Deepankar Medhi

Deepankar (Deep) Medhi is an Indo-American computer scientist and inventor. He is a Program Director in the Computer & Network Systems (CNS) Division at the National Science Foundation (NSF). He worked as Curators' Distinguished Professor in the department of computer science and electrical engineering at the University of Missouri–Kansas City. He is a fellow of IEEE.

Prior to joining the University of Missouri–Kansas City, he worked as a technical officer at AT&T Bell Laboratories, routing and designing teletraffic networks. While at AT&T Bell Laboratories, he co-invented the Facility Diverse Routing system.

Book Network Routing: Algorithms, Protocols, and Architectures Routing, Flow, and Capacity Design in Communication and Computer Networks

Honors and awards Arne Jensen Lifetime Achievement Awards, 2025 Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Graduate Mentoring, UMKC, 2012. Curators' Distinguished Professor Designation by the Board of Curators of the University of Missouri System, 2011. Kansas City Star's Tech 50 List, Summer 2002.