Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry

Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry Maheshwari
Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry at Governor House after receiving Sitara-e-Imtiaz on March 23, 2023
Born	(1959-01-01) 1 January 1959 (age 66) Kantio, Sindh, Pakistan
Alma mater	Mehran University of Engineering and Technology University of Southampton
Awards	Sitara-i-Imtiaz (2022), Pride of Performance Award, Best Teacher Award, National IT Excellence Award, UNESCO/IAEA Guest Science Award, Presidential Izaz-e-Fazeelat Highest academic Distinction Award, JCI Senator Award
Scientific career
Fields	Electronics engineering, ICT, engineering education [1]
Institutions	Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET) University of Southampton
Website	bschowdhry.info

Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry (born 1 January 1959) is a Pakistani ICT professional and electronics engineer. He is a professor emeritus and advisor at Mehran University of Engineering & Technology (MUET) in Jamshoro, Sindh. He further served as a Dean of the Faculty of Electrical, Electronics, & Computer Engineering from 2011 to 2018. ^[2]

Early life and education

Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry was born on 1 January 1959 in Kantio, Sindh, Pakistan. In 1983, Chowdhry earned a B.E. in electronic engineering with First Class Honours from Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET). He was simultaneously appointed as a lecturer in the electronics engineering program at MUET.

In 1984, he was awarded a Merit Scholarship by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Government of Pakistan to study at the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom, where he received his PhD in 1990. ^[3]

Career

In 2008, he completed a one-year postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Southampton's School of Electronics and Computer Science, under sponsorship by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. ^[3] His research work includes work in wireless sensor networks.

Upon return from the United Kingdom in 2008, he was appointed as Director of the Institute of Information and Communication Technologies (IICT).

He is a guest associate editor of the International Journal of Wireless Personal Communication, published by Springer Germany. ^[4]

He was selected as MUET Lead person for Erasmus Mundus external cooperation Window Project: Mobility of Life at Aalborg University in Aalborg (alternatively spelled Ålborg), Denmark. In 2013, he attended the Erasmus Fellowship under the Strong Ties program at the University of Limerick in Ireland. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Hyderabad Information & Software Association (HiSHA).

Honours and awards

• On 14 August 2022, the President of Pakistan Arif Alvi conferred Chowdhry with the Sitara-i-Imtiaz, the nation's third-highest civilian honour, to recognize his services to the country's public and education sector. ^{[5] [6]}
• Recipient of Millennium Gold Medal, XIIth Star Awards South Asia Publication, 17 May 2002. ^[7]

Book publications

Following is a list of books authored/coauthored or edited by Chowdhry. ISBN numbers mentioned for further information.

• C/C++ for Electronics & Telecommunication Engineers, Published by Mehran Infotech Consultants, Hyderabad, Pakistan, June 2002, 330 pages: ISBN   978-969-8680-01-5.
• The Art of Learning C & MS-Access, Published by Mehran Infotech Consultants, Hyderabad, Pakistan, September 2002, 340 pages
• Programming with C & Building Database with Access, Published by Mehran Infotech Consultants, Hyderabad, Pakistan April 2003, 76 pages. ISBN   978-969-8680-07-7.
• Digital Electronics & Microprocessor Technology, Published by Mehran Infotech Consultants, Hyderabad, Pakistan June 2003, 244 pages.
• Telecommunication Technology, Published by Mehran Infotech Consultants, Hyderabad, Pakistan June 2003, 198 pages. ISBN   978-969-8680-08-4
• Microprocessors & Interfacing Techniques, Published by Mehran Infotech Consultants, Hyderabad, Pakistan Jan 2005, 140 pages. ISBN   978-969-8680-13-8.
• A Practical Book of Amplifiers & Oscillators, Published by Mehran Infotech Consultants, Hyderabad, Pakistan Dec. 2005,
• A Practical Book on Introduction to Computing, by Mehran Infotech Consultants, Hyderabad, Pakistan, January 2006.
• Infotech Insider, by Mehran Infotech Consultants, Pakistan, May 2006, ISBN   978-969-8680-17-6.
• A Practical Book of Electromagnetic Waves and Radiating System, by Mehran Infotech Consultants, Hyderabad, Pakistan, March 2007.
• A Practical Book of Digital Electronics, Published by Mehran InfoTech Consultants, Hyderabad, Pakistan, Jan 2008,
• "Wireless Networks, Information Processing and Systems", CCIS 20, published by Springer Verlag, Germany.
• Career Roadmap Guide for Engineers, recently published, ISBN   978-969-9526-00-8. ^[8]
• "Emerging Trends and Applications in Information Communication Technologies", CCIS 281 published by Springer Verlag, Germany (Main Editor). ISBN   978-3-642-28961-3 ^[9]
• "Wireless Sensor Networks for Developing Countries", CCIS 366 published by Springer Verlag, Germany (Main Editor). ISBN   978-3-642-41053-6. ^[10]
• "The First Book of Electronics Workshop: Can’t Beat A Practical Approach! River Publishers, Denmark. ISBN   978-8-793-10247-7. ^[11]
• "Communication Technologies, Information Security and Sustainable Development", CCIS 414 published by Springer Verlag, Germany (Main Editor) ISBN   978-3319109879 , 978-3319109862 ^[12]

See also

• Mehran University of Engineering and Technology
• University of Southampton

References

1. "Professor Dr B.S. Chowdhry | Mehran University". Muet.edu.pk. 23 September 2002. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
2. "Professor Dr. B.S. Chowdhry | Mehran University". www.muet.edu.pk. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
3. "Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton". Ecs.soton.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
4. Chowdhry, B. S. (19 February 2013). "Successful Transformation of ICT Graduate Program: A Role Model for Developing Countries - Springer". Wireless Personal Communications. 69 (3): 1013–1023. doi:10.1007/s11277-013-1061-8. S2CID   35841875.
5. Raza, Syed Irfan (15 August 2022). "President confers awards for meritorious services". DAWN.COM.
6. "Prof. Dr. Engr. Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry has been awarded Sitara i Imtiaz in recognition of his services for the country on the occasion of Independence Day – MUET Alumni". 15 August 2022.
7. "Archive | Your Source of News on the World Wide Web". Dawn.Com. 20 May 2002. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
8. Wireless Networks Information Processing and Systems - First International Multi Topic Conference. Communications in Computer and Information Science. Springer.com. 2009. ISBN   9783540898528 . Retrieved 1 February 2015.
9. Emerging Trends and Applications in Information Communication Technologies - Second International. Communications in Computer and Information Science. Springer.com. 2012. ISBN   9783642289613 . Retrieved 1 February 2015.
10. Wireless Sensor Networks for Developing Countries - First International Conference, WSN4DC 2013. Communications in Computer and Information Science. Springeronline.com. 2013. ISBN   9783642410536 . Retrieved 1 February 2015.
11. "The First Book of Electronics Workshop: Can't Beat A Practical Approach!". River Publishers. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
12. Communication Technologies, Information Security and Sustainable Development - Springer. Communications in Computer and Information Science. Vol. 414. Link.springer.com. 2014. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-10987-9. ISBN   978-3-319-10986-2. S2CID   2722268.