13 Facts About Sethuraman Panchanathan

Sethuraman Panchanathan resigned from the position on April 24,2025.

Sethuraman Panchanathan previously served at Arizona State University as executive vice president of knowledge enterprise development and chief research and innovation officer.

Sethuraman Panchanathan was director of the Center for Cognitive Ubiquitous Computing, Foundation Chair of Computing and Informatics at the university, and a professor in the School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering, part of the Ira A Fulton Schools of Engineering.

In January 2025, Sethuraman Panchanathan was honored with the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award, by the Government of India.

Sethuraman Panchanathan later enrolled in the doctoral program at the University of Ottawa in Canada and received his Ph.

In 1989, Panchanathan was hired by the University of Ottawa as assistant professor and in 1994 was promoted to associate professor.

Sethuraman Panchanathan founded and led the ASU School of Computing and Informatics and the Department of Biomedical Informatics.

Sethuraman Panchanathan became ASU's chief research officer in 2009, and in 2011, senior vice president of the university's Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development.

In 2016, Sethuraman Panchanathan became executive vice president of ASU Knowledge Enterprise Development and chief research and innovation officer.

In 2022, Sethuraman Panchanathan announced formation of a new Technology, Innovation and Partnership s directorate.

The lawsuit alleged that Sethuraman Panchanathan created a hostile work environment and retaliated against Sagers by demoting her after she raised concerns about his behavior.

Sethuraman Panchanathan mentored over 100 students and scholars, which include graduate students, post-docs, research engineers and research scientists.

Sethuraman Panchanathan spoke on the importance of fostering a culture of innovation to solve grand challenges that society faces today in a 2017 TEDxASU presentation.