Background
Khosla, Pradeep Kumar was born on March 13, 1957 in Amritsar, Punjab, India. Arrived in United States, 1982. Son of Brijnath and Sharda (Behal) Khosla.
Khosla, Pradeep Kumar was born on March 13, 1957 in Amritsar, Punjab, India. Arrived in United States, 1982. Son of Brijnath and Sharda (Behal) Khosla.
Bachelor in technical with honors, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, 1980. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 1984. Doctor of Philosophy, Carnegie Mellon University, 1986.
Assistant engineer Tata Consultant Engineers, India, 1980-1981. Project engineer Siemens Company, India, 1981-1982. Assistant professor electrical and computer engineering and robotics Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 1986—1990, associate professor, 1990—1994, professor, since 1994, founding director Institute for Complex Engineered Systems, 1997—1999, Philip and Marsha Dowd Professor College Engineering and School Computer Science, since 1998, head electrical and computer engineering department, 1999—2004, founding director Center for Computer and Communications Security, 2001—2003, founding co-director CyLab, since 2003, dean Carnegie Institute of Technology, since 2004.
Program Manager Software and Intelligent Systems Technology Office, Defense Sciences Office, and Tactical Technology Office (TTO) Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, 1994—1996. Member board on manufacturing and enring. design National Research Council, since 2003. Board directors MPC Corporation, Quantapoint Inc., Pittsburgh, co-founder.
Member strategy review board Ministry of Science & Technology, Taiwan. Member Information Technology advisory committee Commonwealth Science & Industrial Research Organization (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), Australia. Member council deans of aeronautics advisory committee National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Member senior advisory group Program on Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency).
Board directors The Children's Institute, Indian Institute of Technology Foundation. Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Artificial Intelligence, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (distinguished lecturer Robotics and Automation Society 1998—2003). Member: National Academy of Engineering, American Society Engineering Education (George Westinghouse Award for Education 1999).
Married Thespine Kavoulakis, June 20, 1987. Children: Nathan, Alexander.