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Ranveer Chandra
Born
Jamshedpur, India
NationalityIndian American
Alma materIIT Kharagpur
Cornell University
OccupationComputer scientist
EmployerMicrosoft
AwardsACM Fellow (2022)
America's 50 Most Disruptive Innovators (2021)
IEEE Fellow (2020)
Innovators Under 35 (2010)

Ranveer Chandra is an Indian American[1] computer scientist who is Managing Director of the Research for Industry group at Microsoft[2] and an affiliate professor at the University of Washington.[3] He is known for his contributions to software-defined networking, wireless networks[4][5] and digital agriculture.[6] Previously, he served as the Chief Scientist at Microsoft Azure Global[7][8][9][10] and currently holds the position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Agri-Food at Microsoft.[11][12][3][7][8]

Early life and education

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Chandra was born and grew up in Jamshedpur, India.[13] He received his B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, and later pursued a PhD in Computer Science from Cornell University.[14][15][16]

Work

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Dr. Chandra began his career at Microsoft Research in Redmond, Washington.[11] One of his notable contributions includes co-inventing wireless hardware virtualization, a technology enabling a Wi-Fi card to connect to multiple wireless networks simultaneously. This innovation, developed in collaboration with Victor Bahl, led to the release of Virtual Wi-Fi by Microsoft in Windows 7 in 2009. This allowed for concurrent network connections, extended Wi-Fi range through relay devices, and localized Wi-Fi hotspots.[17][18]

Chandra also led the white space networking project at Microsoft Research,[19][20] presenting his research at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).[21][22][3] His work in this domain significantly influenced government regulations, such as the FCC's TV white space regulations.[23][24]

In 2015, Chandra initiated Project FarmBeats at Microsoft,[25] which later evolved into Azure Data Manager for Agriculture (ADMA).[26][27] This platform harnesses advanced technologies to enhance farm productivity and reduce costs through data-driven insights.[28][29][30][31][32] His efforts in digital agriculture have been endorsed by Bill Gates, who featured Chandra's work on FarmBeats on GatesNotes.[33][22][34]

Chandra has contributed to various Microsoft products, including Windows, Azure, Visual Studio, and Xbox.[33][19][22] He has published over 100 research papers and holds more than 150 patents granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).[14][35][36] Chandra's work has received over 23,000 citations according to Google Scholar.[37]

Research impact

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Chandra is recognized as an expert in computer systems, with core expertise in networking, wireless, battery, and Internet of Things (IoT) systems. His work in AgTech has led to the development of Microsoft Azure Data Manager for Agriculture (ADMA), adopted by several agriculture companies, such as Bayer and Land O’Lakes, for leveraging digital technologies.[38][39][40][41] His research has also published foundational papers on Chandra's use of AI and GenAI in Agriculture, leading to practical implementations by industry leaders like Bayer and ITC.

Professional service contributions

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Chandra serves on advisory boards for organizations like Cropin and Terramera, utilizing his expertise to enhance agricultural productivity and sustainability.[42][43][44][45] He also contributes to various advisory councils and committees, including the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Technological Advisory Council (TAC)[46] and the Internet of Things (IoT) Advisory Board at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).[47] Additionally, he serves as a co-chair for the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on the Future of Food and Water Security.[48]

Ranveer has frequently contributed to the National Academies, including as the keynote speaker at the 2019 US-UK Scientific Forum on Sustainable Agriculture,[49] serving on the organizing committee for the workshop on Exploring a Dynamic Soil Information System.[50] He is also a member of the National Academies Frontier of Engineering (FOE).[51]

Recognition

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Chandra has served on the PhD committees of over 15 students from top universities, including MIT, Stanford University, CMU, UT Austin, UIUC, University of Wisconsin, University of Washington, and ETH.[2]

Ranveer has been a key speaker for NSF and USDA workshops and presented to the Secretary of Agriculture. His work has been covered by The Economist,[52] BBC,[53] and The Globe and Mail.[54]

