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Dr. Chitre is currently Vice President
of Technology Development 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. |
