Pradeep Khosla

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Pradeep Khosla
Khosla in 2018
8th Chancellor of University of California, San Diego
Assumed office
August 1, 2012
Preceded byMarye Anne Fox
Personal details
Born
Pradeep Kumar Khosla

(1957-03-13) March 13, 1957 (age 67)
Bombay, India
EducationIndian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (BTech)
Carnegie Mellon University (MS, PhD)
WebsiteOffice of the Chancellor
Scientific career
FieldsElectrical Engineering
Institutions
ThesisReal-time control and identification of direct-drive manipulators (robotics) (1986)
Doctoral advisorTakeo Kanade

Pradeep Kumar Khosla (born March 13, 1957)[1] is an Indian-American computer scientist and university administrator. He is the current chancellor of the University of California, San Diego.[2]

He is also a former electrical engineering professor and dean at the Carnegie Mellon College of Engineering.[3]

Career[edit]

A native of Mumbai, India,[4] Khosla received a Bachelor of Technology degree with honors from IIT Kharagpur in 1980.[5][6]

He received his MS and PhD degree from Carnegie Mellon University and became an assistant professor in 1986 and a professor in 2008 at CMU where held several administrative and leadership positions. In 2004, he was appointed Dean at CMU and again in 2009.[7]

He serves and has served on the advisory boards of several universities, committees, corporations[8] and government organizations.These include DARPA, CSIRO, World Economic Forum, National Research Council, NASA etc.[9]

In 2012, Khosla was appointed the eighth chancellor of the University of California, San Diego.[10] He was appointed to the position by the president of the University of California.[11][12] His term began August 1, 2012, following the resignation of the previous chancellor, Marye Anne Fox.

Khosla became the highest-paid Chancellor in the UC system after he received a $500,000 annual raise in April 2023, bringing his total salary to $1.14 million. The raise was funded entirely by private donations to a new endowed chair.[13]

He chaired the Engineering and Computer Science jury for the Infosys Prize from 2011 to 2018.[14]

Research[edit]

Khosla’s research has resulted in three books and more than 350 journal articles and conference and book contributions.[citation needed] His interests are multidisciplinary encompassing the areas of internet-enabled collaborative design and distributed manufacturing, collaborating autonomous systems, agent-based architectures for distributed design and embedded control, software composition and reconfigurable software for real-time embedded systems, reconfigurable and distributed robotic systems, integrated design-assembly planning systems and distributed information systems.[15]

Achievements[edit]

Khosla is the recipient of several awards including the ASEE George Westinghouse Award (1999),[16] the Silicon-India Leadership award for Excellence in Academics and Technology (2000),[citation needed] the W. Wallace McDowell Award from IEEE Computer Society (2001),[17] the Cyber Education Champion Award from the Business Software Alliance (2007),[18] Lifetime Achievement Award of the Computers and Information in Engineering Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) (2009),[19] and the Pan IIT Academic Excellence Award (2009).

He has also been elected as a Fellow of IEEE (1995),[20] the American Association of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) (2003),[21] the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2004),[22] the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) (2010),[23][24] and member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) (2006).[25]

Criticism from 2024 Pro-Palestine Encampment[edit]

On May 1st, 2024, SJP San Diego has organized and established campsite on Library Walk Lawn, next to UCSan Diego Health to protest against the Israeli military operations in Palestine. The encampment has lasted from May 1st to May 6th, ended with Police force in riot gear dissembling the camps and protesters. The operation started with Road Closure on major campus entrances, cancelled public transports and total shutdown of campus operations. Then about 100 police officers on bus from UCPD, CHP, and San Diego County Sheriff's Department gathered before the encampment to clear the area. The area has been cleared with riot forces used, including pepper spray and police batons. The police arrested 64 individuals (40 students, 24 non-affiliates) during the operation (63 arrested in the camps and 1 arrested while the police was trying to move the prison bus but was blocked by crowds of protesters). All arrested individuals were later released on the same day.

