I was walking up the stairs at the railway station when this suddenly stuck. There was something behind the bushes. Moreover, it looked familiar.
I couldn’t believe my eyes! It was a railway control panel. As a child, I have had a glance of it, on peeping into the station master’s cabin! How can such an equipment occupying exclusive space and attention land in a junkyard?
It took me quite some time to accept that it is today scrap or obsolete equipment. In my mind it represented a legacy of hardwired systems and a glorious past. ‘Survival of the fittest’, Darwin’s thesis made me wake up!
Survival today is more important for us than ever. As individuals and organizations, if we do not adapt to changes, we can end up with the same fate. Inspired by Indian/Hindu mythology, I started drawing the scene from a story I have heard.
Vishnu purana says the story of Paalaazhi Manthana (samudra manthana). In the story, the devas strike a deal with the asuras and both join hands to churn paalaazhi, the ocean of milk for the nectar of immortality called Amrit. They use Vasuki, (the snake) as rope and Mandhara parvat (mountain) as the churning rod.
In the modern age of AI, knowledge and wisdom can form the nectar of immortality. These can let humans triumph over machines. We at IndusKLabs are obsessed with considering Mandhara parvat as a DIKW pyramid (Data, Information, Knowledge, Wisdom), and churn out knowledge and wisdom from data. We provide this knowledge and wisdom for individuals and organizations to prosper! Welcome to the age of Paalaazhi Manthana 2.0.
My name is Abhilash Gopalakrishnan. I have over 2 decades being in intersection of research, technology and business. I have architected products, platforms and teams, while in the role of Principal Engineer at ABB R&D building intelligent systems for Power Systems and Industrial Automation space for 15 years. Have also played a role in architecting in Educational Technology as Technology Lead at Learnovate Centre, Trinity College Dublin. I also had as short stint at a startup in Supply Chain 4.0 space, Part Analytics as Senior Software architect. My efforts in emerging technologies resulted in 8 patents and over 20 publications. At the moment focusing on building IndusKLabs.
Have completed Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from Amrita, and Masters in Software Systems from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani. Completed a Professional Certificate in Architecture and Systems Engineering from MIT . Also possess Professional certification on Industry 4.0 from HkPolyU and a PG Certificate in Digital Manufacturing and Smart Factories from IISc. I am a Senior Member of IEEE, a member of ACM, INCOSE and TiE and Life Member of CSI. Currently pursuing my PhD in Computer Science at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.
I am interested in Industry 4.0 and many different considerations in technology Some of my core interests revolve around the areas of Technology Management, Product Design and Development, Digital Twins and Software Engineering. A thread connecting all these is the area of Knowledge Management.
My Talks
China HMI 2018 discussing “Human Machine Collaboration Promotes Industrial Automation”
Technology | Product Design & Dev | Digital Twins | Software Engineering |