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| name = [[Hiremagalur]] Krishnaswamy Kesavan | | name = [[Hiremagalur]] Krishnaswamy Kesavan | ||
| image = HKKesavan2002.jpg | | image = HKKesavan2002.jpg | ||
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1926|6|14}} | | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1926|6|14}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], India | | birth_place = [[Bangalore]], Mysore State (now [[Karnataka]]), India | ||
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2014|11|26|1926|6|14}} | | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2014|11|26|1926|6|14}} | ||
| death_place = [[Waterloo, Ontario]], Canada | | death_place = [[Waterloo, Ontario]], Canada | ||
| field = [[Electrical | | field = [[Electrical engineering]]<br />[[Systems theory]]<br />[[Information theory]] | ||
| alma_mater = [[University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering]]<br>[[University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign]]<br>[[Michigan State University]] | | alma_mater = [[University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering]]<br />[[University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign]]<br />[[Michigan State University]] | ||
| workplaces = [[Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur]]<br>[[University of Waterloo]] | | workplaces = [[Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur]]<br />[[University of Waterloo]] | ||
| doctoral_advisor = Herman E. Koenig | | doctoral_advisor = Herman E. Koenig | ||
| doctoral_students= | | doctoral_students= | ||
| known_for = | | known_for = [[Linear graph theory]], entropy optimization | ||
| prizes = | | prizes = | ||
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'''Hiremagalur Krishnaswamy Kesavan''', known as '''H.K. Kesavan''' | '''Hiremagalur Krishnaswamy Kesavan''', known as '''H. K. Kesavan''' (14 June 1926 – 26 November 2014), was an Indian professor in the Faculty of Engineering at the [[University of Waterloo]], Ontario, Canada. | ||
==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
H.K. Kesavan was born on 14 June 1926 in Bangalore, India.<ref name="IRE Transactions on Education 1961">[ | H.K. Kesavan was born on 14 June 1926 in Bangalore, India, to a [[Hebbar Iyengar]] family.<ref name="IRE Transactions on Education 1961">[https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=4322205 ''IRE Transactions on Education''], Vol. 4, Issue 3, pub. Sept. 1961, p. 128 (visited 26 November 2014)</ref> He received his undergraduate degrees in science and engineering from the Central College and the Government Engineering College (now called [[University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering]]) in [[Bangalore]]. He received his M.S. degree from the [[University of Illinois]] in 1956 and his Ph.D. from [[Michigan State University]] in 1959, both in electrical engineering. He was an instructor at Michigan State from 1956 to 1959, and assistant professor in 1959–1960.<ref name="IRE Transactions on Education 1961"/> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
===Early career, 1960-1963=== | |||
===Early | |||
In 1960, he was appointed as associate professor at the [[University of Waterloo]],<ref name="IRE Transactions on Education 1961"/> eventually serving as chairman of the Electrical Engineering department. During this time, he also spent a year back at Michigan State where he finished co-authoring his first book, ''Analysis of Discrete Physical Systems'', co-authored with Herman Koenig and Yilmaz Tokad and published several years later.<ref>''Analysis of Discrete Physical Systems'', H. E. Koenig, H. K. Kesavan, and Y. Tokad, McGraw-Hill (1967)</ref> | In 1960, he was appointed as associate professor at the [[University of Waterloo]],<ref name="IRE Transactions on Education 1961"/> eventually serving as chairman of the Electrical Engineering department. During this time, he also spent a year back at Michigan State where he finished co-authoring his first book, ''Analysis of Discrete Physical Systems'', co-authored with Herman Koenig and Yilmaz Tokad and published several years later.<ref>''Analysis of Discrete Physical Systems'', H. E. Koenig, H. K. Kesavan, and Y. Tokad, McGraw-Hill (1967)</ref> | ||
===IIT Kanpur, 1964- | ===IIT Kanpur, 1964-1968=== | ||
For a period of five years, he returned to India to serve as the first chairman of Electrical Engineering at the [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur]] and concurrently as head of its nationally significant Computer Centre. He was also the first Dean of Research and Development at the IIT.<ref>See generally ''An Eye for Excellence: Fifty Innovative Years of IIT Kanpur'' by E. C. Subbarao, HarperCollins (2008). A picture of Prof. Kesavan giving a tour of the Computer Centre to Indian Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]] on 17 September 1966 appears on p. 276.</ref> | For a period of five years, he returned to India to serve as the first chairman of Electrical Engineering at the [[Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur]] and concurrently as head of its nationally significant Computer Centre. He was also the first Dean of Research and Development at the IIT.<ref>See generally ''An Eye for Excellence: Fifty Innovative Years of IIT Kanpur'' by E. C. Subbarao, HarperCollins (2008). A picture of Prof. Kesavan giving a tour of the Computer Centre to Indian Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]] on 17 September 1966 appears on p. 276.</ref> | ||
