Dr. Sethuraman "Panch" Panchanathan
Position
Director, National Science Foundation
Department
National Science Foundation
Research Profile
In June, 2020, Sethuraman “Panch” Panchanathan was appointed by U.S. President Donald Trump as Director of the National Science Foundation. Panch previously spent more than 20 years in leadership positions at Arizona State University, including service as Executive Vice President of ASU’s Knowledge Enterprise and Chief Research and Technology Officer for ASU. He is officially on an extended leave of absence from the university as he devotes his time to advancing the U.S. science and technology agenda on a national and global scale.
Publications
Optimization-based Domain Adaptation towards Person-Adaptive Classification Models
2011
Active Batch Selection for Fuzzy Classification in Facial Expression Recognition
2011
Motor learning using a kinematic-vibrotactile mapping targeting fundamental movements
2011
Enriching Social Situational Awareness in Remote Interactions: Insights and Inspirations from Disability Focused Research
2010