6 July 2023, Bangalore: The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has announced Dr Siddhartha Kargupta, Chief Data Officer, Tata Digital as the new Chair of the Data and AI Working Group of the IET Future Tech Panel.
Dr. Kargupta will spearhead the initiatives of the Data and AI Working Group, which focuses on amplifying awareness, encouraging innovation, and accelerating the adoption of Data and AI technologies. He will help create technology roadmaps that will be beneficial to the growth of the country. He will play a pivotal role in advancing the Working Group’s efforts toward curating and influencing policies on ethics, privacy, and adoption for the development of AI and data ecosystems.
“We are delighted to welcome Dr. Siddhartha Kargupta as the Chair of the Data and AI Working Group of the IET Future Tech Panel. Technology advancement has led to big data getting even bigger and the rise of generative AI, which has brought forth both a host of concerns as well as opportunities. I am excited to see the impact that the Data and AI Working Group will create under Dr Kargupta’s leadership. There are some massive problems that need to be solved for India and I am confident that the IET Future Tech Panel and especially the Data and AI Working Group will be instrumental in helping solve them”, said Mr. Shekhar Sanyal, Country Head and Director, IET India
Dr. Kargupta holds a Bachelors’s in Electrical Engg, a Master’s, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from UCL (University College London), which renders a balanced blend of his academic and industry experience. Throughout his career, he has actively sought innovative solutions to complex challenges, leveraging cutting-edge technologies to drive impactful outcomes. He has received commendation and a medallion from the erstwhile Prime Minister of the UK (Mr. David Cameron) for an outstanding contribution to delivering a faultless Borders System for the 2012 London Olympics. He was also awarded the IT Director’s Award for the most significant contribution to Virgin Atlantic’s Enterprise Systems landscape.
Speaking on his expectations from the new role at the IET, Dr. Siddhartha Kargupta, Chair – Of data and AI Working Group, IET Future Tech Panel said, “I am excited to be associated with the IET Future Tech Panel and contribute towards becoming an enabling force for Data and AI technology in India. Today, India is at the precipice of becoming a global hotspot for technology innovation. Through the IET, I am eager to collaborate with various industry stakeholders to drive innovation, ethical practices, and social impact through Data and AI technologies. As the pace of technology development increases, it is equally important to ensure responsible use of Data and AI and prevent misuse. Through this association with the IET, I am looking forward to working on projects and knowledge outputs that contribute towards channeling these emerging technologies for societal development”
Dr Kargupta’s presence underscores the IET’s commitment to creating an inclusive, neutral, and credible platform that serves as a thought hub for future technologies as well as future technologists. Through their initiatives, the IET Future Tech Panel contributes towards engineering a better world through its focus on key areas such as digital futures, healthy lives, productive manufacturing, sustainability and climate change, and people-centric infrastructure.