Guruprasad (Guru) Madhavan earned his B.E degree (Honors with Distinction) in Instrumentation and Control Engineering from the University of Madras, Chennai, India (2001), and M.S degree in Biomedical Engineering from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, New York (2002). Following his medical device industry experience as a Research Scientist at AFx, Inc and Guidant Corporation in Fremont, California, Guru completed his M.B.A. in Leadership and Healthcare Management from the State University of New York at Binghamton, New York (2007). He is currently a Graduate Research Assistant in the Clinical Science and Engineering Research Center pursuing his PhD in Biomedical Engineering at the State University of New York at Binghamton, New York.

Guru is an inducted fellow or associate fellow or a member in more than thirty international learned academies or professional bodies. For the amalgamation of his scientific contributions and professional leadership combined with societal interests, Guru has been cited or awarded by agencies including the IEEE, IEEE-USA, United Nations, Rotary International, the Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society, and AT&T Corporation, among others. With his cross-disciplinary background inclusive of engineering, management, biomedicine, and prior life experiences, Guru has mentored numerous undergraduate and graduate students on an academic and personal level helping them prepare to embark on to numerous careers in the realm of bioengineering, biotechnology, medicine, healthcare, business, and law. He constantly tries to address the importance of innovation, leadership, and professional competency development in students and young professionals.

As a chronic IEEE volunteer, his recent positions include being the chair for GOLD and Student Activities at the IEEE Binghamton Section, and serving as a member in the IEEE-USA's Student Professional Awareness Committee, Medical Technology Policy Committee, and the Career and Workforce Policy Committee, and IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society's Student Activities Committee at its annual international conferences.

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TIDBITS ON ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP

Engineers have a proclivity to focus on details in contrast to a broad systems perspective. This has been the historical reason on why very few engineers succeed in becoming key leaders. This presentation will focus on the nuts and bolts of developing and sustaining critical engineering leadership skills with global outlook, and reinforce the importance of professional societies and associations in achieving the leadership goals in a competitive knowledge network.

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SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: ENGINEERING FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

This presentation and discussion will lay a foundation to discuss the power and potency of social engineering and entrepreneurial approaches for broader human development in the 21st century. The talk will also provide an introduction to international capital distribution, government and trade regulations, environmental concerns, societal expectations, all built within the complex framework of globalization and contemporary humanitarian challenges.

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DEVELOPING THE HOLISTIC ENGINEER

Twenty first century engineering demands skills beyond traditional problem solving and design improvements. It requires engineers to embrace innovative and holistic thinking in terms of complex adaptive systems. While presenting the foundational aspects of complex systems, this talk will integrate the philosophy of "Unity of Knowledge" to highlight broader responsibilities of engineering students and professionals in inculcating lifelong learning and concerted cross-disciplinary thinking of sciences, arts, politics, law, business, economics, and socio-cultural aspects. A balanced professional score card technique will be incorporated to synthesize a mental framework of a holistic engineer.

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