Mathukumalli Vidyasagar

Dr. Mathukumalli Vidyasagar is the Cecil & Ida Green Chair in Systems Biology Science at The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas), serving as Professor of Bioengineering and Head of the Bioengineering Department. He holds a part-time appointment as Distinguished Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad through the Jawaharlal Nehru Science Fellowship (2015–present). His academic journey includes roles as Director of the Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (1989–2000) and Executive Vice President at Tata Consultancy Services (2000–2009).

He earned B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison (1965–1969). His research focuses on control theory, systems biology, and computational biology, with applications to cancer diagnostics and machine learning. Notable contributions include work on robust control, L1-optimal control, and statistical learning theory.

Dr. Vidyasagar has authored over 140 peer-reviewed papers and 11 books. His accolades include Royal Society Fellowship (2012), IEEE Control Systems Award (2008), and the Rufus Oldenburger Medal (2012). He has advised 14 Ph.D. and 12 M.S. students, and sponsored 8 postdoctoral scholars.