In a candid interview of @vinodsood, MD, @hsccorp, by Prashant Upadhyaya, ex-HSS, they traverse across a plethora of topics and Vinod answers some tough questions while setting the record straight and clearing the air on a lot of things left unanswered. From his unconventional approach to academics at @_PECChandigarh to being part of the @CDOT_India team which designed India's first Digital Switching system. Vinod also talks about his motivation to join the Hughes team with the “maverick” Howard Hughes playing a big role in it. Donning multiple hats in the early days at HSS, while leading the team to develop the “Cellular Air to Ground Calling System” done for the first time from a commercial airliner to becoming the Global Head of Engineering and R&D at Hughes Software Systems (HSS). He goes into detail about the origins of Hughes Systique which was started by industry stalwarts like Pradman Kaul, Pradeep Kaul, Anil Sharma, Ajay Kr. Gupta and himself. He also talks about the “tumultuous” initial journey of HSC and navigating the challenges of the pandemic. Speaking about the future of the tech industry, Vinod mentions biotechnology, genetics, agritech, quantum computing, immersive reality and AI Powered Brain Computer Interface (BCI) to come up on a big scale in the next 5-10 years. Watch his complete interview on Prashant Upadhyaya’s Youtube Channel: youtube.com/watch?v=wbqpTZSY… #PECChandigarh #CDot #DigitalSwitch #Telecom #Hughes #HughesSoftwareSystems #Cellular #InFlight #AirToGround #HughesSystique #Challenges #Leadership #Leader #Management #SystemDesign #EmployeeCentricity #WorkCulture #workenvironment #employeewellbeing #technology #biotech #genetics #agritech #QuantumComputing #immersivereality #AI #BCI #digitalengineering #engineering #HSC