Shankar M Venkatesan
About Shankar M Venkatesan
Shankar M Venkatesan is the Director of AI Science at Uniphore, having previously held positions at Amazon, Lockheed Martin, Philips Research, and Microsoft. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Penn State University and has extensive experience in applied science and engineering.
Current Role at Uniphore
Shankar M Venkatesan serves as the Director of AI Science at Uniphore, a position he has held since 2023. His role involves overseeing the development and implementation of artificial intelligence technologies within the organization. Uniphore focuses on enhancing customer experience through AI-driven solutions, and Venkatesan's expertise contributes significantly to these initiatives.
Previous Experience at Amazon
Before joining Uniphore, Venkatesan worked at Amazon as a Senior Manager in Applied Science for Alexa Speech from 2022 to 2023. His tenure at Amazon was based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, where he contributed to advancements in voice recognition and natural language processing technologies.
Career Background at Lockheed Martin
Shankar M Venkatesan spent seven years at Lockheed Martin, where he held the positions of Principal Member of Engineering Staff and Senior Staff Software Engineer from 1997 to 2004. His work at Lockheed Martin involved significant contributions to engineering projects in both the LMMS division in Sunnyvale and the GES division in Moorestown.
Education and Academic Qualifications
Venkatesan holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Computer Science from Penn State University, where he studied from 1979 to 1983. He also studied as a Visiting Ph.D. Scholar at the University of California, Berkeley, from 1981 to 1982. His undergraduate education includes a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Electronics from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, completed from 1972 to 1977. Additionally, he earned a Master of Electronics Engineering (M.E.E.) from Philips International Institute in Eindhoven.
Experience at Other Organizations
In addition to his roles at Amazon and Lockheed Martin, Venkatesan has worked at several other notable organizations. He was a Principal Research Scientist B at Philips Research from 2011 to 2013 in Bangalore, Karnataka. Prior to that, he served as a Principal Software Development Engineer at Microsoft Bing India from 2007 to 2011 in Hyderabad, India.