N. Balakrishnan

Prof. N. Balakrishnan is INSA (Indian National Science Academy) Senior Scientist at Indian Institute of Science. He joined the Department of Aerospace Engineering as an Assistant Professor. He has also held the positions of Associate Director of the Indian Institute of Science; Chairman, Division of Information Sciences and Chairman, Supercomputer Education and Research Centre.

He has done his B.E. (Hons.) in Electronics and Communication from the University of Madras in 1972 and Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Science in 1979. He is a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Indian National Science Academy, Indian Academy of Sciences, Indian National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences and Institution of Electronics &Telecommunication Engineers.

Prof. N. Balakrishnan has received many notable accolades including the Padmashree by the President of India in 2002, Prof S N Mitra Memorial Award, 2013 of the Indian National Academy of Engineering, IETE Diamond Jubilee Medal 2013, Homi J. Bhabha Award for Applied Sciences, 2004, JC Bose National Fellowship in 2007, the Alumni Award for Excellence in Research for Science & Engineering by IISc, 2001 and Millennium Medal of the Indian National Science Congress in 2000 among others.

Prof. N. Balakrishnan was the Chairman of Data Security Council of India and is currently one of its Directors.

Besides IFCI, Prof. N. Balakrishnan is also on the Board of Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Kerala and Equitas Small Finance Bank Limited. He has also been in the past, a member of the National Security Advisory Board. He was also one of the Directors of the Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), and a Part-Time Member of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.