Bangalore: indian institute of science (IISc) has named six distinguished scientists and engineers as the 2024 recipients of the “Distinguished Alumni/Alumni Award”.
In addition, the college has launched a new “Young Alumni/Alumni Medal” category for achievers under the age of 40, with two first recipients.
“We hope this recognition will strengthen their commitment to excellence in their fields and provide inspiration to students and young researchers,” said G Rangarajan, Director, IISc. The award ceremony will be held in December 2024.
The winners are:
‘Distinguished Alumni/Alumni Award‘
S Unnikrishnan NairDirector, Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC), ISRO, has made outstanding contributions to the complex mechanics of aerospace systems and has spearheaded ISRO’s unique flagship projects on space transportation systems including will be like this. He completed his M.A. in the department Aerospace Engineering 1993.
TurboStart Chairman and IISc Foundation Founder George Brody has made extensive contributions to technology leadership In enterprise and startup ecosystems. He also spearheaded the establishment of the IISc Foundation in the United States and is currently coordinating its activities. He received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in 1968.
Sridevi Jade, Director of CSIR-Fourth Paradigm Institute and Professor of AcSIR, pioneered research using Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) data seismic characteristics The challenging terrain of the Indian Plate. She has also led several multi-agency collaborations on disaster risk reduction in the country. She received her MS and PhD degrees from the Department of Civil Engineering in 1988 and 2000 respectively.
Shekhar Chintamani Mande is a J.C. Bose Fellow at the National Center for Cell Science, recognized for his significant contributions to structural biology and X-ray crystallography, and for his scientific and technical leadership in addressing a wide range of challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic. Get recognized. He received his PhD in 1991 from the Molecular Biophysics Group.
Jagjit Nanda is a distinguished scientist at SLAC National Laboratory who has pioneered major discoveries and innovations in advanced lithium, sodium, and solid-state batteries and leads a major battery and energy storage center. He received his PhD in 2001 from the Department of Solid State and Structural Chemistry.
Yadati Narahari is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Automation at IISc, known for his expertise in game theory, mechanism design and AIand pioneered applications in areas ranging from electronic auctions and markets to agriculture. He received his bachelor’s degree from the Department of Electrical and Communication Engineering in 1982, and his master’s and doctorate degrees from the Department of Computer Science and Automation in 1984 and 1988, respectively.
“Young Alumni/Alumni Medalist”
Himabindu Lakkaraju is an assistant professor at Harvard University who has made pioneering contributions to improving the transparency, fairness, robustness, and reasoning capabilities of artificial intelligence models. She received her master’s degree in 2010 from the Department of Computer Science and Automation.
Nihar Bhadresh Shah, associate professor at Carnegie Mellon University, has made pioneering contributions in solving fundamental problems in the field of decentralized human assessment, a key area of artificial intelligence with applications in peer review, recruitment, health care, and judicial programs. There are applications in . He completed his master’s degree in 2010 in the Department of Electrical and Communication Engineering.
