S. Shankar Sastry is an esteemed figure in the field of computer science and engineering. He is an Indian-American academic and researcher who has made significant contributions to various areas of computer science, including control systems, robotics, and cybersecurity. Sastry obtained his Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. He then pursued higher education in the United States and received his Master's and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley.