Dr Dias succeeds Dr Gopalakrishnan as director of IRL

New Delhi, Sep 4 (UNI) IBM today appointed Dr Daniel M Dias as the director of the IBM India Research Lab (IRL). He succeeded Dr Ponani Gopalakrishnan, who has completed his assignment in India.

Dr Dias, having a research experience of over three decades, will be responsible for leading the research units in India, at Delhi and Bangalore, with a focus on innovation, developing and managing the lab's research agenda.

''IRL's objective will include consolidating partnerships with industry and academia worldwide, to offer innovative solutions to industry, and this global footprint will help IRL attract the best talent,'' Dr Dias said.

Previously, Dr Dias led the internet infrastructure and computing utilities team, the distributed systems and middleware department, and the parallel commercial systems group at IBM's Thomas J Watson Research Center.

Dr Dias, alumnus of the IIT, Bombay, has received numerous awards for his contribution to research, including IBM Outstanding Innovation and Technical Achievement Award.

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