OSC Graduate Associate Introduces National Leader

Mar 22, 2012

Columbus, Ohio (March 22, 2012) – Vijay Gadepally, a graduate research associate at the Ohio Supercomputer Center, represented The Ohio State University student body as he introduced President Barack Obama, who was on campus March 22 to promote his energy policy.

Photo: Vijay Gadepally
Vijay Gadepally

Gadepally was selected for the honor because he currently serves as the president of Ohio State's Council of Graduate Students. In this role, he is responsible for directing the activities of Ohio State's 12,000 graduate student's government.

A doctoral candidate in electrical and computer engineering at The Ohio State University, Gadepally is researching autonomous vehicles and statistical modeling of driver behavior. He also is interested in the public policy aspects of autonomous vehicles.

“Here at OSC, we’re very proud of Vijay’s accomplishments. He is clearly a natural leader, balancing his active research work with his role as President of the Council of Graduate Students at OSU,” said Ashok Krishnamurthy, interim co-executive director of OSC and Gadepally's advisor.

Gadepally holds a B.Tech degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India.

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