Biography:
Prof. Pallapa Venkataram is a distinguished academic and researcher in the field of Electrical Communication Engineering. He served as a Professor in the Department of Electrical Communication Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, and was also the Chairman of the Centre for Continuing Education at IISc. Prior to his academic career, he gained industry and research experience in computing and systems.

Education
• B.Sc. – Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati (1971)
• M.Sc. (Mathematics) – Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati (1973)
• Ph.D. (Information Sciences) – University of Sheffield, England (1986)

Career
• Computer Programmer, Computer Centre, IISc(May 1974 – May 1980)
• Deputy Manager (Computer Systems), Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Bangalore (June 1980 – Aug 1982)
• Scientist/SSO, National Institute of Science Information, IISc (March 1986 – June 1987)
• Lecturer, Dept. of ECE & SERC, IISc (July 1987 – June 1989)
• Assistant Professor, ECE, IISc (July 1989 – June 1994)
• Associate Professor, ECE, IISc (July 1994 – 25 June 2000)
• Professor, ECE, IISc (25 June 2000 – 31 July 2015)

Research Areas:
• Wireless Ubiquitous Networks, Social Networks
• Communication Protocols
• Computational Intelligence
• Applications in Communication Networks and Multimedia Systems

Awards and recognitions/ Positions held:
• Fellow of IEE (England), Fellow of IETE (India), 2002
• Senior member of IEEE Computer Society
• Holder of a distinguished visitor diploma from the Orrego University, Trujillo, Peru.
• Received best paper awards at GLOBECOM'93 and INM'95 and also CDIL (Communication Devices India Ltd) for a paper published in IETE Journal.