Saurabh Pandey — CTO
I am deeply passionate about Artificial Intelligence, particularly its applications in Computer Vision and Multimedia Understanding. With over 18 years of hands-on experience, I have been developing real-world AI solutions, building on my academic foundation in Computer Vision from IIIT Hyderabad, where I completed my honors specialization. Currently, I drive strategic initiatives at KritiKal Solutions, spearheading cross-functional efforts across key accounts to bring cutting-edge innovation to life. Working closely with Sales, Delivery, and Engineering teams, I focus on developing concepts and proof-of-concepts that align with client visions and translate them into scalable, intelligent solutions. In my current role, I lead the Roadmap, architecture of AI/ML, Generative AI, Computer Vision, Embedded, and Cloud-based systems, while also building cross-domain innovation pods tailored to client roadmaps. I actively shape our solution offerings and intellectual property in emerging areas like MedTech, Healthcare, DroneTech, and Industrial Automation. In previous roles, I have led company's technical organizations comprising over 120+ professionals across delivery, pre-sales, and strategic client engagements. I played a core role in setting up the Bangalore center from scratch, scaling it to a 25+ member team. I have successfully delivered high-impact solutions and led multi year, multi million engagements for global and national leaders such as P&G, Continental, Byju’s, Vehant, and DRDO labs.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in AI and Computer Vision solutions for diverse industries.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 19 yrs 6 mos
Skills
- Artificial Intelligence (ai)
- Solution Architecture
- Computer Vision
- Ai/ml
- Adas
- Analytics
- Ocr
- Imaging
- Product Development
Career Highlights
- Over 18 years of experience in AI and Computer Vision.
- Led multi-million dollar projects for global leaders.
- Established and scaled a successful development center.
Work Experience
KritiKal Solutions
Vice President of Technology & Principal Architect (4 yrs 11 mos)
AVP & Lead Architect - Computer Vision/Machine Learning | Founding member of South India region. (6 yrs 6 mos)
AVP - Analytics (Video/Image/Data) (1 yr 2 mos)
Associate Architect - Computer Vision/ML & Founding Member Advance Automotive Solutions, BU (1 yr 11 mos)
Lead Design Engineer,Imaging Group (3 yrs 11 mos)
Design Engineer (1 yr 11 mos)
Education
Bachelor of Technology (BTech) at International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIITH)
