Dwijesh Kumar Dutta Majumder

Background

Majumder, Dwijesh Kumar Dutta was born on February 10, 1932 in Dharmaghar District, Syllet, Bangladesh. Son of Kumad Bandhu Dutta Majumder and Sura Bala Duta Majumder.

Education

Intermediate Science, Murai Chand College Dhaka University, 1948. Bachelor of Science Physics honors, Fuwahati University, Bangladesh, 1952. Master of Science Technology, Calcutta University, 1955.

Doctor of Philosophy, Calcutta University, 1963.

Career

Research engineer Electronic Computer Research and Development division Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, 1955—1961, senior research engineer Computer Research and Development division, 1961—1967, associate professor, 1967—1972, professor, founding head Electronics and Communications Sciences unit, 1972—1992, professor emeritus, since 1992. Principal coordinator, chairman National Center Knowledge Based Computing Indian Statistical Institute, 1985—1993, joint secretary Budget, Finance, Administration, 1972—1975, professor Physical and Earth Science division, 1982—1984, 1986—1988, secretary, director Institute Cybernetics Systems and Information Technology, since 1994. Visiting lecturer Stanford University, 1990, Imperial College, London, 1990.

Achievements

• Dwijesh Kumar Dutta Majumder has been listed as a notable computer scientist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow: National Academy of Sciences, Third World Academy of Sciences Italy, Institution Engineers India, West Bengal Academy of Sciences and Technology, Institute Electronic and Telecomm. Engineering (chairman Calcutta chapter, national council, Sir J.C. Bose award 1969, R.L. Washwa Gold medal 1982, K.S. Krishnan Gold medal 1994, S.K. Mitra Memorial Best Paper award 2000), Computer Society India (chairman Calcutta chapter 1980-1983, Pioneering contribution award 1983), Indian Cryogenics Council, Indian Physical Society, New York Academy of Sciences, International Association Pattern Recogniition (governing board since 1982), Indian National Academy of Sciences and Technology, Indian National Academy Engineering (Lifetime Achievement award 2004), Indian National Science Academy (Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis award and Gold medal 1993, Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Lecture and award 1994).

Connections

Married Sabita Nag, May 29, 1972. Children: Devika Mukherjee, Debashish, Debosmita.

Father:

Kumad Bandhu Dutta Majumder

Mother:

Sura Bala Duta Majumder

Spouse:

Sabita Nag

child:

Debosmita Majumder

child:

Debashish Majumder

child:

Devika Mukherjee Majumder