Current
  • Professor at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
  • Professor & Head of Research at Praxis Business School
Past
  • Director at IBM
  • Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • Senior Software Engineer at Tata Information Systems Limited
  • Assistant Divisional Manager at Tata Steel
Education
  • The University of Texas at Dallas - School of Management
  • Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
  • St. Xavier's Collegiate School
Connections
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Industry
Computer Software
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Prithwis Mukerjee’s Summary

Have been a footnote in the Great Indian Software Story for the past 18 years. Essentially "Been There, Done It All" -- in almost every aspect the consulting and software services business : in-house software development, business consulting with major corporates in India and of course, Global Delivery of software services to transnational clients

Programmer at heart with the passion of being at the leading edge of technology that is of suitable interest. Currently exploring the emerging business opportunities around Web 2.0 and virtual worlds.

Author of "The Road to pSingularity" - that seeks to explain Advaita Vedanta in terms of the Turing Machine and the Human Genome. Read the book at http://psingularity.yantrajaal.com or buy the paperback at http://bookshop.yantrajaal.com. Produced, directed and acted in a nano-movie "Are You Real" spanning across three worlds : one real, two virtual. Check out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ebq0tbhap-g

Builder of the Mahamaya Temple -- the first Hindu temple in Second Life -- and owner of Mayapur Island, the location of the Virtual Praxis Business School in Second Life.

Prithwis Mukerjee’s Specialties:

Leveraging Web 2.0 for Education, Learning and Development. Kreator of the Kollaborative Klassroom [ http://kk.yantrajaal.com ] for the Praxis Business School where Web 2.0 technologies like Social Networks, Wikis, Blogs, Streaming Video and Second Life is used to envision and experiment with new ideas.


Prithwis Mukerjee’s Experience

  • Professor

    Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

    (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

    January 2008Present (7 months)

    Adjunct Professor in the Information Systems area of the Vinod Gupta School of Management

  • Professor & Head of Research

    Praxis Business School

    (Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Higher Education industry)

    January 2008Present (7 months)

    Head of Research Programs and Head of Information Technology Systems Area

  • Director

    IBM

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Computer Software industry)

    October 2002December 2007 (5 years 3 months)

    Head of Calcutta Delivery Centre
    Created the Second LIfe / Virtual World technology practice in the company.
    Led the internal training department ( Learning and Knowledge )
    Led the entire ERP practice.
    Extensive experience in Global & Offshore Delivery

  • Partner

    PricewaterhouseCoopers

    (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Management Consulting industry)

    May 1996September 2002 (6 years 5 months)

    Created eBusiness practice for PwC in India.
    Consulted with top Indian companies on creating and implementing eBusiness strategy.
    First to design and sell browser based solutions to clients both within and outside India.
    Created the offshore delivery service of PwC India and branded it as Business Beyond Borders.

  • Senior Software Engineer

    Tata Information Systems Limited

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Software industry)

    September 1994April 1996 (1 year 8 months)

    Product Manager for DB2.
    Pre Sales support and marketing

  • Assistant Divisional Manager

    Tata Steel

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)

    September 1989August 1994 (5 years)

    Database Administrator
    Executive Assistant to Director


Prithwis Mukerjee’s Education

  • The University of Texas at Dallas - School of Management

    Ph.D., Management Science, 19851989

    Worked as a graduate teaching assistant from 1985 - 1989

  • Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

    19791984

  • St. Xavier's Collegiate School

    ICSE, ICSE, 19691978


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Prithwis Mukerjee’s Interests:

Virtual Worlds, Web 2.0, Social Networks, Vedanta, Mathematics


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