Dr Ravi S Iyer

Dr. Ravi Shankar brings over 30 years of global experience in transforming ideas into viable and scalable products and businesses. He joins us as the Dean, of the School of Computer Science. He is an expert in conceptualising, designing, developing, and managing large-scale and complex distribution systems, Artificial Intelligence, and leveraging technologies for operational efficiencies and resilience.

He graduated from IIT Madras in 1985 and completed his MS and Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Science in 1989 and 1993 respectively.

Prior to this, he was associated with Siemens, Motorola, and Conexant, leading product development and management teams across four continents, and multiple market and sectors (telecom, healthcare, and fintech). He has managed revenue streams of more than USD 100 Million and created award-winning products (e.g., TMC magazine’s internet telephony product of the year 2002). Dr. Shankar has also founded or mentored over 30 start-ups.

Dr. Ravi Shankar is the inventor of PoMA (Proof-of-Match Adaptive), a fast, fair, and quantum-resistant leader-election mechanism for high-speed distributed systems (e.g., high-speed blockchain).