Prof. Suresh Subramaniam has been elevated to the grade of IEEE Fellow (Class of 2015) for his research contributions. The official citation reads: "for contributions to optical network architectures, algorithms, and performance modeling". IEEE Fellow is a distinction reserved for select members who have extraordinary contributions in one of IEEE's fields of interest. More information about the IEEE Fellows program can be found here.
Prof. Subramaniam has been a prolific researcher in networking publishing over 150 articles in prestigious peer-reviewed conferences and journals. His research has been sponsored by several federal agencies including the NSF, DARPA, and NSA.