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ACCS has initiated the CDAC-ACCS Foundation award to recognize exceptional individuals in computing and communications sciences. The Award instituted in 2004, with the Center for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC), fosters the development and dissemination of the theory and applications of Computing and Communications sciences. The Award is given to the outstanding contributions and accomplishments that have had a significant and demonstrable effect on the practice of computing and communications.
Nominations for the CDAC-ACCS Foundation are called for six months ahead of the ADCOM conference and the winner is selected by a select committee constituted by the Executive Council of the ACCS. The award committee has a representation each from ACCS and CDAC besides the outstanding individuals from the industry.
The award is conferred annually at a plenary session of the ADCOM and carries a medallion and citation. The awardee delivers the CDAC-ACCS Foundation Lecture at the ADCOM.
ACCS ANNOUNCES CDAC-ACCS FOUNDATION AWARD WINNERS FOR 2009
[2009] Joint Award
Dr. Raj Jain, Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, USA has been awarded the CDAC-ACCS Foundation Lecture Awards, 2009 for his role in influencing the growth and impact of Networking technology. The Award recognizes his career contributions that have breadth across computer science and engineering. Dr. Jain is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and is a Fellow of the IEEE and the ACM and is the recipient of numerous honors. He is the author of the classic and award winning book "Art of Computer Systems Performance Analysis". His illustrious career spans three decades as a networking visionary and his pioneering contributions has significantly effected the practice of computing and communications today.
Dr. Anurag Kumar, Professor, Department of Electrical and Communications Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore has been honored with CDAC-ACCS Foundation Lecture Awards, 2009 for his contributions to the analysis, optimization and control techniques in communications networks. The Award recognizes his outstanding scholarship in communications sciences and his effect on academic research and training in Electrical Engineering. Dr. Kumar is an alumnus of IIT, Kanpur and is a Fellow of the IEEE and the Indian National Academies of Engineering and Sciences. He was the recipient of the 2008 Indian Institute of Science Alumni Award for Excellence in Engineering Research.
- CDAC-ACCS Foundation Lecture Awards Nomination Norms click here
- CDAC-ACCS Foundation Lecture Awards Nomination Format click here
- Previous Recipients of CDAC-ACCS Foundation Lecture Awards click here
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