Education
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering
1987 – 1991
Carleton University • Ottawa, Canada
- Thesis: Learning Algorithms for Data Storage & Retrieval
- Supervisor: Prof. B. John Oommen
M. Sc. in Computer Science
1979 – 1981
McGill University • Montreal, Canada
- Thesis: A Communications Controller for Small-Computer Networks
- Supervisor: Prof. Kasi Ananthanarayanan
B. Tech. in Electronics and Electrical Communication
1973 – 1978
Indian Institute of Technology • Kharagpur, India
- Undergraduate Project: Symbolic Circuit Analysis
Honors & Awards
Infinera Spectrum Award
2024
Infinera CEO
Part of the team that solved a 400GE interop issue between customer network router & INFN muxponder
Infinera President's Award
2009
Infinera President
Carleton University Medal for Outstanding Graduate Work at the Ph.D. level
1991
Carleton University
Awarded the best thesis of the year
Post-Graduate Scholarship from Nortel
1987 – 1991
Nortel
Awarded for the duration of the Ph.D. program
Post-Graduate Scholarship from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada
1987 – 1990
NSERC
Awarded for the duration of the Ph.D. program
President of India silver medal
1978
IIT Kharagpur
Awarded for best academic performance in the graduating batch of the B. Tech program in the Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE) department
Stood fourth in the state of West Bengal in Higher Secondary Examination
1973
West Bengal HS Board
The state recognizes the top ten students who appeared for the Higher Secondary Board Examination every year.