Chairman and Managing Director
Ph.D, Computer Science, Masters in Electrical Engineering |
Dr. Raja Rao is a well-known Computer Scientist in the Indian IT circles and has pioneered developments of software solutions in Scientific and Engineering applications domain. Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, awarded its first Ph.D. in Computer Science to Dr. Rao. With his specialization in Artificial Intelligence, he has guided development of various Expert Systems in the fields of Remote Sensing and Recognition, Medical Imaging and Machine Vision.
After serving as R&D Manager at OMC Computers Ltd., he founded Computer Vision Laboratories (India) Pvt. Ltd., (VISIONLABS) in 1986, specializing in the general domain of Vision and Expert Systems and specifically in the fields of Geographic Information System (GIS), Land Information System (LIS), CAD/CAM, Computer Graphics, Computer Aided Instruction for Engineering students, Remote Sensing, Image Processing, technical document publishing and multilingual DTP and word-processing.
His technological associations include various Defence Organizations (for high-end turnkey simulation software) Govt. organizations (GIS and Remote Sensing applications), Oil and Natural Gas Commission and Department of Mines and Geology (Well logs analysis, Seismic data analysis, Exploratory Drilling, Sub-surface mineral sample analysis) and numerous private and public sector industries.
National Television Channel of India (Doordarshan) had telecasted a half hour interview with Dr. Raja Rao, in a programme where eminent entrepreneurs were showcased and their Success Stories were highlighted. This programme was widely appreciated by the VISIONLABS family of clients and was repeated 4 times on television in a span of 2 months.
In recognition of pioneering work done, he has received a large number of awards including a Gold Medal for indigenous technology development from H.E. Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, the former President of India and nomination for prestigious Agni award for contribution to Defence.
Dr Rao has been active in industry as well as academic circles. He has formerly served as Professor of Computer Science at KL College of Engineering and worked as a Visiting Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru Technologcal University & Osmania University and is a Member of Board of Studies for Electronics and Communication Engineering of Osmania University and Computer Science of Kakatiya University.
He has been a member of Executive Council of Manufacturers Association of Information Technology (MAIT), India.
