Dr. Suresh Namboothiri

AI Consultant, ipsr solutions limited

Dr. Suresh Namboothiri is a visionary leader at the intersection of industry, education, and innovation. With over 30 years of industry experience, he has contributed to the design of iconic products—from India’s first car, the Tata Indica, to the Toyota Innova, Ford Fiesta, and Honda City & Accord. As a former Chief Operating Officer at Tata Motors, he led product development in automobiles, electronics, and consumer appliances, designing several first-of-their-kind products in India, including microwave ovens, mobile phones, and medical electronics.

He has collaborated with engineers across 8 countries, travelled to 22 countries, and interviewed over 12,000 candidates for senior engineering roles, establishing himself as a sought-after professional interviewer.

Driven by a passion to transform Indian engineering education, Dr. Namboothiri transitioned to academia. His ethnographic study “What Ails the Indian Educational System?” spanned 270+ institutions and 37,000+ stakeholders, leading to the creation of pioneering AI-powered platforms:

• Bloom’s OBE Lab for engineering education
• Vigyana for critical-thinking-based research
• AI-Charya for pedagogical excellence
• AI-Deas for design thinking and start-up success

He has led faculty development programs at IITs, NITs, and top universities, focusing on AI in pedagogy, research, OBE, and design innovation.

Dr. Namboothiri is Director at Espoir Technologies and ipsr solutions limited, where he champions AI and OBE implementation. He holds a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering, M.Tech in Manufacturing Engineering, MBA in New Product Development, and a Ph.D. in Cognitive Rigour for Start-Up Formation.

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