After this operation, UCSD and Khosla has received overwhelming criticism from organizations, students, and faculties. The major criticisms against Khosla is on his use of police forces against a peaceful protest and intimidations he used during the encampment.

Khosla claimed that his decision to deploy police force to clear up the camp is because the encampment has severely disturbed campus safety and accessibility and illegally tripled its size. But many believe that the encampment was peaceful and has not caused any on campus turmoils. He also coordinated several announcements to warn students and faculties not to be a part of the encampment as that could result in interim suspension, contract termination, and arrest. The lack of support for his claim the intimidation, and the use of police force against students have been the main accusations against him.

The UCSD Literature Department, UCSD Ethnic Study Department, and UCSD Music Department have all released statements signed by some of its faculties to demand Khosla's resignation and a reevaluation of UCSD's protest code of conducts. On the students' side, student council's president of Revelle, Warren, ERC, and Muir has released statement to support the encampment. Jewish Voices for Peace and Student Promoted Access Center for Education and Services have also released similar statements. The UAW has also planned a strike to respond to the clearing of encampment because Union Members were part of the arrested individuals.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dr. Pradeep P. [sic] Khosla's VIP Report". Texas A&M University. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  2. ^ UC San Diego Office of the Chancellor
  3. ^ US colleges learn business mantra from Indian gurus like Soumitra Dutta, Pradeep K Khosla and Dipak C Jain
  4. ^ Curran, Ann (Fall 2001), The seats of wisdom, vol. 20, Carnegie Mellon University, retrieved April 21, 2018
  5. ^ "Distinguished Alumnus of IIT Kharagpur - Dr. Pradeep K. Khosla". Alumni Network. Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. 2006. Archived from the original on 2012-08-26. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  6. ^ The America Times (June 6, 2012). "INTERVIEW – PART TWO – Pradeep Khosla on His IIT Days and Vision for Future". The America Times. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  7. ^ Carnegie Mellon Press Releases, Carnegie Mellon Reappoints Pradeep Khosla Dean of College of Engineering(link is dead)
  8. ^ "Avigilon Welcomes Pradeep Khosla to Board of Directors". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  9. ^ Professor Pradeep K. Khosla, CIT Dean Biography page Archived 2012-07-23 at archive.today
  10. ^ Ishani, Duttagupta (May 18, 2012). "Pradeep K Khosla, an IITian, appointed chancellor of University of California". Economic Times. Indian American Pradeep K. Khosla, currently the dean of Carnegie Mellon University's engineering college, has been named as the 8th chancellor of University of California San Diego by UC president Mark G. Yudof.
  11. ^ IIT alumnus named the next UC San Diego chancellor
  12. ^ "UC President Mark G. Yudof announces his selection for UC San Diego Chancellor".
  13. ^ Robbins, Gary (11 April 2023). "UC San Diego chancellor given $500,000 pay raise to prevent him from taking presidency at private school". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  14. ^ Foundation, Infosys Science. "Infosys Prize - Jury 2018".
  15. ^ Professor Pradeep K. Khosla, Computer Science Biography page
  16. ^ "Past National Award Winners (page 1), section George Westinghouse Award". American Society for Engineering Education. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  17. ^ "Past recipients for W. Wallace McDowell Award". IEEE Computer Society. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  18. ^ "Carnegie Mellon Dean Awarded Cyber Education Champion Award". Business Software Alliance. March 7, 2007. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  19. ^ "Division Awards". Computers and Information in Engineering Division. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  20. ^ "Fellow Class of 1995". IEEE. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  21. ^ "Elected AAAI Fellows". Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  22. ^ "Fellows". American Association for the Advancement of Science. Archived from the original on 2014-07-27. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  23. ^ "List of all ASME Fellows" (PDF). American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-21. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  24. ^ "2009 - 2010 ASME Fellows" (PDF). American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-14. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  25. ^ "NAE Members Directory - Dr. Pradeep K. Khosla". NAE. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
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