Shankar Sastry
Also known as S. Shankar Sastry
Shankar Sastry is a former dean of engineering at UC Berkeley, and he co-wrote a book on 3D vision. The International Conference on Computer Vision gave him its 1999 Marr Prize for best paper. He led DARPA's Information Technology Office from 1999 to early 2001, and he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2001. He is chancellor of Plaksha University, where he became founding chancellor in November 2022.
Timeline
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1977–1981
Degrees from IIT Bombay and Berkeley
He earns a bachelor's degree from IIT Bombay in 1977 and a PhD from UC Berkeley in 1981.
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1999
A Marr Prize for best paper
He receives the 1999 David Marr Prize for best paper at the International Conference on Computer Vision.
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1999–2001
Leading DARPA's IT office
He directs the Information Technology Office at DARPA from 1999 to early 2001.
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2001
Elected to the National Academy
He is elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2001.
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2003
An Invitation to 3D Vision
He co-writes the book An Invitation to 3D Vision: From Images to Models, published in 2003.
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2008–2018
Dean of engineering at Berkeley
He serves as dean of engineering at Berkeley from 2008 to 2018.
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November 2022
Founding chancellor at Plaksha
He becomes founding chancellor of Plaksha University in November 2022.
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July 2026
Chancellor of Plaksha University
He is chancellor of Plaksha University and addresses graduates at its second convocation in July 2026.
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- Shankar Sastry - Wikipedia
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- S. Shankar Sastry | Research UC Berkeley
- Shankar Sastry - CHM
- Plaksha University appoints Dr. S. Shankar Sastry of the University of California, Berkeley, as the Founding Chancellor
- University of California, Berkeley's dean appointed Plaksha University's founding chancellor
- Plaksha University Hosts Second Convocation