Shyam Sunder Karuna

Shyam Sunder Karuna is a seasoned software engineer with extensive experience in the technology sector, currently serving as Principal Software Engineer at Caterpillar Inc. since August 2019, previously holding roles as Lead and Senior Software Engineer. Prior experience includes a tenure at HERE Technologies, where Shyam focused on developing data pipelines and REST applications for traffic data using Scala, Akka, and AWS technologies. At Citi, Shyam contributed to the Foreign Exchange and Local Markets team by developing a post trade application, and earlier experience at Infosys involved working on mobile wallet applications in the Finacle Innovation Hub Team. Shyam's career began with a project trainee role at Strand Life Sciences, engaging in data analysis for cancer research. Shyam holds a Master's degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Illinois Chicago and a Bachelor of Technology in Biotechnology from the National Institute of Technology Warangal.