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Dr. Kumar Muthuraman

Faculty Director
Center for Research & Analytics,
UT Austin

Dr. Kumar Muthuraman received his Ph.D. from Stanford University. His research focuses on decision making under uncertainty. Application areas of interest to him are quantitative finance, operations management and health care. He received the Chevron Centennial Fellowship in Business award in 2010.

Prof. Dan Mitchell

Assistant Professor
McCombs School of Business,
UT Austin

Prof. Dan Mitchell has a Ph.D. in Financial Analytics from UT with a specialization in continuous time decision-making. He has published papers on topics such as insurance analytics, option pricing and algorithmic trading. Dan has taught courses in machine learning, simulation, as well as statistics and python for Great Learning.

Dr. Abhinanda Sarkar

Faculty Director
Great Learning

Dr. Abhinanda Sarkar is the Academic Director at Great Learning for Data Science and Machine Learning Programs. Dr. Sarkar received his B.Stat. and M.Stat. degrees from the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) and a Ph.D. in Statistics from Stanford University. He has taught applied mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); been on the research staff at IBM; led Quality, Engineering Development, and Analytics functions at General Electric (GE); served as Associate Dean at the MYRA School of Business; and co-founded OmiX Labs.

Mr. R Vivekanand

Operations Director

Vivek Anand is a data visualization consultant with 10 years of experience. His area of specialization includes Marketing and Econometrics. Vivek has an MBA from Monash University Melbourne Vic. He has worked as Sales & Marketing professional handling teams of leading Indian hospitality brands across the country. His most recent assignment was for India's largest Luxury hotel by ITC hotels in Chennai. He is a qualified trainer of Tableau 9.0 and has a passion for teaching.

Prof Mukesh Rao

Director, Education - Data Science
Great Learning

Prof. Mukesh Rao is the Director of Data Science in Great Learning & is responsible for designing the data science courses. He has over 20 years of industry experience in Market Research, Project Management, and Data Science & has conducted extensive corporate training in Data Science and Big Data. He also works as a Data Science Trainer & Consultant for 4v Technologies and has headed Big Data teams at SourceOne in the past.

Dr. Pavankumar Gurazada

Senior Faculty, Academics
Great Learning

Dr. Pavankumar Gurazada, holding a Ph.D. in Applied Machine Learning, specializes in deep learning and AI. He has published extensively in top journals and focuses on building AI-driven systems for Industry 4.0. Dr. Gurazada also serves as a data science advisor and board member for AI-focused startups.

Mr. Faraaz Ahmed Sheriff

Sr. Data Scientist
Ontario Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services

Faraaz Ahmed Sheriff drives evidence-based decision-making through advanced analytics. As part of the Integrated Analytics Exploration Branch, he works on high-impact data initiatives that shape public policy and service delivery. Faraaz’s career spans consulting for Fortune 500 companies across retail, CPG, and telecom, helping them derive actionable insights from large-scale data. Known for his expertise in predictive modeling, visualization, and applied analytics, he blends strong technical skills with business understanding.