Dr. Shivkumar Kalyanaraman assumes charge of Chief Executive Officer of ANRF
Dr Shivkumar, who earlier held the post of Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Energy Industry, Asia at Microsoft, is a Distinguished Alumnus Awardee of IIT Madras & Ohio State University (2021).
In his capacity as acting CEO of the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) Professor Abhay Karandikar transferred responsibility to newly appointed CEO Dr. Shivkumar Kalyanaraman.
With this, Dr Shivkumar assumes charge of the CEO of ANRF, which aims to seed, grow, and promote research and development (R&D) and foster a culture of research and innovation throughout India’s universities, colleges, research institutions, and R&D laboratories.
Dr Shivkumar, who earlier held the post of Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Energy Industry, Asia at Microsoft, is a Distinguished Alumnus Awardee of IIT Madras & Ohio State University (2021).
He is also a Fellow of the IEEE (2010), Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (2015), ACM Distinguished Scientist (2010), Microsoft Gold Club (2024), and Technology Review TR100 young innovator (1999).
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ANRF will act as an apex body to provide high-level strategic direction of scientific research in the country as per recommendations of the National Education Policy (NEP).
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