Anant leads the team focusing on “Technology transition for the digital transformation of factory and personnel”. Anant is passionate about the potential of platform engineering for seamless interaction of all components and competencies for Production Technologies of Scale. Anant is utilizing Industry 4.0 framework for value generation and business agility through horizontal and vertical integration. Anant holds a Master’s in Technology with a specialization in metallurgical & Materials Science. He has a certified Google Data Analytics Specialization. Over the last 15 years, Anant led research groups and programs on production automation engineering. He successfully led US DOE/DOD-funded joint research initiatives with universities and consortium partners on Innovations in Automation for Manufacturing Resiliencies.