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V. RAJARAMAN, Ph.D. (Wisconsin), is an Emeritus Professor in the Supercomputer Education and Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Earlier Prof. Rajaraman was a Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at IIT Kanpur (1963–1982), Professor of Computer Science, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (1982–1994), and IBM Professor of Information Technology, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (1994–2001). A pioneer in Computer Science education and research in India, Prof. Rajaraman was awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in 1976. He is also the recipient of the Homi Bhabha Prize by UGC, Om Prakash Bhasin Award, ISTE Award for excellence in teaching computer engineering, Rustom Choksi Award, the Zaheer Medal by the Indian National Science Academy, and Padma Bhushan by President of India in 1998. Indian National Academy of Engineering conferred upon him the Lifetime Contribution Award in Engineering in 2005. An author of several well established and highly successful computer books, Prof. Rajaraman has published many research papers in national and international journals.
