Month: April 2022

Dr. Rajeev Rastogi the Vice President of Machine Learning at Amazon India. He obtained his B. Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Bombay in 1988 and Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from the University of Texas, Austin, USA in 1993.

Professor Sharada Srinivasan is a Professor in the National Institute of Advanced Studies, IISc Campus, Bengaluru. She obtained B. Tech. degree in Engineering Physics from IIT Bombay in 1987, Masters from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London with Distinction in 1989 and Ph.D. degree from the Institute of Archaeology, University College London in 1996 in the Department of Conservation and Materials Science in Archaeometallurgy on a ODA and British Council Chevening Scholarship with laboratory work also at Oxford Research Laboratory for Art and Archaeology.

Dr. Chandrasekhar Narayanaswami is a Distinguished Research Start at IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA. Dr. Narayanaswami earned his B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering from IIT Bombay in 1986. He then obtained his Mastes of Science (MS) and Ph.D. degrees in Computer and Systems Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY in 1987 and 1991, respectively.

Mr. Suhas Narayan Mehta is currently associated with seven companies and is the Director of SMC Infrastructures Private Limited and the Founder Director for Hindustan Waste Treatment, Efficient Illumination, Metalmeccanica Fracasso, Vasudha Waste Treatment, Chafal Road Developers, IPMKVD HAM road, Kefi Holdings Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Rammohan Varadarajan is the Co-founder and CEO at Acalvio Technologies. He obtained his B.Tech. degree in Chemical Engineering from IIT Bombay in 1982 and Master of Science in Chemical Engineering and Computer Science from Louisiana State University in 1984 and 1986 respectively. Mr. Varadarajan started his career as a researcher on projects funded by US government on security and distributed systems at Odyssey Research in Ithaca, NY. Then he moved to the Silicon Valley and joined Informix to combine security and databases – building best-in-class database systems, which were military grade secure. This led to founding of his  first startup Arcot.

Mr. Vasant Vasant Limaye is Founder of High Places Management Pvt. Limited – a pioneering and leading organization in the field of Outdoor Management Development. He is also Chairman, Founder and President of Maha Adventure Council (MAC). In addition, he is also a writer, blogger, mountaineer and an entrepreneur. He earned his B.Tech. degree in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Bombay in 1978 and Diploma in Outdoor Education from Scotland.

Mr. Hari Mohan Bangur is the Managing Director of Shree Cement Limited. He earned his B.Tech. degree in Chemical Engineering from IIT Bombay in 1975. Mr. Bangur has been leading Shree Cement Ltd. since 1992. During this period, he has extensively worked with industry experts on many issues related to energy conservation, innovation, use of technology, alternative raw material and fuel, etc., and has firsthand experience of dealing with all issues related to cement operations. Mr. Bangur was the President of the Cement Manufacturing Association (CMA), the leading industry body of cement manufacturers in India during 2007-09. During his tenure, he made efforts to increase use of flyash in cement manufacturing and promoted concrete roads in place of bituminous road to improve the life and durability of government infrastructure. Mr. Bangur is associated with many industry bodies such as Bharat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) and National Council for Cement and Building Materials (NCBM) etc. where he deals with many industry-related issues. At Shree Cement Ltd., Mr. Bangur has inculcated a practice of continual improvement. Accordingly, innovations became a continual process which has led to cost reduction and competitive advantage. Mr. Bangur pursues a path where risk taking is coupled with sound business principle. He defines his company’s success based