K R PadiyarDr. K.R. Padiyar was associated with Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore since 1987 as a Professor and subsequently as an Honorary Professor in the department of Electrical Engineering from 2003 to 2013. Previously he was with Indian Institute of echnology, Kanpur from 1976 to 1987 where he became a Professor in 1980. He obtained B.E. degree from Poona University in 1962, M.E. degree form Indian Institute of Science in 1964 and PhD degree from University of Waterloo, Canada in 1972. Prof. Padiyar is an internationally recognized expert in the areas of HVDC and FACTS, Power System dynamics and Control . He has authored over 200 papers and six books. He is a Fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), Institution of Electronics and Telecommunications (IETE) and Life Senior Member of IEEE. He was awarded the Dept. of Power Prize twice by Institution of Engineers (India). He is the recipient of 1999 Prof. Rustom Choksi Award for Excellence in Research for Science/Engineering. He was ABB Chair Professor during 2001-03. He was a Member of the Project Review Committee of the National HVDC Project. He received the life time achievement awards by the Organizing Committee of National Power Systems Conference and System Society of India in December 2008 and 2010 respectively. Read More Read Less