My name is Pradeep Kumar. I am an
Indian born and brought up in a largest steel city of Asia of its time,
Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand, INDIA. I had my early education from Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Bokaro Steel City. After completing my schooling I left Bokaro for undergraduate studies in Computer Science and Engineering. In 2003, I obtained my Master's degree in Computer Science from
BIT, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand, INDIA. To pursue my career in the field of research I moved to Hi-Tech city of India,
Hyderabad. I joined
Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT), Hyderabad as a Research Associate. Soon I joined Doctoral programme of
University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, INDIA. In Nov 2006 I moved to the Silicon city of India,
Bangalore to carry out research with
Infosys Technologies Limited, Bangalore, INDIA. In June 2008, I moved to city of nawabs, Lucknow to start my academic career with Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow.