Background
Kumar, Srikanta Ponnathpur was born on August 13, 1954 in Ponnathpur, India. Arrived in United States of America, 1976. Son of Ramaswamy and Padmamma Ponnathpur.
researcher electrical engineer
Kumar, Srikanta Ponnathpur was born on August 13, 1954 in Ponnathpur, India. Arrived in United States of America, 1976. Son of Ramaswamy and Padmamma Ponnathpur.
Bachelor of Science with honours, Bangalore University, India, 1971. Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, 1974. Master of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, 1976.
Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1981.
Assistant professor of electrical engineering Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, 1982—1985, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1985—1989, associate professor of electrical engineering, 1989—1996, director masters program in information technical, 1996—1998. Senior technical advisor National Institute Standards and Technology, Gaithersberg, Maryland, 1998—1999. Program manager Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Arlington, Virginia, since 1999.
Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Association Computing Machinery.
Married Tara Vishwanath, August 2, 1982. Children: Shruti, Kumar.