“The Circuit Rider of Mississippi: An Indian Immigrant’s Story in the Post-Jim Crow South” to Be Published by Penguin Publishers
Penguin Publishers is set to release The Circuit Rider of Mississippi: An Indian Immigrant’s Story in the Post-Jim Crow South, authored by Dr. Jerry Miller, Dr. Yashas Hariprasad, and Mr. Ranvir Iyengar. The book offers a compelling narrative about Dr. S.S. Iyengar’s journey from India to the American Deep South, chronicling his impactful contributions to education and technology, his dedication to underserved communities, and his fight for equality.
Redefining the Future: Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Cybersecurity in the Headlines
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From pioneering research to impactful solutions, the coverage highlights our commitment to technological excellence. Explore how we’re shaping the future!
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HONORARY DOCTORATE OF SCIENCE TO DR. S. S. IYENGAR from Siddhartha University, Tumkur, India
Siddhartha University, Tumkur, India bestowed an Honorary Doctorate of Science to Dr. S. S. Iyengar, Distinguished University Professor and Ryder Professor of the Knight Foundation School of Computing & Information Science. A delegation of high-ranking university officials, including Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament, India, Dr. G. Parameshwar, Home Minister, Karnataka State etc. were present during the event. The formal conferral of the honorary degree took place at Siddhartha University in Tumkur on November 29, 2023.
Karnataka Rajyotsava Award 2023, the second-highest civilian honor in the Indian state of Karnataka for Dr. S. S. Iyengar
Dr. S. S. Iyengar received the esteemed Karnataka Rajyotsava Award 2023, the second-highest civilian honor in the Indian state of Karnataka. This award is presented annually by the Karnataka Government on the state’s establishment day, celebrated on November 1st as Kannada Rajyotsava. Instituted in 1966, the Karnataka Rajyotsava Award recognizes outstanding contributions made by citizens and Non-Resident Indians across various fields such as Arts, Education, Industry, Literature, Science, Sports, Medicine, Social Service, and Public Affairs. The awards ceremony took place in Bengaluru on November 1st 2023, where the Chief Minister of Karnataka Sri. Siddharamaiah conferred the honor. In 2023, the Government of Karnataka announced the names of 68 individuals (out of the 25,000 nominations received) who had demonstrated exceptional service to the nation. Among the awardees, Dr. Iyengar stood out as one of only three non-resident citizens to receive this prestigious recognition, a testament to his remarkable contributions.
HONORARY DOCTORATE OF SCIENCE TO DR. S. S. IYENGAR, from Poznan University of Technology (PUT), Poznan, Poland [link]
Poznan University of Technology (PUT), Poznan, Poland, bestowed an Honorary Doctorate of Science to Dr. S. S. Iyengar, Distinguished University Professor and Ryder Professor of the Knight Foundation School of Computing & Information Science. To formally make this announcement to FIU’s leadership, a delegation of high-ranking university officials, including Rector Professor Teofil Jesionowski, PUT, and Rector Professor Jerzy Lis, AGH University of Science and Technology (AGH UST), Cracow, Poland, who was the reviewer of the honoris causa Ph.D., visited FIU on Thursday, January 19, 2023. The formal conferral of the honorary degree took place at Poznan University of Technology in Poland on May 25, 2023.
As a globally engaged university, this prestigious recognition demonstrates Dr. Iyengar’s 5 decades of profound and enduring contributions to scholarship, science, and improved quality of life in society beyond our national borders. It acknowledges Dr. Iyengar’s scientific advancements in the area of high-performance sensor fusion, digital forensics, design and analysis of efficient algorithmic techniques for various applications and continuous collaboration with NSF, DOD agencies, universities across the world including PUT, where Dr. Iyengar served as a Fulbright Specialist in 2019. For details on his contributions, awards, students supervised and fellowships from various societies,
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Dr. Iyengar’s Research
His Research work was shown on the Discovery Channel, History Channel, Local ABC news affiliates (WBRZ News), Fox TV channel (Fox 44 WGMB), Youtube and Major news outlets (LSUReville, The Advocate) around the world, over 60 million homes distributed worldwide (Russia, Korea, Europe, China, India etc.)
One of Dr. Iyengar’s Students Brian Obe’s love of digital artistry emerged in 1990 with a visit to LSU robotics research laboratory where he was introduced to many techniques and that ended him getting an animation award at the 78th Academy Awards.
One of Dr. Iyengar’s project along with Dr. Phoha (LA Tech) and Dr. Kannan (LSU) entitled “Fast Page Allocation on a Server Using Self-Organization Properties of Neural Networks” was selected to be the World’s Best Technology Showcase in the year 2007. This is a highly competitive summit and other companies were Alos Alamos National Labs, John Hopkins University, EPS, NASA and many others.
- Nov. 2-3 2017: Keynote Speaker at NASSACOM. Talk title: “How much of the promise of AI is true, how much is hype? What is the threat to existing products? How can product managers leverage the opportunities?“.
- Oct. 5, 2017: AI and Deep Learning: new revolution in digital forensics
- July 20-21, 2017: Keynote Speaker at the 3rd International Conference and Business Expo on Wireless & Telecommunication. Talk title: “Impact of Brooks-Iyengar Distributed Sensor Network Algorithm for the Next Decade“.
- Dec. 5, 2016: New device could save glaucoma patients’ eyesight
- Feb. 25, 2016: Risk of Not Destroying Your Boarding Pass After Flying
- Jan. 26, 2016: Visit Shakespeare’s London at FIU’s new virtual reality facility
- Aug. 26, 2015: FIU unveils its new Tech Station
- March 4, 2013: Dr.Ray Kurzweil is giving a distinguished talk at FIU and Dr.iyengar is moderating the session, The title of the talk: “The Acceleration of Technology in the 21st Century: The Impact on Business, the Economy, and the Society.”
- June 2012 (Harbor Style Magazine)Page 77: Funding The Dream and Third Place award of Innovation2Industry
- Januar 3, 2011(Deccan Herald): Distinguished Alumnus Award, University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering
- June-28- July 2, 2010: Indo-US Workshop in Chittoor, India
- July 21, 2010: ICMCBIR-2010 PES
- July 29-31, 2010: ICCCNT-2010 Chettinad
- Sep 3, 2005: India Times – IISc Alumni
- March 4, 2003: IISc Alumni
- Dec 24, 2002: Distributed Sensor Networks
- May 19, 2002: Tracking Terrorists
- June 28, 2002 (Deccan Herald): Satish Dhawan Professorship
- July 4, 2002 (Indian Express): Satish Dhawan Professorship
- Dec 14, 2001 (Deccan Herald): ACM Fellow
- June 28, 2001 (LSU Reveille): Enron
- Feb 22, 2001 (LSU Today): LSU Computer Science Department
- Jan 14, 1995 (Deccan Herald): Robots
- May 13, 1994 (LSU Reveille): Navy Grants
- 1994 (LSU Reveille): IEEE Fellow
