Prof Arogyaswami Paulraj
Award Year: 1998 | Degree Year: 1973
Professor Arogyaswami Paulraj received his Doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in 1973 while on deputation from the Indian Navy. Professor Paulraj joined the Indian Navy as a cadet in 1961 and completed courses in Military subjects and Electronics Engineering in 1966, obtaining the first rank in both. During his deputation at IIT Delhi, he led the development of an improved version of antisubmarine sonar for the Indian Navy. This project was a significant success and brought much visibility to the Department of Electrical Engineering and helped initiate close linkages with external research and development institutions.
From 1973 to 1983, Professor Paulraj headed a team at the Naval Oceanographic Laboratory, Cochin to develop very large sonar systems (the APSOH family) giving India the most advanced sonar technology. From 1987 to 1989 he supervised the development of a large systems software suite for parallel computers at the Center for Development of Advanced Computing, Bangalore, and concurrently supervised the development of radar and communications systems at Bharat Electronics. He was the founding Director of the Center for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Bangalore, and the Center for Development of Advanced Computing, Bangalore. He is currently a Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at Stanford University, where he has pioneered the development of new wireless technology using multiple antennas. Professor Paulraj’s research has spanned several disciplines, emphasizing estimation theory, sensor signal processing, parallel computer architectures/algorithms, and space-time signal processing for wireless systems. He has won about a dozen awards for academic performance and professional contributions including the Ati Vishishth Seva Medal from the Navy in 1983 and the Scientist of the Year Award from DRDO in 1984. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Fellow of the Institutions of Engineers (India), and a Fellow of the Institute of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineers (India).
In honoring Professor Arogyaswami Paulraj, we recognize the outstanding contributions made by an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi as an Electronics Engineer, and as an Institution Builder, earning recognition and through his achievements bringing glory to the name of the Institute.
