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Name in full |
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Majumdar Arun Kumar |
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Date of Birth |
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July
1, 1948 |
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Citizenship |
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INDIA |
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Designation
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Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, I. I. T., Kharagpur |
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Address |
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Office
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Department
of Computer Science and
Engineering
Indian
Institute of Technology
Kharagpur 721302
Phone:
91-3222-283480
Gram:
TECHNOLOGY KHARAGPUR
Telex: 21 2760 ITKG IN
FAX : 91-3222-255303, 91-3222-278985 |
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Residence:
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A - 63 I. I. T. Campus
Kharagpur 721302
Phone:
91-3222-283481, 91-3222-277690, |
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Education: |
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Obtained
B. Tech, M. Tech and Ph. D degrees in Applied Physics from the University of Calcutta in
1967, 1968 and 1973, respectively.
Also obtained a Ph. D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of
Florida, Gainesville, U. S. A., in 1976. |
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Experience |
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Work
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Since
1980 is associated with the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, first as an
Assistant Professor in the Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering Department
and then from 1984 as a Professor in the Computer Science and Engineering
Department. With
leave from IIT, Kharagpur, served as a
Visiting Professor in the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada in 1986-87, and in the
George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA, in the summer of 1999. Earlier, worked in
the Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, as
a faculty member. |
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Administrative
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Head, School of Medical Science & Technology, IIT Kharagpur,
from
2005 to 2006. Dean
(Faculty and Planning), IIT Kharagpur : from March 2002 to present.
Head
of the Computer Science and Engineering Department, IIT Kharagpur : from 1992 to
1995 and again from 1998 to May 2001.
Head
of Computer and Informatics Center, IIT Kharagpur: from 1998 to 2002 |
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Research
Interest : |
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Data
and Knowledge-based Systems, Multimedia Systems, Medical Informatics, VLSI Design Automation. |
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Professional/
Society Membership : |
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Fellow
Indian
National Academy of Engineering
Fellow Institute
of Engineers (India)
Senior
Member I. E. E. E. (U. S. A.) |
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Theses
Supervised: |
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Number
of M. Tech Theses Supervised
: 54
Number
of Ph. D. Theses Supervised
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14
Number of Ph. D Theses under Supervision :
2 |
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Number
of Research Publications : |
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In
Journals and Edited volumes - 80
Conferences - 105
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Books
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2 |
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Investigator
of Sponsored Projects: |
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Several
projects sponsored by the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Gov't of
India, Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO), Gov' of India, Department of
Science and Technology, Gov't of India, Ministry of Human Resource
Development, Gov't of
India, AICTE, as well by public and private sector organizations like Allahabad Bank, UCO
Bank, Calcutta Stock Exchange, M. N. Dastur and Co., Bridge and
Roof Ltd. , West Bengal state Electricity Board, Department of
Information Technology, Government of West Bengal, WEBEL, Kolkata, etc. have been successfully completed
or are under progress. |
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Chaired Programme Committee and Technical Sessions of International
Conferences |
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Indian
Conference on Medical Informatics & Telemedicine (ICMIT), National Telemedicine Conference, International Conference on VLSI
Design, International Conference on Information Systems and Management of Data,
COMAD,
Indo-French Workshop, etc. |
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Invited Lectures Delivered:
in India and abroad. |
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Computer Society of India Annual Convention, Indian Statistical
Institute, Calcutta, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, George Mason University,
Fairfax, Virginia, U. S.A., University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, University of Windsor,
Ontario, Canada, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.A., West
Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, U. S. A., Southern Methodist University,
Dallas, Texas, U. S. A.,MIcrosoft Research, Redmond, U.S. A.,
University of Iowa, Iowa City, U. S. A.,etc. |
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