Dr. Aloknath De
Chair - 2023
Dr. De has been incessantly crafting Core Technologies to build a ‘Better Connected World with Enriched Human-Machine Collaboration’. These Cyber-Physical System (CPS) solutions nestle in the intersection space of B5G, AI, IoT, Blockchain and Metaverse. His expertise and experience in solving complex problems from Radar Systems to Futuristic Devices, from Rich Communication to Machine Understanding, fuels his assimilative thinking.
Dr. Alok is B.Tech from IIT-Kharagpur, ME from IISc-Bangalore and Ph.D from McGill Univ. In his 30+ years of Corporate R&D experience, he has been adopting ‘BITE’ framework: Business (consumer value)<–Innovation (unique proposition)<–Technology (enabling platform)<–Engineering (smart deployment). Beyond playing Global roles in Canada and S.Korea, Dr. De has worked extensively with teams in USA, France, Italy, Switzerland, Sweden, UK, Netherlands and Belgium.
Dr. De is recognized as one of the ‘Most Influential CIO/CTOs of India’ and also named in Top50 Global CTOs. He received Graham Bell Prize (Canada), IETE Memorial Award, IDC Insights Award, Vanguard Intrapreneurship Award, Nasscom AI GameChanger Award; and also from IESA for ‘Innovative Product’, Zinnov for ‘Intrapreneur of the Year’, Assocham for ‘Tech Leader of the Year’ and TechCircle for ‘Business Transformation’.
Dr. De is a deep-tech mentor and an angel investor in India startup ecosystem. Samsung Venture has strategically invested in a dozen startups. As Samsung India CTO, he blended judiciously ‘Inhouse Innovation’ with ‘Open Innovation’. His meticulous drive made Samsung India an Innovation Powerhouse with repeat recognition through ‘National IP Award’, ‘Great Place to Innovate’ award. He himself has 50+ patents granted/filed and led Samsung India to file 5000+ patents globally in a decade.
Dr. De is currently Adjunct Prof with IISc (ECE) and IIT-Jodhpur (CS). During 2005-2011, he served as Distinguished Visiting Professor in IIT-Roorkee and Adjunct Professor in IIT-Delhi. In two-decades, he visited 50+ institutes across India. He is in Governing Council of CPS Hub in IIT-Delhi, SAATHI in IIT-Kgp and other BoG, Research Councils.
He works closely with Nasscom, CII, FICCI , TEC IoT on Industry initiatives. He is National Council member of IEI and Chair-Elect for IEEE Bangalore Section. He is Fellow of IETE, IEI and Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE). Imbibing principles of Deep Technology, Consumer Experience and Social Inclusion, Dr. De has become a strong champion of TechOnSciArt, TechOfValue and TechForAll .
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