ANNOUNCEMENTS

Photographs from the gala event

View pictures of the Infosys Prize Presentation... here

Infosys Prize Presentation

The Honorable Vice President of India, Shri Mohammad Hamid Ansari, gave away the awards, comprising a purse (of INR 50 lakh per category), a 22k gold medallion, and a citation certificate, to the Laureates of the Infosys Prize 2009. more

Announcement of the Laureates

Mr. Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for Human Resource Development, congratulates the Laureates of the Infosys Prize 2009 – Prof. Abhijit Banerjee, Prof. Upinder Singh, Prof. Thanu Padmanabhan, Prof. Ashoke Sen and Prof. K. VijayRaghavan.

NEWS Clippings

The grand challenges of Indian science

In an article in The Hindu, Prof. R. A. Mashelkar, Juror – Infosys Prize in Engineering Sciences, says, “We need to recognize that there is no intellectual democracy; elitism in science is inevitable and needs to be promoted.” read the article here

Special areas of scientific research: Advancing the cause in India

“With fresh wind blowing in bringing global competitiveness and collaboration, attitudes to scientific research will change from that of a routine job to an adventure in creativity,” says Prof. J. V. Narlikar,
Juror - Infosys Prize in Physical Sciences, in an article in The Hindu, in which he discusses scientific research in niche areas. read the article here

Talent attracts talent

Prof. Inder Verma, Jury Chair - Infosys Prize for Life Sciences, writes in the The Hindu - “India needs more science hubs. It is their inhabitants who will determine the achievements which will make lasting contributions to society.” read the article here

Securing India’s science future

Mr. N. R. Narayana Murthy, President of the Board of Trustees – Infosys Science Foundation, writes in The Hindu, “While India is uniquely positioned to use technology for progress, it has in the recent past lagged behind in the quality and spread of science research. The need for a strong science eco-system based on a sound research foundation has an integral connect with India’s development as a world power.” read the article here

Update

The Infosys Prize for Mathematics, awarded by Infosys and the National Institute for Advanced Studies (NIAS) in February 2009, will be presented as the Infosys Prize in the Mathematical Sciences category with effect from 2010.

RELATED INFORMATION

Jon Kleinberg wins 2008 ACM-Infosys Foundation Award

The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and Infosys Foundation presented the 2008 ACM-Infosys Foundation Award in Computing Sciences to Cornell’s Jon Kleinberg for his contributions to the science of networks... more  

Infosys and NIAS announce the winner of the first 'Infosys Mathematics Prize'

Infosys and the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) announced the first-ever winner of the Infosys Mathematics Prize. The winner is Dr. Manindra Agrawal, N. Rama Rao Chair Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT),
Kanpur... more