Bengaluru :

The University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE) principal has been recognized for his contribution to computer science and engineering education.

The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) conferred Venugopal KR the ACM Distinguished Educator Award 2016. Venugopal has 11 degrees, including a PhD in computer science engineering from IIT-Madras, and another PhD in economics from Bangalore University.

He has authored and edited 64 books and published more than 600 papers. “The contributions of our distinguished members led to breakthroughs that improve our lives, advance the frontiers of scientific discovery and boost economic development,” said Vicki L Hanson, president, ACM.

Venugopal was earlier given the prestigious IEEE Fellow Award, US.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News> City News> Bangalore News / Bengaluru / TNN / December 02nd, 2016