Krishnendu Chakrabarty

Krishnendu Chakrabarty is the John Cocke Distinguished Professor of Engineering and Professor of Computer Science at Duke University, chairing the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. His research focuses on integrated circuits testing, microfluidics, biochips, and cyberphysical systems. He holds honorary titles from institutions globally and has received over a dozen best-paper awards.

Education: B.Tech from IIT Kharagpur (1990), M.S.E. and Ph.D. from University of Michigan (1992, 1995). Awards include Humboldt Research Award (2013), IEEE Computer Society Technical Achievement Award (2015), and AAAS Fellowship (2018).

Research explores fault diagnosis in hardware, smart manufacturing, and biochip automation. His cyberphysical systems work includes hybrid microfluidic platforms for single-cell analysis and droplet-based bioassays. Collaborations with TUM-IAS focus on Microfluidic Design Automation (MDA).

Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on VLSI Systems and former Editor of ACM Journal on Emerging Technologies. Active in academic leadership and interdisciplinary projects, emphasizing sustainability and advanced manufacturing.