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'''Kankar Shubra Dasgupta''' is an Indian scientist and academic who works in the field of [[image processing]] and [[Communications satellite|satellite communications]] (SATCOM). He is serving as the Director of [[Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology]], [[Gandhinagar]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]].<ref name=daiict_director1>{{cite news|title=Director for DAIICT|url=http://www.daiict.ac.in/daiict/institute/director.html|accessdate=26 July 2017}}</ref> Prior to joining DA-IICT, he served as the Director of [[Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]]. Dasgupta also served as the Deputy Director, [[Space Applications Centre]], [[Ahmedabad]] and the Director of the Development and Educational Communication Unit of [[Indian Space Research Organisation]].<ref name=hindu_dec10>{{cite news|title=New Director for IIST|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/12/28/stories/2010122853840400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101192246/http://www.hindu.com/2010/12/28/stories/2010122853840400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 January 2011|accessdate=5 June 2011|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=28 December 2010}}</ref><br />
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==Education and career==<br />
K. S. Dasgupta received a B.E. in electronics and telecommunications and a master's degree in computer science from [[Jadavpur University]], then a PhD in electrical engineering from the [[Indian Institute of Technology Bombay]].<ref>{{cite web|title=K.S. Dasgupta|url=http://www.iist.ac.in/administration/director/present/director|publisher=[[Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology|IIST]]|accessdate=5 June 2011}}</ref><br />
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He joined [[Space Applications Centre]] (SAC), a research facility of [[Indian Space Research Organisation]] (ISRO), in 1974, working in the field of [[image processing]] and [[Communications satellite|satellite communications]]. At SAC he led a team that developed various SATCOM applications including rural telephony and [[Grid computing|grid computation]]. He was also involved in the design and development of communication systems and payloads for geosynchronous satellite projects.<ref name=Mathrubhumi>{{cite news|title=K S Dasgupta new director of IIST|url=http://education.mathrubhumi.com/php/news_events_details.php?nid=20265|accessdate=5 June 2011|newspaper=[[Mathrubhumi]]|date=28 December 2010}}</ref><br />
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Dasgupta served as the Director of Development and Educational Communication Unit (DECU) [[Ahmedabad]] before he was appointed Director of the [[Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology]] (IIST) [[Thiruvananthapuram]] in December 2010. He is a recipient of the ISRO performance excellence award for the year 2009.<ref name=hindu_jun11>{{cite news|title=ISRO awards|url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/06/09/stories/2011060960880400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110613015348/http://www.hindu.com/2011/06/09/stories/2011060960880400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 June 2011|accessdate=9 February 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=9 June 2011}}</ref><br />
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