Dr. Udaya Shankar Puranik

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Academic Activities:   

• Masters and Engineering Doctorate in Computer Science from US
• Over 36 years of experience at senior management level in global IT industry
• Honorary Fellowship from Karnataka Science and Technology Academy, Government of Karnataka  
• Honorary Professor in AI and Cybersecurity at University in Munich, Germany
• Chairman, Board of Studies for BSc degree in Artificial Intelligence, Central University, Vijayanagaram, Andhra Pradesh
• Chairman, Implementation committee, VTU, Belagavi for Engineering Degree course in Kannada Language
• Member of Academic Council, Central University, Vijayanagaram, Andhra Pradesh
• Member of expert committee for Engineering text books in Kannada language as per NEP, at VTU, Belagavi  
• Member of Academic council, DBSOM, Bangalore
• Chief Editor of Encyclopaedia for Computer Science at University of Mysore
• Editor, Encyclopaedia in Kannada language about Contribution of Karnataka and Kannadigas in Computer Science, Udayabhanu Kala Sangha, Bangalore
• Have been expert faculty, advisor and mentor for Cyber Security, Cyber Forensics and Artificial Intelligence at different institutions and universities in Karnataka, Japan, Australia, Thailand, USA and UK.   

Professional Activities:   

• Author of more than 2600 articles on IT and new technologies which are published in leading newspapers and publications
• Member of Oracle Technology Network (OTN) since 2003
• Member of the SAN-ED program from BROCADE, Singapore since 2002
• Member of the IT panel of CII-Karnataka for two consecutive terms and contributed to the “ ITES policy for Government of Karnataka “ by CII- Mckinsey for the government of Karnataka
• Executive Member of Kannada Ganaka Parishat, Bangalore which is an organization focused on promoting use of Kannada language in information technology, since 1998
• Has in past 26 years developed Indian language software for use in Doordarshan, ATM, Industries, Web portals, Banks, Mobile phones, E-publishing, IVR and Call Centers of Telecom companies
• Working on use of Indian language in advanced technologies Alexa and Neural networks
• Setup and managed a DRAM design team in Bangalore, which developed for the first time, a major and successful DRAM design outside Japan
• Developed Cyber Security framework for Defence forces, Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO) 

Major Awards and recognition:   

• Karnataka State Government Award from KSTA for year 2018, as one of the best authors in science and technology in Kannada language for the book on Artificial Intelligence and opportunities it offers. Incidentally this book is first of its kind in Kannada language
• Writing book on Cybersecurity for common man, to be published by Government of India
• Writing reference book on Cybersecurity for UG and PG Engineering students, to be published by a reputed Technology university in India
• Prestigious Eminence and Excellence Award for exemplary contribution in information technology from IBM
• Life time recognition award for contribution in science and technology, Kannada Sangha, NAL, Bangalore
• Awards and felicitation for Innovation and Contribution in field of information technology from several multinational companies, professional organizations and Institutions. growth mindset digital transformation

• Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Real Page India
• Made Real Page India one of the top employers in India and made it featured in Forbes India 2 years in a row as India’s top 15 best employers
• Worked for IBM India as Associate Partner & country lead for the financial services sector
• He is also currently pursuing his Advanced Management Program from Harvard University
• He is actively involved with the industry as CHAIR, Global Capability Centers Council, Telangana & Andhra Pradesh, and a NASSCOM National GCC Council member
• He is also a strategic advisor for Wequity, working on promoting women in technology
• He is also on the board of United Way of Hyderabad, a leading global foundation growth mindset digital transformation