Prof. Pravin Varaiya is one of the most distinguished researchers in information science and network systems. He obtained his PhD degree at UC Berkeley in 1966, and has been on the Berkeley faculty since then. He was Nortel Networks Distinguished Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences. From 1975 to 1992 he was also Professor of Economics at Berkeley.

Prof. Varaiya's research covers most sub-fields in electrical engineering and computer sciences and interacts with other engineering disciplines as well as economics, business and urban design. His research ranges from sensory technology development, to the design, management and control of communication networks, intelligent transport systems, electric power transmission systems and urban economic systems.

Prof. Varaiya has held a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Miller Research Professorship. He received honorary doctorates from L'Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse and L'Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, and the Field Medal and Bode Lecture Prize of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Control Systems Society. He is also a Fellow of IEEE, a member of the US National Academy of Engineering, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.  

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