Ujjwal Maulik

Ujjwal Maulik[1] is an Indian computer scientist and a professor. He is the former chair of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. He also held the position of the principal-in-charge and the head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Kalyani Government Engineering College.

Ujjwal Maulik
NationalityIndian
Alma materScience College (Calcutta University),
Jadavpur University, Indian Statistical Institute, University of New South Wales, University of Texas, Arlington, Heidelberg University, German Cancer Research Center, Grenoble Institute of Technology, International Centre for Theoretical Physics
Scientific career
FieldsComputer science
InstitutionsJadavpur University
Websitehttps://sites.google.com/site/drujjwalmaulik

Education

He completed B. Sc. in Physics and B. Tech in Computer Science from Calcutta University Kolkata, West Bengal, India in 1986 and 1989. He also received his M. Tech in Computer Science and Ph. D. in Engineering in 1992 and 1997 at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. [2]

Research

Maulik did post-doctoral research at the University of New South Wales, Australia in 1999 and the University of Texas, Arlington, USA, 2001. As an Alexander von Humboldt Experienced Researcher, he has worked at the Germany Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg, Germany in 2010, 2011, and 2012. He was a senior associate of the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) from 2012 to 2018.

Maulik has also worked in many universities and research laboratories around the world as visiting Professor/ Scientist including Los Alamos National Lab., USA in 1997, Univ. of Maryland at Baltimore County, USA in 2004, Fraunhofer Institute for Autonome Intelligent Systems, St. Augustin, Germany in 2005, Tsinghua Univ., China in 2007, Sapienza Univ., Rome, Italy in 2008, Grenoble INP, France in 2010, 2013 and 2016, University of Warsaw in 2013 and 2019, University of Padova, Italy in 2014 and 2016, Corvinus University, Budapest, Hungary in 2015 and 2016, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia in 2015 and 2017. [3]

Maulik was the recipient of the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship in 2010, 2011, and 2012; and was a senior associate of the International Centre for Theoretical Physics from 2012 to 2018. He is the Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR), and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). His research interests include data science, machine learning, bioinformatics, and the Internet of things.

Awards and recognition

  • Elected Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE),[4] 2020
  • Elected Fellow, International Association of Pattern Recognition (FIAPR), 2018
  • Elected Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineering (FNAE), 2014
  • Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (AvH) for Experienced Researchers, 2010, 2011, and 2012
  • Senior Associate, International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP),[5] 2012–2018
  • BOYSCAST Fellowship, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, 2001

References

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