Dr. Chitre
is currently Vice President and General Manager of Systems & Technology at COMSAT
Laboratories. He has been involved in research and development activities in ATM, ISDN,
VSAT networks, data communications and network systems and architectures. He has been a
major participant in COMSAT's efforts in achieving seamless integration of terrestrial and
satellite networks. Dr. Chitre is the Chairman of the Communications and Interoperability
Section of the Satellite Communications Division of the Telecommunications Industry
Association (TIA). He is also on the Industry Advisory Board of the Center for Commercial
Development of Satellite of the University of Maryland. He has several patents in ISDN and
ATM via Satellite.
Dattakumar M. Chitre received his B.Sc. from the
University of Bombay, India; an M.A. in mathematics from the University of Cambridge,
U.K.; and a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Maryland. |
