Summary
Prithwis Mukerjee is a technology leader and educator with over three decades of experience spanning industry, consulting, academia and entrepreneurship, currently serving as Director of Praxis Business School. Trained as an engineer at IIT Kharagpur with a PhD from UT Dallas, he has pioneered enterprise database adoption at Tata Steel, built PwC’s eBusiness practice, scaled IBM’s delivery centre in India, and redesigned a top-five data analytics curriculum at Praxis. His 2024 patent on autonomous machine skill acquisition signals a continued focus on frontier AI, complementing a hands-on track record in databases, enterprise software and metaverse experimentation. Beyond management and research he writes science-fiction that interrogates human–machine futures and authors textbooks on Python and deep learning, blending pedagogy with creative storytelling. Based in Kolkata, he combines strategic vision with a rare practitioner’s depth—often translating technical breakthroughs into teachable frameworks and real-world programs.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Class XI, Higher Secondary, Class XI, Higher Secondary at St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata
Ph.D., Management Science, Ph.D., Management Science at The University of Texas at Dallas - School of Management
ICSE, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, History, Geography, Bengali, English, 8 points, ICSE, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, History, Geography, Bengali, English, 8 points at St. Xavier's Collegiate School, Kolkata
B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering, B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
English, Bengali