Prof. G.S. Mani

Electronics has become inevitable part of the modern-day warfare, but what Electronic Warfare (EW) really means is not known to many. It is one of the subjects with highest level of confidentiality tag attached to it. It is also a unique part of modern warfare, where attempts are made to keep co-lateral damage to the minimum.
Present talk gives a broad outline of the topic, sharing basic details of the technologies and techniques involved in EW. It also traces the trajectory of EW over the years from the time when theWestern allies expected the ‘mighty river Rhine would present a natural formidable obstacle to German Invasion’ to the present day ongoing ‘Russian – Ukraine war’.

Biography:

Born in 1941, Prof GS Mani had his academic career at University of Mysore, Madras Institute of technology, Chennai, and at Indian Institute of technology, Delhi. He served Indian Defence R&D Organization for about 40 years and retired as Director and Dean of Institute of Armament Technology in 2002. Under his leadership, the Institute was awarded Deemed University status in 2001. He was later Adviser to a leading academic institution, Principal of an engineering college and an Emeritus Professor. He has many achievements to his credit.
-- one of the first persons to be awarded by Government of India for indigenous design and development of Microwave components in 1971.
-- one of the first persons to be awarded an Indian Patent in DRDO in 1972.
-- was associated with building largest Anechoic chamber of the country for antenna testing, and
for developing broadband Indigenous radomes.
-- was instrumental in formulating and conducting Induction training programs for Defence
scientists at All India level.
-- was also associated with teaching and conducting Master’s Degree Courses on many special
subjects related to Defence technology.
-- has guided 2 students for PhD and many students for Master’s degree on applying AI and data
processing in Defence related disciplines.
Some of his awards include
-- Recipient of Import Substitution Award from President of India (1971),
-- “Excellence in Education/R&D” Trophy presented by Governor of Maharashtra (1999),
-- Prof. K. Sreenivasan Award from IETE (2000)
-- Appreciation Award from DEMA (2000),
-- Appreciation certificate for the Mayor of Pune for social service (2014).
-- Appreciation Certificate from IEEE for notable services and contributions towards advancement
of IEEE and engineering (2017).
-- Life Time Achievement award from Society for Data Science for advancing science and
technology for the betterment of society (2023).
Prof Mani is a Senior Life Member of IEEE, Life member of IETE, and a Life member of Society of EMC
Engineers (India).

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Address:Pune, Maharashtra, India