Speakers : Sanjay Sarma

Dr. Sanjay Sarma
CTO
OatSystems

Dr. Sanjay Sarma is the Chief Technology Officer at OAT. Prior to joining OAT in 2004, Sanjay was an associate professor of mechanical engineering at MIT.

In 1999, Sanjay co-founded MIT's Auto-ID Center and has served as its Chairman of Research. He is credited with defining and developing many of the standards and technologies that form the foundation of the commercial RFID industry. He remains on the Board of Directors of EPCglobal, successor to the Auto-ID Center.

Earlier in his career, Sanjay worked for Schlumberger Oilfield Services as a drill equipment operator in the Arctic Circle. While stationed there, he developed an interest in robotics, which led him to pursue his masters and doctoral studies in mechanical engineering.

Dr. Sarma received a Bachelors degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, a Masters degree from Carnegie Mellon University and a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley.

He is a recipient of the National Science Foundation CAREER Award, the Cecil and Ida Green Career Development Chair at MIT, the Ferry Award, the Den Hartog Award for Excellence in Teaching, the Keenan Award for innovations in undergraduate education, the New England Business and Technology Award, and was selected to Business Week’s e.biz 25 Innovators list. He has over 50 publications in computational geometry, virtual reality, manufacturing, CAD, RFID, security and embedded computing.