K. K. Aggarwal
| K. K. Aggarwal | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1948 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education |
Panjab University Kurukshetra University |
|
Engineering career | |
| Significant projects | Reliability Analysis |
| Significant awards |
The Sir Thomas Ward Memorial Award by the Institution of Engineers Life Time Achievement Medal by the India International Friendship Society |
K. K. Aggarwal (born 1948) is an engineer and professor who has worked in the fields of computer engineering and information technology. He is the founder vice chancellor of the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University.[1] He served as the president of the Computer Society of India from 2007 to 2009 and held the position of the vice president of the South East Asia Regional Computer Confederation from 2008 to 2009 and then as the president for a year afterwards.[2]
Aggarwal currently appears as the "Chief Patron" of academic publisher International Journal of Research in Commerce & Management,[3] which has been described as "The Epitome of Predatory Publishers".[4]
Academic life
Aggarwal obtained his engineering degree in electronics and communication from the Panjab University in 1968 and M.Sc.-engineering in advanced electronics from the Kurukshetra University in 1971. He got his Ph.D. from the Kurukshetra University with a thesis on "Reliability Evaluation and Optimization" in 1975, in the same year he became a professor.[5][6]
Awards and honours
- L.C. Verman Award by the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers
- Life Time Achievement Medal by the India International Friendship Society
- Honorary Fellowship by the Broadcast Engineering Society of India in 2001
- Honorary Fellowship by the Computer Society of India in 2003
- Delhi Ratna by the All India Conference of Intellectuals
- Rajkumar Varshney Award by the Systems Society of India
- The Sir Thomas Ward Memorial Award by the Institution of Engineers
References
- ↑ "Farewell to Indraprastha University Vice-Chancellor". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 2008-11-29. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
- ↑ "Prof. K. K. Aggarwal takes over as President of SEARCC". Retrieved 2011-02-24.
- ↑ "Prof. K. K. Aggarwal's page on IJRCM homepage". Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ↑ "Jeffrey Beall on IJCRM". Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ↑ "Prof K. K. Aggarwal" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-02-24.
- ↑ "Biodata of Prof K.K. Aggarwal" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-02-24.