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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Prateek Kathpal

President

Prateek is president of SymphonyAI’s industrial division and executive chairman of SymphonyAI’s enterprise IT division. With over 20 years of technology leadership and extensive experience in the enterprise, telecom, and automotive industries, Prateek brings a unique background in machine learning and AI, product strategy, operations, product technology, engineering, and sales to SymphonyAI. Prateek has extensive experience with highly engineered systems and expertise in B2B and consumer technology, deep learning, cloud virtualization, enterprise software, mobile applications, and information life cycle management. Before joining SymphonyAI, Prateek served as EVP and CTO at Cerence, where he was responsible for Cerence’s technology vision, R&D, and professional services, and rolling out Cerence technology and solutions to more than 65 automotive customers across the world and more than 450 million cars on the road. Before Cerence, Prateek served as general manager of AI and IoT products at View, responsible for leading product strategy, defining and driving product roadmap, and supporting M&A activity to accelerate growth. Before View, he served as VP of product and solution management at Polycom, chief strategy officer at HighQ, and VP of product strategy at Accusoft, which acquired Adeptol, a company Prateek founded. Prateek previously worked for several companies, including EMC, Sapient, Cognizant, and NEC. Prateek holds an MBA and a Bachelor’s of engineering degree in instrumentation and process control.

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10.7.2026

Blog

IRIS Foundry 2.0 is here: industrial AI that understands your plant

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Industrial

8.6.2026

Blog

From one plant to every plant: making industrial AI an enterprise standard

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Industrial

5.29.2026

Blog

Building industrial AI applications from your IDE: introducing the IRIS Forge VS Code Extension

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Industrial

3.27.2026

Blog

Why Industrial AI Fails at the Data Layer — and How IRIS Foundry Solves It Architecturally

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Industrial

11.13.2025

Blog

The next wave of industrial intelligence: introducing IRIS Flows

Industrial

8.22.2025

Blog

Empowering plant management with digital twins, 2D/3D visualization, and AI-driven operations

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Industrial

7.15.2025

Blog

From siloed to smart: How AI and unified data are powering the next-gen plant

Industrial

6.17.2025

Blog

Unlocking rapid refinery insights with AI-powered applications built on IRIS Foundry

Industrial

6.4.2025

Blog

Reimagining SIP & CIP: How IRIS Foundry Transformed a Legacy Process

Industrial

6.3.2025

Blog

Unified Namespace vs. Unified Data Models: Demystifying the Edge vs. Cloud Debate in Industrial DataOps

Industrial

5.22.2025

Blog

Real-time CNC machine monitoring with SymphonyAI IRIS Foundry: a smarter way to manage manufacturing assets

Industrial

5.8.2025

Blog

Navigating Tariffs with SymphonyAI IRIS Foundry

Industrial