Jainendra Navlakha Chair
The Donor, Prof ]ainendra Navlakha (MT/EE/1974) is a seasoned Computer Science educator and researcher, known for his leadership at Florida International University and extensive contributions to program accreditation and disaster informatics. He has held several key roles, including Director of the School of Computer Science and Associate Dean of Graduate Studies. His research spans program verification, neural networks, and disaster management, with numerous publications in top journals and conferences. Dr. Navlakha has also earned prestigious accolades, including a Fulbright Senior Scholar award and an honorary professorship in Peru.
Current Occupant
Prof. Subhajit Roy
(Sep. 2025-Sep. 2028)
Prof. Subhajit Roy from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Kanpur. His research focuses on the area of formal methods, programming languages, artificial intelligence, and software engineering. His work is focussed on the use of symbolic and machine learning techniques for analysis, verification and synthesis of programs, probabilistic systems and machine learning models. He earned his Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, and has received several honors, including the Amazon Research Award, C.N.R. Rao Faculty Award, Qualcomm Faculty Award, and Google India Faculty Research Award.