Sundaraja Sitharama Iyengar
Sundaraja Sitharama Iyengar | |
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| Born | 26 August 1947 |
| Known for | Brooks-Iyengar algorithm, Song (KAIST) - Iyengar (LSU) MobiCon Middleware Computing Platform, Lu-Wu-Iyengar New Detection Algorithm for Spectrum Sensing |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Distributed Sensor Networks, Robotics |
| Institutions | FIU, LSU, Oak Ridge National Lab, Jet Propulsion Lab, US Naval Research Lab, US Army National Office, Indian Institute of Science |
Sundaraja Sitharama Iyengar (born 26 August 1947) is an Indian-American computer scientist and engineer recognized for his pioneering contributions to artificial intelligence, sensor networks, robotics, cybersecurity, and digital forensics. He is currently Distinguished University Professor and Director of the Center of Excellence in Digital Forensics at Florida International University (FIU) in Miami, Florida. He was a visiting Homi Bhabha Distinguished Professor at IGCAR, Kalpakkam and former Satish Dhawan Professor at IISc. Iyengar is widely known for co-developing the Brooks–Iyengar algorithm, a foundational method in fault-tolerant sensor fusion, and has authored over 650 scholarly publications and more than 32 books. He was honored as the ‘Founding Father of AI Science in Digital Forensics’ by the Soft Computing Research Society in February 2025.