He was the first member of his family to attend college. His father, Sreenivasulu Reddy, was a farmer, and his mother, Pitchamma, was a homemaker. He is the first person of Asian origin to receive the, in 1994, the highest award in, for his work in the field of.Ĭontents.Life Raj Reddy was born in.

He was instrumental in helping to create in India, to cater to the educational needs of the low-income, gifted, rural youth. He was the founding director of the at Carnegie Mellon University. He is one of the early pioneers of and has served on the faculty of and for over 50 years. (2006)Scientific careerFieldsInstitutions,Doctoral studentsWikimedia Commons has media related to.Dabbala Rajagopal 'Raj' Reddy (born 13 June 1937) is an and a winner of the.