IIT student chosen for US Council on Competitiveness

Pradeep Khosla, an Indian-American globally known as an authority on robotics, has been chosen to join an esteemed council, committed to US competitiveness in the global economy.

Pradeep Khosla, an IIT Kharagpur alumnus has been elected to join the Council on Competitiveness -- a select group of corporate CEOs, university presidents and labor leaders to evaluate economic test and direct American competitiveness in this globalize world.

"An internationally recognized authority on robotics, embedded systems, technology education, innovation and cyber security, Carnegie Mellon's Pradeep Khosla is an outstanding addition to our newly formed Technology Leadership Strategy Initiative," said Deborah Wince-Smith, president of the Washington, DC-based council.

In recent times He was appointed for a second five year term as dean of the Carnegie Institute of technology, in credit of his management in research and education initiatives both inside the university and internationally.

Khosla will join academic researchers and business leaders to serve next three years on the Technology Leadership Strategy Initiative, a joint effort designed to plan the most promised frontiers of technology and competitive advantage for the United States.