ECE doctoral student introduces President

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Vijay Gadepally
Vijay Gadepally, a doctoral candidate in electrical and computer engineering, represented The Ohio State University student body as he introduced President Barack Obama, who was on campus March 22 to promote his energy policy. Listen to some of Gadepally's remarks and view the audio slideshow of President Obama’s visit here.

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. 

Gadepally is a graduate research associate at the Ohio Supercomputer Center who is researching autonomous vehicles and statistical modeling of driver behavior. He also is interested in the public policy aspects of autonomous vehicles.

“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, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, 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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