Sanjoy Paul
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Sanjoy Paul | |
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| Born | January 22, 1962 |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (B.Tech, 1985), University of Maryland, College Park (M.S. 1988, Ph.D. 1992), Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (MBA, 2005) |
| Known for | Reliable Multicast Transport Protocol (RMTP), Internet of things (IoT), Artificial intelligence/Machine learning (AI/ML), Computer networking, Distributed systems |
| Awards | IEEE Fellow, Fellow of National Academy of Inventors |
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| Fields | Computer science, Electrical engineering, Artificial intelligence, Networking |
| Institutions | Rice University |
Sanjoy Paul (born January 22, 1962) is an Indian-American computer scientist, engineer, and academic. He is the Executive Director of the Rice Nexus and is affiliated with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rice University. His research spans computer networking, distributed systems, multimedia communication, and emerging digital technologies, including artificial intelligence and Internet of Things (IoT) applications. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).
Paul received a Bachelor of Technology (Honours) in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in 1985.[1] He subsequently pursued graduate studies at the University of Maryland, College Park, where he earned a Master of Science in Computer Science in 1988 and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 1992.[2]
Paul later completed a Master of Business Administration at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania between 2003 and 2005.[3]
Career
IEEE
Paul has held a range of professional and leadership roles in the academic and research community. He has served as an editor of the IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking and as a guest editor for a special issue on multicasting in IEEE Network.[4]
He has been involved in the organization and governance of several international conferences. He served as a steering committee member of IEEE COMS\NETS (Communication Systems and Networks),[4] and as general chair of the International Conference on Distributed Computing and Networking (ICDCN) in 2011, the Internet Multimedia Services Architecture and Applications (IMSAA) conference in 2010, and the Conference on Communication Systems Software and Middleware (COMSWARE) in 2007. He also served as Technical Program Chair of COMSWARE in 2006.[5]
In addition, Paul has participated as a Technical Program Committee member for various conferences organized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).[6]
Academia
Paul has held faculty and adjunct positions at several institutions. In 2024, he was appointed Executive Director of the Rice Nexus at Rice University.[7] As of 2026, he is affiliated with Rice University's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.[3]
Paul serves as a member of the advisory board of the University of Maryland's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.[8]
Awards and honors
- IEEE William R. Bennett Prize Paper Award, 1997[9]
- Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, Bell Labs, 1998
- Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (FIEEE), 2004[10]
- Schwarzkopf Prize for Technological Innovation, 2008[11]
- Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), 2010
- Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award, New Jersey Research and Development Council, 2013[12]
- Distinguished Alumnus Award, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, 2015[1]
- Featured in Marquis Who's Who in America, 2025[13]
- Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, 2025[14]
- Fellow of the International Academy of Artificial Intelligence Sciences (AAIS), 2026[15]