Debasis Mitra

A mathematic genius from Kolkata, Debasis Mitra received his
BSc and PhD degrees in electrical engineering from London University in 1964 and
1967 respectively. Mitra has worked on broadband networking and is at present
working on optical networking, IP/optical convergence, business planning of
broadband networks and combining economics and network engineering, with focus
on network congestion. His contributions to DSP and adaptive echo cancellation
were integral to the development of technology, whereas his work on network
synchronization was crucial for deployment of digital networks.

A self-professed workaholic, Mitra was elected a Fellow of
the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), the foremost body
of electrical engineers worldwide, in 1989. He was also a Fellow of the Bell
Labs. Some of the patents that Mitra has worked on are for congestion control of
high-speed data networks, traffic shaping and policing, traffic engineering,
network resource sharing, design techniques for network, including VPN, and
power control of multi-service CDMA wireless networks.