Academic Qualifications and Professional Recognition
Prof. (Dr.) K. R. Chowdhary has an academic and professional background spanning engineering education, advanced research, scientific training, Computer Science, and academic leadership. His qualifications and professional recognition reflect a long-standing engagement with higher education, research, engineering, and the development of Computer Science education.
In addition to formal academic qualifications, his professional career has included scientific training at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), participation in professional societies, and recognition through fellowships, awards, lectures, and other academic and professional honours.
Academic Qualifications
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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur
Awarded: 2004Thesis:
Natural Language Processing for Word Sense Disambiguation and Information Extraction -
BARC Training School
22nd Batch, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), MumbaiThe training provided scientific and technical preparation as part of the professional career at BARC.
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Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
Electronics & Communication Engineering
University of Jodhpur (now Jai Narain Vyas University)
Awarded: 1978
Professional Memberships and Fellowships
Professional membership has provided opportunities for continued interaction with engineers, computer scientists, researchers, educators, and other members of the academic and professional community.
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Fellow (FIE)
The Institution of Engineers (India) -
Senior Member
IEEE -
Senior Member
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) -
Member
Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)
Awards and Honours
The following are selected professional awards and honours received in recognition of contributions to engineering, Computer Science, education, and professional activities.
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Eminent Engineer's Award
23rd National Convention of Computer Engineers, Institution of Engineers (India), Jodhpur
December 2008 -
Eminent Engineer's Award
25th National Convention of Computer Engineers, Institution of Engineers (India), Udaipur
February 2011 -
M. S. Ramanujam Memorial Lecture Award
27th National Convention of Computer Engineers, Institution of Engineers (India)
February 2013
Continuing Academic and Professional Engagement
Formal qualifications and professional recognition form only one part of an academic career. My continuing engagement includes teaching, research, academic consultancy, curriculum development, faculty development, invited lectures, research guidance, and preparation of educational resources in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence.
My broader academic interests continue to evolve with developments in Computer Science, including Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, algorithms, theoretical Computer Science, and emerging areas of intelligent computing.