Vijaykrishnan Narayanan is the A. Robert Noll Chair of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the College of Engineering’s associate dean for innovation. Credit: Jeff Xu/Penn State
Vijaykrishnan Narayanan honored with Evan Pugh University Professorship
May 3, 2024
Editor’s note: A version of this article was originally posted on Penn State News.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, the A. Robert Noll Chair of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the College of Engineering’s associate dean for innovation, has been named an Evan Pugh University Professor, one of five this year.
An elite and prestigious distinction conferred by the University on only 79 faculty members since the establishment of the designation in 1960, the professorship is named for Penn State’s founding president, Evan Pugh, a renowned chemist and scholar who was at the helm of the University from 1859 to 1864.
“I am continually impressed by the extraordinary caliber and accomplishments of Penn State’s world-class faculty,” said Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi. “Penn State’s Evan Pugh University Professors embody our commitment to excellence, innovation, creativity, discovery, scholarship and achievement at the highest level.”
Narayanan’s research focuses on computer architecture and design automation, particularly for power-aware systems and emerging technologies. He has co-authored more than 500 papers and supervised the research of 126 graduate students.
Narayanan has received numerous awards and recognitions for his research, including two most influential paper awards, the IEEE Computer Society Edward McCluskey Technical Achievement Award, and the IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on VLSI Distinguished Research Award. He is an elected fellow of IEEE, ACM, AAAS and the U.S. National Academy of Inventors. He served as founding co-editor-in-chief of ACM Journal on Emerging Technologies for Computing Systems and IEEE Transactions on Computer Aided Design for Integrated Circuits and Systems.
Narayanan received a doctorate in computer science and engineering from the University of South Florida and a bachelor’s degree from SVCE, University of Madras.
The Evan Pugh University Professorships are awarded to faculty members who are nationally and internationally recognized leaders in their fields of research or creative activity; demonstrate significant leadership in raising the standards of the University with respect to teaching, research or creativity, and service; display excellent teaching skills with undergraduate and graduate students who go on to achieve distinction in their fields; and receive support from colleagues who also are leaders in their disciplines.
The Office of the Senior Vice President for Research oversees the program, as delegated by the Office of the President. An advisory committee of seven Penn State faculty members, including three Evan Pugh professors, reviews nominations for the honor and makes recommendations to the University president.
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