Dr. Soumya Bhattacharya

Dr. Soumya Bhattacharya has a diverse and extensive work experience in various leadership roles in the technology industry.

From 2023, Dr. Bhattacharya has been working at Creative Synergies Group as the EVP- ICP, Digital, IoT/AIML/Data, where they lead delivery, pre-sales, and sales while also building a new practice.

Prior to that, from 2019 to 2023, Dr. Bhattacharya served as the SVP IoT/AIML/Data at Calsoft. Dr. Soumya'sresponsibilities included building the IoT, AI/ML, and data business for the company, overseeing the growth of the Bangalore Center, and collaborating with industries such as manufacturing, e-tail, mobility, and infrastructure.

Dr. Bhattacharya worked at Innominds from 2016 to 2018 as the EVP Global P&L Head of CD, IoT, and Mobility Business. In this role, they managed and grew the global P&L of connected devices and mobile applications groups, led sales and delivery, and headed the Bangalore Center.

From 2015 to 2016, Dr. Bhattacharya was the VP & Global Head of New Business P&L at Sasken Communication Technologies. Dr. Soumya was responsible for the P&L of IoT and mobility in industrial and medical sectors, recruitment and management of sales and delivery teams.

From 2013 to 2015, Dr. Bhattacharya held the position of VP & Sales Head APAC at Aricent Group. In this role, they led sales for telecom equipment, service providers, automotive, consumers, and IoT in Japan and APAC regions.

At Wipro Technologies, Dr. Bhattacharya had multiple roles. From 2010 to 2013, they were the GM & Sales Head Product Engineering, APAC, where they grew the business by doubling revenue and transforming operations. Dr. Soumya also served as the Global Pre-sales Head Product Engineering from 2008 to 2010, and as the Head of Practice Sales, USA from 2003 to 2008, where they played a key role in driving sales and establishing new practices.

Dr. Bhattacharya began their career as a Robotics Engineer at Tohoku University from 1995 to 1997.

Dr. Soumya Bhattacharya has a strong education background in robotics and artificial intelligence. They completed their post-doctoral studies in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence at Tohoku University. Prior to that, Dr. Bhattacharya earned a Ph.D. in Robotics and Automation from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. They also obtained a Master of Technology (M.Tech.) degree in Manufacturing Science from the same institute. Their undergraduate studies were conducted at Jadavpur University, where they received a BME degree in Mechanical Engineering.