Debasis Mitra
Encyclopedia
Debasis Mitra is an Indian mathematician, known for his numerous contributions to the theory of communication systems, control theory and queueing theory
.
He got his B.Sc.
(1964) and Ph.D.
(1967) in electrical engineering
from University of London
, on an Atomic Energy Research fellowship (1965-67), as well as being affiliated with the Control systems center at the University of Manchester
. His work focused on control of nuclear power
systems.
He then joined Bell Labs
as a member of the technical staff (1968),
working on semiconductor
networks, diffusion
models for service adoption and
traffic modeling. Mitra was head of Mathematics of Networks and Systems research division (1986-99), and is currently vice president
of the math and algorithmic science center. Dr. Mitra has served as editor and as part of the editorial board of numerous scientific publications, and was visiting professor at University of California
(1984). He holds ten patents.
Queueing theory
Queueing theory is the mathematical study of waiting lines, or queues. The theory enables mathematical analysis of several related processes, including arriving at the queue, waiting in the queue , and being served at the front of the queue...
.
He got his B.Sc.
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
(1964) and Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
(1967) in electrical engineering
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
from University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
, on an Atomic Energy Research fellowship (1965-67), as well as being affiliated with the Control systems center at the University of Manchester
University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is a "red brick" university and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities and the N8 Group...
. His work focused on control of nuclear power
Nuclear power
Nuclear power is the use of sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and electricity. Nuclear power plants provide about 6% of the world's energy and 13–14% of the world's electricity, with the U.S., France, and Japan together accounting for about 50% of nuclear generated electricity...
systems.
He then joined Bell Labs
Bell Labs
Bell Laboratories is the research and development subsidiary of the French-owned Alcatel-Lucent and previously of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company , half-owned through its Western Electric manufacturing subsidiary.Bell Laboratories operates its...
as a member of the technical staff (1968),
working on semiconductor
Semiconductor
A semiconductor is a material with electrical conductivity due to electron flow intermediate in magnitude between that of a conductor and an insulator. This means a conductivity roughly in the range of 103 to 10−8 siemens per centimeter...
networks, diffusion
Diffusion
Molecular diffusion, often called simply diffusion, is the thermal motion of all particles at temperatures above absolute zero. The rate of this movement is a function of temperature, viscosity of the fluid and the size of the particles...
models for service adoption and
traffic modeling. Mitra was head of Mathematics of Networks and Systems research division (1986-99), and is currently vice president
Vice president
A vice president is an officer in government or business who is below a president in rank. The name comes from the Latin vice meaning 'in place of'. In some countries, the vice president is called the deputy president...
of the math and algorithmic science center. Dr. Mitra has served as editor and as part of the editorial board of numerous scientific publications, and was visiting professor at University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
(1984). He holds ten patents.
Awards
- Premium award for best publication (IEEE, England, 1967)
- IEEE FellowIEEE FellowAn IEEE member is elevated to the grade of IEEE Fellow for "unusual distinction in the profession and shall be conferred by the Board of Directors upon a person with an extraordinary record of accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest"...
(1988) - Steven O. Rice Prize Paper (1992) for his paper Asymptotically Optimal Design of Congestion Control for High Speed Data Networks.
- Bell labs fellow (1998)
- IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award for the contributions to echo cancellationEcho cancellation'The term echo cancellation is used in telephony to describe the process of removing echo from a voice communication in order to improve voice quality on a telephone call...
(1998) - elected to the National Academy of EngineeringNational Academy of EngineeringThe National Academy of Engineering is a government-created non-profit institution in the United States, that was founded in 1964 under the same congressional act that led to the founding of the National Academy of Sciences...
for contributions to communications systems (2003)