Summary
Kasthuri Kannan is a Professor of Data Science with nearly two decades of experience translating complex biomedical and national security problems into actionable, data-driven insights. He blends deep academic credentials (PhD in Computer Science, strong mathematics background) with a track record across top institutions—MD Anderson, NYU, MSKCC—and now the U.S. Army War College, mentoring leaders on data-informed decision making. His research spans computational pathology, biomarker discovery, spatial modeling, and graph-based methods, including practical application of RDF/LPG stores and Graph Neural Networks for network-directed insights. A persistent bridge between academia and practice, he maintains collaborative ties to the Mayo Clinic and has applied data science to operational problems as early as an Air Force base internship. Notably, he combines theoretical rigor with hands-on bioinformatics and image-analysis expertise, enabling both high-impact publications and translational outcomes.
10 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
B.Sc, Mathematics, B.Sc, Mathematics at University of Madras
Ph.D., Computer Science, Ph.D., Computer Science at Texas A&M University
English, Tamil