Sajal K. Das

Sajal K. Das is the Daniel St. Clair Endowed Chair Professor at the Computer Science department at Missouri University of Science and Technology (S&T). During 2008-2011 he served the US National Science Foundation as a Program Director in the division of Computer Networks and Systems. His research interests include wireless and sensor networks, mobile and pervasive computing, smart environments and smart health care, pervasive security, biological networking, applied graph theory and game theory. His research on wireless sensor networks and pervasive and mobile computing is widely recognized as pioneering. He is a Fellow of the IEEE.

Sajal K. Das
Sajal K. Das
Alma materUniversity of Central Florida
Scientific career
FieldsComputer Science
Wireless and Sensor Networks
Mobile and Pervasive Computing
Cloud Computing
Parallel Computing
Graph Theory
Applied Game Theory
InstitutionsMissouri University of Science and Technology
ThesisSome Optimally Adaptive Parallel Graph Algorithms on EREW PRAM Model (1988)
Doctoral advisorNarsingh Deo

Biography and education

Editorial activities

Founding Editor-in-Chief: Pervasive and Mobile Computing journal (Elsevier, 2004–present);

Associate Editor:

  • ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks (2014–present);
  • IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (2003–2011, 2014–present);
  • ACM/Springer Wireless Networks Journal (2002–present);
  • Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing (Elsevier, 1997–2003, 2009–present);
  • Computer Communications (Elsevier Science, 2009–present);
  • Journal on Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications (Springer, 2007–present);
  • Journal on Self Computing (2013–present)

Publications, patents and books

Das has published 670+ papers, gathering 27,800+ citations according to Google Scholar[1] and 50 invited book chapters. He is one of the most prolific authors in computer science according to DBLP[2] His current h-index is 83.

Books

Awards

Professional membership:

  • IEEE Fellow (2015), for "contributions to parallel and distributed computing".

Research Awards:

  • E.T.S. Shelton Professor Award, Science Foundation of Ireland.
  • IEEE Computer Society Technical Achievement Award for pioneering contributions in Sensor Networks and Mobile Computing.
  • Academy of Distinguished Scholars Award, UT Arlington.
  • University Award for Distinguished Record of Research, UT Arlington.
  • College of Engineering Outstanding Research Award, UT Arlington.
  • Outstanding Faculty Research Award, Dept of Computer Science and Engineering, UT Arlington.
  • Centennial Scholars Award for outstanding research, UNT.
  • ’Fessor Graham Award Nominee and Decker Scholar Award Nominee, UNT.

Teaching Awards:

  • Graduate Dean's Award for Excellence in Doctoral Students Mentoring, UT Arlington.
  • 2008 IEEE Region 5 Outstanding Engineering Educator Award.
  • Lockheed Martin Teaching Excellence Award, UT Arlington.
  • Student Association Honor Professor Award for outstanding teaching, scholarly research, and involvement with student activities, UNT.

Service Awards:

  • IEEE Engineer of the Year Award, Ft-Worth Section.
  • Distinguished Alumni Award Nominee for outstanding professional achievements, UCF, Orlando.
  • Recognition of ACM Service Awards, for contributions as a founder and organizer of the ACM International Workshop on Wireless Mobile Multimedia (WoWMoM).
  • IEEE Computer Society's Appreciation Awards, in recognition of contributions and leadership as General Chair of IEEE MASCOTS (2002, 1998); Vice General Chair of IEEE HiPC.
  • Service Recognition Award, UNT.

References
  1. "Sajal K. Das". Google Scholar Citations. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  2. "Most prolific dblp authors". DBLP. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
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