▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Chen na i , ▁India , ▁Ch and rak as an ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁during ▁high ▁school . ▁His ▁mother , ▁a ▁bio chem ist , ▁was ▁a ▁Ful br ight ▁Sch olar . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Science ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁and ▁a ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁Elect rical ▁Engineering ▁and ▁Computer ▁Sciences ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Ber keley . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁Ch and rak as an ▁joined ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Elect rical ▁Engineering ▁and ▁Computer ▁Science ▁( EE CS ) ▁at ▁M IT . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁E E CS ▁department ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁de an ▁of ▁M IT ' s ▁School ▁of ▁Engineering . ▁His ▁research ▁focus es ▁on ▁the ▁energy ▁efficiency ▁of ▁electronic ▁circ uits . ▁Early ▁on ▁in ▁his ▁research ▁career , ▁he ▁worked ▁on ▁low - power ▁ch ips ▁for ▁port able ▁computers , ▁which ▁helped ▁lead ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁technology ▁in ▁small , ▁energy - const rained ▁devices ▁like ▁smart ph ones . ▁▁ ▁Ch and rak as an ▁leads ▁the ▁M IT ▁Energy - E fficient ▁Circ uits ▁and ▁Systems ▁Group , ▁which ▁works ▁on ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁projects ▁such ▁as ▁ult ra - low ▁power ▁bi omed