science and Engineering, Green Chemistry and Technology 24 Professor LM Patnaik Vice-Chancellor Defence Institute Advanced Technology (DIAT) (Govt. of India, Min. of Def, DRDO) Deemed University Girinagar,Pune 411025 email: lalit@diat.ac.in,lalitblr@gmail.com Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics & Information Technology 25 Dr Paul Ratnasamy INSA Ramanujan Research Professor National Chemical Laboratory Pune 411008 email: prs@ems.ncl.res.in Catalysis ENGINEERING MEMBERS SL. NO. NAME AND ADDRESS SPECIALIZATION 1 Professor KT Jacob Department of Materials Engineering Indian Institute of Science Bangalore 560012 email: katob@materials.iisc.ernet.in Materials Science and Processing, Thermodynamics, Phase Equilibria, Fuel Cells and Solid State Sensors 2 Professor Vikram Jayaram Department of Materials Engineering Indian Institute of Science Bangalore 560012 email: qjayaram@materials.iisc.ernet.in, qjayaram@yahoo.com Materials Science and Engineering 3 Professor V Kumaran Professor Department of Chemical Engineering Indian Institute of Science Bangalore 560012 email: kumaran@chemeng.iisc.ernet.in Chemical Engineering 4 Professor Yadati Narahari Department of Computer Science and Automation Indian Institute of Science Computer Science and Electronics Commerce, Game Theory 22 Bangalore 560012 email: hari@csa.iisc.ernet.in 5 Professor BS Rajan INAE Chair Professor Department of Electrical Communication Engineering Indian Institute of Science Bangalore 560012 email: bsrajan@ece.iisc.ernet.in, bsrajanb@yahoo.com Electrical Engineering (Communications) 6 Professor N Viswanadham No.529, 2nd Main Road RMV 2nd Stage, 3rd Block Off New BEL Road Bangalore 560094 email: n.viswanadham@gmail.com Global Manufacturing and Service Networks, Logistics 7 Professor NK Gupta Department of Applied Mechanics Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi Hauz Khas New Delhi 110016 email: nkgupta@am.iitd.ernet.in Plasticity and Impact Mechanics 8 Dr Gangan Prathap Director National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources New Delhi 110012 email: gp@niscair.res.in Structural Mechanics 9 Dr Sandeep Sen Department of Computer Science & Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Hauz Khas New Delhi 110016 email: ssen@cse.iitd.ernet.in Computer Science (Algorithms) 10 Professor Anurag Sharma Department of Physics Indian Institute of Technology New Delhi 110016 email: asharma@physics.iitd.ac.in Photonics, Fiber & Integrated Optics; Gradient-Index Optics; Applied Optics 11 Dr C Ganguly 403, Galaxy Tower 7/101/1 Scientist Colony Habsiguda Hyderabad 500007 email: chm_ganguly@yahoo.com Chaitanyamoy_ganguly@cameco.com Nuclear Fuels & Reactor Materials 12 Professor B Yegnanarayana Professor and Microsoft Chair International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad Gachibowli Hyderabad 500032 email: yegna@iiit.ac.in, bayya.yegna@gmail.com Signal Processing, Speech, Vision, and Neural Networks 13 Dr Soumitro Banerjee Department of Physical Sciences Indian Institute of Science Education & Research Mohanpur, Nadia (WB) 741252 email: soumitro.banerjee@gmail.com Nonlinear Dynamics 14 Professor PP Chakrabarti Deptt of Computer Science and Engg Dean Sponsored Res. & Industrial Consultancy Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur 721302 email: ppchak@cse.iitkgp.ernet.in, ppchak@adm.iitkgp.ernet.in Computer Science and Engineering 23 15 Professor BB Chaudhuri Head Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Unit, Indian Statistical Institute 203 Barrackpore Trunk Road Kolkata 700108 email: bbcisical@gmail.com, bbc@isical.ac.in Computer Science and Engineering 16 Professor AK Mallik Honorary Distinguished Professor BESUS Howrah 711103 email: akmallik@iitk.ac.in, asokiitk@gmail.com Vibration Engineering, Kinematics 17 Professor Indranil Manna Director Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute 196, Raja SC Mullick Road PO Jadavpur University Kolkata 700032 email: director@cgcri.res.in, imanna@cgcri.res.in, im_kgp@yahoo.co.in Materials Engineering, Surface Engineering, Nanomaterials 18 Professor NR Pal Electronics and Communication Sciences Unit Indian Statistical Institute 203 B. T. Road Kolkata 700108 email: nikhil@isical.ac.in, nrpal59@gmail.com Computational Intelligence - Fuzzy Logic, Neural Networks and Evolutionary Computing 19 Professor SK Pal Director and Distinguished Scientist Indian Statistical Institute 203, BT Road Kolkata 700108 email: sankarpal@yahoo.com, sankar@isical.ac.in Computer Science, Soft Computing, Pattern Recognition and Image Processing, Fuzzy & Neural Systems, Data Mining and Web Intelligence 20 Dr Kalyanmoy Deb Department of Mechanical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Kanpur 208016 email: deb@iitk.ac.in Optimization and Evolutionary Computation 21 Professor Sanjay Mittal Dean of Academic Affairs Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur 208016 email: smittal@iitk.ac.in Unsteady Aerodynamics, Finite Elements, High Performance Computing 22 Professor Ashutosh Sharma Institute Chair Professor Department of Chemical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur 208016 email: ashutos@iitk.ac.in Nanotechnology, Patterning and Self-organization of Soft Materials, Meso-mechanics, Colloid and Interface Science, Thin Films, Membranes, Functional Materials 23 Professor Subhasis Chaudhuri Professor and Dean (International Relations) Department of Electrical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Powai Mumbai 400076 email: sc@ee.iitb.ac.in, dean.ir@iitb.ac.in Computer Vision and Image Processing 24 Professor Tarun Kant Department of Civil Engineering Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay Powai Mumbai 400076 email: tkant@civil.iitb.ac.in Structural Mechanics 25 Dr AB Pandit UGC Research Scientist C (Professors Grade) Chemical Engineering Department Institute of Chemical Technology University of Mumbai Mumbai 400019 email: abp@ictmumbai.edu.in, Chemical Engineering, Design of Multiphase Reactors, Bubble Dynamics and Cavitation Phenomena 24 nanapandit@yahoo.co.uk, dr.pandit@gmail.com 26 Professor RK Shyamasundar Sr Professor & Dean Faculty of Technology & Computer Science Tata Instt. of Fundamental Research Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba Mumbai 400005 email: shyam@tcs.tifr.res.in Computer Science 27 Dr VR Choudhary NASI Senior Scientist Chemical Engineering Division National Chemical Laboratory Pune 411008 email: vr.choudhary@ncl.res.in, vrc0001@yahoo.co.in Catalysis and Chemical Reaction Engineering 28 Dr BD Kulkarni Dy. Director & Head Chemical Engineering Division National Chemical Laboratory Pune 411008 email: bd.kulkarni@ncl.res.in Chemical Engineering 29 Professor Shrikant Lele 377, Mahatma Housing Society Kothrud Pune 411038 email: drslele@gmail.com Physical Metallurgy & Materials Science 25 G