Infosys Prize
| The Infosys Prize | |
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| Awarded for |
contributions in six categories: |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Infosys Science Foundation |
| First awarded | 2008 |
| Official website | http://www.infosys-science-foundation.com |
contributions in six categories:
The Infosys Prize is an annual award given to scientists, researchers, engineers and social scientists in India by the Infosys Science Foundation and ranks among the highest monetary awards in India to recognize scientific research. The Prize was originally given across five categories: Engineering and Computer Science, Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences and Social Sciences but a sixth category – the Humanities – was added in 2012. The prize for each category includes a gold medallion, a citation certificate, and prize money of Rs. 55 Lakh (over US$90000).
The Infosys Science Foundation (ISF) on 16 November 2015 announced the winners of the Infosys Prize 2015.
Engineering and Computer Science – Umesh Waghmare, Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru Center for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore.
Humanities – Jonardon Ganeri, Professor, Global Network Visiting Professor of Philosophy, New York University and Recurrent Visiting Professor, Department of Philosophy, King’s College, London.
Life Science – Amit Sharma, Professor and Head at Structural and Computational Biology group at international center for Genetic Engineering & Biology (ICGEB), New Delhi.
Mathematical Sciences – Mahan Mj, Professor, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, Belūr/TIFR Mumbai.
Physical Sciences – G. Ravindra Kumar Professor, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research.
Social Sciences – Srinath Raghavan, Professor, Center for Policy Research, New Delhi.
Infosys Science Foundation announced the names of Infosys Prize 2014 winners for six categories on 13 November 2014.
Engineering and Computer Science – Jayant Haritsa, Professor, Supercomputer Education and Research Centre (SERC) and Chair, Department of Computer Science and Automation (CSA), Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Humanities – Shamnad Basheer, Founder and Managing Trustee, Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access (IDIA), Bengaluru and Founder, SpicyIP
Life Sciences – Shubha Tole, Professor, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai
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