Rangachar Kasturi

Background

Kasturi, Rangachar was born in 1949 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Arrived in United States, 1978. Son of Rama and Kanakamma Swamy.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Bangalore University, 1968. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Texas Tech University, 1980. Doctor of Philosophy, Texas Tech University, 1982.

Career

Graduate trainee Mysore Electrical Industries, Bangalore, 1968—1969. Research engineer Bharat Electronics, 1969—1976. Engineering officer Visvesvaraya Museum Bangalore, 1976—1978.

Research assistant Texas Tech University, Lubbock, 1978—1982. Assistant professor electrical engineering Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1982—1986, associate professor, 1986—1995, professor computer science & engineering, 1995—2003. Douglas W. Hood professor computer science & engineering University South Florida, Tampa, since 2003, department head, 2003—2007.

Achievements

• Rangachar Kasturi has been listed as a noteworthy electrical engineer, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society (district visiting 1987-1988, editor-in-chief 1995-1998, vice president 2001-2003, member board governor 2001-2009, treasurer 2004-2005, vice president 2006, president 2008). Member: Computing Research Association (member board governors since 2009), International Association Pattern Recognition (vice president 1998—2002, president 2002-2004, general chair, international conference pattern recognition 2008).

Connections

Married Mrinalini Prasad Kasturi, 1974. Children: Tejaswi, Kavya.

Father:

Rama Swamy

Mother:

Kanakamma Swamy

Spouse:

Mrinalini Prasad Kasturi

child:

Tejaswi Kasturi

child:

Kavya Kasturi