A Workshop in Honor of Professor Sanjit K. Mitra on his 90th Birthday.
April 10, 2025 (Thursday)
ORGANIZERS:
Prof. P. P. Vaidyanathan, Caltech, Pasadena, CA, USA
Prof. Yao Wang, Tandon School of Engineering, New York University, USA
Dr. Phillip Regalia, CISE Directorate, National Science Foundation, USA
SPEAKERS, AFFILIATIONS, AND TALK TITLES
Prof. Jayanta Mukherjee
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Title for the talk: My Research Work with Prof. Sanjit Mitra.
Prof. Rama Chellappa
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor in electrical and computer engineering and biomedical engineering, Johns Hopkins University.
Title for the talk: Signal Processing and AI, the Odd Couple!
Prof. David Koilpillai
Qualcomm Institute Chair Professor, Department of EE, Indian Institute of Technology Madras.
Title for the talk: OTFS – A Meeting Point of Signal Processing and Communications
Prof. Rui Martins
Chair Professor, past Dean of Faculty of Science and Technology, Vice-Rector (Global Affairs) of University of Macau
Title for the talk: Analog and Mixed-Signal CMOS Circuits: The Emergence and Leadership of a Research Lab in Macao, China
Prof. Karen Eguiazarian
Head of Computational Imaging Group, ITC/Computational Sciences Unit, Tampere University
Title for the talk: Hybrid Meta-optics for EDOF Imaging
Dr. Abhay Karandikar
Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Science & Technology, Ministry of Science & Technology.
Title for the talk: Science, Technology & Innovation Ecosystem for a Self-Reliant India.
Prof. Ashok Nandi
Brunel University London, UK.
Title for the talk: Modern Image Segmentation.
Prof. Jacques Szczupak
Technical Director and a partner of ENGENHO
Title for the talk: A Testimony of Intentions, Perseverance and Mind Will
Subhasis Chaudhuri
KN Bajaj Chair Professor, EE Department, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Title for the talk: On Sharpening Images
Prof. Woon-Seng Gan
Professor of Audio Engineering and Director of the Smart Nation Lab, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Title for the talk: Nurturing Excellence: Prof. Mitra’s Contributions to DSP Education and Research in Southeast Asia
Sanjit K. Mitra is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. He has served IEEE in various capacities, including as the President of the IEEE Circuits & Systems Society. Dr. Mitra has been awarded honorary doctorate degrees from Tampere University of Technology, Finland, the Technical University of Bucharest, Romania, and the Technical University of Iasi, Romania. His accolades include multiple awards from IEEE societies such as the IEEE Circuits & Systems Society and the IEEE Signal Processing Society, as well as recognition from the European Association for Signal Processing. He has also received the IEEE James Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal, and the IEEE Kirchhoff Award. Dr. Mitra is a member of the US National Academy of Engineering, Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences, an Academician of the Academy of Finland, and a foreign member of the Finnish Academy of Sciences and Letters, Brazilian Academy of Engineering, Croatian Academy of Engineering, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Academy of Engineering of Mexico, Engineering Academy of Japan Academia Europaea, European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, a Foreign Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India and the Indian National Academy of Engineering. He is a Life Fellow of the IEEE, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), and the National Academy of Inventors.