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The Purdue University Board of Trustees, recently in a meeting ratified the name of Ananth Grama and officially appointed him as the Distinguished Professor of Computer Science. Grama is one of the four exceptional faculty members ratified and this prestigious appointment recognizes Grama’s distinguished career as a researcher and educator.
Throughout his tenure at Purdue Computer Science, he has made impactful contributions to the development of software systems and methodologies for resource management and the execution of complex scientific applications across a range of platforms—from small embedded controllers to large-scale cloud-powered data centers.
Grama is also known for authoring widely used textbooks and materials that have become foundational references within the computing community. Grama’s extensive accolades include serving on editorial boards for prominent journals such as Parallel Computing and IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Computing.
He has been an active member of program committees for leading conferences and has chaired study sections for the National Institutes of Health, as well as review and advisory boards for the National Science Foundation and Department of Energy.
A fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Grama’s honors include a National Science Foundation CAREER Award, Purdue’s Faculty Scholar Award, College of Science Outstanding Teacher Award, and College of Science Distinguished Research Award.
Additionally, he has been recognized as a University of Minnesota Distinguished Alumnus and received the Amazon Research Award, among other distinctions.
“Professor Ananth Grama’s numerous contributions to parallel and distributed computing encompass architectures, algorithms, and software, with broad applications in data science and machine learning,” said Petros Drineas, professor and head of the Department of Computer Science.
“His dedication to research and education shapes the future of Purdue’s Department of Computer Science and enhances our global reputation. We are very proud to celebrate his appointment as a Distinguished Professor of Computer Science.”
Grama holds BE, University of Roorkee, Computer Science and Technology (1989), MS, Wayne State University, Computer Engineering (1990) and PhD, University of Minnesota, Computer Science (1996).
