Futurist, Ethicist, Technology Philanthropist, Innovation, Standardization & Sustainability Evangelist

Kishor is Technology Advisor, Mentor, Design Strategist & Architect in Electrical, Electronics & ICT with over 47 years of professional experience in education, research, design and advisory running an Independent Design House – NARNIX since 1981. Over 37 years of hardcore Research and Design Development Experience in Solutions, Systems, Products, Hardware, Software & Firmware (Embedded Software) across diverse technology & application domains, and over 10 years of Strategic Advisory Experience to different segments of business & industry. He has over 500 Research & Design Mentees in the Electronics, ICT & STI (Science Technology & Innovation) Ecosystems. He is Member, Academic Council, IIIT, Surat and D Y Patil International University, Pune; Research Advisor, Institute of Informatics and Communication, University of Delhi & Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women, Delhi; & Member, Academic Committee, Electronics & ICT Academy at National Institute of Technology, Patna.

Leading multiple National & Global Standardization Initiatives & Projects at BIS, TSDSI, IEEE, IEC, ISO, ITU and IETF… Recently appointed as a Member IEEE SA Standards Board, beyond leadership positions in other global SDOs.

Mentoring many Deep Tech & Disruptive Tech Startups in the domains of e-mobility, drones, robotics, automotive like Electric Vehicles, Autonomous Vehicles, Drones, Robotics & AI; Strategic Electronics like Defence, Aerospace, AR/VR/XR etc…

For the last 15 years, been deeply involved in standardization in the electrical, electronics, communications, information technology, digital infrastructure and cyber security domains with a focus on identifying gaps in standards to bring harmonization through system standards and standardized interfaces to ensure end-to-end Interoperability. Recent work includes advocacy and standardization in cross cutting societal Ethical imperatives – Sustainability (focus on Decarbonization in every domain), Safety of the Mankind and the Environment in use of disruptive digital technologies (including but NOT limited to Artificial Intelligence).