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Sankar Kumar Pal

Director and Distinguished Scientist

J C Bose National Fellow

Indian Statistical Institute

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Educational Background

B. Sc.(Hons.) in Physics, Calcutta University, India, 1969.

B. Tech. in Radio Physics and Electronics, Calcutta University, India, 1972.

M. Tech. in Radio Physics and Electronics, Calcutta University, India, 1974.

Ph.D.in Radio Physics and Electronics, Calcutta University, India, 1978-79. (Work carried out at Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta)

Ph. D. and DIC in Electrical Engineering, Imperial College of Science and Technology, London University, London, 1982.

Fellow, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers(Fellow, IEEE), USA.
Fellow, The International Association for Pattern Recognition(Fellow, IAPR), USA.

Fellow, The International Fuzzy Systems Association (Fellow, IFSA), USA.
Fellow, Third World Academy of Sciences(FTWAS), Italy.
Fellow, Indian National Science Academy(FNA), India.

Research Interests

Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning, Image Processing, Data Mining, Soft Computing, Fuzzy Sets and Uncertainty Analysis, Neural Nets, Genetic Algorithms, Rough Sets, Web Intelligence and Bioinformatics.

Founder of a National Center

Under his leadership the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India has established through its IRHPA (Intensification of Research in High Priority Areas) scheme the Center for Soft Computing Research: A National Facility at ISI. The center, the first of its kind in the country, plays a major role in the current and future IT perspective of the nation, and provides a strong base for research and training for both national and international participants with links to industries and premier institutes in India and abroad.

Contact Address

Director
Indian Statistical Institute
203 Barrackpore Trunk Road
Kolkata - 700 108, INDIA
Phone (O): (+91)(33) 2575-3301, 2577-3084
Fax : (+91)(33) 2577-6925; (+91) (33) 2578-3357
Phone (R): (+91)(33) 2577-2030/2464-8775
E-mail: sankar@isical.ac.in sankarpal@yahoo.com

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