Ramesh Hariharan

Ramesh Hariharan is a computer scientist, bioinformatician, and entrepreneur.

He is currently the Chief Technology Officer at Strand Life

Sciences, and an Adjunct Professor at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc).

Strand Life Sciences was founded in the year 2000 as a spin-off from IISc

by Ramesh and three colleagues who were fascinated by the use of computer

algorithms in biology and medicine. The stories in this book come

from first-hand experience at Strand working with hundreds of patients.

Ramesh is a fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences and a recipient of

the first Dewang Mehta Award for Innovation in Information Technology

awarded by the Goverment of India. He was also selected to the MIT

Technology Review’s top-100 innovators list in 2002. Ramesh lives in

Bengaluru with his wife, two children, and parents.