Sajal K. Das

Sajal K. Das is the Daniel St. Clair Endowed Chair Professor at the Computer Science department at Missouri University of Science and Technology (S&T). During 2008-2011 he served the US National Science Foundation as a Program Director in the division of Computer Networks and Systems. His research interests include wireless and sensor networks, mobile and pervasive computing, smart environments and smart health care, pervasive security, biological networking, applied graph theory and game theory. His research on wireless sensor networks and pervasive and mobile computing is widely recognized as pioneering. He is a Fellow of the IEEE.

Sajal K. Das
Sajal K. Das
Alma mater	University of Central Florida
Scientific career
Fields	Computer Science Wireless and Sensor Networks Mobile and Pervasive Computing Cloud Computing Parallel Computing Graph Theory Applied Game Theory
Institutions	Missouri University of Science and Technology
Thesis	Some Optimally Adaptive Parallel Graph Algorithms on EREW PRAM Model (1988)
Doctoral advisor	Narsingh Deo

Biography and education

• B.S. degree in Computer Science, Calcutta University, 1983
• M.S. degree in Computer Science, Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, 1984
• Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, University of Central Florida, 1988

Editorial activities

Founding Editor-in-Chief: Pervasive and Mobile Computing journal (Elsevier, 2004–present);

Associate Editor:

• ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks (2014–present);
• IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (2003–2011, 2014–present);
• ACM/Springer Wireless Networks Journal (2002–present);
• Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing (Elsevier, 1997–2003, 2009–present);
• Computer Communications (Elsevier Science, 2009–present);
• Journal on Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications (Springer, 2007–present);
• Journal on Self Computing (2013–present)

Publications, patents and books

Das has published 670+ papers, gathering 27,800+ citations according to Google Scholar[1] and 50 invited book chapters. He is one of the most prolific authors in computer science according to DBLP[2] His current h-index is 83.

Books

• S. Roy and S. K. Das, Principles of Cyber-Physical Systems: An Interdisciplinary Approach, Cambridge University Press, 2014.
• D. J. Cook and S. K. Das, Smart Environments: Technology, Protocols and Applications, John Wiley, 2005.
• S. K. Das, K. Kant and N. Zhang, Handbook on Securing Cyber-Physical Critical Infrastructure: Foundations and Challenges, Morgan Kaufmann, Feb 2012.
• J. Cao and S. K. Das, Mobile Agents in Networking and Distributed Computing (Wiley Series in Agent Technology), John Wiley, July 2012.
• S. Roy and S. K. Das, Principles of Cyber-Physical Systems: An Interdisciplinary Approach, Cambridge University Press, 2014.

Awards

Professional membership:

• IEEE Fellow (2015), for "contributions to parallel and distributed computing".

Research Awards:

• E.T.S. Shelton Professor Award, Science Foundation of Ireland.
• IEEE Computer Society Technical Achievement Award for pioneering contributions in Sensor Networks and Mobile Computing.
• Academy of Distinguished Scholars Award, UT Arlington.
• University Award for Distinguished Record of Research, UT Arlington.
• College of Engineering Outstanding Research Award, UT Arlington.
• Outstanding Faculty Research Award, Dept of Computer Science and Engineering, UT Arlington.
• Centennial Scholars Award for outstanding research, UNT.
• ’Fessor Graham Award Nominee and Decker Scholar Award Nominee, UNT.

Teaching Awards:

• Graduate Dean's Award for Excellence in Doctoral Students Mentoring, UT Arlington.
• 2008 IEEE Region 5 Outstanding Engineering Educator Award.
• Lockheed Martin Teaching Excellence Award, UT Arlington.
• Student Association Honor Professor Award for outstanding teaching, scholarly research, and involvement with student activities, UNT.

Service Awards:

• IEEE Engineer of the Year Award, Ft-Worth Section.
• Distinguished Alumni Award Nominee for outstanding professional achievements, UCF, Orlando.
• Recognition of ACM Service Awards, for contributions as a founder and organizer of the ACM International Workshop on Wireless Mobile Multimedia (WoWMoM).
• IEEE Computer Society's Appreciation Awards, in recognition of contributions and leadership as General Chair of IEEE MASCOTS (2002, 1998); Vice General Chair of IEEE HiPC.
• Service Recognition Award, UNT.

References

1. "Sajal K. Das". Google Scholar Citations. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
2. "Most prolific dblp authors". DBLP. Retrieved 5 September 2018.

External links

• Sajal K. Das personal webpage
• Center for Research in Wireless Mobility and Networking (CReWMaN) website
• Sajal K. Das academic ancestry