| Dr SRK Prasad was born in Chennai in 1951. He holds a Bachelor of Technology (BTech) with distinction in Chemical Engineering from Madras University. He obtained his Post Graduate Diploma in Operations Research also from Madras University and pursued his Master of Science (MSc) in Advanced Chemical Engineering from Imperial College, London. He was awarded Doctor of Science degree (DSc) from City University Los Angeles, USA in Operations Research.
Dr. Prasad is currently Director of Coimbatore Institute of Technology (CIT) a leading Engineering and Technology College in India. He is also Managing Director of Krishna Industrial Corporation Ltd a company with a annual sales of 400 Million rupees engaged in the manufacture of Chemicals, Fertilisers and Bio Fertilisers. Dr. Prasad is also Managing Director of Kasbah Systems Software, an I.T Company based in Chennai/Coimbatore, which has produced world class products and services both for the domestic market and exports in the field of CAD/CAM/CAE, ERP, Optimisation, Client/Server & Web technologies.
Dr. Prasad was appointed as Alumni representative of Imperial College in India for Coimbatore, 1999.
Dr. Prasad is the recipient of many awards for his outstanding services, achievements and contributions.
He recently received the Best Citizen of India Award for his work in building world-class software products and enhancing the name of Indian software industry.
The Company received the Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Business Practice by Foundation for Excellence in Business Practice, Geneva, Switzerland, September 2004
Dr. Prasad is Associate Editor & Paper Referee Of Asia Pacific Journal of Operational Research, published from Singapore. He was the National President of Operations Research Society of India, 1990.
Membership of Professional Bodies:
- Professional Member of Operational Research Society of India.
- Fellow Member of Chartered Computer Professionals of India.
- Member of NewYork Academy of Sciences, U.S.A.
He has published number of research papers in Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation in leading International Journals. |
