Our Team
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Ratna Babu Chinnam, PhD
Ratna Babu brings over thirty years of inventive scholarship, industry leadership, and entrepreneurial drive to DAOSoft. As an award-winning educator and prolific inventor, he has bridged academia and industry—leading multidisciplinary research consortia, advising Fortune 500 companies and emerging tech ventures, and founding organizations that deliver executive-level analytics training. Under his mentorship, more than fifty PhD candidates have launched their own careers, and his work has appeared in over 150 peer-reviewed publications. Ratna’s deep expertise spans systems engineering, machine learning, big data analytics, lean product development, supply chain optimization, and management science. His enduring passion is to architect intelligent systems that empower businesses with resilience and agility in an ever-evolving technological landscape.
Outside the office, Ratna immerses himself in the latest technology trends, seeks out new cultures through travel, and continually expands his own intellectual horizons.
Role: Chief Executive Officer & Founder
Areas of Expertise: Systems Engineering · Machine Learning · Big Data Analytics · Lean Product Development · Supply Chain Management · Management Science
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Alper Murat, PhD
Alper brings more than twenty years of research and teaching excellence to DAOSoft. A McGill University alumnus with a doctorate in Management Science and Operations Research, he has guided organizations through the end-to-end deployment of analytics solutions that address their most intricate business problems. Alper’s passion for inclusive decision-making—combining rigorous predictive modeling with human judgment—drove him to cofound DAOSoft, where he continues to pioneer tools that bridge data insights and stakeholder collaboration.
When he’s not architecting analytical frameworks, Alper enjoys cycling through scenic trails, hiking off the beaten path, and experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen. At home, he treasures LEGO building sessions with his daughter, where creativity and problem-solving collide.
Role: Chief Decision Scientist & Founder
Areas of Expertise: Complex Systems Modeling & Optimization · Operations Research · Decision Analysis · Simulation · Data Mining
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Satyendra Rana, PhD
Satyendra brings over forty years of IT industry leadership—spanning entrepreneurship, research, and product design—to DAOSoft. With a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology, he has dedicated his career to advancing human-machine interaction and collaboration. As a trusted advisor to innovative startups, Satyendra shapes product strategy, architecture, and big-data solutions that scale. His visionary drive for seamless, intelligent systems is what inspired him to co-found DAOSoft and now guides its product roadmap and development initiatives.
Outside the office, Satyendra channels his creativity into painting and tending his garden, finding balance in both color and growth. His curiosity about the human mind and society fuels explorations in spirituality, cognitive psychology, and sociology—perspectives he weaves into every technology strategy he crafts.
Role: Chief Strategy Officer & Founder
Areas of Expertise: Product & Technology Strategy Development · Software Architecture & Design · Implementation of Complex Software Systems
“Empowering organizations to become more resilient and agile through cutting-edge analytics and AI has been the driving purpose of my career.”
— Ratna Babu
“Helping organizations… as part of a brilliant team is what excites me most about DAOSoft.”
— Alper
“I enjoy being at the frontier of innovation in human-machine collaboration in solving challenging problems of humanity.”