Biography

Haranath Kar was born in Bankura, India, in 1968. He received the B.E. degree from Bengal Engineering College in 1989, the M.Tech. degree from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, in 1992 and the Ph.D. degree from University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India, in 2000. After spending a brief period at the Defense Research and Development Organization as a Scientist B, he joined Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT) Allahabad, India, as a Lecturer in 1991, where he became an Assistant Professor in 2001, Associate Professor in 2006 and Professor in 2007. He spent two years with the Atilim University, Turkey (2002–2004) as an Assistant Professor. He served as the Chairman of the Senate Post-Graduate Committee at MNNIT from 2009 to 2010. He was Head of Electronics and Communication Engineering Department at MNNIT from 2013 to 2015. His current research interests are in digital signal processing, nonlinear dynamical systems, delayed systems, robust stability, guaranteed cost control and multidimensional systems. He is a recipient of the 2002–2003 IEE Heaviside Premium Award. In 2005, he received the D.N. Agrawal Award of excellence for his outstanding services rendered in the field of science and technology. Presently, he is a member of editorial board of the Mathematical Problems in Engineering and of the Journal of Engineering