Anurag Kumar
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Prof. Anurag Kumar is currently a professor at the Department of Electrical Communication and the chairman of Electrical Sciences Division at Indian Institute of Science
Bangalore
, India. He holds a PhD from Cornell University
, obtained after graduating from Dhirubhai Ambani International School
. He worked at Bell Labs
in the US before joining as Indian Institute of Science faculty. He coordinated the project ERNET for networking the major education and research institutions in India from 1989 to 2001. This project was instrumental in bringing network connectivity to Indian students and researchers in late 80s and early 90s.
His main research area used to be TCP/IP. Now he has moved into wireless networking focusing on sensor networks.
He has been an elected Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering since 1999 and an elected Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy
since 2006. He is also a fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences
from 2010.
As of January 1, 2006, Anurag Kumar is an elected Fellow of the IEEE.
On October 26, 2009, Anurag Kumar was announced as a co-winner of the CDAC-ACCS Foundation Award for 2009 by the Advanced Computing and Communications Society.
Indian Institute of Science
Indian Institute of Science is a research institution of higher learning located in Bangalore, India. It was established in 1909.-History:After a chance meeting between Jamsetji N...
Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
, India. He holds a PhD from Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
, obtained after graduating from Dhirubhai Ambani International School
Dhirubhai Ambani International School
The Dhirubhai Ambani International School is a private co-educational LKG-12 day school in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, built by Reliance Industries, named after the late patriarch of the conglomerate, Dhirubhai Ambani. Dhirubhai Ambani International School was established in 2003 and has been an...
. He worked at Bell Labs
Bell Labs
Bell Laboratories is the research and development subsidiary of the French-owned Alcatel-Lucent and previously of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company , half-owned through its Western Electric manufacturing subsidiary.Bell Laboratories operates its...
in the US before joining as Indian Institute of Science faculty. He coordinated the project ERNET for networking the major education and research institutions in India from 1989 to 2001. This project was instrumental in bringing network connectivity to Indian students and researchers in late 80s and early 90s.
His main research area used to be TCP/IP. Now he has moved into wireless networking focusing on sensor networks.
He has been an elected Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering since 1999 and an elected Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy
Indian National Science Academy
The Indian National Science Academy , New Delhi is the apex body of Indian scientists representing all branches of science & technology.-History:...
since 2006. He is also a fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences
Indian Academy of Sciences
The Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore was founded by Sir C. V. Raman, and was registered as a Society on 24 April 1934. Inaugurated on 31 July 1934, it began with 65 founding fellows. The first general meeting of Fellows, held on the same day, elected Professor Raman as President, and adopted...
from 2010.
As of January 1, 2006, Anurag Kumar is an elected Fellow of the IEEE.
On October 26, 2009, Anurag Kumar was announced as a co-winner of the CDAC-ACCS Foundation Award for 2009 by the Advanced Computing and Communications Society.