Deepak Paramashivan

Deepak Paramashivan is a noted scientist, oriental musician, musicologist and a theater personality, whose performance career spans three decades. He took to the stage at the age of eight and has since performed numerous Sarangi, Veena and vocal concerts globally.

He is one of the leading authorities on Sarangi and Mysore style of Veena in North America. He is currently pursuing his second PhD at the University of Alberta under Dr. Regula Qureshi and Dr. Michael Frishkopf.

Recognition

  • Andrew Stewart Memorial Graduate Prize, 2018.

  • Edmonton Arts Council (EAC) Cultural Diversity in Arts Grant Award, 2017-18 (Watch the interview in the gallery).

  • Izaak Walton Killam Award for Music Research, for consecutive years 2015 and 2016.

  • Pansy and George Strange Scholarship in music, 2015.

  • Amulya and Vimala Reddy Gold Medal for the best thesis at Indian Institute of Science, 2014.

  • NSERC Industrial research Chair in Energy and Environmental Systems Engineering fellowship for postdoctoral research studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, 2013.

  • Best Doctoral Symposium Award at the 5th Data Analytics and Operations Research Workshop jointly organized by IBM Research and IIT Delhi, 2010.

  • Doctor of Philosophy for the thesis “Distributed Bioenergy Systems for Expanding Rural Electricity Access in Tumkur District, India: A Feasibility Assessment using GIS, Heuristics and Simulation Models”, 2011, under the supervision of Prof. N. H. Ravindranath and Prof. P. Balachandra.

  • BA in Vocal, 1996 and BA in Instrumental, 1999.

 

University of Alberta's Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research Dean Heather Zwicker (left) and Killam Trustee Jim Dinning (right) in Fall 2015

University of Alberta's Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research Dean Heather Zwicker (left) and Killam Trustee Jim Dinning (right) in Fall 2015