===Waterloo, 1968- | ===Waterloo, 1968-1991=== | ||
He returned to Waterloo to serve as the founding chairman of the Department of Systems Design engineering. He has published numerous technical papers and books on [[systems theory]], applications of [[linear graph theory]] and [[entropy]] optimization principles. | He returned to Waterloo to serve as the founding chairman of the Department of Systems Design engineering. He has published numerous technical papers and books on [[systems theory]], applications of [[linear graph theory]] and [[entropy]] optimization principles. | ||
==Science and | ==Science and philosophy== | ||
Kesavan maintained a lifelong interest in the philosophical aspects of science. His book, ''Science and Spirituality'' presents a global view of [[Vedic]] philosophy from the insights that science and spirituality provide. | Kesavan maintained a lifelong interest in the philosophical aspects of science. His book, ''Science and Spirituality'' presents a global view of [[Vedic]] philosophy from the insights that science and spirituality provide.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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Hiremagalur Krishnaswamy Kesavan | |
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| Born | 14 June 1926 |
| Died | 26 November 2014 (aged 88) Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Michigan State University |
| Known for | Linear graph theory, entropy optimization |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electrical engineering Systems theory Information theory |
| Institutions | Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur University of Waterloo |
| Doctoral advisor | Herman E. Koenig |
Hiremagalur Krishnaswamy Kesavan, known as H. K. Kesavan (14 June 1926 – 26 November 2014), was an Indian professor in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
H.K. Kesavan was born on 14 June 1926 in Bangalore, India, to a Hebbar Iyengar family.[1] He received his undergraduate degrees in science and engineering from the Central College and the Government Engineering College (now called University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering) in Bangalore. He received his M.S. degree from the University of Illinois in 1956 and his Ph.D. from Michigan State University in 1959, both in electrical engineering. He was an instructor at Michigan State from 1956 to 1959, and assistant professor in 1959–1960.[1]
Career[edit | edit source]
Early career, 1960-1963[edit | edit source]
In 1960, he was appointed as associate professor at the University of Waterloo,[1] eventually serving as chairman of the Electrical Engineering department. During this time, he also spent a year back at Michigan State where he finished co-authoring his first book, Analysis of Discrete Physical Systems, co-authored with Herman Koenig and Yilmaz Tokad and published several years later.[2]
IIT Kanpur, 1964-1968[edit | edit source]
For a period of five years, he returned to India to serve as the first chairman of Electrical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and concurrently as head of its nationally significant Computer Centre. He was also the first Dean of Research and Development at the IIT.[3]
Waterloo, 1968-1991[edit | edit source]
He returned to Waterloo to serve as the founding chairman of the Department of Systems Design engineering. He has published numerous technical papers and books on systems theory, applications of linear graph theory and entropy optimization principles.
Science and philosophy[edit | edit source]
Kesavan maintained a lifelong interest in the philosophical aspects of science. His book, Science and Spirituality presents a global view of Vedic philosophy from the insights that science and spirituality provide.[citation needed]
External links[edit | edit source]
- H.K. Kesavan remembrance, The Globe and Mail, 20 May 2015
- Books and papers (up to 1992) by H.K. Kesavan
- Memorial website (contains extended biography)
- H.K. Kesavan biography from the Spiritual Heritage Education Network
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 IRE Transactions on Education, Vol. 4, Issue 3, pub. Sept. 1961, p. 128 (visited 26 November 2014)
- ↑ Analysis of Discrete Physical Systems, H. E. Koenig, H. K. Kesavan, and Y. Tokad, McGraw-Hill (1967)
- ↑ See generally An Eye for Excellence: Fifty Innovative Years of IIT Kanpur by E. C. Subbarao, HarperCollins (2008). A picture of Prof. Kesavan giving a tour of the Computer Centre to Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on 17 September 1966 appears on p. 276.