Sudeep Pasricha, professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Colorado State University, has been named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, or IEEE – the world’s largest professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.
Pasricha contributes to the smart thinking behind today’s smart technologies. He has been exploring environmentally friendly, energy efficient computing for nearly two decades at CSU – a campus recognized for its focus on sustainability.
The rank of Fellow is awarded to less than 0.1 percent of voting members each year.
Pasricha received the honor for “contributions to design and optimization of chip-scale communication architectures for manycore computing,” according to the institute’s website.
“This honor means a lot to me coming from the premier society in engineering and technology,” said Pasricha. “It recognizes the societal impact of my work, as well as my role in pushing the boundaries of electronic design and high performance computing,” he said.
Pioneering contributions to data-driven technologies
Whether streaming a movie or using GPS navigation, our high-tech habits generate mind-boggling amounts of data every day. Pasricha says that puts an unimaginable strain on our technological infrastructure – and it’s one of the biggest barriers to advancing innovation.
The problem lies in moving all that data. This energy intensive process creates a range of bottlenecks that occur inside computer chips and in the communication between computer chips.
To overcome these bottlenecks, Pasricha has developed pioneering techniques to optimize chip-scale communication architectures – the tools and algorithms that drive computer chips. His work has paved the way to faster, more reliable computing systems that enable applications ranging from health sensors to smart watches to self-driving cars.
Pasricha’s research spans multiple disciplines, including systems engineering, computer science, and health and human sciences. His work contributes to all levels of computing, from small devices to large cloud data centers.
Growing list of accolades
This month, Pasricha was also named a Fellow of the Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association for “outstanding achievements in the area of embedded systems and high performance computing.”
In 2020, Pasricha was honored by the Association for Computing Machinery for helping propel the digital age. He also received the ACM Distinguished Service Award for a decade of extraordinary service and contributions to the field of electronic design and automation. Pasricha is a previous recipient of the College’s Rockwell-Anderson Professorship and was named a Monfort Professor in 2016, one of the University’s highest honors.
