Prof. Ramesh Loganathan grew up on the island of Sriharikota, living among rocket scientists where a school field trip meant a ringside seat to a satellite launch. With his father working in ISRO, his early years were nurtured in an extremely engaging ecosystem that defined his world view. Thus, what followed was hardly an eyebrow-raiser.
Prof. Loganathan is perhaps the first faculty at IIITH without a research background. The eternal optimist wears several hats as faculty in charge of CIE (Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship) and plays an active role on the Academic Council, Technology Transfer Office and Co-Innovation Labs. “Though I’m not an active researcher, the value I bring to the Institute is my industry experience, product innovation and translating research from Labs into solutions”, he explains.
His stellar career would begin innocuously in faraway Coonoor, as Software Engineer at WTI Advanced Technology Ltd. He then moved to the US, working with Integra Micro Systems, a consulting company as Software Specialist on a DBMS Development project. Between 1996 -2000, a stint as Principal Engineer at Informix R&D, the second largest database server company in the world, would be an enriching experience.