He is a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)[55] and a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).[56]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ Potts, Brenda (2023-10-19). "What's Your Story: Ranveer Chandra". Microsoft Research. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  2. ^ a b "Ranveer Chandra at Microsoft Research". Microsoft Research. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  3. ^ a b c "Ranveer Chandra | UW Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering". Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  4. ^ Bahl, Paramvir; Chandra, Ranveer; Moscibroda, Thomas; Murty, Rohan; Welsh, Matt (2009-08-16). "White space networking with wi-fi like connectivity". Proceedings of the ACM SIGCOMM 2009 conference on Data communication. SIGCOMM '09. New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery. pp. 27 38. doi:10.1145/1592568.1592573. ISBN 978-1-60558-594-9.
  5. ^ a b "Best Paper Award | acm sigcomm". www.sigcomm.org. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  6. ^ "Ranveer Chandra is the Managing Director of Research for Industry, CTO of Agri-Food, and Head of Networking Research at Microsoft Research in Redmond, Washington". www.acm.org. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  7. ^ a b "USDA pilots data-driven smart farms powered by Internet of Things". federalnewsnetwork.com. 2019-10-14. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  8. ^ a b "Farm Strong - A Future Built on Resilience: Ranveer Chandra". DTN Progressive Farmer. 2024-05-10. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  9. ^ "Ranveer Chandra of Microsoft to Keynote AgTechx Summit Next Week".
  10. ^ "Dr. Ranveer Chandra, Chief Scientist of Microsoft Azure Global, Joins Terramera's Science & Technology Advisory Council". BioSpace. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
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  12. ^ "Mar. 31: Ranveer Chandra". Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  13. ^ "What's Your Story: Ranveer Chandra - Microsoft Research Podcast". Listen Notes. 2023. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
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  16. ^ "OpenReview". OpenReview. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  17. ^ Bahl, V; Bahl, P; Chandra, Ranveer (August 2003). "MultiNet: Connecting to Multiple IEEE 802.11 Networks Using a Single Wireless Card". Microsoft Research Technical Report (46).
  18. ^ "Microsoft VirtualWiFi clones your Wi-Fi card".
  19. ^ a b "Ranveer Chandra _ Terramera". www.terramera.com. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  20. ^ a b "Feature interview with Ranveer Chandra: author of 'white space networking with wi-fi like connectivity', best SIGCOMM paper 2009 | acm sigcomm". www.sigcomm.org. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  21. ^ "Dynamic Spectrum and TV White Spaces". Microsoft Research. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  22. ^ a b c "World Economic Forum".
  23. ^ Roberts, Sid; Garnett, Paul; Chandra, Ranveer (2015-04-01). "Connecting Africa Using the TV White Spaces: From Research to Real World Deployments". IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
  24. ^ Microsoft. "Finding more space in spectrum". phys.org. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  25. ^ "FarmBeats: AI, Edge & IoT for Agriculture". Microsoft Research. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  26. ^ "Project Azure FarmBeats will be retired on 30 Sep 2023 – transition to Azure Data Manager for Agriculture. | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure". azure.microsoft.com. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  27. ^ "Microsoft to unveil new cloud-based enterprise solutions, advancing innovation and transparency in the agri-food industry".
  28. ^ "Ranveer Chandra of Microsoft AI presents Innovations in Agriculture". Microsoft Research. 2019-11-02. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  29. ^ "How data-driven farming could transform agriculture | Ranveer Chandra | TEDxUniversityofRochester". Microsoft Research. 2019-11-02. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  30. ^ Vasisht, Deepak; Kapetanovic, Zerina; Won, Jongho; Jin, Xinxin; Chandra, Ranveer; Sinha, Sudipta; Kapoor, Ashish; Sudarshan, Madhusudhan; Stratman, Sean (2017). "{FarmBeats}: An {IoT} Platform for {Data-Driven} Agriculture". USENIX Association: 515–529. ISBN 978-1-931971-37-9.
  31. ^ Chandra, Ranveer (2018-07-26). Data-driven farming could transform agriculture. Retrieved 2024-05-12 – via www.ted.com.
  32. ^ Wiggers, Kyle (2019-11-04). "With FarmBeats, Microsoft makes a play for the agriculture market". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  33. ^ a b c "Ranveer Chandra | Institute for Research in Statistics and its Applications". irsa.umn.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  34. ^ Gates, Bill. "Can the Wi-Fi chip in your phone help feed the world?". gatesnotes.com. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  35. ^ "Ranveer Chandra Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
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  37. ^ "Ranveer Chandra". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  38. ^ "Bayer collaborates with Microsoft to unveil new cloud-based enterprise solutions, advancing innovation and transparency in the agri-food industry".
  39. ^ "Scaling Sustainability Through Bayer & Microsoft Partnership".
  40. ^ Center, Microsoft News (2020-07-15). "Land O'Lakes and Microsoft form strategic alliance to pioneer new innovations in agriculture and support rural communities". Stories. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  41. ^ "Land O'Lakes and Microsoft partner to cultivate agtech solutions". CIO. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
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  44. ^ "CropIn raises US$20 Million in Series C funding round led by ABC World Asia to advance the reach of its farm management and predictive analytics solutions". www.cropin.com. 2021-01-06. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
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  46. ^ "Technological Advisory Council - Membership | Federal Communications Commission". www.fcc.gov. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  47. ^ "IoT Advisory Board Members". NIST. 2022-10-13.
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  50. ^ "Exploring a Dynamic Soil Information System: A Workshop". www.nationalacademies.org. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  51. ^ "Ranveer Chandra". www.naefrontiers.org. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  52. ^ "TV dinners". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  53. ^ BBC Newsnight (2017-07-06). A sneak peek inside Microsoft's AI research labs - BBC Newsnight. Retrieved 2024-05-19 – via YouTube.
  54. ^ "Soil sensors, drones and data analytics are the new tools for farmers". The Globe and Mail. 2017-11-27. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
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  56. ^ a b "IEEE Fellows 2020 | IEEE Communications Society". www.comsoc.org. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  57. ^ Newsweek Staff (2021-12-15). "America's Greatest Disruptors: Planet Protectors". Newsweek. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
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