
Dr Chidananda Gowda

Prof. K Chidananda Gowda at Free
Software Movement-Karnataka office on 7th May,2011 |
Details of Academic
Qualifications:
Name : Dr.K.Chidanandagowda
Position held – earlier : Vice- chancellor
, Kuvempu University (18-1-2002 to 18-1-2005)
Member, Board of Governors,
I.I.T.Mumbai
(April 2002 to March 2005 AICTE
Emeritus Professor
of Computer Science
Member of the
Syndicate, Jadhavpur University,
Calcutta ( 2000 –
2002 ) Director,JSS Research Foundation
Dean of
Engineering , Mysore University: 2 years (1993 -94)
Former Principal &
Professor of Computer Science & Engineering,
SJCE., Mysore
Education : Post –Doctoral Research
i) NASA, New York,
USA : 2 years (1981-83)
ii) INRIA, Paris,
FRANCE : 1 year (1989 – 90)
Ph.D.(1979) –
Indian Institute of Science,Bangalore
M.E ( 1969) –
M.S.University of Baroda, Baroda
B.E.(1964) –
University Viveswaraya College of Engg. Bangalore
Professional
Recognition : Visiting Professor at INRIA, Paris, France
(1979)
Curriculam Vita
included in “ Who is Who” Prepared by Classification
Research, Germany
Chaired IECON
Conf.in Tokyo, Japan (Oct,1984)
Chaired a conf.In
Zurich (Aug.1986)
Chaired a conf.In Paris
(1995)
Invited to KESDA’ 98
conference, Luxembourg (1998)
Invited
Talk in the ECML conference pisa, Italy (2004)
Fellow of Institution
of Engineers, India
AICTE Expert ( Emeritus
Professor Selection, Project Revive / Selection)
ISTE Visiting Professor
(1992 – 93)
Publications : More than 100 Research
papers in Computer Science & Engg.
8 Books ( Science &
Technology and Library)
Scientific Citations
: Over 250 as of 2004
Ph.D
Guidance : Ten Ph.D Candidates
Research Projects Co-
ordinate : 1.Research & Development organization , New Delhi (1988-91)
2. Indo- French Centre
for Advanced Research, New Delhi ( 1994 – 97)
3. M1.Defen HRD/AICTE
Sponsored Research Projects
4.Indo – Kazakh Inter
Government Research Program
Conferences Co-
Ordinate :1.Program Chairman, Indo-French Conference, Paris(1),
2. ISTE(2), 3.DRDO(1).10. CONTRIBUTIONS TO KARNATAKA
& KANNADA I. BOOKS IN KANNADA ON SCEINCE & TECHNOLOGY
1) Putanigala Vignana Padyagalu ( Poems in Kannada based on
Science for Children )
Received Karnataka sahitya Award ( 1986)
2) Engineering Gethegalu ( Technological Poems in Kannada )
3) Vignana Vachanagalu ( Vachanas in Kannada on Scientific topics )
4) Pattedari Padyagalu ( Truth – seeking poems in kannada )
5) Computer ( Introductory book in kannada )
6) Samparka Madhyamagalu ( Book on Electronic Communication in
Kannada)
II. KANNADA SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT:
1) Chief
Adviser, Development of kannada software “ Kuvempu
Kannada Tantramsha”
of Kannada University, Hampi,2007;
2) Chairman
Kannada Software Development Committee
III. EDITOR OF KANNADA DICTIONARY:
1) “
Accha Kannada Nudikosha” ( Dictoinary of Classical Kannada),
513 pages.
IV. PRESIDENT, PRAPRATHAMA KANNADA GANAKA SAMMELANA :
1) First
President of kannada computer conference organized by
kannada sahitya
Parishat, & Ganaka in Bangalore on 1920,
August 2006.
V. NEW INITIATIVES AT UNIVERSITY LEVEL IN KARNATAKA:
As Vice-Chancellor of Kuvempu University, initiated the following:
1) Choice
Based Credit System ( CBCS ) at Post- graduate Level.
2) Semester
System at under –graduate Level.
Countries Visited : USA,Japan,Singapore,UK, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain,
Switzerland, Norway , Denmark , Sweden , Benelux, Mauritus,
Malaysia |