Fun with Graphs and Networks
Speaker : Dr. Sajal K. Das
Title : Fun with Graphs and Networks
Date & Time : August 10, 2025 (Sunday), 11:00 AM
Venue : # 102, CDS Seminar Hall
Abstract: Networks are typically modeled as graphs to abstract a variety of real-life applications, such as wireless mobile networks, sensor and IoT networks, UAV or drone networks, cyber-physical systems, social and biological networks, etc. This talk will focus on recreational graphs and networks for simple problems (e.g., chess games, card shuffling, Pascal’s triangle, Towers of Hanoi) using fundamental concepts of graph theory and combinatorics. The audience will have “fun” while enjoying graph magic.
Pre-requisite: Problem/puzzle solving, creative, and fun-loving mind
Guest Speaker Bio: Dr. Sajal K. Das, whose academic genealogy includes Thomas Alva Edison, is Curators’ Distinguished Professor and Daniel St. Clair Endowed Chair in Computer Science at Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA. Earlier he served the US National Science Foundation (NSF) as a Program Director and was a Distinguished Professor of CSE at the University of Texas at Arlington. His interdisciplinary research spans CPS, IoT, drones, sensor networks, cybersecurity, AI/ML, data analytics, mobile and pervasive computing, graph theory and game theory with applications to smart environments (e.g., smart agriculture, health, energy, transportation). He has made fundamental contributions to these areas and published extensively in top-tier journals and conferences. He has coauthored 4 books and 5 US patents and directed over $25 million in funded projects. His h-index is 104 with 45,300+ citations. Dr. Das is the Editor-in-Chief of Pervasive and Mobile Computing journal, and Associate Editor of 4 IEEE and ACM Transactions. He is a recipient of 14 Best Paper Awards and numerous awards for teaching, mentoring and research including IEEE Computer Society’s Technical Achievement Award, and University of Missouri System President’s Award for Sustained Career Excellence. He has mentored 12 postdocs, 54 Ph.D. scholars, 31 MS thesis and more than 45 undergraduate research students. Dr. Das is a Distinguished alumnus of IISc where he is currently the Infosys Visiting Chair Professor. He is a Fellow of the IEEE, National Academy of Inventors (NAI), and Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (AAIA).
Hosted By: IISc ACM and ACM-W Student Chapter
Host Faculty: Prof. Yogesh Simmhan
ALL ARE WELCOME
