Parallel Computers

V. Rajaraman, Ph.D. (Wisconsin), is Honorary Professor in the Supercomputer Education and Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Earlier, Prof. Rajaraman was 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 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in 1976. He is also the recipient of Homi Bhabha Prize by UGC, Om Prakash Bhasin Award, ISTE Award for excellence in teaching computer engineering, Rustom Choksi Award, 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.

C. Siva Ram Murthy, Ph.D. (IISc, Bangalore), is the Richard Karp Institute Chair Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai. Until recently he held the Indian National Academy of Engineering Chair Professorship. Prof. Murthy has authored many textbooks, and has published over 150 research papers in peer-reviewed international journals and over 150 research papers in refereed international conference proceedings. He is a recipient of Best Ph.D. Thesis Award from the Indian Institute of Science, Indian National Science Academy (INSA) Medal for Young Scientists, Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Research Award, IBM (USA) Real-Time Innovation Award, and several Best Paper Awards. Prof. Murthy is an elected Fellow of INSA, TWAS (Italy) and IEEE (USA).