Ujjwal Maulik

Ujjwal Maulik[1] is an Indian computer scientist and a professor.[2][3] He is the former chair of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[4] He also held the position of the principal-in-charge and the head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Kalyani Government Engineering College. He has keen interest in Sport and Music and love to travel extensively around the world. He himself has also actively taken part in many sports including cricket under Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) and represent the university team.

Ujjwal Maulik
উজ্জ্বল মৌলিক
Born3 August 1965 (1965-08-03) (age 56)
Nabadwip, Nadia, West Bengal, India
Alma mater
Scientific career
FieldsComputer science
Institutions
Websitesites.google.com/site/drujjwalmaulik

Education

Dr. Maulik did his schooling from Nabadwip Bakul Tala High School, Nabadwip, Nadia and Rahara Ramkrishna Mission, Rahara, 24 Parganas (North) both in West Bengal. Subsequently, he completed B.Sc. in Physics and B.Tech. in Computer Science from Calcutta University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India in 1986 and 1989. He also received his M.Tech. in Computer Science and Ph.D. in Engineering in 1992 and 1997 at Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.[5]

Research

Maulik did post-doctoral research at the University of New South Wales, Australia[6] in 1999 and the University of Texas, Arlington, U.S.[7] in 2001. As an Alexander von Humboldt Experienced Researcher, he has worked at the German Cancer Research Center[8] and Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg, Germany[9] in 2010, 2011, and 2012. He was a senior associate of the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP),[10] Italy from 2012 to 2018.

Maulik is the Fellow of the West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology,[11] Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE),[12], National Academy Sciences India (NASI),[13] the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR), and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).[14] His research interests include data science, machine learning, bioinformatics, and the Internet of things.[15]

Awards and recognition
  • Distinguish Member, ACM, 2021.
  • Elected Fellow, National Academy Sciences India (NASI),[16] 2021.
  • Siksharatna Award,[17] Government of West Bengal, 2021.
  • ACM Distinguish Speaker, 2021.
  • Elected Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE),[18] 2020.
  • Elected Fellow, International Association of Pattern Recognition (FIAPR), USA, 2018.
  • Elected Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineering (FNAE), India, 2014.
  • Senior Associate, International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP),[19] 2012–2018.
  • Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (AvH) for Experience Researchers, Germany, 2010.
  • BOYSCAST Post Doctoral Fellowship, Govt. of India, 2001

References
  1. "Scopus preview - Scopus - Author details (Maulik, Ujjwal)". www.scopus.com.
  2. "Bengali couples earned world fame in the field of Science". Anandabazar Patrika. 17 November 2020. p. 03. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  3. {Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajabazar_Science_College}
  4. {Cite web|url=http://www.jaduniv.edu.in/view_department.php?deptid=59}
  5. "Prof. Ujjwal Maulik".
  6. "University of New South Wales, Australia". www.unsw.edu.au/.
  7. "University of Texas at Arlington, USA". www.uta.edu/.
  8. "Germany Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany". www.dkfz.de/en/index.html.
  9. "Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg, Germany". www.uni-heidelberg.de.
  10. "International Centre for Theoretical Physics". www.ictp.it/.
  11. "West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology"
  12. "INAE Fellow Directory". www.inae.in/search-fellow /.
  13. http://nasi.nic.in/Fellows_Foreign_Fellows_Elected_2021.pdf
  14. "IEEE Fellow Directory". www.ieee.org/membership/fellows/fellows-directory.html/.
  15. https://www.amazon.com/Computers-Technology-Ujjwal-Maulik-Books/s?rh=n%3A5%2Cp_27%3AUjjwal+Maulik
  16. http://nasi.nic.in/Fellows_Foreign_Fellows_Elected_2021.pdf
  17. https://www.anandabazar.com/west-bengal/some-parents-doesnt-want-school-to-open/cid/1302234
  18. https://www.ieee.org/content/dam/ieee-org/ieee/web/org/about/fellows/2020-ieee-fellow-class.pdf
  19. "List of Associates". www.assoc.ictp.it.
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