Deepankar (Deep) Medhi is an Indo-American computer scientist and inventor. He is a Program Director in the Computer & Network Systems (CNS) Division at the National Science Foundation (NSF).[1] He worked as Curators' Distinguished Professor in the department of computer science and electrical engineering at the University of Missouri–Kansas City.[2][3] He is a fellow of IEEE.[4][5][6]

Deepankar Medhi
Born
Guwahati, Assam, India
NationalityAmerican
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsUniversity of Missouri–Kansas City

Prior to joining the University of Missouri–Kansas City, he worked as a technical officer at AT&T Bell Laboratories, routing and designing teletraffic networks.[7] While at AT&T Bell Laboratories, he co-invented the Facility Diverse Routing system.[7]

He is currently working as a program director in the computer and network systems (CNS) division of the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the United States.[2][8][9][3]

Birth and family

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Deepankar Medhi was born in Guwahati in 1962. His father was statistician Jyotiprasad Medhi and his mother was Prity Medhi. His great-grandfather Kaliram Medhi is an Assamese writer.[10][11]

Book

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  • Network Routing: Algorithms, Protocols, and Architectures[12]
  • Routing, Flow, and Capacity Design in Communication and Computer Networks[13]

Honors and awards

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  • Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2018.[4][5]
  • N.T. Veatch Award for Distinguished Research and Creative Activity, UMKC, 2012.[14]
  • Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Graduate Mentoring, UMKC, 2012.[14]
  • Curators' Distinguished Professor Designation by the Board of Curators of the University of Missouri System, 2011.[14]
  • Kansas City Star's Tech 50 List, Summer 2002.

References

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  1. ^ Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Staff Directory
  2. ^ a b "Staff Directory".
  3. ^ a b "Deep Medhi". Google Scholar.
  4. ^ a b Deepankar Medhi
  5. ^ a b "IEEE Names Extraordinary Indian American Engineers Newly Elevated Fellows for 2018". 11 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Rare honour for Assamese scholar". Assamtribune.com. 8 December 2017.
  7. ^ a b "DEEP MEDHI".
  8. ^ "NSF Awards $10M Grant to Universities for Cloud".
  9. ^ "NSF Awards Addtl Funding for 'Chameleon' Cloud Experimentation Program; Paul Ruth Quoted". executivegov.com.
  10. ^ TI Trade (2009-10-22). "Birth anniversary of Pandit Kaliram Medhi observed". Assamtribune.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 2013-05-05.
  11. ^ "Assam Sahitya Sabha is the foremost and the most popular organization of Assam". Vedanti.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
  12. ^ Network Routing: Algorithms, Protocols, and Architectures
  13. ^ Routing, Flow, and Capacity Design in Communication and Computer Networks
  14. ^ a b c "Deep Medhi receives two prestigious UMKC awards".