Prof Devendra Jalihal assumes charge as IIT-Guwahati Director

Prof. Devendra Jalihal earned his BTech (Hons) from IIT Kharagpur in 1983 and completed his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Duke University, Durham, USA, in 1992. He joined the Department of Electrical Engineering at IIT Madras in 1994 and served as the Head of the Department (HoD) from 2016 to 2019. Before assuming his role at IIT Guwahati, Prof. Jalihal chaired the Centre for Outreach and Digital Education at IIT Madras, overseeing all educational outreach activities of the institute.

With research interests spanning digital signal processing, wireless communication, real-time voice and video communication, and societal applications of wireless technologies, Prof. Jalihal has contributed to numerous projects, including low bit-rate video conferencing, tactical communication systems, disaster management communication systems, and satellite communication networks. He also collaborates with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on strategic communication challenges.

Ranoj Pegu, Cabinet Minister for Higher Education, School Education, Tribal Affairs, Government of Assam, also took to X (earlier known as Twitter) to congratulate the new IIT Guwahati Director.

Heartiest congratulations to Prof. Devendra Jalihal on assuming charge as Director of @IITGuwahati. Prior to his new role, Prof. Jalihal served as a distinguished professor in the Dept of Electrical Engineering at @iitmadras.

My best wishes for a fruitful tenure ahead. pic.twitter.com/V7lHn6pUCJ

— Ranoj Pegu (Modi Ka Parivar) (@ranojpeguassam) May 15, 2024

“Heartiest congratulations to Prof. Devendra Jalihal on assuming charge as Director of IIT Guwahati. Prior to his new role, Prof. Jalihal served as a distinguished professor in the Dept of Electrical Engineering at IIT Madras . My best wishes for a fruitful tenure ahead,” he tweeted.