Prof. B S Sonde [Ph. D – Indian Institute of Science]
Independent Director – ASM Technologies Ltd.
Current Positions
- Senate Member – Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Bangalore & Dharwad
- Board of Governors
- Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology
- KLE Technological University
- People’s Education Society (PES University)
- Senior Member – Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE), USA
Past Positions
- Former Chairman – Department of Electronics, Working Group on Consumer Electronics, Government of India
- Former Chairman – National Board of Accreditation, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
- Former Chairman – All India Board of UG Studies in Electronics & Telecommunication (E&T) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
- Former Member – Electronics Commission, Government of India
- Former Visiting Professor –
- Stanford University (USA)
- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland)
- Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (Switzerland)
- Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)
- Former Dean – Faculty of Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore
- Former Vice Chancellor – Goa University
- Distinguished Fellow & Past President – Institution of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineers (IETE)
- Founder Chairman – International Society for Hybrid Microelectronics (ISHM), USA, India Chapter
- Honorary Fellow – Indian Society for Technical Education
Awards/Recognition
- Ramlal Wadhwa Gold Medal of Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE)
- Jaya Jayant Award for Teaching Excellence of Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
- Distinguished Alumnus Award of College of Engineering, Pune
- Chapter Development Award of International Society for Hybrid Microelectronics (ISHM) – The Microelectronics Society, USA
- Lifetime Achievement Awards from technical professional societies –
- Indian Statistical Institute (ISI)
- Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE)
- Systems Society of India (SSI)