Techno/Business Executive with extensive experience in research, product development, incubation, and execution of projects in AI, Machine Intelligence, mobile/internet businesses. Setup and ran engineering organisations for leading multinationals. Participated in several successful exits in software business- Kodiak Networks (to Motorola Solutions), Santera (to Ribbon Communications), Xybridge (to Zhone), and Celcore (to Alcatel). PhD in computer engineering from Southern Methodist University (Dallas, TX), MS from Purdue University (W. Lafayette, IN). Holder of US patents in signal processing , machine intelligence. Served as Adjunct Professor at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX.