Prof. V. Rajaraman is a pioneer in Computer Science education in India. He was instrumental in initiating Computer Science education in IIT Kanpur and the National Supercomputing facility at IISc. He has written over 20 highly popular computer science books. He initiated plans to set up the Master of Computer Application (MCA) course in Indian universities as a way to increase the pool of skilled IT manpower. Currently, he is the Honorary Professor in Supercomputer Education & Research Center at IISc and his research interests include Design of Information Systems, Parallel Computing and History of Computing.

While a student in IISc, Prof. Rajaraman added non-liner units to the PREDA (Philbrick Rideout Electronic Differential Analyzer) - the first analog computer built in IISc using transistors - to enable it to solve non-linear ordinary differential equations.

Professional Career: Professor at IIT Kanpur, IISc Banagalore, Assistant Professor University of Wisconsin, Visiting Assistant Professor University of California, Berkeley, Fellow at IBM Systems Development Institute, Canberra, Australia

Education: PhD from University of Wisconsin, SM from MIT, AIISc and DIISc from IISc, BSc (Hons.) from Delhi University

Awards/Recognition: Padma Bhushan, Homi Bhabha Prize for Research in Applied Sciences, Zaheer medal by the Indian National Science Academy for research in engineering, Om Prakash Bhasin Prize, Life time contributions in Engineering award by the the National Academy of Engineering, Lifetime Achievement Award by Computer Society of India, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize