Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan

Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan
Born1 June 1950
Tamil Nadu, India
Other names'Balki'
Alma materCoimbatore Institute of Technology (B.E. Electronics and Communications Engineering ,1972)
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (PhD, 1979)
Occupation(s)Aerospace and computer scientist
Known forSuper computing
AwardsPadma Shri, 2002
INAE Prof. S. N. Mitra Memorial Award
DRDO Academy Excellence Award
CIT Outstanding Alumnus Award
Homi J. Bhabha Award
IISc Alumni Award
J. C. Bose Memorial Award
ISCA Millennium Medal
Institute for the Future Award
ASI Excellence Award
Sri Hari Om Prerit Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Research Award
UNESCO/ROSTSCA Young Scientist Award

Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan is an Indian aerospace and computer scientist. He is a Professor of the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Supercomputer Education Research Centre of Indian Institute of Science and a visiting professor of Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research. Balakrishnan was honored by the Government of India, in 2002, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri