astronomy

Prasant Mohapatra

Prasant Mohapatra is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Prasant Mohapatra rather than just read about it. In short: Prasant Mohapatra is an Indian-American computer scientist. Mohapatra is currently the Provost of the University of South Florida.

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Reference excerpt

Prasant Mohapatra is an Indian-American computer scientist. Mohapatra is currently the Provost of the University of South Florida. Previously, he was Vice Chancellor for Research at University of California Davis (UC-Davis).

Education He received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from National Institute of Technology, Rourkela (1987), and PhD degree from Penn State University (1993).

Career He was (in 2021) a Distinguished Professor in Computer Science and Vice Chancellor for Research at University of California Davis. His research is focused in the domain of wireless and mobile networks. He has researched how to quantify the quality of surveillance in a wireless sensor network. He is known for his contributions to the Quality of service (QoS) provisioning in computer networks. He held the first Tim Bucher Family Endowed Chair in the department of computer science, UC-Davis from 2009 to 2013. He served as Chairman, Department of Computer Science, UC-Davis from 2007 to 2003. From 2013 to 2014 he served as Interim Vice-Provost and CIO. From 2014 to 2016 he served as an Associate Chancellor. From 2016 to 2018 he was Dean and Vice-Provost of Graduate Studies. In 2018, Mohapatra was appointed as the Vice Chancellor for Research. He has been elected as Fellow of the IEEE (2010), and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS; 2012). He has co-authored more than 350 papers in conferences and journals in the areas of wireless networks, mobile communications, cybersecurity, and Internet protocols. He also received the Distinguished Alumnus Award of the National Institute of Technology Rourkela (2015). In January 2023, Mohapatra was named the Provost for the University of South Florida which oversees all areas of academic affairs. He started in March 2023.

References

External links Prasant Mohapatra publications indexed by Google Scholar USF Profile

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Prasant Mohapatra

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Prasant Mohapatra claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Prasant Mohapatra before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Prasant Mohapatra ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Prasant Mohapatra

In research: Prasant Mohapatra appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Prasant Mohapatra in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Prasant Mohapatra is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1966 births, American academics of Indian descent, Computer engineers, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Prasant Mohapatra outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Prasant Mohapatra in simple terms?

Prasant Mohapatra is an Indian-American computer scientist. Mohapatra is currently the Provost of the University of South Florida.

Why does Prasant Mohapatra matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Prasant Mohapatra?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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