Publications
Dec 2017: Delivered presentation at national level conference to all teachers from 80+ educational institutions on "it:past().present().future(): Dramatic changes have inflicted the technology landscape due to its creation and diffusion — where are we now? With what mindset should we approach the next tide that is about to hit us all? This talk gives you a comprehensive glimpse of IT, trends and a vision for our future. With a strong practical focus on sharing experiences, the talk examines the impacts of emerging information and communication technologies, & takes an exciting look at the future, and where do we go from here? And a mindset to go along with these changes to help you stay relevant.
Core Tech Blogs
From Certified Stack on GCP to Custom Runtime on AppEngine: Overcoming 10 Speed bumps. Read @ blogger
AI in Medicine
Artificial Intelligence and its role in Medicine: Our study looking at the performance of an Artificial Intelligence Deep Learning Model in identifying COVID 19 characteristics on CXRs. Just published in a special issue of IJRI that was devoted to Radiology in COVID-19.
Life Lessons
Leap from Google to Startup: 11 things I learnt: The pathway to startup has no dead ends. Every twist and turn has a new message. Read @ blogger
Selected Presentations and Publications at Conferences and Journals
Sabitha Krishnamoorthy, Easwar TR, A Muruganathan, Sudhakar Ramakrishan, et al., "The Impact of Cultural Dimensions of Clinicians on the Adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare", Journal of Associations of Physicians of India, Volume 70, Jan 2022.
Krishnamoorthy S, Ramakrishnan S, Colaco LB, Dias A,Gopi IK, Gowda GA, et al. "Comparing a deep learning model’s diagnostic performance to that of radiologists to detect Covid -19 features on chest radiographs". Indian Journal of Radiology Imaging 2021;31:S53-60, Jan 2021
S.Ramakrishnan, “The Unending Quest to Become Better: What I Learned from Retrospectives,“ Google Engineering Newsletter, 109 Edition, Feb 5, 2013.
Presentation at 2010 Google Engineering’s BurnRubber Conference, Topic: “Speed up your site”, May 2010
Presentation: “Developing Java Applications with Enterprise ADF at 9.2”, 2006 ESRI User Conference, San Diego, Aug 9th 2006, California, USA
I launched a number of award-winning series targeting Architects and Developers. As Creator and Managing Editor of Mastering J2EE Application Development series --spotlighting innovative use of middleware technology (500,000+ readers, 200,000+ subscribers, Oracle Technology Network (OTN), I was awarded Oracle's Marketing and Innovation Award for this program; The Hitchhiker's Guide to PHP -- Learn everything about PHP, from getting your first application started to what the future of the language holds(Maggie Award Nominee). Both initiatives also made it to OTN’s Greatest Hits of 2004.
Oracle Keynote Speaker at Sun Technology Days on May 4 2002, Chennai and co-presented “Technology Trends” topic with India Country Manager, Sun Technology Days, Mumbai 9-10, 1999
Content lead for two solutions “Architecting for J2EE Performance” and “High Availability on commodity hardware,” Oracle CTO Summit, (Targeted at CTOs, IT managers, software architects, and consultants, includes in-depth presentations, panel discussions, and case studies on middleware strategies), April 2002
S.Ramakrishnan, et al., Book Chapter , “CERN Simplifies Document Handling Using Oracle Application Server,” J2EE,Technology in Practice, 2001, Addison Wesley Publication
S.Ramakrishnan and Chris Chelliah, “Application Server Metamorphosis,” Java Developers Journal, April 2001
S.Ramakrishnan, “JavaScript,” Dr.Dobb’s Sourcebook, pp 13-23, November-December 1996
J.Callahan and S.Ramakrishnan, “Software Project Management and Measurement on the World-Wide-Web (WWW),” IEEE Fifth Workshop on Enabling Technologies, Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises (WETICE’96), Page 156, June 19-21, 1996, IEEE Computer Society Press (presented paper at Stanford University, Workshop for Project Coordinations)
On Execution
On Execution and Keeping the Beat of Software Going
The Art of Shifting Gears: What to do when team’s velocity slackens? Maintaining a team’s momentum is about timing your gear shifts correctly. Knowing when & how is critical. Read @ blogger
Parallels in Time: Epic Software Migrations & The Great Migration of Masai Mara: Steer software migration to happen at scale while noticing similarities and principles from the migrations of Serengeti. Read @ blogger
I am 99% done: On defining done and instituting code milestones — Why they are critical to your engineering teams’ success & velocity. Read @ blogger
Keeping remote engineering teams organised across thirteen hour time zone differences. Read @ blogger