Dr. Jharna Majumdar
Dr. Jharna Majumdar served DRDO from 1990 to 2007 and retired as Scientist G and Head of Aerial Image Exploitation Division, Aeronautical Development Establishment (DRDO), Bangalore, India.
Her research areas include Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition, AI, Parallel Processing and development of Image Exploitation System for Aerial and Ground Based reconnaissance platforms.
Dr. Majumdar received B.Tech (Hons.) in Electronics and Electrical Engineering and Post Graduate in Computer Technology from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in 1969 and 1970 respectively. She received her PhD (Electrical Engineering) in 1980. She has about 36 years of research experience in India and abroad. Dr. Majumdar worked as a Research Scientist in the area of ‘Robotics and Automation’ at the Institute of Real Time Computer Systems and Robotics, Karlsruhe, Germany during 1983 to 1989.
Dr. Majumdar published about 70 reviewed technical papers in national/international journals and conference proceedings. She received a large number of awards for her work from DRDO and other institutions. Some of her recent award is: the award received from President, Stanford Research International (SRI International), California, USA for her research work during study leave in 2002, Performance Excellence Award from the Prime Minister of India in 2004, Dr V M Ghatage award from Aeronautical Society of India in 2005, Dr. Suman Sharma Award from National Design and Research Forum (NDRF) in 2006 and Dr. Kalpana Chawla Memorial Lecture Award in 2007.
Dr. Majumdar is a Fellow of Aeronautical Society of India, Life Member of the Computer Society of India.
She is currently Professor, Dept of Computer Science and Engineering and Dean R & D, NITTE Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Bangalore and Chairman of the Review Committee of a large number of Prestigious National Projects of DRDO and CSIR.
