Prof. Dr. Somprakash Bandyopadhyay
ICT & Management Science
Former Professor, IIM Calcutta, IIT Kharagpur and IIT Bombay
I have more than 40 years of diverse experience spanning across multiple disciplines, both in academia and industry, combining teaching, research, consultancy and technology development in several organizations of international repute. I was a Professor of Information Systems at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta for the past 21 years (2001-2022) and retired from my service from 1st Dec 2022.
Before IIM Calcutta, I was associated with:
⚈ Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute, Japan (2000-01)
⚈ PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd. (1995-2000)
⚈ Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (1994-95)
⚈ Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (1986-94)
⚈ German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) Germany (1989-90)
⚈ Jadavpur University, Kolkata (1981-1985)
⚈ Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai (1979-81)
Currently, I am the Founder-Director of this Center for Career and Life Design Counselling, founded with a mission to assist and empower individuals, across all ages and socioeconomic background, to explore life and career opportunities in order to build a well-lived, joyful life.
I am also now serving as Director, School of Management of Techno India University, Kolkata.