Vijay Raghunathan
{{Short description|Indian-American electrical engineer}}
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| known_for = {{unbulleted list | Embedded systems | Internet of Things (IoT) | System-on-Chip (SoC) design | Low-power and energy-efficient computing }}
| title = {{unbulleted list | Vice President for Global Partnerships and Programs | Director of Semiconductor Education | Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering }}
| awards = {{unbulleted list | IEEE Fellow (2023) | NSF CAREER Award (2010) }}
| education = {{unbulleted list | Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles (2006) | M.S., University of California, Los Angeles (2002) | B.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology Madras (2000) }}
| website = https://www.cerias.purdue.edu/site/people/faculty/view/1036
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Vijay Raghunathan is an Indian-American electrical engineer, researcher, and academic administrator. He is the Vice President for Global Partnerships and Programs at Purdue University, where he also holds a professorship in Electrical and Computer Engineering and serves as Director of Semiconductor Education. Raghunathan is known for his work on low-power embedded systems and Internet of Things (IoT) devices,{{Cite web |title=Vijay Raghunathan Honored With Under-40 Innovators Award At Design Automation Conference |url=https://www.lokvani.com/lokvani/article.php?article_id=16057 |access-date=2025-06-13 |website=Lokvani}} and he has led initiatives in semiconductor education and workforce development, including co-founding Purdue's Semiconductor Degrees Program.{{cite web |date=9 June 2022 |title=Purdue Starts Comprehensive Semiconductor Degree Programs in U.S. |url=https://www.eetimes.com/purdue-starts-comprehensive-semiconductor-degree-programs-in-u-s/}} He was elected a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2024 and was appointed to the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC) Workforce Advisory Board in 2025.{{Cite web |last=Kumar |first=Arun |date=2025-01-08 |title=Vijay Raghunathan named to semiconductor workforce national advisory board |url=https://americanbazaaronline.com/2025/01/08/vijay-raghunathan-named-to-semiconductor-workforce-national-advisory-board-458165/ |access-date=2025-06-13 |website=The American Bazaar |language=en-US}}
Education
Raghunathan attended the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, where he earned a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Electrical Engineering in 2000.{{cite web |title=Vijay Raghunathan - Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering |url=https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECE/People/ptProfile?resource_id=24522 |access-date=12 June 2025 |website=engineering.purdue.edu |publisher=Purdue University}} During his undergraduate studies, a paper he co-authored won a best student paper award at a national conference in India.{{cite web |title=Q&A with Vijay and Anand Raghunathan |url=https://www.aau.edu/newsroom/immigrant-spotlight/qa-vijay-and-anand-raghunathan |access-date=12 June 2025 |website=aau.edu |date=25 June 2024 |publisher=Association of American Universities}} He moved to the United States for graduate studies at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He received the Outstanding Master's Student Award from the Electrical Engineering Department in 2002 and later the Edward K. Rice Outstanding Doctoral Student Award from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences in 2005.{{cite web |title=Vijay Raghunathan - CERIAS |url=https://www.cerias.purdue.edu/site/people/faculty/view/1036 |access-date=12 June 2025 |website=www.cerias.purdue.edu |publisher=Purdue University}} He completed his M.S. in Electrical Engineering in 2002 and earned his Ph.D. in the same field in 2006.
Career and research
Raghunathan serves as Purdue University's Vice President for Global Partnerships and Programs, where he oversees the university's international initiatives. He is also a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue. In addition, he holds the position of Director of Semiconductor Education, leading university-level semiconductor workforce development programs that he co-founded.
Raghunathan's research focuses on the design of low-power embedded systems and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. In 2022, Raghunathan co-founded Purdue's Semiconductor Degrees Program (SDP), a university-level initiative for semiconductor workforce development. The program has been recognized as a model for semiconductor education nationally and internationally. He has also been involved in establishing international partnerships in the semiconductor sector. These collaborations include an alliance with the India Semiconductor Mission,{{Cite web |date=2023-08-02 |title=Purdue University To Offer Semiconductor Courses In India, Signs Agreement With India Semiconductor Mission |url=https://www.outlookbusiness.com/news/purdue-university-to-offer-semiconductor-courses-in-india-signs-agreement-with-india-semiconductor-mission--news-307504 |access-date=2025-06-13 |website=Outlook Business |language=en}} and agreements with entities in Japan, Taiwan, Panama, South Korea, and the Dominican Republic.{{cite web |date=11 May 2023 |title=India Semiconductor Mission signs MoU with Purdue University in US for capacity building |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/trade/exports/insights/india-semiconductor-mission-signs-mou-with-purdue-university-in-us-for-capacity-building/articleshow/100149364.cms |work=The Economic Times}}{{cite web |date=11 September 2024 |title=Purdue & Panama: Partnering for Semiconductor Growth |url=https://www.supplychainconnect.com/news-trends/article/55138338/purdue-panama-partnering-for-semiconductor-growth}}
Raghunathan has chaired multiple IEEE/ACM conferences and served as an Associate Editor of the ACM Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems (TECS) and the ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks (TOSN).
Awards and recognition
Raghunathan was elected a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2024 for his contributions to the design of low-power and energy-harvesting embedded systems.{{Cite web|url=https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECE/News/2023/purdue-university-professor-vijay-raghunathan-elevated-to-fellow-status-with-ieee|title=Purdue University Prof. Vijay Raghunathan elevated to Fellow status with IEEE - Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering - Purdue University}} His other accolades include the National Science Foundation NSF CAREER Award in 2010, and the IEEE/ACM Design Automation Conference Under-40 Innovators Award in 2019.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lokvani.com/lokvani/article.php?article_id=16057|title=Vijay Raghunathan Honored With Under-40 Innovators Award At Design Automation Conference|website=Lokvani}} In 2025, he was named one of the inaugural members of the Workforce Advisory Board for the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC), a national body formed under the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act, one of only two academics nationwide in the country to be appointed to this national advisory board.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindiaabroad.com/news/purdues-vijay-raghunathan-appointed-to-national-advisory-board|title=Purdue's Vijay Raghunathan appointed to national advisory board|website=New India Abroad}}
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