George W. Thorn Award

Jithin Jagannath, MS ’13.

Jithin Jagannath, MS ’13

Jagannath received a doctorate in electrical Engineering from Northeastern University and currently serves as chief scientist of technology at ANDRO Computational Solutions and the founding director of its Marconi-Rosenblatt AI Innovation Lab. He has been the principal investigator of several innovative research and development projects for multiple customers including the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, etc. 

He has been a prolific inventor with over 15 patents (approved and pending) in the field of machine learning and wireless communication. Jagannath has been invited to give scholarly talks including keynote speeches and panelist roles at leading conferences including Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) Symposium and the Associating of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Exposition and Meeting. Jagannath has been cited in more than 15 newspaper articles for his innovative solutions and programs related to applied machine learning and wireless communications. 

Jagannath is an IEEE Senior Member and continues to provide support as a Technical Program Committee for several IEEE conferences. He has already published over 45 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters and has received the best paper award. He has been appointed as the IEEE Signal Processing Society representative to the IEEE Internet of Things Journal steering committee and has been invited to join the editorial board of leading journals such as Elsevier’s Computer Networks. In 2021, Jagannath received the IEEE Region 1 Technological Innovation Award. Dr. Jagannath is also the recipient of the Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association International (AFCEA) International Meritorious Rising Star Award for Achievement in Engineering and the AFCEA 40 Under Forty award. 

George W. Thorn Award

The Thorn Award is given to University at Buffalo alumni under 40 who have made outstanding contributions to their career fields or academic areas.