Sujata is a thought leader in Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and convergence of IT and OT. An Instrumentation & Control engineer from College of Engineering, Pune; Sujata has more than 30 years of experience. She has worked with Alfa Laval and KPIT before founding Ascent Intellimation. She has ably led the company to a niche position as a supplier of software solutions in industrial automation and IIoT space. Sujata has wide ranging experience in areas like environmental monitoring, smart manufacturing, digital transformation etc. Under her leadership, AIPL has conceptualized and developed an innovative Internet of Things platform, PlantConnect and various products based on this platform.