Ashok Jhunjhunwala | |
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| Born | 22 June 1953 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | IIT Kanpur, University of Maine |
| Awards | Padma Shri (2002) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications |
| Institutions | IIT Madras Research Park, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras, TeNeT Group |
| Website | https://respark.iitm.ac.in/ |
Ashok Jhunjhunwala (born 22 June 1953) is an Indian academic and innovator. He received his B.Tech. (Electrical Engineering) from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and PhD from the University of Maine. He has been a faculty member at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras since 1981.[1] He is the President of IIT Madras Research Park and Chairman of International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad. During his career, he has contributed extensively to technology innovation and adoption in the Indian context.