Information & Communication Technology

YEAR	WINNERS	SUBJECT OF RESEARCH
2014	Shri Sunil Khandbahale Founder, KHANDBAHALE.com, Nasik	For building a technology enabled Multi-lingual translation platform for languages with extensive vocabulary and for his first ever search-engine algorithm for Marathi language and spell checker software programme.
2013	Dr. Hemant Darbari Executive Director, C-DAC, Pune	For the development of Computer Assisted Translation Systems, Natural Language Based Information Extraction / Retrieval System, Packages for learning Indian languages through Artificial Intelligence and high performance computing system.
2012	Prof. Shiban K. Koul Dy. Director, (Strategy & Planning), IIT, Delhi	For development of an housing assembly for Phase Shifter and products made thereof (Patent assigned to AstraMicrowave -DRDO), suspended stripline to NRD guided transition and Hybrid integrated NRD guided Branch Line Coupler.
2011	Dr. Pradeep Kumar Sinha Senior Director (HPC and R & D), Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Pune	He has led national programs for building Supercomputing Systems and National Supercomputing Facilities, which have helped researchers and scientists carry out their research effectively. He steered the development and deployment of ICT enabled healthcare solutions for better healthcare services to citizens.
2010	Prof. Rajat Moona, Director General, C-DAC, Pune	He has contributed in the development of several large scale applications of ICT at C-DAC and also lead the initiatives in High Performance Computing, multilingual computing, professional electronics, cyber security, cyber forensics, health informatics, software technologies and education and training.
2009	Dr. Raghunath K. Shevgaonkar Director, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi	He has outstanding accomplishments in use of ICT for Higher Education.
2008	Shri Vivek Sawant Managing Director, Maharashtra, Knowledge Corporation Ltd. Pune.	For contribution in the field of e-Governance & I.T. literacy in the State of Maharashtra.
2007	Dr. Rajeev Sangal Director, International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad.	For development of "anuskara system" (Paninian Grammer framework for Natural language Processing, NLP) where translation of Information from regional such as Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Bengali & Punjabi into Hindi is made feasible languages.
2006	Dr. Surendra Prasad Director, IIT, Delhi.	For development of new techniques and algorithms for signal processing and its application in Sonar and Seismic signal processing and in Digital Communication Networks
2005	Dr. Rajendra Pawar Chairman NIIT Ltd.	For contribution to education and training in information technology.
2004	Prof D Dutta Majumdar Professor Emeritus,ISI Kolkata.	For pioneering contributions in computer's memory system, intelligent recognition of non-numerical information and fuzzy soft computing approaches to pattern recognition.
2003	Dr. R Narasimhan Former Professor of Eminence,TIFR, CMC Fellow, Banglore.	For his contribution to parallel-processing techniques retinal-image processing system and visual data processing
2002	Dr. Om Vikas Senior Director, M/o Communications & Information Technology, New Delhi.	For contribution to Indian language processing, translation support and human machine interface systems.
2001	Dr. N. Vijayaditya Director General, National Informatics Centre, New Delhi.	For contribution in Computer data base management system NICNET.
2000	Dr. P. P. Gupta Former Mng. Director, CMC.	For significant and distinguished contributions to the growth of Information Technology in India.
1999	Shri F. C. Kohli Dy. Chairman, TCS.	For contribution to information technology. He participated in information revolution and software development. He has been pioneer in emerging technologies such as speech and handwriting recognition systems.