GLOBAL INDIANS : PRADEEP KHOSLA

Professor With A Robotic Touch

Posted: Sunday, Jul 04, 2004 at 2307 hrs IST
Updated: Sunday, Jul 04, 2004 at 2307 hrs IST

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: Professor Pradeep Khosla made headlines around the world last week when he was appointed Dean of Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). The professor, who lives and works in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the US, is an IIT Kharagpur alumnus of 1980. He is the only Indian to have been appointed Dean of CMU.

Professor Khosla’s appointment has conveyed the news that his work centres around robotics and his research revolves around internet-enabled distributed and collaborated design, agent-based architectures for embedded control and distributed information systems. But Professor Khosla translates what his work means to the common man. “My work in robotics led me to applying some of the technologies for biomedical applications. One of my projects is aimed at creating an intelligent micro surgical instrument that can compensate for the hand tremor of a surgeon during surgery. I am hopeful that this device will lead to less errors during surgery and also the development of new procedures,” he says.

His other passion is cyber security. “I am interested in developing technology and making society a safer place from cyber attacks. I am working closely with the IT ministry and several universities in India to help develop the infrastructure, education, and societal awareness,” adds Professor Khosla.

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