Biography:
Dr. Balaji Sundar Rajan is a prominent researcher and academic in the areas of wireless communications and information theory. He completed his B.Sc. in Mathematics from Madras University, followed by a B.Tech. in Electronics from the Madras Institute of Technology. He later pursued his M.Tech. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur.

Dr. Rajan began his academic career as a faculty member in the Department of Electrical Engineering at IIT Delhi, where he served from 1990 to 1997. In 1998, he joined the Department of Electrical Communication Engineering (ECE) at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, where he served as a Senior Professor until his retirement in 2023.

After retirement, he continues to contribute to teaching, research, and mentoring as an Honorary Professor at IISc.

Research Areas:
• Wireless Communication Systems
• Information Theory
• Coding Theory
• Network Coding
• Space-Time Coding for MIMO Systems
• Signal Processing

Awards and recognitions/ Positions held:
• Fellow of IEEE (2014), recognized for contributions to coding theory and wireless communications
• J. C. Bose National Fellowship (2016–2025), awarded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India
• Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences (IASc)
• Life Fellow of IEEE (effective 2024)
• Served as Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Information Theory (2008–2011 and 2013–2015)