P J Narayanan

CEO

Hyderabad, Telangana, India41 yrs 8 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Extensive experience in academia and research leadership.
  • Pioneered VR technology in defense applications.
  • Founding President of ACM India.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in academic and defense technology sectors.

Contact

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Experience

41 yrs 8 mos
Total Experience
6 yrs 6 mos
Average Tenure
13 yrs 1 mo
Current Experience

International institute of information technology hyderabad (iiith)

5 roles

Professor and former Director

Aug 2025 – Present · 9 mos

Professor and Director

Promoted

Apr 2013 – Aug 2025 · 12 yrs 4 mos

Professor and Dean (R&D)

Promoted

Jun 2006 – Apr 2013 · 6 yrs 10 mos

Professor

Promoted

Jul 2004 – May 2006 · 1 yr 10 mos

Associate Professor

Dec 2000 – Jun 2004 · 3 yrs 6 mos

Acm india

President

Jun 2010 – Jun 2014 · 4 yrs · India

  • Was the founding Co-Chair of ACM India from 2009 and its first President till 2014.

Centre for ai and robotics (cair), drdo.

Scientist (D, E) and Head of Vision/VR Groups

Sep 1996 – Dec 2000 · 4 yrs 3 mos

  • Headed the Computer Vision & Virtual Reality group at CAIR. Established the first VR facility within DRDO.

Carnegie mellon university

Project Scientist

Oct 1992 – Aug 1996 · 3 yrs 10 mos

  • Worked on the Virtualized Reality project as part of the Robotics Institute.

University of maryland

Graduate Assistant

Aug 1986 – Oct 1992 · 6 yrs 2 mos

  • Teaching and Research Assistant roles.

Cmc ltd

Associate Development Engineer

Jul 1984 – Aug 1986 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • Worked on Lipi, the first Indian language word processor. Provided hardware and system support for the project.

Nelco limited

Summer Intern

May 1983 – Jun 1983 · 1 mo · Mumbai · On-site

  • Added basic visualization capabilities to Nelco's Data Logger, coding in assembly language, etc. It was FUN!

Education

University of Maryland

MS

Jan 1986 – Jan 1992

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

BTech — Computer Science

Jan 1979 – Jan 1984

Maharaja's College, Ernakulam, Kerala

Pre-Degree (11th grade)

Jan 1978 – Jan 1979

Mar Athanasius High School, Nedumbassery

SSLC

Jan 1975 – Jan 1978

HGCUPS, Aaluwa (Alwaye)

Seventh Grade — Everything

Jan 1968 – Jan 1975

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Bachelor of Technology - BTech — Computer Engineering

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