Raj Reddy is a pioneer in robotics, artificial intelligence, and speech recognition. He was awarded the prestigious Turing Award. He has been working with computers for more than six decades. The Computer History Museum (CHM) located in Mountain View, California inducted him as a fellow on Thursday, June 24, 2021. International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH) has opened the Raj Reddy Center for Technology and Society (RCTS) to promote the use of technology for social impact. Speaking at the event, Prof Raj Reddy said, “Technology and society has been a key theme in my life for a long time. Reddy founded the Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute, one of the top three labs in the world exploring applied robotics technology research. Reddy has influenced thousands of students, many of whom have gone on to make vital and important contributions to computer science, artificial intelligence, and robotics, over a five-decade teaching career. His current research interests include: Universal Digital Libraries - Anytime Anywhere Access to Monuments, Books, and Newspaper Archives-1000 newspapers for 1000 years, Role of ICT in Developing Economies; and Learning Science and Technologies.
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