Prof. S. Sadagopan is the Founding Director of IIIT Bangalore, a premier new generation university set up in the 1990's with a focus on IT, where he leads visioning, planning and executing growth. His research of over 25 years spans Computer Science, Operations Research, MIS and Enterprise Computing. He consults extensively with some of the largest private and public enterprises in these domains. He has also authored five books in the areas of MIS, ERP & IT trends.Prof. S. Sadagopan started his career in the Systems Engineering Group in Engineers India Ltd. where he was writing programs on a Russian ES EVM Ryad 1030 computer, a clone of the IBM 360 mainframe.Professional Career: Founder Director of IIIT Bangalore, Professor at IIM Bangalore & IIT KanpurEducation: PhD from Purdue University, MS (1977) Purdue University, USA BE (Hons) (1973) College of Engineering, Guindy, University of Madras, IndiaAwards/Recognition: Fulbright Scholar, Fellow - IEEE (UK), Computer Society of India (CSI), Institution of Engineers (India)
