Date of Birth June 22, 1953

15.

Administrative Experience

Head, Guidance and Counselling unit, IITM, 1983-85

Head, Telecommunications and Computer Network group.The group constitutes of 11 faculty members over 100 project staff and about 100 Ph.D./ MS/ M.Tech/ B.Tech students + 300 engineers from industry : 1987 – present

Head, Department of Electrical Engineering, IITM: 1998-2001

In-charge of several Computerisation work at IITM at various times including Library Computerisation, Academic Record Computerisaion and Telephone Bill Computerisation.

In-charge of Telecom facility on IIM Campus for several years.

Chairman of several National Advisory and R & D committees including the National Advisory Committee on Communications and Information Technology

Member, Development Council of Department of Telecommunications and Department of Information Technology, Government of India

Member of Governing Board of six limited companies

Advisory/Governing board member of several institutes including JNU, CEERI, Pilani and Anna University KBC Center

Advisory/Governing board member of several Centers including Centre for Policy Studies, Centre for Science & Environment, Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems, and Lok-Swasthya Parampara Samwardhan Samiti (LSPSS).

Advisory Board member of several Venture funds

Advisory Board Member of Treasurer, Patriotic and People Oriented Science and Technology (PPST) Foundation: (1983 – present)