Veena Rawat

Veena Rawat
Education Electrical Engineering, Queen's University
Alma mater Birla Institute of Technology and Science
Known for First woman to graduate from Queen's University with a PhD in Electrical Engineering
Awards Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal 2003, IEEE Communications Society Award 2012, Public Service Award of Excellence, 2011, Officer of the Order of Canada
Scientific career
Fields Telecommunications

Veena Rawat OC is an electrical engineer who specializes in telecommunications. In 2014 she was awarded the Officer of the Order of Canada (OC) by the Governor General of Canada, one of Canada's highest civilian awards, for her lifetime achievements and contributions at the national and international levels to wireless communications.

Between 2011-2013, Rawat was Vice President and Ambassador to the International Telecommunications Union, for Blackberry, Advanced Technology Division, Canada.

Until 2011, she was the President of the Communications Research Centre (CRC), an agency of Industry Canada that carries out research and development in communications technologies.[1][2]

In 2010 Rawat was a candidate for the position of Director, Radiocommunication Bureau, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).[3]

Personal

Rawat emigrated to Canada from India in 1968. She speaks English, French, Hindi and Spanish.[4]

Education

In 1973, Rawat was the first woman to graduate with a PhD in electrical engineering from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.[5]

In 1967 she graduated from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India, with M. Tech in Electronics.

Career

Network of Women for WRC-19 during the Working Party 4A meeting

Since Jan 2013, Rawat has been providing advisory services in the capacity of an internationally acclaimed wireless communications expert to various global telecommunications companies and organizations.

Between 2011-2013, Rawat was Vice President and Ambassador to the International Telecommunications Union, for Blackberry, Advanced Technology Division, Canada. She was responsible for representing Blackberry at the ITU and various national and international fora at executive level in matters related to RF Spectrum planning, allocation, harmonization and coordination for wireless technologies and services.

During 2004-2011, Rawat was President of the Communications Research Centre, Canada's centre of excellence for telecommunications R&D, with 400 staff and an annual budget of over $50 million.[1] For over 40 years, CRC has made significant contributions to the information and communications technology sector in Canada and abroad. The CRC’s research encompasses the four main platforms for information delivery: terrestrial wireless, satellite, fibre optics and broadcasting. Rawat was responsible for Canada’s participation in bilateral and multilateral information and communications technologies (ICT) research partnerships with many countries around the world.[4]

Dr. Rawat came to CRC after spending 28 years within the Canadian Government where she held executive positions managing programs related to radio frequency spectrum engineering for all wireless and space communication services. This included: leading negotiations at the International Telecommunication Union of United Nations (ITU), Organization of American States (OAS) and US Government (FCC, NTIA); chairing major national and international committees; and consultations with senior executives of the telecom and space industry at global level to develop policies and regulations. Rawat was the first woman to chair a World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-03), for which she was awarded an ITU gold medal.[1] Also, Rawat was chair of the ITU-R SG-4 for Satellite Services and chair of numerous working groups and technical committees at ITU-R and WRCs.[1]

An internationally recognized expert in spectrum management and ICT technologies and trends, Rawat has been a keynote and invited speaker at over 100 domestic and international conferences and events since 1995.[4]

Honours and awards

  • Officer of the Order of Canada, 2014.[6]
  • IEEE Communications Society Award for Public Service in the Field of Telecommunications, 2012 [7]
  • 2011 Public Service Award of Excellence, Government of Canada.
  • Canada’s Leading Woman High Tech Entrepreneur/Sara Kirke Award for Woman Entrepreneurship, Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance, 2008 [8][9]
  • Canada’s Most Powerful Women, Top 100, Canada’s Executive Women’s Network, 2005[9][10]
  • Leadership in Government Award, Wireless Communications Association International(USA), 2005[9]
  • Professional Woman of the Year Award, Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce, 2005[9][11]
  • Canadian Woman of the Year in Communications, Canadian Women in Communications, 2004[9][12]
  • Radio Advisory Board of Canada Award of Excellence, Radio Advisory Board of Canada, 2004[4][13]
  • Honorary Fellowship, Broadcast Engineering Society, India, 2004.[4]
  • International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Gold Medal, World Radiocommunication Conference 2003 (WRC-03) Chairmanship, 2003[9]
  • Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal, 2003[9]
  • Excellence in Leadership Award, Industry Canada, 2003[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Dr. Veena Rawat, President, Communications Research Centre". Retrieved 2010-01-15.
  2. ↑ . The Ottawa Citizen, Business Section, Feb. 17, 2006, pg. E.3.
  3. ↑ Veena Rawat (http://veenarawat.ca), Candidate for the position of Director, Radiocommunication Bureau, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Brochure, Dr. Veena Rawat" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-01-15.
  5. ↑ "Queen's University, Faculty of Applied Science, Profile: Dr. Veena Rawat". Retrieved 2010-01-15.
  6. ↑ "Order of Canada Appointments". June 30, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  7. ↑ Award for Public Service in the Field of Telecommunications Winner Biographies, http://www.comsoc.org/about/memberprograms/comsoc-awards/telecom/bios
  8. ↑ CATA Alliance, The Best of the Best – CEOs Win Prestigious CATA Innovation Awards, http://www.medisolve.ca/cata.html.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Online Journal of Space Communication, an International Electronic Journal" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-01-15.
  10. ↑ Globe and Mail, Nov 24, 2005, pg. B.7, A new generation of powerful women by Omar El Akkad.
  11. ↑ National Post, June 25, 2005, pg. WP.10, ICCC's spicy bash by Amoryn Engel.
  12. ↑ The Ottawa Citizen, Business Section, Feb 19, 2004. pg. C.3, caption to photo of Veena Rawat.
  13. ↑ Radio Advisory Board of Canada, Industry Achievement Award, 2004: Dr. Veena Rawat, President of the Communications Research Centre. http://www.rabc-cccr.ca/about.cfm?p=iaa
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