Brief Biography
Prof. Prahlad Vadakkepat
PhD, MTech: IIT Madras | BTech (Hons.) Calicut Univ.
Fellow IETE | Senior Member IEEE
Associate Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
National University of Singapore
4 Engineering Drive 3, Singapore 117576
T: +65 6516 2296 F: +65 6779 1103
E: prahlad at nus dot edu dot sg
It is my passion to work with robots.
I dream of a world where humans and robots live in harmony.
- General Chair, FIRA Robot World Congress and Cup Bangalore 2010
- Member, CII National Committee on Robotics, Confederation of Indian Industries
- Nominee, 2009 Spirit of Enterprise Award, Singapore : interview transcript
- Associate Editor, International Journal of Humanoid Robotics
- General Secretary, Federation of Int. Robosoccer Association – FIRA
- Director, Robhatah (Robotic Solutions) Pte. Ltd. (Singapore, Bangalore)
- Senior Member, IEEE – Since 2005
- Secretary, IEEE Singapore Section, 2005
- Technical Activity Coordinator, IEEE Region 10 (Asia-Pacific), 2001–02
- Fellow, Inst. of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers India, Since 2005
- Humanoid World Champion, FIRA RoboWorld Cup: 2003, 2005, 2006
- Trustee, Margadeepthi Charitable Trust, Palghat, Kerala, India
- Founded Grama Samskrithy Foundation, Palghat, Kerala, India
