Naveen John Punnoose

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT NAVEEN JOHN PUNNOOSE

Academician and Senior Data Scientist with a decade of experience in research, industry and education sectors, currently working as Chief Digital Officer (CDO) and Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Saintgits College of Engineering, Kerala, India.Prior to joining Saintgits, I worked as a Senior Data Scientist at Resync Technologies (Singapore), a mid-stage start-up focusing on Energy Management. I helped coordinate multiple teams including Data Science, IoT, and software development, and was involved with the company in a consultant role afterwards. My educational journey started at Purdue University, USA, where I completed my Bachelor\'s and Master\'s degrees in Mechanical Engineering. Subsequently, I was an Assistant Professor at SRM University, Chennai. I hold a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from the National University of Singapore, with a thesis focused on Failure Prediction models for Industrial and Manufacturing systems. During my PhD, I co-founded Aruvii Pte Ltd, which specialises in translating our deep tech research models from the lab to the industry. I was also a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at NUS, as part of an Energy Management Agency - Enterprise SG (EMA-ESG) grant on Data-driven HVAC Optimisation.I have worked with many prestigious academic and industry institutions in USA, Germany, India, and Singapore in both research and advisory roles, and have been an invited speaker to multiple conferences, and events by professional bodies. My current interests include Engineering Education, Artificial Intelligence, Industry 4.0, and HVAC/ACMV Optimisation.