Dwijesh Dutta Majumdar


Dwijesh Kumar Dutta Majumder INSA is a Professor Emeritus in the Computer and Communication Science Division of the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata and Honorary Director-Secretary of the Institute of Cybernetics Systems and Information Technology in the same city. He is also an Emeritus Scientist of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, operated by the Government of India.

Career

Dwijesh Kumar Dutta Majumder obtained a BSc in physics honors with a First Class First distinction from Guwahati University before studying at the Rajabazar Science College, University of Calcutta, where he was awarded an MSc in 1955 and a PhD in 1962 in Radiophysics and Electronics.
Majumdar worked for the Computer Development and Research Division of the Indian Statistical Institute and there helped to develop magnetic memory systems and other digital electronic circuits. In particular, he had a role in building the first solid state transistorised computer in India, which was called ISI-JU-1.
In 1964, Majumdar visited the University of Michigan, USA, to work with N. R. Scott on computer system design, pattern recognition and problems related to both computer and human memory, He was awarded a UNDP Fellowship for this purpose.
Majumdar subsequently became Head of the Computer and Communication Sciences Unit, Professor-in-Charge of Physical & Earth Sciences Division, and Joint Secretary and Joint Director of ISI. He has published around 500 research and several books.

Honours

Majumdar has received recognition for his work, including:
He has been elected as a Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy, the Indian National Academy of Engineering and the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World.