Greetings from the IISc ACM Student Chapter!
We are thrilled to share that Prof. Sajal K. Das, a renowned computer scientist, IEEE Fellow, and esteemed alumnus of IISc, is visiting our campus as the Infosys Visiting Chair Professor. During his visit, you will have the opportunity to engage with him through an intriguing talk. Renowned for his exceptional mentorship and guidance, Prof. Das will also host a special interactive mentorship session, which will be followed by high tea. This is a wonderful chance to gain insights from a distinguished expert and connect with him personally.
We request you to express your interest by filling out this form (https://forms.office.com/r/zUf346NxW2). We look forward to your enthusiastic response. Please find the abstract and details of the talk below.
Speaker: Prof. Sajal K. Das, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Title: How Fast Can We Compute?
Date/Time: 9th August, 2024 (Friday) 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Venue: CDS 102 Seminar Hall
Abstract: What is Computational Thinking? Do you apply it efficiently and effectively in daily life? Do you watch movies, read mystery books, play any sports or games? Do you find beauty and joy in learning and problem solving? Are you motivated? What makes you happy? What is common among passionate researchers, story tellers, movie directors, and sports enthusiasts? This talk is an attempt to unfold the mystery by picking simple computational or recreational problems and solve them fast with elegance and beauty.
Bio: Dr. Sajal K. Das is a Curators’ Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and Daniel St. Clair Endowed Chair at Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, USA where he was the Chair of the Computer Science Department during 2013-2017. Previously, he served the US National Science Foundation as a Program Director in computer science. His interdisciplinary research interests include cyber-physical systems (CPS), IoT, drones, cybersecurity, machine learning, data science, wireless and sensor networks, mobile and pervasive computing, smart environments, edge/cloud computing, and applied graph theory. He has made fundamental contributions to these areas and published extensively (more than 600 papers) in high quality journals and peer-reviewed conference proceedings, 59 book chapters, 4 books, and 5 US patents. Dr. Das has directed over $24 million funded research projects. According to Google Scholar, his h-index is 100 with more than 42,500 citations. He is the founding Editor-in-Chief of Elsevier’s Pervasive and Mobile Computing journal and serves as an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Computing, ACM/IEEE Transactions on Networking, and ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks. A founder of conferences like IEEE PerCom, IEEE WoWMoM, IEEE SMARTCOMP, and ACM ICDCN, he has served as the General and Technical Program Chair of numerous conferences. He is a recipient of 12 Best Paper Awards at prestigious conferences including ACM MobiCom, IEEE PerCom, and IEEE SMARTCOMP. He also received awards of excellence for teaching, mentoring, research, and innovation including the IEEE Computer Society’s Technical Achievement award and the University of Missouri System President’s Award for Sustained Career Excellence. He has graduated 11 postdoctoral fellows, 51 Ph.D. students, and 31 MS thesis and numerous undergraduate research students. A Distinguished Alumnus of the IISc and an Infosys Visiting Chair Professor at IISc, Dr. Das a Fellow of the IEEE, National Academy of Inventors (NAI), and Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (AAIA).
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IISc ACM Student Chapter
