Kunal Narayan Chaudhury

Kunal Narayan Chaudhury serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, specializing in Computational Imaging, Convex Optimization, and Machine Learning.

His educational journey includes:

• Postdoc from Princeton University (2011-2014)
• PhD from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), 2011
• ME from Indian Institute of Science, India, 2005
• BE from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, 2003

Chaudhury's research integrates algorithmic innovation with practical applications: Computational Imaging focuses on image reconstruction techniques; Convex Optimization develops scalable solvers for complex systems; and Machine Learning leverages optimization frameworks for model training. His work bridges theoretical foundations and real-world implementation in signal processing domains.

Notable honors include:

• SERB-STAR Research Award (2021) from DST, Government of India
• Swiss National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
• Gold medal for M.E. in System Science and Automation at IISc

He actively contributes to academia through teaching core courses like Linear Algebra, Advanced Convex Optimization, and Computational Linear Algebra, while leading the Lab for Imaging Sciences and Algorithms (LISA) which drives interdisciplinary projects in imaging algorithm development.