Tathagato Rai Dastidar

Tathagato Rai Dastidar, often referred to as "Tatha," is the Founder and CEO of SigTuple, a company focused on leveraging machine learning in the healthcare sector. With over 22 years of experience in the technology industry, he has a strong academic background, holding both a B.Tech and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.12

Career Highlights

• SigTuple Technologies: Dastidar co-founded SigTuple in 2015 and has held various roles including Chief Scientific Officer and CEO. The company aims to apply AI to medical diagnostics, enhancing healthcare delivery through innovative technology solutions.13
• Previous Roles: Prior to SigTuple, he worked at notable companies such as:
  • Yahoo!: As Engineering Manager, he contributed to multimedia search technologies.
  • American Express: Served as Director in Big Data Labs, focusing on data architecture and analytics.
  • Gracenote/Tribune Digital Ventures: Worked on machine learning applications for media technologies.12

Contributions and Innovations

Dastidar has been instrumental in developing various technologies, including:

• A distributed implementation of the Fisherfaces face recognition algorithm on Hadoop.
• Systems for automatic highlight generation from sports videos.
• Machine learning frameworks for image and speech classification.1

His entrepreneurial journey reflects a commitment to advancing technology in critical sectors, particularly healthcare, through innovative applications of artificial intelligence.