Jaishankar Menon
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Jaishankar Moothedath Menon (Kerala
, India, August 9, 1956) is an IBM employee who contributed to RAID
technology. Menon is currently responsible for shaping IBM's technical strategy as the Vice-President of Technical Strategy, and he leads IBM's efforts to work with academia to establish innovative research programs and to build skills needed for the 21st century innovation economy.
Menon received a degree in electrical engineering
from the Indian Institute of Technology in 1977, and he earned an M.S.
and a Ph.D.
in computer science
at the Ohio State University.
In 1982, he joined IBM
's research team in San Jose, California
, where he developed RAID
(Redundant Array of Independent Disks) technology. He has written 23 RAID papers and holds 27 RAID patents. Jai went on to become responsible for all worldwide Research in storage systems in IBM. He initiated the IBM SAN Volume Controller. He co-authored a paper on the design and architecture of cached disk controllers, now used routinely in every disk controller in the industry.
He holds more than 50 U.S Patents. In 2001, Jai was named an IBM Fellow
, and he also is Vice-Chair of IBM's Academy of Technology.
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, India, August 9, 1956) is an IBM employee who contributed to RAID
RAID
RAID is a storage technology that combines multiple disk drive components into a logical unit...
technology. Menon is currently responsible for shaping IBM's technical strategy as the Vice-President of Technical Strategy, and he leads IBM's efforts to work with academia to establish innovative research programs and to build skills needed for the 21st century innovation economy.
Menon received a degree 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 the Indian Institute of Technology in 1977, and he earned an M.S.
Master of Science
A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
and a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
at the Ohio State University.
In 1982, he joined IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
's research team in San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
, where he developed RAID
RAID
RAID is a storage technology that combines multiple disk drive components into a logical unit...
(Redundant Array of Independent Disks) technology. He has written 23 RAID papers and holds 27 RAID patents. Jai went on to become responsible for all worldwide Research in storage systems in IBM. He initiated the IBM SAN Volume Controller. He co-authored a paper on the design and architecture of cached disk controllers, now used routinely in every disk controller in the industry.
He holds more than 50 U.S Patents. In 2001, Jai was named an IBM Fellow
IBM Fellow
An IBM Fellow is an appointed position at IBM made by IBM’s CEO. Typically only 4 to 9 IBM Fellows are appointed each year, at the annual Corporate Technical Recognition Event in May or June. It is the highest honor a scientist, engineer, or programmer at IBM can achieve.The IBM Fellows program...
, and he also is Vice-Chair of IBM's Academy of Technology.
Awards
- IBM FellowIBM FellowAn IBM Fellow is an appointed position at IBM made by IBM’s CEO. Typically only 4 to 9 IBM Fellows are appointed each year, at the annual Corporate Technical Recognition Event in May or June. It is the highest honor a scientist, engineer, or programmer at IBM can achieve.The IBM Fellows program...
as of 2001. - 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"...
. - Winner of the 2002 IEEE W. Wallace McDowell Award.
- 2006 IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Information Storage Systems AwardIEEE Reynold B. Johnson Information Storage Systems AwardThe IEEE Reynold B. Johnson Information Storage Systems Award is a Technical Field Award of the IEEE given each year to an individual, multiple recipients, or team up to three in number that has made outstanding contributions to information storage systems. The award is named in honor of Reynold...
. - Distinguished Alumnus Award from Ohio State University, College of Engineering, 2004.
- Distinguished Alumnus Award from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, 2006.
- Named to Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Hall of Fame, 2008.
- IBM Corporate Award for RAID, 2000
- Member, IBM Academy of Technology
- IBM Master InventorIBM Master InventorAn IBM Master Inventor is an individual selected by IBM. The qualification and appointment to Master Inventor is governed by the value to IBM of an inventor's contribution to the patent portfolio, and through defensive publication...
- Seventeen IBM Patent Plateau Awards
External links
- http://domino.watson.ibm.com/comm/pr.nsf/pages/bio.menon.html
- http://www.cse.ohio-state.edu/current-events/news/AU04_Menon-Distinguished-Alum.htm.
- http://www.iitmadras.org/news/2006/daa/
- http://www.iitmadras.org/news/2006/jan26/
- http://www.economist.com/science/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2051736
- http://www.ieee.org/portal/pages/about/awards/pr/2006tfarecips.html
- http://www.economist.com/research/articlesBySubject/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2051736&subjectID=348909
- http://www.sigmod.org/dblp/db/indices/a-tree/m/Menon:Jai.html
- http://www.iitmadras.org/oaa/daa/list/
- http://www.taborcommunications.com/dsstar/02/0813/104604.html
- http://www.computerworld.com/hardwaretopics/storage/story/0,10801,100925,00.html
- http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-978103.html
- http://www.computerworld.com/hardwaretopics/storage/story/0,10801,93192,00.html
- http://www.almaden.ibm.com/institute/bio/index.shtml?menon