Engineering academic G.S.N. Raju receives IETE lifetime award

Professor G.S.N. Raju has received the National Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers Lifetime Achievement Award for his work in teaching, education and research. The award was presented at a programme in Kolkata on Friday by Shashi Shekhar Vempati, the former chief executive of Prasar Bharati and former chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification, according to The Hindu.

Raju is the chief executive of Srinivasa Institute of Engineering and Technology. He previously served as vice-chancellor of Andhra University and as chancellor of Centurion University of Technology and Management in Andhra Pradesh. The award is the 24th of its kind.

The report said the honour had been presented to 23 people since 2011, placing Raju among a group of recipients recognised for their contribution to electronics and telecommunications-related education, research and professional development. Raju has guided more than 60 researchers during his academic career. He has also authored more than 530 papers published in national and international journals.

The supplied report did not provide details of the specific research areas covered by his work, the titles of the papers or the institutions where the researchers he supervised are now based. It also did not include comments from Raju or the IETE on the award. The recognition was reported from Visakhapatnam, where Raju is associated with Srinivasa Institute of Engineering and Technology.

His earlier leadership roles at Andhra University and Centurion University were also noted in the report. The award acknowledges a career spanning teaching, institutional leadership and research. No further information was provided about any ceremony planned in Visakhapatnam or about Raju’s future academic work.