IIT Delhi alumnus endows ‘Pillay Chair Professor’ in electrical engineering department

NEW DELHI: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi alumnus Sanjay Pillay has endowed the “Pillay Chair Professor” in the Department of Electrical Engineering. This chair will enhance the Institute’s strength to promote excellence and leadership in teaching, research, and development in machine learning, VLSI design and Sensors in the Electrical Engineering Department, IIT Delhi said.

Sanjay Pillay received a BTech degree from IIT Delhi in Electrical Engineering in 1991. Sharing his experiences as a student at IIT Delhi, he said, “IIT Delhi has played an integral role in shaping the person I am today, and I will be forever grateful for the guidance, education, and experience I received here. It is an honor to support IIT Delhi, and my privilege to be associated with the establishment of the chair.”

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Pillay said he wanted to establish the chair for the Electrical Engineering department as his father and brother Ajay Pillai are also alumni from the department while his sister is an alumna from the Civil Engineering department. He further said that he wanted to dedicate this chair to his family.

As per IIT Delhi’s official notification, “Sanjay is an experienced entrepreneur, innovator, technology leader and specializes in functional safety and EDA tool development. It also includes audio, video, data compression, design analysis and fault coverage algorithms.

Speaking of the chair endowed by Sanjay Pillay, Jayadeva, Head, Electrical Engineering Department said, “The Institute welcomes and thanks Pillay for his initiative in Electrical Engineering department - the QS#1 ranked department in India in Electronics and Electrical Engineering.”

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V Ramgopal Rao, Director, IIT Delhi said, “I am happy to note that Sanjay Pillay and his family are endowing this Chair in the Department of Electrical Engineering. IIT Delhi is proud of its alumni who serve as role models for many in the younger generation. So many of our alumni getting connected with the Institute and giving back to their alma mater is a testimony to the high regard they have for their Institute and an acknowledgement of the role IIT Delhi has played in their careers. We wish them further success”.