Education, Certification and Patents

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.” – Henry Ford.

Chronological Order of my degrees and certifications

Degrees

Feb-2023: M.Sc Degree in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning from Liverpool John Moores University, England. Thesis titled: ‘PREDICTION OF AMMONIA AND NITRATE CONCENTRATION IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS USING TIME SERIES ANALYSIS’. Completed Twelve (12) months of extensive course work proctored by IIIT-B that resulted in a Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) certificate (See Below), which will count towards the course work for a Masters in Science Degree.
Dec-1993: M.Sc Degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Texas, El Paso, majoring in Operations Research, Computer Vision, and Probabilistic Optimization.
Jun-1990: B.E Degree in Mechanical Engineering from VJTI, affiliated with the University of Bombay. Specializing in Automotive, Power Systems & Industrial Engineering.

Certifications

Jan-2022: Post-Graduate Diploma in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence from IIIT-B (Bangalore) with a 3.49 GPA
Dec-2020: Post-Graduate Programme Certification in AI for Leaders from the University of Texas, Austin. Topped the class of 45 like-minded industry veterans. A very valuable experience that introduced me to the new world of AI/ML.
Oct-2020: Blockchain Supply Chain Management Certification
Jun-2021: AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification

Patents

Mar-2016: USPTO Serial Number: 9,279,700. Awarded: March 8, 2016. Titled “Method and system for validation, estimation, and editing of daily meter read data”. Link is here

Venki Patent #: 9,279,700 awarded: March 8, 2016.

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