India-born head of MIT's EECS dept to focus on research

Updated on: Monday, June 27, 2011

As he readies to assume his new role as head of MIT's largest academic department, noted India-born academician Anantha Chandrakasan says he will focus on research at undergraduate level as well as inter-disciplinary education in areas such as energy, healthcare, robotics, IT and social networking.

Professor of Electrical Engineering at MIT, Chandrakasan will take over as head of the prestigious institutes Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) on July 1, a responsibility he says he is "excited" about.

"This is an exciting time to think about inter-disciplinary education and research that includes not only blending electrical engineering and computer science but working with other departments in engineering and science to solve some of the pressing societal problems," Chandrakasan told.

He said inter-disciplinary research in areas like next-generation ubiquitous information technology devices and healthcare can have a "big impact on society by being cost effective and help improve the quality of life."

India-born head of MIT's EECS dept to focus on research

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