Dr. Anil Rai
FELLOW, ELECTED 2020

Born in Akhapur, District Azamgarh, U.P. on 14 March 1964. Educated at University of Delhi, B.Sc. 1984, Indian Agriculture Research Institute, New Delhi M.Sc. 1986; Ph.D. 1992 and Indira Gandhi National Open University New Delhi Certificate in Computing (CIC) 2001; Advanced Diploma In Computer Applications (ADCA), 2006; PG Diploma in Computer Application (PGDCA), 2006; Master of Computer Applications (MCA), 2007.

Head & Principal Scientist, Centre for Agricultural Bioinformatics, ICAR-IASRI, New Delhi, Assistant Director General-ICT (Additional Charge), ICAR, New Delhi.

Scientist, 1992-97; Scientist (Sr. Scale), 1997-2000; Senior Scientist, 2000-2008; Principal Scientist. 2008-2010; Head, Centre for Agricultural Bioinformatics, ICAR-IASRI New Delhi, 2010- till Date; Assistant Director General (ICT), (Additional Charge), June 2019-till Date.

Awards/Honours: Jawahar Lal Nehru Award for best contribution in the field of Social Sciences, 1993; Young Scientist Award, Indian Society of Agricultural Statistics, New Delhi, 1993; Team Award, Indian Society of Agricultural Engineering, 2014; SP Dhall Distinguished Publication Award in Statistics, Society for Advancement of Human and Nature (SADHNA), Dr. YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni HP, 2015; Best Paper Awards: First/ Best Research Paper Award in National Conference on “NextGen Biotechnology: Amalgamating Science & Technology”, 2012; FIRST in poster presentation in 2nd National Conference on “Converging Technologies Beyond 2020”, 2014; Best paper award in Proteomics Session in International Symposium on New Perspectives in Modern Biotechnology organized by Society for Applied Biotechnology, at Puducherry, 2015; Best Paper Presentation Award in Genomics Session in International Symposium on New Perspectives in Modern Biotechnology organized by Society for Applied Biotechnology, at Puducherry, 2015; BEST PAPER AWARD in International Conference on Agricultural Sciences and Food Technologies for Sustainable Productivity and National Security organized at University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, India, 2016 etc. Member of Editorial Board of Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, ICAR New Delhi; Co-editor of Journal of Indian Society of Agricultural Statistics. Consultant: Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome; Central Statistical Organizations (CSO), Government of India, New Delhi; Afro-Asian Rural Development Organization, New Delhi; National Council of Applied Economics Research, New Delhi; National Building Organization Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India; National Rainfed Agricultural Authority (NRAA), Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India; Indian Council of Forest Research and Education, Ministry of Forest and Environment, Government of India, New Delhi.

Fellow: Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkatta; Indian Society of Agricultural Statistics, New Delhi; Indian Society of Remote Sensing, Dehradun; Computer Society of India, New Delhi; Indian Society of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi; Indian Economic Research Association, New Delhi

Research Areas: Agricultural Statistics, Computer Science and Bioinformatics

Address: Head & Principal Scientist, Centre for Agricultural Bioinformatics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, Library Avenue, Pusa, New Delhi 110012; F-1801, Apex Athena, Sector 75, Noida, Gautam Budh Nagar 201301, U.P.; [Tel: Off. (011) 25841721; Cell: 9868500341; Email: anil.rai@icar.gov.in; anilrai64@gmail.com]