(including the Simputer as well as the SATHI military handheld), CNC, SCADA, Compilers, PC-BIOS, PCMCIA, DSP Software for modems, speech coders, VoIP, Video set-top boxes, and several embedded products, and, recently, the Mobilis and SofComp affordable information appliances. Worked in various capacities in design engineering with leading IT products companies in the US and Germany.

He co-founded Processor Systems (India) Pvt. Ltd., PSI Data Systems Ltd., and Ncore Technology Pvt. Ltd. (which became Encore Software Ltd. in December 2000). Since 1999, he has also been the Managing Trustee of The Simputer Trust.

Achievements

• Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering
• Fellow of the Computer Society of India
• Senior Member, IEEE
• Named by the World Economic Forum, in 2001 and 2002, as one of the 100 Technology Pioneers in the world
• Sir M. Visvesvaraya Senior Scientist State Award from Govt of Karnataka, 2003, for lifetime contribution in Science and Technology
• Winner of the 1st Dewang Mehta Award for Innovation in Information Technology, instituted by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, April 2002
• Honourable Mention, Asian Innovation Award, Far Eastern Economic Review,2002
• VASVIK Award in Electrical & Electrical Sciences & Technology, 2006
• Member, R&D Working Group, Prime Ministers Information Technology Task Force, 1998
• President, Manufacturers Association for Information Technology (2000 - 2002)
• Chairman, Research Advisory Council, Electronics Research & Development Centres of India (2001 - 2003)
• Vice-Chairman, Karnataka State Hardware Task Force, 2003-2004
• Chairman, Karnataka State Council, CII, 2003-2004
• Chairman, Education Subcommittee, CII Southern Region, 2006-2008
• Member, CII National Committee on Technology, since 2004-2011
• Nominated to the International Whos Who, June 2005
• Member, Board of Advisers, NS Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning, IIM-Bangalore
• Member, Board of Governors, Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship, Bangalore
• Member, Board of Advisers, Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur
• Member, Corporate Advisory Board, SRM University, Chennai