Pramod P. Khargonekar
Pramod P. Khargonekar | |
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| Born | August 24, 1956 Indore, India |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | University of Florida, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay |
| Known for | Robust control, H-infinity methods in control theory |
| Awards | Fellow, IEEE and IFAC, NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award, IEEE Baker Prize and Axelby Award, IIT Bombay Distinguished Alumnus, Claude E. Shannon Chair, University of Michigan |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Control theory |
| Institutions | University of California, Irvine |
Pramod P. Khargonekar is the Vice Chancellor for Research and Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of California, Irvine. An expert in control systems engineering, Dr. Khargonekar has served in a variety of administrative roles in academia and federal funding agencies. Most recently, he served as assistant director for Engineering at the National Science Foundation (2013–2016), and as deputy director for Technology at the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA–E, 2012–13). From 2001 through 2009 he was the Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Florida.