I am a visionary and passionate leader with more than 20 years of experience in mathematics, statistics and data engineering sciences and over 2 years of experience as a small-scale farmer. I am the CEO, Director and a Co-founder of VakeWorks.
Our vision at VakeWorks is to use systems research and thinking from an algorithms-machines-lives-planet perspective, to create regenerative and resilient living systems that are economically profitable and beneficial to society and the planet. Thus, the company conducts, facilitates, and enables production, retail, research, development, teaching, and training activities through regenerative approaches to agriculture, aquaculture, forestry, agritourism, and health, as well as consulting and teaching activities in knowledge-intensive areas, including data science, data engineering, machine learning, mathematics, statistics, AI, natural resource management, and therewith compatible activities
I have held academic positions in mathematical genetics at Oxford University, United Kingdom, in mathematical statistics at University of Canterbury, New Zealand, in mathematical data engineering science at Uppsala University, Sweden, where I conducted cutting-edge research, taught and guided students, and contributed to the academic community. I have published multiple papers in prestigious journals and conferences, and obtained several certifications in big data and scalable machine learning. I hold a PhD in mathematical statistics and an MS in biometrics from Cornell University, USA, and a docent in applied mathematics & statistics from Uppsala University, Sweden. I am fluent in English, Tamil, and Hindi, and I enjoy poetry and pluralistic histories. I value collaboration, innovation, and sustainability, and I seek to foster a culture of learning, curiosity, innovation and excellence among my team and partners.