K. Chidananda Gowda is an Indian academic who served as the

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of the

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, which is located in the state of

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. He is also the son-in-law of the

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Poet, Kuvempu, after whom the Kuvempu University is named. He has published many papers, mainly in the field of

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Early life

Chidananda Gowda was born in the village of Chokkady, near

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on 15 June 1942. He completed his graduation in Engineering from the

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in 1964. He continued his studies and obtained a Master's degree in Engineering from the

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in 1969. He returned to Bangalore and completed his PhD from the

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in 1979. He married Tarini, the second daughter of Kuvempu. He also spent two years at

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and one year at

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for conducting post-doctoral research.

Education

He earned his Bachelor of Engineering in 1964 from University Visveswaraya College of Engineering, Bangalore. Followed by his Master of Engineering in 1969 from M.S.University of Baroda, Baroda. He then received his Ph.D. in 1979 from

, Bangalore. His Post-Doctoral Research has been two years with

, New York, USA 1981-1983 and 1 year with

, Paris, FRANCE 1989-1990.

Career

Prof. Chidananda Gowda joined the

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as a Professor in the

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department and later went on to head the department. He also served as the Vice Principal of the College for about 5 years and later as the Principal for about 1.5 years. He was also a visiting professor at

. He was appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of the Kuvempu University of 18 January 2002, a post which he held till 19 January 2006. He has chaired technical conferences at Zurich,

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and

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. He is currently a Distinguished Professor of Computer Science at the International School of Information Management, University of Mysore, Mysore. Many also refer to him as the father of Symbolic Data Analysis in the English-speaking world. During his tenure as the Vice-Chancellor, he had to face tough situations like the allegation that the University colleges were being used as a training centre for Naxalites. He is credited to have improved the infrastructure at the University. He also was responsible for starting new departments of

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, microbiology,

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in the University. The distance education program saw a significant growth in his tenure. He has also authored books in

and

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. Some of his Kannada books include ''Engineering Geetegalu'' (Engineering Songs - 1980), ''Putaanigala Vignyana Padyagalu'' (Poems on Science for kids - 1984) and ''Samparka Madhyamagalu'' (Communication media - 1999).

Contributions to Karnataka and Kannada

Books in Kannada on Science and Technology

:Putanigala Vignana Padyagalu (Poems in Kannada based on Science for children), Received Karnataka Sahitya Award(1986) :Engineering Gethegalu : Vijnana Vachanagalu :Pattedari Padyagalu :Tantrajna Tripadigalu :Baduku-Belaku-Chutuku-Vol.1, & Vol.2 :Computer (Introductory book in Kannada) :Samparka Madhyamagalu ( Book on Electronic Communication in Kannada)

Kannada Software Development

: Chief Adviser, Development of Kannada Software “Kuvempu Kannada Tantramsha” of Kannada University, Hampi, 2007 :Chairman, Kannada Software Development Committee

Editor of Kannada Dictionary and Achchagannada Kavya

:Accha Kannada Nudikosha (2014) : Samagra Achagannad kavya (2014)

President, Prathama Kannada Ganaka Sammelana

: First President of Kannada Computer Conference organized by Kannada Sahitya Parishat, and Ganaka Parishat in Bangalore on 19,20, August, 2006.

New Initiatives at University Level in
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As Vice-Chancellor of

, initiated the following: :Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) at Post-graduate Level. : Semester System at Under-graduate Level.

Positions held - earlier

Vice-Chancellor,

(18-1-2002 to 18-1-2006)
Member, Board of Governors, I.I.T. Bombay(April 2002 to March 2005)
AICTE Emeritus Professor of Computer Science
Member of the Syndicate,

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, Calcutta (2000-2002)
Dean of Engineering,

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: 2 years (1993-94)
Former Principal & Professor of Computer Science & Engg., SJCE., Mysore

Professional recognition

Visiting Professor at

, Paris, France (1979)
Curriculum Vita included in “ Who is Who” prepared by Classification Research, Germany
Chaired IECON Conference In Tokyo, Japan (Oct, 1984)
Charied a Conference In Zurich (Aug. 1986)
Chaired a Conference In Paris (1995)
Invited to KESDA’98 Conference, Luxembourg (1998)
Invited Talk in the ECML Conference, Pisa, Italy (2004)
Fellow of Institution of Engineers, India
AICTE Expert ( Emeritus Professor Selection, Project Review/Selection)
ISTE Visiting Professor (1992-93)

Awards

In 1986 Prof. Chidananda Gowda was awarded the ''Kannada Sahitya Akademi'' award for his book, ''Putaanigala Vignyana Padyagalu''. In 1995 he was given the M. Visveswaraya Technical Award for his contributions to engineering. In 2019 he received the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chidananda Gowda, K. Educators from Karnataka 1942 births Living people People from Dakshina Kannada district Bangalore University alumni Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda alumni Indian Institute of Science alumni Engineers from Karnataka Indian male poets Poets from Karnataka 20th-century Indian engineers Recipients of the Rajyotsava Award 2019