Deep Medhi Explained

Deepankar Medhi
Birth Place:	Guwahati, Assam, India
Nationality:	American
Workplaces:	University of Missouri–Kansas City

Deepankar (Deep) Medhi is an Indo-American computer scientist and inventor. He is a Program Director in the Computer & Network Systems (CNS) Division at the National Science Foundation (NSF).^[1] He worked as Curators' Distinguished Professor in the department of computer science and electrical engineering at the University of Missouri–Kansas City.^{[2] [3]} He is a fellow of IEEE.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Prior to joining the University of Missouri–Kansas City, he worked as a technical officer at AT&T Bell Laboratories, routing and designing teletraffic networks.^[7] While at AT&T Bell Laboratories, he co-invented the Facility Diverse Routing system.^[7]

He is currently working as a program director in the computer and network systems (CNS) division of the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the United States.^{[2] [8] [9] [3]}

Birth and family

Deepankar Medhi was born in Guwahati in 1962. His father was statistician Jyotiprasad Medhi and his mother was Prity Medhi. His great-grandfather Kaliram Medhi is an Assamese writer.^{[10] [11]}

Book

• Network Routing: Algorithms, Protocols, and Architectures^[12]
• Routing, Flow, and Capacity Design in Communication and Computer Networks^[13]

Honors and awards

• Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2018.^{[4] [5]}
• N.T. Veatch Award for Distinguished Research and Creative Activity, UMKC, 2012.^[14]
• Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Graduate Mentoring, UMKC, 2012.^[14]
• Curators' Distinguished Professor Designation by the Board of Curators of the University of Missouri System, 2011.^[14]
• Kansas City Star's Tech 50 List, Summer 2002.

Notes and References

1. https://www.nsf.gov/staff/staff_list_all.jsp?orgId=11&from_org=CNS&org=CNS&subDiv= Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Staff Directory
2. Web site: Staff Directory.
3. Web site: Deep Medhi. Google Scholar.
4. https://services27.ieee.org/fellowsdirectory/getdetailprofile.html?custNum=BtrPA3%2FnofJh5ZaKXbX%2FkQ%3D%3D Deepankar Medhi
5. News: IEEE Names Extraordinary Indian American Engineers Newly Elevated Fellows for 2018. 11 December 2017.
6. News: Rare honour for Assamese scholar. Assamtribune.com. 8 December 2017.
7. Web site: DEEP MEDHI.
8. News: NSF Awards $10M Grant to Universities for Cloud.
9. News: NSF Awards Addtl Funding for 'Chameleon' Cloud Experimentation Program; Paul Ruth Quoted. executivegov.com.
10. Web site: TI Trade . Birth anniversary of Pandit Kaliram Medhi observed . Assamtribune.com . 2009-10-22 . 2013-05-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140104212746/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=oct2209%2FCity3 . 4 January 2014 . live .
11. Web site: Assam Sahitya Sabha is the foremost and the most popular organization of Assam . Vedanti.com . 2013-04-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130926194342/http://www.vedanti.com/News/assam_sahitya_sabha_is_the_forem.htm . 26 September 2013 .
12. https://www.elsevier.com/books/network-routing/medhi/978-0-12-800737-2 Network Routing: Algorithms, Protocols, and Architectures
13. https://www.elsevier.com/books/routing-flow-and-capacity-design-in-communication-and-computer-networks/pioro/978-0-12-557189-0 Routing, Flow, and Capacity Design in Communication and Computer Networks
14. Web site: Deep Medhi receives two prestigious UMKC awards.