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    Manish Gupta

    Discover Dr. Manish Gupta's impressive career from IBM's Blue Gene to Google Research India. Learn about his achievements and contributions to computer science.

    Manish Gupta
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    Key takeaways

    • Dr Manish Gupta serves as the Director of Google Research India and holds a professorship at IIIT Bangalore.
    • He has a notable background in leading research initiatives at Xerox and IBM, including the Blue Gene/L supercomputer project.
    • Manish has a strong academic record with a PhD in Computer Science and numerous publications and citations.
    • He has been honoured with multiple awards for his technical achievements and is recognised as a Fellow of ACM and the Indian National Academy of Engineering.
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    Dr Manish Gupta is the Director of Google Research India. He holds an additional appointment as Infosys Foundation Chair Professor at IIIT Bangalore. 

    Previously, Manish has led VideoKen, a video technology startup, and the research centres for Xerox and IBM in India. As a Senior Manager at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, New York, Manish led the team developing system software for the Blue Gene/L supercomputer. IBM was awarded a National Medal of Technology and Innovation for Blue Gene by US President Barack Obama in 2009. 

    Manish holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. He has co-authored about 75 papers, with more than 7,000 citations in Google Scholar, and has been granted 19 US patents. While at IBM, Manish received two Outstanding Technical Achievement Awards, an Outstanding Innovation Award and the Lou Gerstner Team Award for Client Excellence. 

    Manish is a Fellow of ACM and the Indian National Academy of Engineering and a recipient of a Distinguished Alumnus Award from IIT Delhi.


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