Engineering education startup Skill-Lync has announced the appointment of Dr. Amod as the Director of Curriculum & Applications.
Previously, Dr. Amod was an Application Engineering Manager at MathWorks, where he led a diverse group of engineers spanning multiple technical areas including AI, autonomous systems, model-based design, signal processing, VLSI, and wireless. A senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Dr. Amod was awarded a Ph.D. from Loughborough University UK, for his thesis titled “Robust game-theoretic algorithms for distributed resource allocation in wireless communication.”
Dr. Amod, Director of Curriculum & Applications said, “We are in the midst of an era of unprecedented technological transformation driven by AI, electrification, IoT, robotics, and 5G. It is creating a massive need for skilled engineering talent proficient in these new domains. But the rapid rate of innovation has only widened the industry-academia gap. Skill-Lync’s vision to bridge this gap by reinventing engineering education resonates strongly with me. I’m excited to join the team and look forward to building the future of engineering education.”
Suryanarayanan P, Co-founder & CEO, Skill-Lync said, “Skill-Lync’s endeavor is to provide and build deep technical expertise for engineering students. We welcome Dr. Amod and look forward to our students benefiting from his extensive experience that will help them develop industry-relevant skills to land better jobs. We aim to push the envelope further with his induction to the team.”
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