<p>The long tenure of Prof P Balaram as director of IISc will come to an end on July 31. Balaram has been at the helm for nine years.<br /><br /></p>.<p>His scholarship, insight, incisive talks and writing and analytical approach to things, his vast sweep of knowledge of a variety of fields and above all his humility will surely be treasured. It is, therefore, incumbent on Prof Anura<br />g Kumar, the new director, to maintain such excellent standards and to exhibit in some measure, at least some of these qualities. Kumar is an expert in networks, wireless, sensors and computation.<br /><br />The announcement of the name of the new director is made several months in advance of the retirement of the current director, in line with established tradition.<br /><br />Kumar told Deccan Herald. “It is true I have been proposed as the new director by the IISc governing council’s search committee. Various approvals from the Central government and the President have to happen. Once these come through, I can formally be declared and designated director of IISc. This may take a month or two.”<br /><br />Kumar, a recipient of the President’s Gold Medal, said his work and routine would be the same till the approvals come. <br /><br />Prof B N Raghunandan, chairman of Earth and Environment Sciences, and Dean, Engineering, told Deccan Herald: “We are very happy with the selection. He is a very able person. He is a very calm person and meticulous in his work. Kumar will be a successful director. We wish him the best.”<br /><br />Kumar is an expert in communications, networking, the world of computers and computing and electrical engineering.<br /><br />He obtained his BTech degree in electrical engineering from IIT-Kanpur in 1977 and later his Phd from Cornell University, USA, in 1981. Since 1988, he has been with IISc in the Department of Electrical Communication Engineering. <br /><br />From 1989 to 2003, he was coordinator at IISc of the nationwide Education and Research Network project, which established the first country-wide packet communication network in India.<br /><br />Kumar’s research interests are in the fields of communication networks: stochastic modelling, analysis, optimisation and control problems arising in communication networks, computers and distributed systems and wireless and sensor networks.</p>
<p>The long tenure of Prof P Balaram as director of IISc will come to an end on July 31. Balaram has been at the helm for nine years.<br /><br /></p>.<p>His scholarship, insight, incisive talks and writing and analytical approach to things, his vast sweep of knowledge of a variety of fields and above all his humility will surely be treasured. It is, therefore, incumbent on Prof Anura<br />g Kumar, the new director, to maintain such excellent standards and to exhibit in some measure, at least some of these qualities. Kumar is an expert in networks, wireless, sensors and computation.<br /><br />The announcement of the name of the new director is made several months in advance of the retirement of the current director, in line with established tradition.<br /><br />Kumar told Deccan Herald. “It is true I have been proposed as the new director by the IISc governing council’s search committee. Various approvals from the Central government and the President have to happen. Once these come through, I can formally be declared and designated director of IISc. This may take a month or two.”<br /><br />Kumar, a recipient of the President’s Gold Medal, said his work and routine would be the same till the approvals come. <br /><br />Prof B N Raghunandan, chairman of Earth and Environment Sciences, and Dean, Engineering, told Deccan Herald: “We are very happy with the selection. He is a very able person. He is a very calm person and meticulous in his work. Kumar will be a successful director. We wish him the best.”<br /><br />Kumar is an expert in communications, networking, the world of computers and computing and electrical engineering.<br /><br />He obtained his BTech degree in electrical engineering from IIT-Kanpur in 1977 and later his Phd from Cornell University, USA, in 1981. Since 1988, he has been with IISc in the Department of Electrical Communication Engineering. <br /><br />From 1989 to 2003, he was coordinator at IISc of the nationwide Education and Research Network project, which established the first country-wide packet communication network in India.<br /><br />Kumar’s research interests are in the fields of communication networks: stochastic modelling, analysis, optimisation and control problems arising in communication networks, computers and distributed systems and wireless and sensor networks.</p>