Prof. Ranjan K. Mallik

(BT/EE/1987)

Prof. Ranjan Kumar Mallik, known for his research contributions to channel characterization and performance evaluation for wireless communication systems, is a Professor and J. C. Bose Fellow in the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Delhi. He is an elected fellow of all the three major Indian science academies, viz. Indian National Science Academy, The National Academy of Sciences, India, and Indian Academy of Sciences. He is also an elected fellow of The World Academy of Sciences, Indian National Academy of Engineering, and The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., USA. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Government of India, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology for his contributions to Engineering Sciences in 2008.

Profile

R. K. Mallik received the B.Tech. degree in electrical engineering from IIT Kanpur in 1987 and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering in 1988 and 1992, respectively, from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. He worked as a scientist in the Defence Electronics Research Laboratory, Hyderabad, India during 1992-1994, as a faculty member in IIT Kharagpur during 1994-1996, and as a faculty member in IIT Guwahati during 1996-1998. Since 1998, he has been a faculty member in IIT Delhi, where he is currently a Professor. He has served as an Area Editor and an Editor for IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, and as an Editor and an Editor-at-Large for IEEE Transactions on Communications. He is an Area Editor for IEEE Transactions on Communications.

Achievements and Honors

• Fellow, Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (AAIA), Hong Kong, 2022.
• IEI-IEEE Award for Engineering Excellence, 2022.
• Prof. P. C. P. Bhatt Faculty Research Award (for basic research) of IIT Delhi, 2019.
• Khosla National Award of IIT Roorkee, 2016.
• Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), 2013.
• Fellow, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE), USA, 2012.
• Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences, 2012.
• Fellow, Indian National Science Academy (INSA), 2011.
• Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, 2008.
• Hari Om Ashram Prerit Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Research Award in the field of electronics, telematics, informatics, and automation of Physical Research Laboratory, India, 2008.
• Fellow, The National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), 2007.
• Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), 2005.