Uday Desai

About Uday Desai

Uday B. Desai received the B. Tech. degree from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, in 1974, the M.S. degree from the State University of New York, Buffalo, in 1976, and the Ph.D. degree from The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, U.S.A, in 1979, all in Electrical Engineering. He was the Founding Director of IIT Hyderabad from June 20o9 to July 2019. At present he is Prof. Emeritus at IIT Hyderabad and also Strategic Consultant for Telecom Standards Development Society of India. He is an Honorary Professor at Woosong University, Daejon, South KoreaFrom 1979 to 1984 he was an Assistant Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at Washington State University, Pullman, WA, U.S.A, and an Associate Professor at the same place from 1984 to 1987. From 1987 to May 2009 he was a Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at the IIT - Bombay. He was Dean of Students at IIT-Bombay from Aug to July 2002. He has held Visiting Associate Professor\'s position at Arizona State University, Purdue University, and Stanford University. He was a visiting Professor at EPFL, Lausanne during the summer of 2002. From July 2002 to June 2004 he was the Director of HP-IITM R and D Lab. at IIT-Madras.His research interest are in wireless communication, wireless sensor networks, cyber physical systems, Internet of Things and AI. He is also a co-author of nine monographs. Dr. Desai has graduated 25 Ph.D. students, and over 100 Masters students with Thesis option. He is the author/coauthor of nearly 300 peered reviewed papers in international journals and international conferences.Dr. Desai received the outstanding Alumni Award from University of Buffalo (State University of New York) in 2015. In 2016 he received the Distinguished Alumni Award from IIT Kanpur. He is on the board of Tata Communications Limited. He is a member of many central governmental committees and several governing councils of leading academic institutions. He Chairs several committees under MEITY, DRDO, and private organizations.

Experience

1. Venture Partner

   Riceberg Ventures

   Feb 2025 — Present

Education

• The Johns Hopkins University

  Ph.D., Electrical Engineering

  1976 — 1979

• Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

  B.Tech., Electrical Engineering

  1969 — 1974

Skills

• Computer Science
• Matlab
• Arm
• Device Drivers
• Signal Processing
• Mathematical Modeling
• Business Strategy
• Simulations
• C
• Programming
• Optimization
• Java
• Software Development
• System Architecture
• Python
• Latex
• Fpga
• Embedded Software
• Asic
• High Performance Computing
• Image Processing
• Vlsi
• Data Mining
• Science
• Databases
• Wireless
• Public Speaking
• Power Systems
• Distributed Systems
• Semiconductors
• Management Consulting
• Electrical Engineering
• Perl
• Embedded Systems
• R&D
• Team Management
• Linux
• Machine Learning
• Digital Signal Processors
• Hadoop