Institute Seminar Series - Software Technology and Industry Trends in Data Science, Computing and Analytics - A Global perspective by Shri Jnana Ranjan Dash, Executive Consultant in Silicon Valley - 2nd Nov 2015.

Venue:   Auditorium, KGP Campus, IITBBS

Speaker: Mr. Jnana Ranjan Dash, Executive Consultant in Silicon Valley

This talk will cover the mega trends in the computing landscape and then focus on Big Data Analytics and Cloud Computing.

Biography of the speaker:

Jnana Ranjan Dash is a technology visionary and executive consultant in Silicon Valley. He focuses on enterprise solutions such as Cloud Computing, Big Data, New Database Technologies, Real time Streaming Analytics and consumerization of IT. 

He spent 10 years at Oracle Corporation and was the Group Vice President, Systems Architecture and Technology. He was responsible for setting Oracle’s core database and application server product directions and interacted with customers worldwide in translating future needs to product plans. Prior to joining Oracle in 1992, he spent 16 years at IBM  in various positions including development of the DB2 family of products and in charge of IBM's database architecture and technology. He is considered a pioneer in relational database technology.

Mr. Dash is a frequent speaker at industry forums around the world on the future of software technology. He sits on several boards and advisory boards of companies. He has been honored with many industry awards and recognitions.

He got his B.Eng degree from NIT, Rourkela and won the best graduate gold medal in 1969. He came to Canada on a full scholarship in 1970 and got his M.S. in Systems Design from the University of Waterloo, Canada in 1972.