Shanmukh Katragadda is an accomplished engineer and director with extensive experience in the technology sector, currently serving as the Director at Strand Life Sciences since March 2010. Prior to this, Shanmukh held the position of Head of Department in Electrical and Electronics Advanced Engineering at Mercedes-Benz R&D India from November 1996 to January 2010. Shanmukh's educational background includes a Ph.D. in Neural Networks for Pattern Classification from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), an M.Tech in Computer Science from the University of Hyderabad, and a B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University.