Dr. Aakash Tyagi, professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, has been appointed holder of the Zachry Teaching Professorship I in the College of Engineering. The endowed chair appointment was effective June 1.
The professorship was established to strengthen the preparation of students in the college for effective careers in business and industry through seminars, internships, etc. by involving professors of practice from those sectors in the teaching program who are in a unique position to leverage their contacts in industry.
Tyagi joined the department as its first professor of practice in 2014 after 20 years of service at Intel. He received his doctorate in computer engineering and master’s in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and his bachelor’s degree in electronics and communication from the Kamla Nehru Institute of Technology.
His research interests include hardware verification, secure computing and high-performance computing architectures.